NEW PLYMOUTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XL, Issue 22, 27 May 1908, Page 61

NEW PLYMOUTH.

Dear Bee, May 23. A TITLED SONG AFTERNOON TEA took tin- form of Miss Ethel Leatham’s At Home last Thursday afternoon, and very enjoyable it was. It was, however, somewhat different when confronted with some thirty questions, to be answered with the name of a song. But isn’t it strange, although so easy, one's mind is a perfect blank when reading a card full of such questions? Misses Mac Diarmid and Jamison (Christchurch) tied for the first prizes, and Miss Geraldine Kyngdo won the booby. During the afternoon Miss Constance Leatham played some charming selections on the piano and violin, with exquisite taste, and Miss Leatham’s vocal items were sweetly rendered, her voice being shown to a great advantage in her selections. Delicious afternoon tea was served, both in the dining-room and drawingroom. Amongst those present were—Mrs Leatham, wearing a pretty chocolate brown crepe de chine, skirt banded with strappings of narrow brown silk, cream lace yoke, outlined with same; Miss Leatham looked extremely Well in a dainty frock of cream striped eolienne, over glace, deep lace yoke, finisher! with shoulder straps and folded silk belt; Miss Constance Leatham, pretty pale blue crepe de chine frock, relieved with frills of cream lace; Miss Keitha Leatham looker! Winsome in a white tucked silk frock, with large heliotrope silk bow in. hair; Miss Saxton, moss green costume. With felt hat, finished with velvet and rosettes of silk of a paler shade; Miss Standish, navy coat and skirt, white felt, toque, bound with blaek velvet, and finished with ribboned rosettes and largo black quill; Miftr Remp, narrow black and white striped vontnmc. kimono bodice, over a white musiin Mouse, black

hat; Miss Webster, reseda green Eton costume, faced with velvet, and narrowfancy braid, green felt hat, trimmed with pale green tulle and ospreys; Miss L. Webster, cream cloth costume, with moss green velvet facings, pretty pale blue hat, with shaded pink roses; M'ss Capel, pretty chocolate brown Eton costume, faced with cream silk and fancy braid, charming white felt hat, with white silk rosettes and bunches of violets; Miss N. Capel, black coat and skirt, pretty white felt hat. bound with velvet and finished with large ostrich plume; Miss Bedford, cream cloth costume, full tucked skirt, large black and white velvet hat; Miss D, Bedford, pale biscuitcoloured cheek tweed costume, trimmed with emerald green velvet, pretty brown velvet feathered hat; Miss G. Shaw, slate grey costume, tuscan hat, trimmed with navy bows; Miss Brown, navy coat and skirt, brown felt hat; Miss Whitcombe, navy blue braided costume, hat eh suite; Miss Evans, black and grey checked costume, trimmed with black velvet, pretty black feathered hat: Miss B. Evans, a checked coat and skirt. Tuscan hat, trimmed with black velvet and violet roses; Miss Baraud, cream cloth costume, Tuscan hat, trimmed with autumn leaves, grey furs; Miss Kerr, dark brown tweed tailor-made costume., very pretty violet taffetas hat, finished with spray of convolvulus, white furs Miss Bayley, brown cheeked silk taffetas, with wide bands of brown silk on bodice, pretty green silk taffetas hat, with large grey and white wings; Miss Brewster, moss green cloth costume, pale blue strawhat finished with large bows; Miss MacDiarmid. red costume, red and black hat; Miss Dempsey, grey costume faced with dark green velvet, black and white hat; Miss Norah Dempsey, dark navy coat and skirt, green felt hat trimmed with autumn leaves; Miss Penn, scarlet tucked frock; Miss Baker, dark green costume, brown hat finished with ribboned bows; Miss O. Baker, cream coat and skirt, green toque, trimmed with rosettes of ribbon, and one large quill; Miss Pridham, dark navy costume, hat trimmed with shaded ribbon and feathers; Miss King, bottle green coat and skirt, pretty green velvet hat finished with soft Huffy feathers; Miss Jamisoq (Christchurch), pretty heliotrope muslin, folded bodice outlined with purple velvet, cream hat with heliotrope silk and roses; Miss J. McKellar, claret coloured costume faced with white cloth, Tuscan hat trimmed with shaded roses and autumn leaves; Miss Roy, navy tailor-made coat and skirt, pretty black and white feathered hat; Miss D. Roy looked extremely well in a brown costume, dark green hat relieved with heliotrope roses; Miss Messenger, pretty cream costume, white felt hat bound with moss green velvet and finished with bows of white silk ribbon; Miss F. Evans, black coat and skirt, pretty grey felt hat with large grey bird; Miss C. Bayly, narrow’ black and white striped silk costume, kimono bodice over silk and lace blouse, white hat trimmed with brown, green and magenta roses; Miss Kyngdon looked well in a

