WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 273, 8 April 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen"). SOCIETY NEWS. NEW PLYMOUTH. Bridge.—Last Saturday evening Mrs. Chaney gave a most enjoyable bridge party in honor of Mrs. A. D. Gray, and the prizes were won by Mrs. Fitzherbert (Hrst), and Miss Bradbury (second). The hostess received her guests in a soft cream crystalline, finished with folds of silk; Mrs. Alexander, rich purple velvet, trimmed with lovely sequin trimming; Mrs. A. D. Gray, reseda green silk, decolletage relieved with' pretty Oriental trimming; Mrs. Paul, pale pink charmeuse blouse, bertlie of ( real lace, black silk skirt; Mrs. Percyj Webster, ciel blue crepe finished with wide bands of gold guimpe; Mrs. Haworth, peacock blue eolienne, with mat- 1 ■iive gold passemeuterie trimming; Miss Hepworth, peacock blue crystalline, trimmed with black lace; Miss A. Hemp-' ton, cream silk blouse, cream cloth skirt; Miss Shaw, black and white flow-, ered muslin over glace foundation; Mrs. ( Fraser, wedgewood blue and white] spotted silk, with cream lace vest, and| sleeves inset with gauze; Mrs. Elliott,! black and white muslin; Mrs. F. Wood,] white silk blouse, black silk skirt; Mrs J Heard, cream taffeta, softly finished I with folds of chiffon; Mrs. Fitzherbert, black silk; Mrs. Simpson, black silk; Mrs. Johns, pale green crystalline, with cream lace yoke;' Miss Godfrey, black silk, renl lace berthe; Mrs. Walter Bayly, apple green crystalline, trimmed with bands of cream lace insertion; Miss Bradbury, white embroidered muslin; Mrs. H. Baily, black silk grenadine, ' | The Misses Hempton gave a small bridge party last Monday evening in honor of Mrs. Arthur Hempton (Whangarei). Afternoon Tea.—Last Saturday afternoon a farewell afternoon tea was given to Miss Ethel Leatham prior to her marriage to Mr. Percy Pritchard (Dan-; nevirke) which is to take place on the 2Bth inst., by the members of the New Plymouth Tennis Club. During the afternoon progressive tennis wa3 engaged in, witl the final result of Miss Thomson and Mr. Nicholson securing first honors.' Short speeches were made by Dr. Home (vice-president) and Dr. Leatham (president). Amongst those present were:' Mrs. Leatham, white embroidered muslin, black hat wreathed with pink roses; Miss Leatham, white muslin, burnt straw hat swathed with an Oriental scarf; Mrs. Bewley, dark green tweed costume, black hat relieved with pale pink roses; Mrs. Glasgow, cream costume, black feathered hat; Mrs. R. Bayley, grey tweed costume, pretty black toque; Miss Bayley, white muslin, inoss green and black hat; Miss G. Bewley, rose pink muslin, putty colored hat finished with pale pink roses; Miss N. Glasgow; Mrs. Penn, heliotrope linen coat and skirt, hat with pale pink roses; | Mrs. Rollo, vieux rose costume, hat en suite; Mrs. Kebbcll, white muslin, black f-ntherod /.at; X!us Jackson, pale blue linen font and skirt, hat wreathed with pale pink roses; Miss Kyngdon, rose pink muslin, biscuit straw hat finished with loops of black velvet ribbon; Miss S. Thomson, sage green muslin, black hat with cream roses; Miss Bedford, hydrangea blue costume, black ;nid pink blue hat; Miss Brewster, Miss L. Webster, Misses Fitzherbert (2), Miss Thomson, Miss D. Bedford; Miss F. Evans, 1 white muslin, heliotrope hat; Mrs. H.': Stocker, white muslin, hat relieved with! pale pink roses; Miss Saxton, rose pink| muslin; Miss Skinner, white cmbroid-l ered muslin, vieux rose hat wreathed' with verbena, the same shade; Miss L. i Skinner, soft dove grey crepe, pretty, grey hat with white lace bows; Miss G. Shaw, tussore costume, saxe