PALMERSTON NORTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVII, Issue 21, 24 November 1906, Page 44

PALMERSTON NORTH.

Dear Bee. November 18. Friday, the King’s Birthday. was bitterly cold. with occasional sleet showers. Despite the weather, a large crowd assembled in front of the Post Office at 10 o’clock to be present at the official starting of- the dock and chimes recently erected in the Post Office tower. Mr. S. Abrahams, the Acting-Mayor, in his speech, referred to the great interest taken by Mrs. W. T. Wood and Miss tiara M ood in obtaining the money necessary for the purchase of the clock, mid in response to the request of the Minister for Public Works. Mrs. Wood started the clock, the untying cd a white silk how setting the pendulum in motion. Mrs Wood, was presented with a lovely bouquet of roses.and Mr Wood with a button hole by two little sun- of Mr. W. Park. Mrs. Wood was wearing a navy blue er»it and skirt, white silk, anil laee vest, wine-coloured hat with roses of same shfede. brown furs; Mies Wood, navy blue Eton coat and skirt, coat strapped with white cloth, white ermine toque with cluster of crimson roses, ermine fur t nd muff. It had been hoped the MHATARY TOURNAMENT A.elcl on the show grounds would be larky in the weather: as it was the weather was awful, and the attendance not half what had been expected; still, the 3000 spectators thoroughly enjoyed the novelty of the proceedings. Among others present were: Mrs. J. AL Johnafon, -wearing a navy blue skirt, long grey eoat, blue hat with glace hews; Mrs J. Strang, brown skirt, sable eoat and toque; Mrs. Holmes. brown corduroy velvet eoat and skirt, brown toque with brown wiugs; Mrs. Cooke, black coat and skirt, blaek toque; Mrs. Millton, blue ■kirt, white eoat. Idue liat with blue and -white ribbon; Mrs. McKnight navy blue, •able furs, blue hat with blue* tulle and C'nk Howers; Mias Robinson, dark skirt, ng grey coat, brown American sailor ■with ’mown wings; Miss Italic Robinson, wavy blue Norfolk eoat and skirt, sailor hat; Mrs. Tatton. dark grey eoat an 1 •irt. brown bat with brown and tangerine ribbon; Miss Tuttou, dark skirt, long grey coot. grey furs and toque; Mrs. Hoick, navy and green plaid costume, made with tang eoat, browu tuque; Miss Buick, navy Hue Eton coat and skirt, Tino •an hat with fawn and pink tulle; Bliss Inly Buick, dark skirt, grey check coat, tomato red mushroom hat with

