NAPIER.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIX, Issue II, 12 July 1902, Page 110

NAPIER.

Dear Bee, • July 4. A large ping-pong tournament was held last evening in the Gaiety Theatre, to augment the funds of the Hawke’s Bay Cricket Association. The entertainment was very successful, the only drawback being that the light was not good. There were 343 entries for the various events. Amongst the players and spectators were: Mrs Keesing, who looked well in a pale blue silk blouse, with straps of blaek velvet baby ribbon, black chiffon skirt, and blue sash; Mrs Stedman, blaek satin dress, with a square of eream lace on the bodice; Mrs Kettle wore dark blue; Mrs T. Moore, pale blue blouse, dark skirt, handsome cream opera cloak; Mrs Hoadley, soft black dress; Mrs F. Perry wore fawn; Mrs Cornford, blaek foulard; Mrs Edgar was in grey; Mrs Jones (Wanganui) wore black; Miss Hoadley was in blue and white; Miss Louie Hoadley had a very stylish grey dress trimmed with cream guipure laee; Miss Kathleen Hoadley had a blaek dress, the bodice relieved with rosettes of pale blue; Miss Burke looked well in a black satin trained dress with cream lace on the bodice; Miss Ella Burke had a pink silk blouse and a black skirt; Miss Hovell also had a dainty pink blouse and a dark skirt; Miss Kettle was in black; Miss Locking had a terra cotta silk dress trimmed with lace; Miss Claudia Shaw wore dark green; Miss Goldsmith, navy blue dress, with cream lace on the bodice; Miss Dinwiddie, pink ~ silk blouse, black skirt; Miss Mary Dinwiddie was also in black and pink; Miss Simpson, pretty red blouse, dark skirt; Miss Cornford, becoming blaek dress; Miss Heath also wore black; Miss McLernon, dainty black silk dress; Miss McVay, light blouse, dark skirt; Miss Giblin, becoming pale blue silk blouse, dark skirt; Miss lolanthe Margoliouth wore a pretty black dress trimmed with lace.; Miss Seale also looked well in black; Miss Hill, pink silk. Amongst the men were Messrs Munro, Dinwiddie, Jones, Macassey, G. A. Broad, Margoliouth, H. Duff, Von Dadelzen, F. Perry, and Drs. Henley and Edgar. In the finals of the

various events Miss Myrtle Dean beat Miss Madge Hindmarsh for the ladies’ singles; Misses M. and D. Hindmarsh beat Misses Barbara Hindmarsh and G. Hill in the ladies’ doubles; Miss B. Hindmarsh and G. A. Broad beat Miss Todd and H. Duff in the combined doubles; H. Duff -beat G. A. Broad in the men's singles; and D. and H. Goldsmith beat Baker and Evans in the men’s doubles. There was not a large attendance at the Napier Park races on Wednesday, but this was owing perhaps to the weather, which was wet and cold. On Friday, the second day, however, it was bright and frosty. Some of those present were: Mrs Lanauze, in a long fawn

coat, black skirt and hat, becoming feather bo*; Miss Seale, bright red coat and skirt, black hat; Mrs Gore, black costume, sealskin jacket, black hat; Miss Burke, red blouse, dark skirt, fawn jacket, becoming black picture hat; Mrs Harold Russell, dark coat and skirt; Mrs Nantes, stylish cloth costume, biscuit, trimmed with dainty figured silk, black hat; Mrs Perry, fawn coat and skirt, large picture hat; Mrs Donnelly, pretty shade of blue, fur cape; Mrs Moore, very pretty grey dress embroidered in black and relieved with pink, pink toque; Miss Glendinning, navy blue, red hat ; Mrs Smith, gobelin blue costume, stylish toque; Miss Williams, brown. Mrs Jardine won the second monthly competition for the medal on Saturday at the Waiohiki Golf Links, with 83— 12—71; Miss Hindmarsh, Mrs C. H. Cato, and Miss Jardine making the next best scores. Tea was provided by Mrs C. H. Cato and Miss Bennett. MARJORIE.