NAPIER.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXI, Issue XIX, 7 November 1903, Page 54

NAPIER.

Dear Bee, October 30. The Hawke’s Bay A. and P. Society were favoured with delightful weather for their Spring Show. The grounds were crowded, and some pretty toillettes were worn. Miss Seale had a very stylish white costume, and a burnt straw hat trimmed with blue; Misa Pearl Seale wore a holland dress; Mian

Von Dadelzen, looked well in a linen dress of a pale green colour, and pink roses in her picture hat; Miss Burke had a pink blouse and a dark skirt, white chiffon boa; Miss Hovell was much admired in pale grey canvas, and a hat trimmed with forget-me-nots and violets; Mrs Stedman wore dark blue, the bodice trimmed with deep pink bro* cade, blue toque to match; Miss Vera Wilson wore a pretty muslin dress trimmed with lace and insertion, large hat with pink and crimson roses; Miss Twigg had a pink linen costume, and her black hat was trimmed with the same colour; Miss Violet Twigg was in Sale blue, with a deep collar of cream ice, and a blue hat; Miss Dulcie Kennedy also wore pale blue; Miss Fitzroy had a white silk blouse trimmed with insertion, a dark skirt, and a white toque; Mrs Davidson looked well in grey; Miss Hall had a black coat and skirt; Miss Gladys Nation wore a pretty white blouse and a dark skirt; Miss Hoadley was in blue; Miss L. Hoadley, grey muslin dress, and becoming hat to match; Miss Kathleen Hoadley had a green and pale blue dress, and a white hat with pink roses beneath the brim.

The opening of the Hawke’s Bay Tennis Club took place on Saturday, when the grounds were thronged with visitors. Amongst those present were: Mrs Pharazyn, in a black costume, lace mantle, and black bonnet; Mrs Stedman wore a grey coat and skirt, and a hat trimmed with pale blue; Mrs Edgar had a stylish holland dress and a cream hat; Mrs Bull, grass lawn costme; Mrs Tylee, blue dress with revers of white doth, black and white hat; Mrs Bowen wore a green linen dress, the bodice trimmed with lace medallions; Mrs Rutherford was in black; Miss Todd had a pretty blue dress and a white hat; Miss Hovell, soft cream lace blouse over pink, black skirt with rows of blade velvet ribbon; Mrs Cato was in blue, and a pretty cream hat; Miss Hoadley wore white; Miss L. Hoadley was in green; Miss McLennon’s white blouse was trimmed with insertion, and she wore a black skirt and a large hat trimmed with roses; Miss Chapman had a stylish costume of blue spotted linen, and a toque to correspond; Miss McVay, grey dress, black hat with feathers; Miss Daisy Rutherford, becoming pink costume; Miss Fannin had a grey dress trimmed with white; Miss lolanthe Margoliouth wore a white dress and a large picture hat.

Mrs and Miss Martin, of the Bluff Hill, gave a “curio” tea on Thursday afternoon. Amongst the guests were the Misses Dalzell, Shaw, Williams, Hovell, Rawson, McLean, Elsie Md-ean, Dean, Todd, Macfarlane, V. Wilson, Rutherford, Edwin (Wellington), etc. MARJORIE.