CAMBRIDGE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXV, Issue 26, 30 December 1905, Page 45

CAMBRIDGE.

Dear Bee, December Sfl. There was a lajrge and fashionable gathering AT “GWYNNELAND*,” the residence of Mrs Banks, aea., on Thursday, the 21st, the occasion being the birthday of her two-jrar oM grandson, Douglas Banks, son of Mr and Mrs Norman Banks. The ■weather was fine for the earlier part ul the afternoon, but later on a steady driulc ret tn, which rather spoilt croquet and other outdoor games. “Gwyiuiclands,” with its lovely gardens and shrubberies, wake on ideal place for a garden party, with ruatie seats and tables dotted about, at which were served strawberries and eseam, ice creams, afternoon tea and cakes of all descriptions. The little folk had a glorious time riding on a trusty pony Mid playing all sorts of games, in which souie of the elder ones joined. Mrs Banks received her guests in a handsome black silk, trimmed with laee, and a heliotrope vest. She was assisted by her daughter, Miss Banks, who was wearing a white silk blouse, black voile skirt, pink

•Ilk folded belt, white and nary blue hat. Mrs T. McLaughlin (Auckland), a married daughter of Mra Banks, who was also present, was wearing a pretty white muslin gown with pale blue ceinture, burnt straw hat, trimmed with pale blue and pale pink; Mrs Norman Banks looked very sweet in a white embroidered muslin frock with pale blue eeinture, and white hat, trimmed with cornflowers; Mrs Buckland, black voile gown with creme vest, ostrich feather boa, black and gold toque; Mrs J. Philips, navy blue silk voile, bodice trimmed with white laee vest and medallions of the same, elliow sleeves, white and black chiffon toque, trimmed with crimson ramblers; Mrs B. Couper, grey tailormade coat and skirt, white silk blouse, tweed toque to match; Mrs Roberts, grey silk voile, trimmed with white silk applique, Tuscan straw hat. trimmed with flowered silk ribbon; Mrs Wells, blaek silk voile, trimmed with black applique, black toque; Mrs Runciman, black costume, crash coat, blaek toque with Neapolitan violets; Mrs Pentreath, blue and white blouse, grey tweed skirt, Panama hat and blue veil; Mrs W. Thornton, white muslin frock with transparent yoke of lace, white hat, trimmed with bunches of polyanthus; Mrs C. Hunter, holland frock, trimmed with insertion to match, gem hat; Mrs Wynn Brown, white silk blouse, black silk skirt, black picture hat; Mrs Matheson, white silk blouse, black voile skirt, gem hat; Mrs H. Crowther, a pretty white muslin froek, and white hat, trimmed with white, silk; Miss B. Buckland, white coat and skirt, and white hat; Miss Richardson, white muslin blouse with blue spol, navy blue skirt, Panama hat; Miss E. Hill, white muslin frock, Panama hat; Miss Wright, a most becoming dress of white mousseline de ■oie, with white silk tie and eeinture.

Tuscan straw hut, trimmed with mauve ribbon and lilac; Miss Dunne, white linen coat and skirt, mauve toque; Miss Wells, pink and while flowered canvas voile, white hat, trimmed with chiffon and ribbon; Miss 11. Wells, white muslin, white hat with blue convolvulus; Miss Gwynneth, embroidered navy blue voile costume with creme vest, blue hat with bunches of cornflowers; Miss C. Mills, white silk frock, white hat, trimmed with pale blue ribbon and pale pink roses; Miss Pickering, white muslin with red sash, and Panama hat; Miss — Pickering, white, silk, gem hat; Miss K. Willis, white muslin blouse, pink gingham skirt, Tuscan hat with shaded pink

11 si 11 1 olslll, 1 U.51T111 ll<*v nivl rose*.

ELSIE.