NEW PLYMOUTH.
Deur Bee, . August 4. A MUST ENJOYABLE LITTLE BRIJMiE PARTY was given by Miss J. Mackay, at the Burlington tea rooms' last Tuesday' afternoon, for Mrs Bennett (nee Paul), who is on a visit to her parents here. Mrs Bennett won the first prize, a silver photograph frame, ami Mrs Percy Webster the second, a silver button hook. Miss Mackay received her guests in a navy blue ami white costume, hat cn suite; Mrs Claude Weston (nee Stewait), brown cloth costume furs, black lint with feathers; Miss Bayley, dark skirt, white silk blouse; Mrs Percy Webster, pretty myrtle green costume trimmed with violets ami cream medallions. rream vest, toque to correspond; Mrs Bennett, charming black voile* trim med with cream lace, brown and cream hat: Mrs Oswin, grey coat and skirt, scarlet hat; Mrs Hill, light grey costnnie, white beaver hat; Mrs W. Spencer, grey costume, scarlet hat; Mrs Fraser, black and white decked tweed trimmed with velvet and cream lace, brown bonnet; Miss J. Fraser, white silk blouse, black skirt; Mrs 11. Bailey. navy and rream costume, hat. en suite*: Mrs Paul, black and white, toque to match; Mrs Fitzherbcrt. blue silk voile trimmed with whit * silk, hat to correspond. Last Thursday evening Mrs Prichard gave A DELIGHTFUL EUCHRE PART Y at her residence in Fulford-street. There* were* twenty tables. The first prize among the* ladies was won by Miss Morey, a cut-glass and silver specimen vase. Mr Percy Webster won the first gentlemen’s prize, a silver serviette ring. Mrs J. Kempton and Miss Devore won (he “boobies’” prizes. A lovely supper was served in the dining-room. Mrs Prichard wore black silk relieved with white* lac*; Miss Godfrey was striking in a rich black silk tucked and trimmed with lace;.Airs Prichard, white silk blouse trimmed with pale blue ribbon, dark skirt; Miss Devore. white silk and lace; Mrs (’oilins, handsome* blue voided silk blouse with cream lace yoke, black satin skirt; Airs Leaf ham, white glace veiled in black net; Mrs Percy Webster, cream silk and Paris lace blouse, cream voile* tucked skirt; Mrs Mills, rose pink silk blouse, satin skirt; Mrs J. Kempton, black silk skirt, white tucked silk blouse; Miss A. ih*mpton, black; Mrs W. Newman, rich black salin; Mi;s A. I). Gray, looked extremely well in black satin with accordionpleated chiffon bodice; Mrs Elliott, cream voile trimm?d with yak insertion; Mrs Hutchison, black merveillenx with cream lace insertion; Miss 'feed, pale blue tucked silk blouse, dark skirt: Miss Brown, cornflower blue silk blouse, satin skirt; Mrs Kenny. Mrs Wilson, Miss Devenish. black and gold blouse, dark skirt; Miss L. Jackson, yellow silk blouse, black velvet skirt; Miss Webster, blue* silk and cream lace blouse, dark skirt; Miss B. RrnnelL pretty blue silk blouse trimmed with lovely lace, blac k silk skirt ; Miss B. Evans, pretty’ pale* green flowered silk blouse*, black merveilleux skirt; Miss Kirtou. pale blue* silk: Miss Liddell, rose pink: Miss Morey, pale* pink silk blouse* trimmed with Paris insertion, black skirt; Miss 11. Rawson, pale blue brocaded silk blouse*, dark skirt; Miss J. Rawson, whit? satin trimmed with lace and chiffon. Among the* gentlemen were Mrs P. Webster. Laidlaw. Buckley. IToby. Hutchison (2), Elliott. Mills, Collins, Kempton. Newman. Knvvetl, A. I). Gray. C. Gray. R. Standish, Gilmour. Rawson, .Morey. Mrs. Kemp gave* a charming ITANDKERUHIEF TEA last Thursday’ afternoon for Miss Mabel George, who is to be married shortly. Each guest also brought a photograph of herself. vvli *n a baby, and as soon as they entered the house it was numbered, ami Ih.‘*y were* all arranged round the* drawing-room. The one who guest*. *d the most received the* prize. Four who tied, bad to draw lots. Miss Lucy Skinner coming first. Mrs. Kr*mp wore* brown skirt brow n wilk blouse; Miss Kemp was much admired in pale blue canvas voile*, with cream lace Victorian yoke*; Miss A.