cream eloth costume, white felt hat with brown velvet and silk ribbon trimmings; Miss Blundell, dark navy tailormade costume, pretty white felt hat with feathers; Miss Addenbrooke, cream silk with long biscuit coloured cloth coat, Tuscan hat with large black silk lows; Miss Simpson, navy costume, shaded blue straw hat with large bows of shot ribbon ; Miss V. Simpson, black and white check costume, brown hat; Miss I. Taylor looked well in a cream cloth costume, black and white feathered hat; Miss D. Whitcombe, cream costume, hat finished with large black silk lows; Miss E. McAllum, navy blue costume, very pretty green silk taffeta hat trimmed with feathers; Miss L. McAllum, brown costume, blaek hat; Miss S. Thomson, pretty moss green tailor-made costume, cream silk blouse, white felt hat with feather trimmings; Miss Wilson, dark brown costume, hat relieved with emerald green rosette; Mrs. Bewley, blaek coat and skirt, cream silk vest finished with |>a)e blue, black feathered hat; Miss Gwen Bewley, navy blue costume, cream silk vest; Miss R. Baker, cliocolate brown costume, cream silk yoke, brown felt hat trimmed with biscuit coloured silk. Last Friday evening Miss Bedford's SECOND CINDERELLA DANCE

was held in the Freemasons' flail, and was again favoured -with a fine night. Amongst those present were:—Miso Red-

