WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 18, 15 July 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen"). SOCIETY NEWS. Euchre Party. A most enjoyable euchre party was given by the Aliases Fookes last Tuesday evening, and the prizes were won by Miss Lucy Skinner and Mr. Nixon, after which followed a competition, and with the word "bewilderment," one was requested to make with it a proposal of marriage. Some of the results were simply ludicrous. Miss Skinner won the ladies', and Mr. Gideon Pott the gentlemen's. Amongst tkose present were Mrs. Fookes, black silk, softly finished with cream lace; Miss Fookes, pale silk satin, veiled in chrystalline, braided with pink and blue floral insertion; Miss G. Fookes, dainty black silk, veiled in net, with berthe of jet, edged with a beaded fringe; Miss Shaw, rose pink satin, with a tunio of crepe de chine, trimmed with silver embroidery; 'Miss Dempsey, dull grey satin, trimmed with cream lace, embroidered j in brown; Miss N. Dempsey, white silk; i Miss L. Fitzherbert. scarlet velvet, red: lace berthe; Miss Skinner, white ninon, Honiton lace berthe; Miss L. Skinner, black chiffon, with wide band, of Gothic point lace on decolletage; Miss Glasgow, cream chrystalline; Miss Bewley, pale blue crepe de chine; Miss W. Webster, dainty white Brussella net, inset with lace insertion over silk taffetas; Miss Kyngdon, cream silk; Miss S. Thomson, rose pink charmuese; Miss l'.rewster, cream velvet; Miss Grant, white silk; Miss Leatham, shell pink charauese, veiled in silk fisher net; Messrs. S. Burgess, Mathews, A. Humphries. G. Pott, Grant (2), Bewley (2), K. Outfield, C. Webster, King (2), Nixon. Concert.—A most delightful concert was given by M. Eugene Ossipoff last Thursday evening in the Theatre Royal, and being a great favorite with New Plymouth was received with rapturous applause, eyory item being doubly encored. Miss Lees, the very talented accompanist was robed in a cream limeade, softly finished with gold sequinmn! net. Misses Warren and Leatham, who assisted in the instrumental part of the programme, were well received. Miss 1 Warren wore a dainty pale blue em-i broidered chiffon over white silk; Miss Leatham, pale pink charmuese, veiled in silk net; Mrs. Leatham, black silk skirt, cream net blouse, banded with pale blue; Mrs. Blundell, black silk, turquoise blue opera coat; Miss Pairbourne (Wanganui), black silk; Mrs. Boy, dove grey chrystalline cream silk vest; Miss G. Roy, white muslin; Miss B. Smith; Miss Curtiss; Miss Devenish; Miss Rollo; Mrs. A. Fookes; Misses Mills (2); Mrs. Home, black and white muslin, white tucked silk yoke; Miss Bedford, cornflower blue silk, cream lace yoke; Mrs. E. Gilmour, cream taffetas, laco chemisette, dainty pale blue opera eoat; Mrs. Courtney; Miss Swan; Mrs. T. R. Webster; Mrs. L. Nolan; Misses Fookes (2); Mrs. F. Webster; Mrs. H. Stacker; Misses Skinner (2); Miss Matthews; Miss Taylor; Miss Humphries, black and gold sequinned blouse, black silk skirt; Miss R. Humphries, cream lace blouse, silk: skirt, pale blue opera coat; Miss A. Hempton; Mrs. Ha worth; Mrs. Newton King; Miss B. King; Mrs. Sullivan.

PERSONAL ITEMS. Tk. Truby King has been on a short visit to New Plymouth, but has now returned' to Dunedin. Mr. Samuel Hesketh (Auckland) paid New Plymouth a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. R. Cock have gone for a seven weeks' trip to Sydney and the Islands. Mrs. Williams, of Taihape, has arranged to keep house while they are away.

Mrs. S. Allen, Dunedin, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Newton King. Mr. Pat Hanna, of the Northern Company's office, Auckland, is spending his holidays in New Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. S. Teed have gone for a trip to Wellington. The Rev. F. G., Mrs. and Miss Evans, who have been staying in Hawera, the former as locum tenens, have returned to New Plymouth. Mrs. Atkinson, who has been on a visit to Wellington, has returned to New Plymouth.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Horrocks, who have been visiting New Plymouth (the guests of Mrs. Quilliam), leave on Monday for their home in feilding. The Misses Humphries, who have been for some months visiting their relatives in Wellington and the Hawke's Bay district, have returned to New Plymouth.

