NEW PLYMOUTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXV, Issue 5, 5 August 1905, Page 47

NEW PLYMOUTH.

Dear Brr , July 20. Miss Nellie Stewart’s Company arrived here last week, and gave '‘Pretty in the Theatre Royal. As usual, -people raine in from all the neighbouring towns Io witness it, for it isn’t very often xx «• see so great an actress as “Sweet Nell.” Amongst the audience I noticed: Mrs. Cork, black brocade, lovely cream satin and lace opera coat; Mrs. Alee. Williams (nee Cock), cream tucked «ilk, dandy cornflower blue opera coat; Mrs. Penn, black satin and net; Miss E. Penn, white silk and lace; Miss B. Smith, (ream tucked voile, bodice finished with chiffon; MiSs V. Reunell, rose pink silk, cream opera eoat; Miss Mackay, scarlet accordion-pleated silk blouse. black silk skirt; Miss Bayley, cream silk; Mis. Watkins, pale pink crepe de chine blouse, black voile skirt: Miss Motshead. bkttk; Misses Bedford 42); Miss MeAllum, black net; Miss E. McAlliun, white muslin; Miss Clayton, pink silk blouse, dark skirt ; Mrs. Hume, scarlet; Miss F. MeAlluni, turquoise blue blouse, black skirt; Misses Govett (2), cream silks: Mrs. Burgess, grey silk and chiffon,-lovely grey opera coat; Airs. Oswin, scarlet velvet, finished with chiffon; Aliss Webster row pink ami cream lace blouse, black skirt; Miss L. Webster, •lark skirl, turquoise blue and cream lace bions* : Airs. Paul, black silk and jet; .Mis. Bennett (nee Paul), dainty white lace robe, relieved .with pale pink roses; Mrs. Norman . Kensington, pale

blue silk. trimmed with t-rc.-im lav* ; Mis. i'nU*. black silk, with real i.ic< trimmings;’ Miss Hamilton. Irhiefc silk, b Ttb;» of lovHv real lace; Miss Kirtoii. pale green -silk; Miss W est a 11, black silk; Mrs. Speller, black; Aliss Sadler, pale green silk: Miss AL Sadler, pretty ros*» pink and cream hire blouse, black skirl ; Mrs. Harold Thomson (Inglewood), white iiiiietl muslin, cream ope;a coat, lined with pink ; Mi*s W. Thomson, pale pink; Mrs. Ih.me, yellow’ brocade, trim med with cream lace; Miss George, white >ilk: Mrs. \\. Skinner, black silk and jet, scarlet, opera coat; Miss Jz. Skinner, pale grey silk; Mrs. Alexander, black mervv»lli ux; Mrs. C. Weston (nee Stewart), bl*v*k silk and lace. 'HIE THIRD ASSEMBLY, held in the Theatre Royal last Wednesday evening, xvas, if anything, a greater success than the first, and that is saying a great deal. Exquisite music, as usual, was rendered by McKinnon Bain's orchestra, and, with a dainty supper arranged at the Burlington, everything was complete. Among those present were: Miss McAlhim, black net, relieved with tangerine ribbon; Miss E. McAlhim, cream brocade, veiled in canvas voile, finished with yak lace; Miss Mackay', black silk, berthe of lovely real lace; Aliss <). Mackay, white tucked book muslin, trimmed with lace insertion; Miss Holdsworth was much admired in pale heliotrope brocade, trimmed with violets; Miss G. Holdsworth, peach-coloured brocade, softly finished with chiffon; Miss Bayley, black silk, relieved with white chiffon; Aliss Hall, white silk, trimmed with violets; Miss F. McAlhim, white silk with chiffon frills; Aliss J. MeAllum, white silk, trimmed with bine chiffon Howers and sash; Airs Bennett looked sweet in her bridal dress of rich ivory satin, en traine, trimmed with lace; Airs Paul, black silk and white lace; Aliss Baker, pretty sky blue tucked silk with panel of cream lace; Miss Hanna, cream, de-’-colletage: finished with vandyke frill, edged with niched ribbon, scarlet sash; Aliss Fraser, eream brocade, trimmed with tiny pale blue chiffon roses; Aliss J. Fraser, dainty white muslin, profusely frilled and edged with lace, scarlet Empire belt and shoes; Miss Palmer (Parnell), black silk, trimmed with white lace; Miss Liddell, white silk, scarlet roses on corsage; Aliss > Bedford, cream brocade; Aliss D. Bedford, white muslin and lace, scarlet rose on decolletage and in hair; Airs AV. Wilson, dainty cream accordionpleated crepe de chine, trimmed with Paris insertion; Mrs Mills, black silk and white lace trimmings; Mrs Collins, black satin, lovely real lace berthe; Miss Devore (Pon son by), pale blue silk, trimmed with a darker shade; Mrs T. Carthew, pale heliotrope brocade; Miss Carthexv, rose pink tucked silk with cream lace trimmings; Airs Oswin, cream satin; Airs Alec Hill, handsome royal blue satin. finished with white chiffon; Mrs Roy. black brocade; Aliss Roy, white frilled hook muslin; Aliss I). Roy (debutante) looked extremely well in a dainty frock with frilled book muslin, decolletage finished with lace, lovely shower bouquet and accordion-pleated opera coat; Aliss W. Thomson, cream satin, veiled in white shirred net; Aliss V. Brett, cream silk, profusely trimmed with violets; Miss Simpson, white crepe de chine; Aliss Jackson, white canvas voile with tangerine silk sash; Mrs IL Stocker, white tucked silk; Mrs W. Spencer, white flowered silk, pale blue embroidered belt; Miss Free, ciel blue silk, daintily finished with chiffon: Mrs Kimbel. very handsome pale heliotrope brocade: Miss Burgess, biscuit-coloured silk with cornHower blue trimmings; Miss Chong, cream tucked silk; Mrs Claude AVeslon. very striking costume of rich black lace over white glace, decoHetage finished with jet, and red crushed roses; Aliss E. Fookes, rose pink satin and chiffon; Miss Fant bam. maize-coloured satin, trimmed with violets; Miss Tuke. orange silk, veiled in white frilled muslin; Aliss Prichard, rose pink voile; Miss Mannering, cream flowered silk with scarlet velvet shoulder straps. Among the gentlemen weir Messrs AlcKellar. Stocker, George (2). Weir, Oswin. Bayly. Paul. Day. Fisher, Balbarry, (‘a thro, Free, Williams, Laidlaw. Roy. Scott. Dixon. Morgan, Harcourt, Johnston. Hast ip (2). Hanna. Clarke. Humphries. Eitzherbert, Hallct, Cart hew, Cut field, Eraser (2). Woodhouse, Lowe. Wilson, Medley. Crombie, Spencer. Standish, Baker. J. Wilson, Richards. Collins, Mills, Blaine. Wilkes. Bewley, Weston (2), Dr. Home. Man-

nering.

NANCY LEE.