WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 282, 25 May 1912, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen.") ; SOCIAL NEWS. NEW PLYMOUTH. Card Party.—Last Friday evening Mrs. Chaney gave a very enjoyable card party. There -were ten tables, and the prizes were won by Miss Bradbury and Mr. Bain. The hostess received her guests in a cream silk voile, softly finished'with lace; Miss Wade ciel blue charmeuse, wi.th epilettes of black silk on corsage; Miss Bewley. dark green velvet, real lace berthe; Miss Glasgow, pale grey eolienne; Miss 'Brewster, white velvet; Miss J. Hempton, white silk, pale blue ceinture; Miss Mills, cream silk; Miss F. Evans, white shower-nf-hail muslin, inset with Valenciennes lace; Miss D. Bedford,cream silk; Miss Bhnidell, white silk; Miss Mathews, pale pink chrystallinc; Miss S. Thomson, rose pink; *Miss M. Govctt, pale blue floral hand-painted chiffon, over white silk; Miss Lcatham, cream cashmere de soie ; Miss Devore (Auckland) cream silk taffeta; Miss D. Roy, pale blue muslin; Miss G, Roy, cream voile, ■with satin bands; Miss D. Whitcombe, pale blue striped chiffon, over white silk;' Miss Kyngdon, vieux rose satin striped voile. Bridge Party.—On Saturday, Miss G. Shaw gave a very pleasant bridge party, and the prizes were won by Miss Brewster and Mr. W. King. Amongst those present were:—Mrs. Courtney, black silk trimmed with real lace; Miss Shaw! white msertioned silk; Miss E. Atkinson dove-grey eolienne, finished with silk buttons; Miss F. McAllum, grcv crepe trimmed with black silk; Miss D. Bedford, cream voile, with lace berthe; Miss Ashdown, pale blue ninon, over satinMiss Blundell, dark green silk, cream lace berthe; .Miss D. Whitcombe, daintv pale blue striped ninon over white, finished with bands of blue taffeta; Miss M. Govett, cream ninon over silk, corsage trimmed with opalescent passementerie; Miss Brewster, pale pink chiffon, over satinMiss Mathews, heilotrope chrystallineMiss O'Gillaghan, dark green silk; Miss Wade, cornflower-blue charmeuse, deftly touched with black silk; Miss F. Evans white muslin, trimmed with Valenciennes lace; Miss Dempsey, dark green silkcream lace berthe; Miss M. Fookes. white velvet; Miss S. Thomson, dark green silk, pretty golden brown satin opera coat. Tennis Ball—The N.P. Tennis and Croquet Club held their annual! ball in the Brougham-street Hall last Thursday evening, which was artistically decbrated with flags, tennis racquets, croquet mallets, etc. I feel sure everybody thoroughly enjoyed themselves, as the air was keen for dancing, and there was an equal number of partners—a rare thing in dancing circles in New Plymouth nowadays. The supper table was'beautifully decorated with autumnal tints, and silver shaded candle sticks, and excellent music was rendered by Mrs. Woods' orchestra. There were three debutantes, and all carried bouquets. Miss J. Hempton wore a very pretty white satin, with ninon tunic edged with a silken fringe and lightly trimmed with silver; Mis? Greatbach, dainty white ninon, over a satin foundation," corsage trimmed with tiny chiffon roses; Miss Foote, .white chiffon taffeta, with dewdrop net tunic smartly trimmed with silver. The chapcrones were Mrs. D. Newman, who wore black silk, with cream lace shoulder scarf; Mrs. Bewley, black velvet, real lace berthe, relieved with pink rose; Mrs Leatham, black silk, trimmed with sequinned embroideries; Mrs. Paul, very handsome old gold satin charmeuse, with black sequinned net tunic; Mrs. Glasgow, emerald green striped ninon, over violetcolored ailk, the tunic being trimmed with emerald green embroideries; Mrs. Roy, dove grey silk. Amongst the others I noticed were: Miss Govett, very pretty pale blue ninon satin; Mrs. F. Robertson, cream satin, corsage profusely tucked and softly finished with chiffon; Miss: Bewley, blue flowered chiffon, over pal< pink satin; Miss Brewster, golden brown satin, with emerald green