HEAD OF LAKE.

Lake County Press, Issue 981, 26 September 1901, Page 4

HEAD OF LAKE.

(r.AKi: rcINTY PRESS o >RUKSl’OKi>kx t). The weat her for the past two or three weeks has been very changeable—cold driving showers on the low country, ami heavy falls of snow on the mountains. Consequently there is hue little spring in 1 he grass, ami stock of all descriptions are hard pressed. Ploughing is also very backward. 'the past winter gave the .settleis and rnnholders a splendid opportunity to combat with the rabbit pest, but bunny seems to hold his own, notwithstanding the t hoiisands that are destroyed every year. Mr W . Paulin lost a valuable horse last week. Oiiu of his sons was crossing tiic Rees river with a live-in rse team, when one of tile body horses got his front leg over the leaders' chains and was thrown, and before he could be released was drowned. Mr Paulin t allied the animal at f id. d'he spinsters and married ladies gave gave an invitation ball on the lich inst. The ball was held in Mr Id M’Brides wool and grain store, wiiicli was nicely decora! Ed with, lings and evergreens by the young ladies of Cleiioivhy. The most prominent workers were the joint secretaries, Misses A. M Tven/.ie and M ‘ 1 lenry, who deserve a special word of praise for their untiring ellorts 10 make tiie bail the success i’ was. Messrs Davidson and Reid supplied the music, and Messrs Cronin and ,M’Donald acted as did s. During I lie evening the following items wereguvn : Song. *' ten thousand miles away, .dr V». Clark ; soiiu. " Idm man tint broke i he hj ink H i .Monte 1 'a rl o, Mr C. Mem lows ; song, “Tile red. white and blue" Mi .1. (Campbell ; reeital 'on, “ My wife is a woman of mind,"Mi Koch. The following

Ati- a f'"Vof l he dresses worn by t!i ■ ladies : | Al rs \it ken, black i'oml ime t rimmed wit hj jet ; .Mrs ( ronin, cream serge dress, with i pm., silk trimmings ; Mrs !• ra-er. brown | * "stntne ‘ej•.-led witti pink ; Airs David- | *' '■'•'iite iu >n t rnnmed with civ alls | lace and blue ribbons, and dark skirl ; j Mrs M i Hairy, delaine dress, trimmed I I'"-' 1 ' yok'e and velvet riblmns : .Mrs Banj ini, pretty striped dk blouse and dak j ikin ; Mrs Wader, eruslied strawberry j silk iil'Uise. handsomely trimmed with 1 lace, and dark ..kilt ; .Miss Ait ken, even- ! big dress of lilac sdk oovere i with black j arena.l:lie. trimmed with lilac lace and 1 jet ; .Miss Brown, blue blouse, lace Yoke, j with blue ribbon, and dark skirt : Miss I Fraser, hciii trooe silk blouse trimmed | with Imsc. ikirk skirt : AlissM. J-',. Haines, j heron lino pink blouse, dark skirt ; Miss M'Ken/.ie, black velvet blouse, lace ticliu. i and black skirt; .Miss Essie ALKinlcy, I cream sailor blouse, trimmed with velvet j ribbon and lace, dark skirt ; MissMeikei- ■ John, black costume relieved with blue j ribbon : Aii-s < ’. Marshall, cream silk 1 dress, trimmed with cream lace and pink ! rdm.-ns; .Miss Neils, m, pink nun’s veiling i blouse, trimmed with lice and velvet ; libbi.n, black skirt ; Miss K. Paulin, ' salmon c 'loured drill die<s, trimtned with ! 1 ice aiu I blue ribbon.