WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 19, 8 May 1912, Page 64

WELLINGTON.

May 4th. Laillie Collection Visited. Friday afternoon was selected for the opening of the collection of pictures just arrived from Home. Mrs. Gore wore a white serge tailor-made with touches of Wack, b’a-.k hat; Miss Wardell, dark blue io.it and skirt, blue hat, with brown wings: Mis< D. K. Richmond, smoke-grey tailor made, grey hat with shaded roses; Mr-. E. L Riddiford, black cloth tailornu.l'-. I lack hat with plumes; Mns. Heard. Ida. k satin eoat and skirt, black hat with cerine roses; Mrs. Chapman, dark blue coat and skirt, black hat with blue wing-; Xlt-H Chapman, grey cachemire. braided in grev. amethyst hat; Mrs. \V. Turnbull, black satin coat and skirt, Liat k and white striped revers, bln<k and white hat: Mrs. P. Nathan, indigo cloth, with tan appliques, black beaver hat with satin fruit; Mrs Litchfield, grey tweed tailor-made, and black and white hat : Miss Skerrett. black satin fur coat, and bl i< k satin hat; Mrs. Duthie, black velvet tailor made, braided In black, black hat with blue wings; Mre. Tripe. Black crepe de chine, black hat with cream rose*; Mrs. Salmond, amethvst cloth, and toque of the «ame •hade; Mr*. J. Hannah, blue and black •triped etamine, black hat with blue wing*; Mr*. Tiitkev, bla< k coat and •kirt, 14ack hat; Mrs. M T iren. striped brown tweed, brown hat; ?’rs. Chatfield.

blue .mil black etamine, black plumed hat; Mrs. Laureneou, grey coat and skirt, and grey hat; Mrs. Shirteliffe, violet eloth, with black soutaehe, black hat with violets; Mrs. Tringham, sand grey vicuna, grey bat with green and white wings; Mrs. Perry (Wairarap*>, brown tailor made, brown hat; Miso Baird, cream tweed coat and skirt, and cream hat; Miss Bunny, navy doth, blue and green hat: Mrs. Witeon, electric blue doth? braided in bine, blue hat; Mrs. La Trobe. black braided tailor-made, and black hat: Mrs. Young, dark blue doth, black hat with red wings: Mrs. Reid, navy eerge. black and white hat; Mrs. Williams, black silk, black and white toque: Mrs. Dunean, grey coat and skirt, black hat: Mrs. McLean, brown tailormade. brown and blue hats Mrs. Gibbes, navy doth, black and white hat: Mi's. Lee? black braided tailor-made, blaek hat. Pioneer Club Tea. Mik Higginson, who left by the Remuera for England, was the guest of honour at a tea given at the Pioneer flub bv Mrs. IL D. Crawford. The rooms were decorated with chrysanthemums and autumn foliage, and cheery tires gave warmth to the scene. The hostess wore a smart gown of eaehemire de sole, with buttons and Batin pipings, blaek picture hat; Mrs. Higginson, a dark tailor-made gown, and a plumed hat. A Tea. T.ady Osborne-G ibbes’ tea on Tuesday was in honour of her two married daughters, Mrs. Barclay (Invercargill), and Mrs. Thompson (Ballance). Eady Osborne-Gibbes was in blue, with soutache, and blaek hat. The decorations were of scarlet eaetus dahlias and ribbons of the same hue. A Farewell. Mrs. Brandon did some entertaining in honour of Mrs. Higginson before her departure. Pink eosmeas and fawny chrysanthemums and bronze ionaga were arranged with artistic effect against the pale grey panelled walls of the drawingroom. The tea table was done with asters and eosmeas. Mrs. Brandon wore blaek ninon over charmeuse, with delicately-tinted embroideries: Miss Brandon, ivory cloth and ninon; Miss B. Brandon, pastel voile de soie; Mrs. Higginson’s eaehemire de soie gown had a guimpe of clear net, and was finished with embroidered buttons, and her hat was blaek with pleureuse plumes; Mrs. Pearce, dark blue cloth, blue and black hat: Mrs. Tweed, blue tailormade. and black plumed hat; Mrs. Larnaeh. black doth with satin pipings, blaek hat; Mrs. Joseph, navy cloth, and black beaver hat; Miss Harcourt, sand grev tailor-made, grey hat with electric bine eocarde; Mrs. Dunean, black and white tweed, blaek hat with vieux rose wings; Mrs. Heard, black satin coat and skirt, black hat; Mrs. Fitzherbert, blaek braided tailormade, black hat; Mrs. Collins, dark blue coat and skirt, blns hat with white Dancer feather; Miss Cooper, grey tailor-made end grey hat; Miss Izard, black satin coat and skirt, black and white hat; Mrs. Crawford, blue tailor-made, blaek beaver hat. A Send-off. Mrs. Newman’s tea on Wednesday was in honour of Mrs. Johnston, who has just gone for a trip to England. The hostess wore a Princess dress of velours, with a guimpe of lace, and touches of Eastern embroidery; Mrs. Johnston, a black charmeuse dress with appliques of lace and heavy bands of embroidery, black hat with blaek and white plumes; Mrs. \V. Johnston, blue < h irmeuse. black hat with blue plumes; Mrs. Turnbull, a satin striped eoat and -kirt, velvet hat with Lancer plume; Mrs. Dunean, mole grey eaehemire. with buttons of the same shade, mole hat with aigrette; Mrs. Fitzgerald, black phd white silk, blaek hat; Mrs. Pearce, dark blue tailor-made, blaek plumed hat. The Arts Club. There was a very bright little entertainment at the Arts Club one night, when the winter session was opened. Music was well represented, some of the members taking part in a concert before the guest of honour—Mr. Baillie —arrived to talk about the wonderful pictures In' has brought out. The soft brown tones of the walls harmonised charmingly with the bowls of chrysanthemums, and the pot plants and cosy fires in the rooms added to the comfort. Mrs. Hamilton wore blaek crepe

