WANGANUI.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIX, Issue 11, 12 March 1913, Page 65

WANGANUI.

March 7. Garden Party. A most successful garden party was given at the hospital grounds on Friday by Dr. Hatherly, the president of the New Zealand branch of the British Medical Association, and Mrs. Hughes Johnson. The grounds were looking very pretty, and the band sweet music during the afternoon. Mrs. Hughes Johnson wore a becoming frock of biscuit silk, with lace the same tone, large straw hat with plumes; Mrs. Moore wore a beautiful frock of golden brown erepe de chine with embroideries, brow’n hat with feathers the same shade; Mrs. Krull, black charmeuse robe with laee and net, black and white bonnet; Mrs. McLean (Auckland) wore a heliotrope gown with lace, straw hat with heliotrope flowers in it; Mrs. Geo. Currie, pale pink frock with net yoke and sleeves, cream straw hat with wreath of pink flowers; Mrs. J. Allen wore a cream frock and chiffon scarf, straw hat with cherry colour in it; Mrs. Parkes (Auckland), smart shot heliotrope taffetas with shaded silk embroidery in the same tones, heliotrope hat with flowers; Mrs. R. Dunn, pretty tucked white voile frock with Irish crochet, large cream straw hat with wreath of blue roses veiled in tulle; Miss Enid Heywood (Hamilton), pale grey voile frock with embroidery, grey straw hat with flowers; Miss Morton Jones wore a very pretty pastel blue frock with embroidery, blue hat with old rose scarf; Mrs. Gill-Carey, navy blue whip-cord coat and skirt with black satin collar ami revers, black and white chip hat with white aigrette in the front; Mrs. E. Cowper, black and white

voile froek with lace and net sleeves and vest, becoming black hat with plumes; Mrs. Dawson (Dannevirke), light voile froek with bands of blue, and large hat with flowers; Mrs. Foyster (Hawera) wore a blaek and white striped voile froek with tiny blue satin ribbons, black and white hat with black lace; Mrs. Parkes (Auckland), smart heliotrope silk robe with lace and embroidery, heliotrope hat with flowers; Mrs. Savage (Auckland) wore a very becoming gown of wide striped black and white ninon over satin, the vest was of fine eream net, and the skirt and corsage was ornamented with tiny old rose satin buttons; she wore a feather stole and a large blaek straw hat with laneer plumes; Mrs. Purchas t( Auckland), pastel blue froek with chiffon vest and sleeves, small hat with feathers; Mrs. Gore (Wellington), blaek and white gown with net blaek and white hat; Mrs. Montgomery wore a blaek satin frock, long blaek velvet coat, black and white bonnet; Mrs. A. Izard, cream frock with lace, blaek and white straw hat with ostrich plumes; Mrs. D. Lethbridge wore a lovely gown of black and gold shot silk with band of fur edging the tunic effect, black hat with plumes; Mrs. Fairburn, navy blue froek with vest of bine and cerise silk and yoke of gold embroidery, pretty straw hat with band of cerise straw, and the same shaded aigrette at the side; .Miss R. Fairburn, pastel blue silk with blue ninon panniers, huge blue hat with shaded ostrich plume at the side; Mrs. H. Sarjeant wore a becoming white muslin with black hailstone spot, black straw hat with blaek ribbons; Mrs. Whitton (Oamaru), smart black and white gown with net black and white hat; Miss Olga Levctt (Bulls) wore a pale blue and cream striped muslin with bauds of pale pastel silk, black hat with chiffon and silk rosette at the side; Mrs. H. F. Christie wore a lovely frock of pastel blue charmeuse with .overdress of fine black laee, hat with shaded blue ostrich plumes; Mrs. John Stevenson wore a smart black and white gown with cream net, large black hat with ostrich plumes; Mrs. Henley (Napier), electric-blue charmeuse with cream net, blaek straw hat with black plumes; Miss H. Anderson wore a navy blue whip-cord coat and skirt, black hat with cream lace on it; Miss M. Lethbridge, pretty rose pink spotted foulard with silk lace vest and bands, large black hat with long white ostrich plume; Mrs. Young (Wellington) wore an electric-blue charmeuse robe, the draped skirt was also trained, black hat with plumes; Mrs. Webster (Wellington), grey coat and skirt, cream vest, black hat with crown covered with dark ami pale shaded silk roses and foliage; Mrs. Anderson, becoming nattier blue silk froek with chiffon, blue hat with shaded ostrich feathers; Airs. Wall, pretty cream and pink floral muslin robe over silk, white hat with wreath of white flowers; Mrs. Gibbs (Wellington) wore a Paisley frock ' u tones of blue, blue hat to match t M)S. Wilkin, cream gown and lovely long black ninon coat with cream lace, black hat with osprey at the side; Mrs. Harold wore a pretty foulard frock with touch of rose pink, black hat. with long feather in it; Mrs. James Watt, pink flowered silk froek with chiffon, large straw flat with white roses and foliage; Mrs. Howard Christie, smart navy blue Bengaline coat and skirt, cream hat with pale blue in it; Mrs. Gifford Marshall wore a becoming pale grey crepe do chine froek, light straw hat with deep cream roses; Mrs. Ballance, black charmeuse gown with jet, black hat with plumes; Miss Alexander wore an electricblue gown with chiffon and embroidery, large blue hat with shaded ostrich feathers; Mrs. Cecil Wray wore navy blue eoat and skirt, piped with white, black hat; Miss Gilfillan wore a black silk gown with laee, black- bonnet; Mrs. Crawford, blue silk robe with net vest, blaek hat with plumes; Miss Cruickshanks. mole coat and skirt, cream vest, black hat with feathers; Miss Christie, shot blue silk with tunic of fine cream shadow laee, finished at the waist with tiny pink roses, cream hat with blue ribbons and pink roses; Miss G. Christie wore a similar froek; Miss Knapp wore a smart grey gown and white leather boa, black hat with feathers.

