NEW PLYMOUTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 21, 25 May 1907, Page 46

NEW PLYMOUTH.

Deal Bee. May 19. .MISS BEDFORDS FORTNIGHTLY DANCE was held as usual in the Freemasons’ Halt la’t Wednesday evening, and a* the weather was keen ami very cold, dancing was thoroughly enjoyed. Amongst those present were Miss Bedford, cream dowered tussore silk, with berthe of eream laee. skirt inset with yak insertion: Miss D. Bedford, white frilled muslin. satin folded empire licit: Aliss It. Crawford, eroam silk, trimmed with frill' of lace, old g.Jd empire belt-. Miss A. (rawford. white tucked and frilled muslin, prettily relieved with red roses and shaded empire belt: Mrs. Venn. Idaek -atin veiled in net roses on decolletage: Miss E. Penn, eream silk, pale blue empire licit and bows in hair; Miss Brewster, pretty white muslin, with deep tucks and insertion on skirt, tucker of niched net. scarlet folded belt and rose in coiffure; Miss Wilson, pink and white muslin, with ciel blue folded empire belt, cream laee prettily arranged on corsage; Miss X”. Capel, black satin, berthe of rich white laee: Miss M. Capel, white net. profusely trimmed with narrow idaek ruehed' ribbon ; Miss M. Webster, white frilled silk, berthe of white lace, finished with scarlet roses; Miss Saxton, cream silk with crimson shoulder straps and empire belt; Miss Buxton, pale blue pleated voile, with deeolletage of white lace: Miss E. Fookes. shell pink silk, bodice trimmed with folded chiffon; Miss

If. Fookes looked extremely well in black satin with berthe of Maltese lace: Miss G. Colson, dainty white muslin, decolletage trimmed with laee insertion, fitlished with frilled Valenciennes lace; Miss Hanna, black satin. deep berthe of cream and black figured net ; Aliss N. Hanna, pale blue silk trimmed with cream lace and black velvet; Miss E. MeAllnm. pale green veiled in cream muslin, berthe of cream laee. pale green j-i«k-_ folded- empire belt; Miss Baker. Idaek silk profusely trimmed with net frills edged- with niched ribbon: Miss Holl. pale blue voile frilled and trimmed with white. laee and insertion. Amongst the gentlemen were: Messrs, liumphries. Horriban. Williams, Honan, Fleming, Gordon. L. Webster. Coates (2), Baker. Xieholsoii; Higgin, Nolan. Stocker, Pennant, Preshaw, Medley, L. Storey, Jennings. Deacon, Armitage, Perham, etc. In the Freemasons' Hall last Thursday etching, the boys of New Plymouth gave a .rimst t'l ENJOYABLE RETURN DANCE tij'the girl's last year's one. and it being suitably arranged to eventuate in the term holiday, the boys entered into it thoroughly, so made it the success it was. The hall was prettily decorated with ferns and evergreens, and the supper table looked charming, festooned with pink, yellow amt white chrysanthemum-. Excellent music was supplied by Mr. Rountree. The chaperones were; Mesdames Bewley, W. D. Webster. Thomson. L. \\ lister. Blundell, Dempsey and 'Addenbrookc. Miss W. Webster, wore a pretty pale blue frock, trimmed with cream laee. and pale blue riblxms: Miss M. Addenbrookc.dainty white tucked and inserlioned muslin, relieved with pale blue sash: Miss Gwen Bewley, ciel blue silk frock with cream lace yoke, folded silk Empire belt: Miss Joan Kendall 1 Wellington) dainty white silk frock, prettily tucked and inserlioned: Miss Muriel Blundell, pale blue silk with Empire sash, bodice finished with frill of white lace: Miss Alice Cutfield, cream silk, orange silk eash, and ribbons in •i:>ir: Miss Norah Dempsey, rose pink <a-hinere trimmed with satin ribbon and fieam lac frill’. Miss Marjorie Glasgow. while muslin with tucks and frills i t laee. pale blue silk sash: Miss Gwyniih ( ole, white inserlioned silk relieved Willi pale blue silk Empire lielt; Miss Dwynwyn Cole, eream silk with frills edged with narrow Valenciennes lace;-Mi-s Gladys Roy. rose-pink muslin trimmed with Valenciennes laee, folded •ilk Empire bolt: Miss Winnie Alexander

pretty pale blue silk, trimmed with cream lace finished with spray of white and purple violet- on laxliee. silk Empire sash, with Hue Ikiws in hair; Mi.ss Bertha Matthews, white lucked silk, trimmed with Valenciennes taco; Miss Myra Kerr, white silk with deep tucks on skirt corsage, profusely trimmed with Valenciennes laee. floral pink ribbon in hair; Miss Ethel Penn, white inaertioned inus--11. folded pale blue silk belt; Miss Gladys Colson, white muslin with Valenciennes lace, and insertion trimmings; Miss Geraldine Kyngdon, rose pink silk with tiny frills on skirt and white lace on bodice; .Misses Sybil and Mildred Thomson (2), pretty white muslins; Miss Ruth Horrocks (Auckland), blue silk prettily tucked and trimmed with white laee; Miss Dorothy Simpson, white tucked and insertioned muslin relieved with pale blue silk belt: Miss Winnie Bradbury, white muslin with deep tucks and insertion ent skirt; Misses Doris and Gwen Skinner, white muslins, etc.

NANCY LEE.