CHRISTCHURCH GOLF CLUB CONVERSAZIONE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20070, 6 October 1920, Page 9

CHRISTCHURCH GOLF CLUB CONVERSAZIONE.

The conversazione given last evening in the Art Gallery by the captain and members of the Christchurch Ladies’ Golf Club was a happy termination to the championship meeting. It is not often that the opportunity occurs of entertaining so many women visitors "o Christchurch—indeed, so far as the Christchurch Ladies’ Golf Club is concerned it is ten years since it gave a similar party. The good-fellowship that has pervaded the golf links during the past week was intensified at last night’s assembly, when competitors met under social conditions instead of in rivalry play. In between much chatter several musical items were given, Mrs John Guthrie playing a ’cello solo, Mrs Gower-Burns and Mr Bernard Wood each contributing vocal items, Mrs Russell playing the accompaniments, after which the guests were free to dance or play cards. The ballroom was simply decorated with green streamers arranged crosswise'overhead, intermingled with bunches of pink blossom, the permanent gallery, arranged as a lounge, being gaily decorated ' with cinerarias. Mrs Godby (the captain), weaving a graceful gown of black Gatin draped with black Chantilly lace, one side of the corsage being swathed with royal blue satin received the guests, amongst whom were Mrs Mellsop (Palmerston North), gowned in black satin charmeuse; Mrs Charles Rattray (Dunedin), a gown of black chameuse with touches of cerise and mauve; Mrs George Rhodes, mole-coloured georgette; Mrs Guy Williams (Masterton), lovely frock of grey panne velvet and georgette; Mrs Wigram, black georgette, brocaded with gold; with her came Miss Enid Bell, who was wearing, a cinnamonbrown satin tunic frock over gold tissue ; Mrs Slack (Cambridge), handsome frock of black crepe do chine, fringed and beaded; Mrs Donald, white satin gown, the corsage being composed of gold, pearl and steel beaded passemeuterib; xMrs John Cook (Dunedin), blacs: satin, heavily encrusted in jet; Jlrs Erio Harper, handsome black robe embroidered in jet; Mrs Page (Palmerston North), black relieved with gold; Miss Gifford Moore (Palmerston North), charming frock of jade-green brocaded with gold; Mrs Algar Williams, becoming frock of lemon ninon, patterned with pink roses, made simply with a small frilled edging of the same matenal; Miss {Lucy Brandon, rose-col-oured georgette; Miss A. Turrell, Wedg-wood-blue ninon brocaded in gold; Mrs Gould, in black; Miss Barbara Gould, white satin, with a flame-coloured cloak; Miss Bromley Cocks, heniia-col-oured georgette; Miss Marjorie Dixon, striking gown of royal blue satin relieved with amber; Miss Mona*Pyne, moonlight-blue satin with gold tissue trimming, and a gold tissue girdle round the waist; Mrs Bernard Wood, handsome gown of gold shot tissue trimmed with trails of pastel shaded flowers; Miss Clark (Nelson), pretty saxe-tuuo frock; Miss Shoua Rhodes,'very girlisn frock of jade-green; Miss Jessie Wilkin, smart frock of sm'oke-grey georgette relieved with jewelled motifs; Miss Dorothy Anderson, charming frock of rose-pink tissue; Miss Mill (Dunoclin), beautiful frock of lemon-coloured tissue; Miss Smithson (Timaru), blue and silver brocade; Miss Jocelyn Pyne white, lace over pale pink. Others present included^: —Mrs' Vernon, Dr and Mrs John Stevenson, Mr,and Mrs J. G L. Vernon, Mr and Mrs Denys Hoare, Dir and Mrs Cotterill, Mrs G. Helmcre. Miss Ella Helmore, Dr and Mrs Guthrie. Mr and Mrs and the MUises Beadel, Mr and Mrs George Reid. Mrs Ronald Orbell, Mrs Watt (Wellington), Mrs E. G. Kerr (Timaru), Miss Watson (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs Marmaduke Bothell, Mrs Dodgshuu

(Dunedin), Mrs Lithcoe. Miss Mill (Port Chalmers), Mrs S. Lawrence, Mr and Mrs Malfroy, Miss Enright, Mrs Begg, Mrs C. Cooper, Mrs Andreae, Mrs Pync, Mrs Cl. L. Rutherford, Misses Newton (2), Mrs Jack Buchanan, Miss Aitken, Miss Overton, Mrs Egerton, Miss Cboke, Miss Humphries, Miss Oowlishaw, Miss Jean M’Dougall, Miss Hertslett (Waimate), Miss Cracroft Wilson, Miss B. Plimmer (Wellington), Miss Gamble (Wellington), Miss M. Ward (Wellington). Miss Cora Wilding, the Misses Pratt (2), Miss May Tabart, Miss Dorothy Moore, Miss Maud Cargill, Miss Lorna Martin, Mrs W. H. Clark and Misses Macfarlano (3).