NEW PLYMOUTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIII, Issue XVII, 22 October 1904, Page 50

NEW PLYMOUTH.

Bear Bee, October 14. Mr~ Alexander gave a large AFTERNOON TEA to bid farewell to Mrs Copeland last Tuesday afternoon. Her pretty house and grounds were gay with flowers. An excellent musical programme was provided, amongst the singers being Airs Ramsay and Aliss Al. Tuke. Airs Alexander received her guests in a handsome black tucked inerveilleux skirl, daintily gauged and faggotted, white silk blouse, pale blue Empire silk belt; Airs Copeland, handsome black silk gauged voile; Aliss Alace, black; Airs Henry Weston, tussore silk blouse, tucked arid insertioned, black voile skirt; Airs S. Shaw, black, and scarlet hat; Airs AV. Shaw; Air* Home, blue coat and skirt, toque on suite; Airs Roy, grey tweed costume, IJack hat; Airs Paul, blue spotted voile, relieved with cream silk and insertion, violet toque; Airs Collins, black satin, pretty crash coat, hat to correspond; Mrs AleCleland. handsome black inerveilleux, silk coat, trimmed with lovely Alaltese lace, picture hat on suite; Airs Fraser, black; Airs Paton, tweed costume, hat en suite; Airs Newton King, national blue cloth costume, i rimmed with cieam, licit en suite: Aliss King; Airs Spencer, tweed skirt blaek astrakhan, Russian blue, brown and pale blue toque; Aliss Kane, tweed costume, t rimmed with brown fur, claretcoloured hat: Mrs F. Webster. blaek; Miss Holford, check silk blouse, black voile skirt; Aliss Humphries, while silk and jet blouse, black inerveilleux skirt, toque en suite; Aliss —. Humphries, black and white costume; Airs Bedford, blaek tucked inerveilleux, pink and cream bonnet; Airs Percy Webster, blue and white costume, starlet hat: Airs Ramsey, fawn costume; Airs A. Fookes, grey costume, hat en suite. Aliss Devenish, black, white and scarlet hat ; Alt’s Standish, black and white; Airs W. Bayly, - fawn and pale pink; Airs Watkins, blue costume, trimmed with a lighter shade; Airs* K.vugdon. blaek; Mrs Cole, blaek. trimmed with cream medallions; Airs Samuels, p Jetty cornflower blue costume, trimmed with cream, black picture hat: Mis Brewster, grey, hat en suite; Airs Pelm, tweed costume, trimmed with green and cream, blue and grey hat: Mrs .Fitzherbert, blaek crash coat; Airs Ainnneriug, fawn costume: Airs Robertson, black inerveilleux silk and lace coat, hat trimmed with violets; Mrs Wallach, white silk blouse, blaek voile skirt; Airs Clitic, black. The ladies gave a AIOST ENJOYABLE POAVDER ' AND PATCH. DANCE in the Freemasons' Hal] last Wednesday evening. The committee worked the dance up splendidly, and they to feel pleased at its success. The hall looked very pretty. It was decorated v.itli willows, broom, and flag*. The large piircli was cosily arranged ns a diawing-ropm. The supper table, daintily decorWfed with yellow flowers, was laden with every delicacy. Amongst the many pretty dresses T noticed: — Airs Sladden, white satin, tririmed with

