WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 358, 8 April 1910, Page 8

WOMAN'S WORLD

AN ',:.S-<UYMAX FL"XVi'ioX.

(By "Lygia.")

One of the most enjoyable and successful soi'ial functions ihat has ever t;iken place in Xe\v Plymouth, if not in -Taranaki, was the "At liome : ' given by •Alr=. Xowton Ki;i«- to her friends yesterday afternoon in celebration of the forthcoming marriage of her daughter! with Dr. Allen, of Dunedin. Between five and six hundred guests responded to the invitation. The weather could not possibly have been better, and the gardens and grounds of "Brooklands" Jooked just as lovely as ever, despite the severe "buffeting" to which they were subjected by last week's gale. The Garrison Hand were in attendance, and discoursed a very enjoyable programme .of music. Afternoon tea was served under the "spreading chestnut tree," n»e tree which is one of the sights of the bcuitiful grounds. The hostess, Mrs. 'Newton King, received in a lovely gown of national blue charmeuse, cream lace yoke, black hat, with tiny white roses under brim. Miss King wore golden brown liberty silk, with cream tucked vest and sleeves, finished, with large brown buttons; white feni her hoa and brown hat with feather-;. Mrs. Ziele (Xapier), sister of Dr. Allen, was dressed in a lovely gr«sy spotted ehill'on over ttill'eta, tied with pnle gold guimpc, grey hat finished with gold trimming. Mrs. Dodgshun wore pale green voile, tied with bands of reseda green satin, cream tucked net yoke, black hat. Among the guests were the following: Mrs. G. Tisch, black chiffon taffeta, cream lace vest; black hat with feathers. Mrs. Henry Weston, biscuit - colored silk, white embroidered linen coat; saxe blue hat, swathed with brown chiffon, and brown wings. Miss Capel. green eolienne, cream lace vest; hat with shaded roses. Miss Cutfield. cream satin cloth costume; rose pink hat, lined with molecolored velvet. Mrs. A. Alexander, grey fawn muslin, cream yoke finished with black velvet; black and white hat. Miss Rennell, cream coat and skirt, saxe blue hat, with pale blue feathers. Mrs. Hempton, senior, black. Miss Hempton, .grey costume, cream yoke finished with black, cream hat. Mrs. J. Hempton, navy blue costume, trimmed with bands of velvet, pale mauve hat.

Mrs. Alec Thompson, brown; hat en suite,. Mrs. MaeDiarmid, brwvn silk taffeta, cream yoke and sleeves; brown hat trimmed with tinv blue roses.

Miss MaeDiarmid, white muslin; pale green hat. Mrs. Tvobinson, black chiffon taffeta; bonnet relieved with croam..

Miss Robinson, cream costume with reseda green silk belt, finished with large green buttons; green hat, with red roses.

Mrs. McCleland. plum-colored taffeta, trimmed/with pale heliotrope and cream flora! guimpe: pale heliotrope hat with senuin trimmings and black and wlirte feathers.

Mrs. Medlev. white muslin; black hat with feathers.

Mr=. 'Stocker. cream coat and skirt; bhvck hat with red ro_s.es.

coat and skirt: brown h'lt wreathed "''th mircuerites.

Mr-\ .Deveuish, blP.ek. 'Miss Dever , ',-h. black costume, cream yoke; h"t relieved with orange. M'-s. Fouth.il], cream silk eoli?m.e: vio'ot hat.

Mi's 31a I (lie.vs. pale lavender muslin, r'-M... late -<-oke mole-eoloml hat, M ; s- r»"vtlia Matthews, cream silk; blu" hat. "Ui=p .Skimiev. white Tndinn muslin, white lint. shaded wi+h roses. Mrs. nin?"""-. '>nl» heliotrope muslin. W-Hc j,,f „.;th fpofhers.

v,.,. tt c. Fitxhovliert, black diifTon taffeta, hlnok ln/-e eoat: Tuscan hat. (•r : '"'-ie,l ivifh feathers. Mrs. AT. "Stewart file" Miss T>ai=v Steil.'irtl. nal" and pin..- (Viral ypii = - lin wiHi p*l»wife skirt, tied wHh v'oh cream insertion: white hat with green ferns mid .hm!-< nhif-c roses.' M!=« Steuart. navv blue and white •'heel,- lil'pvt-.- ...]_.;, (-ream net vest and sleeves: cream hat with pink and mauve

