SOUTH TARANAKI.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 26, 26 June 1912, Page 67

SOUTH TARANAKI.

Hawera, June 22. Winter Show. The third annual Dominion Dairy Show was opened at llawera last week, and continued for four days. PreVure of business prevented the Hon. T- M ac " kenzie from being present, as he had intended, and the show was officially opened by Mr. G. V. Pearee, M.P. for Pa tea. During the four days the weather was cold and wintry. Nevertheless the attendance for the show was nearly 14,000. Some of those I noticed were:—Mr. and Mrs. Gillies, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Raine, Mr. and Mrs. Tonks, Mrs- and Miss Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Nalder, Mr. and Mrs. Page, Mr. and Mrs. Lennon, Mr. and Mrs. \\ illis, Mr., Mrs. and Misses Nolan (2), Air. and MV. Barton, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace. Mr. and Mrs. Webster, Air. and Mrs. Worthy, Mr. and Mrs. Wylds, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, Mr., Mrs. and Misses Pearee, Mrs- aud Miss McLean, Mr. and Airs. Foyster, Mrs. and Alisses Caplens Miss Lysaght, Mr. and Mrs. C. Hawken, Mr. and Mrs. O. Hawken, Dr. and Airs. Mac Diarmid, Dr. and Mrs. Thomson, Airs, and Aliases Glenn (2). Aiiss Douglas, Mrs- and Aliss Howlett. Aliss Williams. Mr. and Mrs, Hislop, Alisses A’oung (2), Alisses Winks (2). At Home.

It was a happy thought on the part of Airs. Page and Miss Harris to give Aliss Whiteombc a farewell "At Home’’ before her departure for Wanganui, where she intends to reside in future. During the afternoon an amusing competition took place, entitled "A Domestic Romance and Tragedy.’’ Mrs. Kiinbell won the first prize, while Aliss Stringer was second. - Airs. Page was wearing a grey net frock, with touches of cerise; Aliss Harris, petunia coloured doth, trimmed with velvet-of the same shade; Miss pretty cream net

frock; Airs, Kimbell, brown tweed coat and skirt, black hat with black plumes; Mrs. Tonks, purple skirt, seal skin coat, heliotrope hat with wings; Mrs. O. Hawken, grey Harris tweed costume, small black and green hat; Airs. Williams, green cloth costume, vieux roso hat, trimmed with black velvet; Mrs. Nolan, black serge frock, braided in black, black hat; Mrs. Webster, navy £erge costume, black hat with black ostrich feathers; Mrs. Holder, cream serge coat and skirt, black tagel hat with wheat ears; Airs. Bell, brown cloth costume, black and green hat; Mrs. Afoore, black skirt, seal skin coat, small blaek hat; Mrs. Cassell, navy blue costume, braided in blaek, black hat with pink roses; Airs. Dingle, black costume, black hat with plumes; Mrs, Mason (Wanganui), grey tweed costume, blaek hat with saxe blue wings; Airs. Wallace, grey tweed eoat and skirt, revers faced with black, small blaek hat; Airs. A. Hupter, black serge costume, black velvet toque; Airs. Willis, navy blue costume, hat to match; Airs. Campbell, blaek serge costume, blaek felt hat with quills; Airs. Nalder, blaek cloth coat and skirt, blaek and white hat; Mrs. Sutton, navy doth coat and skirt, red felt hat; Airs- Howlett, blaek costume, blaek hat with plumes; Airs. Stringer, blaek serge frock, blaek hat: Aliss Afoore, blaek and white striped doth costume, seal skin hat; Afiss Kock, navy serge coat and skirt, hat to match; Aliss Morse, navy blue serge, blaek hat; Miss Stringer, mole coloured doth costume, brown hat; Aliss AV. StringiV, navy blue serge coat and skirt, burnt straw hat trimmed with blaek ribbon; Miss B. Nolan, grey tweed Norfolk costume, grey and green hat; Miss Nolan (Hawke’s Bay), saxe blue eoat and skirt, blaek hat with white fur; Aliss Reilly, navy costume, braided in black, blaek hat with shaded blue trimmings; Afiss Dingle, blaek serge costume, black hat; Aliss Revell, navy serge costume, cinnamon brown hat with quills; Aliss White, black doth and skirt, blad? and white hat: Aliss Howlett, navy blue costume, blaek hat. Personal. Aliss Campion, who has been visiting the Alisses Reilly, has returned to her home in Wanganui. Afiss E. Caplen is visiting friends in New Plymouth. Airs. Alason (Wanganui) spent a few days in Hawera this week.

Aliss Nolan (Hawke’s Bay) is spending a short holiday with Mrs. R. Nolan.