AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11, 17 March 1906, Page 44

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bee, March 13. PARXELL CROQUET CI.CB AT HOME. The Parnell croquet lawns presented a most animated and pretty appearance on the. occasion of the annual At Home last Friday. A number of players from the di Horen t lawns availed themselves of the Parnell holies’ invitation, and spent a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon. Progressive croquet was the order of the day, and the prizes—1, a silver ink stand; and 2 a silver cream jug and sugar basin were won by Airs. Horace Walker (Mount Eden lawn) and Mrs. Easton (Auckland lawn). A delicious afternoon tea was provided, and the tables were arranged with flowers and ribbons in the club's colours, dark and light blue and white. Amongst others I noticed: Mrs. Isidore Alexander wore a graceful black voile skirt and smart glace silk blouse, black new shaped mushroom hat; Mrs. Dr. King, blue skirt ami pretty white blouse, finished with black strappings; Tuscan hat: Mrs. Kings well, well -lit ting brown voile toilette. trimmed with riiched ribbon of same shade, toque Io match; Mrs Archie Clark, dark brown tailor made coat and skirt, with dainty cream vest, black hat with touches of green; Mrs. Tewsley, sapphire blue silk, pretty cream lace on bodice. ’Tuscan hat trimmed with shaded ribbon: Mrs. I plill, Holland jacket and skirt, cream hat with green ribbons; Mrs. Brown, dark brown cloth jacket and skirt. ’Tuscan hat with black tulle ruching: Mrs. Hunt, blue figured muslin, blue hat to match; Mis. Houghton, brown and pink flowered muslin over pink glace silk, pretty brown and pink hat; Mrs. I plill. black skirt, white silk blouse, green hat with red berries ami tiille: Mrs. Rathbone, brown muslin, brown hat trimmed with red roses; Mrs. Hunter, dark blue and white muslin, brown hat trimmed with pink and rod ruses*. Mis. Colegrove, grey jacket and skirt, hat trimimed with green; Mrs. Steele, grey linen costume, hat on suite; Miss White, dark blue serge skirt, white blouse, hat trimmed with dark blue; Mi-s T. Gregg, white muslin dress, pretty Tuscan hat; Mrs. Duthie wore a pretty pink muslin and cream dust coat, green hat; Mis.s Binnoy. cream serge jacket and skirt, burnt hat ; Mrs. Watkins, blue skirt, white blouse, blue ami white bat; Mrs. Jack Reed, dark freen coat and akirt, hat to match;

Mr., Pollen Greig, cloth jacket and skirt, Alm Pollen Greg, cloth jacket and skirt, pretty red hat; Airs Heather, dark blue cloth jacket and skirt, blue hat; Airs Wilkie, very pretty brown cloth jacket and skirt, white hat; Airs Thornes, green skirt, green glace blouse, pretty heliotrope hat; Airs Langmuir, dark blue voile, big black hat; Airs Snodgrass (Ashburton), pretty grey voile, long grey dust coat, pretty white hat ; Airs Wilson, white serge coat and skirt, and pretty hat; Mrs Pavitt, white dress, white hat with shaded ribbons; Airs Larner, well-fitting tailor-made green flecked tweed, pretty black hat; Airs Hill, white muslin, prettily tueked and insertioned. black and violet hat; Airs Arthur Nathan, dark green ciotli tailormade gown, with white cloth lapels embroidered with gold thread, toque to match; Airs Paton wore a grey skirt and white blouse, black and white hat; Mrs Foster, brown skirt and white silk blouse. I 11-can hat trimmed with shaded ribbons; Mrs Ferguson, grey tweed skirt and dainty white blouse, Tuscan hat; Airs George Morris, dark tailor-made coat and skirt, pretty blue toque; Airs Edmiston, smart pale grey tailor-made, with while vest, black toque; Mrs 11. C. Fenton, dainty floral muslin, and pretty Tuscan hat wreathed with pink roses; Mrs Arthur Hooper, bottle-green cloth coat and skirt, white vest, hat en suite; Mrs Horace Walker, black skirt and pretty white blouse, black hat; Mrs George Nichol was charmingly gowned in a dark heather mixture tailor-made costume. smalt black hat with cluster of crimson roses at one side; Airs John Dawson; Miss Workman wore a very pretty black silk voile costume and black bat : Mrs I legman, navy blue cloth skirt and white embroidered muslin blouse, dark and light blue hat ; Airs Brute, dark blue and white spotted delaine; Airs Willie Bloomfield, pale green spotted linen, burnt straw hat; Airs Lucas Bloomfield, lovely brown crepe de chine costume, black hat with feathers, grey marabout ; Mrs Barry Keesiug, smart

