Society Gossip AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIX, Issue I, 5 July 1902, Page 44

Society Gossip AUCKLAND.

Dear Bee, July 1. A LARGE RECEPTION The uncertainty of the weather is *- cause of much anxiety to the hostess ven* taring to give an afternoon "At Home” in the winter season, and Mrs. Cotter, of Remuera, who last Tuesday entertained a large number of guests, must have appreciated the bright afternoon for her "At Home.” The hostess received her guests in the hall, and was assisted by her daughters, who were assiduous in their attention to the comfort and pleasure of those assembled. "Oaklands,” with its picturesque surroundings and spacious apartments, is an ideal home for sueh a gathering of friends. The large ball-room lent itself admirably to a ping-pong tournament, xvhieh was entered into with vigour by the younger folks, and enjoyed equally by the spectators. The prize winners were Miss Kathleen Thompson, first; and Miss Myers, second. During the afternoon selections of music were contributed by Mesdames S. Nathan, Archdale Tayler. Ijiwry, J. W. Stewart, and the Misses Jackson, and K. Thompson. Trifles, Spanish creams, and many seasonable delicacies were arranged on large tables studded with narcissus and violets. intermingled with smilax, the whole setting having a most charming effect. Mrs Cotter looked handsome in a white silk spotted with black and inserted with black Chantilly lace, white shirred chiffon chemisette with touches of mauve; Miss Cotter was charming in a white flounced skirt and silk blouse inserteu with guipure, cerise silk ceinture; Miss Millie Cotter’s French grey voile, with large Richelieu collar of tucked lawn and lace, was much admired; Miss Winnie Cotter wore a lichen green chine silk, with lace on vandyke overskirt, and bands of emerald green velvet on bodice; Airs John Ansenne wore black merveilleux. white chip hat trimmed with white and black chiffon; Airs Aldridge, navy and white spotted satin, blaek bonnet with red roses; Aliss Graves Aic-kin. black flounced gown, blaek toque with grey wings: Airs Blaek looked exceedingly well in a dove grey voile with handsome wide cent Luxeuil lace on-flouneed skirt, laee bolero, blaek picture hat; Alisses Buckland wore black cloth Eton tailor-made costumes; Mrs Baume, black cloth skirt and jacket, black bonnet; Airs F. Baume was in a stylish pearl grey glace silk with overskirt and tiny frills to the waist at the back, black velvet picture jacket, black velvet hat with white crown and pompoms at the side; Airs Baeheldor wore tabae brown strapped with silk of a darker shade, pastel felt hat with shaded roses; Airs Thos. Buddle, rich blaek satin, white silk vest, and cream lace applique round bolero, black toque; Airs George Bloomfield, electric blue zibeline, with black caracule revers and muff, blaek hat: Airs Brett, black voile with silk strappings, black bonnet with dark red roses, and black chiffon boa: Airs Wilfred Bruce, violet voile, point laee cape collar overyellow silk, back chip hat swathed with chiffon and feathers; Mrs H. Bull, blaek coat and skirt, square lace collar, blaek hat with violets; Mrs Chas. Brown, check blouse and dark skirt; Airs Bews; Aliss Bews, fawn.cloth costume; Airs Bamford, blaek brocade, cream lace collar, lace straw hat with violet velvet and violets: Airs McCosh Clark, black voile, black hat witht ruch of feathers, and wore a sealskin cape: Aliss Clark. French grey cashmere trimmed with cream guipure insertion, black hat with violets; Aliss Pearl Clark, hyacinth bine, cream guipure lace collar, black picture hal: Airs-Cruickshank. black brocade, black toque; Aliss Cmickshank. Prussian blue-frieze, strapped with blaek. black bat; Airs Coleman black brocade: Miss Coleman, electric blue, white feather boa. black hat swathed with pink silk and pink roses; Mrs R. A. Carr, dark costume; Airs Ching, grey costume, toque to match;- Aliss Ching, navy coat and skirt with, touches of white, grey toque with wings; Airs W. Coleman, grey cloth costume strapped with blaek hat en suite; Miss Conolly. blaek merveilleux, black hat; Mrs Aickin Carrick, black Italian cloth costume; Mrs Craig, black brocade,

