WANGANUI.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 19, 12 May 1909, Page 65

WANGANUI.

May 7. Bridge. Mrs. Greenwood gave a very enjoyable little bridge party last week. The prizes were won by Mrs. Dodgshun and Mrs. C. Jones. On Monday night Mrs. Griffiths also gave a bridge party for Mrs. Lacy Peake (of Cambridge), who is the guest of Mrs. H. Peake. The prizes were won by Miss P. Jones and Mrs. L. Jones. Croquet, Last Thursday the final for the croquet championship was played on Afise Imlay’s lawns, Afount Desert, by Mrs. Colin Campbell and Mr. R. Stevenson. After a dose and very exciting game, the former was victorious. Amongst those watching were Mrs. Imlay Saunders, Mrs- Moore, Mrs. and Miss Blundell (Nelson), Mrs. A. Lewis, Miss Imlay, Mas. Saunders, Miss Stevenson, Miss Carew (Dunedin), Miss Humphries (New liymouth), Miss K. Humphries (New Plymouth), Mrs. H. Sarjeant, Misses ( ’ Uawke ’» Bay)tviUiamson’s ever-popular Royal Comic 2P. e J a „ Com Pany staged "The Merry (Widow on Tuesday at the Opera House before a very large and faslubnable

audience; in fact, there was a record booking, many of those who were determined to get good eeats going down as early as S in the morning and standing in a queue till the office opened. Mrs. H. Sarjeant wore au old rose ehiffon taffetas, with Maltese lace on her eorsage and feetoons of the same on the trained skirt; Mrs. Greenwood, white silk blouse with laee and insertion, blaek skirt; Mrs. Wilford, black velvet gown with jet ornaments and cream chiffon vest; Mrs. H. Wilson, black crepe de ehine gown with lace, pale grey opera eoat with ornamental buttons and touch of green velvet; Miss Wilford, palq pink crepe de chine froek with gold embroidery on her corsage and in her coiffure, and pale blue cloth opera wrap with Oriental trimming; Mrs. Lethbridge, black chiffon taffetas with transparent lace yoke and cream opera coat; Mrs. Sorley wore a pale grey silk with lace; Mrs. John Watt, black silk with laee; Mrs. A. G. Kitchen wore a Polish grey eharmeuse gown with chiffon and lace on her corsage and touch of silver thread; Miss "Willis wore a becoming pale pink silk with vest composed of tiny frills of cream Valenciennes lace, and silver sequins on her corsage and sleeves; Miss — Willis, a pretty cream silk gown with ehiffon on her corsage and silver sequin net; Mrs. John Stevenson wore a black silk with band of beautiful cream lace on the trained skirt and corsage; Miss Stevenson, pale blue chiffon taffetas gown, with lace and touch of silver on her corsage, and pale blue ribbons in her coiffure; Miss Carew (Dunedin), pale pink silk with laee and chiffon; Mrs. Saunderson, black chiffon taffetas, with vest of gauged cream chiffon and Oriental embroidery; Mrs. James Watt, white silk gown with laee and insertion, white opera coat; Miss Brettargh, pale blue silk frock with laee prettily arranged on her corsage; Miss D. Brettargh wore a white eilk gown with pale pink rose and foliage on her corsage; Mi’s Todd, becoming electric blue silk frock with laee; her sister wore a white froek with a spray of roses on her corsage; Mrs. Borlace, cream lace robe; Mrs. Paterson, turquoise blue silk with transparent lace yoke; Miss Brewer, blaek silk with lace; Mrs. Goodwin, black silk gown with.cream lace; Mrs. Dalgety wore a- brocade gown with laee and net on her eorsage; Mrs. John Anderson, blaek silk with laee; Mrs. Blundell (Nelson), black ehiffon taffetas with cream net, tucker and bands of green and gold embroidery on her corsage; Mrs. M. McLean, black silk with cream lace; Miss Anderson, deep yellow chiffon taffetas gown, with silver sequins on her corsage and sleeves; Mrs. R. Jackson, black silk with lace on her corsage; Miss Cutfield were an Empire froek of cream eharmeuse, with silver sequins edging her eorsage; Mrs. Blair, cream silk with lace and silver thread embroidery; Mrs. F. Jones, blaek silk with transparent laee yoke; Miss R. Jones, cream silk and net frock with narrow rows of velvet edging the corsage; Miss O’Brien wore a w-hite silk gewn with lace and insertion; Miss Pratt, cream Empire robe with chiffon and net on her corsage; Mrs. (Sherriff, black and white gown with frills of net edged with narrow black velvet; Mrs. H. F. Christie wore a cream gown with laee and ehiffon; Airs. A. Lewis, handsome pale grey silk robe, with over-skirt of black lace, and chiffon on her corsage; Mrs. H. Nixon, emerald green sequin gown over eilk, long black satin opera coat; Miss Nixon wore a cream silk gown with laee; Mrs. Mackay, beautiful pale blue charmeuse gown with laee and chiffon on her corsage, and in her coiffure she wore pale blue; Miss Blundell (Nelson) wore a smart gown of fine cream muelin beautifully embroidered in crimson flowers and foliage, deep crimson Empire sash and ends; Aliss Hamner (Christchurch), white muslin frock with laee and insertion, pale blue silk sash; Miss 'Christie, dainty pale blue silk gown with lace on her corsage; Airs. AfcGregor, cream filet net gown made in Empire style with bands of cream silk embroidery; Airs. Fairburn, blaek brocade with jet on her corsage, and fiehu of net and lace: Airs. Good, blaek chiffon taffetas with Alaltese lace berthe; Aliss Afasoir, pretty cream taffetas made in Empire style with panel effect on her skirt, and square yoke of cream embroidered silk insertion; Aliss R. Fairbum, white muslin frock with bands of insertion and lace, pale blue silk sash; Mrs. Allison wore a handsome blaek and ■white lace robe; Aiks G. Christie, white silk with frills of the same, and pale blue eilk s»»li; Mrs. A. Nixon wore <■> most becoming frock of old rose char-

