Stratford News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 65, 3 August 1912, Page 3

Stratford News

From oar Resident Reporter. j , THE BACHELOR'S BALL. devotees of dancing declared emphati- ' rally in the small hours of Friday morning that the Bechelors' Ball of 1912 was ' aw bri.liant a success as had ever been : known in Stratford. Some went fur- i ther, ami said it had not been excelled, i It was a triumphant success all along < the line, and the bachelors who had I ( cliaige of all the arrangements were deserving of the Jjearty congratulations I J showered upon them by delighted guests.' ; the gathering was representative of I Taranaki, Xew Plymouth and Ilawera : F°l>le responding in large numbers to I the invitations issued. Gay with bunt- i ing, witli fern glades constructed in the j front of the proscenium, huge pungas spreading their fronds as a background < for the drawing-room 011 the stage ami ] revealing clusters of colored electric fairy ' ( lights amongst their dark verdure, other t colored globes judiciously arranged in various parts of the ball-room,""cosy 1 corners" wherever opportunity offered, t and tables in the supper-room beauti- ( fully decorated with masses of violets ( and health, the decorative arrangement r of the hall left little to be desired. The 1 1 effect when the floor was filled, with the t ladies' beautiful frocks flitting and whirl- r ing here, there and everywhere in the i mazes of the dance, was very beautiful t indeed. Of more mundane matters, yet t highly important to the success of such ft function, praise can be liberally be- 1 stowed on the well-polished floor, the ex- c cellent supper, and the marquee and its claret-cup. Mr. Rogers' orchestra of fire r 1 instruments supplied excellent music r J I throughout and numerous supper dances t were, played. The catering was in the f hands of Mrs. Brooking, and was first- p class. The glorious weather which had 1 prevailed for several days, and the know--1 edged that the Stratford bachelors were ( out for success, drew upwards of three f hundred guests, and 150 couples took ] the floor. The several members of the 1 committee worked hard to secure the enjoyment of the gathering, and al- 1 though there was a slightly greater num- ] ber of ladies than gentlemen, everybody semed to have a luippv time. The hos- | tesses were Mesdames' W. I. Crawshaw, 0. M. Curtis, W. 0. Maloue. T. L. Paget. F. P. Unincke. F. W. Wake. Among'the many beautiful dresses worn were: Mrs. ' Crawshaw, black silk, draped with black lace; Mrs. O. M. Curtis, grey silk voile; Mrs. W. 0. Malone, pale grey satin, black ninon overdress, smoked blue embroidery on tablier; Mrs. F. P. Uniacke. eau de nil satin, sequin trimmings; Mrs. F. 1 W. Wake, pale grey satin, trimmed with same shade ninon; Mrs. A. Coleman, white satin; Mrs. Hogg, matrix-blue silk,) with oriental trimmings; Mrs. A. F. I Grant, black, with touches,of green; Mrs. I H. T. Twiss, white satin; Mrs. S. M. j Porritt. white charmeuse; Mrs. A. E. { Copping, black; Miss Butler, pale grey satin; Miss E. Morison. blue velvet, re- •! lieved with pale blue; Miss Orbcll, white? satin, with gold sequinned tunic; 'Miss j Dive, pale blue, hand-painted roses 011 I gold canvas; Miss TTamilton, pink silk; Miss Vera Mcßeth, white satin, gold trimmings over tunic, of green; Mrs. R. F. Page, pale blue, trimmed with beaver; Miss Stewart, (Melbourne), taboc colored satin, with tunic of emerald green voile, and oriental trimmings; Mrs. Cardale' pale pink, serjuinned Juliet cap in coiffure; Miss While, white silk, veiled with black ninon; Miss B. Morison, white silk,, with overdress of hailstone net; Miss CnoWi. •ri-ey; Miss Reilly, pale 1 green; Miss Roy, white, rich lace trimmings; Miss Gladys Roy, pale blue silk; Miss Doris Roy, pink charmeuse; Miss Brewster, peacock blue satin, draped with ninon of the same shade; Mrs. Stubbs, black, over-tunic of gold spangled net; Mrs. H. Good, black; MissWake, pale blue ninon; Miss Freda Wake, white satin, with tunic of net; Miss Fussell, turquoise blue silk, tunic' of hailstone net, and fringe to matcl); Miss Fookes, white satin, over-dress of 1 lace; .Miss Dora Bedford, white silk,' scapulas of white lace; Mrs. C. TT. Weston, black satin, trimmed with rich black . lace; Mrs. P. Skoglund, deep salmon ipink satin, fringed trimmings; Mrs. D. J. Malone, black velvet: Mrs. Win. Robinson, terra cotta velvet; Mrs. Ed. Robinson, peacock blue velvet, trimmings of floral chiffon on corsage; Mrs. Lampen, white satin; Miss Bewley, eau de nil satin, half corsage of lace; Miss James, sapphire blue velvet; Miss N. James, pale pink charmeuse, sequinned trimming on . bodice; Miss 2Ccllie James, white; Mrs. C. H. Wright, pale satin; Miss Z. Bayly, white satin; Miss Fitzherbert, pale grey satin, relieved with white lace; Mrs. R. WacLean, oyster grey satin; Miss O'Brien, white, with bugle trimmed : spangled tunic; Mrs. Ashton, dark green Satin, with figured overdress; Miss Hart, white satin; Miss Dorothy Bayly, white satin, ninon tunic; Mrs. W. .j. Penn, 1 green silk, black net tunic; Miss Anderson, white silk; Mrs. W. D. Anderson; Mm F. M. Bayly; Miss Cameron, blue ■' velvet: Miss Mills; Miss Govett; Misses Evans, Miss Grant, pale blue; Miss Sturtevant. " RIFLE CLUB MATCH. KAPONGA BEATS STRATFORD. 1 On Thursday the Kaponga Defence Rifle Club beat the Stratford Club at Stratford. The scores were as follows: KAPONGA RIFLE CLUB.

