PICTON SOCIALITIES.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1440, 5 October 1899, Page 20

PICTON SOCIALITIES.

'"'.-.J-.jJ- : (BV; <( WaitbhL'')o H A i; social v was u held irr the .Anglicaii Sunday S ( ch.Qolroom on. Wednesday evening. Other attractions were top powerful and few were present though the. organisers—the Misses Greensill—had a capital programme prepared, and; worked hard to niakerthe affair:a success. Among the items .was a .quartette J :: SfAnnief'Laurie, v well sung by Miss Howard (soprano); Miss Philpotts (alto). Mr Riddell (tenor), and Mr (bass)-,.".; Miss Dart sang '-'I Cannot Sing the Mrs Jackson. "Hearts and. Homes" ;Miss Howard. "Needles and Pins".; Mr Price,, "There'll Come a Time" and (befing vociferously encored) ' c Jack Crawford." " ; Mr Moon recited "The Loss of the Birkenhead;" and as an encore." "The Midnight Cry." Miss Cfagg played a pianoforte solo; and there were games, a.s well as a capital coffee supper to refresh the inner man. The Misses. ...JFeU ..gave aii eh joy able '\ book party ■■'" on"Wednesday evening. The prize for originality was awarded £&. Mrs Mcßory. of Dun'edin, who. represented 'Foul Play" with "a .of fowls playing. The guessing prize;fell to Miss EC Philpotts'. Oth-e>i- r good', representor tions, were :; Mr Riddell,;"The Wanderiiig Heir," with golden hair meanderiag-ovei--his'shirt front"; Miss. Jackson; VA. Marh}e. Residence," with >a: pawa-shell badge - ; Mrs Sealy. "Wormwood," with a piece of worm-eaten', wood; ;Mr Anderson, 'The Heavenlv Twins,!' a Chinaman and two china dolls; Mr S. Fell,;; "A Day's Work," with a half-darned stocking. Others were : "An Endless Chain," "GreatExpectations," "The Woman in White," "Satanstoe.'-' etc., etc." The prizes were a photo frame and a photo of Picton.- The Misses Fell received their guests in white muslin, trimmed with lace and insertion. Mrs Fell, black silk, with 'pink vest, covered with black lace.- ." '• - Mrs Riddell,, black satin skirt,, shot silk blouse, trimmed with cream guipure. Mrs Stow, black silk. . • : ' Mrs E. Kenny, black. Mis G. Kenny,black skirt, and white silk bodice. Mrs Thompson, pale blue costume. Mis Sealy black dress, with red trimmings. , Mi-s- ' Mcßory," blue dress, with steel trimmings. . Miss Seyinour, black.satin skirt, whito silk boclice, with chiffbn fichu. Miss- Speed., black velvet skirt, pale silk bodice. Avith tace. , .' Miss Haliettv black velvet-skirt, yellow silk crepe frill's, edged' with blacK. r . Miss Jackson, black skirt and pink silkbodice. . , . .* Miss Howard, black skirt, pmk sdk boclice. - .. .. . Miss Phillpotts. black skirt, and terracotta silk bodice. , : , Miss E. Phillpotts. white muslin. Miss Western,- black , skirt, pink silk bodice, with point lace.. .' ". . .«• . Miss E.Vv'estern, white.silk. : . Miss Cecil Johnston, v/liite. : The men of the party were Messrs Fell (2) Riddell, Stow. Anderson, G. Kenny, and Masters Felband Stow.': :• There was a good deal of fun over guessing'the titles, as well" as a little singing and' music, so that everybody agreed that they had spent an enjoyable evening.