AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 19, 8 May 1912, Page 63

AUCKLAND.

May 7. Cf Military Importance. LAST week invitations ver* issue*! to Lieutenant - Colonel \V. R. RioomfieLl i officer commanding the 3rd Regiment), the liev. W. G. Monkton (chaplain), and the officers — Major Wynyartl, Captains Kniitsford (adjutant i. Jolly. Potter, and Schofield, Lieutenants Ro! left, Atkinson, Carter, Wilk»vs*»H, and Woods —and to the wives of the-e officers. who were a.*ked a—*inb’e at Government House to hear the announcement of an important honour •which had been conferred on their Regiment. The officers an ’ their wives stood an a half-circle round the steps of the Jront portico of the house, and the following guests who were asked to witness this interesting announcement were present:—Hon. A. M. Myers (Minister for Defence). General Godley. Major Braithwaite, and Copt ain Matthews, Colonel Holgate, his Worship th-' Mayor (Mr. *. . J. Parr). -and a number of ladies, among whom were the Mayoress (Mrs. C. J. Parr), Mrs. A. M. Myers. Mrs. God ley. Mrs. Braithwaite. Mrs. Wolfe, Mrs. Matthews. Mrs. Holgate. Mrs. Knutsford. Airs. Jolly. Mrs. Rollett, Mrs. Atkinson. Airs. Woods and Mrs. Wilkin-«n. At 11 o’clock on Monday morn.ng H'» Excellency' the Governor. Lord Islington, appeared, also Her Excellenvy, Lady Islington. attended by Mrs. Guise. Aliss Stapleton-Cotton. Mr.-Guise and Captains Shannon and MacDougall, A.D.t it--* iF.xcellencv made the announcement thtt His Majesty the King had been graciou--ly pleased to confer a high honour upon the Territorial forces by assuming the position of Colonel-in<hief of the Third Auckland Mounted Rifles, and the First Regiment of Infantry, ll’.s •Excellency congratulated Colonel Bioom field upon the honour conferred upon his regiment, and in a few well-chosen words Bpoke of the importance of the announcement and the gratification that would lie felt by the citizen* of the Dominion. The officers and their wives were then presented to Their Excellencies. and then all present wore invited <o ‘’morning tea.** served in the ballroom. which looked very' cosy carpeted •with crimson felt. Duly Islington looked charming in black velvet and lovely' furs a large biack and royal blue hat with drooping uncurled white feathers. was most becoming.

A Dance. •Mr-. Wallace Alexander gave a charming little dance in the Society of Arts Booms ou Monday night. The lower hall wa- arranged as :> sitting-out place, with chair-,, lounges and pot plants, and carpeted. The stairway was also prettily decorated, aud was much in request. The -upper was served in the first- floor supper-room, and the tables looked charming. Lovely roses were the principal decorations. One end of the ■'ballroom was carpeted and arranged as a sittiijg-ont place for the chaperons, and small tables were placed about with bowls of lovely ro-es on them. Mr. and Airs. Alexander and Miss Winnie Alexander received their guests at the door of the ballroom. The hostess wore a handsome toilette of black lace over white silk: Miss Winnie Alexander looked charming in a lovely- frock of palestpink charmeuse, with tunic of grey ninon, wide border and narrow fringe of lovely beaded embroidery in blues and greys, one side of the bodice composed of the embroidery and the other of the ninon: Miss Phyllis Alexander wore a dainty frock of palest pink. There was one debutante. Mis- Lois Bailey, who looked very pretty in her lovely frock of ivory satin charmeuse. with tunic of ninon, with border of silk embroidery, and glints of beaded lace, a lovely white, shower .bouquet completed a charming toilette: Miss Jessie Reed looked charming in a smart frock of white charmeuse. with tunic of black ninon: Aliss Una Saunders wore a pretty frock of blue charmeuse. with tunic of -blue ninon: Miss Hazel Craig wore a lovely white frock veiled with palest pink and pale apricot, and a Juliet cap of silver tissue with rows of pink coral beads, and ospreys at one side: Miss Connie Craig wore a pretty pink and blue frock; Miss Gwen Beale looked pretty in grey: Miss Ruth Horrocks in a dainty white frock; Miss Dorothy Nathan wore a dainty pink frock; Aliss Roysie Greig wore pink; Miss Nome St. Clair looked charming in pale pink ninon over "white: Miss Gibbons wore pale sea green: Miss Jennie Nicoll wore white ninon over silk, with black velvet- bandeaux in her hair; Miss Eva Cummings wore a pretty frock of white charmeuse. veiled with gold an.l white ninon: Miss Mamie Hesketh wore cinnamon •charmeuse; Miss Clifford wore a very dainty' frock of pink, and cream lace; Aliss Margaret Oliphant wore white; Aliss Beatrice Oliphant looked pretty in white with blue in her hair: Miss Afarjorle Lindsay looked nice i< palest- blue charmeuse and ninon; Miss Lassie Scott-Smith wore a lovely little