Kemp, while silk - blouse, black "kill; Aliss AL George, biscuit-coloured dear let hat; Airs. W. Wilson, brown cos tume: Mrs. F. blur costume; Aliss W. George, grey skirt, white* --ilk Blouse, scarlet hat; Miss (J. Holdsworth black, prminc furs; Miss I*2. Fookes. brown costume. brown furs, biscuit-col cured velvet and tangerine* hat ; Miss Alathews, brown costume, white cloth, ami tangerine hat; .Miss A. Wilson, black; Aliss Cottrell, looked well in a fawn tweed coat ami skirt, brown hat, with <r.?am roses; Miss Skinner, black tucked voile, white lace, Victorian yoke, brow n and tangerine hat ; Mis> Sadler, grey coat and skirt, black hat; Aliss 1,. Skinner, myrtle green frock, with Paris insertion, brown niched felt bat; Miss AL Tuke. grey skirt, white blouse, white hat with violets; Miss G. McK<*llar, black. On Thursday, 3rd instant, Mrs. 11. Leatham gave a delightful AFTERNOON TEA for Mrs. Bewley, who has just returned from a trip to the Ohl Country. During the afternoon songs were sung by Ales dames Hom.?, Pope, Paton, ami Heard, and Dr. Leatham gave some selectoins on tin* pianolo. Mrs. Leatham received her guests in a black silk voile with killings on skirt, edged with rows of satin ribbon; Mrs. Bewley, s : ?al brown costume, toque trimmed with shaded yellow, turquoise ornaments; Mrs. Alathews, Prussian blue costume, black ami cream hat; Mrs. Mitchell (Southland) pal-* grey coat and skirt, red blouse, and hat; Airs W’. Skinner, black figured voile, handsomely trimnied with steel trimming, black feathered hat; Mrs. Simpson, brown costume, cream strappings, black hat; Miss Simpson, black, with scarlet hat; Airs. Alunro, light brown costume, seal skin jacket: Airs. Devenish. Aliss Devenish. black costume, scarlet hat ; Airs. Black, tartan check coat, and skirt, hat cn suite; Airs. Paul, handsome black voile, with embroidered medallion trimming. black ami white toque; Airs. Laing, Prussian blue costume, seal jacket; Airs Bennett (ne»? Paul ) looked well in a navy blue coat and skirt, cream hat trimmed with red roses; Mrs. Fookes; Mrs. 11. Fookes, navy him* costume, pretty helio trope silk front, black feathered hat; Airs. Fitzhr'rbort, navy blue silk voile, brown fell: hat; Airs. Hankins (Palmerston); Airs. William Bayly. handsome black voile: Miss Bayly, brown costume, hat en suite; Mrs. Add.mbrook, blucygrey costume, cream silk front, black hat ; Airs. Paton, navy blue costume, cream Victorian toque to match; Airs. Sladden. black, brown furs; Mrs. Corn wall, black; Airs. Pope, fir •eked grey costume; Airs. Heard, dark brown costume, seal Russian blouse, white felt hat; Mrs Robertson, black: Airs. Wright. grey Russian jacket, black skirt, black hat trimmed with yellow; Airs. McCleland, black silk voile, velvet and jet bloiisr*, lovely shaded grenat hat: Mrs. Home, brown and cream silk voile, hat to correspond; Airs. Henry Gray, fawn and dark brown costume, brown and white hat; Aliss Alar-hall, navy blue costume, pah* blue f.*ather inched hat; Airs. Bed ford, black silk, and lace bonnet trimmed with wall Howers.
NANCY LEE.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXV, Issue 6, 12 August 1905, Page 47
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