TIMARU.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9322, 24 January 1896, Page 6

TIMARU.

January 20. On the Bth a small dance was held in the Kindergarten Hall. Nothwithstanding the wet night preventing some from being present, the room was quite crowded enough to make dancing pleasant. Mrs Wood wore white silk trimmed with yellow; Miss Gordon (Christchurch) white satin; Miss Stubbs, black velveteen ; Miss Mcc, black and yellow ; Miss Jessie Mcc, white ; Miss Ida Mcc, black ; Miss Priest, cream, Miss Maude Kerr, green and white ; Miss Edie Kerr, white silk; Miss Jone3 white and heliotrope. Among the men were Messrs Mcc (3) Pitt, Wood, Shorland (2) Stubbs and Kerr. Next day Mrs White gave a large garden party at " Grasmere." A great number of people were present. Tenni3 and croquet sets were kept going the whole afternoon. Mrs White wore a handsome black gown; Mrs J. Fraser, white crepon; MrsEnglish.creamsilk; Mis3White, cream; Miss Moore, black skirt, white blouse trimmed with petunia silk, hat to -natcb ; Mrs Reid, heliotrope and white pompadour; Mrs Turner, black crepon; Mrs Stewart, black skirt and shot silk blouse ; Mrs Smithson, pink crepon; Mrs Wood, heliotrope crepon ; Miss Wood, pink and black ; Mrs Wray, black silk; Miss Gardner, lilac and white ; Mrs Cecil "Perry, black ; Miss Holt, pink nun's veiling; Mrs Baber, grey shot silk; Miss Elworthy, cream muslin and petunia velvet. During the afternoon songs were sung by Misses Gardner and Hassell, Dr. Reid and Messrs Fraser and Jones.

Wednesday evening the bachelors of Timaru held an "At Home " in St Mary's Schoolroom, which was prettily decorated and arranged as a drawing room. The first part consisted of instrumental and vocal music. We were given a great treat in listening to Mr Hermann Morris's piano solo. He also accompanied several of the singers. Mr Ellis played the 'cello. Mr Geo. Morris contributed a violin solo. Among the vocalists were Mrs Smithson, Misses Gardner, Leech, and Hassell, Dr. Reid, Messrs Jefferson and Ernie Jone3. The room was then cleared for dancing. The success of the evening was due to the energies of the secretary, Mr Jefferson, and his committee. There were so many pretty dresses worn it would be difficult to describe them all. Among those present were Mesdames Luxmoore, Buchanan, White, Knubley, Turner, Bennett, Le Cren, Wood, English, Rhodes, Misses Gardner, Rolleston, Julius (2), McLaren, Reynolds, Priest, Kerr, Mcc (3), Hassell, Elworthy, Moore, Raymond and White, Messrs McLaren, Tripp, Gray, Elworthy, Le Cren, Turner, White, Wood, Perry, Sharland, Hassell, Buchanan, Drs. Reid, Dilk, and Cox.

On Friday evening Mrs Stubbs gave a large euchre party. Mrs Reid and Mrs Arthur Le Cren were the successful competitors, I noticed among the guests Mesdames Reid, Stewart, Stedman, Turner and Bennett, Misses Garrick, Gordon, Hassell, Ban-field and several others.

The same evening I hear Mrs Smith gave a very enjoyable dance to the young folk at hen residence on the Wai-iti road.

"' The many friends of Mr and Mrs Stedman, Bank of N.S.W., will be sorry to learn that they have been moved to Wanganui, and leave shortly. Mr Tennent, from Dunedin, takes charge, of this branch. ' 4 Mat.