WELCOME TO THEIR EXCELLENCIES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 251, 16 July 1908, Page 7

WELCOME TO THEIR EXCELLENCIES.

RECEPTION AT PALMERSTON NORTH. , ; The conversazione "given. by the,. citizens of . Palinerston North last night as a welcome to .Their Excellencies the Governor and Lady Pluhket was a very .brilliant 'affair. The Opera/House, in which the reception was : whs carpetpd, and beautifully decorated with; palms and ferns,' and the' frocks worn by; the 'ladies; present' w6re exceptionally handsome. - Her Excellency Lady Plunket woro'a lovely " . frock of crealm. satin'with net sleeves •trim- ' med'-with silver, sequins,' and her ornaments were 'of' diamonds.' The Hon'. Kathleen Pluhket wore cornflower blue silk made in empire stylei with trimmings' of pearl em- . ■ broidery. : -Mrs. Waterfield's frock was of • exquisitely etribroidered net over si}k; Miss ' Williams, who was with the Vice-Regal .party, was in blue silk with trimming of silver tissue embroidered, Ono of . the .most .striking gowns. in the assemblage was that worn by Sirs. Freeman Jackson. It :' was of magnificently-embroid-ered cream net trimmed with bands of black velvet. Another beautiful gown was worn by,;*-Mrs. Porritt. This' was 'of cream' lace-over glace, with wide blue" velvet belt! jlrs. W. T. Wood was in a black-silk frock with breastknot of dark pink roses ;-Mrs, J. A.; Nash,- black' ' ; Bjlk.;not' over silver tissue ; Mrs. Arthur Russell, black velvet with hand-' BOiiie laoo bertha; Mrs. Lionel Abraham, English • oream embroidered '.'frock : , over glace; /Mrs. W- L. Fitzhe'rberfc, cream lace, ...black silk frock with cream lace, and 1 bands .. of "black .over white R. S. Abraham, • exquisite frock.of lavondcr silk; Mrs. 0. J. Munro, blue silk with brotolles of black - and silver embroidery; Mrs, A. J. Graham, cream silk ornamented with cream tassels and lace; Mrs, (Dr.) Putnam, very pretty frock of red . . silk with chiffon trimmings, orMamoritcd ivifch red;ribbon and real foliage; Mrs. F. Hewitt, white taffetas; Mrs. Wilson', black and white trimmed with guipure lace, and relieved with , touches of red; Mrs. Qifford Moore, j)ink crepe-dc-chine, trimmed with net defined with black (a handsomo lace scarf was worn, with this); Mrs. Collins, black silk; Mrs. Joseph, black and whito; Mrs. L'ouisson, cream lace,over primrose satin with Maltese lace and silver sequin trimming; Mrs. (Dr.) Stowe, cream frock trimmed with laco; Mrs. Harold Abraham;: creani satin; Mrs. O'Brioh, black and white .frook; Miss O'Brien, cream frock; Mrs; Andrew Guy, maroon silk; Miss Park, pale pink frook; Miss Russell, cream radium silk, with-'pink roses; Miss Joseph, cream silk with touches of bluo,, and fino • laca Mrs. Walter' Strang, cream lace ovo'r silk, worn with pink La Franco roses; Miss '■ Porter, blue silk; Miss Armstrong, black ' silk; with rod rose} Mrs. Palmer, black : sequined.'robe; Miss' Dolly Abraham, whito - frock; Miss Collins,';cream silk; Will ..Wilson, pink silk.