PALMERSTON NORTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 14, 6 October 1909, Page 67

PALMERSTON NORTH.

October 1. The Julius Knight company played a short season during the week, staging “The Breed of the Treshams,” “ The Sacrament of Judas,” and ” An Englishman’s Home.” The different audiences included Mrs. Lionel Abraham, wearing a black ehiffon taffeta toilette, cream eoat with ermine collar: Miss Sybil Abraham, pale blue silk voile, eream net and embroidery in dainty colours, trimming corsage, silver sequined chiffon searf on shoulders; Mrs. 0. Porritt, white net Lice robe over green silk; Mrs. Loughnan, blaek velvet froek, silver threaded ehiffon scarf; Mrs. Gillespie (Feilding), golden brown chiffon taffeta, silver Josephine scarf: Mrs. A. Fitzherbert (Feilding), white muslin and lace, floral silk sash; Mrs. Martin, cream silk and lace, cluster of pink flowers in corsage; Mrs. Sommerville, brownblack spotted net. handsomely embroidered in a white floral design, long saxe Hue coat : Mrs. A. McDonald, black chiffon taffeta with blaek sequin insertion; Miss Dundas, rose pink silk with net and narrow blaek velvet ribbon : Mrs. Coombs, black nierveilienx and lace; Miss Coombs, navy blue chiffon taffeta, the bodice trimmed with cream spotted net and gold embroidery; Mrs. P. Sim, pale pink eoat worn over black silk toilette; Mrs. M. L. Fitzherbert, black ehiffon taffeta, eream lace berthe. saxe blue coat with touch of black velvet and black buttons. The opening ceremony of th- 1 Palmerston Technical Schoo! was performed on Wednesday afternoon bv the Hon. G. lowlds, Minister of Education, in the presence of a large gathering of townspeople, students and others. Mrs. Fowlds was wearing a Saxe blue.doth -costume, grev hat with grev tuHe and feathers; Mrs. W. T. Wood, green coat and skirt, black plumed hat; Mrs. D. Buick, grey green striped tweed coat and skirt, with cream cloth collar and cuffs, black hat with petunia coloured roses; Mrs. W. Rutherford, greystriped costume, cream collar braided in grey. <ixe blue straw hat with pink Piumes: Mrs. Vernon, green tweed co.it and skirt, green hat with brown and green wings; Mrs, Nt-h. navy blue coat and skirt, grev feather boa. violet hat with flowers f same shade: Mrs Hirsch. grey coat and skirt braided in green, wine coloured hat; Mrs. Bennett, cream costume, sable furs, cream hat with cerise flowers; Mrs. Ople, blue grey striped eoat and skirt, bat with silk •carf; Mrs. Hanna, navy coat and

skirt, rose pink hat with flowers of same colour; Mrs. W. Park, black eoat and skirt, black hat with black feathers; Miss Fraser, black and grey striped coat and skirt, black hat with blaek wings; Miss F. Fraser, peacock blue eoat and skirt, the coat braided in black, peacock blue straw hat, with black wings; Mrs. C- Louisson. navy Direetoire costume braided in blaek, old lose hat with golden brown tulle and ospreys; Miss Gladys Mawhinney, navycoat and skirt, large burnt straw hat with sapphire blue velvet band; Mrs. Coombs, black striped canvas voile, black toque with jet and feathers: Miss Coombs, in cream, dark green hat with wings of same shade; Mrs. Gardiner, in black with black silk coat, blaek bonnet with tips; Mrs. M.-K night, Oxford blue coat and skirt braided in blaek, black hat with velvet and black cherries; Miss Randolph, pale blue cloth ccat and skirt with black mauve collar and euffs. black hat with wings; Mrs. C- E. Waldegrave. Oxford blue costume, fawn suede waistcoat, black plumed hat; Mrs. Armstrong, in black, black bonnet; Miss Dora Reed. navy blue coat and skirt, green hat with silk scarf; Mrs. Batchelor, brown striped coat and skirt, blaek hat with feathers; Mrs. Tinoev black coat and skirt, black plumed hat : Mrs. J. M. Johnston, violet cloth coat and skirt, blaek plumed hat: Mrs. Maeintyre. black coat and skirt. black hat with black wings: Mrs. A. Lyons. black coat and skirt, blaek net lace toque with jet and black ospreys: Miss Mil’s, navy coat and skirt, green tweed hat with wings: Miss Glendinning, fawn costume, fawn hat with paler shade of wings; Miss R. Glendinning, dark brown coat and skirt, brown hat with silk and a touch of pink: Mrs. Palmer, green plaid coat and skirt, eream hat with two shades of pink roses; Mrs. Torstensen. dark green coat and skirt, green hat with profusion of violets: Mrs. Young, navy coat and skirt braided in black, hat with mauve flowers; Mrs. Preece, blaek coat and skirt, cream cloth collar and cuffs braided in grey, black plumed hat; Mrs. Bett, brown coat and skirt, small brown hat; Mrs. C. C. Harper, navy eoat and skirt, navy hat with wings; Mrs. R. Leary, dark green cloth eoat and skirt, collar of more vivid shade of green, green hat with wings.

Personal. Mr. J. L. Bamieoat, manager of the Union Bank, left by the Auckland express on Wednesday on a trip to Christchurch and Dunedin. Mrs. W. Harden has returned from W anganun The Misses M. Suttie and V. Gray, who were the guests of Mrs. A. Eliot, Alexandra-Street, for a week, left for their homes in Auckland on Monday last. Mrs. Pratt, Apiti, is staying with Mrs A Rennell, Linton-street.

VIOLET.