NEW PLYMOUTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVI, Issue II, 12 January 1901, Page 85

NEW PLYMOUTH.

Dear Bee, January 4. ■ The' New Plymouth people celebrated the advent of the New Year by the happy idea of a universal PICNIC and seaside carnival on the sands at the breakwater, which turned out an unqualified , success. Perhaps one of the prettiest sights to the onlooker was the immeiise' number of daintily dressed children disporting themselves on the sands, building and fortifying castles, or paddling about with bare feet and exciting the pride or fear of their anxious parents, while the young men and maidens varied the monotony of the marine element of amusement by excursions into the fern-clad sandhills, or peradventure climbing up the dizzy heights of Parifutu. finishing up the day's amusement with the time-honoured diversion of “kiss in the ring.” Never before, in the history of Taranaki, have the capabilities of the “Port”, been so well developed as a resort for seaside recreation, and the scene of the thousands of happy people enjoying themselves forcibly brought to mind to many of lhe older visitors visions of Margate, Ramsgate and Brighton, in the days gone by. To enhance the pleasure of the day the committee had wisely chartered the Union Company’s splendid new steamer, the Mapourika, which, during the afternoon, conveyed about 1000 passengers, including children, for a. short sea trip round the Sugar Loaves and Seal Rock, thence back in view of the town, and returning to the Breakwater about 3.30 p.m. Many of those on board had never seen the sea or a steamer in their lives before, and the little ocean voyage was a revelation, and will be an event to them to talk about in the future. In fact, everything passed off well and happily, and the greatest praise is due to Messrs. W. Newman, 11. Cock. W. Skinner, 'l'. Mills and all the other members of the committee, who worked so hard and zealously to make the affair the success it proved. The second annual meeting of the TARANAKI LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION took place on the New Plymouth Club’s grounds on January Ist and 2nd (Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons). We were favoured with lovely weather, if anything, a trifle too warm, and visitors from Waverley, Pat-ea and Stratford were present. The former club proved 100 good for the local players, Mr. Dickie and Miss Powdrell. in the championships, playing in splendid style. Miss Powdrell. the winner of the ladies' championship singles, is a very graceful player. Mrs. Payne also played a very good game, while Miss Payne and the Misses Dickie added to the success of the Southerners. Mr. Dickie, in the final set, after a hard struggle, beat Mr. S. Smith, a local man. Among those watching the games were: Mrs. W. I.catham (Auckland), white pique coat and skirt; Mrs. 11. Leatliam, pink blouse, dark skirt, hat. en suite; Mrs. Penn, heliotrope muslin, with heliotrope and white net boa; Miss Kirkby, blue and white costume; Miss B. Kirkby, white blouse, dark skirt, sailor hat; Mrs. J. Carthew, pink blouse, veiled in white muslin, black lustre skirt; Miss Carthew, pink ami green flowered muslin, trimmed with violet; Miss Hawkins, pretty blue and white blouse, cream lustre skirt ; her sister looked extremely well in white; Miss Thomson, white

muslin blouse, dark skirt; Aiiss Redford. white muslin, heliotrope hat; Mrs. Bewley, grey; Miss Smith, violet costume, black hat; Mrs. Stanford, blaek; Alisa Stanford, blue and white; Mrs. H. Fookes, grey costume, blaek hat; Miss Fookes, white; Miss Hatnerton; Aiiss E. Hamerton, blue; Mrs. J, Wilson, blue blouse, dark skirt, sailor hat; Miss T. Berry, white and pink; Miss AL Evans; Mrs. Maurison, white, and violet tie; Mrs. Anderson (Wanganui), white, with pink and blue hat; Miss McKellar. pink and white; Miss J. McKellar, white; Miss AlaeDiarmid, blue blouse, holland skirt, sailor hat; Miss B. Webster, heliotrope silk blouse, trimmed with black velvet ribbon and cream lace, white skirt, pretty white hat: Aiiss L, Webster, white; Mrs. Rollo, white blouse, black skirt: Miss Stuart, white costume, blaek picture hat; her friend wore a navy blue costume, trimmed with violet velvet, pretty turquoise blue chiffon toque; Airs. Curtis-(Stratford), violet blouse, black skirt, black hat; Miss Curtis, white; Miss G. Holdsworth, white; Miss Bdrlace (Wellington). grey blouse, dark skirt: Aiiss Al. Fookes, white and scarlet; Miss G. Fookes. blue and white; Airs. Kimble, pretty grey costume, hat en suite: Airs. AlaeDiarmid, green; Miss B. Bayiy, grey silk blouse, black lustre skirt; Miss AV. George, pale heliotrope: Miss Standish, blue blouse, dark skirt, sailor hat; Mrs. Alarshall; Miss Alarshall: Aiiss W. Alathews, white and green: Misses G. and O. Stanford: Miss Take: Aiiss Skeet;" Aiiss Walker; Airs. Reed; Aiiss Reed; etp.. ; (IN THE SECOND DAY I noticed Airs. Paul, wearing a pale green costume,with darker green trimmings, pretty cream chiffon and lace parasol: Airs. Freeth, blaek. heliotrope bonnet; Aiiss Freeth. cream silk, hat,