ford, lettuce green frock, veiled in ninon de aoie the*same shade, folded bodice outlined with*moss green silk velvet belt the same shade, deep red roses in coiFfure; Miss 1). Bedford, ecru coloured point d’esprit over white t silk,—' with scarlet rdse in .cotfl'ure; -•Miss Bayley, i»laek tucked silk, narrow tucker of black lace, real lace berthe; Miss Hoskin, very pretty shell pink chiffon silk, cream lace berthe. folded silk belt; Miss “Hanna, bljjck satin, decolletage prettily liniA-hed with steel- passemmenterie trimming; Miss N. Hanna, cream frock, pale pink silk sash; Miss E. Leatham, pretty cream crepe de chine, full shirred and in eertioned skirt, cream lace berthe, black velvet bow in coiffure; Miss King, dainty cream Indian embroidered silk over a cornflower blue foundation; Miss N. Capel, pale blue silk taffetas, decolletage trimmed with cream lace, and relieved with large pah* pink rose; Miss .Webster, cream insertioned voile, bodicetrimmed with pale blue flowers; Miss L. Webster, white tucked muslin, pale blue eilk shoulder straps; Miss Baker, black tucked net, chemisette of white net and A alem ienncs lace, relieved with turquoise blue velvet • Miss R. Crawford, y.hite silk, full tucked skirt, bodice tr m med with lace; Miss Addenbrooke, pretty pah- blue frock finished with berthe of white lace; Miss G. Kingdon, ecru coloured muslin, inset with. lace, scarlet roses on decolletage ; Miss Blundell, floral pink crepe de chine, deeolletagc and skirt inset with lace insertion and piped jvith pale pink silk; Miss Kirton, cream laec frock; .Miss S. Kirton. cream silk relieved with pale blue; Miss S. Thomson. cream tucked silk with gold belt; Miss Saxton, white muslin with pink band on skirt, and folded silk belt; Miss Kemp, black figured grenadine kimono bodice over coloured net blouse; Miss Jamison, pretty white tucked silk, decolletage relieved with pale blue; Miss Wordsworth. white tucked Empire muslin frock, with folded fichu, decolletagc trimmed with lace, and fichu with a large pink rose; Miss Standish, white book muslin with deep satin band on skirt and kimono shoulder straps of same; .Miss Hall, white silk; Miss Kelly, cream silk with kimono shoulder straps of black velvet; Miss (). Kelly. pretty ,white muslin; Miss Mc.Allnm. pah; green wiiFlrn* vV-H.b’ bands -of alarker green silk on skirt and folded bodice; Miss ( larke, pretty pah* blue.silk finished with bands of sal in; Miss B.'( larke, rose pink muslin .profusely trimmed with satin be.be ribbon of a darker shade* Mi.-s Dempsey cream silk, scarlet roses on decolletage; Aliss Homer, pale pink satin with berthe of cream lace; Miss Hoby, pale, pink muslin finished with moss green velvet; •Miss V. Brett, pale him* muslin, profusely trimmed with white \ alencicnrms lace; Miss Jones, yellow silk taffetas. The Misses Brett’s and Douglas’ \ , KEUOND ASSEMBLY was held in the Foresters’ Hall, Hawera, last Thursday evening, and was a great success, everybody thoroughly enjoying themselves. Among tjiose present weie Miss Brett, black chiffon taffeta, autumn leaves on corsage; Miss Douglas, green Bilk, prettily trimmed with darker green velvet; Miss Baird, black satin, eream point lace berthe; Miss Wishliw, white muslin, bodice relieved with red; Mrs. »Fanthain. white insertioned miislin, red fchduldor straps, and folded silk belt; Mrs. Bain, dainty white embroidered muslin; Mrs. Wallace, pale yellow silk; *Mrs. Webster, champagne coloured voile, chemisette of beautiful eream lace; Mrs. IL rage looked charming in a pale blue crepe de chine, white lace berthe; Miss Kinder (Auckland), cream voile, bodice •made with kimono sleeves of floral ribbon: Miss Stringer, cream net over green Batin; Miss Clapcott, black net over Bjitin. floral ribbon wash; Miss Reilly, beautiful while chiffon taffeta; Mrs. ( . Keilly. black velvet, point, lace berthe; Miss Coutts, dainty white silk, floral Fash;* Miss (L White, cream net over cream satin, pink roses on corsage and 5n hair; Miss 'Turnbull, beautiful white chiffon taffeta' lovely embroidered chifboa berthe; Miss McGibben. beautiful pale yellow satin: Miss Barclay (Waimate), V’hite silk; Miss Jackson, pale green Chiffon taffetas; Miss Greaves, white' inportioned muslin threaded with green j>rbe ribbon, green belt; Miss Hewitt, cream voile, black Velvet on Jmdice, black belt; Miss Sutton, dainty white mushn; Miss N. Kutton, cream satin, pink rose On corsage; Miss Sapien, pretty white muslin; Miss E. (’apleii, white silk; Miss Poynter, white inser« Honed muslin; Miss Koch, pretty pale blue silk, blue eatiu ribbon shoulder

itraps; Miss Moore, dainty white silk, beautiful lace berthe; Miss Wilson (El- . thaum.), red muslin, white lace fichu; Miss Stevens, white book muslin; Miss Duckworth, beautiful wine-coloured chiffon taffeta bodice relieved with pink ; Mrs. Piper, pink silk, red roses on corsage; Miss Morrison, dainty white muslin trimmed with white satin be be ribbon; Mrs. O. Hawken, blaek net over satin, pale blue chon on bodice and in hair; Miss Q. Glenn, white crepe de chine, Maltese'lace berthe; Miss Ryan, white embroidered muslin. PERSONAL NOTES. Misses Fooke* (2), New Plymouth, are visiting their sister, Mrs. Pat Fitzherbert, Dannevirke, then they go on to their other sister. Airs. Nichol, of Timaru. Miss Kinder, of Auckland, is the guest of Airs. R. Page. Hawera. Alias Reid, of Auckland, is visiting Airs. R. 11. Nolan, of Hawera.

NANCY LEE.