blaek bonnet; Mrs R. C. Carr, black, Mrs Dargaville, handsome black striped silk grenadine over black satin, white chiffon front, black toque swathed with white and black spotted velvet and black plumes; Mrs Robert Dargaville, fawn face clofh strapped with brown silk, point laee vest, black King Hal hat with touches of turquoise blue; Mrs Duthie. bright navy, with glace silk bands, turquoise blue velvet platean hat with cream lace; Mrs Dignan, blaek cloth with white vest-, black hat with violets; Miss Moss Davis, gazelle brown cloth gown strapped ■with silk, brown toqne; Miss Mosa Davis, stylish electric blue zibeline, white satin and lace revers on Russian blouse, black picture hat; Mrs W. Frater. black with tucked bodice, violet velvet toque with posies of violets; Airs Finlayson, blaek coat and skirt, black hat with black wings tipped with white; Mrs Foster, black cloth skirt and coat, pink silk blouse, black hat; Airs Gorrie, black brocade; Aliss Gorrie., dark navy coat and skirt, cream lace applique on revers, white straw hat trimmed ■with black velvet and scarlet geraniums; Airs Nelson Gamble, navy cloth tailor-made frock, with revers faced with white silk, blaek hat: Airs Andrew Hanna, black glaee silk, cream, laee collar, black velvet hat lined and swathed with white chiffon: Airs S. Hanna, black satin, point lace revers, black toque; Miss Pearl Hanna was pretty in a white silk blouse and dark skirt; Airs Houghton, stylish white frieze skirt and Eton, blaek hat; Aliss Horton wedgwood blue cloth, white cloth collar, grey and white panne plateau toque; Mrs E. Hesketh. blaek brocade: Aliss Hesketh, myrtle green and black-striped gown, white felt marquise hat with green velvet and leaves; Mrs S. Hesketh, black merveilleux; Aliss Hughes, black; Mrs H. Horton, browu costume; Airs Hunter, black cloth skirt and coat: Airs Hunt. black voile. strapped with lace silk, ecru Luxeuil lace collar, black hat; Airs Isaacs, black brocade, blaek bonnet with cluster of pink pompadour roses; Aliss Isaacs, navv embossed velvet tight-fitting jacket, black skirt and hat: Airs AL-jore-Jones, black brocade; Aliss Aloore-.Tones. brown costume; Aliss Jackson, navv coat and skirt; Aliss Cissy Jackson, pretty shell pink silk blouse, tucked and inserted with lace, dark skirt, black picture hat; Miss B. Jones, fawn with touches of peacock blue: Mrs Keesing, black and white spotted satin bodice, black skirt and hat: Airs Kempt home, black brocade: Aliss Kempt home, black cloth tailor-made costume; Mrs H. Kinder, black silk with white silk vest, floral toque of Russian violets; Aliss Kennedy, violet cloth with guipure lace collar, grey, hat with pink chiffon and black wings; Airs Langguth. navy cloth tailor-made gown, black and white velvet hat with seagull on crown. erm:ne collaar; Airs Lawry. blaek satin; Aliss Larimer, lustre: Airs Thomas Alorrin, slate blue frieze, coronation red velvet hat with shot silk chon: Airs S. Alorrin. black brocade, cream lace straw toque with violets: Airs Maitland'. smart violet voile with cream lace applique on skirt: Airs C. C. McAlillan. black satin. grey bonnet with grey plumes, grey ostrich feather boa: Aliss Maefarlane, Tussore silk: Airs O’Rorke wore a very stylish reseda green cloth with white revers and vest of cream lace, grey and white panne toque lined with blue velvet and bunches of violets; Airs Mac Kay (Wellington). green plaid costume, black toque: Airs Louis Myers, blaek figured silk, amethyst panne bonnet with white satin crown; Mrs Leo Myers, grey velvet, short black merveilleux cape, trimmed with cream lace insertion. grey and cream lace toque; Aliss Myers, dove grey voile overskirt, cut in castellated tabs, peacock blue eape. collar edged with fur, black picture bat; Mrs Mitchelson. navy coat and skirt, black hat with red roses resting on her hair; Airs Aluellcr, black voile with satin bands, black bonnet with -white chiffon rosettes and magenta roses; Aliss Alueller, vieux rose satin faced cloth, strapped with black silk, white glace silk vest, inserted with lace, billed elvet hat; Mrs L. D. Nathan, stylish black glace with finely tucked overskirt in vandykes over deep flounce, toque of leaves, bordered with wreath of bright

