WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 30, 29 July 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen"). SOCIETY NEWS. AFTERNOON TEA. Last. Thursday afternoon Miss Olive MiicUiiy fjave a most enjoyable afternoon tea at the Kia Ora Tea Rooms as a farewell to her cousin, Miss D. Saunders, who is leaving next week for her home in Otautaii, Otago. The function took the form of a euchre party, and the prizes were won by Miss Brewster (first) and Miss Hanna (second). The hostess received her guests in a cream cloth costume, dainty silk and lace blouse. Miss Saunders wore a nattier blue costume, pretty blue chip straw hat, lined with black; Miss Webster, cream cloth costume, saxe blue hat, relieved with shaded pink roses; Miss Colson, brown tweed costume, hat en suite; Miss Mathews, navy costume, mole colored hat, with blue shaded wings; Mrs. Kirkby, navy blue costume, black feathered toque; Miss Ivirkbv, navy costume, black hat, lined with pale blue silk; Miss Capel, navy coat and skirt, black hat, lined with pale blue and trimmed with feathers; Miss N. Capel, navy costume, shaded rose pink hat swathed with leaves; Miss Bedford, navy coat and skirt, black hat lined with pale blue; Miss E. Bayley, cinnamon brown costume, black beaver hat; Miss H. Stocker, slate grey coat and skirt, black feathered hat; Miss Penn, vii'iiv rose costume, black velvet toque; Mrs. L. Webster, navy costume, black feathered hat lined with pale blue; Miss Skinner, brown coat and skirt, black hat with cerise roses; Miss Fookes, brown costume, black beaver hat; Miss G. Fookes, cream coat and skirt, black hat wreathed with pink roses; Mrs. Chancy, brown costume, violet velvet toque; Mrs. A. Jones, cream costume, black hat; Miss Fitzherbert, dainty cornflower blue bodice, trimmed with narrow 'braiding, black hat finished with clematis; Miss S. Thomson, hat wreathed with shaded lilac; Miss M. Thomson, navy costume, beaver toque; Miss Simpson, navy blue costume, pale reseda green toque trimmed with ospreys; Miss D. Simpson, navy costume, pretty vieux rose toque; Miss Dempsey, navy costume, nattier blue hat trimmed with loops of ribbon; Miss N. Dempsey, green tweed coat and skirt, black hat trimmed with beaded net wings; Mrs. Bert Griffiths, green tweed costume, black hat lined with pale blue; Mrs. H. Sion, national blue costume, brown chip straw hat wreathed with shaded roses; Miss Hanna, black and white striped costume, pretty hat with a golden cord; Miss Kyngdon, golden brown costume, hat to correspond; Miss Bayly, dainty silver grey eolienne corsage, designed with fine braiding, cream lace vest, black velvet toque; Miss Kirkby, cream costume, reseda green hat with brown quills; Miss Bewley, navy coat and skirt, pruiielle colored hat; Miss R. Crawford, navy costume, brown chip straw hat finished with ribboned loops; Miss Stendish. brown flicked tweed, hat to corr-spond; Miss G. Roy, navy cos-' tume, purple hat circled with a golden cord; Miss Mills, grey flicked tweed, brown chip- straw hat' lined with' rose pink; Miss Grant, grey costume, black toque lined with white; Mrs. R. George, pretty nattier blue costume, black hat lined with black; Miss Glasgow, brown costume, vio let hat; Miss Brewster, reseda green coat and skirt, brown velvet hat lined with white and trimmed with pink roses; Mrs. Steeds, brown tweed costume, mole colored hat with wings; Miss A. Avery, cream costume, black feathered hat, black furs. BRIDGE. Miss Read gave a most enjoyable bridge party last Wednesday evening, and the prizes were won by Mrs. H. Russell (first) and Mrs. J. Wilson (second). Amongst those present were: Miss Read, Miss Teclar, Mrs. Turton, Mrs. M. Fraser, Mrs. N. King, Miss Kirkby, Mrs. Heard, Mrs. Percy Webster, Mrs. McKellar, Mrs. Addenbrooke, Mrs. Blundell, Mrs. W. Newman, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. A. Fookes, Miss Brown, Miss Bayly, Mrs. Home, Miss Hempt'on, Mrs. Haworth, Mrs. H. Russell, Miss Hamerton, Mrs. J. Wilson. PERSONAL ITEfIfS. Dr. and Mrs. Leatham and Miss Lea J tham leave on Monday by the s.s. Rara-1 wa for a three months' trip to the' Islands and Astralia. | Miss Ada Cunningham leaves on Wednesday next for a trip to Christchurch. ' ROYAL PICTURES.

A benefit night in aid of the widow and family of the late Mr. James Way was given last Tuesday evening in the Theatre Royal, and the picture pro-, gramme, which was submitted to a| crowded house, was simply splendid. The pictures were manipulated almost without a flicker, which brings out a realistic clearness. At this benefit Mr. Paton (chairman of the Fire Board) made a suitable speech, thanking the Messrs. Crust & Gjedsted for thoirj generosity. Amongst those present' were: Mrs. Home, Miss Leatham, Miss Mathews. Mrs. Heard. Miss Fitzgerald, Mrs. Gilmour, Mrs. Freeth, Mrs. Quilliam. Mrs. Hall. Miss Hall, Mrs. Percy Webster, Misses Berry (2), Mrs. Clem Webster. Mrs. Johns, Mrs. A. Jones, Misses Penn. Miss Shaw, Mrs. Rollo' Misses Eollo (2.), Miss Read, Mrs. E. Stacker, Misses Capel (2), Mrs.F. Webster, Misses Webster (2), Misses Bradbury (2).