NAPIER.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXV, Issue 23, 9 December 1905, Page 47

NAPIER.

Dear Bee, November 30. On Thursday last the Bluff Hill CROQUET CLUB was formally opened by Air If. W. Brabant in the presence of a great manyvisitors. Delicious afternoon tea was provided by the ladies. 1 noticed: Airs AfcLernou, wearing a pretty black and white striped silk dress, black ehiffon bat trimmed with pink roses; Airs Bo wen looked well in heliotrope check roil?, smart heliotrope toque trimmed with dark green velvet; Airs Baxter, pretty white dress, pink and white hat ; Mrs A. Kennedy, white serge dress, coat trimmed with lace, green and white toque; Mrs C. Cato, becoming black and white cheek muslin dress, smart black and white hat; Airs Claude Cato, pretty pale green spotted voile dress, bodice 'trimmed with chiffon, white hat trimmed with pink and violet; Airs Dewes. green ami black muslin trimmed with lace, becoming white hat; Airs Sandtmami, grey skirt, pink and white blouse, burnt straw hat trimmed with pink bejri?’: Mrs Brabant, black voile trimmed with lae« and insertion, black and while hat; Mrs Riddell, grey voile dress, with pink and grey hat : Airs Hill blue flowered muslin trimmed with black velvet, black hat; Airs Tabuteau, black and white check silk dress, pretty black hat wi ll pink roses; Mrs Dalziel, black voile, Idaek hat with feathers; Airs H. White, pretty blue muslin trimmed with silk, blue and black hat; Airs Loudoun, pale bine voile, pretty pale blue hat: Miss Buchanan, white linen trimmed with lace, blaek lace hat; Airs Toner, black coat and skirt trimmed with white silk, neat blaek toque; Miss Riddell, white muslin, blaek and white ehiffon toque; Aliss McLernon, pretty red and white spotted dress, red folded belt, red and white straw hat; Miss Ellison, pal? grey voile, white picture hat; Airs Sen mon. pretty white embroidered linen, black ehiffon bat: Aliss Kennedy. smart cream striped coat ami skirt, white toque trimmed with green and viol d ; Miss Riddell, red voile trimmed with lace, red picture hat; Aliss Ni-wbould. white linen, white and green hat ; Aliss Hindinarsh. pretty white spotted muslin, white lace bat with bronze flowers; Aliss Rutherford, pale blue muslin blouse, dark skirt, white hat; Aliss Williams, pretty grey voile; blaek picture hut; Aliss R. Williams, pink flowered muslin, smart hat trimmed with pink ribbons; Aliss HetJey, white muslin, becoming blue hat; Aliss F. Iletloy. pretty white linen, pink belt, white and pink hat; Aliss Baker, grey coat and skirt, grey and violet hat; Messrs, Brilbrant. Toner, Brodie, Morley, Sheath, Bull, Baxter, Cato, Baker, Barker, Williams.

MARJORIE.