AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVI, Issue 6, 9 August 1911, Page 61

AUCKLAND.

August Cth. THE most important feature of the social round this past week was the Mayoress’ (Mrs. C. J. Parr's) reception, and the series of gaieties arranged for the annual King’s Old Boys' demonstrations, which began with a huge theatre party to the pantomime on Friday night, when, I believe, the fun was fast and furious. Then luncheon at the Tiffin on Saturday, Kings v. Grammar football match, when the ‘ old boys” made just as much noise as “present boys,” much to the public’s enjoyment, dinner at the.

Tiffin, and church parade next morning, and dinner with "the Head” and Mrr Major finished a delightful “week-end.” Reception by the Mayoress. The Mayoress, Mrs C. J. Parr, gave her second reception in the Council Chambers on Tuesday. The rooms were charmingly decorated. The Council Chamber, where the Mayoress received her guests, had been quite transformed, banks of foliage plants and flowers were arranged in the centre of the room and across the corners; festoons of lycopodium from the centre of the ceiling to the four corners of the room. Yellow shaded lights, and a long tea table at the end of the room, beautifully decorated with mimosa and violets, made, a channing decorative scheme. The table

decoration* were done by Mrs 11. Wilson and Miss Devore. 'Mrs Parr and the Mayor received the callers just within the Council Chambers, and they passed on and whiled away the time chattipg and listening to charming music by a violin and piano, and tea-drinking, waited on by a bery of Mrs Parr’s kind friends, who looked after everyone charmingly. Mrs Parr was very much admired in a lovely frock of nattier blue moire -ilk. with beautiful embroideries on it. A large picture hat massed with feathers in a. deep tone of blue. Mrs Parr carried a dainty large black muff of shirred black charthouse, finished with <*ords and a cluster of blue roses. This was a pretty finish to a charming toilette. Mrs C. K. Whitney wore a cream toilette of crepe de. chine, .with a-coat of lov< 1\ . cream >ilk embroidered net, black hat. and grey.*.furs. , • ... . Mrs.- Andrews, black cloth and blaek ~<itin liai. w ijh. black .aigrettes; Mrs. 11. W. AYiLson, white corded velvet coat and sk.irt b hat with Royal blue wings; Mrs. Lnf-as Jdlo.’pmfield. dark grey cloth voat .and. "kirt. black, hat lined with white; Mrs. McCosli ( lark, black cloth. Via ok fur toque; Mrs. Harry Clark, dark grey coat and skirt braided with black ‘-ilk braid, and white haj; .Mrs.. D. A\ . Dnt.bie, smart black velvet suit, and black hat w it:i .upstanding pliqnes; Mrs. Harry*. light grey cloth .coat and skirl, <mart grey straw toque, with touches <>i_piiik;. Mi s. ' Alennie. brown «ilk, .black /ilk .and .huh coat, black lAmt.vi \\i?H ream; Mrs. P. Oliphant, Royal Line' o’at and skirt with wide ' Ijla'ek braid,- black hat .with white plumps’; Airs. 1). A. Hay. bl^ck; Aliss Hay, blue coat and >k,inr.; bhirk hat: Mrs. I T p ton. 1»1 a'ck relieved w ithJ -\\'nite: Aliss Nellie t’ptpn. black eoat and skirt, black hat- with white whigs; Mrs. Prickett, fawn tfloth coat and skirt, hat to match; Aliss Prickett, mole and grey striped cloth, black hat; Airs. Elliott Davies, uale grey lotlr tailored suit with braidings and faced with grey panne, grey , hat’ to match; Airs. A\\ Atkin wore a .’smart black silk braided frock, black velvet toque with black feathers; Mrs. Holland, black; Airs. .1. Reide, dark cloth coat and skirt, blq_ck toque; Aliss Bink s’. black; Airs, (goodwill-Archer, pale grey, sijk, blak hat with Royal blue touches; Aladain Wielaert, black velvet coat and skirt, black and white hat. and sable furs ; AJr«. ; Rattray, Black velvet frock, black- hat; Aliss Barclay, dark green, hat to nia-trh: Airs. Udy, black; Mrs. AV. ;Brow ir Viark blue coat and' skirt, mole and .gteen hat; Airs. Pritt.