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Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 85, 7 October 1889, Page 2

Late on Saturday night the s.s. Mana returned from the wreck cf the Koianui in the French Pass. She reached the Beef Barrels early on Thursday morn'ng', but aa tho weather vra? unfavourable, lh« divers were nimble to descend until Saturday morning. They found that she was still in the same position as when they last visited her, vi«., standing pretty -well upright on a shingle bottom. Her amoke stack, however, had gone in the interim, but nearly all her heavy deck cargo was found to be intact. The Mana brought from D'Urvillo Island tho Rob Roy canoe belonging to Mr. J. W. Souter, of Chrißtchurch, which was on board the Koranui when she sank. The deck of the little craft ha 9 been damaged, but in other respects she is as sonnd as she was a fortnight ago. The sails, paddle, and rudder yoke of the canoe were also brought to Wellington at tho same time. Members of the Orchestral Society aro reminded in another column that the usual practices commence on Tuesday, 15th inst. By advertisement in another column, Mrs. A. B. Uuif, dress and mantle maker, Hill-street, announces thdt abe has leased rooms on Lambtonquay, opposite Panama-streeti a-nil will reoeiro orders thers. To-morrow, at 2 o'clock, Messrs. J. H. Bethuue and Co. will sell by auction at their rooms, Featherston-street, a magnificent collection of splendid pot plants from Mr. F. Cooper's celebrated Bijou nurseries. The catalogue coinpribes many of the choicest plants obtainable, suitable for greenhouses, conservatory, and the open garden, including 160 choice regal, show, and fancy pelargoniums, fuchsias, roses, clematis, petunias, passion flowers, bigiionias, pohutukawaa, palms, manderilleas, jumpers, cupressus, retinosporas, thujas, <fee. The plants being acclimatised and of the very best varieties, the sale should attract a numerous attendance of buyers.

Dressmaking.— Our head dressmaker has but recently returned from Melbourne and Sydney, and from the abundant opportunities she has Lad of noting the various fashionable Btyles, most in favour among the leaders of " ton " in theso Australian capitals, offers the following observations to ladie3 generally, and in particular to the patronesses of the dressmaking department at Te Aio House: — Dressmaking.— " Black lace dresses are as popular as ever ; silk sashes, tied at tho side, are much worn, and China silk is also fashionable." We have a full, complete, and elegant assortment of these, at Te Aro Houho. Dressmaking.— " Plain materials, trimmed with braid and gimp, are in muoh favour, and the ' Directoire ' style of dress promises to be tho rage." In these^fatn dress fabrics we have an abundant variety, both of French and English make, with a lovely choice in braids, gimps, and buttons of every description and shade ot colour, at Te Aro Honse. Dressmaking.—" Bordered dress ma-. terials are about the newest things out, and aro bound from their novelty to be much patronised." There is such an immense choice of these in our season's importations that there need be no fear of monotony. Our assortment of these beautiful fabrics, at Te Aro House, is already being muoh appreciated by the ladies ot Wellington. Dressmaking. — " A profusion of embroidery is to be the ' correot thing ' this Beason, as also bows of ribbon, finished off with long ends in front." Ladios will find that n«whoro will they obtain better variety, or a more excellent assortment of these , than at Te Aro House. — Advt.