SOCIAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3195, 15 April 1911, Page 4

SOCIAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

A novel idea was carried out the other evening at a young people’s party down south. All the young ladies appeared as nuns, and were presented oy the names of “Sister So-and-so,” when they were going to be taken into dinner, titter dinner tiiere was a carpet dance, and the no ns’ ro bes were thrown aside, A disclosing pretty ball gowns underneath. Mr and Miss Donne left for Auckland last' Saturday en route lor Loudon. Mrs Cbbbett is at present in town, staying at the Gisborne Hotel. A new fad among fashionable women ia .New: York is to wear slices as modi like men’s pumps as possible. They are made of patent leather with flaps, fiat lieels, etc., also in russet shade, grey suede, etc. Miss E. Busby is on a six weeks’ visit to town. Mr and Mrs A. H. Wallis are visiting Hawke’s Bay. Mr and Mrs T. J. Warren, Hawke’s Bay, who have been visiting Oil’s Busby, Tckomaru Bay, returned home on AY ednesday. Mr and Mrs E. D. Smith left for the south on Wednesday to be present at Mr A. E. N. Smith’s wedding which .takes place on Tuesday next-. Mrs G. Busby is visiting Hawke’s Bay. Miss Westenra, who has been visiting Gisborne, returned to Christchurch on Wednesday. Mrs YY 7 . Gray commences her .children’s dancing classes on April 22nd. Nearly all the recent English brides have worn silver dresses, sometimes veiled with lace' and sometimes with embroidered net. A beautiful dress worn by a recent bride was in silver tissue, made on princesse and veiled by an overdress of white net, embroidered with long sprays of tiger lilies in white satin, veined with seed pearls and diamonds. A round crown of orange blossoms was worn with tins toilette, and a sheaf of lilies was carried on one anil. Mr and Mrs G. Barton are visiting YYellington. A high Spanish comb' of diamonds and pearls was worn by a recent Australian bride'. At the reception the veil was thrown back, tlie comb' keeping it m place. Mr and Mrs Keith Cottea-ill, Tokomaru Bay are visiting Napier. An engagement recently announced was that of the Earl of Hardwieke to a New Zealand girl. The lady was stated in one paper to be a Miss Neville, “possessed of considerable fortune,” but the “London Daily Express” corrects this report, and announces that- the Earl is to’ be married to Miss Nellie Russell;, eldest daughter of the late Mr. James Russell and Mrs. Russell, of Auckland. Many of our womenfolk were present at the" opening of the skating rink on Wednesday evening, and seemed to thoroughly enjoy this exhilarating pastime. Some of those present were Mrs. and Miss Hardwieke Smith. Miss D. Hine, Miss Chrisp (2). Miss Crawford, Mrs. C. Scott, Miss Jensen, Miss F. Adams, Miss S. Evans, Mrs. and Miss Murray.