AMONG ANTIQUES

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 42, 18 August 1933, Page 11

AMONG ANTIQUES

WELLINGTON'S TREASURES

ASSISTANCE FOR Y.W.C.A,

.The anticipation of seeing so many of AVellington's treasures assembled under ono Toof, drew a very large crowd to the Loan- Exhibition of Antiques, which was opened by his Excellency the Governor-General last evening. A whole 'floor of Austin House, AVakefield Street, had been appropriated for the arrangement of the exhibits, which included many rare and beautiful pieces of furniture and china. The exhibition had been organised by a committee, to raise funds for the Y.W.C.A. in Wellington, and the success of last evening's .function was a very promising beginning to tho season, during Which the exhibition will bo open. x One exhibit which attracted much attention .and admiration was a quaint old sedan chair (lent by Mrs. D. H. 8. Biddiford). This was upholstered in beautiful brocade,, and in it was seated a very dainty lady who wore a frocK 6f lovely old rose brocade and exquisite lace, winch had been worn by Lady Elizabeth Sti Glair (great-aunt of the present owner, Miss.Butts), at the laßt ball given in tli'e, Tuileries by the Empress Eugenic. Many years later it was worn by Miss Butts at the famous fandy dross ball given in AVellington by Lord and Lady Ranfurly. Their Excellencies the GovcrnoiGeneral and Lady Bledisloe, who were accompanied by Captain J. AY. Tweedie and Miss Diana Harris, were met ana escorted into the hall by the chairman, Mr. AY. M. Page, and members of tha committee. Two attendants in period costumes (Misses Kirsty Page and Betty Taylor) also escorted their Excellencies. • : Her Excellency wore a lovely irocK of leaf'green angel-skin lace under a white fur coat. Miss Diana Harris wa? in a frock of old gold georgette. Members of the committee present 'we're' Miss Bridgman.(who wore a black frock and black coat trimmed with beige fur), Mrs. C. V. Birch (in floral chiffon and tissue coat), Mrs. J. S. !.!'■ liott (deep Burgundy panne velvet), Mrs. T.- A. Hunter (black frock and black fur-trimmed wrap), Mrs. C. G. F. Moriee (Empire blue georgette), Mrs. C Sinclair-Thomson (black frock and black velvet wrap with white fur collar), Mrs. Henry Hall (black chiffon patterned with'large pink roses), Vr. A B. D. Carbery, Mr. J. M. A. Ilott, Mr G A Kennedy (hon. treasurer), and Mr. C. V. Birch (hon. secretary); Among those present were: —Bishop and Mrs. Sprott, Lady Myers, Mr. and Mrs. B. Gardiner, Mrs. C. E. Macmillan, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. S. Duncan, Mrs. p. H. S. Riddiford (Featherston), Mr.U. A. and Miss Cooper, Mrs. Coleridge, Dr. and Mrs. W. Young, Captain C. Sinclair., Thomson, 8.N., Dr. Bedmond (Blenheim), Mrs. J. B. MacEwan, Mrs. Garcia AVebster, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Blundell Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Short, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Watson, Paymaster-Com-mander and Mrs. B. F. Durman Mr, and Mrs. Erie Riddiford, Mrs. and Miss, Marshall, Mrs. Stanton Harcourt, Liout. Commander and Mrs. G. St. A. Alcock, Captain and Mrs. W. Olphert, Mrs. Bernard AVood, Mr. T. E. Y. Scdddn, Miss Grcig, Dr. and Mrs. Bankmq Brown, Mr. Ernest Hadfield, Mrs. and. Miss Corliss, Mrs. and Miss Kettle, Mr. and Mrs. AY. S. Pearce, Mrs. C. Tnng: ham, Dr. and Mrs. J. Twhigg, .Mr. and Mrs. Vickerman, Mr. and Mrs. J. Parker, Dr. and Mrs. Duncan Stout, Mr. and Mrs. A. Fletcher, Mrs. Wallis, Mrs. Balcombs Brown, Mr', and Mrs. Gordon Bcid, Mr. and Mrs. G. P. H. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Grenfell Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Vogel, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Malfioy, Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Todd, Mrs. Gibson Stott, Mrs. F. Beading, Mr. T A Hunter, Mr. and Mi's. S. Blackley, Mrs. J; M. A. Ilott, Miss Harcourt, Mrs. B. W: Kane, Miss M. Kane, Mrs. Portoous, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Brandon, Mrs. and Miss Evans-Scott, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. H. Hall, Mrs, A. E. Sandral, Mr. and Mis. Clarry, Miss Bath am. Miss'M. McLean, Mrs. Digges Smith, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Corkill, Mrs. Arthur Young, Mrs. C. AVhite, Mrs. Lance Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Lesli* Wood, Mrs. Russell Young, Mrs." M; Tweed, Miss Enid Bell, Miss Barron, Miss Butts, Mrs. C. C. Peate, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Peacock, Mrs..V. Bhind, Dr. J. S. Elliott, •Dr. Kennedy Elliott, Mr. T. A. Hunter, Mrs. McNair, Mrs. Florance, Mr. and Mi's. Raphael, Mrs. K. Hall (Hororata), Mrs. H. W. Moss, Mr. and Mrs: F. AY. iFurkort, Mrs. P. Nathan, ;Mrs. J. P Firth, Mrs. J. Bennic, Dr. Agnes Bennett, Mrs. A. Blair, Mrs. Bristow, Mr. and Mrs. Cable, Mrs. L. D. Cohen, Miss Nathan, Mr. J. Eutton, Mrs. Alan Moss, Mrs. AY. H. Field, My. Peter Field. Mr. an rl Mrs. AY. E. A. Gill, Mrs. Kemp, Mrs. and Miss Kivkcaldie, Mrs. A. Longmore, Mrs. T. McKibbon, Mr. A rinceht Ward, Mr. and Mrs. J. McLeod, Mrs. W. H. Price, Mrs. Bruce Rennie, Mrs. Malcolm Rosn, Mr. N. R. C. Wilson, Mr. Tony Riddiford, Dr. R. Stout, Mr. and Mrs. L. Sinclair Thompson, Mr. and Mrs.' S. G. Nathan, Mr. and Mrs. E. P; Norman,.and Dr. Beaumont; and Misses Helen and Margaret Whyte, Ailsa Nel~| son. Alison Pearce,. Dorothy Poison (Wanganui), Annette Thorne-George (Auckland), Margaret ShantL Jessie Elliott, Helen Hodges, Catherine Young, Betty Page, Dinah Sloman, Annette Hareourt, Helen Blair, Patricia _ Marshall, Marjorie Moriee, Moira DiggosSmith, and Enid Smith.