NEW PLYMOUTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 15, 7 October 1908, Page 66

NEW PLYMOUTH.

Dear Bee, ' October 4. Last Thursday afternoon the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Evans gave an “AT HOME" in St. Mary's Hall to meet the Rev. H. F. J. Palmer, the New South Wales temperance lecturer. Mrs Evans received her guests in a dainty pale grey silk, with charming floral violet toque; Mrs Dockrill, black silk taffetas, cream crepe de chine vest, tinisliejj with black sequined passementerie, black feathered hat; Miss Devenish, black voile costume trimmed with silk and relieved with cream lace yoke, black feathered hat; Mrs Douglas; Miss Shaw; Mrs C. Davies, black coat and skirt, hat en suite; Mrs Putt, black costume, violet bonnet; Miss Putt, blue coat and skirt, white feathered hat; Mrs Kemp; Mrs Me Kellar; Mrs Mqverley; Miss Moverley, pretty pale green silk blouse, trimmed with cream laee. dark skirt, moss-green hat trimmed with lighter shaded dowers; Mrs Preston, black; Miss-Lucy Preston, blue and pink floral muslin blouse trimmed with Valenciennes lace, dark skirt, hat en suite; Miss Ahier, navy blue silk taffetas blouse, dark skirt, navy blue hat finished' with folds of moss-green silk; Mrs Cooke, navy blue costume, embroidered with white, toque to correspond; Miss Baker, white silk blouse, holland skirt, pale blue silk belt; Miss W. Baker, black voile, with lace yoke; Miss Olive Baker, embroidered holland costume ; Mrs Salt, pretty cream costume, with kimono bodice outlined with violet velvet, cream straw hat with ostrich plumes; Mrs W. Newman, black; Mrs Morshead, black; Mrs Simpson, brown coat and skirt, toque en suite; Mrs Lush, cream costume, Tuscan bat trimmed vrith green silk; Mrs Rennaud, long pale grey coat, Tuscan hat trimmed with green silk and pink roses, etc. NEW PLYMOUTH. CLUB “AT HOME.” On the same afternoon (Thursday) the members of the New Plymouth Club also held an “At Home” for their lady friends in their new and prettily-arrang-ed room. This Club, which was greatly needed, has just been inaugurated, the principal supporters being Mr. Tisch (Mayor). Messrs. A. Humphries, Hadrell and Enroth, assisted by a very strong committee, and there are already over two hundred and fifty members on the roll. During the afternoon vocal and instrumental items were contributed by Misses Hallett and Ward and Messrs. F. Cornwall. B. McEwen, Woodard. Mr. S. Blanford (Wellington) gave some very amusing monologues, as well as vocal items. Among thbse present I noticed: Mrs. Tisch, black costume, faced with white glare veiled in black lace, Idaek feathered hat; Miss A. Hempton, dark hlue ; costume, hat to correspond; Mrs. Gus Watkins; Mrs. Ma eEwen, chocolate brown costume, cream silk vest, hat* trimmed with feathers and rosettes of rllrlsm; Miss llallet, dainty shell pink silk taffetas, yoke and kimono shoulder capes of frilled Yaleneienncs lace, cream hat with pink ribbon and pale blue Howers; Miss Mount ford, very pretty cream costume with folded bodied, brown straw hat with fchtherS; Mts. Clarke, moss green Shantung silk, cream lace yoke, outlined With darker velvet, black feathered, hat; Mrs. F. Bayly, pale grey Elon cbat dnd skirt,' crearti silk blouse, fawn hat, finished with folded scarfj

