NEW PLYMOUTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 12, 16 September 1908, Page 63

NEW PLYMOUTH.

Dear Bee, September 10. I have quite a budget of news this week. Last Thursday, in the Theatre Royal, the HOSPITAL BALL took plate, and was a brilliant success from every point of view. The floor Was crowded with d-amers, and the. stage and gallery well filled with spectators. Mrs A. Genge's orchestra supplied splendid music, and,Messrs E. Humphries and W. Way aete as M.C.'s. The table decorations, under the management of Miss Hanna, were daintily composed of narcissi, violets, ami mimosa. The Ladies’ Committee comprised Mesdames Dockrill (president). Leatbam, Wylie, G. Tisch. F. E. Clarke, Penn, Rollo, S. Hooper, Stocker Bach, Simmons . Richards, R. Jury. E. M. Smith, Misses Wade. E. Collis, Godfrey, Humphries (2), Nichol and Hanna (2). Every credit is due to Mr A. Humphries, the energetic secretary, and Mr F. Bellringer (chairman of the Hospital Board). Amongst the happy throng I noticed Mrs Leatham, -white glace, with an overdress of black point d’esprit, banded with sequined black velvet ribbon, finished with pale pink chiffon roses; Miss Leatham, cream crepe de chine, richlv trimmed with cream lace on deeolletage; Mrs Wylie, blaek silk, real lace berth?: Miss Wade, black silk, jet passementerie trimming on corsage : Mrs Bewley, blaek silk taffetas, decolletage profusely trimmed with rich cream lace, spray of tiny cream roses in coiffure; Mrs W. Leatham (Auckland), blaek silk tafletas, pink floral chiffon shoulder searf: Miss Putt, rose pink silk, cream lace finishing corsage, pink ribbon threaded through coiffure; Miss MeAllum, pale green muslin, trimmed with bands of a darker shade; Mrs Woodward, eream satin, with pearl passementerie trimming, tiny puff sleeves, finished with bands of violets; Miss Saxon, white tucked silk, deep red velvet bretelling, squareent bodice, finished with pale pink roses; Miss Bayley, cream lace frock over glace deeolletage, relieved with pale blue chou; Miss Bedford., pale heliotrope silk muslin, trimmed with a darker shade of velvet ; Miss ,D. Bedford, pale rose pink muslin, tucked and profusely trimmed with Valenciennes lace and insertion; Miss G. Kyngdon, white silk, witii tucked net bei'tlie and empire sash, white ribbon threaded through coiffure; Miss Capel, white silk tafletas folded bodice, relieved with pale pink rose; Miss N. Capel, pale blue chiffon taffetas, kimono bodice over eream net blouse; Mrs Alexander, blaek satin, silver sequined beithe; Miss Kerr, white chiffon taffetas, relieved with pale pink rose in corsage and pink ribbon through coiffure; Miss Wordsworth looked sweet iu white tucked book muslin semi empire froek, pale blue floral ehiffou

sash, him- ribbon band in coiffure; Miag Hall, pale heliotrope silk.' with cream lacC overskirt, caught up with sprays of violets; Miss Quillian looked extremely well in a dainty frock of pale blue chiffon tuffetus, cream laee chemisette, finished with blue sequined passementerie trimming; Miss L. Webster, shell pink silk; (Miss Pul), cream satin, veiled in cream lace slashed with silver braiding.