red silk poppies; Mrs Arthnr Nathan, carmine red zibeline, cream lace collar, black Tudor hat; Mrs Nolan, mourning' costume; Miss Nolan, black and white striped satin blouse, black skirt, black hat with violets; Mrs S. Nathan, bright navy coat and skirt, cream lace rerers; Mrs C. M. Nelson, black, ecru lace collar, black toque; Mrs Oxley, heliotrope silk blouse, black cloth skirt, black velvet hat with touches of white; Mrs Alfred Porter, black brocade, greeny grey sac jacket, black hat; Miss Porter, turquoise- blue silk blouse, biaek brocade skirt, black lace hat with wreath of pink unmounted roses round brim; Miss Percival, reseda green costume, with cream lace incrustations; Mrs Peacock, brown merveilleux, bonnet to match; Miss Peacock, navy, grey toque; Mrs Payton. black skirt and coat, black anti white toque; Mrs • Pond, black brocade, black toque; Mrs Pritt, black spotted silk grenadine, black toque with chenille; Mrs tV. Rainger, Prussian blue frock, with light blue chine silk vest, Maltese laee collar, and black satin hat with chenille round broad crown; Mrs Rankin Reed, fawn tweed, with brown fur edgings.' hat en suite; Mrs J. Reid, black; Mrs ' Richmond, black; Mrs Rnnciman. black silk with satin frills, black silk mantle and bonnet; Miss Rose (Wellington), black and white shepherd’s check skirt, black velvet coatee, with cream revers, large black hat with drooping feathers; Dr. Grace Russell, navy coat and skirt; Mrs Arthur Roberton, electric blue, black picture hat; Mrs Sutherland (Fiji), beaver cloth, with black bands, red marquise hat; Mrs A. Stewart, black brocade; Mrs John Stewart, fawn and brown costume, fawn velvet toque, with touches of pink and blue; Mrs Stuart (nee Graves Aickin), black skirt and silk Russian bodice, black toque: Mrs Saunderson, French grey voile, white vest, black hat; Miss Stevenson, fawn tailor-made skirt and coat; Miss Alice Stevenson, Coronation red zibeline; strapped •with biaek glace, black picture hat; Miss Ina Stevenson, navy coat and skirt; Mrs Stevenson (Ponsonby), black silk; Miss Stevenson, black tai-lor-made frock; Miss Towle, blue satin blouse, dark skirt; Mrs Tilly, black costume, brown fur cape; Mrs J. A. Tole, mauve satin blouse, black satin skirt, violet silk toque: Miss Thorpe, black skirt and coat, white hat with black bows; Mrs Archdale Tayler, black skirt and velvet blouse, black hat with violets; Mrs Herbert Thompson, rich black satin, black bonnet with turquoise blue velvet; ■Miss Kathleen Thompson was pretty in an electric blue zibeline, cape collar edged with white fur, black picture hat; Mrs Upton, black matalasse, black and white bonnet, with brown fur;' Mrs P. Wood (Christchurch), hottie green gown, ribbon embroidery on revers, mango yellow velvet folds on vest, black hat with grebe on edge of brim: Mrs R. M. Watt, violet cloth costume, trimmed with black satin rouleaux, violet silk and velvet toque; Mrs F. Winstone, wine-co-loured cloth, red straw hat. wreathed with red roses; Mrs Williams, black merveilleux gown and mantle; Miss Ware, navy coat and skirt, black velvet hat with touches of white; Mrs J. Wilson, black, cream lace bolero, blac“ chiffon toque with blue; Mrs Whitney, black satin, cream lace yoke, black hat swathed with eream lace; Mrs A. P. Wilson, black cloth Eton suit; Mrs Walker, black satin, toque with violets. A LARGE DANCE. The dance held in the Remuera Hall on the 25th inst. was universally pronounced a great success. The committee. comprising Mesdames Maitland, Shera. Corbett, Kinder and Finlayson. Misses Tylden. Lennox. Reid, Shera, and Banks, Messrs Buddle, Reid. Corbett, Abbott, Finlayson, and Dr. Maitland, deserve credit for the way in which it was carried out. The supper was excellent, and the table decorations were very pretty, the vases being filled with red camellias, and white jonquils- The floor and music were alike good. Many pretty dresses wpre worn- Amongst those present were: Mrs Maitland; in black voile skirt, pretty yellow silk blouse; Mrs Corbett, black brocaded silk; Mrs Shera, black, relieved with red; Mrs Finlayson, black voile, with strappings of black silk, and silver trim-

ming; Mrs Henry Walker, black; Mrs White, black; and her daughter wore white, with cluster of roses on corsage; Mrs Tylden, black silk poplin, with point lace vest; Mrs Dawson, black; Miss M. Dawson, green silk; Mrs Kinder, black, with transparent sleeves; Mrs Winstone, pretty cream silk blouse, with pearl passementerie on corsage; Miss P. Gorrie, white Liberty silk, with lace insertion threaded with red bebe ribbon; Miss D. Ware, white brocaded silk; Miss Muriel Peacocke looked pretty in white silk; Miss M. Hcsketh, black; Miss Hunter (Cambridge), white; Miss D. Metcalfe, pink muslin, with white satin bands; Miss Muriel Hesketh, yellow silk; Miss M. Rice, white: Miss Nora Gorrie. white