NEW PLYMOUTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue IX, 21 August 1897, Page 2 (Supplement)

NEW PLYMOUTH.

Dear Bee, August 13. Miss Hurst gave a most ENJOYABLE DANCE in the Alexandra Hall last Tuesday to celebrate her nephew’s (Mr Bertie Fookes) coming of age. -The night was all that could be desired for dancing, beautifully fine and bright moonlight, with a slight touch of frost in the air. Besides dancing there was whist played, and the room set apart for that was beautifully decorated with narcissi, daffodils and jonquils. Mr Bewley was the recipient of the gentleman's prize, and Mrs McKellar the ladies.’ Miss Hurst received her guests on the the stage, and that was very prettily decorated with arum lilies. The supper-room was composed of numerous tables (which looked beautiful decorated with narcissi and daffodils) that would only seat four persons, who were attended to by waiters. Among those there I noticed Miss Hurst, a very handsome biscuit-coloured brocade and old lace ; Mrs Deveuish, black silk ; Mrs Marshall, black velvet and cashmere ; Mrs Hammerton, black silk ; Mrs A. Fookes, pink silk blouse, black skirt; Mrs W. Skinner, pale green silk and dark green velvet; Miss Devenish, light blue trimmed with a darker blue silk ; Miss M. Fookes looked pretty in white silk and violets ; Mrs Kelsey, yellow ; Miss Hammerton, black trimmed with ereen satin ; Miss E. Hammerton, cream ; Miss Marshall, cream ; Miss W. Mathews looked pretty in white silk ; Miss K. Hammerton, pale pink silk blouse, black skirt; Mrs Mathews, black; Mrs Allen, black and heliotrope; Miss Tuke, pale blue silk and violets ; Miss C. Hammerton, pale pink ; Miss F. Hammerton, white; Miss O. Tuke, white silk; Miss Stephenson Smith, black ; Mrs Gifford Marshall, cream ; Miss Curtis, cream silk blouse, black skirt ; Mrs Dixon, black ; Mrs Kendall, black silk; Mrs Cutfield, black satin ; MrsP.C Morton,black ; MrsLeatbam,yellow; MrsKyngdon, black ; Mrs Davies, black and white ; Mrs Nicholson, black ; Miss Nicholson, cream and pale blue ; Miss Kirk by, pale blue ; Miss B. Kirkby, cream ; Mrs Stephenson, cream ; Miss Dalziel, pale pink satin ; Mrs Skeet, black silk ; Mrs Westmacott, black ; Miss Young, pale pink and dark green velvet; Miss N. Smith, pale blue silk ; Miss K. Smith, cream ; Miss A. Smith, white ; Miss N. Webster, pale blue; Miss M. Webster looked

very pretty in pink ; Miss Mackay, a handsome maizecoloured satin ; Miss M. Shaw, cream ; Mrs W. Shaw, cream ; Miss Arrow, a very handsome orange-coloured satin ; Mrs Stanford, black ; Miss Stanford, cream and pale blue ; Mrs Douglas, black silk ; Mrs Duncan, black ; Mrs W. Webster, black; Miss Abler, cream and pale blue ; Mrs F. Webster, black ; Miss Mace, black; Mrs Vickery, black ; Miss M. Hursthouse, pearl and black ; Mtss N. Hursthouse, pale blue ; Miss Haise looked very handsome in black silk crepon ; Miss C. Bayly, yellow and daffodils ; Miss B Bayly, cream ; Miss Hoby, pale blue ; Mrs Hoby, black; Mrs Berridge, black ; Miss Berridge, pale green trimmed with dark green velvet; Miss Rawson, white ; Miss Hoby, cream ; Miss Hempton, black; Miss A. Hempton, cream and blue; Miss Cornwell, yellow silk, yellow velvet sleeves; Mrs MacDiarmid, black ; Miss Johnson, black ; Miss Thomson, white satin; Miss Humphries, black silk; Miss M. Humphries, pale blue ; Miss H. Humphries, pink ; Mrs McKellar, black silk ; Miss McKellar, pink ; Miss Jessie McKellar, palest yellow ; Miss McTaggart, cream ; Mrs Valentine, black and pink ; Mrs Westeura, black and pink ; Miss Perry, cream; Miss Trimbal, pale pink blouse, black skirt; Miss Brown, white; Mrs Brown, black ; Miss — Trimbal, pale blue and chiffon ; Miss Stuart, heliotrope ; Mrs Tuke, black ; Mrs Wbeetley, black silk ; Mrs Knight, black ; Miss B. Knight, pale blue llama; Missßochfort, white; Miss Holdsworth, whiteand heliotrope ; Miss G. Holdsworth, cream and scarlet; Mrs Halloran, black; Miss Halloran,cream; Mrs F. Richmond, ruby satin ; Mrs Carthew, brown ; Miss Carthew, ivory ; Mrs Meldrum, pale blue; Mrs Newton King, black; Miss Wood, pale pink silk blouse, black skirt ; Mrs Hamer Arden, black ; Mrs J. C. George, yellow silk blouse, black skirt; Miss Glynes, cream ; Mrs Clarke, black ; Miss Rutherford, cream ; and many others. Among the gentlemen were Messrs B. Fookes, H. Fookes, T. Fookes. G Fookes, W. Fookes, Didsbury, Fookes, A. Fookes, Rev. Evans, Messrs Rowe, W. Skinner, Hammerton, L. Hammerton, J Wilson, Stephenson, C. Hammerton, Kelsey, Mathews, Spencer, Roy, Penn, Kirkby, De Hutchenson. McKellar, F. Webster, L. Webster, H. Hursthouse, W. Webster, G Holdsworth, D. Hursthouse, Taylor, F. Holdsworth, Westmacott, Allen, McPhail, Barnett, Stapp, Gilmour, Malfroid, Wright, McTaggart, Cornwell, Wheetley, Tuke, Cutfield, Kyngdon, Hughes, Kemp, Rutherford, Rnssell, M. Standish, W. Standish, Knight, Stocker, Hutchens, Hempton, Elliott, Beckett, F. Thomson, P. Thomson, C. Mac Diarmid, A Mac Diarmid, Dalziel, Yonng, Buckridge, Bewley, Cooper, Berridge, Broad, Lusk, Watkins, Shaw, Hoby, Stanford, Hoby, Humphries (two), Halloran, Richmond, Carthew, Arden (two), J. C. George, Noble, Leewin, Clarke, P. C. Morton, etc.

Nancy Lee.