ninon tunic, trimmed with Oriental embroideriesMiss Glasgow, dainty pale blue satin' trimmed with Irish crochet lace; Mrs. Walker, heliotrope satin, with tunic of striped ninon, with hem of black satin and rich Oriental embroidery; Miss F. Evans, rose pink satin, veiled in ninon; Miss Bedford, black velvet, trimmed with silken fringe; Miss D. Bedford, cherrycolored satin, with champagne-colored net tunic, embroidered with gold; Mrs. S. Rennell, pale blue satin, front' panel embroidered in gold; Miss Thomson, heliotrope silk; Miss S. Thomson, cream satin, with Oriental trimming; Miss M. Thomson, cornflower-blue velvet; Mrs! Home, smoke-grey charmeuse, trimmed with folds of silver threaded ninon on corsage; Miss Wade, bottle-green ninon,: trimmed with narrow gold guimpe; Miss Kyngdon, cream silk, trimmed with tiny ruffles; Miss Blundell, pretty primrosecolored satin, with tunic of smoke-color-ed ninon, trimmed with silver; Miss Devore (Auckland), dainty shell-pink satin, veiled in ninon, finished with gold motifs and fringe; Miss B. Devore. soft eau-de-nil ninon, over silk foundation; Mrs. Penn, rich emerald green satin, with black sequinned tunic; Miss Ilanna, pretty shell-pink erepe, corsage finished with cream laee ; Mrs. P. Lawson, pale blue silk; Miss D. Roy, pale blue chrystalline; Miss Dempsey, dainty French'grey charmeuse, appliqued with pink and grey flowers on side panel; Miss Kirkby. cream silk, veiled in gold embroidered ninon; Miss Fookes, cream silk, with tunic of green and blue striped ninon, finished with green sequinned passementerie; Miss Mathews, pale blue satin, with ninon tunic, caurrlit up with pale pink roses; Mrs. Lodge,"ivory satm, trimmed with silver fringe; Miss C. Leatham. white taffeta; Mrs. Morrison, smart black sequinned robe, over a white silk foundation; Mrs. MacDiarmid, eau-de-nil brocade, softly finished with lace; Miss R. Clarke, pale grey ninon, over shellpink silk; Miss Avery, brown- and white striped silk; Mrs. R. .George, pale blueflowered ninon, over ciel blue satin, corsage trimmed with pale blue fringe. Bridge Party.—Last Monday Mrs. Courtney gave a farewell party'to Mr--. Atkinson, who is leaving shortly with her family to take up her residence in The prizes were won bv Mrs. Paul and Miss Ilamerton. Mrs. Courtney received her guests in a black silk dress, relieved with gold; .Mrs. 11. Railv. black silk grenadine. Maltese lace berthe; Miss Ilamerton, bottle-green silk; Mrs! Wills, champagne corded silk, trimmed with black velvet; Mrs. Atkinson, grey silk, trimmed with black velvet; Mrs. A. MacDiarmid, pale blue brocaded silk; Mrs. Moyes, tussore silk, finished with black velvet; Mrs. H. Fookes, black sequinned net over white silk; Mrs. Hntehen, pretty vieux rose eolienne, cream lace berthe; Miss Seymour, cream flowered muslin, relieved with brown silk; Mrs. Ryder, cream Louisine silk, trimmed with silken fringe; Mrs. Addenbrooke, black sequinned net; Mrs. X. King, russet brown charmeuse, with cream lace vest; Mrs. Newman, pretty smoke-grey charmeuse; Mrs. Heard, black silk, with pale blue ailk corsage, veiled in black lace; Mm. Paul, black ninon, appliqued with pink flowers over ailk; Miss Hempton, moss-sreen silk, with Oriental trimming; Mrs. Burgess, gold satin, veiled in net; Mrs. Dodgshnn, black silk, relieved with silver; Mrs. Pope, white embroidered net; Mrs. Murray, dove-grey silk, trimmed with cream lace; Mrs. F. Wilson* yieux rose silk; Mrs, Curtis, black silk;

Mrs. Percy Webster, cream crepe da chene blouse, black ailk akirt; Mrg. J. Wilson, black silk, white lace fl'chuj Miss Read, smart cream Indian embroidered silk; Mrs, Mathews, cornflower blu« taffeta. (PERSONAL. Mrs. M. 'Eraser, who has.been on a, visit to her daughter, Mrs. Cyril Williams, of Devonport, Auckland, returns to New Plymouth on Monday morning. Miss Seymour is the guest of Mrs. Moyes, Arenue road. Mrs. J. Hempton has returned 1 from a visit to Auckland.