AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3, 17 July 1912, Page 62

AUCKLAND.

Juiy 15. Hauraki Club Dance. THE members of the Hauraki Club —'better known, perhaps, as the Junior Club—gave a delightful dance in the Freemasons’ Hall, Upper Queen Street, on Wednesday night. It was 'the first time many of the guests bad been in the hall, and everyone thought it was quite charming. The floor is perfect, and the ventilation good, ami though the room was at first somewhat crowded it Was never overheated. The doors at each side of the dancing room opened into marquees and long covered-in verandahs, which were prettily’ decorated and softly lighted, and made charming sitting-out nooks. The platform was converted into a. drawingroom, and at one end bridge tables were in evidence, but not much used. The music was lovely, and the dance went with a good swing right from the start. The supper was especially good, and well served. The table decorations were very much admired, and the masses of daffodils and other spring flowers looked charming, while huge bowls of violets were used with good effect. The committee worked hard, and looked after their guests quite charmingly. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Anderson received the guests, the latter wearing a very pretty frock of grey, with a wide flounce of lace in the same tone of grey, and a bandeaux of red berries; Mrs. Hope Lewis wore a charming frock of oysterwhite charmeuse, with a tunic of dark grey ninon, with beaded embroidery; Mrs. W. Colbeck wore a most beeoming frock of rose-coloured ninon and charincuse; Mrs. Carrick looked well in a ..andsome toilette of black velvet and long real lace; Mrs. J. R. Reed, pale blue ninon over eliarmeuse, finished with embroidery; Mrs. Copeland Savage wore a lovely frock of painted grey ninon over white eliarmeuse; Mrs. Lucas Bloomfield, palest pink veiled with apricot ninon ami lovely embroideries; Mrs. W. R. Holmes, black ninon over white eliarmeuse; Mrs. Felix Kelly, a lovely blue frock, with touches of brown; Mrs. Mowbray, white channelise veiled with gold spotted ninon; Mrs. Sydney George, an elegant frock of palest pink ninon, with a touch of vieux rose at the waist; Mrs. Perkins wore grey; Mrs. Wyvern Williams, pale pink charmeuse, with tunic of grey embroidered ninon; Mrs. John Reid, black velvet and real lace; Mrs. Major, a dainty pale blue and eliarmeuse, with tunic of silver biigled ninon; Mrs. E. Horton, a pretty blue frock, with tunic of silver gauze, edged with fringe; Mrs. T. Cotter, lovely black ami white toilette; Mrs. Drummond Ferguson, a lovely frock of pale blue eliarmeuse, with a black ninon tunic of beaded embroidery in white and blue: Miss Richmond, black silk and lace: Mrs. Erson wore black; Mrs. Wallace Bews, black, finished with handsome embroideries; Mrs. Edmunds, blue eliarmeuse, with tunic of gold emIgoidered ninon, ami pink roses; Mrs. Ernest Davis, pale blue with short tunic of cream lace; Mrs. George Kent, palest pink eliarmeuse, with side tunic of ninon, and finished with silver and bugled embroidery; Mrs. Harry Bloomfield; Mrs. Maefariane: Mrs. Victor Bagnall; Miss Namy MeCormiek and Miss Heather Bews made their debut, ami were elegantly attired in pretty frocks of charmeuse and ninon, and carried pretty shower bouquets; Miss Elsie Neil, who made her debut early ill the season. .Wore a plain well <ut Princess robe of white eliarmeuse. which waited the graceful

