NAPIER.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 7, 16 February 1907, Page 44

NAPIER.

Dear Bee, February 10. Last week Mrs Piekney gave a very jolly little dance in lier Napier residence, It was a very warm evening, but we managed to keep ourselves cool by icecreams and all sorts of cooling drinks. A most tempting supper —the table being very prettily deeorated with yellow flowers —given a good floor, and a garden io wander about, it was not difficult to enjoy oneself. Mrs Piekney received her guests in a black taffeta frock, bodice draped with white lace, berths of pink roses, wreath of roses in hair; Aliss Barcroft, becoming rose pink taffeta frock, trimmed with silk laee, deep folded belt; Airs Hassell, blaek satin frock, Valenciennes lace vest, crimson roses on file bodice; Aliss Wood, white chiffon frock trimmed with chiffon; Airs Barcroft, blaek laee over white glace silk, bands of blaek velvet, blaek bow ia

hair; Miss Kennedy, pale blue taffeta frock, skirt trimmed with Irish embroidery, lace bolero; Miss McLean, black taffeta frock, bodiee trimmed with lace; Miss Rutherford, fawn spotted muslin and lace dress, pale blue belt; Miss ■ —. Rutherford, pale pink silk dress, touches of blaek velvet; Miss Hetley, white muslin frock, touches of blue on bodice; Miss Nation, lemon chiffon frock trimmed with scarlet velvet; Miss Williams, pale blue chiffon frock, pink roses on bodice; Miss O. Seal, blue silk dress, frills edged with lace; Miss Seal, most becoming soft blue ehiffon dress, bands of gold braid, pink on bodice; Miss Dalzell, white silk dress trimmed with lace, blaek velvet belt.

MARJORIE.