meuse made in Direetoire style with cream net and lace, the tight filling under sleeves of the same; Aliss R. Nixon, pole blue silk gown with Valenciennes laee and insertion; Airs. Briggs, black silk gown with lace; Mrs. Stone were an electric blue alk froek made with shoulder straps and sleeves, and yoke of eream net; Mrs. P. Forlong, black silk gown with gauged chiffon on her corsage; Mrs. Barthorpe (Silverhope), pale heliotrope gown with square cut yoke edged with embroidery and net; Mrs. Mowat (Huaterville), cream filet net blouse, btaek eilk skirt; Miss Ward (Silverhope), blaek silk gown with lace on her eorsage, and pale pink roses; Miss Rhodes (Hunterville), white muslin frock with lace and insertion. Bridge Party. Airs. Sarjeant on Friday gave a very enjoyable bridge party, the first of a series in a progressive tournament. The prizes were won by Aliss C. Anderson and Air. Gabites. Amongst those present were:—Afrs. Sarjeant, Aliss Cave, Aliss Greeson, Aliss Stevenson, Aliss Brettargh, Aliss Blundell (Nelson), Aliss Stewart, Alisses Clarke (Hawke’s Bay), Alessre. Stevenson, Stewart, Cave, Chamberlain, and others. Golf. The Ladies’ Golf Club formally opened their season on Wednesday, when the weather was perfect from an onlooker’s point of view, but much too hot for a. brisk game of golf. Airs. Barnicoat (president) and Airs. Wall gave after-noon-tea. Amongst those present were:— Airs, and Miss Aloore, Aliss Cave, Airs. Afatthews, Airs. H. Iclley (Blenheim), Afrs. Good, Afrs. Fairburn, Airs. Alaekay, Airs. Bayly, Airs. Hole, Airs. H. Nixon, Alisses Nixon (2), Dymoek (2), Christie, Hannier (Christchurch), Airs, and Miss AV. Anderson, Miss C. Anderson, Miss E. Anderson, Aliss Afason, Alisses Cowper (2J, Aliss Hadfield, Airs. Lomax, Airs. Imlay Saunders, Airs. Lett, Airs. Lomas, Airs. Meldrum, Airs. Vennell (Oamaru), Afrs. Sarjeant, Misses Stanford (2), Miss Gresson, Miss Wilford, Airs. James Watt, Aliss Bates, Afrs. Armstrong, Aliss Taylor, Aliss Harper.

Personal Items. Mr. and lira. H. Tilley, of Blenheim, arc staying In Wanganui for a short visit. Mns. and Miss Wilfold, of Wanganui, have returned for their visit to Wellington. Mr. and Sire. Rarthorpe (Silverhope) ■re staying in Wanganui. Mrs. 'Mowat, of llunterville, lias been staying in Wanganui. Miss Stanford, of New Plymouth, is staying in Wanganui with relations. Mr. and Miss Rhodes, of Hunterville, have been staying in Wanganui recently. Mns. Saunders and Miss Imlay, of M'anganui, have returned from their visit to the Empire City. Mrs. Gorville Saunders, of Wanganui, has returned from her visit to relations in Napier. Mrs. J. C. Greenwood, of Wanganui, us the guest of Miss Brabant, in Napier. Miss Bayly, of New Plymouth, is staying in Wanganui with her sister, Mrs. McNaughton Christie. HULA.