en suite; Mrs. Wilson, purple :ci<l white cheek costume, black hat: Mrs. H. Fookes, pretty sea-green silk blouse, trimmed with ruehings of pink silk, grey skirt; her friend wore ■ pretty heliotrope eoat and skirt, toque en suite; Aiiss Testa, pule fawn; her friend wore blue; Mis. U. Gray, heliotrope flowered muslin, oter yellow; Miss AlaeDiarmid, white and blue; Miss Bedford, white; Miss B. Thomson, violet silk blouse, white skirt, hat to match; Misses Baker (2). white pique costumes; Aiiss Wilson, sage - green coat aud skirt, cream vest; Airs. Fraser; pale fawn costume, bonnet trimmed with yellow; Miss J. Fraser, blue flowered muslin, picture hat en suite; Aiiss G. Stanford, pink and white; Aliases Fookes (2). white; Aiiss Hursthouse, fawn and blue; Mrs. Penn, pink blouse, white skirt; Miss Kirkby, blue; Miss Knight, green shot silk blouse, grey check skirt, black and pink hat; Mrs. C. T, -Mills, white; Airs. Messenger, white and scarlet, black picture hat: Miss Walker, white and yellow blouse, white skirt, hat trimmed with pink; Aiiss Stanford, blue; Miss (1. Stanford, white; Airs. Wright, blue flowered muslin, trmimed with satin ribbon, hat en suite: Miss E. Hursthouse. blue blouse, white skirt: Aiiss (’. Jacob, white; Airs. A. Kirkby, white; .Mrs. Skeet, blaek; Miss Skeet. grey and white, blaek hat: Aiiss G. Shaw, white; Aiiss McKellar. white; Airs. Tnke, black and white: Miss Take, heliotrope; Miss B. Take, white muslin; Airs. Walter Bayiy. blue costume: Mrs. Kimble, white: Aiiss Alarshall, blue; : Aiiss Smith, pink and green muslin; Aiiss Standish; Aiiss B. Bayiy: Mrs. Carthew, black, bonnet trimmed with pink: Miss Carthew; Aiiss E. Bayley, white; Airs. Home, white and heliotrope, eream hat; Miss Stuart, grey

eoat au<l skirt. blaek bat: her friend wore blue; Mrs. \\. Leathain, green and black silk blouse, dark skirt, hat to match; Miss Roy, pink and white; Mrs. S. Shaw, white pique costume; Mrs. J. Hempton, black; Miss Mathews, white; Miss Fleetwood, holland costume: Miss N. Humphries, red and white silk blouse, black skirt: Miss W. George, grey costume, '•■•it on suite; Miss Smith, bin. t'.» -I tnnshn: Mrs. Copeland, black and white costume; Mrs. Finlay, grey coat and skirt; Miss Smith, pink and cream; Miss Hay (Auckland), grey; Mrs. Courtnev, blue cheek costume; Miss L. Bavlv, grev blouse, cerise neckband, dark skirt, sailor hat; Miss Lloyd, white, anti lettuce-green silk sash; etc. WANCY LEE.