WHAT COLOUR DO MEN LIKE?

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 408, 18 January 1909, Page 3

WHAT COLOUR DO MEN LIKE?

•■. • 'At -a concert -last- spring,; says .a writer in. an 'American journal,-the man' who escorted me;' criticised the,, yoices -. and .the':':.appearances, of. the. singers, \ their clothes. A -very : r lovcly blond girl was attired in white, and, to my mind, was almost an angelic vision : •.'--. iV" 01 }/, , wouldn,t she s look -stunning' in' black!" breathed the man at my side. , ;_;Th;s incident would havo been forgotten, had it not been repeated in' New York, when another; man took me to see' the •"Bostonians". .in ; their latest.' parody: of . "Robin Hood." The heroine in a .shimmering . silver costume -was 'striking high. C and holding, myl'rapt.'atterition,: not only by her -vocal ability, but.by the ease with which she wofo her perfect'gown.: -As the. music; died down 1 noted'; aflook,' of regret on: my-friend's fae'e. ; : ; ',;;;' :. ";-.'•. ■' ••-.-:. ; --', : : . ■-.'-,;-" : ■''. "Oh, > why didn't - she .wear,; black ?" he: asked,, sadly. I talked 'it over with afriend, andlwe decided to- ask every: man; whose. opinion : we valued what was nis favourite colour. Every man Jack of them said-black!:. 'After;this .it is'.'interesting to find, the, same: journal in '!tho same issue';saying, if one-is to have a 'single evening. or dinner dress, ■by all means let it .bo.'white.' As a young collegian, said with an:, admiring glance! to :au extraordinarily pretty:girl in a ivl:itc:gbwn, ."Almost any! girl' looks well in jwliite.". 'So, in .fact, do her elders; even to '.the grandmother'with- silvery 'or snowy .wliife;liaii'.,..Tiie. while evcning"gown'for-_a girl sliould-bare. two waists, ;and if there is .-a choice, of trimming, as .between real .'and ijistiition'i]acc.'.;'.or'. chiffon, .'let- the less expensive arid, simple sort be itsed for the.lowcut waist.'■.".■• For this also there. should be several' rosettes of different colours of- soft 'ribbon:, ichi.uW, 'of velvet", for' use on various .'"occasion's requiring..the same dress.: As: a . rub, r it is'.in better: taste to have the .girdle ; or "'."bolt- of white, though sometimes a girdle • matching the rosette:will be effective.

; SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. ; | :.. [Notices! of Engagements and Weddings.— 'J ..; \Vhen reports of ■ weddings and announce- 1 ■!'ments.. of engagements are- sent to ' "Dominica" for publication, the name and 1 . /address of the. sender should ho . enclosed, , s '; not'for. publication, but as; an evidence of \ : good faith. .: Otherwise the | cannot be,published.l ' '-,-■ Palmerston; North Nev;s. ( " The event of. last ; week was the visit.of lliss Tittell Bruue . for' a short season of i two nights; Very, appreciative audiences ' greeted :hef, both iri-"lhe Girl of the Golden .j West" .and the night following in "Diana i of Dobson's." Her many admirers wore also ' very glad to,:see Mrs. Brough.again,.as it } is a long 'time, since she visited, Palmerston. ..Among', the 'audience .were the' vice-regal : party,; which included, besides their Excellencies; Mr. : and Mrs. Wateriield, Miss Hill, : Lady, Jane ' Gathorne-Hardy; ■ and Captain Hardy, Mrs... Wallis, and the Hon. W'. Joicey. Others present were—Mr. . and ; Mrs. Alan ' Strang and Miss Strang, Mr. and Mrs; Harold ; Cooper, Misses Hewitt, Ffaser, Wilson,'_Abra T ; ham, and. Wylds, and Mr. a'i 1-Mrs. T.'R; Moore, Mrs. Bagnall, and Lirs.'• Wilson. / ; The Bishop ; of, Wellington arid Mrs. Wallis were the guests'of Lady'Plunket for a'few. days!'". ■"'.•''■'■ : '• .",■"."'.-."'"'■'.'■.'.' ' ' Mrs'. Stdwe has : gone for a short, visit to ■Wellington. " ;■ ..;.:■■ • Mrs; L. A. Abraham has taken .her family to Titahi Bay for. a few; weeks. ; Miss Una:' Greenwood (Christchurch). /is visiting Palmerston, and.this week was the guest of Miss; Wilson. ■■ Miss Marjorie Abraham, is spending, a few days'in Wellington - .' " ' ! Mrs. W. L. Fitzherbert is visiting New Plymouth with her family, and Mrs. F. S. M'Rae has gone to Plimmerton. . Miss Waddy is visiting her sister, Mrs. : E. L. Broad. ./ Wedding. On Wednesday, January 15, at the Wesley Church,- Taranaki .Street; Miss Beatrice; Isaac, only- daughter of' Mr. W. Isaac, ; :of this city,■". was married to'; Mr; Charles Redgrave,; .of the New. Zealand railways."• Tho 'bride,' who; -was given away '.by her father,, wore a.charming frock of white merveilleux. silk, with trimming of Limerick lace, and a court train. She was attended by four bridesmaids, the.Misses Mitchell, Button,. Goodman, and Lynam, the elder bridesmaids wearing dainty white' embroidered robes and Gainsborough bats; and carrying shower bouquets of roses, while the tiny. bridesmaids wore white embroidered frocks,-white'lace! hats, and carried baskets of Loas-bywas-best man, arid Mr. Goodwin groomsman:' The reception! was held 'at Godber's rooms, andiMrß.'lsaac received;hef guests in a ;black silk frock,with; black toque.trimmed, with pink rosebuds.'.-.: . .-■ ~•■'.: ■' Madame Ada Crossiey. Madame Cfossley came down from Napier on Saturday night, and is now, staying with her' husband and most of the members ,of ! ;hcr company at the Grand Hotel. Since she : arrived .in New , Zealand she has done-: a. great.deal of,hurried.travelling; Her.con- j cert .season begari -at Invercargill; on New Year's inight,. when she had. a very enthusiastic audience, and l the/Mayor of! the citymade a brief speech of welcome. Two concerts in Duriedin, two in Gliristchurch, and others by : the tvay, in Oamaru and Timaru, were all, very successful. .At Timaru, • where she had a splendid audience, one man was so carried away : by his enthusiasm.that/he cried loudly, ,".Good!old Victoria," ..a com-' pliment. to-her native- State that Madame much appreciated. It had been intended that Madame ; Crossiey should pay only a flying, visit to'these , towns, but she now; has/promised to return to them all, so anxious are' the people to hear her' ■ again. The feminine part of': her, audiences ,wilh oe much interested'in; Madame Crossley's exquisite frocks, about which, by the, way, the • Australian papers had a great .'ideal., to- . say when she was over there. Many of them ■ oome from tho famous "Lucille," otherwise I Lady Duff-Gordon, who has proved very, sucI. cessful as a creator of wonderful artistic 1 toilettes, and'who'"has designed'some lovely ' things, for Madame Crossiey. Yesterday afternoon Madame . Crossiey and, her' husband paid .a/visit, to Mrs. 'Seddon, and later, on' visited Mr. and ,Mrs. ■ Prouse..' •'•-.-■■■"■■■■-..■(':.

