SOCIAL AND GENERAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3687, 23 November 1912, Page 9

SOCIAL AND GENERAL.

Mr and Mrs Douglas Williams liave returned from their visit South. Colonel and Mrs Porter leave shortly for a visit to Oarnaru, where .they rill lie the guests of the Reverend and Mrs Russell. j Mrs Town'ey and Miss Townley are a Auckland just now for tho wedding •-i Mr. A. Townley and Nurse Bush, ■uch takes place next week. Mrs A. and Miss McHardy, Napier, cere here this week, and returned on Wednesday evening. Miss E. Busby returned from Napier on Wednesday, and proceeded to Tokomaru the same day. Mrs E. J. Clirisp and Mrs Cuthbert ;; re visiting Auckland.

Mrs -Erie Hawke’s Bay, as here for a short visit this week. .Miss Pufflett has returned to Na:or. A Paris gown exhibited in a wellnr.vn London establishment recently •k 1 a floating sleeve of chiffon on the -ft side, draped and hanging below 'e waist. The other sleeve was plain ml tight-fitting. Mr and Mrs Hodge (Taruheru) have ■turned from their visit to- England. Colored hose promises to be more • oular than they were last season, ■. 1 the most dainty specimens are on xbibition in the windows. Mrs ’Wesley Spragg is on a short sit to Gisborne.

Purple is one of the leading shades : s summer, and no color looks better with white or grey hair. It gives the earoi- a distinguished look and brings out, admirably the soft tones of tho complexion. Mr and Airs Corbett are visiting the South. Nurse Greenslade has gone to Auckland. • tiss AI. Williamson’s marriage to -. Hugh Williams, takes place on tho ch of next month. Msses Barker (3), have returned to (1. borne. Air and Airs Ewan Jackson have returned from England. During the northern tour of the P! im m e r-D enniston Company, Aliss Beatrice Usher, of Sydney, who has been a member of tho company for over two wars, became engaged to be married to Dr Douglas Gilchrist, the company’s treasurer. The marriage is to take place in Sydney next month.

Airs Walter Seymour is back from her visit t-o Auckland. The engagement is announced of Air L-.-. MoHardv-, eldest- son of Airs LesAr"Hardy.l_of Napier, to Aliss Olive ■■dgrass, eldest daughter of Air. J. -•■nd-grass, manager of the Bank of \ w Zealand 1 , Napier. Mr and Airs Walter Barker will ■ vo shortly for a prolonged stay in I - n.don. Dr. Duleie Williams, who has resicl- - r! here for some months, leaves tomorrow tor Napier.