WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 300, 13 May 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen.") SOCIAL NEWS. NEW PLYMOUTH. Bridge Parties.—This week bridge parties seem to have been the order of

the day. Last Thursday evening Mrs. Bradbury] entertained a number of friends. She received in black silk, relieved with cream lace; Miss Bradbury, white silk;] Miss Bayly, black net over white glace,' prettily finished with silk insertion; Miss C. Bayly, dainty flowered silk, trimmed with cream lace; Mrs. Percy Webster, black chiffon taffeta, real lace berthe; Mrs. T. Carthew, cinnamoi brown charmeuse cream lace yoke, sleeves appliqued with pale blue silk; Miss Brown, black satin; Mrs. Fitzherbert, black silk; Mrs. S. Fitzherbert, white satin, relieved with pale pink; Mrs. Leslie Webster, white net blouse, black silk skirt; Mrs. Heard, very pretty heliotrope satin, with a tunic of ninon; Mrs. Simpson, black silk; Miss Wood, black velvet, trimmed with cream lace; Miss Stanford, black; Mrs. H. Bailey, pale heliotrope silk, trimmed with a dainty cream lace'insertion; Mrs. F. Russell, black silk; Miss Tidy, black and white muslin; Mrs. Butler, black scquinned net; Mrs. Kebbell, black silk; Mrs. Hirst; Mrs. Courtenay, black silk taffeta. Last Friday evening Mrs. Courtenay gave a most enjoyable bridge party, and the prizes were won by Misa Robinson and Mr. Saxton. Cards were played in the very pretty and quaint drawingroom, a dainty supper was served in the dining-room. Mrs. Courtenay received her guests in a black chiffon taffeta, finished with folds of appliqued silk net on corsage; Miss G. Shaw, pale pink satin, with tunic of delicate ninon; Miss Robinson, scarlet silk, with paniers of gold embroidered guimpe; Misa L. Webster, white silk; Miss Skinner, white satin, with tunic of grey silver spotted net; Miss L. Skinner, ivory satin; Miss Saxton, blue striped voile; Miss Chapman, vieux rose voile, trimmed with pretty oriental insertion; Miss Fitzherbert, pale blue louisine; Miss Standish, pale green crystalline; Miss F. Evans, pale pink striped muslin, inset with lace; Miss McKellar, silk sequinned net over white silk, finished with bands of black velvet ribbon; Miss Pope, pale blue voile; Miss J. Pope, pale green silk; Miss M. Fookes, pale pink crystalline; Miss Bradbury, wedgewood blue silk, braided with silk embroidery; Miss Blundell. reseda green silk. Miss K. Hamerlon gave two card parties on Monday and Tuesday evenings last, and on the former it took the form of bridge and the latter euchre. There were eleven tables for bridge, and the prizes were won by Mesdames Paul and Arthur Fookes. Amongst those present, were: Miss K. flamerton, brown chiffon taffeta, cream lace vest and sleeves; Miss W. George, cream crepe-de-chine, softly finished with lace; Mrs. Addenbrooke, black and white striped grenadine over a silk foundation; Mrs. Home, white mus'\i: Miss Wade, white embroider";! muslin; Mrs. Butler, black sequinned not; Mrs. McKellar, black silk, relieved with white; Miss Tidy, black: . Miss Pratt, red silk, with tunic of blacknet; Mrs. Simpson, cream lace blouse, black silk skirt; Mrs. Newman, cornflower blue silk; Miss Hempton. blue j silk, with oriental trimming; Mi<s Bayly, black embro'Jered net over white silk; Mrs. HawortK peacock blue, with silver sequinned bertne, silver aigrette in coiffure; Mrs. H. Fookes, black net over glace; Mrs. Atkinson, black silk, cream lace vest, piped with pale blue; Mrs. Wills, pale pink taffeta, corsage finished with cream lace; Miss Pope, pale blue voile; Mrs. Courtenav, black chiffon taffeta; Mrs. Hirst, cream satin striped voile; Mrs. Paul, black silk, real lace shoulder scarf; Mrs. Percy Webster, ciel blue crepe; Mrs. Mills, black velvet, relieved with cream lace; Mrs. Collins, pale pink flowered taffeta; Miss Tesla, blue silk; Mrs. Pope, cream crepe; Mrs. F. Webster, black silk; Miss Wood, flowered muslin; Mrs. Fitzherbert, blacksilk; Mrs. Burgess, navy blue eolienne over a silk foundation, cream lace yoke, trimmed with braiding of silk insertion; Mrs. J. Wilson, black silk voile; Mrs. Matthews, bluish grey silk; Mrs. A. Fookes, black and white muslin; Mrs. Chaney, pale blue silk blouse, black silk skirt; Mrs. Fraser, brown chiffon taffeta, cream tucked net vest, relieved with delicate oriental trimming; Miss Godfrey, black silk, real lace berthe; Mrs. IT. Bailey, black silk grenadine; Miss Stanford, black silk; Mrs. Fitzherbert, black silk; Mrs. R. George, cream embroidered net over glace; Mrs. Sladden, black sflk.

I'KKSONAL ITEMS. Mr. and Mrs. S. Fitzherbert, who have been visiting Mrs. Fitzherbert, New Plymouth, have returned to Wellington. ' ' j Miss Roy leaves on • Monday for' ) Christchureh. . I Mr. Blaekley has been visiting his brother, Dr. Blaekley, but has now returned to Wellington. j Mr. M. Fraser has returned after his most enjoyable trip to Australia. I Miss B. Evans has gone to join the nursing staff in the Wellington hospital. I Mrs. Home, with her sister, Mi3S Wade, returned last week after a moat enjoyable trip to Rotorua and the Cold Lakes. I Mrs. Paul has returned from her visit to Auckland. | Mrs. Phil Wright (Duncdiu) and Mrs. Ountrell (fnvercargill), who are the guests of Mrs. Stockcr, leave on Monday, i by the s.s. Rarawa, en route to Gis- . borne. J

A CHILD'S DEVOTION. The Brisbane Courier recounts (lip followinrr instance of childish devotion: —A Mrs. Reinhardt, wlio was 04 years of age, had been on a visit to her dansliter, Mrs. -Martin. About five o'clock slip left her daughter's place to return home. being accompanied by her little jirsimldaughter, Lorna Martin, aged five years, and while crossing through n large paddock some distance from her home'she j apparently became ill, sat down beside a i loir n] i ( l expired from heart failure, being ' found in n sitting position. Her little ] granddaughter remained beside her all night, which was u wet one, holding an

umbrella over her grandmother to keep off the rain. About six o'clock on Saturday morning the little girl was seen by a neighbor walking about in the paddock, and when going over to her and speaking to her, she pathetically looked up and asked for a cup of tea for grand ma, "who was sick and would not speak to her all night."