THE SOCIAL SPHERE

Observer, Volume XL, Issue 12, 22 November 1919, Page 12

THE SOCIAL SPHERE

[By Dolores.]

THE Auckland Racing Club were again favoured with fine weather for their second day of the meeting on Wednesday, the 12th inst., and all those who journeyed forth to Ellerslie were rewarded with a most enjoyable day. The racing itself was very interesting, and several races with unusually large fields, presented an exceedingly pleasing spectacle, the verdant course making a striking background for the vivid colours of the jockeys and the sheeny coats of the noble animals. * • * The lawns and floral display, as usual, came in for much admiration, especially from those who visited Ellerslie'for the first-time. The tearooms are being enlarged, and when finished will be most spacious and up-to-date. Afternoon tea is quite a feature of the day amongst the ladies at Ellerslie. The frocking was of the same order as the first day, the changeable weather lately experienced making it advisable not to launch forth too soon in summery attire. , * * * Amongst those present were Mrs. W. Meldrum, fawn costume, smart rose cape, black hat with plume. Mrs I. Alexander, black silk costume, amethyst hat and feather boa. Lady Lockhart, black taffeta costume, small black hat. Mrs. Elliot Davis, champagne silk costume, straw hat to match. Mrs. R. Burns, navy costume, In-aided and fringed with red, small blue hat. Mrs. H. Mowbray, Bordeaux silk and ninon, hat en suite, musquash coat. Mrs. J. Alexander, navy silk costume, black hat. Miss Ailsa Brown, grey costume, periwinkle blue hat, white furs. Mrs. B. Noakes, black charmeuse, small black hat. * * * Miss K. Holmes, grey costume, small grey hat. Mrs. Bruce Hay, grey costume, rose hat. Miss V. Car'o, navy costume, blue velvet hat. Miss' A. Walker, check costume, biscuit and black hat. Mrs. Alison, navy charmeuse, biscuit and nigger brown toque. Mrs. E. Alison, biscuit silk, black hat. Mrs. Parker Upton, navy costume, small black hat. Mrs. Keeble, mole silk costume, cream hat with pink plume. Mrs. H. R. Cooke,, check costume, small purple hat. Miss D. Cooke, navy costume, velvet hat to match. Mrs. Ring (Hinuera), black silk costume, black hat with ospreys. Mrs. Bond, Shantung costume,black straw hat with blue plume. Mrs. Trevor Howard, nattier blue silk costume, smart cape and blue hat. * * * Mrs. Syd. Robertson, grey costume, black and white hat. Mrs. Goldwater, fawn costume, leghorn hat with black velvet and pink roses. Mrs. R. Hannon, rose silk costume, black and white hat. Mrs. M. McCallum, navy costume, black hat. Mrs. Raven, taupe silk embroidered costume, brown hat j ■ Mre. It.

Sheath, cream costume, black hat. Mrs. Morrow, brown silk costume and black hat. Miss K. Morrow, navy blue costume, blue hat with feather. Mrs. Blenkinsopp,fawn costume,fawn and brown hat. Miss Walnutt, navy costume and hat to match. Miss Walnutt, grey costume, pale grey hat. 'Mrs. N. Jones, navy costume, hat en suite. Miss Davy, claret costume, straw hat of same shade. Mrs. Fyfe, dark grey costume, small black hat. * * * Miss M. Fouhy, check costume, black hat. Miss K. Fouhy, check costume, grey hat. Miss Reg. Wade, navy costume, nattier blue hat. Mrs. Sutherland, cream, grey hat with "blue. Mrs. O. Mahon, fawn costume, purple hat. Mrs. F. W. Butcher, navy costume, braided, and navy hat. Mrs. M. Brown, purple silk' costume, putty hat with touches of mauve. Miss E. Brown, light brown costume, tuscan hat with pink and black trimming. Miss Gallagher, grey costume, black hat. ■» * * Miss Hook, grey costume, blue and gold hat. Mrs. Hook, navy costume, braided with white, hat to match. Mrs. Motion, navy costume, blown hat with brown and pink feather. Mrs. W. Broadfoot, grey silk costume, black and grey hut. Mrs. McArdle, grey costume, blue hat. Mrs. W. H. Woollams, cream costume, cream hat with plumes. Mrs. M. Cossar, navy costume, fawn hat, with gobelin blue trimming. Miss Hogan, fawn costume, Lisbon blue hat. Mrs. Marriner, black satin, black and white hat. Mrs. Kelly, black silk costume, hat en suite. Mrs. Kinnear, navy costume, cream chenille hat. Miss Marriner, fawn costume, rose hat. Mrs. Westbury, check costume, black hat with blue bands. « • * Mrs. J. Wilson, navy costume, small hat, blue hatter's plush. Mrs. Boucher (Waikato), brown costume and fox furs, cream and brown hat. Mrs. E. Potts (Te Awamutu), grey costume, rose hat. Miss J. Elliot, grey costume, grey hat, pink bow. Mrs. E. Brewer, fawn costume, black hat. Mrs. Newell, black costume, black hat. Mrs. Lattimer, black silk costume, black hat, floral silk crown. Mrs. F. Oldham, grey costume, black hat. • » * Miss Moore, navy costume, white hat. Miss Jean Moore, brown costume, pink hat with white plumes. Miss N. Martin, cream costume,pink hat. Mrs. Trousdale, navy costume, grey hat. Mrs. W. C.- Ring, cream costume, cream and black hat. Miss E. Lynch, cream costume, pink hat. Miss J. Russell, cream costume, blue hat. Mrs. A. Watson (Sydney), vieux rose tricolette costume, fur trimmed, large brown hat. Miss R. Brewer, navy costume, small black hat. © $> ss> The engagement is announced of Miss Olive Griffin, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Edmund A. Griffin and Mrs. Griffin, Clonbern Road, Remuera, to S.-Sergeant-Major Arthur C. Orr, Main Body, eldest son of the late Mr. Arthur Orr, Christchurch, and Mrs. R. Vernon Smith, Napier. ® ' $ ®. Mrs. M. G. Wade, Epsom is visiting her son, Mr. H. Wade, Awhitu. <® <8S ® A pretty wedding took place on October 29th at Pitt Street Methodist Church, when Mr. Frederick William Albert Rimmer was married to Miss Ivy May Lavis, third eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Lavis, of Union Street, Auckland. The ceiemony was performed .by the Rev. C." H. Laws.