Miss M. Humphries, black coat nnd skirt, pretty navy hat, trimmed with plum-coloured plumes; Miss W. Blyth, bottle green coat and skirt, white felt hat; Miss Hawken, chocolate brown costume, hat en suite; Mrs. Colson, cream cloth costume, white feathered nat; Miss Smith, dark navy coat and skirt, dark green hat, trimmed with dark red roses; Mrs. Whelter, white jnsertioned muslin, white feathered hat; Miss Hadrell, navy coat and skirt, black hat with large ribboned bows; Miss Fraser, heliotrope silk eolienne over glace with cream lace bib-shaped yoke, banded with violet velvet silk taffetas’ hat, trimmed with shaded tulips; Miss Brown, dark brown striped tweed coat and skirt, faced with velvet, cornflower blue hat; Miss Bedford, pale blue crystalline semi-Empire frock with frilled Valenciennes lace yoke, black and white feathered hat; Miss D. Bedford, pale fawn flecked tweed, trimmed with moss green velvet, cream satin yoke, veiled in cream lace, cream and brown feathered hat; Miss Kerr, brown and violet striped tweed coat and skirt, white muslin and lace blouse, vio.let hat, trimmed with convolvulus; Miss Brewster, cream corduroy velvet, pretty bottle green velvet hat, trimmed with paler green ribbon bows; Miss Clarke, navy blue costume, white motor eap; Mrs. T. Woodard, dark green costume, hat trimmed with pale blue; Mrs. F. Webster, dark grey coat and skirt, pale grey bonnet; Mrs. F. Cornwall, dark bottle green costume, cream lace yoke, paler green hat, trimmed with green and white feathers; Miss Kirkby, pale grey costume faced with dark green, brown and green feathered hat; Mrs .Ewing, grey striped tweed coat and skirt, faced with violet silk, pale heliotrope tulle hat trimmed with a darker shade; Miss V. Kirkby, white muslin blouse, dark skirt, white hat with black velvet bow; Miss Bayley, cream cloth coat and skirt, moss-green hat trimmed with grey wings; Miss Winnie Alexander, white muslin, pretty Tuscan hat swathed with white muslin and scarlet cherries ; Miss H. Humphries, navy coat and skirt, black hat with large ribbon bows; Miss O. Mackay, brown costume, muslin and lace blouse, “Merry Widow” gem hat; Mrs J. Avery 4 brown costume, bonnet. relieved with gold; Miss Avery, brown costume, cream lace yoke, pretty hat en suite; Mrs W. Malone, navy blue pinafore costume, white muslin blouse, hat trimmed with white feathers; Mrs H. Stocker, cream Eton costume, black feathered toque; Miss Lalley, very pretty dark claret-coloured costume, cream Silk-vest, Tuscan hat- with crimson roses; Mrs Oswin, cream costume, violet hat trimmed with pale ribboned bows, etc. Seldom has there been seen a prettier spectacle in the Freemasons' Hall than it was on Friday evening last, when Mfes Meeks gave a BREAKING-UP PARTY " ■ for her pupils. Some of them were really almost infants, but looked sweetly pretjty in their quaint and represented characters. Miss Phyl. Alexander looked sweet as-Prince Charming in a court suit of purple slashed with pale pink, stockings and high-heeled buckled shoes, hair powdered; Misses Winnie Alexander and Loris Fitzherbert looked very well in Turkish costume, in. pale blue and scarlet respectively; Miss ‘Sybil Fitzherbert looked charming as-Powder and Patches in black evening dress, with Maltese lace berthe, pale blue sash; Miss “Midge” Glasgow looked very pretty in a pale pink dress with flowered panniers, hair powdered and dressed high; Miss Doris Mills, Kate Greenaway, in white muslin, scarlet bonnet; Kathleen Mills, .Scotch lassie; Miss'Nora Jackspn, white silk dress, pale yellow ribbons; Margaret and Mona Corkill, Scotch girl and Fisher Girl respectively; Geraldine Kyngdon made a charming Peasant Girl; .Sybil Dixon, Spanish Dancing Girl; Miss Doreen Watkins looked sweet as Harvest; Miss E. Fox, Little Miss Muffit; Helen Cutfield, Kate Greenaway; E. Kimhell, Fairy; B. Kimbell, Butterfly; Master . Kimbell looked well as a Court Jester; Alison Wilson, Scotch Girl; Joyce Wilson, Gypsy; Olive Palmer, Gypsy; E. Bayley, Sleeping Beauty; D. Gibbons, pale blue muslin; M. Gibbons, Fisher Girl; Gladys Roy, pale blue; Dorrs Roy, white silk; Clarice Pearce looked well as Mother Bunch; E. Smith, Jap.; Misses Aiira and Mona Piigott, of Stratford, looked sweetly pretty as Dresden China arid Frost; Master Fookos (Stfatford), a tiny dot of four yGirs,'represented a Judge, and Jookqd very well; Gwen Skinner/ Po'wder and Pnicließ;'' 'Doris Menzies, Scarlet Woman; Dulcie Bayley

and Ernestine, white silks with coloured bows on hair; Angela Wright looked dainty as Dresden Shepherdess, and Ceeil and Phil as Sailor Boys; W. Webster, pale pink silk, tucked and insertioned; M. Thomson, blue; —. Bayly, Fairy; D. Simpson, White and Scarlet; Miss Gwen Bewley looked well in a pale cornflower blue dress with white fichu, powdered hair with pale pink roses; Doris Bradbury, Kate Greenaway; Eileen Penn, ereme silk; K. Penn, pale blue; H. Rollo, F. Fenton, and many others. Amongst the “grown-ups” were: Miss Meakes, pale pink chiffon taffetas semiEmpire; Miss E. Bayley, black crepe de chene; Mrs. Kebbell, pale blue floral muslin; Miss Hanna, blue delaine; Miss N. Hanna, very pale blue Jap. silk, frills on skirt; Miss Saxton, white silk; Miss Cutfield, white, pale blue in hair; Miss Clarke, pale green muslin; Mrs. Bewley wore black, as did Mrs. Glasgow and Mrs. Saxton; Mrs. Kiinbell and Mrs. Blundell wore black, relieved with white lace; Miss Leila Webster, white silk; Miss Brewster, pale pink mousseline; Miss VCarte, pale yellow with violets in coiffure; Miss Carncross (Eltham) looked well in white satin, trimmed rich lace; Mrs. Penn, pale pink, with bands of green velvet; Miss W. Blyth (debutante) looked charming in a white chiffon voile over glace, trimmed silk lace; Miss Smith, white silk, pink roses; Miss Emery, white; Miss Healy, pale pink. PERSONAL ITEMS.. Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Morris (Wellington) are on a short visit to New Plymouth. Miss M. Evans (New Plymouth) has gone to join the nursing staff at the Sanatorium, Otaki. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Gray have returned to'their future home in New Plymouth after their honeymoon trip to Rotorua and Auckland. , , Miss Webster, who has been visiting her.sister (Mrs. R. Lusk, Parnell), has returned to New Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Nolan (Hawera) have gone for a trip to Australia.

The Rev. A H. Colville, M.A. (Cambridge), arrived at New Plymouth last week from England, and will assist the Vieiir (Rev. F. G. Evans) . 4 'three months until the return of : Bishop' Neliwhen he will know where hisfuture parish is to be. NANCY LEE: