NEW PLYMOUTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXII, Issue XV, 15 April 1899, Page 497

NEW PLYMOUTH.

Dear Bee, March 7. On Easter Monday afternoon on the New Plymouth green a BOWLING MATCH was played between Hawera and NewPlymouth, ending in a win for the latter. Afternoon tea was provided by Mesdames Dougherty, Hall, Jenkinson, and Miss Paul. Among the lookers on were:—Mrs Goldwater, black silk; Miss Hart, cream, hat en suite; Mrs Paul, fawn and pink chiffon blouse, dark skirt; Miss Cunningham; Mrs Hall, heliotrope; Miss K. Hall, white; Mrs Dougherty, black and white costume, bonnet to match; Miss G. Paul, white, black picture hat; Miss Scot, white muslin over pale green, hat to correspond; Miss A. Cunningham, heliotrope muslin; Miss Street, black costume; Miss Hempton, heliotrope; Mrs G. Newman, black silk, hat en suite; Mrs W. Newman, pink; Mrs Bacon, pale blue; Miss Maule, cream; and others. The much talked of LADIES’ DANCE came off last Monday evening in the Theatre Royal, and was the most

successful that there has been as yet. The dressing of the ladies, speaking collectively, was elaborate, most of them wearing new costumes, made especially for the occasion. The coiffure was arranged in many different styles, some wearing it low- on the neck, others going to the extreme, and wearing it very high. The debutantes of the evening were: —Miss O. Stanford, Miss W. George, Miss E. Cornwall, Miss N. Skeet. and Miss E. Baker. The committee composed of Mrs Fookes, Mrs Messenger, Mrs Penn (hon.sec), and Misses Hirst, Teed, Kirkby, and Arrow. The supper table was tastefully arranged with large stands of grasses and flowers, and the music was rendered by Garry’s orchestra. Mrs Penn was wearing a very handsome yellow satin, prettily trimmed with chiffon, and carried a dainty shower bouquet; Mrs Burgess, white satin, banded with black; Miss Perry (Inglewood), pink with chiffon trimmings; and her sister. Miss J. Perry, looked very pretty in pale blue; Mrs Booth, pale pink and black; Miss Hirst, black satin and white; Miss Kirkby. pretty pale green with cream chiffon frills; Miss B. Kirkby, pale yellow: Miss O. Stanford (debutante), very handsome white satin, trimmed with white chiffon on decolletage; Miss Knight, pale pink silk, with flounce of lace at the bottom of skirt; Miss E. Brown, white with pale blue; Miss Sowerby (Hawera), white; Miss Tuke, white with violets; Miss O. Tuke, yellow silk; Miss E. Hamerton, white; Miss C. Hamerton, blue; Miss S. Cunningham, maize coloured silk; Mrs Clarke, black velvet, with white chiffon trimmings; Miss E. Cornwall (debutante), a charming dress of white figured silk, the decolletage veiled in spangled gauze; Mrs H. Bramley, grey silk; Miss E. Jacob, white; Miss Teed, white, with yellow chiffon and flow-ers; Miss C. Bayly, nil green satin; Miss Spence, looking charming in black velvet, with decolletage of black spangled gauze and white chiffon; Mrs D. Teed, yellow and black; Miss McKellar white; Miss J. McKellar, pale pink; Misses Fookes wore dainty pink and heliotrope silk with chiffon trimmings respectively; Miss F. Cornwall, white silk; Miss Read, pink; Mrs Messenger, cream; Miss Sadler, black: Miss M. Sadler, white; Mrs W. Bayly, brocade silk with heliotrope trimmings: Mrs George, black with gold trimmings; Miss W. George (debutante), a. very pretty white satin trimmed with chiffon and spangled gauize, and carried a prettily arranged bouquet of daisies; Miss G. Stanford, rose pink and cream; Mrs H. Fookes, white; Miss J. Cottier, white satin; Mrs Boult, pale pink and dark g-reen; Miss Patten, black veiled in yellow; Miss E. Baker (debutante), a dainty mousseline de soie trimmed with lace; Miss H. Humphries, yellow and pale blue; Miss K. Fraser, white silk; Mrs Courtney, black; Miss G. Baker-Gabb, white relieved with scarlet flowers; Miss Glynes, heliotrope and white; Miss N. Skeet (debutante), very becoming dress of white satin, prettily- trimmed with chiffon; Miss Dalziel, yellow- satin; Miss H. Bayley, white silk with scarlet flow-ers; Misses Hitchens, lovelyblack spangled gauze dresses; Miss Arrow, white silk with red flowers on corsage and in hair; Miss Taylor, pale blue; Mrs Harrison, yellow- silk veiled in blaek lace; and many- others whose names I did not know. Among the gentlemen were:—Messrs Couttes, Weston, McTaggart (2), Valentine, Humphries (2), Didsbury, Parker, Woodhouse, Thomson (2), Webster (2), Cornwall, Skeet, S. Smith, Standish (2), Coe, Stanford, W. Bayly, Robertson, Esse, Hempton. Penn, Teed, E. Clarke, Courtney, McKellar, G. Witchell, Holdsworth, Forte, Beckett (2), Russell, Gilmour, Messenger, Burgess, Tuke, Kirkby, Boult, Fookes, George.