de chine and laee; Miss Van Staveren, ivory charmeuse; Miss Gow, changeant taffetas; Mrs. Rayward, black satin; Mrs. Clark, black erepe de chine; Miss Arnold, ehiffon taffetas and laee. Dancing. For more than a generation now Miss Borlase’s dances have been looked forward to every winter by numbers of young people. The first one of the. present season was held on Tuesday, the committee comprising Miss Gibbs, Miss Baeyertz, Miss Freeth, and Miss King. Mauve asters and Michaelmas daisies decorated the hall, and the refreshment iron, was gay with coreopsis and daisies. Miss Borlase wore blaek messaline draped with laee; Mrs. Burnett, blaek laee with a satin dessous: Miss Burnett, ivory charmeuse with laee and dull gold embroideries; Miss A. Burnett, eameo pink taffetas finished with laee; Mrs. Seaton, blaek peau de soie with a fichu of lace; Miss Seaton, olivine ninon over taffetas of the same shade: Mrs. Clayton, vieux rose -charmeuse with a tunic of dark purple ninon and embroideries to tone; Mrs. Freeth, black satin with tiehu of laee and ehiffon; Miss Freeth, white taffeta with silver embroideries ami silver fringe; Mrs. Jameson, black charmeuse enhanced with jet; Miss Jameson, white soie de chine with insertions of blaek Chantilly laee; Mrs. Shirteliffe, blaek erepe de chine and laee; Miss Shirtelitfe, sea green crystalline, the tunic hemmed with satin; Miss M. Shirteliffe, white soie de •chine with eordeliere; Miss Mandel, eiel blue charmeuse with a tunic of iridescent beading net; Miss Wilson, white taffeta draped with floral mousseline de soie; Miss Atkinson, ivory satin with gloss silk embroideries; Mies Moss, black ninon bordered with satin; Miss D'Oyley, ivory eolienne with a tucker of laee; Miss Osborne-Gibbes, pale turquoise charmeuse with blue and silver embroideries and silver fringe: Miss McKenzie, dahlia red velvet; Miss B. Townsend, white silk, with a tunie of flora) ninon; Miss Chihnan, sea-bhie messaline with a touch of coral pink in the embroideries; Miss Hamilton, white silk veiled in lace. Small Teas. Mrs. Ponsouby gave a pleasant little tea the other day for Mrs. Grey ami Mrs. Rose who are now on their way to England. Each guest of honour was pre, sented with a fragrant posy of violets, and the tables were charmingly decorated. Mrs. Ponsouby wore grey mohair faced with black, and a blavk and gold toque. Miss Amuri Rutherford, who not long ago returned to New Zealand after a long trip to England and Europe, has just gone to Sydney for two or three months. En route she spent a few days in Wellington, staying with Mrs. J. Parker, who on Thursday gave a small tea in her honour. Cactus dahlias in their vivid hues decorated the rooms, and the table was done with flowers in silver vases. The hostess wore pale grey ninon with pastel-tinted embroideries and a guimpe of laee. Miss Amuri Rutherford had on a pretty dress of silver grey eharmeuse with wide bands of lace, and a high empire belt of black velvet, her hat was dark blue with plumes of the same shade. Personal. Miss K. A. Mair was in Wellington for a few days prior to departing for England by the Remuera. While in the OW Country she will spend a good deal of time with her relations, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Buller, and Major and Mrs. Madocke. After a six months’ trip to England the Hon. C. J. and Mrs. Johnston returned to Wellington on Wednesday. Mrs, Johnston was seriously ill in Cairo, and their stay in Australia was prolonged because their ship the "Malwa” was quarantined in Sydney. Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Pharazyn are spending a week or two in Wellington. Very great regret was felt in Wellington at the news of the death of Mrs. Merries, who had so many friends here. Mrs. and Miss de Carteret, who eame cut from England by the Remuera on her first voyage, returned by the same steamer on Thursday. They have been visiting relations in Hawke’s Bay and other parts of the colony. While Mrs. Higginson is in England she will stay with her daughters, Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Plowden, both of whom have married naval officers. Lately they have been living in Weymouth, which is one of the principal naval ports for the Channel and Home fleets. It is probable that Mrs. Higginson will be back in Wellington about < hristmas, unless she reconsiders her plana.