BALL AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 3259, 16 October 1897, Page 2

BALL AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

Bis Excellency the Governor gave a ball at Government House last night. There was a very large attendance, and the scone in the crowded ballroom was a brilliant one. The room was beautifully decorated, the walls being hidden with nikau palms and tree-fern fronds, interspersed with Arum lilies and other flowers, Hundreds of those flowers appeared to be growing out of banka of green palms. The Colonnade, decorated with treeferns and hung with many different flogs and Chinese lanterns, formed a most delightful sitting-out room. The staircase leading to the upstairs ’tearoom was flanked on either sid<? , r xth nikau palms and fringes of l/icom, while on the landing above much trouble had been gone to to beautify the long corridor, palms, ferns, -bloom and foliage plants being used with admirable taste and effects. The Countess of Ranfurly personally designed all.the decorations, thobalJroom and staircase owing much of their beauty to her personal exertions* The conservatory .Was converted into a sltiing-qut room, and pre* seated a fairy-like effect, being lit by maty coloured Chinese lanterns.

Trie following received invitations s Hon J, Acland «nd Mrs AoUnd, Count and Countess d’Abbana, Mr and Mrs Allen, Mr and Mrs Stanton Allen, Mr Anson. Rev W, Baumbor and Mrs Baumbar, Miss Burnett, Miss Baker, Mias Brandonu Mr and Mrs Brown, .Miss Brown, Miss piakeneyi Mr and Mrs Barron, Misses Barron, Mf dnd Mrs A. S. Biss, Mi's and Miss Brandon, Lady Buckley, Miss Buchanan, Mias. Bell, Mrs Barns, Captain and Mrs Barclay, Miss Barclay, Hon J. Bonar, Messrs C. s Brandon, Arthur Bull, E. Bell, Bailor, Burnese, K. Bethune, W. Bothune, Board, Branfill. Hons A. J. Oidman and J. Carroll, Mr and Mrs Cathcart-Wason. Misses Coleridge, Mr and Mrs Campbell, Mr and Mrs Castendyk, Mr and Mrs Crowther, Miss Orowthor, J)r Oilull, Messrs E. D. Oachemaille, E. C. Oachemaille, Y. L 0 ichenUille, O-irn cross, Christian, Coates, Coleridge, C. Cooper, H. Cooper, A Cooper and 0 Grawfprd. v fclc Kenneth Botinas, Air and Mrs Davy, Misses Davy, Mr Justice and Mrs Denuisfcon, Bir. Arthur and Lady Douglas, Miss Douglas, • Messrs A, Duncan, J. Duthie and W, Duthie. Mr and Mrs Eyre-Kenny, Airs Empson, Mr and Mrs Huutly Elliot, Misses Elliot, Mr Henry Elder. Dr and Mrs Fitohett, MiasFitchott, Brand Mrs Fell, Captain and Mrs Fairchild, Misses Fairchild, Mr and Mrs Ferguson, Mr and Mrs Fitzherbert, Miss Fitzherbert, Airs and Miss Fitaroy, Dr. Kington Fyffo, Mr aiid Mire Firth, Dr add Mrs Faulke, Messrs E. X'itzGeivild, H. E. Fitzherbert, P, Fitzherbert, W Fitzherbert. Sir E. O- and Lady Gibbes, Mr and Airs Goring, Miss Graham, Mr and Mrs Gore, Aliss Gore, Mr and Mrs Guinness, Messrs Glasgo *■, Gore, C. Gore, R. Gore. Hon W, and Mrs Hall-Jonos, Miss Suitable, Mias Holland, Mr and Mrs Herries. Mrs Harding, Misses Harding, Mr and Mrs Haselden, Dr and Mrs Henry, Misses Heury, Air and Airs Heywood, Mies Hoywood, Hon T. Hislop and Mrs Hislop, Miss Hislop, Captain and Airs Hamilton, Misses Hamilton, Mr and Mrs R. Holmes, Major-General Hogge, Major Harris, Colonel Hume, Alessra Holland, M. Heywood, G. Hutchison, J. Hamilton, G. Hamilton, G. Hunter, C. Hartman, C. L. HartoSln, Hadfield, Haggitt, Hall, J. Harcourt, 9. Harcourt, Hulme. . Mr aiid Mrs Izard, Mias Mr aiid Airs 0; H. Izard. ... Hons W. T. Jennings and J. E. Jenkmson, Mr and Mrs Joseph, Air Joyce, Mr and Airs Joseph, Miss Joseph, Hon Walter Johnston, Mr Gilbert Kiug. . Alisa Lucena, Air and Mrs C, Lewis, Mr and Mrs Longden, Air and Mrs Lnckie, Miss Luokio, Messrs Lethbridge, H. Lewis, M. F. 1 Luokie, C. P. Luckie. Hon J. and Airs McKenzie, Miss McKenzie. Dr and Mrs McKenzie, Dr Martin, Mr and-’ Mrs • J. I P. Maxwell, Mrs and Mrs Martin, Me and Mrs ' AlcGuire, Mr and Airs McPherson, Air and Airs AloTavish, Alios Moorhoueo, Mrs and Miss Medley, Mr and Mrs Mestayor, Mias Meatayor, Mr and Mrs Monteatb, Mr and Airs Aloorhouae, Dr and Mrs MacGregor, Misses MacGregor, Uo:i W. McCullough, Mrs Morrab, Misses Alorrah, Mr and Airs McIntyre, Air and Airs AlolCellar, Miss AleKollar, Alajor Madooke, Messrs Metiae, W. D. McKcllar, Matthews, W: Mont* gomcry. . Mr and Mrs Nathan, Miss Nathan, Airs’ Newcomb, Air Guy Newcomb, Mr Nicoll, • Hon R, Oliver and Mrs Oliver, Mr and Mrs Obterson, Mr Gilmer,

