TE KUITI.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 16, 16 October 1912, Page 64

TE KUITI.

October 12. At die’ue. A brilliant social function was the “At Home” given by Mr. and Mrs. Athol F. Howarth in the Town Hall last Tuesday night. The hall was beautifully decorated with nikan palms, flags, and Chinese lanterns. A marquee was erected outside, which was also very prettily decorated. A recherche supper was served at one end of the hall, curtained off. The table decorations were carried out on an elaborate scale in Starlet and white. Mrs. Howarth received her guests wearing a very dainty frock of green shot silk taffeta, trimmings of heavy silver embroidery and chiffon, the skirt being prettily taught up at one side with a bunch of pink moss roses. Among the large nunibei’ of guests present 1 noticed: Mrs. Graham, handsome gown of silver grey channeuse, beautifully trimmed with chiffon and pink and grey Oriental embroidery-, Miss Graham, blue pompadour silk, tiny frills of silk lace; Miss Ivy- Graham, soft pink bengaline silk; Mrs. Boddie,, black velvet; Miss Boddie, soft white satin ninon tunic, pearl fringe; Mrs. R. C. Jordan, white silk, silver trimmings; Sirs. Sisssiman, nattier blue silk; Mrs. Garnett Arrowsmith, pale pink chiffon taffeta, dainty little coatee of fine cream lace; Mrs. ,J. A. Johnston, black satin; Airs. A. (.'. Johnson, white glace silk, black lace tunic; Miss Smith, pink and white silk; Miss Ferguson, pink satin; Miss Waller, white satin, ninon overdress; Mrs. Cory Matthew, pale pink chiffon taffeta, with pipings of velvet a deeper shade; Mrs. Gadsby, black silk voile; Miss Spencer, blue silk crepe; Mrs. Kelso, dainty white Swiss muslin over silk; Airs. Spencer, white satin; Airs. Cheal, a dainty creation in black ami white silk, with pale blue bead fringe; .Miss Everard, soft blue ninon, long fichus of pompadour silk; Airs. G. P. Finlay, a beautiful frock of apricot silk with handsome beaded tunic; Airs. Lamb, blue shot silk; Airs. Fitzherbert, pale blue satin, overdress of grey silk ninon; Aliss Hunt, green silk; Aliss Ellison, pink satin; Aliss AleKenzie, ivory satin, ninon and pearl trimmings; Airs. Alfred Julian, voeux rose satin; Airs. Al. J. Jones, white silk; Aliss Walker, dainty frock of ivory satin, fichu and drapings of ninon; Airs. Sharpies, white satin chiffon, tunic of gold; Aliss Scholes, white muslin; Aliss Gratton, pale blue silk; Airs Fullerton, ivory duchess satin, touches of vieux rose velvet; Aliss Sinclai: , blue satin, white ninon tunic; Airs. Will, white silk; Airs. Cochrane,■ blue sat n; Mrs. Huddleston, cream satin brocade; Aliss Metcalfe, emerald green silk, Metcalfe, emerald green silk green silk, Oriental embroideries; Airs. Snadden wore her wedding dress of beautiful soft white charmeuse; Mrs. Pine, black silk; Miss Pine, pale blue silk bengaline; Aliss Brown, vieux rose satin, paniers of black silk net; Miss Nora Brown, white satin; Airs. Will and Air. Rae; Messrs. Imlay, Sharpies, Jones (2), Scholes, Hardy, Cleal, Boddie, Gadsby-, Westmacott, Fitzherbert, and many others.