deeotk'tag* finished with .silk .fringe and tasaeH; Miss Mackey, pale pink floral silk muslin over glace, corsage, profusely trimmed with eream Valenciennes lace; Miss fl. Stocker, salmon pink silk trimmed with Valenciennes lace; Miss Kirkly, pule bine silk profusely trimmed with silver sequined l passementerie trimming; Mrs. F. Bayly, black sequined net over white satin decolletage, relieved with pale pink roses; Miss D. Rey, pale blue frilled muslin; Misses Humphries (2) black satin with real lace berthe respectively; Mrs. Dockrell, black silk with cream chiffon net, finished with black jet passementerie; Miss Brndbpry looked extremely well in a shell pink muslin cream lace chemisette; Miss Crawford, pale pink flowered silk; Miss R. Crawford, champagne coloured silk trimmed with wide bands of lace insertion threaded with violet velvet ribbon: Miss A. Crawford, white viol e with trellieed satin liamls on decolletage, and on hem of skirt: Miss Evans, pale green silk, with embroidered chiffon berthe and sleeves; Miss B. Evans, pale blue silk, deep flounce of chiffon on skirt, rich eream laee berthe. Miss F. Evans, soft shell pink silk softly finished with chiffon and laee, pale pink lose in coiffure; Miss Snowball, white voile trimmed with moss green velvet; Miss Hanna, black satin, silver braided passementerie trimming finishing deeolletage; Miss Brailsford, pale green muslin, trimmed with a darker shade of silk: Miss Baker, cream lace over satin: Mrs. Evans was much admired in peach-col-oured brocade, Maltese laee berthe, pink rose in coiffure; Miss latllie, a rich claret coloured velvet, trimmed with silver braid: Miss Hirst, pale green silk Empire frock with silk ribbon sash: Miss E. Hoskin, shell pink silk inset with cream lace: Mrs. G. Kebbell, blue floral muslin trimmed with Valenciennes; Mrs, Percy Webster looked well in a black chiffon taffetas, Maltese lace berthe. finished with one large pink rose: Miss Clarke, pale blue silk trimmed with satin bands’ deep red roses in corsage and in coiffure Miss N. Hanna, cream voile with rose bretelles on deeolletage and on skirt: Miss Cutfield, cream silk taffetas, tucked chiffon berthe, white flowers in coiffure; Miss Fginner. pretty pale blue silk with tucked shoulder straps, edged with Valenciennes ; Miss D. Skinner, cream silk: Miss, D. .Whitcombe, rose pink silk. Valenciennes lace chemisette; Mrs, Oswin, cream satin; Miss Saunders, turquoise blue crepe de .chine, cream ruched chiffon tucker, decolletage relieved with red roses; Mrs. Clemon. handsome cream chiffon taffetas, soft lace berthe; Mis? S. Brown, turquoise blue, pale pink roses in coiffure: Miss Messenger, pale blue crepe de chine, trimmed' with cream laee, gold hand in coiffure; Miss V. Simpson, pale pink silk with folded bodice banded with satin ribbon; Miss Carrol looked extremely well in a eream lace frock over glace, folded bodice trimmed with gold braid; Mrs. Penn, cream lace frock, square-cut budfee trimmed with pale pink sequinned passementerie trimming; Miss Penn, turquoise blue silk; Mrs, Brewster, eream striped ninon de soie over cream brocade: Mrs. Davy, black silk, real lace berthe, relieved with scarlet roses; Miss Carte, cream silk, chiffon berthe. trimmed with sprays of violets: Miss Munro, eieam laee frock with three flounced skirt over pale blue silk : Miss W. George, pretty vieux rose semi - Empire frock; Miss S. Thomson, eream Siksatin: Miss Dempsey, cream »Uk, laee betreh threadd with pale blue ribbon, pale blue ribbon in coiffure; Mrs. r \ <rea,n silk: Mi ’ s '•lk--. Mrs. A. Kirkby. looked well m black satin, cream net tucker. tlJir^fi^t 101 Taranaki H,,nt c,ub ‘‘eld RACE MEETING on the New Plymouth racecourse and although the weather was against H, it was very successful; but tfie pretty frocks that were to have been worn were replaced by the more suitable eoat and skirt. Amongst those present were: Mrs B. demon, dark green coat and shirt, brown hat with roses; Mrs G. Gunson, navy coat and skirt, navy and white hat; Mrs W. Bayly, navy costume, brown hat; Miss Cunningham, navy coat and skirt, black' and white hat ; Mrs 8. Nolan, black silk, black and white hat; Mrs Birdling, navy blue cosfume, moss-green hat; Miss Kirkby, wise-coloured costume, brown felt hat with ribbon rosettes; Miss Wordsworth, tussore silk, white hat; Miss O. Mackay, brown costume, navy hat; Mrs Nathan, black; Mrs Percy Webster, black coat and skirt, white felt hat with black om