silk, with heliotrope flowers on corsage; Miss Gwen Gorrie, cream; Miss Kenny, white silk; Miss Cussen (Hamilton), black frock; Miss Tylden, white brocaded silk, with sequin trimming; Miss Elsie Tylden, soft white silk, trimmed with chiffon; Miss B. Taylor (Cambridge), black; Miss K. Farley, cream; Miss Elsie Gilfillan. white; Miss Witchell was much admired in white, with black velvet bebe ribbon; Miss May Cameron. black silk; Miss E. Pierce, pretty white Liberty silk, with lace insertion; Miss Myra Reid, white; Miss K. Shera, cream, with ecru insertion; Miss V. Banks, white muslin; Misses Sloman. black velveteen frocks; Miss Young, white spotted net, over blue satin, frills of net, edged with white satin ribbon; Miss M. Walker, white silk, with pink rosette on shoulder; Misses Beale (2), both wore white; Miss Wallace, cream, with green stripe; Miss N. Crowther, white muslin; Miss Kinder, yellow; her sister wore blue; Miss Frater, cream; Messrs Meredith, Irving. Stuckey, Worley, -Stephens, Sellers (2). Gorrie. Upton (2). Buddle. Reid, Shera. Benjamin. Kenny, Banks, Cotter. Finlayson (2). Cooke, Winstone, Walker (2), Goldie, Holmden, Murray, Hunter, Hutchinson. Northcroft, Hesketh, Gudgeon, Morrin, Pierce, Lennox, Nolan, St. Paul. Sloman. Somertield. Corbett, Tibbs, Sharland. Haynes, Walsh, Dr- A. Maitland. ami G. Tylden. PING-PONG CLUB. A capital idea for a winter afternoon was evolved recently. Cards were issued by Mrs C. Heighington Jones (Ponsonby) for the At Home, at the Federal Club Room on Wednesday last, ping-pong being. of course, the “piece de resistance." Upwards of thirty ladies were present, and were all charmed with the cosy aspect of affairs on entering, the change from the wet and windy street to the brilliantly-lit rooms being most welcome. A series of matches was arranged, and the players handicapped on their merits. After very keen interest and competition. the winners were found in Miss Belle Moir (scr) and Miss R. Russell, each of whom received a very prettyprize. All present were unanimous in their praises of the idea as most successful and popular, and already other “afternoons'’ on similar lines are mooted. During the afternoon the hostess dispensed afternoon tea. CORONATION DANCE. Mrs Malcolmson Boult and her pupils gave another delightful dance last week at the Foresters’ Hall, Devonpbrt. Before the dance started the tableau “Britannia and Her Daughters’’ was arranged most effectively. Miss Gould looking verv handsome as Britannia. Then followed the Coronation March by the pupils, who looked pretty in white froeks and scarlet badges. Mrs Boult wore a black evening gown; Miss Rees George, black velvet skirt and crimson blouse; Miss Bouillyon, black silk and jet trimmings; Miss Cardno, biaek silk and cream lace: Mrs Gould, black silk, softened with white chiffon; Mrs Cardno, black gown; Miss Graham, white silk with turquoise blue belt and red flowers: Miss Gavey, black, and red roses; Miss Mac Neil, white, and deep crimson roses; Miss Butters, black silk and erimson rosea; Miss Garret, pret-ty red dress; Miss Cunningham, cream lace, satin trimmings; Mrs Hayles, white silk: Miss Bennett, white silk; Miss Alison, white silk; Mrs Hall, black and plum-coloured brocade; Miss Ella Macky, cream casb-

mere and lace; Miss Kirk, cream silk and lace; Miss Craigmtle, pale green and black lace trimmings; Misses McIndoe, cream silk; Mrs Tanton, black silk and jet; Miss Tanton, white muslin and scarlet roses. My Hamilton correspondent writes: The Masonic ball, which came off in the Volunteer Hall on Thursdayevening, was a brilliant success. The hall was artistically decorated with Masonic emblems and evergreens. The music (Marriage's band) was, as many of the dancers remarked, “just lovely.” The extras were played by Mrs and Miss Swarbrick, a most tempting supper was laid in the room behind the stage, and was done ample justice to by the large number present. There were many handsome dresses worn, and between the Masonic regalia of the Masons and a sprinkling of volunteer uniforms the hall presented a very bright and gay appearance. A ping-pong club has been formed in Hamilton. The members meet every Tuesday evening. A tournament has been arranged to take place next week. The members of the Girls' HockeyClub contemplate giving a dance shortly. Miss Sandes is spending the holidays with her sister. Mrs Palalret, North Shore. PYHLLIS BROUN.