WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 124, 12 October 1912, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Conducted by "Eileen.")

NEW PLYMOUTH SOCIAL NEWS

Matrons' Ball.—Quite the nicest dance of the season was given by a number of matrons in the Brougham-street Hal! last Wednesday evening, and, although somewhat late in the season, the heat was not felt, everything being most comfortably arranged. The hall was decorated beautifully in Oriental style (the handiwork of Mr. 11. Brooks), while adjoining the main entrance was a huge marquee comfortably arranged for sit-ters-out, softly lighted with pale green electric bulbs, giving the tout-ensemble a moonlight effect. The music was rendered by Mrs. Woods' orchestra. A splendid supper was served in the supper room, the floral decorations being purple Argentine pea, irises, and intermingled were shaded silver candlesticks. The hostesses were: Mesdames Anderson, Bewley, Glasgow, Home, Johns, Kirkby Kebbel'l, Moyes, Morrison, MacDiarmid, Nolan, Paul, Penn, Paton, D'Arcy Robertson, Rollo, F. Robertson, Sfcocker. ■ Sladden, Walker, Weston and L. Webster. Mrs. Penn was attired in pretty white pailette silk draped skirt, with girdle of apple-green silk; Mrs. Walker, handsome amethyst satin charmeuse, draped with black ninon, banded with purple satin; Mrs. C. Weston, black lace, over a satin foundation; Mrs. Paul, handsome old-gold satin, veiled in black sequinned net, spray of wallflowers on corsage; Mrs. Paton, pale blue silk, veiled in dainty cream lace; Mrs. Glasgow, black sequinned net over black satin; Mrs. Kebbell, very pretty pale pink satin, with chiffon tunic, edged with tiny pale pink roses; Mrs. E. Griffiths, pale heliotrope taffeta, trimmed with silver beaded passementerie; Mrs. Sladden, rose-pink satin, with gold sequinned tunic; Mrs. MacDiarmid, peacock blue cha:rmeiwe, finished with gold guimpe; Mrs. L. Nolan, turquoise blue silk, with black and gold ■ beaded tunic; Mrs, D. Robertson, black satin, sequinned berthe; Mrs. Bewley, black velvet, real lace berthe; Mrs. Kirkby, rich Mack satin, trimmed with j beaded passementerie; Mrs. Johns, pretty • rose-pink striped silk crepe; Mrs. F. | Robertson, pale grey silk, embroidered in white, decolletage piped with emerald green; Mrs. Rollo, pretty rose-pink charmeuse, trimmed with silver embroidery; Mrs. H. Stocker, grey charmeuse, veiled in ninon, chemisette of ' gold embroidery; Mrs. L. Webster, black ) velvet, real lace tucker; Mrs. Moyes, * golden brown charmeuse, with tunic of j gold and black filigreed net; Mrs. Home, I paleg rey charmeuse, corsage finished • j with narrow frillings of satin, with pale " I pink and blue woven embroidery; Miss I Mills, apple-green charmeuse, lightly J trimmed with cream lace; Miss Bewley, pretty pale blue charmeuse, cream lace inset in skirt and in front of corsage; Miss Brewster, royal blue ninon over satin, decolletage finished with Oriental embroidery; Miss Bedford; Miss D. Bedford, cream charmeuse, with lace-fringed panels; Miss Fitzherbert, black satin, with panels of ninon; Miss L. FitzherI bert, oyster-grey charmeuse, trimmed with cream Spanish lace; Miss Dempsey, ciel blue taffeta, shell pink net tunic, trimmed with pink/floral ribbon; Miss Sturtevant, lettuce-green satm-strlped crystalline; Miss P. Whitton, slate-grey ninon over satin, with violets on corsage; Miss Penn, pale blue sUk; Miss K. Penn, white flowered net over satin; Miss M. Govett, make-colored satin, veiled' in l emrald green net, with gold embroidery j on decolletage; Miss Atkinson (WellingI ton), French-grey charmeuse, skirt bandj ed with cream insertion, finished with a wide French tuck; Miss M. Clarke (Auckland), canary colored satin, almost veiled in handsome cream lace; Miss Kirkby, gold flowered ninon over white silk; Miss M. Humphries, black and white embroidI ered net over black satin, corsage trim- > med with silver; Miss R. Clarke, primI rose colored satin, veiled in ninon; Miss Hill, cream satin; Miss Stewart, pale rose-pink charmeuse, with pinafore effect of oyster-grey silvered net; Miss Roy, white charmeuse, with deep hem of Irish crochet lace; Miss D. Roy, pale blue silk; Miss Adams, cream charmeuse, trimmed with silver; Miss S. Thomson, light wedgwood blue silk, decolletage finished with Oriental embroidery; Miss M. Thomson, saxe-blue velvet; Miss McAllum, emerald green satin, veiled in black sequinned net; Miss Arden, pale blue silver beaded net over blue silk, lightly touched with black velvet; Miss J. Hempton, white ninon over satin; Miss Webster, pale blue charmeuse, with tunic of dainty cream lace; Miss Watson. cream satin; Miss Evans, very pretty claret-colored velvet, with pinafore effect of black sequinned net; Miss Wade, bottle-green crepe, trimmed with gold embroidery; Miss Mackay, pale grey flowered silk, veiled'in cream lace; Miss 0. Mackay, dove-grey ninon over satin charmeuse; Miss Saxton, pretty heliotrope satin charmeuse, slashed with bands of cream lace; Miss Bradbury, wedgewood blue silk, corsage prettily embroidered; Miss Holford, cream ninon, veiling of white satin; Miss Crooke, cream silk; Miss Capel, pretty rose-pink charmeuse, trimmed with lace and violets at waist; Miss S. Capel, dainty paleblue charmeuse, finished • with dainty cream lace; Miss Ashdown, pale blue satin, veiled in ninon, with folds of helioI ( trope ninon on decolletage. ' Mrs. Walter Penn gave a "flapper" dance last Friday evening, everything passing off inost successfully.

PERSONAL ITEMS. Miss Stewart, "who lias been the guest of her sister (Mrs. C. Weston) for the last three -months, left last Thursday on her return to Melbourne. Miss M. Govett leaves on Monday for Wellington, where she will stay until Thursday and will then leave for England.

Miss M. Clarke, who has been on a visit to New Plymouth, left last night for Auckland. Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Colvile leave on Tuesday for Auckland. The former will attend the General Synod to be held there.

Miss Atkinson, who has been the guest of her uncle (Mr. C. Govett) returns to Wellington on Monday. Mrs. and Misses Leatham, who have been on a visit to Auckland, returned home yesterday by the Rarawa. Mrs. F. C. Evans and Miss Evans leave for Auckland early next week; also Miss Mace, who will be the guest of Mrs. Cole, of Parnell.