(DELAYED.) Dear Bee, March 31. Mrs R. Cock gave AN AFTERNOON TEA on Monday- afternoon at her residence, ‘Overdale,’ in honour of Mrs Seddon, who was her guest. It was an ideal place to entertain—lovely garden, flowers in profusion, either out or coming on, and right from the gate to the house the drive is lined with chrysanthemums and cosmeas. If it had been fine, tea was to have been

served in the garden, but. as it was the reverse, it was handed round in the drawing-room, whieh was charmingly deeorated witli ferns, palms, flowers, etc., and one felt quite content to listen to the merry chatter and laughter that was going on around you, produced mostly by Mrs Clarke and Mrs Westmacott reading their hands. Between the showers it cleared up a little, so some took advantage of it and went out into the garden and viewed the flowers or orchard, which is laid out in terraces. Mrs Cock received her guests in a handsome black figured lustre, trimmed with tiny frills of black and white lace on skirt and bodice: Miss. Cock, white pique blouse, dark skirt; Mrs Seddon. very handsome black moire skirt, black and white silk blouse, with cream satin trimmings; Mrs E. M. Smith, heliotrope silk blouse, veiled in black lace; black silk skirt; Mrs Doyle, bluey-grey costume; Mrs Gilmour, very pretty cream tucked silk blouse, trimmed with cream lace, dark skirt, cream hat, with brown and green trimmings; Mrs Sykes, black and green costume; Mrs Robinson, black satin, trimmed with white chiffon, black and white chiffon bonnet; Miss Robinson, can-ary-colour crepon blouse, with sash, dark skirt, hat en suite; Mrs Goldwater, black satin, with chiffon cape, very handsome black chiffon bonnet, with cardinal feathers; Miss Hart, heliotrope costume, with eream trimmings; Mrs Clarke, green, braided with white, and sequin trimmings, hat trimmed with a lighter shade; Mrs J. C. George, grey coat and skirt; Mrs Kelly, black satin; Mrs Bedford, black figured costume, with pink shot silk front, bonnet en suite; Miss Bedford, green, hat to match; Mrs A. Fookes, grey lustre, cream and grey chiffon bonnet; Mrs Dougherty, grey cheek costume, pink in bonnet; Mrs H. Bailey, fawn coat and skirt, cream silk front, sailor hat; Mrs Westmacott, black; Mrs Cottier, brown costume, cream in bonnet; Mrs Hood, peacock blue costume, hat to correspond: Mrs Snowball, grey; Mrs Dockrill, brown shot costume, pink silk and cream lace trimmings; Mrs Wilson, chocolate brown costume, pretty pink hat, trimmed with black; Mrs Hall, pale fawn, toque of green and yellow; Mrs Corney, blue shot lustre, cream and blue toque; Mrs Bacon, black, hat with gold, Miss E. Cottier, fawn costume, with cream satin trimmings; Mrs Stanford, black and gold; Miss Stanford, navy blue, costume, black hat; Mrs Blyth, green, green shot silk trimmings; Mrs Ellis, black figured costume and net trimmings, bonnet en suite; Miss A. Cunningham, black and white check, braided with black braid, black hat, with scarlet flowers. The Hon. R. J. Seddon addressed a public meeting in the Theatre Royal on Monday evening, and the building was packed to the doors. Mr Dockrill (Mayor) occupied the chair. Among the audience were Mr and Mrs Robinson. Mr and Mrs Asher. Mr anti Mrs Walner, Mr and Misses Newitt, Misses Berry, Mr T. K. Skinner. Mrs Dockrill, Mrs E. M. Smith. Mr and Mrs Hohl worth, Mr and Mrs W. Sole. Mrs and Miss Mofflin. Mrs and Miss Elder. Mrs Doyle. Mr and Mrs Corney, Mr and Mrs Richards, Mr and Mrs Ward, Mr and Mrs Allen, Mrs R. Hooker, Mr and Mrs O’Donnell, Mr and Mrs Golding, Mr and Mrs Clement Govett, Mr and Mrs Bacon, Mr and Mrs Courtney, Mr and Mrs W. Newman, Mr and Mrs (ieorge Newman, Mr and Mrs White, Mr H. Fookes, Mr Moverly. Miss Nash, Mr and Mrs G. Falkner, Mr and Mrs Butterworth, Mr Didsbury. Mr and Mrs Chivers, Mr and Mrs Fookes. Mr and Mrs R. Cock. Mrs Seddon. Mrs Kelly. Those on the stage were Hon. T. Kelly, M.L.C.. Messrs S. Weston, E. M. Smith. L. Sarten, 1). Berry, C. Ahier, .1. 15. Roy, A. 15. Capel, J. Bellringer, R. Cock. .1. 15. Connett, Revs. .1. !>rew and Garland, and others.

NANCY LEE.