OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS

Mataura Ensign, Volume 17, Issue 17, 5 October 1894, Page 3

OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS

GARSTON. There was a well attended ball in the Garaton Hall on Friday night last, and thingjs were kept going merrily until half time was called, when tea, cake and coffee were supplied. The desires of the patrons havirig been fully satisfied, dancing was resumed, with songs and recitations intermingled. Mr William Boyer of the Nokqmai and Mr J. Soper supplied the music, and Mr Samuel Sopor officiated as M.CU It should be mentioned that a sailor's hornpipe was danced to great perfection by Mr MoLeod, a gentleman who juras stopping at Garston. The songs were;ali a treat. Mr Baldwin, who sung with great effect, was loudly encored, and duly: responded; bat the soag of the evening was a local one by Mr Jones, of Waikaia, who is up here at present. Following is a verse appended : — . GABSTON QUADRILLEi ; Tuqo— " After the noli." I went there once, pet ; once, that was all, v And it was here in this very same hall, O£ all the glad throng tha.. filed the room Mine was cite oue face shadowed in gl ,om ; Partners were scarce, pet, six girls at most Seemed to be all that Garston could boast. I tried so hard, pet, I soon got ill Looking for girls at the Garston Quadrille. ChortJs— After the week is over, just e'er the sew one dawns, I All the young men of Garston to the Quadrille ' are gone, But if a stranger goes there, oh ! he'll be taken illHe's sure to get he-art disease at Garston's Quadrille. Befresnments were again served out, and shortly after the danoe broke up, and one and all dispersed, to their respective homes. There is a small matter I forgot to mention in the earlier portion of my notes, and it is one respecting the ladies of Garston. I ieel certain they would not forgive the scribe who omitted to mention their costumes. I can say that on this occasion they and others from surrounding districts were most neatly and carefully costumed, but the dress of the evening which I admired most was worn by a lady resident of the district, Miss Williams. But the bellesbip was annexed by another lady, Miss Soper. Miss Gibson looked charming, as also did Mis* Pickersgill. The Misses Gordon looked well, the elder in white aud the younger in blue jacket over white skirt. Should any vt fcife ladies feel annoyed at their names and costumes not being mentioned, my plea shall be I did not knew their names ; but on some other occasion I shall be most happy to be their p<m and ink champion, ana that time will spou arrive, as 1 believe there is to be a concert ar»d ball soon, and the Nevis Brass Baud is ti perform. Mr Denis Fu*arty presented Mr J. J onus ton with a pur*e of sovereigns, on the eve of that gentleman's departure! on behalf of the employes of the company ; and at the call of Mr Fogarty, who is a genial son of the Giweu Isie, tie men were upstanding and charged their pannikin*, not with tea, but; whisky galore, aud drank the health of the guest of the evening. Then Mr Johuston very suitably replied, when talking was laid on the shelf and song followed song, and a very enjoyable night was spent. When the pointers of the clock proclaimed the approach of morn the' company dispersed and were soon in the Land of Nod, not, however, until " Auld Lang Syne " and "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow " had been sung. Mr Johnston is also a guest at the Chinese camp this afternoon, where he will receive a simitar testimonial to that from the Europeans. Mr Johnston was a great favorite with all classes, and his departure is much regretted. Mr P. DeLaurie, of Waikaia, who was working on the time, is his successor under the head manager, Mr Atkinson. Sept. 29.