NEW PLYMOUTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 7, 17 August 1910, Page 65

NEW PLYMOUTH.

August 12. A Dance. Quite the most important social function of the season was an “At Home” given in the Brougham-street Hall, by Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Burgess, last Thursday evening, in honour of their nephew, Mr. Sydney Burgess. The hall was beautifully decorated with mirrors, framed with sprays of white camellias and peach blossom, while the many -windows and doorways were artistically draped with dainty curtains. The supper-table was charmingly decorated with stands of daffodils, with silver candlesticks at even intervals. Mrs. O. H. Burgess received her guests in a very handsome primrose satin, with tunic of cream lace, decolletage slashed with pale blue; Mrs. Paton, a lovely cream lace robe, over pale blue taffetas, bands of silver sequined guimpo on corsage; Mrs. Morrison, a charming and very handsome black lace robe, heavily sequined, over white taffetas, corsage draped with folded laee; Mrs. gladden, handsome gold 'sequined net over a foundation of pate pink taffetas; Mrs. Wylie,

charming cream laee .robe over glace; Mrs. Glasgow looked extremely well in pale blue taffetas, with kimono bodice inset with cream lace; Mrs. Claude Weston, looked very handsome in a striking robe of scarlet taffetas, veiled in black net, with overdrape of black ninon, finished with rich gold sequined berthe; Mrs. Southall looked handsome in ruby velvet, relieved with cream net; Mrs. F. G. Evans looked distinguee in peachcoloured brocade; Mrs. 11. Baity, pale reliotrope crystalline, prettily trimmed with rich cream lace; Mi's. Walker, a lovely cream Indian laee robe, over a glace foundation; Mrs. S. Smith, cream silk taffetas, corsage finished with silk laee; Mrs. Wills, a dainty cream Oriental satin; Miss Ellis, black satin trimmed with real laee, and silver sequined passementerie trimming; Miss Hanna, very pretty rose pink silk, with broad band of black lace insertion on skirt, and narrow black Valenciennes lace edging folded bodice; Miss Brewster, pretty cream lace robe, over a silk foundation, satin folded ceinture relieved with a pale blue and gold buckle; Miss H. Humphries, black satin, gold sequined berthe; Miss Fitzherbert, cream Liberty satin, with, draped skirt, caught up with silken tassels, lovely lace finishing corsage; Miss Lorrs Fitzherbert, pale grey ninon over rose pink taffetas; Miss E. Atkinson, very pretty primrose tucked net over maize-coloured satin; Miss Simpson looked extremely well in vieux rose silk, cream net tucker finished with Saxe blue Oriental trimming; Miss D. Simpson, pale blue silk; Miss G. Kyngdion looked pretty in pale pink taffetas; Miss Bayley, black net; Miss Cutfield looked handsome in rose-pink taffetas; Miss Dempsey, very pretty pale blue taffetas, bolero of cream silk insertion, finished with cream silk fringe; Miss I. Lewis, oyster pink chiffon taffetas; Miss G. Fookes, eream lace robe; Miss Bedford, cream silk; Miss D. Bedford, pale pink satin charmeuse; Miss B. Evans looked well in a cream lace robe, with violets relieving decolletage; Miss F. Evans, very pretty vieux rose silk, folded bodice, over cream net chemisette; Miss M. Evans looked winsome in white ninon, trimmed with silver; Mrs Home, pale green taffetas, embossed on hem of skirt and corsage with rose-pink flowers; Miss Blundell,

pale blue uiusliu; Mian Milla, cream lace; Miss Saxton, hydrangea blue striped silk voile, trimmed with bands of a darker shade; Miss S. Thomson, cream satin tunic, finished with si ken tassels; Mass M. Thomson, white satin and silver; Miss L. McAilum, scarlet satin veiled in net, cream net chemisette slashed with black; Miss B. Mathews, pale blue muslin, with hand painted bolder; Miss Roy, cream lace robe; Miss G. Roy, cream messaliue, trimmed witii silver; Miss N. Capel, very pretty pale blue taffeta, with tunic and dccollctagc trimmed with bands of silver; Miss Penn, cream silk; Miss E. Penn, pale blue muslin; Miss Curtis, white crepe de chine, finished with gold fringe; Mis* Ryan, pale pink ninon; Miss V. Kirkby looked pretty in pale blue muslin; Miss L. Brown, tunpioisv blue silk, blue rib bon threaded through coiffure; Miss 1.. Webster, pale blue taffetas veiled in ehif foil; Miss MacDiarmidi, cream chiffon taffetas; Miss Shaw, pale blue muslin; Mrs Gold, black silk, with real lace berthePersonal. Rev. A. 11. Colville, who has been re lieviug at Stratford, ami who spent a few days in New Plymouth, has now returned to Auckland. The Rev. Dean McKenna is on a visit ta Auckland.

NANCY LEE.