CHILDREN'S PARTY ON THE ORLANDO.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 83, 9 April 1891, Page 5

CHILDREN'S PARTY ON THE ORLANDO.

AtARC-K childrens's party is being given this afternoon on board the flagship Orlando. A very large number of children were invited and attended, there of course being a fairvispriukling of grown up ladies guardians. r-Tbe" ehip«iie j gaify.. cteoorated for the posed for blt-OTi.the_u_chinegunß,H"otchkissandNor-denfeldt, peeping wickedly below _ the heavier quick firer3 which are all polished to a great state of brilliance. The party ia not a very formal affair. Each officer has invited his own friends, putting down bhe names of the elders and the number of children. The usual prefixes Miss or Mrs were omitted in the book very kindly lent our represenbabive. The quarter-deck, which has been convened into the " play ground," looks very bright and attractive. Games of all sorts were indulged in and an excellent Punch and Judy entertainment given. A ttig-of-war was one of the popular features. The tea was, however, the great feature. It was a tea for youth to dream of—cakes and good things of every sorb in the greatest profusion, and crackers with caps, and the hundred and ono things which children love. As has been stated, the prefixes are missing in many cases in the subjoined list of guests. The Ladies Gwendoline and Dorothy Onslow were amongst the invited guests : —Mrs Arthur and three children, Mrs Bourne and two children, Mrs Bell and 4 children, Mrs Butt and two children, Miss Buckland, Miss Coates and two children, Mrs Ching and two children, Mrs Calder and one child, Misses Dudley and Masters Dudley (three), — Dawson and three children, MrsDavey and one child, Mrs Edmiston and oho child, Misses Fenton (2), Misses Firth and three children, Mrs George and five children, Mrs Garrett and one child, Misses Heather (4), Mrs Hardie and two children, Mrs Ashly Hunter and two children, Misses and Master Horton (3), Mrs Huxtable and one child, Miss Kissling and two children, Mrs Lewis and two children, Miss Lusk, Misies Olive and Alice Lusk, Mrs Moss Davis and seven children, Mrs Martin and three children, Mrs Morrin, Mrs Macfarlane and two children, Mrs McMillan and two children, Mrs Mitchelson and two children, Mrs L. Morrin, Mr. Nelson and two children, Mrs Niccoland children, Mrs A. H. Nathan and two children, Mrs Laurence Nathan and two children, — Philson, - Rice end four children, — Pierceand five children, Mrs Pollen, — Ryan and three children, — Roberton and one child, Mrs Rouch and one child, — Ranson and two children Mrs Richmond and one child, — Sheppord and three children, — Scott and two children, - Tilley (2). - Tebbs (2) Mrs Thurston and two children, — Taylor and one child, Mrs Upton and three children, Mrs Ware and four children. Miss Whittaker and six children, Miss Worsp and two children, — Thompson and one child. , ___.