* black frock, and .toque, ermine stole; Airs. Davidson ('Napier), black; Airs. Bam-, ford, dark.eoat and *kirt, black hat with touch' of. pink': Aliss McLennan, dark blue .fro k,' smart tageb straw hat. trimmed with blue: Mrs. Newton, blue, with hat to match; Airs. Harold. Grcgs«m. dark blue coat and skirt and smart, bai : Mrs.. J. \. Tole, black; Airs. Hector Three looked charming in pale mauve cloth braided iii a darker shade, and amethyst hat massed with violets and tiny pink roM?»: Air-. McGregor, palest* amethyst silk voile, black hat and furs; Alls. Dunlop, black, and a small a me-; thy-t bat: Mr.-. Halloway, black: Afr«. AA’iseman, mown doth, black hat; Aliss Alison, dark blue, and small white fur hat: Mr-. Barclay, brown coat- and skill, brown hat;* Ah-. Devon was handsomely froeked in black: Mis>es Devore, brown cloth coats and skirts. .»ml pretty hats; Mrs Erson,’ dirk coat and -kirt, amethyst hat: Mrs. Goodhue, long black velvet coat over Lhuk frock, amethy.-t hat: Mrs. Dau Tole'. Black doth, and small black hat; Aliss d ole, grey Norfolk suit, black hat Airs. d. B. MacFarlane, mole doth, smart cream -atin hat veiled with brown lace and pale gold gauze roses, ami lined with brown: Mi>s Thorpe, cream doth coat and skirt, black hat with pink rose; Miss Sylvia Thorpe, cream cloth coat ami -kin, black hat; Mrs. Sydney Stride, champagne and brown -ilk voile, brown and cream hat with tom lies of amethy-1 : Mrs. Holgate. grey cloth •fro k itli piping of black. a lovely champagne tagel straw hat massed with Ll.i< k plume-; AH-. Mariiner, cream cloth mat ami -kirt. Ida-k hat- Airs. Aforri-on. small mole doth frock, white hat with loxdy amethyst feathers; Mi-s Martin, Ida k ' <>lvet fro. k. r<*d*aml black hat, and ermine stole anil muff; Mr*. Kerr Ta\lor. dark grwn. hit to match; Ali-scs KeirTnvlor. roval blue frocks, piped with white, black hats; Mrs. Fpeneer, black coat ami skirt, 'quart hat with dark red ro-cs; Miss Hull) Ppemer. grey tailored suit, large black hat, with white lace YoMotte; Mr*. Williams, blue frock, and bat to match;

Mrs. Ak-Callum looked smart in dark red, and blaek, black hat; Mrs. T. Mahoney, dark purple -cloth frock, relieved with white, black hat; Mrs. Alexander, dark grey- striped tweed coat and skirt, amethyst hat; Mrs. Walter Owen, dark green coat and skirt, blaek hat; Mrs. Teed wore dark brown, hat to match; Mrs. Owen, blue voat and skirt, black hat; Mrs. Wyllie, cream cloth coat and skirt, blaek hat; Mrs. Chennery Siiggate, dark gree.i. green and black hat; Mrs T. J. Steel, dark blue coat and skirt, mole straw toque; Mrs. Perkins (Dunedin), eream cloth eoat and skirt, faced with black, black hat and furs; Mrs. Harry Marsack, black velvet frock, with touches of white, blaek beaver hat; Mrs. W. Lloyd, nattier blue doth, black satin hat and grey furs; Mrs. Plummer. mole velvet frock, black beaver hat with pink roses; Airs. Keeble. brown and cream figured crepe, hat to match; Mrs. Ryan, pale grey cloth braided frock, and large black hat; Airs. Harry Rainger, dark brown, with small hat to match; Airs. David Craig, blaek cloth coat and skirt with white pipings, blaek hat; Aliss AVyllie, brown Norfolk suit, fur