. Miss Ada. "Ward, the' prominent actress, who some time'ago renounced the stage for the Salvation Army, will visit Dunedin next Aprilin the Army's interests, says a Press Association message. It will be remembered that,a year or, two-ago. Miss-.Ward toured Australia, holding missions in the Salvation Army citadels, and roused special interest by, a. lecture in-.which she told the.story of her, dramatic - life, • and strongly condemned the; evil influence of the stage. ■ Her lectures, were attended by crowded audiences, and gave rise to a'great deal of controversy, ing which one well-known and popular actress 'wrote to tho newspapers strongly. d©- ; fending her profession. ''_.- ... ( ;,. : Mrs. and Miss Gillies, from Ashbnrton, are staying at the Grand Hotel. Most,of tho'Lowry Bay residents are entertaining' house:parties at present, and on Thursday- night Mrs. Harold Johnston,; in conjunction with .other hostesses, is giving a dance • at. her bouse there. Among - other visitors are Mr..; and Mrs. ; Geo.. Pearce, Miss Bertha Miles,"and Miss Clifford.- , : Mrs.', I. Stevenson; from''Dunedin, who is on her way to the Wanganui River with her two daughters, is: staying, just how at the Grand Hotel.'. She" is accompanied by two other Dunedin ladie, Miss Bang and Miss McDonald. ... :/,." Miss Kate'Moloney,. who: is well known in musical circles here and in "Dunedin, is going fora.twelve months', visit to England, leaving Dunedin for. Melbourne on January, 25.'. Mrs.. S. O'Loughlin arid Mrs. AV.N. Hinchlitfe, of'Karori,';,have gone' to Auckland and' Itotorua. '■■■'.'■-"::■"

Miss.Tittell Brune is staying at the Grand Hotel, and Mrs. Brough at the Mansions. ; Mrs. .Fitchett, who has been "spending the past few weeks at Day's Bay House, leaves this morning with Dr. Fitchett for Auckland, whore the University Senate is . meeting. They/will .travel by the Main Trunk Ihie, j and in Auckland'will stay' at the ".Grand Hotel.: 'Oh fieri way homo, Mrs. Fitchett. will stay with friends in Hawke's Bay, and she does not expect to return to Wellington | till the second'week in February. . 'On Saturday, afternoon, after the Cheiv niavski matinee at,the Concert Chamber, Mr. Edward Branscombe and his wife (Madamo Marie Hooton) entertained the Cherniavski Concert Par fiy /.'and tho' Scarlet, Troubadours at tea at Carroll's tea rooms. This was the first opportunity Mr. Branscombe had had sinco: they left ! England of enabling each company to see the other at work, and one can well believe that the meeting, after they, had travelled half round the world,' proved, of, very great" interest; to them all. ..It was a meeting they had little expected; .and some little trouble and rearrangement of the tours were necessary 'to allow it,- but'it was well worth while. In the evening the Cherniavskis attended the performance of the Scarlet Troubadours.' Both companies continue their travels to-day, the Cherniavskis going north and the Scarlet Troubadours, after a farewell matinee; sail for Christchurch to-night.