LAWRENCE.

Otago Witness, Issue 1917, 17 August 1888, Page 18

LAWRENCE.

August 10.— A serious accident happened at Evans' Flat on Wednesday last to a man named William Felton. The unfortunate man was unloading grain at the Evans' Flat Flour Mill, and while standing in his dray with a bag of wheat on his shoulders, the horse suddenly moved, causing him to fall forwards to the ground on his hands nnd head. He had both wrists broken, and one arm near the shoulder, besidps being severely wounded across the forehead. Dr Withers was called to see him, and he deemed it advisable to have Felton removed tc the Lawrence hospital. August 12.— The carnival, the first held here, has come and gone, leaving the young people so delighted that fancy dresses will receive more attention from them in future. The capacious hall was well lighted and tastefully decorated. The music— piano, Mrs Woods and Miss Harrop ; cornet, Mr Kerr— was unexceptionable and the attendance good. The ladies' toilets were so faultless that I scarcely know which to begin with. The gentlemen incline to give Miss Kelliher, The Daughter of the Regiment, precedence. She wore a red skirt, braided, white plush vest, and a dainty little jacket trimmed with gold braid, which revealed and suited her pretty figure admirably. The canteen, slung carelessly at her back, gave the costume a very striking effect. Miss Revell, Christmas, wore a beautiful and becoming drees of white nuns' veiling, artistically adorned with holly berries, leaves, and snow. Miss Emily Revell, folly, in pale pink and green nuns' veiling, the cap and falls Buiting her admirably. Miss Lucy Revell, flower girl, was a picture in white muslin, caught here and there with flowers, her beautiful hair covering shoulders and waist, like a thick soft mantle. Miss Harrop, night, looked well in black velvet, pearls, and stars. Mias C. Harrop, red cross nurse, black dreas, red badge, white cap apd apron. Miss B. Harrop made a graceful Highland lassie. Miss Johnson, lady of the period, cream evening dress, with pearls and cream lace. Miss M. Johnson, SwißS peasant. Miss Lydia Johnson, good luck. Her dress of brown soft material was profusely trimmed with gold horseshoes, as was also the brown band of her full white cap. The effect was quaint and pretty. Miss Nellie Johnson made quite a picturesque Newhaven fishwife. Miss Arthur, Nancy Lee, looked remarkably well. Her skirts navy blue, white Garibaldi jacket made pretty long, sailor hat, and collar. Miss Potts in the same character, with a difference. Her costume was all blue, and looked a little sombre beside Miss Arthur's. Miss Maggie Anderson made a pretty Ruth, and Miss Storry equally so as a Normandy peasant. Both those little girls were dressed with taste, yet simply. Miss M. Rolfe, Normandy bride ; white muslin dress, augar-loaf hat, and veil. Miss A. Rolfe, shepherdess. The attire of the gentlemen calls for no special comment. With the exceptionof the professionals, none of them rose above the amateur representation bo long familiar to us. The grand march was followed by the maypole dance, which was loudly applauded. Its intricacies were gone through gracefully, and without a hitch. In the set of quadrilles later on a young lady came to grief. She seemed to have got a terrific fall ; yet she quickly recovered, looking none the worse for it. The Jonathan Roberts episode was unexpected'and very amusing. A slight sensationthree figures rush rapidly across the room, a struggle, a fall, the click of handcuffs, and lo! a couple of policemen are before us, between them a figure with Jonathan Roberts and numerous broad arrowß adorning his garb, and giving us the key to the situation. The Christy minstrel fraternity made some amusing by-play after their cDanner— tumbling, gesticulating, and occasionally rattling bones and tambourine. The carnival will be repeated on Thursday. The gentlemen will have an opportunity of displaying their fertility of resource by chosiug some really novelcoatumes. Skating.— This amusement has caught on here amazingly. It is an exhilarating pastime, splendid exercise, as graceful as waltzing, and quite as favourable to flirtation. Why it commends itself to paterfamilias was revealed to me confidentially by a lady present: "It is less expensive than dancing ; eaves gloves and frippery. My girls have not had a new dress this winter ; ordinary dresses do." I heard a draper remarking that the carnival did not quicken business like a dress ball. A leading modiste told me it had not brought her a single order, but consultations innumeraole. " You see," she observed with a sigh, "there are so few new dresses. The ladies adapted their costumes to their wardrobes. It would surprise you to know how little they have had to buy." I sympathised with her, yet looked with deeper admiration at the ladies who had practised such commendable economy and created an effect far prettier than any full dress event I have had the pleasure of seeing yet ia Lawrence.