toque; Airs. Smith, black froek and velvet coat, with cream lace on the collar, black bonnet; Aliss Smith, tweed coat and skirt, dark red hat: Airs. Nelson, black cloth, blaek toque; Aliss Gee, pretty, reseda green cloth frock, braided with the same colour, and a petunia coloured velvet toque; Airs. Pilling, dark blue cloth, black'hat; Aliss Peacock c, blue frieze cloth, blaek hat with shaded wings; Airs. ,1. Al. Brigham wore black; Airs. Petrie, blue and white, and blaek hat; Airs Friend, dark blue coat and skirt, black hat; Aliss Friend, dark coat and skirt, blue hat; Aliss Culpah, gunmetal blue cloth froek, mole and blue beaver hat; Airs. Atkinson, blaek and white; Aliss Kfissling, dark (amethyst doth “frock, with hat to match; Aliss Keuderdine looked pretty in a smart blue frock, and hat to match; Airs. Newton, blue ebat and skirt, blue hat; Airs. Aubin, cream cloth’ froek, large black hat; Airs. Drummond Ferguson, grey velvet suit, faced with blue,' grey and blue hat; Airs., Whitelaw, grey arid blue; Airs. W. Thorne, blaek eoat and skirt, black toque, and . white ostrich feather boa; Aliss Thorne, dark brown coat and skirt, brown velvet hat, with touch of tangerine. velvet, lovely white fox furs; Airs. Singer, brown, with hat to match; Miss AlcLoughlin, grey eoat and skirt, black Kat; Airs. E. W. Payton, dark coat, and skirt, blaek hat; Airs. Gole-Gillon,-dark brown coat and skirt, small toque with touch of blue; Airs. H. Gilfillan,. Airs. AV. Kennedy, Airs. E. Alitehelson, Airs. Lenord Alarshall, Airs. Arthur Little, Airs. A. Al. Kelly, Aliss Ruth Smith, Mrs. R. J. Lusher, Mrs. Buchanan, Airs. Willougliby Kennv, Airs. Orchard, Airs. J. Blaek. Airs. Jacka, Airs. A. F. Hayman, Airs. Blown, Airs. C. L. Afclntosh, Airs. A. Al. Monro, Airs. Gannaway, Airs. Clark. Airs. AV. Culpan. Airs. A. Al. Dignan, Airs. AV. Shaw, Airs. Duncan Cumming, Airs. Barkley. Airs, and Aliss F. Bodie. Airs. AleCabe, Airs. Neal, Airs. AV. 11. Aleyes, Airs. J. Lowe. Airs. J. J. AVakelate, Airs. A\ r . I.anibouriie, Aliss Tregear. Aliss Alorrison, Airs. D. L. Crammond, Air-. P. N. Kingswell, Airs. Stackpoole. Aladam de Alontalk, Airs. C. Smith, Mrs. A. AV. Penkin. Airs. Hugh Owen, Airs. John Owen, Mrs. H. Stansfield, Airs. J. C. Dive. Mrs. Theodore Haultain, Air-. AA’. Crompton. Airs. T. Jenkins, Airs. •T. A. Alorely, Airs. IT. E. Brown. Airs. Cowar. Airs. Hugh Keith, Airs. Keith. Miss Lodge. Airs. Oldham. Airs. -T. Stanton. Airs. Alanning, Airs. S. E. Coleman. Mrs. Goldstein, Airs, A. Owens, Airs. CrainmomL Airs. Southy-Baker. Aliss Lloyd. Mrs. Hansfield, Airs. Hutchinson, Airs. I. Innes, Airs. .1. C. xDove, Airs. J. AA’. Ryan. Airs. .1. T. O'Brien. Airs. Casey. Airs. R. C. Carr. Mrs. Robert Knox. Airs. F. Griffith. Airs, arid Aliss AA’orkmaii. Mrs. G. 1-'. Wright. Airs. F. Harvey. Air-:. Restell, Airs. Ralph Thomas, Mrs. Boardman, Airs. Tones, Mrs. A. Findlav. Airs. Newlands Young, Mrs. P. K. Hunt, Airs, and Aliss H. A. AA'alniir. Aliss Coney. Mrs. A. Alillar, Mrs. Fred Parsons. Airs. A. Bach. Airs. C. Bach. Al is Hose, Mrs A'aile, Airs Boucher, Airs. Roy AVilson, Airs. R. R. Alasefielrt. Airs. C. Leed. Airs. C. Nixon. Airs. Oberlin Brown. Airs. C. Baxter, Airs, and Aliss Coilnane. Mrs. G. Mcßride. Airs. Ber-dle. Ali;>. P. j f ilison,. Al rsl pimpson. Airs. Quartliy. Mrs. R. ATorrow. Mrs. Goring. Thomas. Airs. A. C. AA’elkin. Airs. Craig. Alls. «. Hesketh. Remncra Eadies' College Dance. The Kouiuorn Ladies' College Old Girls gsve a charming dance at St. Aidan’s Hall, on Thursday, 3rd. A marquee was

