PALMERSTON NORTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 20, 17 November 1909, Page 66

PALMERSTON NORTH.

November 12. The Show. There was glorious weather last Friday, the “Peoples day” at the Show. So gay was the millinery, the different stands resembled brilliant conservatories, and there was not the usual tropical downpour -which causes such dismay in the feminine heart. Lady Plunket was present wearing a black toilette, grey ostrich feather boa, large cream straw with dark mauve -chiffon roses; Mrs. R. S. Abraham, a beautifully fitting small black and white check coat and skirt, cream straw hat with black velvet amd cluster of pink flowers; Mrs. Hewitt, black coat -and skirt, cream cloth waist coat 'braided in black, black hat with black and white tulle and blaek feathers; Mns. Frances Hewitt, dark green coat and skirt, braided in black, hat with quills: Miss Hewitt," brown coat and skirt, brown hat with brown tulle and roses; .Mrs. Jack Hewitt (Pahiatua), turquoise blue Eton costume, large cream hat with pink tos&s; Lady Price (Hawke’s Bay), goldeh brown Shantung frock, yoke of finely tucked cream silk, blue hat with blue wings and green eoque feathers; Mrs. Lionel Abraham, mauve linen eoat and skirt, collar and cuffs of paler shade of linen, white hat with mauve silk trimming; Miss Sybil Abraham, cornflower blue coat and skirt, white eoque feather boa, mole hat with wings of same colour; Miss Marjory Abraham, navy coat and skirt, pink eoque feather boa, cream hat with pink roses; Miss Sylvia Abraham, blue linen coat and skirt, •white embroidered muslin collar and cuffs, blue hat of same shade, with velvet band; Miss Russell, white embroidered • linen coat and skirt, pale mauve hat with velvet trimming of same shade: Miss Trixie Russell, cream coat and skirt, pale mauve hat with velvet and pale pink flower; Mrs. Reed, black and white striped tweed coat and skirt, green lhat with green velvet; Mrs. Alan Strang, in navy blue with long coat, large hat with cornflowers; Miss D. Strang, grey and white check coat and skirt, black hat; Airs. Walter Strang, mauve coat and skirt, large flower-trimmed hat; Miss Miles (Wellington), blue and black striped coat and skirt, large cream hat with sapphire blue velvet banu and clusters of yellow flowers: Mrs. Hankins, black toilette, blue straw hat with large clusters of blue and mauve rosebuds; Mrs. W. L. Fitzherbert, golden brown linen, blue liat with cream lace and large cluster of deep pink flowers: Mrs. F. S. Mcßae, dark velvet coat and skirt, floral hat of same shade: Mrs. P. Sim, saxe blue coat and skirt, large Tuscan hat with black feathers and black velvet ends; Mrs. Broad, grey coat and skirt, large cream hat with wreath of yellow Marguerites; Airs. Waddy, blaek coat and skirt, blaek plumed hat: Mrs. Randolph, black coat and skirt, braided in black, touch of emerald green velvet showing on waistcoat, black Ostrich feather boa, black toque with sequin crown and blaek tips: Miss Randolph, mauve liner* coat and skirt, collar and cuffs braided in .paler shade, tnalrte hat -with

black ospreys; Airs. H. F. Gibbons,

white embroidered snuslin, black plumed hat; Mrs F. E. Wats.n. in black, navy blue hat with quills; Miss Winnie Watson, old rose linen, yoke of white embroidery, black hat; Mrs A. N. Gibbons, white embroidered muslin, hat with pink roses; Mrs Peach, French grey coat and skirt, with black buttons, white ostrich feather boa, blaek plumed hat; Mrs Martin, brown coat and skirt, mauve hat with silk bows; Airs Percy Baldwin, small black and white check coat and skirt, blaek hat with blaek and green ospreys; Mrs A. Lyons, pale mauve linen coat and skirt, black hat; Airs A. Rennell, pink linen coat and skirt, mole-col-oured hat with clusters of mauve flowers in different shades; Mrs Wallace (Hawera), grey floral muslin, floral hat; Airs D. Reed, pale blue frock, brown hat with tulle and roses; Airs Paisley, fawn striped eoat and skirt, black plumed hat; Mrs Pegden, navy coat and skirt, hat with mauve roses; Aliss Pegden, dark green coat and skirt, pale blue hat with pink roses; Miss Price, cream coat and skirt, pale blue straw hat with blue wings; Airs H. R. Waldegrave, blaek coat and skirt, with pale blue silk collar and cuffs, large cream hat with pink roses veiled in black lace; Aliss Trixie Waldegrave, cream silk, cream hat with pink roses; Aliss Alargaret Waldegrave, navy Eton coat and skirt, old rose collar and waistcoat braided in blaek, large cream hat with pink and green ribbon and green roses; Aliss Dorothy Waldegrave, saxe blue coat and skirt, crearn hat with pink roses and turquoise blue silk bow; Mrs. J. Waldegrave, old rose linen coat and skirt, cream hat with pink roses; Airs Warburton, blue coat and skirt, white hat with black feathers; Airs Potts, black coat and skirt, grey ostrich feather boa, black hat; Aliss Levett (Bulls), cream coat and skirt, black collar, cream hat with wreath of crimson roses; Airs R. Jones (Feilding), green and white striped linen coat and skirt, green hat; Airs Sorley (Feilding), white linen coat and skirt, hat with saxe blue feathers.

Military Tournament. Cloudy weather, with a high wind, was the fate of the military sports on the show ground of Alonday and Tuesday of this week. The entries were very large, including men from as far south as Dun-

edin, and as far north as Auckland. Despite the elements, the attendance was most satisfactory, and the sports a success in every sense of the word. Air and Airs Alorrah, Mr and Mrs Bagnall, Mr and Airs Bendall, Mr and Airs W. Keeling, Mr and Mrs A. Ward, Mrs D. O. Shute, Airs Davis, Mr and Mrs A. Strang, Miss Strang, the Misses Russell, Air and Airs McKnight, Mr and Airs H. R. Waldegrave, the Misses Waldegrave. Airs and Miss Warburton, Mrs W. L. Fitzherbert, Airs Eliot, and many others were present.

Personal. Airs A. D. Thompson and her sister, Aliss Wilson, have returned from Wellington. Aliss K. Bell has gone to Levin for a month. Airs and Miss F. Randolph are away in Napier. Air and Mrs Rennel have gone to Marton for a few weeks. Mrs F. S. Mcßae and family are staying in Levin. Airs Clayton (Wellington) is visiting her sister, Mrs Bendall.

VIOLET.