roses, j 'M'rs. Frn«"r, brown-Green costume, cream lace, vest: brown velvet bonnet with nink roses. Miss (i. Rov. tussore silk, trimmed "-irh brei-.vr, velvet buttons: burnt straw hat with ribbon awl nink rose?. Mrs. Kvno-flon. navy blue silk, cream vest: Wiic hat, Mrs. T-T. B. Curtis, black taffeta, cream .vest awl sleeves; black hat. Mrs. A. T). Cray, brown costume; pink flo-n! bat trimmed with srreen feathers. Miss Faub'ers (Auckland), brown costume: black hat. Mrs. Morrson. navv blue coat and yi.- ; vt : black hot. I Mrs. F. H. Evans, blue and jrrev | strinefl coat and skirt, cream silk vest: I iii"f' T sfiouin tonne. Mi«s B. Evans, bin? check costume, CV-nm ln/>p -01.-n; o a Vfl .),]„„ } la t Miss F Fvtiis. v!n 11x vns p costume: bu v nt c+vv int. nink ro=e«. T. V*co'b->nl. mvv l)lue coat and al"i-( : f lp.. n hat-. Mrs. A. F. Walker, wine-co'nrpd taffeta orf>«m__l2££— ealhh—wn-eomred ha< trimmc' w'th nink roses. Mrs. Claude Weston, nink and blue floral muslin, with fishwife skirt; cream bat swathed with lar?p nink roses. Mrs. Milne, narrow black and white striped taffetas, white lace yoke and sleeves,; black sequin hat. Mrs. Pridham. dark ereen velvet, trimmed -with crreen and cream floral giiimpp; toque en suite. Mrs. Brewster, navy blue coat and skirt: violet Tiat. Miss Brewster, iwhite muslin; French blup hat. trimmed with black vPlvet. Mrs. T. C. Fonkes (Stratford), heliotrope costume, trimmed with bands of velvet of darker shade; heliotrope velvet, toque. Mrs. E. F. Fookes, saxe blue costume, relieved vUh cream lace; hat en suite. Mrs. O. Samuel, black chiffon trimmed with narrow silk bands over white chif-

fon JatlVta. cream lace yoke; black leathered kat. Mrs. Roy. grey voile, cream lace yoke, finished with black velver; hhH; liat. Mr,. T. h. Atkinson, givy laiieia. cream lace yoke piped with pale blue, finished 'with black lace; black toque. Mrs. ISewley, pale bine and white muslin, while lace yoke; black hat. Mrs. Renaud, pale green muslin; brown lint.

Mrs. L. C. Sladden. white costume; black hat.

Mrs. IT. B. Ijeatham. pale lieliotiope striped muslin, white bu-e yoke; hat with heliotrope (lowers alul ril.liou. Mrs. Paul, lettuce green striped eolienne. cream lace vest; hat swathed with pink roses.

Mrs. F. Wood, plum-colored coat and skirt, faced with black: black -equin toque.

Mrs. Frank Messenger, navy blue cos tume; black hat.

Miss Messenger, cream costume; hat with pink roses.

Mrs. E. Griffiths, brown striped coat and skirt: brown hat with pink roses. Miss G. Kyngdon, white muslin• tusean hat with roses.

Mrs. W. Bayly, black taffetas, cream lace vest; black hat. Mrs. Thomson, black. Mrs. F. K. Wilson, white embroidered muslin; emerald green nat 'with black feathers.

Mrs. D. Lning. brown cloth costume, pale pink vest and sleeves veiled in cream lace; black hat.

Mrs. Burgess, cream and black striped eolienne. tied with black silk bands: white hat swathed with black silk and feathers.

Mrs. Courtney, black brocade, cream lace vest: black feathered hat.

Mrs. Butler. Royal blue costume piped with Black, cream vest; hat with feathers.

Miss Grant, black taffeta, cream lace yoke; black hat relieved with white. Mrs. Addenbrooke, black and white striped muslin, white lace vest; blackhat.

Miss Hamerton, golden brown chiffon taffeta, cream lace vest and sleeves; brown hat with roses.

Miss Herbert. p'.V heliotrope, finished with cream lace; hat en suite.

Miss D. Roy, white muslin: black hat with red and white roses.

Miss Mace, sage green costume; black and white hat.

Mrs. L. B. Webster, pale green voile cream lace vest: black feathered hat. Miss Thomson, moss srreen striped voile, cream silk vest: violet hat. Mrs. .T. Cook, black costume, cream larp yoke; violet hat. Mrs. Hor>v, Wack. Miss Pratt, naw costume: black hat. Mis* Trirnble. black taffetas cream vest: bln*k hat.

Miss Pcrev.cjmitn. CTPV coat and skirt: saxe blue hat. trimmed -with r#settes.

