TE KUITI.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 7, 14 February 1912, Page 64

TE KUITI.

February 12. Garden Party. A most successful garden party was given in the school grounds last Wednesday in honour of Air Massey, Aft- C. H. Wilson, and other members of the Reform party. On arrival at the grounds the party was received by Air. Boddie (Mayor), who cordially welcomed the visitors to Te Kuiti. During the afternoon tea and all manner of good things were served in a big marquee, tire table decorations being red, white and blue. Great credit is due te Alias Graham, the energetic secretary, who worked; so hard to make the afternoon- so successful. Amongst the very large- number of ladies present I noticed:—Mrs Boddie, oyster grey silk, yoke and under sleeves of cream net, finished with. Oriental braid; Airs C. H. Wilson, blue and white voile, piped and buttoned with- blue silk, smart black liat with large bows and black and white ribbnir; Mrs Ostter (of Wellington). black voile over black ii'oehe, black and white hat; Miss Ostler (of Wellingtiny, black cloth tailor-made costume, white hat swathed with a black and white scarf; Mrs Braduey (of Auckland), blaek voile, cerise hat covered with roses; Mrs. Siineox (of Hawke’s Bay), black silk voile over white glace, bl'ack laee hat with pink flowers;. Mrs Brathwaite, black and white striped voile, piped with pink silk, blaek hat trimmed with white laee and sweet peas; Mrs- St. Hill, shell pink muslin, skirt and bodice inlet with white lace insertion, putty coloured hat wreathed with pink poppies; Mrs Hardy, embroidered tussore si Hr, pale heliotrope hat: Mrs Hine, bl'ack doth costume, blaek hat; Airs Pine, biscuit coloured iiueu costume, hat to match ; Airs Hargraves (of Otorolianga), blaek cloth costume, straw coloured hat, bows of blaek ribbon; Mrs R. C. Jordon, .black lustre, black and white eoat; Mrs Arthur Johnston, grey silk, grey hat with big ehiffon bows;. Airs Alostyn Jones, vietiN: rose spotted foulard, large black and cream hat- with bunches of pink and cream roses; Mrs Graham, grey costume, nattier blue silk hat; Mrs J. C. Walker, dHinty white silk frock, barge blaek Tagel hat; Afrs Alelling, blaek silk, blaek hat; Alisa Alelling. white silk, black and pink hat; Alias Smith, lavender erepe frock, large white chip hat with big rosette of black ribbon; Airs McDonald, black ehiffon taffeta silk, black hat; Airs Power, pale ,bhie muslin, sunburnt straw hat trimmed with cornflowers; Miss Way, white serge costume, white hat covered with pink poppies; Alias Graham, pale grey silk voile frock, black hat; Alias Ivy Graham, Saxe blue striped silk, bodice and sleeves trimmed with beautiful: insertion, large pink chiffon hat; Miss Pine, dainty white embroidered muslin, sunburnt straw hat wreathed with red poppies; Aliss I. Pine, a very pretty frock of embroidered muslin; Afrs Hume (of Auckland), Saxe blue silk, with Oriental trimming, black hat with pink roses and black vetert bows; Afiss Little (of Auckland), Saxe blue spotted! fonlariT, with’ large white hat; Afrs Cowern. vieux rase linen costume, blaek hat; Afrs Julian, silver grey spotted silk, piped and buttoned with Wedgwood silk, pane] back amt front of dull" gold Oriental embroidery, large hat of putty coloured straw covered with pink roses; Mrs Young, &, very dainty frock of white silk, large pale blue hat; Mrs Muaaen, blank, voile frock, black and white hat; Miaa Franklin,

white linen froek, cream straw hat, pink roses; Mrs Franklin, grey Shantung silk dress, bhtek and white bonnet; Airs M. J. Jones, white silk, trimmed with gui« pure insertion-, large Tuscan hat, the erown <-overed with red ami green berries; Airs Spencer, tussore silk costume, pierrot hat; Miss Pavitt (of Wellington), blaek and white costume, white hat; Mrq Cheal, a very pretty froek of white mus-t lin over white glaee silk, with bands of beautiful white laee, large black and white fiat; Mrs Zoehell, white muslin, embroidered with green silk, white hat; Afrs Stevens, Saxe blue frock, black hat with yellow roses; Mrs Gadsby, black voile, black and white liat; Mrs Huddlestone, silver grey eharmeuse, Hack ehip, hat ; Afrs Byrt Jordon, pretty grey frock, black hat; Mrs Sonnnerville, tussore silk frock, piped with green, black chip hat,

pink and cream roses; Miss Downes, white embroidered mtwlin. black and white hat; Miss .tor don, white nuisfin; Miss Ivy Jordon, cream sorgo oostume; KBs Ltosaiwan. vieus rose Mosfaime, trimmed with black, toque to mateli; Miss Brown, yieux rose silk voile over charmeuw, black silk hat, pink roses; Mrs. Burnett, brown Shantung silk frock, brown hat; Miss Wood fof Hamilton), Ceylon cloth eostause,. nattier blue and Blhek hat. Personal.

Mrs 0. H. Wilson, of Levin, Mrs ami Miss Ostler, of Wellington, are the guests of Mrs A. C. Johnston. Mrs. Hume and. Miss Little, of Auckland, are the guests of Mrs. Fiillerton. Mr. Bannister, who has been connected with the legal firm of Broadfoot and Finlay for some time past, is leaving shortly for Wairoa. (Hawke’s Bay),

RITA.