WANGANUI.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 26, 29 June 1907, Page 50

WANGANUI.

Dear Bee, June 21. Last Monday Mrs. S. Gordon gave A VKRY NOVEL AFTERNOON TEA in honour of Mrs. l,acy Peake, of Cam bridge, who is staying in Wanganui. Each guest was given a paper with questions to lie answered. These consisted of the names of guests at a dinner party, all being famous authors, and the menu of the dinner. The questions were most original and clever, most of them being so well hidden’ that it required a great deal of thought to answer them. Miss M. Mating guessed the largest num her. and her prize was a pretty Liberty teapot, jug and basin. Mrs. Gordon received her guests in a Mack silk and brocaded gown relieved with cream laee: Miss Gresson wore a pretty cream silk blouse with laee and insertion, black skirt. Amongst the guests were Mesdames Lacy Peake (Cambridge). Dodgshtin. Blundell, Stevenson, Christie, Mackay. Gonville Saunders, Wall, Fairburn. Sarjeant, Gifford. Marshall. Meldrum. Clay, Greenwood, Hughes John-

aton. Misses Jones (2), Stanford (2), Moore, Maling (Christchurch), Ohriatie, Nixon, Rolierts (Ashburton), Piatt and others. s On Tuesday evening Mrs. Dodgsbun gave ' . ’ AN ENJOYABLE BRIDGE PARTY . in , honour of her-daughter, Mrs. Laey Peake. The ladies' prize was won by Miss Jones—a pretty China vase, and the men's, a cut glass and silver match bowl, by Mr. Russell Stevenson. Amongst those present were Mesdames Blundell, P. Lewis, Dodgshuu,. Wall and L. Peake, Misses Jones, Stanford, Wilford, Allison, Brewer. Barnard Brown. Gresson, Ashcroft. Blundell, Christie. McNeill, Messrs. Anderson. Stevenson, Willis, Silk,' Dodgshun. Lacy Peake, and Dodgshuu. GOLF. Wednesday' was a very cold and wintry day. and the attendance at' the golf links was poor, owing, no doubt, to the weather. Afternoon tea was provided by Misses Hadfield and Hardcastle. Amongst those on the links were Mesdames Serjeant. Stewart. Misses Cave, Christie. Knapp. Hadfield. Wilford, Polson. Todd (2). Hardcastle, Stanford and others. ■ ANDREW BLACK ami his talented concert company gave a great musical treat in the Opera Mi se on Tuesday evening. The night was bitterly cold, and consequently most of the audience were wearing coats, lint I will describe those I could see. Mrs. James Wall wore a, becoming pale , pink crepe de chine gown with berthe of deep cream laee. white coat edged with white fur; Mrs. Saunders,, black silk gown profusely trimmed with cream laee; she also wore a beautiful black chiffon scarf embroidered with gold sequins and black velvet bows in her coiffure; Mrs. Gonville Saunders, black silk with berthe of cream lace, black silk opera coat' with deep revers of cream satin and lace, white ostrich feather stole; Mrs. Empson. black chiffon taffeta gown with deep berthe of real laee, cream opera coat; Miss Aeland (Christchurch), blaek chiffon taffeta gown with'lace on her. corsage; Miss Moore, black crepe de chine with transparent lace yoke...cream., silk: opera coat, the wide collar was. covered with cream laee. ■ shoulder., scarf. of turquoise blue -silk; Miss.. Mating (Christ;; church), black silk evening gown with berthe of laee. white opera cloak edged with fur; Miss Fraser, black silk gown relieved with cream laee; Mrs. Polson, black silk with vest and revers of cream lace: Miss Polson, cream silk blouse with lace and insertion: Miss Todd wore a French evening blouse of wide blue floral ribbon, with stripes of insertion and sleeves of Iqee. blaek silk skirt; her sister wore a similar House in pile pink shaded floral ribbon and laee. black silk skirt, in her coiffure were entwined patblue ribbons; Mrs. H. Wilson, cream crepe de chine gown with laee on coy sage, long cream cloth coat with cape collars handed with wide cream silk fancy braid and edged with pale green shaded embroidery and green velvet ornaments; Mrs. Sanderson, blaek satin gown, with cream lace on the corsage forming a berthe effect; Mrs. S. Izard, grey shaded silk gown with laee, brown coat with wide collar of shaded brown

