PALMERSTON NORTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 2, 10 July 1912, Page 67

PALMERSTON NORTH.

July 6th. Cinderella Dance. Very successful was the Cinderella dance held in the Empire Hall last Thursday night. A pouring wet night in no way interfered with the attendance, and owing to it being Show Week there was a large number of visiting men present—in faet there Was a surplus of men, a most unusual thing at dances here. A small committee of girls —Miss Sybil Abraham, Miss Warburton, and Miss W. Watson—were the organisers of the dance, and Mrs Chaytor and Mrs Warburton the chaperons. The stage had been eosily arranged as a drawing-room, and the supper served in a room adjoining the hall. Colonel and (Mrs Chaytor, Mrs and Miss Warburton, Captain and Mrs Bowles, Mr and Mrs Harman, Mr and Mrs H. Cooper, Mr and Mrs Broad, Mr and Mrs B. Beale, Mr and Mrs A. N. Gibbons, Mr and Mrs C. Louisson, Dr and Mrs Putnam, the Misses S. Abraham, W. Watson, E. Moore, D. Morrah, Barnieoat (2), D. Waldegrave, T. Mawhinnev, E. Dundas, A. Coombs, C. Cargill, Turner, Bobbie, Barber (2), Armstrong, Bond, S. Preece. Coutts, Bates (Wanganui), Pascal, Tripe. Messrs. Goring Johnstone, K. Duncan (Wellington), Levein, McDonald, Wardrop, (Wellington), Abraham (2), Waldegrave (2), Collins, Blackmore, Henry-, Hankins, Goldingham, Hill, Scott, Watson, and several others were there. Miss Sybil Abraham wore a becoming blaek charmeuse frock with tunic of blaek ninon andl effective touches of emerald green; Miss Warburton. pink charmeuse with pale blue ninon tunic, the bodice veiled in ninon and prettily embroidered .in pink; Miss W. Watson, soft black silk frock, with cluster of blue roses at- waist; Miss Gladys •Mawhinney, white satin with green tosca net tunic, bodice veiled in green net; Miss Alice Coombs, white satin, with overdress of dewdrop grey ninon; Miss Pascoe, a very pretty white frock; Miss D. Waldegrave, cream satin, with gold tissue roses; Miss Cargill, white satin; Miss Barnieoat, a dainty frock of pale blue satin, veiled in pale blue ninon; Miss Alison Barnieoat, pink satin, with tunie of mauve ninon, bodice veiled in the ninon: Miss Armstrong, black satin, with black net tunie finished with a gold fringe; Miss Bond, cream satin, with pearl trimmings; Miss Moore wore pale blue; Miss Morrah, pink silk; Miss Tripe, white satin, with pearl trimmings; Miss Coutts, white muslin and lace.

Bridge Party. On Friday evening Mrs. W. Coombs, Featherston Street, entertained a party o£» friends at bridge. Mrs. H. S. Fitzherbert (New Plymouth) was the guest of honour. The hostess wore blaek silk, with eream lace yoke and jet trimming; Miss Coombs, hydrangea pink crepe, with deep cream lace insertion on skirt, and bodice; Miss M. Coombs, grey silk, with band of cerise at waist; Mrs. Fitzherbert (New Plymouth), blaek Shantung, with tucked net vest and sleeves; Mrs. W. L. Fitzherbert, black satin veiled in blaek net embroidered in steel; Mrs. C. E. Waldegrave, mauve taffeta and lace; Mrs. McGill, blaek crepe de. chine with cream lace and eluster of crimson roses; Mrs. Millton, black satin and jet; Mrs. McKnight, blaek velvet, with green embroidery; Mrs. A. Guy, lobelia blue ninon over Paisley silk ; Mrs Spencer, white silk veiled in white Tosca net, the net fichu finished with white silk fringe; Mrs. Gibbons, white satin veiled in white net, cluster of crimson roses on corsage, crimson shoes; Miss Randolph, black crepe de chine, with emerald green chiffon tunie veiled in gold and green beaded black net; Miss F. Randolph, pale blue satin, the blue ninon tunic caught with ninon roses, dull gold embroidery on corsage; Messrs. McKnight, Armstrong, Gibbons. C. E. Waldegrave, Blackmore, W. L. Fitzherbert, Hill, Foote, Natusoh, Guy.

Progressive Bridge. Mrs. H. M. McKnight, Queen Street, gave a small progressive bridge party last night. Mr. and Mrs. Carter were the prizewinners. Pink chrysanthemums and foliage decorated the drawing room, and the supper table iu the dining room was prettily done with snowflakes and

lighted with pink shaded candles. Those playing were: Mr. and* Mrs. Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Morrah, Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland, Mrs. and Miss Coombs, Miss Randolph, Mrs. Messrs. McKnight, Armstrong, Pavitt, Hodson, and Dr. Bett. The hostess wore a black velvet frock, with touches of emerald green. Miss Aileen McKnight was also in blaek velvet, with cream lace and pipings of cerise. Personal. Mrs. H. S. Fitzherbert, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Fitzherbert, returned to New Plymouth last Saturday. Mrs. Ford Hutcheson has gone to Masterton for a week. Miss D. Morrah is visiting friends in Danuevirke. Mrs. Neald, Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. H. Waldegrave. Mr. Martyn Abraham, the eldest son of Mr. L. A. Abraham, leaves for England on July 11. He goes Home to. Cambridge. Mr. M. Cohen has gone to Sydney to meet Mrs. Cohen, who is on her way out from England. Mrs. Cohen’s sister, (Miss Nathan, is accompanying her.