TABLE TALK

Otago Witness, Issue 2168, 12 September 1895, Page 41

TABLE TALK

Monday, September 9. Mrs Site gave a delightful party last Tuesday evening in honour of~her daughter, Mrs Charlie Reid, who is paying her a visit at present. Progressive euohre wbb played with great spirit in the dining room, where about half a dozen tables were arranged for that purpose, the remainder of the guests meanwhile playing dominoes and p'qu&t in the drawing room. Miss Edith Batchelor succeeded in winning the most games at eucbr*, and const quently vron the prizi — a Japanese man; while Mr J. Wrtgut was the lucky ma", ana became the recipieut of a novel entitled "Through Highway» and Hedges.^' After thi*. an adjournment was made to the school room, where a dainty little supper was served. The evening was brought to a close with some music. Miss Gwen. Roberts played in her usual able style; Misa A. Greenwood sang 11 Old fenyman " very sweetly, and Miss E. MacLaren " Alabama cood," the whols company joining ia the chorus ; two good recitations were given by Mr M. G. Pasco and Mr C. Nicholl, that of the former, which was entitled "Snail I Wasting in Despair ? " being very well received. About 30 guests were present, and a most enjoyable time was spent by all. Mrs Sise wore a haudeome trained black silk gown ; Miss Sibe, ao elegant frock of blue striped crepon; Misa Maud Sise, pale pink surah, relieved with a large sash of green watered silk ; Miss Lulu, a dainty frock of pink silk ; Mra C. Reid, a chic costume composed of pirfk nun's cloth trimmed with rows of black bebe ribbons ; Mra Ritchie, an elaborate dress of butter-coloured satin brocade with trimmings of velvet of the same shade ; Mrs C. C. Kettle, black Bilk with garnotColoured velvet sleeves and large butterfly bows on the shoulders; Mrs Dimes, black silk tiimmed with jet; Mrs Grieraon also wore a pretty black costume ; Mrs Henry Mackenzie, a very becoming dress, the skirt being composed of cream honeycomb crepon and the bodice of atrawcoloured bengaline ; M« Tower, Btylish black silk with trimmings of white chiffon ; a very handsome cream satin brocaded with pink roses and with full pink silk front trimmed with maltese lace was worn by Mrs Lindo Ferguson, who also wore a diamond crescent in her hair; Mrs Jack Wright, wore a black costume; Miss Graham, blue silk blouse worn over a dark akirt ; Miss S. Graham, pale green silk blouse trimmed with red velvet; Misa Reynold*, stylish dress of old-rose surah trimmed with velvet and lace ; Miss MacLaren, old-gold silk, and her sister a pretty blue bilk frock; Mils Batchelor, white silk with trimmings of white lace; Miss Cameron, pale blue crepon trimmed profusely with blue chiffon ; Miss jßoberts, dark green velvet gown with pretty lace at neck and sleeves ; Miss Greenwood, a cterls fftixtt aud. blue flatin blouse yelled In

