LADY’S LETTER FROM AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1748, 6 September 1905, Page 30

LADY’S LETTER FROM AUCKLAND.

(By “Mvemo.”)

The Wapiti Girls’ Hockey Club Ball, held in the Remuera Hall, was well attended, and in every way a success. The decorations were far* above the average, and were, of course, the -work of the members of the club, waffle the supper provided by the.Reumera ladies was composed of all manner of niceties. Mrs Shera was wearing a black lace dress made up over yellow satin ; Miss Shera, white silk with wide belt of pale blue velvet; Miss Stewart, tucked white silk; the Misses Sloman. (3) ; Miss Elsie Walker, yellow crepe de chine, with wide shaded yellow belt; Mis© Norah Walker, pale green silk with broad belt and trimmings of a darker shade; the Misses Rice (2); Miss Hesketh, pink silk with chiffon and lace; Miss May Hesketh, white silk ; Miss Minnitt, black silk with net flouncing; Miss Dorothy Ware, black shirred taffetas with cream lace fichu; the Misses Dawson (3); Miss fJdy, white silk with touches of pink; Miss Daisy Udy, white silk with net and black velvet bows. Mr and Mrs Mackerras and the Misses Mackerras (2) from Dunedin, are spending a few weeks here, and are at Glenalvon. Mi's and Miss Hocken, (Dunedin) were in Auckland for a few days on their way to Rotorua, where they will stay some weeks. The Auckland Shakespeare Society have given a very successful rendering of the play “King John,” when the large hall in the Y.M.O.A. building wa® fairly filled. The part of “King John” was taken by Mr Greville Smith, Miss Larking being given that of Hubert. Mrs Kekwick, Mr Montague, Mrs Robert Walker, Mr Singer. Mr McVeagh, Mr Horace Stebbing, and Miss Zoe Bartley also had parts. Mr T. C. Buddie, son of Mr Thomas Buddie, Remuera, has been removed to Christchurch in the interests of the New Zealand Insurance Company, and, being one of the men to be reckoned upon by Auckland hostesses, he will be greatly missed at the different parties. The news that Peace has been proclaimed by Japan and Russia was indeed welcome, and although we must needs be a little sore that the first-named Power did not get better terms, the feeling throughout Auckland was one of joy that this horrible struggle was at an end. To the people of Poland now a great deal of our sympathy must be extended, for with this proclamation of peace one cannot but feel how useless will be their struggle again the Russian authorities.