NEW PLYMOUTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5, 3 August 1907, Page 54

NEW PLYMOUTH.

Dear Bee, July 27. The New Plymouth Men’s Hockey Club’s AT HOME. Last Thursday evening, the'members of the New Plymouth Men’s Hockey dub gave a very successful little dance at the Freemasons’ Hall. The committee worked Icard, and are to be congratulated on the success attending their efforts. Tiie hall was prettily decorated with ferns and mirrors, while the supper tables were tastefully arranged with Mimosa and ferns, finished with the club’s colours, yellow and black; Rountree’s orchestra supplied excellent music Amongst those present were:—Mrs. Dr. Walker, white glace, veiled in black point d’esprit, finished with blacke velvet; Mrs. (’. Wright, bl’ack satin, chemisette and tucker of frilled Valenciennes laee; Mrs. Kerr, black silk, trimmed with chiffon of jet, pale mauve brocaded opera cape; Mrs. Stocker, white frilled silk with scarlet poppies on corsage; Mrs. Penn, shell-pink merveilleux, prettily trimmed with olive 1 green Velvet; Miss Penn, white tucked silk, emerald green ribbons in hair; Miss N. Capel, white tucked and insertioned silk; Miss <J. Cupel, pretty white silk, decolletage trimmed with frills of net, edged with black belie ribbon; Miss Gross (debutante), dainty white lafe herthe; “Miss --.-Gross (debutante-), was much a limited in . white > ivory satin, t rimmed will, narroyc ruclii.ngs .of -silj;; Mi,ss Hoby, pretty pale pink muslin, with < ream labe'on ebrsage, full skirt, trimmed with narrow ruchings;. Miss Crawford, pale pink silk, berthe of white lace finished with spruy of roses; Miss R. Crawford, pretty pale -blue silk,- inset with cream lace, blue flowers in coiffure; Miss Brewster, cream net with narrow belie trimmings, pale pink and blue roses on corsage and in hair, wide blue silk sorselet licit; Miss Bedford, black canvas voile over glace, silver girdle; Miss I).' Bedford, ‘cream figured silk; Miss Stewart (Stratford), very handsome cream silk taffetas, full skirt, deep corselet belt; Miss Mackay, cream tucked and insertioned muslin over glace, pale blue and pink floral belt; Miss Kebbell, cream silk, pale blue sash; Miss —. Kebbell, black and scarlet muslin; M iss Amy Crawford, white silk, relieved with scarlet flowers; Miss Weir (Omala), looked well in pink frilled silk, cream lace berthe; Miss —. Weir, cream tucked silk, trimmed with lace frills, pink ribbon in hair; Miss Edna Rundle (debutante), pretty while »atin. decolletage triniujed with chiffon, and pearl passementerie trimming; Miss Everett (debutantp), daintywhite silk; Miss Roy, white muslin. pale blue sash; Miss Doris Roy, white frilled book muslin, hydrangeas in hair; Miss Simpson, ikiinty shell-pink silk, bodice trimmed with cream lace; Miss V. Simpson. rose pink, berthe of white lace, finished with pink roses; Miss Dorothy Simpson, pretty white tucked muslin, pale blue Empire belt; Miss Weller, white silk.‘relieved with pale blue; Miss R. Clarke, canary coloured silk, profusely Hilled; Miss G. Aver.y, rose pink silk, veiled in black net; Miss Campbell looked well in black satin, white lace berthe; Miss E. Mi Alluni, cream voile over moss green slip: Miss Turner looked well in scarlet silk. profusely trimmed with • ream lace; Mrs. Hislop looked charm ing in cream satin, veiled in gold sequined net. pale pink roses in decolletage: Miss B. Webster, white muslin, yellow silk, satin and rose in hair; Miss Uanr.u turquoise bhio voile, trimmed with white Valenciennes lace; Miss N. Hanna, cream voile,, full lucked skirt, frill of lace on corsage, black velvet in coiffure; Miss Myra Kerr, white embroidered muslin. nale blue ribbon in hair;

Miss J. Fraser, turquoise blue tucked silk, deep cream net tucker; Miss M. Webster, cream tucked silk, berthe of white laee; Miss Saxton, -wliit-e muslin ihemisette of frilled Valenciennes laee, finished with black velvet bands; Miss Humphries, pale blue silk, veiled in black net; Mis.s L. Ryan, pretty pale pink crepe-de-ehine, deep Empire belt, full tucked skirt; Miss H. Humphries, white muslin, relieved with scarlet belt and flowers in corsage; Miss G. Colson, white book muslin, inserted with lace, tangerine ribbons in hair; Miss May McEwan, white muslin, pale blue ribbons in hair; Miss Kirkby, looked sweet in white tucked and inseition book muslin, pale pink Empire belt, scarlet rose in hair; Miss Messenger, heliotrope floral muslin, bodice trimmed ‘with Valenciennes laee; Miss Gray; pale, green silk, trimmed with a darker shade of velvet; Miss E. Hoskin, rose pink silk, cream lace berthe, finished with spray of roses; Miss Hall, pale green silk, trimmed with bands of laee, and narrow olive green velvet ribbon; Miss Lulu McAllum, white tucked silk; Miss K. Whit combe looked well in Hack velvet, cream lace berthe, ■finished with scarlet roses; Miss Prichard, rose pink silk, with cream lace, and pearl trimming; Mis.s Sinclair looked well in black satin, berthe and chemisette of white lace. ■Mr. J. S. Medley is to be congratulated, having won for this year the Ngamotu challenge trophy, presented in 1900 by Dr. Walker. Previous winners were:—l9oo, H.C. Wright; IfiOl, J. W. Johnston; 1902, Mr. Walker; 1903, G. 11. Morgan; 1904, G. E. Mannering; 1905, (1. L. A. Scott; 1906, F> S. Johns; 1907, J. S. S. Medley. NANCY LEE.