Mr. B. Chancy lias gone for a trip to Wellington.

"The Bad Girl of the Family" is to be staged in New Plymouth next Tuesday. Wherever it has been it has been received with packed houses. The plot is full of dramatic force, sandwiched with wholesome comedy, and as there arc about eighteen scenes the curtain will go up at 7.40 p.m., falling finally at_ 11.10 p.m. At the present time it is being acted by four companies under the ono management—George Marlow. "The Bad Girl of the Family" has been witnessed by the late King Edward and Queen Alexandra, and twice by King George.

While a well-known couple in Wellington society were getting united in the holy bonds of matrimony in a fashionable chursli, a wag came secretly along, and at the back of the bride's carriage pinned a poster of "The Bad Girl of the Family," which was quite unnoticed by the crowd until they were well started, and thinking the shouts and yells were only rendered as a final farewell the much engrossed couple happily and contentedly wended their way. M. Eugene Ossipoff, .Miss Irene Lees, Dr. and Mrs. Leatham and Miss Warren! were the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Home! on Thursday evening last.

ENTERTAINING THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF GERMANY. One of tlie London papers, speaking of tlio entertainment given by Lord and Lady Londesborough to the Emperor and 'Empress of Germany, states: "Lord and Lady Londesborough took their Imperial guests through the gardens, which were looking nuile lovely and blazing > with flowers. Really, it seemed almost " impossible, gazing over the water to the I green spaces beyond, that one was with- i

in six or seven minutes' motor drive of Oxford street. All this time the band of the Grenadier Guards was playing charmingly, a»d a little company, of Neapolitan singers at intervals gave the familiar glees. But a more unique entertainment was the violin performance of the little erstwhile street-boy, David Paget, clothed in the dingy kit in which he used to fiddle away to relieve the enui of pit entrance 'queues' waiting outside the theatres. It seems that the boy lately won the prize at a competition of street players, and made such an impression on those present that he was straightway offered an engagement. The Emperor and Empress were much interested in his story, and were particularly pleased with his rendering of the Intermezzo from 'Cavaileria Rusticana,' and, indeed, one cannot wonder at it, for the boy is a born musician, and delighted all who heard him. Tea was served to the Royalties in one of the reception-rooms, whilst the other guests found refreshments, including delicious ! fruit, in the ball-room." I fancy this \ small violinist must be the same Utile lad whom I heard play several times I in London while I was waiting in the I theatre queue. He was a well-known ' figure, and was always accompanied by j his mother, a sad-faced, slender woman, who seemed absolutely wrapped up in her little son. He, in turn, used to become quite absorbed in his music, and played with exquisite taste and charm. I got a little of his history from a loquacious messenger-boy in front of me. He was an ardent admirer of the little lad, and told me that by his earnings he supported his mother, who never allowed him to go anywhere without her. His father had played in an orchestra, and, dying in poverty, and left the boy his talent and his violin, and what he knew he had picked up by himself. "Makes a goodish bit," said his friend, "and de : serves it all, he does. He's a fine little chap." When the music stopped the little player gave his violin to his mother, and took a shabby hat round to collect the many pennies. He carried the result back to his mother, who smiled at him, and with his thin little arm tucked in hers, they hurried off to another theatre.

MAYOR'S DAUGHTER ELOPES. -Miss Gaynor, daughter of Judge Gaynor, the Mayor of New York, who is likely to be a candidate for the Presidency of the United States at the next election, fled from her father's house to Wilmington, Delaware, where she has been married to Mr. W. S. Webb, a grandson of Mr. W. L. Vanderbilt, and a cousin of the Duchess of Marlborough. This, according to the newspapers, is the iiurd elopement which has occurred in Judge Gaynor's family. Judge Gaynor, who is 00 years of age, is a self-made mini. In early life he was a journalist, and later he became a lawyer. Although elected by the aid of Tnmmany, he has become famous in America for his reforms of the abuses. He has checked the brutality and blackmailing of the New York police, and is said to have saved the city over £300,000 a year. He was shot in the throat on a German liner last August.