trieh plume; Miss Birdling, grey coat and skirt, grey tweed hat; Miss Sowerby (Hawera), black and white costume, green hat; .Miss Mitehell (Manaia), green costume, hat to correspond; Mrs Blundell, dark navy coat and skirt, navy hat en suite; Mrs Salway, blaek costume, black hat; Mrs Harle (Wanganui), green doth coat and skirt, brown straw sailor hat; Miss Ellis, navy blue costume, hat en suite; Miss McKenzie, blaek coat and skirt, hat to match; Mrs Blair (Wanganui), green cloth coat and skirt, blue hat; Miss Hirst, grey coat and skirt; Mi's C. Weston, blaek eheck coat and skirt, white felt hat with feathers ; Mrs McGuinness, navy eoat and skirt, hat en suite, white furs; Miss Wray, navy blue costume, green hat with pink roses. I append a couple of items of HAWERA NEWS. Mrs C. Bayley (Hawera) gave an afternoon on Monday for Miss Baird, who is leaving Hawera shortly for home in Hastings. During the afternoon a putting competition was held on the lawn. Mrs A. C. Parkinson won the first prize, a pair of silver butter dishes, Mrs O. Hawken being second. Mrs Bayley received her guests in champagne coloured voile over glace, Leghorn hat with pink roses. Some of the guests were: Mrs A. H. Buchanan, eream canvas cloth coat and skirt, Wedgwood blue velvet hat with beautiful plumes; Mrs O’Callaghan, Wedgwood blue canvas doth costume, Wedgwood straw hat with big brown wing; Miss Russell (Christchurch), green tweed costume: Mrs A. C. Parkinson, navy blue tailor-made, navy blue hat with pale blue roses; Mis Coutts, black voile dress, feather boa, peacock blue hat; Miss Coutts, cream Eton costume, pale blue hat with dark green wings; Mrs L. Greaves, grey check costume, white felt hat with crown of cerise silk: Mrs. A. B. Stewart, smart black tailor-made, blaek toque trimmed with violets; Mrs Banks, navy blue coat and skirt; Miss Baird, grey striped tailormade, blaek leghorn hat. trimmed tulle and black ostrich feather; Miss White, green doth Eton, green hat with violets; Miss Stringer, navy blue costume, blue hat; Miss W. Stringer navy blue costume, navy blue motor cap; Miss Douglas, navy blue Eton tailored costume, cream motor eap; Miss Turnbull, green and brown striped Eton, green hat with violets; Miss Caplen navy blue costume, navy blue felt hat with pink roses; Miss Duckworth, cream Eton costume, winecoloured felt hat; Mrs. O. Hawken, green and brown striped t-weed, green hat, with white wing; Mrs H. Temple Atkinson, grey striped tweed Eton, silver fox muff and furs, blue hat; Miss E. E. Caplen, brown costume brown velvet hat with brown plumes; Miss E. M. Caplen green tailored costume, green felt hat. A team of ladies from the Hawera Golf Club journeyed to Stratford on Wednesday to try conclusions with a Stratford team. They were entertained most hospitably. The results of the matches were as follows:—STRATFORD. HAWERA. Miss Orbell 1 Miss Coutts .... 0 Mrs. Fussell ... — Mrs. O’Caliaghan — Mrs. Robtnson .. 1 Mrs. Foyster ... 0 Mrs. Harrison .. 1 Miss Baird .... O Miss J. Orbell .. 1 Mrs. Hawken ... 0 Miss Hawken .. O Mrs. McLean .... 1 Mrs. Menzies .. 1 Mrs. Caplen .... 0 Miss Wake .... O Mrs. Parkinson . t Mrs. Berts ........ O Mrs. Bayley .... 1 Total 5 Total 3

Mrs H. I. Jones (Wanganui) is the guest of Mrs R. H. Nolan (Hawera) for a few days. Mrs H. Hursthouse (Westport) has been spending a few days with Mrs R. B. Hair (Hawera). Mrs Hardiman Good (Whangarei) is the guest of Mrs Good, sen., Hawera. PERSONAL ITEMS. Mr and Mrs Hugh Baily, New Plymouth, have gone to Wellington, thence on to Auckland through the Main Trunk line. Mr R. G. Scott, of the Bank of New Zealand, New Plymouth, has been transferred to Opunake. Mrs Eraser, New Plymouth, has gone on a short visit to Wanganui. Mr W. M. Bayly, has just returned to New Plymouth, from a trip to tl’.e Old Country. Mr and Mrs W. H. Skinner, leave London this week en route to New Zealand and New Plymouth.

NANCY LEE.