frock of pale pink eharmeu-e veiled wi'h grey ninon; Miss Dolly Denniston wore a pretty white and gold frock: Mi»f Phyllis Metcalfe wore an artistic frock of shot green and blue silk taffeta, with tunic of blue ninon; Miss Devore wore palest |>ink ninon over charmeuse; Miss Gladys Erson wore pale blue: Miss Davis of Wanganui, wore white; Miss Judy Barnett wore blue: Miss Ruth Spencer, -white, with pink floral silk pine's: Miss Sybil Payton, reseda green; Mis- Muriel Payton wore pale blue ninon with silver beaded lace; Miss Jessie Frater wore grey ninon caught up with bunches ot violets; Mrs. George Roberts wore liandsome toilette of Wack velvet and real lace: Airs. Baylie wore black ilia.'meuse with nattier blue coat ; Mi-- Rose wore an amethyst frock; Mrs skcet wore black and white: Mrs. Oliphant wore a handsome black and white frock: Mrs. Clifford wore a pretty frock of vieux rose charmeuse with tunic of I la k l:u—--and ninon. Bridge Party. Mrs. Drummond Ferguson give a jolly bridge party on Tuesday afternoon. thweather was stormy and cold, -o it was quite delightful to be inside in the cosy rooms playing bridge. Tea was serve! in the dining and morning rooms, lie tea table was a large round one with a beautiful embroidered Japanese cloth, with a huge bowl of palest pink chrysanthemums in the centre. Several gue-ts came in for tea. Mrs. Ferguson wore a charming little frock of lace with dainty touches of pink. Among the guests were: Lady' Lockhart, Mrs. Hope Lewis, Mrs. Lucas Bloomfield, Mrs. Harry Bloomfield, Airs. C. Buddle, .Mrs. Copeland Savage. Mrs. AV. Colbe-ck. Mrs. Sydney Nathan, Airs. Brunton Sweet, Mrs. Lloyd. Airs. Greig. Mrs. Marsaek, Mrs. Edmunds. Miss Alice Walker. Misses L»k. Orchestral Society’s Concert. The Auckland Orchestral Society gave their first concert in the Town Hall, which was well filled. The concert was generally voted one of the very best ever given by the society, and was most enjoyable. In the Overture Soieune'le “1812,” by Tschaikowsky. the orchestra had the assistance of the band of the Third (Aueklaudl Regiment. Madame Wielaert- was the only vocalist. and looked charming in a smart white and silver toilette. Among the large audience I noticed: Airs. Hope Lewis, Mrs. Foster, 'Mrs. Egerton. Misses Egerton. Aliases Draper (2), Aliss Shuttlewortii, Airs. Jim Frater, Airs. Pierce. Airs. Cousins. Air. Guy I’ieree, Arch deacon Calder. Aliss Ollivier (Christchurch). Mrs. Lucas, Aliss Thelma Fj'.oomfield, Miss Una Saunders, Mrs. Coales. Miss Dija Fletcher. Air. and Airs. Alarriner. Miss J'utler. Misses Tizzard (2), Miss Grant. Airs. Baume, Airs. Sydney NatJian. Mrs. L. Benjamin, Mrs. and Miss Roysie Greig, Airs. Philips, Airs. Parkes, Mr. and Mrs. Longuet. Miss Hay. Mrs. and Miss Rut'i Spencer. Mrs. E. H. Mulgan, Air. and Mrs. Rayner, Alisses Bews (3). Allie. Coehe. Air. L. J. Bagnall. Miss Bagnall. Mr-. Bagnall, Airs. B. Kent, Misses Kent, Mrs. and Misses McCormick, Mrs. Farquhar son. Airs. R. Isaacs. Airs Archdale Taylor. Aliss Brenda Stock, Airs. A. Keesing, Mr. and Mrs. E. Alahoney, Mrs. E. J. Hutchinson. Mrs. and Aliss Eijion. Miss Scott, Air. Leslie and the Misses Hunt, Miss Gillies. Miss Buller. Miss Metcalf. Mrs. and Miss Cotterili, Miss Duder. Mr. an t Airs. Alullier, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Myers,

Mrs. lajiils Myers. Mis- Ruby Coleman, Mrs. Plugge. Mism Aiekiu. Mr. awl Miss Hazel Buckland, Mr-. Cochrane. Mrs. ant the Aliases Lindsay (3|, Miss Mabel Leya, Mr. Alexander, Mr. J. B. ami Alias P. Macfarlane, Miss B. Peacotke, Miss