fur; Miss Cameron, black silk and velvet costume with collar of real lace; her sister wOre 1 a black crepe de chine frock with tucker of cream tulle; Mis. Nixon, black silk with lace; Miss Roberts (Ashburton), gink satin blouse with cream lace, blaek skirt, 'there were also present—Messrs. WiL son, ,\Vray, Peck, G. Saunders, Allan, Anderson, Palmer (2), Nearne and Dr. Lyons. A record house greeted the JULIUS KNIGHT WILLIAMSON COMPANY on Wednesday evening, when “Raffles” waa staged at the Opera House, the staging and mounting were excellent, but the play itself was someifhat disappointing. Amongst the very large and fashionable audience 1 noticed. Mrs Kitchen in a beautiful cream chiffon taffeta gown with cream lace; Miss Willis in a dainty white embroidered muslin gown; .her sister wore a white silk with lace and shoulder scarf of painted chiffon; Mrs Blundell, pale green silk blouse with bands of cream insertion, black silk skirt, white opera cloack edged with white feather trimming; Miss Blundell, pale pink crepe de chine frock, the skirt made with wide French tucks, berthe of frills of narrow Valenciennes lace; Mrs Pratt, black silk gown, the corsage had a Vandyked eollar of fine cream net laee. opera coat of cream embroidered silk; Mrs Imlay Saunders wore a beautiful gown of pale blue chiffon taffeta with rucliings of the silk and lace on her corsage, in her coiffure she wore a gold spray ornanc-nt; Mrs Wall, cream silk evening frock, long pale blue satin opera coat, with high storm eollar edged with white fur; Miss Imlay, black chiffon taffeta gown with cream lace yoke and berthe effect; Mrs Saunders, black silk and lace gown with shoulder scarf of cream silk; Mrs Gonville Saunders, black evening gown, with berthe of lace, opera coat of silk with wide cream satin collar veiled in lace; Mrs Dodgshun. black brocaded silk mus- ' lin gown, with transparent yoke of cream lace and berthe of kilted chiffon; Mrs Lacy Peake, cream silk muslin gown, with yoke of cream lace and fall of the same;’ Miss Anderson, long crimson eloth opera coat, edged'with fur; Mrs G. Pharazyn ( Ftrilding). beautiful cream silk- and lace l frock: Mrs S. Izard. long brown coat, with wide shaded brown fur -collar; Mrs James Watt, blaek chiffon taffetas with berthe of r?al lace; Mrs- Krull, black silk gown with lace, black silk eoat with wide cuffs, collar and revers Of cream satin; Mrs F. Moore, blaek evening gown with lace; Miss Baird, cream silk gown with yoke of laee and cream opera coat; Mrs Van Asch (Waitotara). black si Ik with berthe of laee. blue cloth opera coat; Mrs R. Jackson, blaek chiffon taffetas gown with cream laee; Mrs Bayley wore a long, very smart green eloth opera coat, with bands of velvet a deeper shade; Miss Jackson, becoming blaek silk gown with berthe of cream silk applique and full elbow sleeves; Mrs H, Wilson, cream crepe de chine gown with lace, cream cloth opera coat with wide bands of silk braid, the eollar was edged with green silk embroidery and green velvet buttons; Miss Wilford, cream chiffon taffeta frock with lace' bn corsage, pastel blue cloth opera coat, with white Fox stole; Mrs Fairburri, blaek silk and lace, cream opera cloak edged with fur; Mrs H. Nixon, black silk evening gown with berthe of

cream lace; Mias Nixon, pale pink crepe

de chine gown with Jaee; Mrs Polson, black silk with vest aivl revers of cream lace; Mrs Todd black silk gown with VahaperK vest of cream gauged net and lace; Miss Todd, pale pink tioral ribbon blouse with bands of lacs’ and sleeves of the same, black skirt: her sister wore a pale bine floral ribbon blouse made with alternate bands of ribbon and laee, pale blue ribbon in her coiffure, black silk skirt; Miss Polson, cream silk with lace and insertion, blue ribbons threader] in her coiffure; Mrs Clay, white silk evening gown with lace, cream opera cloak; Miss Jones, black chiffon taffettas with silver sequin net on the corsage and pearl berthe effect; her sister wore a pale pink silk frock with folded silk outlining the corsage; Mrs Empsom, black silk with laee and eream opera coat: Mrs Hutton, pale pink crepe de chine gown with laee; Miss Empsom, cream silk evening gown, cream opera coat: Mrs Currie. Orientalshaded silk evening blouse with lace, black silk skirt: Miss Muling, black silk gown with berthe of cream laee. cream

opera cloak.

HUIA.