Mrs. Tailored, erernn pr>stnni<\ +Vd wit]; blaek and white braid: black hat Mi-s. AT.'Kplbir. Hflek tflffetns. bodice piped with whUn silk: hh,± hat en suitp. .

v Miss L. Fitzherhert, white silk; burnt straw hat, wreathed with marguerite .daisies.

Mrs. Murray, .green costume; S a\-c blue hat trimmed with 'brown and blue daisies.

Miss Ina Lewis (Gisbornc), naw blue •costume faced with black; brown hat with red and pink roS es. Mrs. Pope, golden brown silk, cream lace vest and sleeves; brown-green hat. Miss Pndham. vale pink muslin: .brown hat with pale pink roses. Miss Clavton, brown coat and skirt; hat en suite.

Mrs. T. C. List, peacock green coat and skirt, cream silk vest; Mack hat with wings, Mrs. Douglas, blacl<. Miss Shaw, brown. Mrs. Simpson, golden brown taffeta*, cveam lace vest, toque en suite. Miss V. Simpson, white muslin: <tu=can hat with roses.

Miss D Simpson. green striped linen faced with brown; burnt straw hat with pink roses.

Miss Webster, greyish striped voile, cream lace vest piped with saxe blue; 'lint trimmed with ospreys Miss Lei],, Webster, pale blue voile, tucked sleeves, black hat with pink roses. r

Mrs. •!?. Fookes. uavy coat and skirt; wmwmkle blue hat.

Mrs. Georce Grev, navy blue coat and skirt; pale blue hat. Mrs. F. J. Stewart, black striped silk eolienne over taffetas, cream lace yoke and sleeves; crrey toque relieved with pink.

Mrs. R. C. Hushes, dove grev coat and skirt; black hat lined with heliotrope and trimmed with feathers

Mr>. W. Birdlinsr. grey costume; black W. with feathers.

Mr*. -T. C, Webster, dark red costume framed , vith hnmh of TLtck; Wfk )|!i( / Miss Testar. pale blue costume: black

V'm Read, white costume; black hat. Airs. 11. Saxton. nale ?rr>nn costumedarV „ TO p n V el ve t toque. <Won. fream costume, relieved w.th vienx ro=e; vieux rose hat with •.•i,.<o fp^tl'ers. M'«s L. Brown, pream tussore; burnt st-'-iw hat with pink roses.

V-« Lp-H-rnm. cream silk voile, ,•;<>], my=. .4. p. Fookes. blflek.

"U,„ \r Fnnkeo. unle pink mu=lin. law voi- 0 . l,l ni? v f P; ,tbfived l,sif. *>r;<: 5 n ir nn i.- n =. „.],;< ( , „ 1 „ s i;, 1 wn ; ( .p fe»'W i, on . „.», itp nm , Wnol . hn|

, Mrs. H. Baily, pale heliotrope silk voile, trimmed with darker shade; hat en suite.

Miss W. Baker, pale heliotrope mus lin; violet hat.

Miss 0. Baker, blue cheeked muslin trimmed with saxe blue silk hands; cream hat.

Mrs. TV. Shaw. sa2f ;rr"on costume cream vest; green hat.

. Mrs. 8. W. Shaw, cream costume; blnofc feathered hat.

Mrs. H. D. Bedford, plum-colored bro cade; pale pink and urcy bonnet.

Mis* Bedfo-;!, lV hi!- !,.;. ]W.; ].■[ ..-.-Ith pink roses. Miss Munro. pale blue muslin, cream lace vest; mole-colored hat with pink roses.

Miss AVarren, white muslin; burnt straw hat. Mrs. R. Cornwall, black.

) Miss 1). Wbiicoiiil.e. while n.i.-iiu- I burn! straw hat. ' Miss ('. 11ni!::ii'.s. while linen co-lame:! biack feathered hat. I .Mrs. V,'. i/. ]■'. Can! ,-,-,,~5, -re:: -■ ■!>■•! ! rosinine: violet ha;. I Mrs. Hlundell, pale green striped voile, ' • cream vest; blue hat with pink roses, j Miss X. Hauna, ro-e pink- -trined voile; hat wreathed with pink roses. j Mrs. 11. Davy, reseda green striped! eolienne, cream tucked net vest: lial en! suite. j Mrs. Ohanev. navy bine eosiunre; navv j blue hat. . " ' Mr-. Walter Bayly, moss nrreen cos. j tume. lucked sleeves, cream silk vest: i hat trimmed with wings. i Mrs. Osborne, black; heliotrope bonnet. Mrs. Monte:ith. brown costume; hat. with pink roses.