The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming in ivory crepe de chine, trimmed with soft lace. She also wore the usual veil and orange blossoms, and carried a beautiful* shower bouquet, and was attended by two bridesmaids, Miss Daisy Lavis (sister of the bride), was chief bridesmaid, who wore a white crepe de chine dress, trimmed with soft folds and insertion, and wore a. very dainty picture hat of pale blue and lavender tulle. Miss Ivy Collins wore a dress of pale grey crepe de chine and a pretty picture hat of pink and grey to match. The bridesmaids carried pink and lavender shower bouquets that were much admired. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. George Tylcoat (cousin of the bride) as best man, and Mr. Jack Bailey as groomsman. * • • After the ceremony the guests, numbering between 50 and 60, were entertained at St. Thomas' Hall, where a very enjoyable evening was spent. &> ® 8> Mrs. Reg, Wade gave a jolly little afternoon tea at Clovernook Road last week. The drawing and dining rooms were daintily decorated with spring flowers. Music and chatter whiled away the hours. Mrs. Wade received the guests in a dainty white crepe de chine. * * * Amongst those present were Mrs. Fenton, Mrs. F. Hesketh, Mrs. M. Cossar. Mrs. Sinclair, Mrs. McGregor, Mrs. J. Maxwell, and Miss Iv. Morrow. © @> ®> Mrs. and Miss V. Caldwell, Cambridge, are at present staying at the Grand. $ . ® &> Mrs. P. Pittar has returned to Cisborne. She was accompanied by Mrs. Sowerby and Mrs. H. Brewer. @ ® ■ ® A most enjoyable evening was spent at the Foresters' Hall, Devonport, on the 22nd October, 1919, the occasion being the 21st birthday of Mr. Raymond Fuller, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Fuller, of "Geraldine," Devonport. * * * The hall was artistically decorated with violet and primrose electric lights under bead shades, the work kindly done by Mr." C. Crosher. * * « i During the evening musical items were rendered by Mr. Len Keven, Mr. Fuller, and Miss May Fuller, and Mr. Frank Whittaker gave 6ome very good recitations. The supper tables were beautifully decorated with lilac and daffodils. There were over 100 guests. » * * Amongst those present were Mrs. John Fuller,'black silk. Miss Fuller, pink crepe de chine, veiled with heliotrope georgette. Miss Jessie Seagar, pale blue silk. Miss. Lena Ripley, grey silk. Miss Doris Baxter, black and white striped silk, relieved with gold. Miss Laurel Bailey, white silk. Miss Grace Buchanan, pale blue silk. Miss Myrtle Deacon, pink crepe de chine. Miss Amy Warren, pretty white ,silk. . Miss Lorna Warren,, cream net. Miss Eileen Warren, white silk. Miss Kathleen Warren, cream net relieved with gold. Miss Thelma MacGregor, cream voile and net. Miss Rene Adams, white net. Miss Iris Spinley, pink net. Miss Rita Golding, blue silk. Miss Gibbons, white silk. ~~ * * » Miss Linda Young, cream net. Miss E. White, pink net. Miss C. White, fawn and blue crepe de chine. Miss Nita Webster, flame and black frock. Miss Grubb, fawn and gold georgette. Miss Hilda Seagar, white

