NAPIER.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVII, Issue 19, 10 November 1906, Page 49

NAPIER.

Dear Bee, November 2. Things are very quiet here just now, but last Friday Mrs Morgan gave A VERY JOLLY KITCHEN TEA for Miss Humphries, who is to be married very’ shortly. Miss Humphries received heaps of useful and pretty things. The rooms looked very’ pretty, decorated with masses of lovely roses. A tempting afternoon tea was served in the din-ing-room, the table most artistically arranged with yellow flowers. Mrs Morgan received her guests in a slate coloured silk voile frock, the bodice trimmed with cream Valenciennes lace; Miss Humphries, pale blue muslin dress trimmed with cream lace, pretty fawn straw hat trimmed with blue ribbons; Mrs Henley, handsome blaek taffeta gown, bodice trimmed with lace and blue velvet, pale blue floral hat; Mrs Margoliouth, white canvas long coat and skirt, pale green hat trimmed with chiffon; Mrs Levien, grey’ check long eoat and skirt, picture hat, bunches of roses; Mrs C. Cornford, dainty white muslin frock, pale blue belt, smart blue hat trimmed with blue and’white stripped silk; Mrs Balfour, black skirt, smart white embroidered coat, small hat with flowered ribbons; Mrs Edgar wore a becoming blaek taffeta gown trimmed with blaek velvet, white chiffon vest, touches of pale blue, smart tiny cornflower blue hat trimmed with peacock’s feathers; Miss Ditchings, black silk dress trimmed with cream lace, pale blue chiffon vest, pretty blue picture hat, long blue feather: Miss Rogers, dainty’ white muslin frock ;Mrs Bull, blaek and white striped coat and skirt, coat faced with white, black and white hat; Miss Horton, neat embroidered Holland froek. blue belt, becoming blue and white hat ; Miss Hindmarsh. white linen eoat and skirt, dainty white lace hat ; Miss B. Hindmarsh wore a dainty’ fawn taffeta embroidered frock, lace hat; Miss Hill, white muslin over pink, pink floral hat; Miss Williams •wvre a grrficefttl cream voile frock, bodice trimmed with flowered silk, becoming' perriwinkle hat; Mrs Baxter, mauve coloured Eton coat and skirt, touches of pale pink velvet, pretty pink rose hat; Miss E. Humphries, daiuty bine frock trimmed with laee, large white lace picture hat. touches of blue; Miss Brown, black and white cheek frock trimmed with blaek velvet, fawn

straw hat with pink roses; Miss Kennedy, dainty salmon pink crepe frock, white hat. long white feather and pink ribbons: Miss Williams, pale grey voile frock, grey stole, black picture hat; Miss —. Williams, pretty white muslin and lace frock, picture hat, masses of roses; Miss M. Williams, cream voile and lace frock, rose floral hat; Mrs Frost, smart fawn silk voile dress over blue, small fawn straw hat, touches of blue; Miss King, pretty white muslin frock, pink rose hat; Miss McVay, smart black and white check Eton coat and skirt, coat faced with black and white silk, blue picture hat; Miss M. McVay, fawn and white check costume faced with white, pretty pink and blue chiffon hat; Miss Neal, blue taffeta, gown, pretty white picture hat, wreath of green loaves; Miss Anderson, green muslin frock, smart green and violet hat; Mrs Rodie. grey corselet frock, black velvet hat with black feathers; Miss McLernon, becoming embroidered fawn silk frock, green belt, smart fawn straw hat, wreath of cherries: Miss C. McLernon, cornflower blue cheek costume, deep black belt, coat faced with black, smart brown and blue hat with roses; Mrs Dewes, tailor-made navy blue coat and skirt, navy blue and red hat; Miss Dewes, tussore silk frock, pink belt, pink floral hat; Miss Ellison, apple green voile frock, touches of brown chiffon, small fawn floral hat; Miss Peacock, white muslin dress trimmed with lace, blue folded belt, blue hat, touches of pink and velvet; Mrs Furlong, becoming grey' tweed costume, grey and pink hat; Mrs Louden, pretty blue silk voile froek, blue floral hat; Miss Margoliuuth, brown voile frock, touches of

blue velvet on be dice, brown picture hat trimmetl with roses; Miss Tonkin, sky blue voile frock trimmed with lave, blue picture hat; Mrs »Sonhaman. pale blue plaid frock, white feather stole, burnt straw picture hat, pink roses; Mb Humphries, handsome black voile frock, black toque, black feathers; Miss <»’ruchy, brown Norfolk eoat and skirt, French sailor hat trimmed with velvet; Miss Trollop, navy bine silk blouse trim med with lace, blue cloth skirt, small round hat trimmed with blue; Mrs Leamon, white linen coat and skirt, white and blue hat; Mrs Bratify, becoming black silk frock, bodice trimmed with handsome Maltese lace, small green net hat trimmed with lily of the valley; Mrs Thompson, blue eoat and skirt, lace vest, touches of heliotrope, small hat, bands of ribbons.

MARJORIE.