HAWERA.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIV, Issue 24, 17 June 1905, Page 47

HAWERA.

Dear Bee. June 10. Last Tuc.-day Mrs Welsh gave a large afternoon tea at her residence on the South-road in honour of her sister ;Mis Buckley,, who left the following day for Sydney, where she catches one of the I*. and <>. boat* io India. It was a lovely day. ami Mrs Welsh’s charming garden vv as 1 ook ing very pretty vv it h all its autumn tints. Mr- Wcl-h received her guests in a becoming green gown. Mrs Buckley was wearing a charming cream serge with a large red hat. Amongst the guests 1 noticed Mrs Goodson. Mrs C. Goodson. Mrs Jacob. Mesdames Par rington. Scott. We-:ruia. Brown. White. Williams. Dingle. McLean. Brett. Bay-ly. GillCarey. A. Hunter. Page. Parkinson. M. William. Heslop. Misses Litter. White. Dingle. Worrall. Carey. Good, an I many others. During the afternoon several songs wire sung and much enjoyed. List Tuesday evening a delightful pro-gres-ive euchre j*arty was given by Miss McLan. There wore thirteen tables, which represent a large number of people. The prize*, which were very handsome, were won by Miss Stringer and Mr W. Parkinson, a silver jewel b »x and a silver-backed clothes brush respectively. A dainty -upper wa- seiVid in the dining-room. Mrs McLean wore a handsome gown of black silk, the corsage trimmed with Irish point lace: Mi>- McLean wa- wearing a gown of white and blur glace silk, the yoke of Lice. Amongst those pre-ent were MisLitter. in a charming white silk fro k with Victorian yoke of hailstone lave; Miss White, pretty pink frock: Mi-s Baird, white ho.»k muslin, re’ieve I with pale blue: Mi— P. Baird, a dainty pink .-ilk. very much tucked, with pink of a d<*eper sjiad<- on the corsage; Miss Douglas, cream satin: Miss Alexander, while silk: Miss Capion. white silk: Mi-- A. Caplen. pale blue silk; Mi-s Nolan, black -ilk: Mi-s Day. a .harming blue gown: Mis- B. Lingden. white silk: Mi-s Biiyly. old rose: Mi-s Kenny, white -ilk: Mi-- Dingle, red -ilk. Among*: the gentlemen were Mr—r- M.*L<*au, Parkinson 2». Glenn. Kenny. Aitk< n. Swinburne. Gray, (hettie. Barrington, Turnbull. Liddle. Baker. Buchanan. Next week I will tell you about Mi*s Brett’s a—e!nbly. which is the tii-t of a series of four to take place during the coming winter: also, of Mr Rol»t. Foster’- concert, which should be very enjoyable. as he comes to us with a high reputation.

A nunilwr of hunting jwople journeyed to New Plymouth last week to attend the nu*et which was to lie held there. ■Thei were %ery unfortunate as ieg a rds* the da>. which turned on: very stormy ami cold. They were enttrtained at a dar.«t' given in their honour by the New Plymouth people, and eame home after having ha*l a very enjoyable time.