LADY'S LETTER FROM AUCKLAND

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1751, 27 September 1905, Page 26

LADY'S LETTER FROM AUCKLAND

(By “Myoma.”)

We are having miserably wet weather for the New Zealand Golf Tournament at present being held here. Large numbers of golfers have come from all parts erf the colony, and the different matches are proceeding in spite of the heavy rain. So far X have not heard of any entertainments to he given in honour of the visitors, with the exception of a large Jirmftr at the Northern Club next Saturday evening, when, of course, there ;will be only men present. This evening the large ball given by a few of the matrons of Auckland is to 'eventuate, and I must tell you about it in my next letter, for it promises to be the smartest of the season. Mr and Mrs Rutherford (Cheviot) are visiting Auckland, and while here are the guests of the latter’s mother, Mrs Cuff. Parnell. Miss Hargreaves,f-who has been staying in Auckland for the past two months with Mrs Houghton, left last Tuesday for her home in Christchurch. With the advent of spring comes the 'different bazaars which each church in the -Diocese seems to consider it to be its bounden duty to hold. During the past week I have been to two —the one to reduce the debt on St. Paul’s Churchin Symonds street, patronised by every one in Auckland, and the other for the pretty little Church of St. Aidan, which although held at the far part of Eemuera, attracted great attention and a large sum of money was taken, which will considerably augumenl the available funds. Mir and Mrs A. R. Hay, Southland, have taken up their residence in Auckland for an indefinite period. Mrs Hay is a daughter of Mrs Somervell Symonds street, and sister to Mrs Fred. Ireland, Parnell. * This week it is my sad duty to tell you of the death in London of one of our old Auckland Grammar ’School hoys (news of which has come by cable), Mr Percy Holland, the youngest son of Mr J. L. Holland, of Auckland. At the time of his death, although not twentyfive years of age, he was rapidly making his way in artistic circles at Home, and we had hoped, great things from his' studies there. < ,j.--Though now in the third week of their Auckland season, West’s Pictures and the Brescians show no signs of having exhausted the interest of the public. The audiences are, if possible, larger than ever, and after the matinees so many hundreds of children are to he seen coming away that one wonders how accommodation was found for them all in the theatre.