Sowers of same shade; Airs. Pringle, grocc. Xton eoat fend skirt, navy hat with

navy ribbon and shaded mauve roses; Mrs. Peach, dark skirt, long grey coat, white hat with mauve ribbons; Mrs. luder, navy blue made with long eoat braided in black, navy hat with two shades of blue ribbon; Aliss ilnder, Hack Eton costume, black velvet collar and cuff- cream cloth revers, red mushroom hat with red wings; Mrs. Handyside, violet cloth costume, black toque with pale l>eliutro]>e flowers. long grey coat; Mrs. W. Strang, navy blue Eton coat and skirt, navy blue straw toque with given ribbons and peacock blue quills; Mis. Louisson. navy blue, brown fur toque with crimson roses; Mrs Randolph, black skirt, caracal coat, black chiffon hat with Wack tips; Miss Randolph, black coat and skirt, navy blue hat with shaded mauve roses and foliage; Mrs. Watson, navy blue, made with long eoat, black and white hat; Mrs. Beatson (Pohangina), grey and black check, with long eoat, cream straw American sailor with pink and cream floral ribbon; Mrs. 8. Hume, in grey, coat made with basque, burnt straw hat with white tulle ruching and forget-me-nots, white furs and muff: Miss Knight, brown skirt, sealskin eeat, brown toque with [tale brown tulle: •Miss — Knight, grey Norfolk eoat and skirt, greeu American sailor with green glace bows and bunch of wheat; Mrs. E’.ing. dark given cloth costume, braided in black, blaek and white toque with white aigrette; Miss Currie, long grey plaid eoat, blue velvet collar and cuffs, white hat with pale blue band; Mrs. Bunting, grey and white striped eoat and skirt, cream hat with cream and pink floral ribbon; Miss Stephenson, navy coat and skirt, brown hat : Mrs. H. Palmer, black eoat and skirt, black chiffon hat with white flowers; Mrs. Bett, blaek skirt, caracal eoat, black chiffon hat : Mrs. McDowell, navy blue Eton coat and skirt, scarlet mushroom hat with scarlet wings; Mrs. A. Roe. dark skirt, long grey eoat. navy blue American sailor with cornflower’s; Miss Freeman, brown Eton coat and skirt, scarlet hat; Miss N. Richter, dark skirt, long grey coat, sailor hat; Mrs. Greig, dark skirt, long fawn coat, wine-coloured hat; Mrs. Lareomb, black eoat and skirt, cream lace collar and revers, blaek anil white hat with white aigrette; Aliss Larcomb, in grey, with long eoat, scarlet hat; Mrs. Tbornleigh, violet cloth costume, cream American sailor, with cream and pink floral ribbon; Miss Batchelor, dark skirt long grey eoat, brown straw French sailor with ereain and pale brown roses; Miss Robertson, navy blue skirt, long grey coat, scarlet hat with scarlet wings; Mrs. Freeth, navy blue coat and skirt, cream straw hat with navy and pale blue ribbon. In the evening a military ball held in the Municipal Hall was a brilliant success. Those present included Mr W. T. Wood. ALH.IL. Mrs Wood and Miss Wood. McMinn’s band supplied excellent musie. Lieutenant H. Palmer, assisted by Lieutenant Batchelor, Corporal Ctoc-k and Private Butler, were responsible for the arrangements. (hr Thursday afternoon. Mrs N. Barraud, Awapnni. gave a ‘kitehen tea’ for Mrs Harold Abraham, a very recent bride. Airs Harold Abraham, Mrs Porritt. Mrs and (he Misses Abraham, Airs and Miss Snow. Airs and Aliss Warburton, Airs and Aliss O’Brien, Airs Handyside, Airs Munro, Airs Hewitt, Airs J. Al. Johnston, Mrs J. Strang, Mrs Afaeintrye, Airs Colbeck, Mrs Putnam, the Alisses McLennan, Airs F. S. Alcßae, Afrs and Aliss Slack, Miss Hankins, Alisses Wilson, Airs W. Strang, and others were present. TENNIS. Saturday was a beautiful day and tliere was a large attendance of members and visitors at the tennis courts. Airs Barnieoat and Mrs W. Hardin dispensed afternoon tea. Mrs Barnieoat was wearing a blaek skirt, blaek tucked silk blouse, black hat with chiffon ruche edged with line blaek lace; Mrs Hardin, cornflower blue liueu coat and skirt, cream blouse with large blue spot, blue mushroom hat with a navy and pale blue silk trimming; Airs McKnight, navy blue Eton eoat and skirt, braided in blaek, blue American sailor with grey blue tulle and black tips; Airs Coles; black canvas voile rnueh trimmed with narrow silk riaibed ribbon, pale pink iliiffon toque with pink aigrette; Afrs Warburton, navy blue skirt, white blouse with sinaU red spot, Panama hat ; Mrs Randolph, navy bine coat and skirt, white doth facings, blaek and -white toque; Mrs Tripe, dark grey made with long coat, blue mushroom l>at with wreath of pink roses; Mrs Bell, grey and white striped eoat and

