NAPIER.

New Zealand Graphic, 6 April 1907, Page 46

NAPIER.

Dear Bee, 28lh March. On Friday afternoon last Mrs. McLernon gave a. most enjoyable “ At Home” at her pretty home on Bluff Hill. The day was bright and sunny, and the many guests were able to wander round the grounds and play croquet. Mrs. McLernon received her guests in a handsome grey silk dress trimmed with lace and medallions; Aliss McLernon, dainty pale blue dross, bodice trimmed with eream Valenciennes lace; Miss E. McLernon, pretty pink (lowered muslin and -Valenciennes dress. Amongst Ihe many guests I noticed Airs. Bowen in a pretty ■olive green »ilk dress trimmed with ruchings of green silk, smart green toque with berries; Mrs. Claude Cato, white, cloth Eton coat and skirt, coat trimmed with dainty pink trimming. white toque with feathers; Mrs. Bowes, navy blue voile dress, bodice with cream lace, blue toque to match; Mrs. Paisley, black dress with black silk mantle, black bonnet; Mrs. Bull, navy’blue striped coat and skirt, black hat; Miss Paisley, white muslin dress, white , Leghorn bat and black feather; Airs. Sheath, navy blue glace silk frock trimmed with navy blue ruehihg‘.< black liat; Mrs. Kennedy, cream doth Eton costume, white and black toque; Mrs. Bradley, pretty pink muslin frock, bolero effect of Valenciennes lace, green hat; Miss Nevill, brown voile frock, brown hat trimmed with lace; Mrs. Riddell, white embroidered linen dress, long white coat, white hat with rsoes; Miss Fannin, grey costume, grey hat; Aliss McVay, brown and while Eton costume, brown hat with peacock feathers; Miss, Shaw, dainty white muslin dress, Jwliile hat with roses; Aliss M. McVay, pale green voile dress, green hat to match; Mrs, Tomlinson, painty pale blue, dress trimmed with lace, black piclure hat; Airs. C. I). Cornford, lovely blai-ir glare dress, bodice trimmed with while-lace, black and white toque: Airs. Edgar, while muslin and Valenciennes lace frock, pretty while hat with feathers, '’white stole; Miss, Hilcbings, cream glace and luce,dress, cream hat with for-get-me-nots; Miss' liavis. navy blue coat and skirt, white Lal trimmed .with navy blue; Miss J. AlcV.av, .dainty white muslin and - A'alencicimes lace’ dress, white Leghorn bat trimmed with green;.Miss Canning, black silk dress, black hat with feathers; Aliss. Humphies, dainty white nuislin dress, while bat with feathers; Aliss I). Kennedy, pale blue silk dress, white hat with pink roses; Alias Hill, nary blue coat and skirt, black hat; Aliss G. Hill, bbm flowered muslin dress white lace hat; Mrs. Lawlor, black dress with black hat; Mrs. Hill, grey coat and skirt black hat; Airs. Leslie Thompson. cream serge dross, pretty violet and blue toque: Mrs. Peacock, black 'silk dress, black boiuret with plumes;' Mrs.

J. Cato, navy blue coat and skirt, claret coloured hat with feathers; Miss Bee. dainty pale blue voile dress with picture, hat: Mrs. G. Kelly, black and white dress. black hat with feathers; Miss Ellison. cream dress. white hat with largo feather; Miss Williams, black silk voile dress relieved twith'.'- cream la<e, black toque: ■Airs. W. Cato, neat navy-blue-Eton costtime faced with pale blue cloth, pale blue felt hjjt to match; \lrs- Sibbalds, qiole -blue voile dress with black picture hat; Mrs. (hr, Nack voile dress trimmed with lace, black hat: Mrs. Baxter, grey voile dross trimmed with lace, black hat;

Miss Fleming. neat eream Eton costume, toque to match; Miss T. Brown, cream silk dress with cream hat'; Mrs. Mayne, grey voile frock with lace on bodice, white hat with roses; Miss Locking, white silk dress with white picture hat; Miss M. Williams, white silk and insertion dress, cream toque with flowers; Mrs. White, grey silk voile dress trimmed with cream lace, grey toque to match

MARJORIE.