CARNIVAL COMMITTEE ENTERTAINED

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2124, 16 April 1914, Page 6

CARNIVAL COMMITTEE ENTERTAINED

Yesterday/evening tho Mayor and Mayoress entertained tho members of the Carnival Committee and tho stall assistants at » "social evening," which was held in the Concert Chamber of tho Town Hall. Dancing and a programme of elocutionary and musical items provided a thoroughly enjoyable evening's entertainment. Drapings of flags enclosed tho corridor outsido the chamber and red carpeting upon tho floor accentuated the cheerful noto of colour of the decorations. The stage of the Concert Chamber has seldom lookod so pretty as it did last evening. Quantities of flowering pot plants, roses, and other flowers banked the front por-

tion of it, and behind them were stands and tables with more flowers and with palms and foliage plants. Carpeted and furnished with easy chairs, it mado a comfortable resting-place for those who wished to watch other people in moro active enjoyment of tlio evening's entertainment. Supper was laid on tables placed at tho further end of tho corridor, and screened from view by draped curtains. The tables had been beautifully decorated with flowers, some with roses, others with sweet poas, and others, again, with salvias and scarlet cactus dahlias. Mr. and Mrs. Luke, with Miss Luke, received their guests on the landing. Mrs. Luke wore a gown of silver grey, trimmed with heavily worked embroideries, and a whito feather boa. Miss Luke was in a sholl-pink charmeuse gown, with jewelled trimming. Among

thoso present wcro tho Hon. A. L. Herdman and Mrs. Herdman, the latter wearing a black and white laco gown; Mrs. Morton, in pink' charmouse: Mrs. O'Shea, vicux rose charmeuse. with a jewelled net overdress; Mrs. White, white charmeuso and laco; Mrs. Buddie, lavender grey satin; Dr.

FJatts-Mills, black cropo de chine; Miss Davies, grey velvet trimmed at tho neck with red ninon frills; Mrs. Townsend, grey, silk; Miss Jacobs, pale heliotrope charmeuse and ninon; Miss Smith, heliotrope silk; Mrs. C. M. Luke (Auckland), black cropo do chine; Mrs. M'Gregor, emerald green charmeuse with black net overdress; Mrs. Fletcher, black silk; Mrs. McLaren, black and white silk; Mrs. Salelf, amethyst silk; Mrs. Bock, shot bliio silk: Mrs. Frown, crimson silk; Mrs. Pascoo (Westport), black velvet; Miss Aitkcn, grey ninon over red velvet; Mrs. Godber. black silk; Mrs. Worboys, palo pink with black ninon; Miss L. Clark, grey charmeuse and cream lace; Airs. Whitelaw, black silk; Mrs. Wilson,

black silk relieved with cream lace; Miss Pauli, black charmeuse; Miss Fossetto, palo eau do nil charmenso, with jewelled trimming: Mrs. Leslie, black silk: Miss Powell, black velvet. During tho evening, Miss Evans nlayod a pianoforte solo. Mr. G. W~. Fiby sung (Mr. Bernard Page playing his ■ accompaniment), Mr. 0. C. Mazengarb recited, Mr. A. K. Shorncy played, and Miss Harvey sung.