muslin. Miss Masefield, heliotrope net. Miss — Masefield, blue net. Miss — Masefield, pink net. Miss E. Bach, white silk. Miss Janet Eaton, white silk. Miss Kathleen Wallace, white and heliotrope net. • *. -* Miss Nessie Wallace, white crepe de chine. Miss H. Gentles, cream and pink ninon. Miss Nellie MacLean, white silk. Miss Nancy Large, white crepe de chine. Miss Nellie Large, nattier blue silk. Miss Warhaft, nattier blue taffeta. Mrs. Crosher, pale blue ninon. Mrs. G. Eady, nigger brown taffeta. Mrs. A. Large, fawn silk. Miss Robertson, navy silk. Mrs. P. Robertson, navy and white silk. Mrs. Gilbert, white satin. Mrs. Webster, black silk. Mrs. H. Watts, black satin. Mrs. H. Jones, pale blue. Mrs. Wright, blue taffeta and rose. Mrs. C. Seagar, fawn and pink ninon. Mrs. Wallace, navy blue and gold silk. Mrs. W. Mac Lean, Jun.,white satin. ss> @ ® ' The Vagabonds held high jinks once again on Saturday night last at Mr. Payne's Studio, and everybody present had a jolly time. The host for the evening, Mr. C. F. Jones, was unavoidably absent, so Mr. A. Hintz ably filled the bill, and, assisted by Miss Jessie Bartlett, arranged a most excellent programme. Mr. E. Kohn, the energetic secretary, as usual, was most attentive to the guests. • * * In the fore part of the evening a pianoforte duet was given by Misses Marsden and O'Halloran. Songs contributed by Miss Bailey and Miss Harvey and Messrs. F. Bourke, S. Pritchard, F. Teat, and recitations by Messrs. G. Warren and Hall Skelton. • • • The latter part of the programme consisted of a "Pierrot" performance, the troupe consisting of Mrs. Hintz, Misses J. and N. Bartley, Miss Ava Symonds (violinist), and the Messrs. A. Hintz, R. Wilson, R. Bartlett, and Chas. Prime, were in black and red costumes with white neck ruffs, their choruses and topical duets were breezy, and the solos of much merit. • • • After supper dancing was indulged in with much zest. The next night of revels will ring down the curtain for this season. • • ■ Amongst others present were a number of "The Diggers," Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Lambess, Mrs. Lyons, Mrs. Hall Skelton, Mrs: Lome, Mrs. H. Gillespie, Mrs. Teat, the Misses Maxwell, P. Symons, Adams, Muriel Adams, Esson, Bartlett, and Wykes. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. P. Ronayne are visiting Auckland, and are at present at the Grand Hotel. 0® « ' Mrs. Hope Lewis has returned to Heretaunga. • ® $• ®' The engagement is announced of Miss Jessie Geddes, second daughter of Mrs. and the late J. McKail Geddes, "Hazelbank," Wynyard Street, to Mr. Archibald McCosh Clark, eldest son of Mrs. and the late Mr. McCosh Clark, "Waimarama," Brighton Road, Remuera. Bg> » & The engagement is announced of Miss Gladys Nuthall, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Nuthall, Avonside, to Dr. L. G. Bell; of the Christchurch Hospital.

Mrs. Guv Williams returned- to Masterton last week. . > • ®> 9> 9> Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Stead returned by the Makura> from Australia. ® ss> &> , Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Clayton and Miss Clayton are contemplating leaving by the Maheno on November 26 for a two months' visit to Australia. « es 0 The engagement of Miss Phyllis Cantor, of Sydney, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Cantor, is announced to Captain Cecil Blomfield, M.C., of the Australian Imperial Force, second son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Blomfield, of Auckland. 8> ® ® St. George's Rowing Club officially opened their season by an "At Home," held in the Club-house, Judge's Bay, on Saturday last, the function being most successful, and the scene most animated. The house was gay with quantities of bunting, and the Italian String Orchestra supplied appropriate music. * * * Mr. H. C. Tewsley, the president, formally opened the season, and most interesting races were witnessed, the trophies being gold medals presented by Mr. A. S. Bankart, the vice-commodore. * * * Afternoon tea was dispensed by a ladies' committee under the supervision of the Misses Gilmour (2), Miss Aimer, Miss D. Hudgell, and Miss Beddick. ■ • • Amongst those present were Archdeacon McMurray,, Mr. Tewsley, Mrs and Miss Speed, Mrs. Luke, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Aimer, Mrs. Penny, Mrs. Chambers, Miss R. Moore, Miss Allen, Misses Scott, Miss C. Speight, Miss T. Mitchell, Miss Hanson, Miss Bloomfield, Miss Connelly, and Miss Foster. ® <© <© Dr. and Mrs. Le Boissiere (F/ji) are visiting Auckland, and at present are at Radnor. @> ®> 6^ The Royal Red Cross (second class) has been awarded to Matron E. A. Grant, of the Devonpqrt Convalescent Home. The Honae has been her charge for two years, and valuable service has been rendered by Matron Grant during and after the war. Sg> GB> &> Mrs. Vaile. of Mountain Road, gave a deligntful tea on Saturday afternoon for Miss Buckleton. Each guest took a handkerchief, on which she embroidered the initial E.W., and the prize allotted for the best work was won by Miss Mamie Buckleton, who secured a dainty pink powder puff bag. »" * * The tables were prettily decorated with bowls of pale pink stock. * •■ • . Amongst the guests were Mrs. Buckleton, Mrs. Lawford, Mrs. G. Elliot, Misses M. Buckleton, E. Upfill R. Spencer, 0. Caldwell, M. King, Frater (2), E. Neill, OvertonSmith, Horrocks, and I. Cumming.