WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 318, 3 June 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen.") NEW PLYMOUTH SOCIAL NEWS. A Social. —Last Tuesday evening, in St Andrew's schoolroom, a large number of friends and church members attended to bid farewell to Rev. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Osborne, the former having resigned his position as minister of the Presbyterian Church. Particulars of the func-1 tion and the presentations have already been published. The ladies' committee, I headed by Mesdames Paul, Clem. Web-1 ster and Bacon, worked with untiring-, energy to make the social the success it was. Amongst the crowded audience I noticed Mrs. H. Ward, who wore a navy blue costume; Miss Ward, cream silk; Miss Taylor, white lace blouse, black voile skirt; Mrs. Carthew, black silk; Miss Carthew, white silk and lace blouse, dark skirt: Miss Ward, biscuit-colored costume; Mrs. Perry,>black; Miss Grant, black silk voile: Mrs. W. Perry, white silk blouse, black skirt; Mrs. Campbell, black; Mrs. Osborne, rose pink silk blouse, black silk skirt; Mrs. Newman, black silk; Miss Bedford, whito muslin; Miss D. Bedford, cream silk; Miss Cunningham, black and white striped voile; Mrs. Woodard, reseda green costume; Miss Stoddart, cream silk; Miss Hemp-, ton, navy blue costume; Miss A. Hempton, black and white costume; Mrs. C. Webster, black silk, with lovely Indian lace berthe; Miss Rea, cream; Mrs. P. Lawson, cream silk; Mrs. P. Smith, black silk; Miss Smith, white silk blouse, dark skirt; Miss Berry, pale blue chrystalline, trimmed with lace; Mrs. Rea, black and white costume; Mrs. Home, whito embroidered silk; Miss Emery, black and white muslin; Mrs. F. Robertson, white silk blouse, black silk skirt; Miss W. Webster, cream silk; Mrs. J. Harvey, white silk: Mrs. Avery, black; Mrs. Sinclair, Miss Sinclair, Mrs. Laing, Miss Laing; Mrs. Frascr, cornflower blue and white figured foulard, with white lace vest and undcr-sleeves; Mrs. Martin, mauve chrystalline; Mrs. Cholwell. black silk; Mrs. Dingle, white silk blouse; Mrs. H. Baily, white silk blouse, dark »kirt; Mrs. Way, black; Mrs. Fox, brown silk; Miss Robson, black; Miss Barnes, black; Miss Warren, cream silk; Mrs. Bacon, black silk, handsome cream lace berthe; Miss M. Berry, cream; Miss Blyth, white muslin; Mrs. Percy Yvebster, pale blue silk blouse, black silk skirt; Mrs. Freeth; Mrs. Dockrill, black silk; Mrs. Harle, navy blue; Mrs, A. Fookes. white silk blouse.

