WELLINGTON SOCIAL GOSSIP.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1189, 14 December 1894, Page 13

WELLINGTON SOCIAL GOSSIP.

Wellington, December 11. A lovely day dawned for the .Amateur Athletic Club’s sports on Saturday last, and some pretty and summery costumes were worn by the ladies present.

.Everything seemed to go off with great spirit and the events were well up to time, which is not usually the case. Afternoon tea on the grandstand was ready at four, and very delicious tea it was too. I am ashamed to say that although I had two cups, like the famous Oliver Twist, I still wanted more, but unlike him, I did not ask for it.

Among those present I noticed Mrs. H. D. Bell (wife of the President) wearing a very stylish tailor-made gown of pale smoke-grev cloth, with a white waistcoat, and black lace hat with red roses ; Miss Bell wore a pretty primrose crepon gown with hat to match ; Mrs J. King wore a very pale blue duck costume, small black bonnet trimmed with jet and flowers ; Mrs C. Richardson, light fawn gown with bands on ecru lace insertion and pretty black tulle hat with pink roses and green bows; Mrs Seed ; Miss Seed looked particularly well in a cream gown trimmed with lace, yellow straw hat with frill of black lace and upstanding yellow tips; her sister also looked well in a. cream cotton frock figured with brown and cream hat; Miss Nathan wore a. light brown tweed costume, hat to . match trimmed with butterfly-bows of ecru lace ; her sister wore a pale grey gown with broad revers, vest and sash of white silk, black lace hat trimmed with pink'and red rose buds ; Miss M. Gore, dull sage green gown with yoke and cuffs of dark green covered with -■ ecru lace, small black hat trimmed with green and white flowers ; Miss A. Gore', light grey gown with epaulettes of cream lace, pretty black hat trimmed with lace bows and cream roses; Miss Graham wore black skirt and jacket, white blouse, and becoming black hat with long white feathers; Miss Pownall, neat grey costume with white waistcoat, black hat with pink flowers ; Miss Hitchings (Napier), white duck costume; Miss M. Wilson, grey skirt, white blouse and pretty cream hat ; the Misses Henry wore black costumes with white blouses and black ties ; Miss D. Heywood, black skirt, white blouse and hat, and her sister wore a white duck costume ; Miss Harding also wore a white costume; Miss E. Pickering, pale grey gown and cream hat. One costume, worn by an unknown lady, struck me as being

decidedly new and stylish, the skirt was of dark nut brown cloth and the jacket of a lighter shade, the puffed sleeves to the elbows being of this shade, and from thence to the wrist of the dark brown, the inner part of the revers were also of the dark colour, this costume was completed by a tiny jet bonnet.

While writing in this strain, I think I must go on and tell 3*ou of some pretty street costumes I have seen lately. The Misses Izard are wearing very pretty English gowns of tabac brown covert coating with vests of dull old rose cloth, brown hats of the fashionable coarse straw, trimmed with feathers and velvet rosettes to match the vests.

Mrs Baldwin (the bride) is wearing a lovely costume of pink and brown, the sleeves are of plain pink silk and the rest of the gown is veiled with some thin brown silk material showing the pink through, with this elegant gown was worn a large brown straw hat trimmed with blush roses and pink and brown tulle. Miss Grace looks well in a cool white drill costume ; I noticed Miss Cooper the other day wearing a light grey tweed costume, neat white waistcoat, and small white turned up hat trimmed with ribbon and flowers, both black and white. Black flowers seem to be all the rage now. It seems rather- absurd to think that your bonnet or hat, as the case may be, can now be adorned with black violets, or black carnations, which in themselves are two distinct colours ; however, anything for a change, says Dame Fashion. \

Quite a large number of ladies and gentlemen went out to the polo ground on Saturday afternoon. Mrs Walter Johnston very kindly supplied the tea on this occasion. The Ladies Augusta, Alice and Dorothy Boyle were among those present, also Mr and Mrs CookeDaniels, the Misses Grace, Mr and Mrs E. Baldv/in, Mr and Mrs H. D. Crawford, Mr and Mrs Alec. Crawford, the Misses Johnston, Miss Buller, Miss Malcolm, and others. Among the gentlemen were Captain Prestou, Messrs A. Cooper, Tripp, Turner, Duncan, and several officers cf H.M.S. Royalist.

On the anniversary of her wedding-day (last Wednesday) Mrs Barry Goring entertained a few- friends at an afternoon “ At Home " in Hobson-street. As it was a fine day, most of the young people wore cook white costumes. Among those present were Mrs Johnston, Mrs Daniels, the Misses Grace, Johnston, Cooper, Izard, Wiiliams, etc.

To-morrow is Miss Gore’s wedding-day, let us hope that it will be fine, for “ Happy is the bride the sun shines upon." I hear the honeymoon is to be spent travelling up north. In my next letter I hope to be able to give you a good account

of the festivities.

Violet.