LONDON'S RECEPTION,

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1626, 18 December 1912, Page 5

LONDON'S RECEPTION,

. FAKE-WELL TO LORD AND LADY' LIVERPOOL. In spite of drenching rain several hundred guests attended, the Hon. Thomas and. Mrs. Mackenzie's reception to meet the new Governor! of New Zealand and the Countess of Liverpool, at the Westminster Palace Hotel, last week (writes the correspondent of the "British-Australasian of .November 7. , The hostess was in a gown or macs satin, the bodice trimmed with jet and wide panels of lace lightly edged with apricot. , . ■-. '■■ Tho Countess of Liverpool, who is m mourning, wore a very graceful gown of dull black silk, with a. magnificent necklace, tiara and earrings of diamonds, and a long spray of diamonds on her corsage. She carried a great bouquet of mauve and purple orchids, and wore some also on her gown. - The Hon. Mrs. Monck,: Lady Liverpool s aunt, was in ■.■black velvet, .with a whitelacs scarf and an antique necklace of amethysts. Lady Hamilton, mother of one of Lord Liverpool's aides-de-camp, was in black velvet.

! Lady Plunket was in, a higli-raisted gown of pale grey charnieusc, one side of tho bodice draped, the other and part of the train lavishly trimmed with effective pale grey iridescent embroidery, and she wore a diamond tiara, necklace and carrings, lady Hall-Jones was in black silk, the decolletage composed of gold embroidery and cream silk net. Dr. Winifrede Bathgate .(Dunediti) wgs in black lace, with a necklace of garnets. Mrs. C. Wray Palliser wore black, covered with handsome alternate panels of black and white lace. Miss Mary Mackenzie, white .satin, th* skirt draped at one side with a great bow of rosebuds. Mrs. Guy Scholeheld, very pale pink. Mrs. Ilobson (Wellington;, primrose niiion, with an overdress of cream silk lace. Mrs. Parkinson, pale grey brocaded crepe, the bodice draped with white lace and bauds of violet and mauve. Lady Stout, mauve brocade presentation gown, trimmed with largo true lovers' knots of deeper mauva velvet, and Maltese lace, Miss Janet Stout, white satin trimmed with white niched chiffon and' sprays of lily of the valley. Lady. Miils, black charmeuse, the bodice em-. bossed with grapes in dull gold. Jlibs Geraldine Mills, vei'y pale mauve ninon, trimmed with simple design in mauve iridescent beads. Miss Scholefield, a deep cream gown. - Mrs. Hammond, peacockblue, chanueuse,. the bodice lavishly ornamented with peacock beaded trimming. Miss Hammond, pale blue cliarmouse.under ninon to match and a crimson rose at_ the _H-eist. Mrs. J. ){. Sinclair, black. Miss'. Flossie Sinclair, coral pink ninon over a foundation of the same shade, trimmed wth cream lace, and coral ornaments! Miss Maria Baucliop, black ninon over white satin and lace, 'emerald-green hair bandeau, and white aigrette. Mrs. Kernot, deep rose channelise under a tunic of smoke-grey ninon. , Mrs. Staples-Browne, black union over white," Miss Muriel Waddeil (Duuediu), emerald green niiun, trimmed ivith band= of crystal passementerie. MisS Blsio Simpson .(Wellington), pale Blue charmeuse, with rtvers on tho decolletage and sleeves of very pale mauve tissue. Miss' Ai>cii i Marks, pale pink. Mrs. J. K. Camubell, 1 peacock-blue .trimmed with gold. "Miss Elsie Kcmpthorne, blue ninon over pale blue silk. Miss Hattie Hall-Jones, presentation gown of white trimmed w : th .silver. Mrs. Herbert Alington, dull black silk, the corsage heavily trimmed with jet. Mrs. I. W. Haymond (Invcrcanrill), lino black lace over white, and a corsage bouquet of orange. Miss Gem Witt, cream net, with a pink satin sash and pink flowers. Mrs. Alex. Watson, deep blue marquisette vandyked oirplcated anrieot ninon, over white satiiv. Miss Eileen Sibbald, goblin-blito charmeuse. Mrs. le.i. Myers, a white ninon tunic over white satin embroidered in dull gold. Mrs. Haines,, black ninon over silver. Miss Isaacs, cream lace, and a hair bandeau of pale blue stones. Mrs. John Fodon,. pale grey charmeuse. .Mrs. Newbigin, primrose brocade covered with black ninon. Miss Kewbigin, sapphire-blue with wide bands of silver beading. Mrs. Frank Abraham, a black and gold gown, trimmed with horizontal, bands of ermine. Miss Levin, emerald, and gold. Mrs. Warn-ford-Davis, black. Mrs. AY. A. Chappie, pale grey ninon .and grey beads over grey eharinaiisc. Miss. Chappie, white satin, with a sheath tunic of handsome crystalembroidery. Lady Nelson, black velvet and "white lace. Miss Moss-Davis, very ■ effective gown, the bodice of black over white, and the draped skirt heavily embroidered with beads. Miss — Moss-Davis, very pale pink, trimmed with pale blue. Mrs. Cross, white lace. Mrs. W. Sibbald, black ninon over goblin-blue charmeuse. Mrs. H. C. Cameron, a draped tunic of cream, edged with Paisley pattern, over cream silk. Mrs. Hamer, rod silk, with an iridescent tunic of ninon. Miss Isitt, - white and gold beaded ninon, with strappings of black velvet. Mrs. Pember Beeves, white lace. Mrs. Hal. Williams, pastel-blue charmeuse and silk net. Mrs. Chesney, maize-coloured brocade trimmed with old lace. Mrs. J. A. Burt, pale greysilk, the bodice trimmed with cream net embroidered in varied coloured silks. Miss Gwen Ponsonby, fine cream net trimmed with bands of olack velvet. Miss Doris Ponsonby, cream lace. Mis. Leedham Crowe, pale blue. Mrs. Bous-Martin; black silk. Mrs. Atkinson, pale pink '/rocade, the decollotnge and sleeves of silver lace. Mrs. L. A. Mason, old gold brocade-. |° Ed princess gown. .\ j After receiving • for abont an hour, the j host and hostess and the- Governor's party j had supper at a special table in the sup- j pel* room. There were'at this: Lord, and a' Lady Liverpool, Mr. and Mrs. Mackenzie, Mr. and Mrs. Pember Beeves, Lady | Hamilton, Lady Stout, and Lord and | Lady Plunket. ' ' |