thrown out from the entrance, which was prettily decorated, the effect being very charming looking down the ballroom from the stage. The front part of the stage was arranged as a drawingroom, with ehairs and small tables, and from here the chaperons watched the dancers. The supper tables were placed at the back of the stage, hidden from view by screens, which at supper were removed. The supper tables looked lovely, deeorated with mimosa in very high vases and bowls of violets. Everyone seemed to have a good time, the floor was perfect, and the music good. Delightful “extras” were played by Aliss Hazel Craig and Airs Payton; and the dance went with a swing from start to finish. Airs Aloore-Jones was an interested spectator. Aliss Aloore-Jones wore black eharmeuse, and a smart brown and black eoat. Aliss AV. Aloore-Jones wore blaek velvet. The committee were Airs Dawson, who wore pale blue eharmeuse; Airs Bob Isaacs, black sequined net over silk, with touches of vivid green; Airs Peter Laurence, black net over eharmeuse, with belt of Chinese pink, a touch of the same round the decolletage; Airs. Abbott; Aliss Aluriel Dargaville wore a. smart white eharmeuse frock with a gold gauze scarf draped round her waist and down one side; Aliss Lorna Towle looked prettyin white; Aliss Alattie AA’alker, who as secretary organised the dance splendidly, looked nice in a pretty white frock. Lady Lockhart looked well in a pretty grey eharmeuse frock; Airs Horace Aloore-Jones, blue silk, veiled with black net; Airs Payton wore blaek; Airs Friend, black satin: Airs George Kent wore a dainty white frock; Aliss Boyle Goring (AVellington) palest blue channelise: Aliss Ruby Coleman looked charming in pale blue, with a short tunic of ivory lace which veiled a pale pink sash draped round 'the knees, dainty wreaths of pink and blue roses, gave a pretty finish to a lovely frock; Aliss Jessie Frater wore a pretty pale grey ninon over silk, the tunic caught up with pale pink roses; Aliss Ethel Grierson looked graceful in a pretty black frock; Aliss Alyra Reed looked nice in palest pink; Aliss Dorothy Nathan wore a pretty little frock of white eharmeuse, with pearl 'trimming; Aliss Rosie Greig, goblin blue silk, veiled with dew-drop net; AlisS Gutteridge wore a lovely frock of palest green eharmeuse with crystal trimming; Aliss Maggie Frater, black ninon over eharmeuse, with jetted trimmings; Aliss Aluriel Pay ton wore her dainty comingout frock: Aliss A'era Dnfhie looked charming in pale blue; Aliss Dawson, pale blue; Aliss ATadge Ruddock, grey ninon over pale pink eharmeuse; Aliss ATarnie Hesketh looked nice in palest heliotrope; Aliss Beryl Keesing. Coronation blue ninon over white eharmeuse; Aliss Alinnie Steel wore a pretty frock of palest pink eharmeuse. and cream silk embroidery; Aliss Metcalfe, pale grey ninon over cKarmense; Aliss Aletcalfe, cream' eharmeuse with gold trimmings: Aliss Hazel Craig wore a lovely frock of palest blue eharmeuse. veiled with cerise chiffon: Aliss Alorrison. white; Aliss Donkins was a prettv debutante in white ninon over eharmeuse. finished with white silk ball fringe, a. pretty bouquet completed a nretty toilette: her younger sister wore white and a large Wack bow on her hair: Aliss Janie Smith wore a prettv froek of pale green eharmeuse. with frills of fine wliitc lace: Afissos ATillar wore white: Aliss Alajorie AlcCortniek. nalest pink eharmeuse. with silver braided trimming and touches of Wack, and pearls in her hair: Aliss Hickson wore a prettv frock of Wack eharmeuse, with tunic of Week and goW.net: Aliss