OUR SOCIAL LETTER FROM AUCKLAND

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1715, 11 January 1905, Page 24

OUR SOCIAL LETTER FROM AUCKLAND

(By “Myemo.”)

Cold and showery has been the weather for the New Year holidays, and as a consequence the steamers bound on excursions to the different seaside resorts were by no means crowded, as has always been the case.

A large number of people, as usual, found their way out to the races at Ellerslie in spite of the stormy weather. As a matter* of fact, one can have more fun at the races on a wet day, for then it is that every one crowds on to the grandstand, and/- sweeps run fast and merrily. Lady Plunket wore blue canvas voile with long black coat, the collar and deep cuffs of which were of blue cloth embroidered in black, and large chip hat with tulle and large black ostrich feather. Hon. Kathleen Plunket wore white embroidered cloth with long champagne coloured coat and white straw hat.. Mrs Stead (Christchurch), black silk voile with pale blue chiffon toque; Miss Stead, a very pretty frock of China blue crepe de chine with straw hat of the same shade; Mrs Tom Morrin. black and white checked voile and black hat with violets; Mrs Wilfrid OoLbeck, grey tweed costume and cream straw hat with poppies; Mrs Henry Nolan, a tailor-made of a green heather mixture and cream hat with pink; Mrs George Bloomfield, dark grey Russian costume and white hat with green; Mrs Ted Horton, black voile with white vest touched with blue, and smart black hat; Mrs Arthur Myers, turquoise blue cloth gown with large velvet hat and sweeping feather of a similar shade; Mrs Lee Myers was in white cloth with brown facings, dainty vest of white chiffcn and lace, green velvet stock collar and white straw hat with black lace and roses; Mrs O’Rorke, black crepe de chine with perpendicular bands of black lace over white silk, and white straw hat with shaded ribbon; Mrs Green way (West Australia) navy coat and skirt witli blue straw hat; Mrs Markham, white cloth costume and white hat with pink roses; Mrs George Dunnett, grey check tweed banded with black, and black toque with blue velvet; Miss Thorne George, blue cloth Russian costume and white mushroom hat with roses; Miss Zoe Thorne George, blue tweed coat and skirt and white straw hat with roses; Mrs Eliot Davis, navy serge costume and black straw hat: Mi’s B. Moss Davis grey tweed with black hat; Miss Ida Thompson, pink linen costume and white straw hat with roses: Miss Maud Williams (Wellington), navy coat and skirt and pretty red straw hat; Mis* Agnes Donald, blue linen with motifs of cream lace and straw hat with forget-me-nots ; Mrs Duthie. navy tailor-made and black hat with tulle strings ; Mtf Ernest Bloomfield, black voile witli white chiffon vest and frilled undersleeves edged witli blue velvet, and black straw bat with shaded roses; Mrs Hope Lewis, grey tweed tailor-made with black facings and small black hat Miss Lewis, navy coat and skirt and brie’ll t red hat; ; Miss Gome, navy tweed costume and white hat with blue cornflowers : and Miss No rah Gorrie, a dark red frock with burnt straw hat. Mr F. 0. Minnitt, of the New Zealand Insurance Company, is on a visit to Auckland from the East.

Oil Tuesday evening a dinner party, with a small dance afterwards, was given at Government House. Invited to dinner were Sir Maurice and Lady O’Rorke, Captain Dawson, R.N., Mr and Mrs H. T. Gorrie, Mr and Mrs G. G. Stead, Mr and Mrs Tom Morrin, Mr Walter and Miss Clifford, Dr and Mrs Parkes, and Mr and Mrs O’Rorke.

Mr T. Wilford, M.H.R., who has heen in Auckland for some days, was at the races on New Year’s Day, but has since left by motor for the through trip to Wellington. Mi' and Mrs A. R. Hine, who arc leaving Cambridge next week for Gisborne, where the former has received some position, in a firm there, have been honoured by a special meet of the Waikato Hounds, as an acknowledgment of the great interest they have l always given to that snort.

It seems hardly six months hack when we were all invited to the wedding of M iss Ruth Runeiman, daughter o* : the Rev. D. W. Ruuciman, Registrar of the Auckland University, to Mr G. R. Haydon, formerly of Christchurch, but for some years resident in the Argentine, and now a. cablegram lias come through to tell us that. Mr Hay don was drowned in that, country a few days ago. Much sympathy is f«lfc for the voting widow, and

also for her relations here, who are in great trouble over the matter. Mr George Stephenson’s Musical Comedy Company is now in possession ol His Majesty Theatre. “The Rose of the Riviera” was the first production of the season, and drew excellent houses each night.