PATEA

Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1935, Page 18 (Supplement)

PATEA

Mrs. Jones, Waikanae, is visiting .relatives at Hawera and Patea. Miss Lander, Mokoki, is the guest of Miss S. Campbell. Mrs. W. F. Sheild, assisted by Miss Vera Sheild, entertained a number of friends at bridge this week. Miss A. Harris was hostess at a bridge party of ten tables this week, when scarlet flowers were used to form an attractive background. Miss B. Petersen won a lucky number competition. Mrs. H. B. Burnett has returned from a holiday at Auckland.

OPUNAKE ITEMS.

Miss E. Malone, Stratford, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Fleming, Cape Road. Pungarehu. Miss Norah Smith left last week to attend a business college at Auckland. Miss Thom, Plunket nurse, returned from her annual holiday last week. Mesdames Watt and Marcroft attended the quarterly meeting of the Taranaki executive of the Girl Guide’s Association at Hawera on Saturday. Mrs. Houston, divisional Commissioner of the Girl Guides at .Hawera, visited Opunake on Tuesday. Mesdames Watt and Elgar attended the Returned Soldiers’ ball at Manaia on Wednesday,

AUROA COMING-OF-AGE.

BIRTHDAY OF MISS F. BROWN. To celebrate the coming-of-age of their daughter, Florrie, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Brown entertained a large number of friends in the Auroa hall on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Brown wore a gown of black satin and lace and Miss Brown looked dainty in a long frock of leaf green armady chine, cut on slimming lines. Miss Fay Fairbrother presented Miss Brown with a bouquet of cream and pink colourings, and maidenhair fern. The evening was-spent in dancing and cards. Mr. Wood (violin) and Mrs. Wood (piano) played the dance music and extras were played by Miss West and Mrs. A. Kruse. Mr. F. Hughes and Mr. D. Mercer were masters of ceremonies. Novelty dances were won as follows: Statue’ waltz, Miss Florrie Brown and Mr. B. Smith; Monte Carlo waltz, Miss Edna Whiting and Mr. Everitt. Among the relatives present were Mesdames Frank Whiting (New Plymouth), Leo Whiting (Ohaupo), Speight (Hawera), Whiting (Rowan), Anderson (Patea), Smith, senr. (Warea), Smith, junr. (Warea) and Misses Smith (Warea) and Anderson (Patea). The cake was made and iced by Mrs. Brown and decorated with shamrocks and roses, Pink and lemon were the colours used in the decorations. Mr. T. Kilpatrick, Te Ngutu, proposed the health of Miss Brown, and presented her with a gold key, which was autographed by all present. The toast to Mr. and Mrs. Brown was proposed by Mr. A, Kruse. Mr. Brown replied and Mr. Bertie Brown spoke-for Miss Brown. Mr. Kilpatrick asked Miss Brown to accept the large array of gifts. Mr. H. R. Wood sang comic sorigs.

AUROA CATHOLIC BALL.

Among ' those present at the Autoa Catholic ball on Tuesday were Mesdames Deegan, wine georgette and diamante buckle; M. Bourke, black satin and beige trimming; E. McPhillips, Lido blue crepe and floral trimmings; J. Granville, black silk; C. Horgan, black san crepe; T. Horgan, flame diagonal Lombardy crepe; J. J. O’Dea, black lace; A. T. West, black silk; W. J. Bradford, black satin; F. Hughes, black satin; E. C. Evans, black georgette and lace; H. R. Wood, brown silk; E. W. Johns, tomato red san crepe; J. Granville, black velvet; W. Niccolls. wine velvet; W. Reed, embossed floral velvet; H. Putt, black and white crepe; Pollock, floral georgette; S. Hodges, flame georgette; G. Tynan, white net over pink silk; C. Wemyss, flame ninon; Misses D. Niccolls, black velvet; B. Niccolls, pink satin; D. Horgan, Lido blue art. silk; N. Horgan, apricot silk; A. Dahinderi, shell pink silk; M. Crowley, floral taffetas; K. Crowldy, lemon organdie; A. Moreland, Betty blue silk; F. Bailey, black and white satin; M. West, black panne velvet; E. West, blue velvet; R. Corbett, plum velvet and silver lame bodice; Moreland, eau de nil crepe de Chine; E. Lyndon, pink angelskin lace; I. Purdie, pink georgette and lace; I. Hewes, tomato red silk; E. O’Dea, Wimbledon blue taffetas; K. Long, floral taffetas; A. O’Dea, flame satin; A. Deegan, floral taffetas; S. Mellor, floral taffetas; V. King, lemon silk; E. Granville, cream r’’!c and floral coatee; Horgan, Betty blue satin; M. Schwieters, mustard san crepe; A. Mourie, tomato red taffetas; Mourie, white net; A. Leahy, black lace; Byrnes, pink satin; Mrs. Mischefski, floral check marocain; Mrs. Byrnes, black marocain; Mrs. Everitt, floral taffetaa, ..