The Social World.

Waikato Independent, Volume XXVII, Issue 2769, 9 April 1927, Page 6

The Social World.

(By Our Lady Reporter.)

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PERSONAL. ■■■*• . Mr and Mrs E. S. Levesque, of HaufS.i&pu, are at, present spending a qiiiet ' at Thornton Bay, Thames. pO Airy .-and" Mrs Geo. Carter, senr., of ;■-A'jpkJand. parents ol‘ Mr Geo. Carter, ' of this town, are on a visit to Cam■i' 3)f id ge. • . 'lp-*. Mrs D. R. Caldwell, Mrs Barclay Farquhar and Miss E. Spencer left for Auckland on Wednesday. Mrs Farquhar is leaving for her home at Ba, Fiji, by the Niagara on the 12th inst. >; Mr- .L S, Williams, Fcncourt Hoad, Alert for Wellington on Thursday to bid- - .farewell to his-mother, Lady Joshua -'Williams, of Dunedin, who.sails on Sat--mrday for Kngland, per s.s. -Mat:it;oa.' ' .Mi» E. Barltrop, of Wellington, has 'hpeen selected to represent the SC John % Ambulance Brigade in Xow Zealand unj a conference. of oversea- members, is'to'be held at St. John’s Gate, : London, in' June next. Mrs Barltrop |ss art-present in England. : V • ENGAGEMENT. V , , ‘‘ VV - . T • . If. The'engagement was announced rc-/seatl-y of Captain B. M. Potter, assistant A*d it Or of the Miner, who is chair-lia'a-h" "of the Paddington branch of the independent Labour Party, and ' Miss fjfesula Spicer," youngest, daughter of '•Sit •; Albert * Spicer,-for many years a ifiiogral member of Parliament and ,member’of" the firm of paper .manufacturers. The friendship began a year ago, .when Miss Spicer, aftciva tour in Jbe Far East, joined the branch of the Independent Labour Party, of which Jig, is chairman. Mr Oswald Mosley, M.P./'wil! ‘be 'best man and several Labour leaders will be present. Captain Potter was a pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Avar. * ji TENNIS AFTERNOON. -• , ________ £ Last week Mr and Mrs A. H. Nicoll entertained a number of friends at tenhis. The day Avas ideal for being out Of doors. Mrs Nicoll Avas Avearing a parma violet crepe do chine frock and feat'to match. Those present Avere Mr and Mrs CaldAvcll, B. Farquhar {Fiji), Mr and Mrs L. Walker (Mor ricsville), Mr and Mrs X. Banks, Mr and Mrs IV. Stopford and Mrs Stopford Mr and Mrs. Alford,. Mr and

Gwvnneth, Miss T. Banks, Mr Batchelor, SURPRISE PARTY. On Friday* night a “surprise party” visited Miss Hardy and her brothers, when a most enjoyable dance was held. The room was decorated with gorgeous yellow dahlias. Miss Hardy was . wearing a' mauve crepe de chine; Miss T. Banks, black crepe de chine flowered in cyclanien; Miss Grove (Roloriia), blue georgette and silver; Miss Clenibw black taffeta embroidered in blue; Miss C. Bertelsen, pale pink Miss Hart, black with 'blue posies; Miss .Cross (Pukerimu), mauve satin and silver lace; Miss J. Banks (flanulton)V creme lace over pink satin; Miss 11. Crowther, pink crepe de chine; Miss A. Nelson, cyclamen crepe de chine; Miss J. Veale, 'black taffeta and embroidered fjhawl; Miss E. Jackson, green .bro•caded satin; Miss Cook, red crepe de chine. " ' ' ; TENNIS PARTY. On Thursday afternoon the Missks Until and Margaret Souter gave a tennis party and “gift ‘afternoon” fir Miss G. McLarnon,- who is to be nar-

Jrs G. G. Taylor, Miss Dunne, Miss Saylor, Miss E. Spencer (Auckland), liss ClemoAV, Miss Bertelscn, Miss

I" lied at Easter. A delightful afternoon 1 was spent and some beautiful presents were brought for the bride-elpct. The Misses, Souter liad made a huge cretonne hat box tied,up with a large bow of pink ribbon into which, all the presents were packed, and' the opening of the presents caused much fun. Mrs Souter was wearing a black crepe do chine trimmed with grey. Miss Souter was in a white voile worked in Oriental colouring. Miss R. Souter wore a white voile worked in red and black. Miss Margaret Souter wore a pale pink voile; Miss Cr. McLarnon, a creme jumper suit and a rose pink hat. Those present were Misses' Clcmow, Brabant, Crown (2), C. Bertelsen, ,T. Thompson, Robinson, E. Gitrland, Hart, M. Armstrong, T. Banks, H. Taylor, Grove (Rotorua), A. Nelson, B. Svvayne, K. Fisher; B.'Speight, Mrs F. Sfl nync, Mrs F. Ivingsford. TENNIS DANCE. On Saturday evening the local Tennis Flub entertained the Te Aroha players a| a most successful dance held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, and supper was served at Miss McDevitt’s/“ The Triangle. r ’ Those present were Mesdmncs Souter, black georgette; Bradley (Te Aroha), flora] crepe de chine; Mackav (Te Aroha), navy crepe de chine; Paul pink and silver lace; Thompson, navv georgette; Garland, red velvet; Clayton, orange crepe do chine; Bellamy, cyclamen georgette and crepe de chine; Misses Hedge, mauve crept' de chine; Mpsey, emerald velvet; Sharp, while' silk; Wright, pink, crepe de. chine;

Mathcson, mauve georgette; Frood, pink georgette; M. Armstrong, creme

fuji; Thompson, floral voile; Hughes, saxe blue fuji; Souter, black georgette;" R. Souter, maroon georgette; M. Souter, green velvet; H. Taylor, old rose georgette; Collis, maize georgette; K. Fisher, creme georgette; Gome, tan.gcrine velvet; Garland, mauve crepe de chin; Nelson, orange georgette; Hart, cyclamen georgette; Brabant, grey georgette; McLarnon, red crepe de chine; Clcmow, black sequined crepe de chine; Bertelsen, Oriental and blue ninon; T. Banks, black flowered crepe de chine; Grove (Rotorua), black

crepe, de chine; B. Crowther, green figured Oriental georgette; Bovce, apricot crepe de chine; Black, blue crepe de chine; Appleby, pale pink ninon; Jackson, green figured silk; Yealc, maize crepe de chine; Cook, white voile; Porter, pink crepe do chine. BRIDGE PARTY. On Thursday evening Mrs Tod entertained a few friends to bridge when a very pleasant time was spent. The drawing-room was decorated with dahlias and Michaelmas daisies. Mrs Tod

Fas wearing a floral georgette froek; Mrs Roberts, black georgette with iridescent sequins; Mrs Nicoll, black georgette and creme lace; Mrs Stopford, black georgette and. diamante trimming and jazz green shawl.;. Mrs Lundon, champagne crepe de chine embroidered. in brown, and. blue and creme velvet shawl;, Mrs B. . Christophers, black georgette and green floral sliaivl; Miss Christophers, biscuit crepe de chine embroidered in shades of mauve and fuchsia, and a fuchsia coat embroidered in Oriental colours; Miss jGwvnneth, cyclamen brocaded inarocain.