navy blue coat and skirt, faced with white, braided with blue, hat en suite; Miss t aro was dainty in white skirt and soft white silk blouse, hat trimmed with pale blue; Mrs Forster, natty dark brown costume; Mrs Whitney wore green-flecked tweed: Mrs Mogenie. pretty 7 black skirt and white blouse: Airs Kidd, black gown, black hat: Mrs Burgess was gowned in white, with pretty white liat and marabout stole: Miss James, black and white costume: Mrs Dacre, white serge eoat and skirt: .Mrs Noakes looked chic in a pale grey gown, with small red toque; y’jss Stevenson, dark blue. (AI'CKLAND GOLF CLUB'S AT HOME. The Golf < lub were favoured with perfect weather for the opening of their season on Saturday, when they 7 entertained. upwards of two hundred friends at the picturesque club house. The links looked lovely, and a .very pleasant time was spent admiring the many glorious views with which the links abound. Delicious afternoon tea was served, and the afternoon greatly enjoyed by- all present. Mrs George Bloomfield was charmingly gowned in a white linen coat and skirt, and smart white linen hat: Mrs Gregg, pretty iblack and white flowered muslin with Valenciennes luce vest and edgings,

toque to match: Miss S. Gregg wore a dainty clear white Swiss muslin and Tuscan hat: Miss Andrey Stubbs wore white with burnt straw hat swathed ■with white chiffon ruche; Mrs Archie Clark, pale grey 7 voile costume with net and lace vest, black and white toque; Lady I.ockhnrt wore an effective pearl grey voile toilette with gold embroidered vest, opening over net, lace jabot, glace silk eeinture. ami dainty toque to match ; Mrs J.|lt. Bloomfield. very pretty 7 white einbj’oiilered linen gown with chine silk eeiiiture and sash, becoming pale blue toque; Mrs Harry Bloomfield was eliarmiiigly froeked in white crepe trimmed with lace and embroidered fmof;ifs, floral ribbon sash, and white hat wreathed ’with pink roses; Mi;s Duthic was in white with cream dust emit and burnt straw hat swathed with pale green tulle; Mrs Snodgrass, nnvy blue skirt and pretty' white blouse, Tuscan hat; Miss Horton was daintily gowned in wlifite muslin, ami pretty'

shaped white straw hat; Miss Daisy Mowbray wore white relieved with touehi**; of blue, white aftd blue hat; Mrs limit, blue figured silk with cream yoke. Tuscan hat trimmed with shaded ribbons; Mrs Tewsley, dainty heliotrope floral delaine with wide heliotrope satin ceinture, and heliotrope toque; Mrs Houghton wore an effective white Swiss muslin richly trimmed with black Chantilly lace, black hat with blaek and white feathers; Mrs Seymour George, grey ami white checked silk toilette,, cream net and lace motifs, grey and black toque; Miss Hislop (Wellington) wore a pretty blue embroidered muslin with folded corselet belt, small hat trimmed with pink roses; Mrs Dr. Jaiwry, black open-work canvas gown over white glace. cream lace vest, and pretty hat trimmed with crimson roses; Miss Draper, dainty white muslin and white hat; Mrs \V. R. Bloomfield. heliotrope linen costume with creami lace yjoke. Tuscan hat; Mrs Ware, black cloth tailor-made, with white vest, hat en suite; Mrs Taylor wore white with white hat; the Misses Kerr Taylor wore pink Jinen costumes with white! hats; Mrs Robison (Eltham) looked well in white linen with small crimson hat; Mrs Pollen, sapphire blue voile with cream lace vest, pretty green hat trimmed with shaded ribbons; Mrs Puckey. black inou Firing costume; Airs Norman Williams wore a dainty black and white gown with black and white* hat; Mrs Wool coni be was prettily gowned in white, Tuscan hat trimmedl with white feathers and blue forget-me-nots; Airs Robertson-., 14 ivy blue coat and skirt with blue and white facings, white vest, and blue hat to match; Airs Marshall (Dunedin) wore a smart cream eoat and skirt witih green ceinture, cream and green hat; Mrs Thomas, white linen coat and skirt with white hat swathed with green tulle; Airs Harry Clark* looked [pretty in cream serge with cream hat; Airs Rathbone, black taffetas with cream lace yoke, black bat with ostrich feather ruche 5 Airs Harry Gilfillan wore a navy blue canvas voile with cream vest, hat to match; Afiss Gladys Beale, pretty white embroidered muslin, white and blue hat; Aliss Symes, white skirt and dainty silk blouse, cream hat wreathed with shaded pink roses; Airs Young, blue figured silk muslin over glace, cream A’-shaped vest, and toque to match; Aliss Young wore a cream canvas voile coatee and skirt, cream vest, and burnt straw hat; Mrs Tubbs, black and white costume, black and white hat; Miss King, all black, with black picture hat: Miss Rice, dainty pale pink muslin inset with Valenciennes lace, hat wreathed with roses; Mrs George Aforris, very pretty floral canvas and blue hat; Aliss Stevenson, navy blue costuinzl. white v(*st, and dark blue hat; Airs Rose, black and white costume, blaek and white hat; Airs Burns, black (loth tailor-made with cream vest, black bonnet; .Mrs John Chambers, pale grey spotted chiffon with touches of black, hat en suite.

PHYLLIS BROUN.