At the Races. The weather was good for the second day’s racing on Saturday, and there was a large attendance. Amongst those I noticed were: Mrs Lowry (Hawke’s Bay), ill a smart navy blue coat ami skirt, with , wide black silk fringe on it. cream straw hat with crown covered with pink roses and high ribbon bow; Mrs Turnbull (Wellington), white linen gown, becoming straw hat; Mrs Krull wore a black satin robe, with cream net, black and white bonnet; Mrs Marler cream voile frock, with pastel blue panel on it, cream crinoline £traw hat with cream wings; Mrs P. Krull wore a white linen coat and skirt, white vest, black straw hat with black Ostrich tips and pale pink roses; Mrs Dunn, white voile gown, with Irish crochet lace on the bodice and skirt, large cream straw hat with wreath of blue roses veiled in tulle; Mrs J. Allen, erbam frock, with chiffon scarf, straw hAt with deep shaded flowers in it ; Mrs Fprkes (Auckland) wore a heliotrope £ilk robe with medallions of cream lace and embroidery, heliotrope hat with feathers in the same tone; Mrs Webster (Wellington), grey coat and skirt, cream vest, smart, black hat with shaded pink fqses in it; Mrs Gill-Carey, navy blue whipcord coat and skirt, with black sa,tin revers, navy and white straw hat white aigrette at the side; Mrs Foyster (llawera), black and white Striped voile frock, with electric blue satin buttons, black and white hat with white, black lace scarf on it; Mrs E. Cowper, black and white striped voile, vvjth cream vest, black hat with ostrich plumes; Mrs Dawson (Dannevirke), pretty white frock relieved with saxe blue, straw hat with blue; Mrs A. Izard wore a cream frock with lace, black and white hat with feathers; Mrs Fairburn, navy blue serge frock, with Oriental silk and blue and gold embroidery, sleeves of |>lue chiffon, putty straw hat with flamegoloured aigrette at the side; Miss R. Fairburn wore a Hue silk, with overdress of saxe blue ninon, large blue ninon hat with shaded blue ostrich plume; Miss Brettargh, green tweed coat and skirt, with watered silk, large hat with flowers; Mrs James Matt, white muslin frock with insertion and lace, pretty straw hat .with white roses and foliage: Mrs Haughton;‘W: -ly a grey tweed coat and skirt, fedtber -I'aack'fiat ‘with ostrich plumes; j Mrs Gifford Marshall Wore a black crepe de chine gown with touch of white 7 one the bodice, ami black chiffon shoulder Jw-arf; black- hat . with plumes; Mrs Howard Christie, smart naVy blue bengaline coat and skirt, Wack beaver hat with wreath of black ostrich plumes; Mrs 11. Jackson, pale grey frock with vest of cream net. and under sleeves of the same edged with silk embroidery, grey crinoline straw hat with flowers in it; Mrs R. Jackson wore a champagne shaded silk profusely embroidered in tlie same tone, large hat With lancer plume Jn champagne tones; Miss N. Jackson Ivore a pastel blue crepe de chine, with draped skirt, ami chiffon vest, hat to Inateb ; Mrs Harold, pretty foulard frock, and bet with ostrich plume; Miss Meta Lethbridge wore a pale pink spotted foulard robe, with cream silk lace vest, large black tagel straw hat with long white ostrich plume; Miss Levett ( Bulls;. white embroidered muslin frock, putty straw hat with wreath of beautiful crimson clover; Mrs H. Lethbridge wore a lovely frock of saxe blue charlueuse, with overdress of black lace, her fine straw hat was of saxe blue with lancer plumes; Mrs Anderson, nattier blue

chaintense gown, with ninon, blue hat with shaded blue ostrich feather; Mrs Cecil Wray, navy blue with white pipings, black hat With spray of shaded flowers; Mrs Clay, pale blue and white frock, pretty black hat; Mrs G. W. Sampson, pale grey gown, with Maltese lace vest, black hat with flowers in it: Miss Morton Jones, electric blue gown, with tunic of silk sponge cloth in the same tone, blue straw hat with old rose in it. Personal. Mr and Mrs Lowry, of Hawke’s Bay, who have been staying in Wanganui, have returned to their home.

Mr, Mrs and Miss Stevenson, of Wanganui, are spending some weeks in Dunedin.