NEW PLYMOUTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVI, Issue XXIII, 8 June 1901, Page 1091

NEW PLYMOUTH.

Dear Bee, May 31. The West End Tennis Club gave a very pleasant DANCE in the Freemasons’ Hall last Friday evening. The hall was beautifully decorated with flowers, ferns and mirrors, and a dainty supper was provided. Mr. McKinnon Bain’s orchestra supplied the music. Mrs. Pollen was wearing a black lace skirt, yellow chiffon blouse-; Mrs. Leatham, black, with white opera cape; Mrs. Bewley, blue silk, with white lace trimmings; Mrs. (Dr.) Home, petunia

brocaded silk, trimmed with cream lace; Mrs. Kimble (Stratford), pretty soft white silk: Mrs. Paul, black satin skirt, pale blue velvet blouse; Mrs. W. Shaw, cream lace blouse, black skirt; Mrs. Wright, black lace dress; Miss Hirst, black and white; Miss Walker, black, with jewelled trimmings; Miss Cornwall, black and crimson; Miss E. Cornwall, pale pink; Miss E. Hursthouse, white muslin and satin trimmings;. Miss Hursthouse, white and scarlet; Miss Thomson, yellow satin; Miss B. Thomson, white satin; Miss E. Bayley, white mualin; Mias Winter (Christchurch), dainty white silk, ruby velvet trimmings; Miss E. Standish, white silk: Misses Standish (2), Ashburton, one wore cream, with pink roses, and the other black and scarlet; Miss Holdsworth; Miss G. Holdsworth, pale pink; Miss W. Capel, white; Mrs. H. Good (Oeo), white silk, with violets; Mrs Oswin; Miss Curtis (Wellington), green and white, with scarlet waistband; Miss Teed; Miss Dalziel, black satin and jet trimmings: Miss N. Skeet, pink; Miss Drake (England), black; Miss Fookes; Miss —. Hamerten. cream; Mrs. J. Carthew, white silk underskirt, veiled in dewdrop chiffon, finished with crimson flowers; Miss Carrie Bayly. white silk; Mrs. Carthew. white and pale blue; Mrs. Drake; Miss B. Webster, white muslin; etc. Among the gentlemen were: Drs. Leatham. Walker, Home and Fookes, and Messrs. Polle.n. Bewley, Kimble, Thomson, Humphries, W. Shaw, Govett, Clarke. Strouts, MacDiarmid (2), Beckett. Brown. Weston (2), Cornwall. Webster, Griffiths (searetary), Robertson, Bayley, Carthew, Standish, W. Bayly, Trebilco. Last Thursday afternoon a FOOTBALL MATCH, Tukapa Seniors v. Star Seniors, was held In the Recreation Grounds, and attracted a great number of spectators. After a very even game victory rested with the Tukapas by a points to nil. Among those there watching the game I noticed Madame Tuschka, wearing a very pretty goblin blue cloth coat and skirt, cream silk vest, toque trimmed with pink pompadour silk: Miss Maule, grey costume, pretty black and white hat trimmed with silver sequins; Miss —.

Mauk, fawn jacket, dark skirt, toque relieved with pule blue; Miss B. Renuell, green and blue plaid silk blouse, hat trimmed with magenta; Mrs. Holmes, fawn jacket, dark skirt, sailor hat; Miss Walker, grey coat and skirt; Mrs. Major (Hawera), navy blue costume; Miss H. Humphries, violet velvet blouae, cream lace collar, dark skirt; Miss Black, fawn jacket, navy blue braided skirt, Ratios hat; Mrs. Percy Webster, scarlet velvet blouse, dark skirt, black picture hat: Mrs. Hall, pale fawn costume, toque of beaver and pale blue sat inf Mrs. Paul, black and heliotrope; Miafi Bedford, blue costume, black hat:’ Miss Ellis, red and black striped blouse, black skirt, hat ea suite; Mrs. F. Watson, national blue costume, with cream front, hat to correspond; Miss Teed, black; Mrs. Standish; Miss Standish, green costume, with cream vest; Miss E. Fookes. navy blue, sailor hat: Miss Dempsey, red and black blouse, dark skirt; Miss —. Douglas, dark costume, grey boa. cerise hat; Mrs. Dockrill, black; Mrs. Taunton, chocolate, relieved with cream; Mrs. Woodard, mourning costume: Mrs. 3. Teed, fawn jacket, dark skirt; Miss A. Pigot, navy blue and white, hat with magenta; Misses Berridge (2), mourning costumes; Mrs. Hood, black and white; Miss Castle looked very stylish in a navy blue costume, black and white toque; Miss Hutehen looked well in black, hat relieved with rose pink; Miss Abbott, national blue costume, hat trimmed with old rose; Miss —. Abbott, green and white costume, black and flame-col-oured toque; Miss I. Skinner, navy blue and scarlet: Miss L. Skinner, grey; Miss Nichol, black, with fawu jacket, cornflower blue and black toque; Miss J. McAlpine, blue skirt, fawn jacket, black hat, with white ospreys; Mrs. Colson, fawn Newmarket coat, navy blue hat with quills;' Miss McEachern, fawn; 'Miss —. McEachern, dark skirt, fawn jacket, sailor hat; Miss Hirst, navy blue coati and skirt; Miss Mac Diarmid, green, with fawn jacket, hat trimmed with pale blue; Miss Lawson, fawn jackets, dark skirt; Miss B. Thomson, fawn and black; Miss Devenish, black skirt, fawn jacket, black and yellow hat; Mrs. A. Fookes; Mrs. C. T. Mills, pink and green check silk blouse*

dark skirt; Mrs H. Fowkes, dark blue costume, black hat: Mrs. Barford. violet and black blouse, dark skirt, violet toque; Miss —. Abbott, fawn jacket, dark skirt; Miss V. Quilliam. green, with fawn hat: Miss N. Curtis (Wellington), blue and white blouse, navy blue skirt, sailor hat; Mrs, Oswin, navy blue eoat and skirt; Miss A. Avery, blue velvet blouse, dark skirt, sailor hat; Miss —. Fynn. blue - and white costume, hat trimmed prettily with pale blue; Mrs _W. Freeth. fawn sac jacket, black skirt, amber and black toque: Miss A. Biggs, green blouse, black skirt; Mine McKenzie, black; Misses Humphries (Napier), were studies in navy blue, with Eton jackets; etc., etc. Last. Saturday evening Airs. Henry Gray gave a most ENJOYABLE LITTLE EUCHRE PARTY AND DANCE at her very pretty residence. Caterham Lodge. Mrs. Gray received her guests in the drawing-room, and was ably assisted in entertaining them by her three charming little daughters. Among those present were: Miss Devenish. Misses Stanford (2), Miss G. Shaw, Miss Deacon. Misses Evans (2), Misses Bedford (2i. Miss Miiward, Mrs. Richmond. Miss Hamerton. Miss O. Baker.

NANCY LEE.