Rmh AVhife, wore white; Aliss Jenkins nale Wue; Aliss Clancock wore a pretty fro-k of nale nink ninon with tunic of while silk emhroiderv: Aliss Smallfield, pink: Aliss Dulcie Detfmann (Sydneyl, wore- a nretty whit e charmouse froek; A-liss Alnir Douglas looked handsome in a erev eharmeuse froek: Aliss Dunlon. ooWin brown shot ninon over eharmeuse: V*** ■'t-rir. blaek- AILs Friend wore white ninon over silk: AHss True Walker looked nreffy in n da in tv frock of Who floral chiffon over clmmeuso- Aliss Ala«-k---hiw h. •l-nfl nrettv in a daintv grey ninon fro<-k with touches of cerise. At Home. An exceedingly pleasant “At Home,” to meet Miss Stillwell, General Secretary of tlw Y.W.C.A., was given at “Aftonj’ Herne Bay. by Mrs T. W. Leys on Wednesday. Happily the afternoon was beautifully fine, and a large number of guests availed themselves of the pleasure of meeting tin- new secretary. During the af'ernoon Miss Stillwell gave a most interosting “talk” on the noble work of the Y.W.C.A., and appealed to the ladies of

Auckland for their support and interest in the movement. She pointed out the advantages and the many problems pressing upon our young womanhood, which have increased rapidly during the past half century; and said it is with a view to helping our young women in the midst of countless difficulties that the Young Women’s Christian Association has been developed in many lands. Tea and sweets were attractively served in tlie dining-room and library. The tables were charmingly adorned with narcissi and violets. Miss Stella AlcLean sang "The Rosary” very sweetly, and looked very stylish in • a whitd cloth costume, and large black hat. Mrs Leys received in an exquisite black ninon, with black lace over white transparencies, and jetted galoon bands; Airs Selwyn Lpto.n yas much admired in a vieux rose ninon Directoire gown, with lace guimpe and undersleeves: Aliss Stillwell was smartly gowned in a, navy tailor-made, and largo black hat; Airs Alactier was in a blaek toilette; Airs A. .0. Knight wore blaek velours, with a large black velvet hat with white ostrich plumes; Airs C. J. Parr, cream cloth robe, and large brown hat with burnished gold lace; Aliss Oxley, olive green silk, and toque en suite; Airs D. Craig, black silk toilette: Airs Colegrove, black velvet robe, and black hat with touches of white; Airs Lpton,black ninon, with lace transparencies, and black toque; Aliss A. Oxley, royal blue silk, and large hat with brown; Airs Alilnes, rosewood velvet costume, and hat to match; Airs J. W. Stewart, navy paletot and gown, and blaek and white toque;. Airs Biss, blaek ninon, with touches of white; Airs G. W. Alurray, mauve eharmeuse, and) .toque en suite; Airs Devore, black satin gown, and blaek velvet paletot, toque to correspond; Airs T. Brown, navy tailor-made; Airs Bedford, grey velvet robe, and large black hat; Airs Rochford Hughes, smart mole-coloured robe, and large black hat with emerald green wing; Aliss Brigham, nattier blue cloth. costume, and black beaver hat: Mrs T. Whitelaw, grey tweed costume, with touches of coronation blue, hat en .suite; Mrs D. Bews, navy gown, and fawn hat; Airs T. L. Alurray, black toilette; Airs AIcK. Geddis, mourning costume: Airs Porisford, heliotrope costume; Airs Louis Aiyers, black ninon gown,, and nattier blue and pale grey toque; Airs E. T. Hart, navy tailormade, and green toque; Airs Bagnall; Airs Baume, blaek ninon, with handsome applique, and black toque with touches of white; Airs R. Al. Watt, black amt grey striped cloth tailor-made, black