WANGANUI.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9, 4 March 1905, Page 47

WANGANUI.

Dear Bee, February 24. A SMALL AFTERNOON TEA was given on Thursday by Mrs Stanford in honour of the Misses Humphreys, of New Plymouth, who arc spending a few weeks in Wanganui. Amongst those present were Meslames Stanford, Moore, Gifford Marshall, Alexander, Dodgsh’un, James, Witt. Fairburn. Saunders, Misses Stanford, Humphreys (New Plymouth), Moore. Dodgshun, Imlay, Alexander, and other®. On Friday and Saturday evening® WILLIAMSON’S 810-TABLEAU ■had most successful audiences at the Opera House. Amongst them were the pupils of the Collegiate school. Mrs AV. Empson wore a handsome black tucked silk, banded with insertion, and lace chou of shaded heliotrope silk ribbon on the corsage, handkerchief sleeves of Wack silk, edged with insertion; Miss .!. Empson wore a white tucked silk frock, turquoise blue silk sash and bow; Mrs Cecil Wray, black silk skirt, dainty white silk blouse, banded with insertion, folded silk Iselt with bow and

ends; Mrs Krull, black figured brocade gown, white chiffon front, and collar of cream lace; MihS Krull, pale blue satin evening blouse, gauged, and full sleeves with frill of white chiffon, berthe of Honitoii lave, white sal in skirt; Mrs Sheriff, black and white spotted muslin frock with Im nds of insertion on the skirt, gauged corsage with insertion forming round yoke, lull sleeves to the elbow, edged with a deep frill; Mis Fairburn, black skirt, pale pink silk blouse with wide champagne insertion; Miss ftresson, black silk evening frock, gauged black chiffon on corsage, ami transparent Maltese lace yoke: Miss Norris, pale pink figured voile blouse, g r.ige and trimmed with champagne insertion; Miss Newton. black tucked silk frock, handed with insertion; Airs Mason, black and white evening gown, white velvet opera cloak: Miss Mason wore a dainty pale pink flowered muslin with flounced skirt. gauged bodice with straps of insertion; Miss J. Mason, white tucked silk frock; Mrs A. Lewis, black voile skirt, with wide gauged frill at the foot, tucked white silk blouse with wide bands of champagne insertion: Miss Wituhell, black cmvas skirt, white silk blouse, pair green silk belt with bow and ends; Miss .Jones, black satin skirt, tucked white silk blouse: Miss Newcombe, pale grey skirt, tucked white silk blouse with insertion: Mi-s 'Fouscy. black skirt, white silk b!ua<P: Miss Izard, pale blue crepe de chine evening frock, ganged r-orsagc ami embroidered chiffon berthe; Mrs 11. Sarjeant, grey crepe de chine with beautiful lie.hn of Maltese lace: Miss Stewart. pale blue silk: Mrs O. Lewis < For deli), champagne canvas gown. There were also present Mesdames PattleIzott, Bond, Friend (Palmerston North), .Misses Brabant. O'Brien. Stewart. Mrs ’lhimhle, Messrs Sheriff, Bartlet t (VVellingt on). Bond. Sarjeant, Jones, Krull, lionsfan, Wray, Kettle, Watrrson. Atkinson. Stevenson. R. Jackson, D’Arcy. Jardine, Elliott. Tows»\y. (>. Lewis, Rev. Compton, G. Marshall, and others. On Thursday the St. Laura nee Guild held a sale of work and garden party in the picturesque grounds of the A rain oho Tea Gardens. Amongst. those I noticed were Me«dames Fitzherbcrt, Sarjeant. Cave (Waverley). Bond. Lock. <‘a.rew. H-os king. Mrs and Miss Cave, Misses Izard. Anderson Cleghorn, Stewart, and others. On Tuesday Mrs. Janies Watt gave a most enjoyable AFTERN<X>N TEA nt her charming residence on St. John’s Hill. During the afternoon croquet was played by some of the guests. Our hostess received in a dainty tucked white muslin with insertion and lace, black picture bat with chiffon. .Amongst those present were Mesdames Alexander, Friend (Palmerston North h Lomax. Christie. Innes, Sarjeant, Gifford Marshall. Babbage. Dodgshun. Blundell, Pat f.le-Tzett, Fairburn, Misses (kmeron, Krull, Humphreys (2) (New Plymouth), Cohen (Englund), Cameron (.England), and others. A WELL DESERVED RECEPTION. e Our champion Garrison Band met with a well deserved hearty reception on their arrival in Wanganui on Tuesday from the Kind Contest in Auckland. After leaving tho railway station a large crowd assembled in Queen’s Gardens. where several addresses were given, and hearty cheers for the band. Amongst those present I noticed Airs and Aliss Alexander. Mrs and Miss Greig, Messrs Krull. Cohen. HUIA.