Kitchen Tea.—Mrs. Rallo, in honor of Miss Penn, who is shortly to be married to Mr. F. Honan, gave a'most enjoyable "kitchen tea" at the Kia Ora tea-rooms last Thursday afternoon. The unwrapping of the mysterious-looking parcels gave a keen interest to the faces of the guests, and very often producing peals of merriment. The hostess received her guests in a silk voile and a brown feathered hat; Mrs. Penn, brown Harris tweed coat and skirt, black hat; Miss Penn, pale pink costume, bunt straw hat, swathed with cherries: Miss V. Kirkby, navy blue costume, black hat, lined with pale blue; Miss Bayley, cream coat and skirt, black scalette toque; Miss Taylor, bluo costume, brown hat, massed with cornflow-' era; Mrs. H. Slocker, slate-grey tweed and skirt, black sealette toque, grey furs; Mrs. L. Nolan, navy blue costume, laced with green, navy and emerald green hat; Miss Capel, green coat and skirt, hat to correspond; Miss N. Capel, green costume, hat relieved with pink; Mrs. Griffiths, black costume, hat to match; j Mrs. B. Cutfleld, brown costume, hat trimmed with blue feathers; Mrs. Bradbury, black, toque en suite; Miss MacDiarmid, green coat and skirt; Miss Read, blue costume, black hat, with cerise rosettes; Mrs. Bewley, black coat and skirt; Mrs. Brewster, black costume; Miss Bayley, greon costume, black hat; Miss Robinson, navy blue coat and skirt, hat to match; Miss Fitzherbcrt, ■ary blue coat and skirt; Miss Elliott, brown costume, hat trimmed with rosos; Mis* Vqn Dadelzen. pretty black and white striped silk, black and white chipstraw hat, finished with loops of ribbon; Miss Standish, navy coat and skirt, brown hat; Miss Fookes, brown costume; Miss Skinner, black and white striped costume, black hat, with cerise rosea; Miss Colson, green coat and skirt, hat en suite; Miss Matthews, navy blue costume,, nmttier-blue hat; Miss Kyngdon, brown coat and skirt, brown and nink hat; Miss Leatham, vieux-rose costume, brown hat, with large quills; Miss Glasgow, brown coat and skirt, brown chipstraw hat, turned off the face and trimmed with ribbon rosettes; Miss Bewlcy, cream costume, Coronation-blue toque; Mrs. Thomson, blue coat and skirt, hat with pink roses; Miss D. Bedfoad, navy blue costume, brown velvet hat; Miss M. Humphries, prunelle colored costume, black feathered hat; Miss KirKnv, cream, green chip-straw hat, with brown quills: Miss Webster, cream costume, saxe-blue hat; Miss Roy. navy blue costume, blackhat; Miss Sljaw, grey costume, hat to match; Miss E. Penn. navy blue; Miss K. Venn; Misses Rollo (2), saxe-blue costumes.

Afternoon Ton.—Mrs. G. Kubbell gave a most enjoyable afternoon tea in honor of Hiss Pcnn yesterday (Friday) afteru»on. and tlie competition prizes were won by Misses F. Evans and C. Bayly. (Iramaphone selections were rendered during the afternoon. Delicious afternoon tea was served in the dining-room. Mrs. Kcbbel was robed in a dainty amethyst-colored taffeta, veiled in the same tone of silk fisher net, edged with a narrow niching; Mus Penn, green tweed costume, burnt-straw hat, with cherries; Miss Avery, cream costums, black feathered hat.' Mack furs; Miss Baker, navy blue costume, black hat, relieved with emerald green: Miss Webster, cream «ostume, saxc-blue hat. swathed with black silk; Miss Jackson, green tweed costume, felt hat to correspond; Miss F. Evans, navy blue costume, Jiat with blue and green wings; Miss Bedford, navy costume, black and pale blue bat; Miss E. Bayley, cinnamonbrown cloth costume, brown hat, with roses; Miss Brewster, reseda-green cloth coat and skirt, brown velvet hat, lined with while and trimmed with roses; Miss C. Bayley, very dainty dove-grey eoliennc, trimmed with tiny black buttons, charming black hat, lined with pale blue and finished with large pale bine silk bow; Miss M. Evans, pale grey

j striped tweed costume, grey hat, with wings; Mrs. Stow, cream costume, green j chip-straw hat, with brown shaded roses; Msis Blundell, green tweed costume, brown felt toque, with shaded roses; Miss Blundell, green tweed cosen suite; Miss Bewley, navy costume, saxe-blue hat; Miss V. Kirkby, navy blue costume, finished with pale blue roses; Miss L. Berry, navy blue costume, hat to ; match; Miss 0. Mackay, green tweed coat and skirt, black hat; Miss Kirkby, ■ cream costume, reseda-green chip-straw • hat, with brown quills; Miss Taylor, • navy blue costume, very pretty national ■ blue feathered hat; Miss Roy, navy bke ■ loostume, black hat.