Nearer; Miss Fulton (Christchurch), a smart frock of white chanueuse, with! wide hem to the knees of pale blue ebarmeuse, tunic of L-hanipagne-eoloured ninon: with a swathed belt of pink, blue an<j! champagne; Miss Wynds (Christchurch)', a smart black, with a touch of dull green in the bodice; Miss McGreggOl) (Wellington), a handsome black frock; Miss Hilda Bloomfield wore a graceful white frock of eliarmeuse with short', square train, a panel of lovely white silk embroidery down the front; one half of the bodice composed of the embroidery and the other of soft white lace, with & cluster of pink roses in bodice and tbq hair as a dainty finish; Miss Enid Reed in a charmingly dainty frock of white ninon hemmed with palest pink ninon and a string of pearls worn low around her forehead; Miss Ida Sharland wore it pretty frock of palest yellow, with band of pink veiled with ninon, a pink rose ini her hair, and a white osprey was very smart; Miss Connie Craig and Miss Jennie Nicoll wore their charming bridesmaids’ frocks of palest pink charmeuse, Mechlin lace fichus; Miss .Myra Taylor (Cambridge), in her dainty coming-out' fiock; Miss Molly Taylor wore resedaf green; Miss Ruth Horrocks, in a smart white charmeuse with wide band of flame pink veiled with a lace tunic, al wide bandeaux of the same colour in het hair; Miss Winnie George, pale pink charmeuse, with tunic . of blue ninon; Miss Beatrice Oliphant wore her pretty debutante’s frock; Miss Hamlin (Napier)' wore black eharineuse; Miss Jessie Reid; a pretty white frock, with a. swathed' belt-of (lame pink; Miss Una Saunders! a pretty pale blue ninon with pink beltr Miss Marjory Towle, nattier blue; Miss Margie Tole, in a dainty cliampagnecoloured charmeuse; Miss Bay Tole wore a smart little dancing frock of nattier, blue over floral silk; Miss Jamison.' (Wellington), a handsome floral chine silk; Miss Nellie Waller wore a lovely, white crepe de chine frock; Miss Veraf Dutliie wore a dainty white frock; Miss Thelma Bloomfield, pretty maize-coloureil broche silk, with tunic of white ninon;' Miss Eva Cumming, a very beeoming frock of emerald green eliarmeuse; Misfl Neville George, a charming pale blue ami white; Miss Gillies, a lovely frock of palest pink, with three Hat frills of white ninon headed with palest pink and edged-with tiny pink flowers; Miss Milly Cotter, cerise charmeuse, with trininiingS of lovely silver embroidery; Miss Winnie Cotter, nattier blue ninon; Miss Sybil Payton, a beeoming frock of pale grey;' Miss Vida Caldwell wore her lovely debutante’s frock, a becoming bandeau in’ the hair; Miss Marnie Hesketh, palest! pink charmeuse veiled with grey ninon; Miss Rnneie, a smart frock of bamboocoloured silk, short lace tunic, and.’ touches of emerald green; Miss Dickie, a pretty emerald green; Miss Dorothy Nathan, a dainty frock of palest blue! and white lace; Miss Ruby Coleman wore a very becoming frock of pink and white; Miss Judy Barnett, white ninon over charmeuse, red shoes, and a red

