AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVII, Issue 25, 22 December 1906, Page 44

AUCKLAND.

T>< ar Bee, December 18. A MOST DELIGHTFUL EVENING %v.is given last Friday by Mrs. Mac Gregor Hay, Parnell, as a farewell to Mrs. Jas. B. Hay, who, with her daughter, left for Englund on Monday.- The earlier part of the evening was taken up by a guessing competition. The lucky winners were Miss Williamson, who received a silver-topped hair-pin box. The gentleman’s prize was a silver pencil. Later in the evening the large dining-room was cleared, and we danced, amt altogether we had a most enjoyable time. Mrs. Hay wore a pretty black and cream gown with cream lace; Miss Hay was in black velvet with berthe of white lace; Miss Helen Hay, black skirt, and a very pretty ciel blue blouse; Miss Mabel Hay was daintily gowned in white inserted muslin; Mrs. T. Neil wore black satin with eream Maltese lace scarf and a duster of red roses on corsage; Mrs. Janies Hay was in black silk and net, relieved with white; Miss Pearl Hay, in a dainty cream gown with pale blue eeinture. Among others present 1 noticed: Mesdames David Hay, Kempthonie, Sellers, White, Jones, and Craig, Misses Snell, Williamson (2), Sloman, White (2), Frater, Long, Hill, Lusk (2), Kempthorne (2), Jones, HalliWell, and Aicken.

On Saturday afternoon last, Mrs Allsworth gave a very enjoyable afternoon tea at her residence, Queen-street, Onehunga, prior to her daughter Alice’s approaching marriage with Mr H. H. Buxton, of Wanganui. The afternoon took the form of an “Author” tea, and proved a very merry one. The tea was served in the dining room, the tables being prettily decorated with white roses and cactus, relieved with parsley fern, after which the prizes were presented. Miss Bower was the lucky winner of the first prize, her sister scoring the second, while Miss Violet Burden secured the third. Mrs Allsworth received her guests in a graceful gown of black voile, embroidered with sequins, and relieved with soft creme lace. Among those present were: Miss Bobin, in a white embroidered muslin; Miss Mackey (St. Helier’s Bay), white silk blouse, black skirt; Miss Harris, black skirt, creme silk blouse, pretty blue chiffon hat; Miss M.Pitt, white insertioned lawn, helmet hat; Miss Richardson, creme blouse, blue skirt; Miss Long, while embroidered muslin, French sailor hat; Miss Elsie Weller (Auckland), white silk, French sailor hat, trimmed with floral ribbon: Miss Talbot, creme blouse, black skirt; Miss Burden, white embroidered muslin blouse, grey skirt; Miss Violet Burden, white silk gown, pink hat; Mis, Watkin, pretty pale greylinen. helmet bait; Miss Amy Bobin, pink silk blouse, black skirt; Miss Mabel Berryman, creme dress, pretty creme hat ; Miss Queenie Haselden, creme dress awl hat, relieved with blue silk; Misses Bower (2), white embroidered muslins, hats to match; Mi-s Stella Smith, pretty creme dress, hat to match; Miss Hale white silk grown, French sailor, trimmed with floral ribbon; Miss Jeffery, white satin blouse, black skirt; Miss Barnes, pretty blue costume, hat to match; Miss Alice Bobin, creme silk and d’esprit, net blouse, grey skirt; Miss Mainland, white

muslin blouse, grey skirt, white and blue hat; Miss Alice Vernon, white muslin and pink hat; Miss Kathleen Haselden, white embroidered blouse, black voile skirt ; Miss Robb, creme dress, creme frat, trimmed with pink; Miss N. Robb, pink dress, pretty pale green French sailor hat; Miss Friar, pink costume, hat to match; Miss Hilda Brown, creme blouse, blaek skirt, creme hut, relieved with scarlet; Miss Wilson, creme silk dress, pale pink kiee and chiffon liat.

PHYLLIS BROUN.