PALMERSTON NORTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIV, Issue 20, 18 May 1910, Page 70

PALMERSTON NORTH.

Al ay 13. A Dance. Mrs J. L. Barnieoat. I’nion Bank, was hostess at a delightful little dance given in the Foresters’ Hall on last Friday •light, as a ‘‘coming out’’ party for her eldest daughter, Marjorie. Everything possible had been done to make the dance 4 he success it ujidouidcdly was, and with a splendid floor, an abundance of partners, and capital mu>ic nothing was left to desire. Yellow chrysanthemums and i iclily tinted autumn foliage made an

effective .setting for the dainty supper. ’Two preUy cousins. Aliss Kirk, of Pet one, and Miss Powell, Wellington, came up for the occasion. Airs Barnieoat wore a cinnamon brown crepe de chine toilette, a cluster of the palest pink flowers on corsage; she also wore a gold headed cream chiffon scarf. Aliss Alarjorie Barnicoat, white chiffon taffeta, with touches of silvpr; Aliss Alison Barnieoat, pale pink silk, with cream lace insertion and rosettes of pink satin ribbon. The guests included: Mrs Morrah, wearing an emerald groen velvet frock, with a Maltese luce berthe; Airs AlcKnight, pale blue

eat in charraeuse. with cream lace and pale blue ball fringe, a cluster of pink roses on bodiee; Mrs Harold Cooper, Nil green satin, with cream lace and pink roses; Mrs G. W. Harden, blaek silk, with tucked net, and 'delicately tinted chiffon embroidery; Mrs C. C. Harper, black brocade and cream searf; Mrs A. Eliot, cream and pink striped silk, with cream lace insertion; Mrs A. N. Gibbons, pale blue silk and cream lace; Miss Powell (Wellington), white silk, with tucker of crystal drop net finished with silver insertion; Miss Kirk (Petone), white muslin and lace; Miss Warburton, cream chiffon taffeta, with touches of gold, old rose silk sash; Miss Marjorie Abraham, green chiffon over white, the bodice finished with silver trimming, green ospreys in her hair; Miss Sybil Abraham, cream satin, with dainty touches of silver, cluster of pink roses in her hair; Miss Humphreys, pale blue silk and laee; Miss Alice Riddiford, a becoming black satin frock; Miss O’Brien, Nil green satin, the bodice veiled in lavender chiffon and finished with pearls, she also wore a large knot of pale violets; Miss Randolph, lavender crepe de chine, cream laee and gold and violet embroidery trimming corsage, also a cluster of shaded violet hydrangea; Miss Dolly Wilson, black net over silk; Miss MeWhinney, cream satin, with cluster of large pink roses; Miss Porter, white satin, the bodice veiled in white spotted net, and finished with pearl ornaments; Miss Helen Porter, white silk and laee; Miss Mabel Smith, bright pink chiffon taffeta, Empire frock; Miss Winnie Watson, white satin, with knot of scarlet Howers on corsage, same coloured flowers in hair; Miss Kathleen Bell, cream satin, with silver embroidery, pink flowers in hair; Miss Dundas, rose-pink silk, with lace and touches of black; Miss Crook, white muslin and lace; Miss Maeintyre, Miss Gemmel; Messrs Barnicoat, McKnight, H. Cooper, Morrah, G. W. Harden, Eliot, Gibbons (3), Scott (2), Reed, Wray, Lang-Meeson, B. Pratt, Barraud, Hunt, Louden, Beetham, Moore, Lyons, Tyerman, Gardiner, Perston, M. Abraham, Collins, Archdeacon Harper, Rev. G. V. Kendrick, and others. The Theatre.

The Clarke and Meynell Company attracted good audiences to the Opera House on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, playing “The Night of the Party” and “What Happened to Jones.” On different occasions there were present: Mr and Mrs 11. Cooper, Dr. and Mrs Martin, Mr and Mrs McKnight, Mrs A. Guy, Mrs Broad, Mrs Sim, Mr and Mrs A. Sutherland, Dr. and the Misses O’Brien, the Misses Park. Personal. Mr and Mrs Flower (Christchurch) are staying with Mrs F. Robinson. Miss Coster - (Nelson) is the guest of Mrs G. W. Harden. Mrs Broad has returned from a long visit to Blenheim. The Misses Bell have gone to Wellington for a fortnight. Miss Powell, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs J. L. Barnicoat, Union Bank, returns to Wellington to-day. Mrs R. R. Reed is away staying with her son, Mr Guy Reed, at Taihape. Mrs J. P. Innes has gone to Napier. Miss Dorothy Tripe is visiting relations in Wellington.

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