Woman's World

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 295, 16 May 1914, Page 6

Woman's World

NEW PLYMOUTH SOCIAL NEWS. \ Mrs. Beatson, of Feilding, is the guest | of her daughter, .Mrs. Frank Blundell, of Vogoltown. Mrs, Moves, senr., of Nelson, is visiting lier son, Mr. W. Moyes. The Misses Scott, of Bunedin, are l'ilguests of Archdeacon and Mrs. Evans. Miss lUundell, who has been on a visit to Timaru, returns home to-night by the mail train. Mrs. Cooke, of Chrislchurch, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Moyes. Mrs. F. Robertson, who have been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Morton, at Napier, has returned. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Samuel are due back in Auckland on Jime 2. They arc coining by the Niagara from Honolulu. Writing to friends, they state, that they have had a very enjoyable time in -Japan, which they found very different from tile Japan they visited seven' years ago. The conditions in Java, Singapore and China they found very trying, the heat and humidity combining with , other drawbacks to make a visit the i reverse of pleasant. I

j The Ven. Archdeacon and Mrs. Evans ' gave a most enjoyable afternoon tea f last Thursday, on the occasion of their ! daughter's (.Miss Flossie Evans') wedding. The floral decorations of the rooms were masses of white and yellow chrysanthemums,"' while in the ■diningroom white flowers predominated, forming an admirable setting to the handsome wedding cake, which reposed on a high silver stand in the centre of the table. During the afternoon excellent music was rendered by Mrs. Wood's orchestra. The guests were received at the entrance hall by the 'brute and bridegroom, the former looting very charming in her bridal robe. Mrs. Evans j wore a very pretty saxe 'blue charmeuse, trimmed with bands of cream lace and ' velvet, with a blue velvet hat trimmed with lancer plume; Mrs. H. Bertram, dove-grey coat and skirt, grey velvet hat -with lancer plume; Miss Mace, grey ; costume, faced with black, black toque; j Mrs. Courtney, black velvet robe, lighti ened with Oriental embroideries, black feathered hat; Miss G. Shaw, mossgreen costume, black and green hat; i Miss Roy, navy costume, black velvet i hat; Miss D. Roy, navy costume, black I and .emerald green hat; Miss Ahier, ; pretty dark grey velvet, black lut; Mrs. I V. W. Robertson, black silk robe, with mauve and black bonnet; Mrs. Pern;; wedgwood blue silk, grey hat trimmed with ospreys; Mrs. Sladden, pretty smoke-grey costume, black and white hat. lightened with tangerine; Miss Read, French-grey costume, pretty violet list: Miss Testar. smart sapphire blue velvet, trimmed with cream lace, slata grey hat; Miss Webster, navy blue co-"-tumc, faced with blue and pink floral silk, pretty saxe blue velvet hat; Mrs. 9 AdJLnbrouke, pretty cinnamon-colored eliarir.eiisc, black hat with white lancer plume; Mrs. Chancy, pale grey costume, : white fta.lhi.-r b;u, black hat with plumes; Miss ,-'. Thomson, navy costume, black hat lightened with lemon-colored siik; Miss MeAllum, dove grey costume, grey velvet hat, mus.-cd with pink roses; | Miss Bedford, cream serge costume, faced wiili black silk, black velvet hat with - lancer p".unie; Miss 1). Bedford, ntivy coat and skirt, black velour hat with tango-colored ribbon bows; Miss G. Roy. navy costume, black velvet hat with tan gcrine colored csprey; Mis; S.'oft. French grey crepe de chine with n'.vathed satin belt, black velvet hat swathe-! with tulle; Miss Seott, white en pe de chine, white velour hat trimmed with black tulle; Mrs. F. P. Cork'ill. dark brown costume, black feathered hat; Miss Corkill, navy coat and skirt, bi-ick hat; Mrs. Renaud, marine-blue costume, cream lace vest, black hat: Mrs. D. Rob ertson. black and while coat and .-ikirt, Ma:I; feathered hat: Mrs. K. Walker, light brown- costume, faced with shot > silk, smart walillower-co'ored velvet ihat, trimmed with osprevs of the saw-:

shade; Mrs. Staistlisii, sen;-., }>vcy i ostumo, black feathered t oipis-; Mi-s Triable, navy costume, b'.ick bit \vii!i tangerine ribbon bow-. About 4.30 p.m. ■Dr. and Mrs. Scott left by motor m route for o;t;!i:'.ni, their future !io;-;i.->. The bride's tr.ivciliirj; dress was a. very pretty saxe-blue co<tu:r.e, f.iced with silk, blue lurbitii velva tii<i-.:e. trinraei! with a lancer plume.