1 STPV / j?/>T?AGRAPHS. ! ' At the Ft, t ,ii rlub Parliament on •' Tuesdav ni" I ' l ilic ''[-on." R. IJarknefis. : acting-Prim" Mini-;!. >\ v,'i 11 introduce a Bill In abeli •> female franchise in New " Zealand. The debate promises to be ® "hot. stuff."' ; Tlii' rc::Hr:>r of bir'hs, deaths and r marriages, "Mr. R. If. dames, ftirnis-hrs | Stratford'* <-!>:>! for .Tulv as n l follows: lV'-lli ■>;'). marriages 12. deaths ® 2. A town of )'• r thousand inhabitants was l»...:»>tin«r the other day of '> liavinpr had tliiv'' • n irarriages for .Tilly. '• Enterprising St-H fori' with about one- " third of thai, of people, has joined twelve curb's in the same period. At the Court yesterday, before Mr. V" f K. K trick, i'i.M.. judgment was nrivi'n for plaintiff by default in the following civ'l eases:—R. Tfandley (Mr. Tliome-m, v. C. 1.-ovott, claim ;Cl3 15s nd and oosts V!s fid: W. 11. Besley ,(Mr. 0?' l Tin n v. Relwin East, claim £2 l!)s Cd costs 10s. In t'he

I judgment summons case, A. .Spence v. A. Wilmshurst, claim £4 9s, judgment debtor was ordered to pay the amount forthwith, in. default seven days' imprisonment, warrant to be suspended provided a payment of £1 per month is made. A sewing machine is a necessity in a home, hut Mr. Kenrick, >S.M., in the •course of a case in the S.M. Court yesterday questioned whether a man who was working on comparatively small wages was justified in paying £l4 10s for a machine. He said 'his own sewing machine had cost him less than that, and it was still going well p.ftcr several years' work. He was of opinion that the perambulator purchased by the debtor for, £3 10s on the instalment plan was a luxury. Many of tne best men walking about to-dsiy were nurtured in a pram that would sell at £3 10s a dozen. Still, appearances count more to-day .than they used to, and the general tendency is to give style, and appearance first place. Practising solicitors have a good deal of trouble sometimes in finding out the real financial position of defendants in debt proceedings. 'Methods vary. Yesterday, Mr. Spence, with a sarcasm that was noticeable in the inflection of his voice, opened fire on a judgment debtor thys: "Yjou're an honest man, and keenly desirous of paying this debt?" The | debtor said li" was honest, and always | paid his debts, to which counsel replied [ by endeavoring to extract from him an | admission that he had stated he would' not pay this particular debt because, he did not owe it. In subsequent evidence the debtor swore that he had a wife and tbree children, and that he earned only £1 a week. This was more than counsel was prepared to swallow. "There's work chasing an able-bodied man," he said, "at £2 10s a week. Constable Liston will get him work on the line at £2 125." The SAL agreed with Mr. Spence that the debtor's statement was most unsatisfactory, and the case was adjourned to allow of the debtor submitting a statement of his earnings and expenditure. Arnold Rhodes and Harold Jones,, for cycling on footpaths, were yesterday fined 5s and costs. A. J. Davey was fined 10s and costs for neglecting to license a vehicle plying for hire. Stratford has fallen from its higli place in the card-playing world. Denbigh Road cribbage team beat them on Thursday by 44 to 33. Ngacre also gave them ' I a decided "licking" the other night. Which is the better team: Ngaere or Dedbigh Road? A match between the two who "oiited" Stratford would, be watchpd with interest. Miss Dennis, of Stratford, has gone on a trip to Sydney for the benefit of her health. The children are attending the fire brigade ball practices in larger numbers i than «ver. The ball takes place towards the end of the present month. I '

200 300 600 Tl. G. Smith 30 34 31 95 A. Harrison .. 33 34 28 95 E. Harrison 32 34 28 94 0. ITolIard 2!) 32 33 94 J. Guv 30 33 27 90 A. TI. Guv 30 20 30 89 J. ]5etts ... 30 :«) 29 S9 J. M-CY.riv ... 24 30 30 84 Totals 238 25(J 230 738 RTn.ATrorcn IfFLK OLUH. C. Jackson . 32 35 2S 95 A. Spook .. 30 32 31 93 C ]]. Spwk . .. 31 30 30 91 E. "Brnoklob-i . 27 28 20 84 ,1. 'M<-M:ihni! .. 2ii 20 27 82 A. MVu'kav ... 20 28 25 82 II. (lollop . 28 31 23 82 Totals. 240 220 CO!)