skirt,, burnt straw hat with two shades of blue ribbon; Miss Lord, fawn crash skirt, white blouse, scarlet tie and belt, white hat with scarlet band; Miss Fitzherbert, |>ale heliotrope muslin, white Valenciennes lace on bodice, white Ikat with tulle and pink roses; Miss Wilson, brown skirt, white blouse, brown l>at with glace bows. Miss Margaret Waldegrave, white embroidered liwn. pale pink belt, white A’aleneiennes lace hat with pale pink roses;' Mrs Vernon, black and white floral frock, blaek and white hat; Airs Glendinning, pale biscuit coloured voile, brown toque with tangerine roses; Aliss R. Glendinning, black skirt, cream eoat, black and white toque; Miss Waldegrave, navy blue skirt, white and red striped linen blouse, wliite hat; Miss Porter, dark skirt, white embroidered muslin blouse, white liat with white and blue striped ribbon; Miss Keeling, grey skirt, eream silk and lae-e blouse, navy blue hat with wings; Aliss Bell, dark grey and white striped skirt, white embroidered muslin blouse, navy hat -with white silk scarf; Alias G. Bell, the Alisses Robinson, Messrs Harden, Barnieoat, Cooper, Connell, Wither, Bagnall, Coles, Adams, Fraser, Swainson, Collins, Higginson, Smith, Hogg, Spencer, Fulton, Reed, Reedy, Waldegrave (2), Hankins, Aloodie, Dr. Putnam, Messrs AlcLean, Hughes, Birraud, Kendrick. THE IKILORES CONCERTS. A large and fashionable audience assembled in the Opera House on Thursday evening to greet Aldlle. Dolores. Words are useless in describing her glorious voice, one must hear it to have any conception of its wonderful beauty. Among the audience I noticed Airs. Greig, wearing a tussore silk toilette, cluster of roses on corsage; Mrs. Warburton. blaek silk, champagne coat much trimmed with ereain lace insertion; Aliss Warburton, in cream silk, long eream cloth eoat; Aliss AfeLennan, blaek crepe de chine, Faris tinted laee berthe, cluster of pink and crimson roses; Mrs. Maitland, black silk, long pale grey coat with cape effect of white chiffon frills; Airs. Rennell, ereain silk and chiffon, eream cape with swansdown; Afrs. Baddeh-y, yellow silk and ehiffon: Miss Hankins, pink silk, long pink eape with hood: Aliss Nicholls, white muslin made with many little frills, eream eape with ereain silk hood; Airs. J. Pascal, black skirt, cream silk blouse, cream cape; All’s. Howie (Te Rangi Pai), black silver sequined net over blaek glace; Aliss Keeling, blaek satin and blaek laee; Afrs. D. Alonrad, blaek silk skirt, ereain gauged silk blouse; Afrs. Vernon, black skirt, deep violet silk blouse; Afrs. Afellsop, blaek evening dress, sequin trimming on corsage, cream cape with swansdown; Aliss Ganstad, blaek skirt, cream and pink floral muslin blouse with cream laee insertion; Aliss —. Ganstad. ereain silk with yoke of deeper shade of cream laee; Airs. Carr (Feilding), in cream, with long sapphire blue velvet, eoat; Aliss Pegden. pale pink evening dress: Aliss Drew, blaek velvet skirt, pink silk blouse with cream laee yoke: Airs. R. S. Abraham, blaek evening toilette; Aliss Abraham, cream silk; Miss Alarjorie Abraham, green silk; Mrs. Dans, green crepe de chine, berthe of silver sequins; Mrs. Louisson, becoming pink evening dress; Afrs. Park, black silk, berthe of blaek sequins, cluster of crimson roses; Aliss Park, Maek skirt, cream silk and lace blouse, cream i-oat; Miss F. Park, black skirt, pale blue ehiffon blouse, cream eape with swansdown; Mrs. D. Reid, cream silk, pretty cream cape; Mrs. Stowe, in black, long Idne-grey coat with grey firr; Mrs. West, blaek voile skirt, pale blue silk blouse with eream lace yoke; Mrs. Beattie, blaek silk and cream lace; Afrs. anil Aliss Lloyd, Afiss Kelly, Mrs. and Miss Mclntyre, Mrs. and Aliss O’Brien, Mrs. Handyside, Mrs. Lyons, Miss Slack, Mr. and Mrs. Freeth, Mrs. and Aliss Randolph, the Misses Fraser and girls from Craven College, Mrs. Jolly, Miss Sim, Aliss Cherrett, Afiss Wilson, the Alisses Graham, etc.

Tlir marriage of Alisa Agnes Mowleam second daughter of Capt. Mowlem, ea Pahnerston, to Mr. Roas, of Wellington, took place on Wednesday last. The wedding was very quiet, no one but relatives being present. The marriage of Miss Letty Siggs, second daughter of Mr. Biggs. Broadr street, to Mr. N. Barton, of Gisborne, takes place at All Saints’ Church OB Monday, the 19th inst.

VIOLET.