passementerie and lace; Mrs Morgan, black sunrayed silk; Miss Cornwall, Wack satin, trimmed with white lace; Airs Alexander, black silk, trimmed with silver passementerie, handsome lace scarf; Mis* Bayley, black silk; Aliss K. Bayley, pink silk, with chiffon rucking*; Mrs Home was much admired in cream brocade; Aliss Evans, black silk, trimmed with Maltese lace; Aliss B. Evans, black tucked inerveilleux, relieved with white lace on dccollelagc; Miss Hanna, black silk; Airs Collins, black lace over silk; Aliss AL Fookes. white silk, ami- lace frills; Mrs Oswin, green silk; Aliss J. AlcKellar, blue atin, veiled in white net; Airs Paget (Stratford), lovely frock of pink satin, with bandpainted Howers on skirt and decolletage; Miss Kane, white satin, finished with blaek velvet and handsome passementerie trimming; Mrs AVylie, slategrey velvet; .Mrs Stuart, white sun-layed-pleated silk voile, deco’let ccge finished with chiffon; Miss E. Fookes, white silk; Mrs Paul, blaek laeo over satin; Aliss Paul was greatly admired in cream lace: Aliss Roy, .vlnte silk; Aliss Simson, primrose silk, with chiffon frills; Aliases Rawson (2), cream; Alias Mackay, blaek silk; Airs Wright, pale pink silk; Airs Fitzherbert, black silk, profusely trimmed with lace; Misses B. and W. Thomson, cream voile, trimmed with Paris insertion.; Aliss B. Smith, cream silk; Aliss Standish, white silk: Airs Spencer, green brocade; Miss E. Hamerton, lovely yellow brocade, trimmed with whi. • lace; Miss O. King, cream voir’; ..liss Berry, white silk: Airs AV. Bayly, grey silk, with pink chiffon trimmings; Alias Fraser, black sunrayed voile over silk; Aliss J. Fraser, pale pink silk; Miss Webster, lose pink silk, trimmed with white lace: Miss t’apel, blaek satin, relieved with white; Aliss N. Capel, white silk: Airs Alannei ill", cream brocade; Aliss AA’riglit, white silk; Miss Skinner, yellow brocade, white chiffon iiehu; Alias L. Skinner, pale green silk; Aliases Curtis (2), white silk. Amongst the gentlemen were: —Messrs Oswin. Taylor, Nolan, Williams, AA'addy. Weir. Bayley, Standish, Lowe. Cartwright. Woodhouse. Day. Fisher, Kirkby, Fraser. Cutlteld, wiriteombe, Webster, Darling, R'lbert’sc,n (2). Ala.cey. White, Spencer, Wilson, C ollins, Paul, George. ?.l >d’.ey, W 7 curds. One of the smartest and most fashionable AT HOMES of the season took place last Thursday afternoon in the Freemason’s Hall, when Airs Copland entertained a large gathering of friends to bid farewell before she leaves for the Old Country. Everything that could minister to the comfort and pleasure of those present had been carefully thought out. The

hall, arranged as a drawing-room, was profusely decorated with pot plants and lolely flowers. ‘The Estudirintina Band played beautifully, and enjoynWe vocal items were given by Mrs Ernest Robinson, Mrs Wrigley (Ha went); Misses MacDiarmid, and Tuke. Mrs Copland wore a handsome gown of tuckeu silk voile over silk bodice finished with lace; Mrs .MaeDiarmld, black, hat en suite; Miss Mae Diarmid, pale green silk blouse, dark skirt; Miss Govett, dove grey costume, white furs; Airs AVrigiey (Hawera), pale grey voile, black picture bat; Mrs Ernest Robinson, Wack costume, hut en suite; Mrs Bewley, Wack; Mrs Paton, tweed costume iinished with brown fur; Airs Hume, blue costume piped aud faced with white silk, hat en suite; Mrs Freeth, blaek silk and jet, bonnet to correspond; Aliss Cottier, black silk and lace cape; Mrs Addenbrooke. blaek; Mrs Thomson, black; Air* Afartin, blaek, cream and black jacket; Mrs 11. Gray, black, grey jacket; Airs Buckleton looked well in black canvas voile relieved with white chiffon, picture hat en suite; Mrs AA'. Wilson, blaek sun-rayed voile, white coat; Airs

Paul, black silk, rose floral toque; Mrs Robertson, black silk and lace; Mrs Wright, pretty bluey-grcy voile trimmed .with champagne lace and cream silk, ha-t en suite; Mrs H. Bailey, blaek grenadine, black and yellow hat; Miss B. Newland, brown costume, hat trimmed .with pink; Miss B. Smith, blue coat and skirt; Mrs C. T. Mills, red cost tune, blaek hat; Mrs Collins, blaek satin, picture hat; Airs R. Smith, black satin, silk and lace cape; Mrs Kebbell, blaek coat and skirt, violet hat; Mrs Morrison, brown costume, hat to correspond; Mrs Standish, blaek and white .costume; Mrs G. White, blaek and pink costume, hat en suite; Mrs Cohen, blaek voile costume; Mrs Alexander, brown costiiine, hat to correspond; Mrs Home, ercarn silk blouse, blue skirt, cream and blue hat; Mrs Murray, tweed costume, hat to match; Miss M. Tuke, vieux rose costume; Mrs Spencer, blue cosjtnne, blaek picture hat; Miss Kane, red costume, brown furs, black hat; Mrs N. Miller; fawn costume, hat. en suite; Mrs Corney, black; Miss Nixon, pale blue silk blouse, dark skirt; Mrs Osborne, fawn costume, black jacket; Miswes Evans (2), white silk blouses, black skirts; Mrs Fraser, blaek; Misses Humphries (2>, black silks trimmed with lace; Mrs R. Cock (Mayoress), black silk relieved with pink, hat en suite; Airs Kerr, blaek silk voile; Mrs Turton, black brocade, bonnet trimmed with silver; Alisa B. Thomson, cream, black picture hat; Mrs •Fitzherbcrt, black and biscuit-coloured jacket.

NANCY LEE.