blue hat; Misses Fookes (2), white muslin; Miss I. Taylor, saxe blue flowered muslin, cream lace vest, ecru colored hat swathed with pink roses; Miss Cruickshank, brown and white striped silk, toque en suite; Miss N. Dompsey, white muslin, black hat; Mrs. F. Wilson, palei pink crystalline, black hat lined with pink silk and wreathed with pale pink' roses; Miss Standish, white muslin re-1 lieved with black velvet, brown and pink | hat; Miss George, cream costume, cream' hat with dark red roses; Misses Smith] (2), Misses Rumball (2); Mrs R. George, l dainty white muslin, black hat; Miss! Blundell; Mrs. A. Jones, cream costume,' violet hat; Miss M. Roy, white muslin, 1 black hat. , J Dance.—Mrs. Grant, prior to her de-. parture for a trip to the Old Country,' gave a most enjoyable dance in the 11 Broughaan street hall last Tuesday evening, and it being the first of the season (although rather early), everyone thor- i oughly enjoyed themselves. The supper table was prettily decorated with pink and white cosmos and pale pink larkspur, and the music was in the able ; i hands of Mrs. W. Woods. Mrs. Grant' received her guests in a rich black silkj : with cream lace vest; Miss Grant, white > chiffon taffeta trimmed with silk em-j' broidered lace; Miss Simpson, vieux rose ' crystalline, relieved with cream lace; 11 Miss D. Simpson, pale blue Miss Webster, pale blue taffeta, veiled; ( in chiffon; Miss W. Webster, white chif-' 1 fon taffeta; Misia Blundell, pale blue cry-M stalline; Miss Morrison (Stratford), white silk, pale blue ribbon in coiffure; Miss G. Fookes, cream lace over white

silk; Miss M. Fookcs, pretty cream satin I veiled in sjlver sequin net; Miss S.' Fitv.hcrbert, dove grey ninon over a rose pink silk foundation; Miss Brewster, cream brocade veiled in fillet net; Miss' Penn, cream net over a silk foundation; Miss MeOaliey, crimson velvet, real lace berthe: Mrs. Roy, grey cashmere de' snie; Miss Roy, white muslin relieved with black velvet; Miss Mills, ciel blue, crystalline; Miss V. Kirkby, pale blue' silk; Miss Dowling, white' silk; Miss! M. Thomson, pale blue crystalline with silver sequinned passementerie triim-' ming; Miss Colson, green satin striped voile, prettily trimmed with ecru colored insertion; Misses Dempsey (?), pale blue taffeta; Miss Kyngdon, heliotrope taffeta: Miss S. Thomson, cream satin; Miss Outfield, pale yellow silk; Miss Sturtevant. heliotrope. crystalline,' trimmed with a darker shade of velvet; ] Miss s>nxton. hydrangea blue striped, voile: Miss 0. Mackay. pretty bottle] trreen satin; Miss R. Clarke, cream chif-

fon taffeta; Miss G. Laing, cream taffeta; Miss Walker, white silk veiled in green guimpe net; Miss G. Avery, white silk, red rose in coiffure; Miss J. McAllum, pale pink crystalline trimmed with bands of pink satin; and Messrs. Paul (2), E. Bayley, A. Bewley, G. Potts, Briscoe, Burgess, Fairbrother, Dines, J. Morton, C Webster, B. Chaney, I Matthews, Saxton, T. King, Simpson, Quilliam, Arden, Humphries, McCord, Nicholson, Curtis, Bary, Standish, Ryder, Honan and Dr. Milroy. PERSONAL ITEMS. Miss Harrison, of Messrs. Ambury Bros., left last Wednesday for a trip to the Old Country. Mrs. M. Eraser, with a team of New Plymouth bowlers, left last night by the s.s. Rarawa en route for Sydney. Mrs. and Miss G. Fookca left last night by the Rarawa for a trip to Rotorua and Auckland. Mesda/mes Bewley and Glasgow have issued invitations to a dance to be held in the Brougham Street Hall on Friday, 21st inst, at which Miss Gwen Bewley and Miss Madge Glasgow will make their debut. Mr. and Mrs. Quilliam are visiting Botorua and Auckland.