WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 136, 17 September 1910, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD.

(Conducted by " Eileen ").

SO.CIAL NEWS Last Tuesday evening Mrs. Stah. Orbe'll, of Inglewood, gave a most enjoyable euchre party and 'dance. There were nine tables and the prizes were won by Mrs. Haworth and Mr. W. Mathews. The hostess received her guests in a very pretty rose-pink flowered silk, decolletage trimmed with gold ibraid; .Miss Hamerton, black and white silk muslin, trimmed with Valenciennes lace and insertion; Mrs. C. Hamerton, cream crepe de chine; Miss Thomas, white muslin, heliotrope ribbon in coiffure; Mrs. Wickstead, cream satin; Mrs. Rogers, pale blue silk muslin, trimmed jvith Valenciennes lace; Miss Pabst, cream lace; Mrs. Haworth, cream satin, cream lace bertlie slashed with silver; Mrs. R. Mathews, cream sntiv.. tuisage relieved with silver; Miss U'Carrofl, black satin, berthe of cream lace embossed with pale blue; Mrs. W, Mathews, heliotrope silk, veiled in cream lace; Mrs. Tully, pale blue silk, cream lace scarf; 'Mrs. Marshall, grey striped eolienne trimmed with cream lace and black velvet ribbon; Mrs. Gault, black silk, cream lace berthe; Mrs. Jacombe, black silk, finished with cream lace; Miss M. Curtis, maize-colored sillc, scarlet roses in coiffure; Miss Marshall, rose pink silk, berthe, of cream lace; Miss Taverndale, cream crepe de chine, finished with ibands of gold guimpe.

, MILITARY BALL. The Taranaki Rifles held their annual ball in the Theatre Royal last Thursday evening and was a great success. The hall was beautifully decorated with bunting and Chinese lanterns, wiule the supper table was charmingly arranged with daffodils and violets, intermingled with all the dainty and appetising dishes of tie season. Mrs.'' Woods' orchestra rendered excellent music, Mr. H. Willis made an untiring and energetic secretary. The ladies' committee . consisted of Mesdames Tisch (Mayoress), Dockrill. E. M. Smith, Sandford, Joseph, O'Driscoll, Fletcher, Bach, R. Jury, and Clarke. Amongst those present were:— Mrs. Fletcher, salmon pink satin, fin-' ished with cream lace. Mrs. Dockrill, black satin. Mrs. O'Driscoll, black silk, sequined 'berthe. Mrs. R. Jury, black silk, trimmed with lace. Mrs. Clarke, heliotrope satin. Mrs. Fix, brown silk. 'Mrs. Sandford, Mack velvet. Miss B. Clarke, rose pink silk. Miss Preston, heliotrope check muslin, Valenciennes lace trimming. Miss L. Preston, pretty white taffetas, silver sequinned net berthe. Miss Jury, flame-colored silk. Miss Josephs, pale blue silk. Miss Wells, rich white taffetas. Miss R. Willis, dainty white taffetas, with front panel of embossed lace, corsage finished with silver sequined net. JMiss Dunn, white taffetas. Miss «Place, iblack silk, relieved with cream lace. 'Miss E. Jury, white muslin. Miss Jury, rose pink silk. Mrs. Tisch (Mayoress), rich black silk. Mrs. E. M. Smith, black merveillieux. | Mrs. R. Cock, biack finished, with lace and satin ribbon. | Miss E. Richardson, pale iblue. Miss E. iCock, -white chiffon taffetas, ! trimmed with silver sequinned net. j Miss 0. Potts, pale' pink silk, veiled in ; cream net.' j Miss Guilford, cornflower blue. I Mrs. McGregor, white silk. ' Mrs. Johnson (Hawera), pale pink silk. Mrs. Smith, white. Miss Bullot, cream silk. Miss Coomlbes, pale pink. Miss Joiner, white. Mrs. Favilen, black. : Miss Harden, soft white silk, j Mrs. H. Evans, heliotrope muslin. ' Miss E. Roberts, white silk. | Mrs. Josephs, black silk. | Mrs. Woo 1 , black. , 0. Tloskin, pink. Mrs. Williams, black. Miss Williams, pretty pale green, trimmed with cream lace. Miss Seccombe, pale pink. , Miss Hardy, pale blue. Miss W. Sole, white muslin. Mrs, Bach, black. Miss Bach, white. Mi=s Collifoate (Waitara), very pretty pale pink silk. Miss Burrows, pale blue. Mr. and Miss Kerr, who have been on a short visit to New Plymouth, have returned to Wanganui. Mr. and Mrs; iC. H. Burgess have returned to New Plymouth after their pleasant trip to' Wanganui. Mrs. Alexander, of Wellington, has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Whetl.er, New Plymouth, (but has now returned. Miss Brewster, New Plymouth, is the guest of Mrs. (Dr.) Christie, Wanganui,

STRATFORD. "The Brass Bottle," under the management of Mr. J. C. Williamson, was staged here on Tuesday night. The staging was effective and smartly 'managed. The dresses worn by the principals were simply perfect. Seldom has so large an audience seemed so appreciative, and judging from the unstinted applause everyone must have enjoyed the piece thoroughly. Among those present I noticed Mesdames Budge, Young, Carbery, E. C. Robinson, Ford, Menzies, Stubibs, Paget. Harrison (Eltham), Fookes, Wilkinson (Eltham), Penn, Anderson, Webster. Stohr, Fussell, McDonald, Parkinson (Midhirst), Ash ton, Rhodes, Moses, Fussell, McDonald 1 , Glynes, Harrison (England), Paget, etc. Mrs. Max Day, of Wellington, is spending a few days in Stratford.