velvet hat with white wing; Airs James Buttle; Airs R. R. Hunt, pale grey striped costume, and black hat: Aliss Aladge AlcLean, navy tailor-made, and large black hat; Airs Jolly; Airs Alaxwell Walker, mole-coloured gown, and large black hat; Airs Leo Aiyers, blaek velvet robe, large black hat with white ostrich plumes, and) handsome sable fur-; Airs. B. Carrick, olive green tailor-made and hat en suite; Airs W. H. Smite, Hack toilette; Airs Oxley, heliotrope cloth coat and skirt, large black velvet hat, and black furs; Airs R. J. Ro-~, navy costume, and toque to match; Airs Leslie Stewart, brown gown, ami brovii Persian toque; Airs Gittos. blaek toilette; Aliss E. Oxley, smart light grey tweed costume, with mole velvet facings and mole velvet high crowned toqw : Aliss B. Oxley, brown tailor-made, an ! brown hat with touches of orange v - vet; Aliss Nellie Stewart; Aliss Stevenson: Aliss Holmden, dark vieux rose • tunic; Aliss K. Gordon; Aliss Alueller. Tennis Party. The Dreadnought Tennis Club held another very enjoyable evening on Saturday last, at the residence of Airs Why. v Ayr-street, Parnell. Each guest represented a proverb, and progressive games and music brought a very successful evenig to a elose. Among those presens were: Airs Pycroft, the Alisses Str. ’, Lindesay (2), Wilson (2), MacCornih ><, Sheppard, Butler, Goldsworthy. Pycroit, and Messrs Gossett, Pycroft, Str. le, Cook, Hall, Lindsay, and Capt. Barton. A Dance. The Misses Frater. Arney-road. Remuera. gave a jolly little dance on Alomlay night for their young friends. I’he hou r’ was charmingly decorated with spring flowers, and the supper table was level.. Airs Frater wore a handsome blaek toi - ette; Miss Maggie Frater looked pretty in a dainty white frock; and Aliss Lua Frater wore a very pretty frock of gre« a eharmeuse veiled with mole-coloured ninon, and a guimpe of dewdrop mt. Amongst the guests were: Miss Jesfjo Reide, Miss Dorothy Nolan, Miss Roysia Greig, Miss Dorothy Nathan, Mias .Tetris

Frat<r, Miss Myra Reed, Miss Emmie i'oung, Miss Hazel Lindsay, Miss Ruth Horrocks, Miss Ruby Coleman, Miss Una Saunders, Misses Norah and Gwen. Gorrie. Afternoon Tea. Mrs Charlie Nathan gase a most enjoyable ‘’tea” on Thursday afternoon. Unfortunately, heavy rain fell just as the guests were arriving, but as the rain did not last long it only meant a case of being a little late. The house was beautifully decorated with spring flowers. The tea table was very much admired. A large number of guests were present, and a pleasant afternoon yvas spent. Personal. Mrs Guy Williams, who lias been staying with her parents, Dr. and Mrs Hope Lewis, for the past two months, left on Thursday for her home near Masterton. Mrs Charlie Buddle left on Friday for Vancouver by the Marama, accompanied by her' son, Mr G. A. Buddle, who is returning to college after spending a long holiday with his parents in Auckland. Mr E. Rhodes, son of Mr Charles Rhodes, also returned by the same boat. Mr and Mrs L. L. Berry, Remuera, left ).v the Marama for Vancouver. ’Mr C. A. Stubbs and his daughter, Miss Aubrey Stubbs, have returned from their visit to Sydney. Mr and Mrs R. VV. Rathbone, who have been living in Fiji for some years, have returned to Auckland, and are staying at "Cargen.” The Marquis and Marchioness of Linlithgow, who have been touring in Australia for some time, passed through Auckland on the Marama for Vancouver, en route for England. Mrs G. W. and the Misses Basley returned from a trip to Sydney by the Ikdieno last Sunday week.

PHYLLIS BROUN.