WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 170, 17 January 1914, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

A SOCIA FATHERING. On M'i'iliu'Siliiy afternoon, in tlio Reci'catioit Grounds, the Victoria League held its iirst social gathering, which took the form of an afternoon tea |ir- j vidod by the committee. A very enjoy- ; able time was spent. .Music was sup- i plied by .Mrs Woods and Mr ti. Van I Hock. Tile Von. Archdeacon Kvans delivered a short address, statin- the purposes of i of the League and its idea of helping the Cottage Hospital at Uruli. Mr -Mallet also spoke. The Union Jack presented by -Mrs U. C. Hughes to tlio League, was' unfurled by Mrs Hughes and tile Yen. Archdeacon Kvans. "Utile, Britannia." and God Save the King were then sung. Amongst those -present were:—Mrs. JSurgess, champagne-colored charmeuse. veiled in union of same .-hades, white hat with shades of blue ami purple; Mrs Morrison, saxe-blue, black hat; Mrs McCleland, grey, black hat with pink; Mrs Newman, black; .Mrs Percy Webster, (lowered crepoline, hat with cherry color; Mrs Ihirsthouse, black, black Jut with white osprey; .Mrs Venn, grey voile, grey hat with violet: Mrs PaWi, white muslin, while hat with' pink roses: Mrs Oillam, black;; Mrs Kenton, green sponge-cloth coat, white skirt, purple hat: Mrs 11. Russell, water blu:<, blackhat with white foath-rs: Mrs Lennon, tussore costume, black and white hat; 'Mrs Hollo, wedgewooii-blue, white hat; Mrs Boy, black coat and skirt; Mrs ( Waik, champagne charmeuse veiled with black ninon, black hat with champagne osprey; Mrs \V. Shaw, black and white costume, black hat; .Mrs McJost, dark blue charmeuse coat and skirt, blue hat with biscuit-colored plumes; Mrs Kelsey. fawn coat and skirt, brown hat; Mbs ICelsey, grey voile, black bat with pink roses; Mrs Home, natis blue, black

hat; Mrs Turton, black; Mrs R. C.

Hughes, cream coat and skirt, black hat; Mrs Courtlier, heliotrope, black | hat; Mrs Bluiuk'll,'grey, white hat with j black fc-athcr; Mrs Balham, white coat i and skint, white hat: Mrs C. 11. Weston, grey channelise, white hat witli black plumes; Mrs Moycs, .grey .slmiitiimr costame, grey and black hat; Mrs Newton King, navy blue, burnt-straw hat; Mrs 0. A. Jones, white muslin; .Mrs Johns (Wanganni), black, black hat; Mrs Heard, white sponge-cloth, orange-col-ored hat with black feathers; Mrs Collins, grey, black hat with shaded tulle bows; Mrs W.vlic, grey coat and skirt, white hat with cerise; Mrs Sladden, grey costume .black hat; Mrs Cornwall, black, black hat; Mrs Bott, grey, white ■bat; Mrs Fitzherbert, amethyst silk, grey hat; Mrs F. (i. EvaiH, dark blue, blue hat; Miss Ahier, white muslin, white hat; .Mrs Crooke, heliotrope, black hat; Mrs Denny-Brown, hlack charmcuse veiled with white ninon, white hat; Miss Poliasehcck, Miss Lea, Miss Birdcling, Miss Barnitt, Miss Wallace, Miss Nichol; Miss Brown, grey, black hat: Miss Pratt, black silk, cream and black hat; Miss Cotterill, white voile, leghorn hat with loops of green and blue ribbon; Miss Wade, white muslin, black hat; Miss Testar, tussore silk, violet hat; Miss Crooke. white muslin; Miss Hirst, black, black hat; Miss Tflmpton, grey and white striped costume, burnt-straw hat; Mrs Stanley Shaw grey coat, black hat; Mrs Fouelton: Madame Fcdorowicz, grey costume, black and white hat; Misses Rollo (2), Misses Turton <i). Miss Leraion.

Mrs R. Knuckey, 01 Ngacre, and Mrs Swindle-burst,, of Mangatoki, arc, with their families, spending the holidays at the seaside in New Plymouth.