SOUTH TARANAKI.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIV, Issue 4, 26 January 1910, Page 66

SOUTH TARANAKI.

HAWERA, January’ 21. Tennis and Croquet. The courts have had a very deserted appearance lately, but last’ Saturday there seemed to he a blighter aspect. It was a “General Tea.'* Those 1 noticed were: Mrs. Ryan, red and black striped linen costume, faced with black satin. Tuscan straw hat with black velvet bow; Mrs. Campbell, white embroidered muslin, black and green hat; Mrs. O. Hawken, grey costume, mole-coloured hat with him- roses; Mrs. Webster, black skirt, white muslin blouse, black and white hat; Mrs. McDiarmid, heliotrope cambric, trimmed with white embroidery, burnt straw hat with scarf; Mrs. Stewart, white linen, cream hat with saxe blue band; Mrs. Bell, white muslin, cream hat. trimmed with green ribbon; Mrs. Glasson. brown skirt, pink blouse, pink hat; Mrs. Page, black and white Striped linen coat and skirt, black and white hat; Mrs. Parkinson, black crepe cloth, black hat; Mrs. Nalder, cream dust coat, brown hat : Mrs. Sutton, white linen, hat trimmed with green; Miss ClapCott. cream muslin, hat with two shades of green ribbon; Miss E. Caplen. white lawn, burnt straw hat with green band; Miss Glenn, blue striped cambric, strapped with a darker blue, grey hat with Oriental scarf; Miss Q. Glenn, white muslin, burnt, straw hat swathed with black chiffon; Miss Whittaker (Thames), blue cambric, brown hat; Miss Williamson. heliotrope cambric, linen hat with white muslin bows; Miss B. Nolan, white lawn, white felt hat; Miss Turton, white muslin, white motor cap; Miss L. Turton, white, saxe blue hat; Miss White, white lawn, burnt straw hat with brown band; Miss B. Coutts, blue and fawn striped cambric, cream hat swathed in pale blue; Miss Littlejohn, navy skirt, white lawn blouse, sailor hat; Miss Baird, white linen, burnt straw hut, trimmed with navy’ ribbon. Personal. Mr. and Mrs. Littlejohn, who have been spending a short holiday with their daughter (Mrs. McDiarmid), have returned to Wellington. Miss Littlejohn, who has been here for sonic months, has also returned home, Miss 11. Raine accompanying her. Mrs. (’. Bayley has returned from a visit to Hawke's Bay. Dr. McGibbon left for Dunedin this week. Dr. Thomson acting us locum tenons. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hirst (Wanganui), late of Hawera, leave* next month on a trip to the East. Miss Wray’, who has been living with Mrs. Barton for some months, left this Week for Tiinuru, where she join* her

parents. The family leave immediately for England, where in future they intend to live. Miss Henry, a missionary from China, has been giving addresses on her mission work in Hawera, and those who have heard her have been most interested. Mr. E. Barton (Brisbane), who has been visiting his brother, returned to Australia this week. JOAN.