BAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 3, 28 September 1907, Page 3

BAY BY DAY.

).■■':;{ ■:'';'?■' :^ ; SOCIAL DIARY. ;■;/'.On. Saturday,. ovoning; Mrs- .Hislop ' - 'presented tho,prizes to;the pupils of .''.'-■'"iMissi'Boria'se's dancing;' class;. when ■many of tho iparonts :-and ;frionds of ■'.>.' .the-"pupils were prosbut. ■'' Thcro was ''■■•. ; -some .very pretty.figure-marching by. .' all the young pupils,, gaylwith ribbons ~and caps of : various .; colours. Two '. wee*' tilings,' one - a vpry tiny ; tot, danced a dolly darico.with.'tho utmost .!■-/earnestness 'and pare; tho "coon danco ■ ',-)'• 'was. danced by..fiyo :i .small girls.whose '. feet; seemed-'to ■ bay'o,brings,;; so . fast they flew;?and a;military dance was ' '■■ • given by a littlo vivandiere- "withramazing 'skill arid ,'spintr;'-: ' "•'',;; '■••'■'■' '■■! Tho'.'annual.' meeting of ■ tho' Wellington branch,'of.tho Navy.League which was'held in'tho concert chamber of .the Town Hall last Monday ■/. 'afternoon was .notable for'-the altogether disproportionate : patriotism'of tho .ladies, who turried. out : _ well— whila'yery; few men found time to be ; present.''•Tho • platform was prettily decked with plants arid flowers, and-after, tho report 'had. been-read and discussed,- afternoon ~ tea', was ;.served. ..Lady Pluuket:'wore a.cos : tumo of pale;groytweed:braided with' .bluo, and a black hat with. long.bluo feather. ' Tho Hon.:« Kathleen Pluaket wore a coat .of reseda-cloth, over , i a black voile gown, and a! green hat .with pink .'roses/.''; Lady ;Ward -was in'black, with ; a rose, piilk ' toquo. ,Mrs.,.Hislop -wore black : with;awliite . ostrich.feather-boa, and a.'small-toque \ of mauvo tullb and paiisies., - Among ~ others- 'present., were -Mrs Findlay, Mrs.-'Wallis, .Mrs.' David' Nathan, Mrs.Firth, Mrs'. Laing-Measori; Miss . ' Webb,.'-Mrs.' arid. Miss- Edwin; Mrs.' I' . Shand, Miss Palmer, Miss Otterson, .-,-. Mrs Cecil Jones, Mrs and'Miss:Medloy. :r , :.,.- ,-•' . :'-On'Friday'■'afternoon''-Mrs.': Cecil .Jones gave' a 'small -'afternoon '• tea., Mrs. Jones v/oro;a.frock' of; rich> blue , chiffon taffetas with; kce r yoke; Mis 3 Alary .Jones.--woro' whito:, silk -with • ' folded-bdlt-of: violet.-: velvet.'. 'Among "tho. guests' were .'Mesda'rhes'Hislop, Stafford, Fulton;; V Yourig,.-: Russell, 1 Tringhami Bristow,'.D.". Nathan, S. , Ha'rcourt, McEwan, '. Firth, AVard; '•• ■ Prouse, Alv/yn,,-and Misses Z.Na- ''./■ than,' Percy, .and; -Smith., - ; Lady Stout;has gone to: Day's Bay house with her'little daughter for a ; fortnight. •'■'.- ''-...', »--■ '.'.'■ ,'..;-- ;,/■'■ ■ Studhdlme; of Ruanui, 'i are ;'• staying,' yjvitli , Mrs. Pt,hodes.''at.tho Grange."'.'.-."--v:'pi'"''; 'Miss W.'Wiiliarii's.is. paying' a visit v ' r to 'Auckland':"- ••"■ f ■■:■■■■< ;-'-*■••■.'■,',' //■ Tho Mis'ses'''Russell,' of'Palmerston ' .North, arc tho. guests'of -Mrs./T; ,C.' ' Williams, .Hobsbri Stroot. , .•':;,:,,',; ' '■■■ .Tho : ball .given by ■ .the;AYellcsley .Club last night,',v.-cek' at. tho now olub-houso .was'a nios't : successful and i ' artistic,; affair.. Tho pavement'.''on,two • sides'of ..the. building .had been./onclosed with' canvas, ■:■. and;, 'if■'; .the - -,: -.-■ asphalt did'-: not; blossom.- like a rose, it at least flourished liko..' a", forest with nikau, palms and ' tree-ferns, hiding its,greyness beneath a'-'richly-coloured carpet. billiard,rdom had been turned into a'ballroorii fo'rthe occasion/'andstho many electric lights which hung at,unequal : ' heights were shaded with'palo pink drapes. It was a siniplo idea, just a square of-pink, silk; over each light, but it ■ had the prottiesfc 'effect;-■ A ■/sort of alcove:'at;6ho\:bhd-■'•'of•';'.■ tho ..' room' was trellised;' bff-'with , grecn- .'. ery,; and here" the.' hand - was "st'a- ..., tioned. Tho/smaller, sitting-rooms, the card-room,.' and which wore, arranged '.'for; sitting-out :'purposes ; : were ..'-beautifully, decorated "..- .with,, native, kowhai, ■ brown'.'■'birch, ;arum lilies,, arid.'daffodils; while, in the supper-rooms /down: stairs ' the,' .tables. ;.wero, decorated-. with crimson and-.'pink ribbons,': crimson anemones,; and pale pink begonias. '■ Mr. r:H.;,.D'.; 801 l of tho club;, and Mrs.v Bell received, tho - .guests.' ... Mrs'.'. Bell wore mauve .'and- • , grey brocade with lace; and diamond ■'.:. ornaments.:. Lady'.Ward was in soft !• :■,.smoke-grey v satin,'-' and diamonds; .■ . Miss >Vard, palo, pirik Empire dress, ' -with a, fillet of pale , pink roses in ' , her, hair;;; Mrs. T..'W.'Hislop,' black : sequin, net.; over, .s'atin ; . the Hon. .-.-. Kathleen ■ Plunket, - bright blue mar- , ■' ..quisctto. over .white glace, trimmed .'.with-' jewelled ■ laco; Miss Chalmers, , ,:,,Baxe-blue :;:■ tussore ,;,with . berthe' ; .saxe r blue.';:.iussoro,',. with :■, berth ■ ; of/. : ; laco; :Mrs. Arthur. ;' Pearcey > pale- silvery groy i

satin with point d'Alcncon lace;; Miss Mary Pearco, palo blue chiffon taffetas; Mrs; Noil M'Lean, mauvo chiffon dress ombroidered with small whito flowers, mntlo over mauvo glaco and trimmed with amethyst, vclvot; Mrs Tringham, bluo chiuo silk; Miss Foil,-whito chine with tiny rosebuds; Miss . Simpson, mauvo glaco; Miss Reid, palo pink mossalino satin, with narrow bands' of whitq satin, covered with trails of banksia roses; Miss Ethel Miles, white lace, embroidered with gold thread and beetles wings; Miss Enid Bell, piilo. pink chiffon with chenille spots,' and ruchings of palo pink; Miss Elder, crearii chino trimmed with pink flowers and cream laco; Mrs Stott, palo grcon chiffon ta'ffota with vest.of gold tissue email gold ornaments; Miss Laing-Meason, •pink'-'satin'; Miss Seaton, white silk, transparent yoke, lot of laco; Mrs. Costello, black net, over satin, Brussels not, bertho, pearl necklace, pink .roses. '''■'■',■•■.' l ;..