NAPIER.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXI, Issue XX, 14 November 1903, Page 47

NAPIER.

Dear Bee, November 6The annua, athletic sports in connection with the Boys' High School took place at the Recreation Ground yesterday afternoon, when there was ar. unusually large attendance. The City Band rendered excellent muic during the afternoon, and refreshing tea was provided by Mrs Polson. The various events were keenly contested, and a; the close of the programme the prizes were presented to the successful competitors by Mrs T. Moore, wife of the chairman of the Board of Governors. Mrs Polson wore a most becoming brown dress, and a hat to match; Mrs Moore was in pink voile, and her pretty hat was trimmed with dowers of the same colour: Mrs Cornford wore black, bhiek bonnet with heliotrope dowers and ehiffon: Mrs Westall was in blue; Mrs Hovell. becoming costume of black voile, black silk coatee, with cape of deep cream lace: Miss Hovell. very dainty dress of pale green linen, the bodice covered with eream laee. floral hat: Mrs Cecil Cornford looked well in a white skirt, and a hoiland coat, ana a large black hat with yellow flowers: Mrs Humphries wore a blue spotted silk dress, and a black toque: Miss Humphries wore a white dress trimmen with

lace and insertion, and a blank chiffon hat; Miss Ethel Humphries, green Eton eoat and skirt, and large hat trimmed with rones; Mrs Bowen, hollaed costume; Mrs George also Lad a Lolland dress and a toque to match; Mrs McLernon was in black; Mias McLernon had 1 white blouse. a black skirt, and a picture hat trimmed with poppies; Miss M. Hindmsrsh wore a very dainty white dress and a pretty hat -rimmed with blue; Mrs Morris wore a fawn costume; Mrs Stedman was much admired in deep cream with violets and lavender on the bodice; Mrs Peacock wore pale grey. black and white hat; Mi«s Elsie McLean was much admired in a pretty white dress; Mrs F. W. Williams. Mue and white costume; Miss Ham.in, dark Hue coat and skirt, piped with white, large straw hat: Miss Kia Burke, fawn skirt, phik blouse, hat to match: Mv-s Gillies wore cream: Mrs T. McLean had a black dress strapped with black silk: Mrs Baxter, pretty tussore silk dress, toque of the sam ? colour adorned with pink flowers; Mrs Hill wore grey and white muslin, blaek toque: Miss Hill, white musHn costume, becoming blaek picture hat.

MARJORIE.