Dr Pollen, Rev J. Paterson, Mrs and Miss Paterson, Mrs and Miss Pbarazyu. Mr and Mrs Pearson, Mr and Mrs Pynsent, Miss Pynsent, Mr and Mrs Pearce, Dr and Mrs Purdy, MrandMrj Page, Misses Page, Miss Partridge, Colonel P<m‘oo, Messrs W. E. Paterson, C. Pearce, W, S.^Poarce. Mr and Mrs Quick, Misses Qoiyk. Hon Captain KusseP, Hoa G F. Riohardson. Hon E. and Mrs Richardson, Miss Richardson, Mr and Mrs Rawson, Mr S. Richardson, Mr and M.a Richmond, MUs Ricamond, Mr and Mrs Malcolm Ross, Mr and Mrs Reid, Miss Rold, Mbs Ringwood, Mrs Rhodes, Mr and Mrs Pose, Misses Rose, Mr and Mrs Ross, Miss Ross, Mr and Mrs Khiud, Hon W. Reynolds and Mrs Reynolds, Miss Reynolds, Me and M s Eiddiford, Air and Mrs Bud, Captain and Mrs Rose, Misses Rose, Mrs RicUitdson, Misses Richardson, Messrs Richmond, E. Reid, Robison, J. Rosa, F. Rollestou, G. Kolleston. Right Hon Ri J. Stddon and Mrs Seddon, Misses Seddon, Hon E. C. J. Stevens, Rev T. H. and Mrs Sprott, fcir Robert and Lady Stout, Mrs Seed, Misses Seed, Mr and Mrs Samuel, Mr and Mrs Beales, Mr and Mrs Simpson, Miss Simpson, Mr and Mrs Stafford, Miss Stafford, Mr and Mrs Stowe, Misses Stowe, Mr and Mrs Somerville, Major and Mrs Shannon, Misses Shannon, Misses Skerrctt, Mr<and Mrs,S. Percy Smith, Hon S. E. and Mrs Shrimski, Miss Swainson, Hon Major and Mrs Steward, Mr and Mrs Stewart, Miss Stewart, Messrs H. Seed,C. P. Skerrett, J. E. Smith, E. Stafford, W. R. Stowe, Stubbs, W. Symes, v Hon T, and Mrs Thompson, Rev H. and Mrs Tuckoy, Miss Tuckey, Mr and Mrs Tegetmeier, Mr and .Mrs Todd, Me and Mrs Travers, Miss Tripe, Mr and Mrs Tol* hurst, Misses TolhurH, Messrs L Tripp, J. Tripe, A. Tripo, D. Tripe, K.Tolhurst. Miss Ulrich, Mr and Mrs Vaughan. Hon W, O. and Mrs Walker, Mr and Mrs Walter, Miss Watkins, Mr and Mrs Whitfcall, Mr and Mrs VYilf rd, Dr and Mrs Witford, Misses Wilford, Mr arid Mrs R. Williams, Mr and Mr? Ward, Mr and Mrs Waldegrave, Mr and Mrs Wardell, Mrs and Miss Willis, Mr Justice Williams, Mrsahd Miss Williams, Mr and Mrs Wilson, Mias Wilson, Mr and Mrs Watson, Hon L. Walker, Messrs O. Watkins, L. Watkins, J, Webster, G. F. Wooldridge, A., M. Wix, H. Wix, P. H, Wilson, Mr and Mrs Young, Mi*s Young, Messrs Alex. Young, Arthur iToung, T. Young.