A Lady's Letter.

Manawatu Herald, 18 August 1894, Page 3

A Lady's Letter.

Wellington, August 16fch, 1893. Last night we had a very pleasant party at Mrs Travers' house. It was a musical party and proved a pleasant change after all the dancts, etc. There must have been about 80 guests and two rooms were used to accomodate all. In the drawingroom we had music. Mrs Johnston Stewart played and Miss Hilda Williams, Mis3 Buller, Miss Gore, Captain Barclay, Mr Day and several others contributed songs. Mrs Travors wore a black velvet gown trimmed with pale blue and the Misses Coleridge wore white frocks. Mrs Stewart wore a lovely white moire silk gown trimmed with lace and Lady Augusta Boyle wore a turquoise blue gown trimmed with bands of white satin covered with passementerie. Mrs J. G. Wilson wore a very handsome black gown brocaded with mauve and white flowers. Other guests were Capt. Stewart, Major Elliott, Dr and Mrs Adams, Mrs Arthur Russell, of Palmerston North, the Mayor and Mrs Brandon, Mrs and Miss Izard, Mrs W. Johnston, the Misses Johnston, Mr and Mrs W. Ferguson, Mr and Mrs Oliver, Mrs Pynsent, the Misses Moorhouse, Mrs (Capt) Russell and Miss Cara Russell, Capt. and Mrs Edwin and many others. This is a very acceptable way of spending an evening and was much enjoyed. The death of Mr Bethune has plunged a number of well-known people into mourning here and groat sympathy is expressed on all sides for Mrs Bethune and her family. The church work especially, Mr Bethune will be sadly missed and St. Peters parish will lose in him one of their most earnest workers and one of their oldest parishioners. There has been nothing particularly interesting going on at the House lately and yet night after night, the ladies' gallery is crowded to overflowing. Most ladies take their work and many of them return after the supper adjournment and stay until the House rises. Signa.