bandeau in her hair; Miss Kathleen Holmes, .a becoming pale blue frock; Miss Mavis Reed, pale mauve ninon over ttliarmeuse, violets on the bodice; Miss Muir Douglas, a lovely frock of palest pink; Miss Muriel Dargaville, white charmeuse and gold tissue; Miss de Monjtalk, a striking white frock; Miss Futjiill (South), a pretty white frock; Miss Hickson, white embroidered ninon over pale pink; Miss Jessie Frater, pink flora) fchiffon; Miss Norah Moore, a smart debutante’s frock; Miss Hanna, pink ninon over pale blue charmeuse; Miss Berry, white chiffon over charmeuse, jwith a touch of pale pink; Miss G. Cole, /yvhite ninon over palest pink; Miss Una Buddle, pale pink, with touches of blue; Mrs Jim Carpenter, a handsome white and gold frock; Miss Sylvia Thorpe; Miss M. Cooper, pale blue charmeuse; Miss Gorrie, a black and white frock; Miss Pearl Gorrie, amethyst ninon; Misses Nora and Rachel Gorrie; Miss (Winnie Alexander, in a lovely grey and pink frock; Misses Dawson looked well in white frocks; Miss Edwards, a daintywhite frock. A Dance. Mrs. Henry Horton gave a most enjoyable dance in her house, on Remuera Road, on Friday last. The drawingroom and hall were used for dancing, and the whole house was charmingly decorated with masses of shaded pink camellias. The verandahs were closed in, and made cosy for sitting out. Supper was served in the dining room, and (the table was daintily arranged with Snowdrops. 'Mrs. Horton was assisted with her duties as hostess by her guest, Miss Jamison (Wellington), who some time in the near future will take up her residence in Auckland. Mrs. Horton wore a beautiful frock of blue oharineuse with a tunic effect of corded silk in a fawn tone, and finished with lovely embroidery; 'Miss Jamison in a smart chene silk, and a deep pink rose in her hair; Mrs. E. Horton wore a pretty blue frock with tunic of silver tissue: Mrs. Harry Gillies (Hamilton) wore a smart toilette of emerald green; Miss Gillies, ipalest. pink charmeuse with three flat frills of White ninon edged with tiny flowers; Miss Maud ‘Browning wore a lovely nattier blue charmeuse with fine gold embroideries; Mrs. Sydney George

wore pale blue; Mrs. W. Colbeck wore a pretty grey ciharmeuse frock; Mrs. Douglas Hay wore white oliarmeuse veiled with gold and white ninon; Miss Cora (Munro in a becoming white frock, and a pink rose in her hair; Miss Milly Cotter wore cerise eharmeuse with silver beaded embroidery; Miss M. Cooper, cerise eharmeuse, one-half of the bodice draped with fine, white lace fiohu, the other with purple . ninon, carried round the waist and both long ends at the back; Miss Hilda Bloomfield, a dainty frock of 'white eharmeuse, with grey beaded tunic; Miss Sybil Payton wore a pretty frock of pale yellow, with a pink waistband; Miss Pearl Corrie wore white; Miss Gwen Gor-rie wore a pretty white frock with 'beautiful lace on it; Miss Dorothy Nolan wore a pretty white eharmeuse frock with dainty frills of lovely laee; Miss Nora-Gorrie wore yellow eharmeuse with black lace tunic; Miss T. Hanna, pale blue eharmeuse with tunte of pale mauve; Miss Vera Hut hie, •pale yellow with touches of pink; Miss A. Carr wore a dainty pale blue frock: Miss Mavis (Reed, a dainty frock of white, with pink roses; Miss Enid Heed wore a handsome frock of palest pink ■and white; Miss Una Buddle 'wore pale pink with touches of deep blue; Miss Stevenson, pale blue ninon; Mrs. Herbert Kissling, Mrs. Howard Richmond, Mieses Draper, and several others. Young People’s Party. 'Mrs. Alfred Bayley, “SMakuiri,” Ladies’ Mile, Remuera, gave a charming party for young folk in honour of (her daughter, Doris, who celebrated the thirteenth birthday. There were 'about forty children present, all of whom, judging by their happy faces, seemed to have no end of a good time. Personal. Mrs. Herbert Kissling is at present entertaining her mother and sister, Mrs. and Miss Tuthill, wiho have come up from the South to visit her. During the coming week Mrs. Leo Myers, who is on the eve of departure to the Old Country, is being “farewelled.” Mrs. Hope Lewis, the wife of the president of the Victoria League, has a 'tea- on Tuesday. Mrs. Myers lias from its inception been a keen worker in the Victoria League interests, ami has done especially valuable work as

t'he president of the Literary and Hdueation Committee, work for which she was eminently' fitted. Mrs. Louis Myers has a “tea” on Thursday, 18th. Mrs. \V. J. Ralph and her daughter, Miss Alda Ralph, left on Monday by the Maheno for an extended trip to Europe. They join the P. and O. steamer Maloja at Sydney. Mies Alda is to continue her musical studies for some years.