NEW PLYMOUTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9, 4 March 1905, Page 45

NEW PLYMOUTH.

Dear Bee. February 24. On Thursday the Higili (School gills’ invited their old schoolmates and friends to a FAREWELL MTERNOON TEA. to meet those of their number who are about to enter the responsibility of brides elect, and to wish them every happiness and prosperity in their new sphere of life. The gue.sts of the afternoon were, Miss W. Capel, engaged to Dr. Fookes. Miss Paul to Dr. Benaett, and Miss Bertha Thomson to Mr L. P. Webster. Miss Grant (head mixtrees) received the guests in a white voile blouse, with black spota, black voile ■kirt, white and blaek hat£ Miss Drew,

white blouse, holland skirt, gem ha!; Miss W. Capel, pretty green voile costume. hat trimmed with green leaves; Miss Paul looked striking in cream voile trimmed with blue ribbon, large black hat; Miss Thomson looked dainty in a white silk blouse, black skirt, green hat trimmed with blaek; Miss Snowball, blaek voile, blaek hat; Miss Smith, holla ml costume, gem hat; Miss Mackellur. white insertioned muslin; Miss Saddler, flowered muslin, blaek hat; Miss Irene Skinner, dainty white muslin, hat to match; Miss Lucy Skinner looked pretty in champagne coloured muslin; Miss Fookes, crash costume, gem hat; Miss D. Skinner, cream, cream straw hat; Miss Thomson, white muslin blouse, white pique skirt, gem hat; Miss Winnie Baker, flowered muslin; Miss E. Baker, white blouse, black skirt; Miss Chong, holland coat and skirt; Miss Ruby Clarke, white silk blouse, era«h skirt, white muslin hat; Miss Maud Chong; Miss Sybil Thomson, white muslin; ?.’:ss Biss, blue blouse, black skirt, Hack hat; Mrs Shaw, crash skirt, pink muslin blouse hat with, blaek; Miss A- Drake, white: Miss D. Bedford, white; Miss R. Prprcll, white muslin; Miss A. Barnett, pretty cream voile, blue chiffon hat; Miss S. Barnett; Miss V. Quilliam, white muslin, white hat. AN EVENING “AT HOME.” On Monday. Miss Jean Fraser gave an exceedingly pleasant evening at her parents residence “Wajmarie,’’ to a large number of friends. The guessing competition from pictorial advertisements caused a great deal of fun, and the prizes were won by Miss D. Bedford, ami Mr D. Bruce. Amongst those present I noticed: Miss Jean Fraser, pretty blue and white silk blouse, black sunrriyed skirt: Miss Fraser locked well in crer.m voile, with Paris tinted insertion; Miss Sinel (Auckland), dainty- cream silk blouse, green skirt; Miss’ Erica Bayley, pale green; Miss E. Hanna, blue silk blouse, blaek voile skirt: Miss J. Mackay, flowered pink muslin; Miss MEvans, pretty tussore silk: Miss B. KvanSj pink silk blouse, dark skirt; Miss Lewis, white; Miss M. Burgess (Auckland), green chiffon blouse trimmed with pink, dark skirt ; Miss D. Bedford white; Miss Liddle looked swe-et in white muslin; Miss E. Fookes, red. Amongst the gentlemen were Messrs Fraser (2), Hamlin, Jay, D. Bruce. Cutfield. George (2). Wbiteeombe, Bayley, Gray, Bewley, Weir, Wilson, etc. NANCY LEE.