Brnothcrfd iv yollow daffodils and red japonica ; then tho table was lit by candles in tall stands, each of which had an elegant little shade of red and yollow crinkled paper, and from one candlestick to another extended long streamers of red and yellow tebe ribbon, and all about the table wora placed the red and yellow flowers. The •dibles comprised all manner of good things — fowls, hams, tongues, aspics, mayonnaises, jellies, creams, shapes, meringues, froit Balads, cakes and sandwiches, and some origlnalminded young lady had designed her jellies red and yellow, so that they also should harmonise with the decorations. The stage was comfortably furaiahed as a drawing room, and made a pleasant retreat for the matron?, where they could see well and away from all draughts, and in the front were placed lovely large plants — palms, flaxes, &2. — which added considerably to the beauty of the tceno from the opposite end. Messrs Yates Brothers (piano and violin) supplied the music, and played popnlar aira in «xcellent time, whioh always goes a long way towards maintaining the spirit and excitement of a dance. The lancers especially were capital, this, I think, being Messrs Yates's chef d'asuvre. The extra dances during supper time were well rendered by Mi3B Gertrude Rattray, Miss Elhel Maca6sey, Miss Mabel Kempthorne, and Miss Minnie Branson. All the ladies of the committee wore artistic buttonholes of red and yellow, which the gentlemen on tho committee had presented to them. Amongst those present besides the members of the committee were Mr and Mrs Mackerras, Mr and Mrs Sargood, Mr and Mrs Finker, Drand Mrs Batchelor, Mrs Sise, Mrs Charles Reid, Mr and Mrs Wright, Mr and Mrs Dalgety (Canterbury), Mr and Mrs Fox, Mrs Oatway, Captain and Mrs Cameron, Mrs Grey, Mrs Martin, Mrs A. Morris (Lawrence), Mrs Ritchie, Mr and Mrs Hatchißon, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bothamby, Mrs Harper, Mrs Fergus, Mr and Mrs Hielop, Mrs Edwards, Misses Roberts (2), Stephenson, M'Kerrow, Ramsay, Sise (2), Bathgate, Roberts, Gilkison (2), M. Reynolds, B. H&gßitt, Graham, Neill, R Neill, G. Rattray, Burnett, Ulrlch, G. Webster, B. Shand, Cameron, A. Weldon, Blaok, Weber, Tewuley, Feigney Moodie,

with pink with ttimrairg4 of pink vtlvec ; Mrs Johnston, grey silk with sleeves and trimmings of yellow velvet; Mrs Fergus, black silk with large sleeves of heliotrope silk ; Mrs Hislop, yellow silk veiled in black lace ; Miss Roberts, yellow silk trimmed with black lace and insertion ; Miss L\iy R >bnrts, palo pink crepon trimmed with chiffon ; Miss Shand, black silk, the bodice having a loose front of black gmze and trimmiDg3 of purple silk; Miss Batchelor, white silk, the bodice being composed of white tulle ; Miss M'Lean, white silk covered with pale blue spotted not ; Mi« 9 Kempthorne, <?.ark green silk with sleeves, belt, and trimmings of blue siVk ; Miss Haggitt, black crapon with sleeves and bertha of black silk ; Miss Macdonald, white silk trimmed with yellow silk; Miss Nixon, yellow silk with sleeves of white silk ; Mrß East ace Fulton, cream -nun's veilirjg with sleeves and trimmings of old g*old velvet; Miss Fodor, can de nil silk with bands of green velvet ; Miss Black (Milton), a black •lik dress with sleeves and trimmings of pale blue velvet; Mrs Edwards, handsome dress of black bengaline, the bodice being trimmed with revers, &c, of white brocade ; Mrs A. Falton, black velvet with sleeves and bertha of yellow gauze ; Miss MacLaren, yellow surah trimmed with white far ; Miss E. MacLaren, a very becoming frock of heliotrope orepon trimmed with chiffon and ribbons of the same colour; Miss Lily Wilson, white silk with angel sleeves composed of lace; Miss Tewsley, white silk trimmed with ribbons and pearl trimming ; Miss Stephenson, a lovely gown of pale green brocade with passementerie trimmings; Miss Tui Stephenson, pale blue brocade with sleeves and trimmings of white; Miss Mackerrow, heliotrope crepon trimmed with lace ; Miss Ireland, white Bilk v?hh t! [naming of brown fur; Miss Cook, elegant gown of white Batin ; Miss Gr.um.itt, a very stylish gown of heliotrope silk trimmed at tho neck and sleaveß with lovely white lace ; Miss Martin, cream silk trimmed with lace ; Miss Hoodie, white silk and lace ; Mi?s Fergus, white silk; Miss A. Weldon, cream-coloured crepon skirt, and pale blue satin bodice; Miss Cameron, blue nun's Telling trimmed, with blue chiffon ; Miss 0.

black lace. There were also present the Misses Mills, P. Wright, A. LeCren (Tiraarn), Hawley, Sievwright, H. Kettle, &c. The Otago Lawn Tennis Club held their annual ball last Friday evening, and it proved a great success, all the arrangements being perfect, except that the ball became rather too hot during part of the evening. There was an exceptionally large committee, all members of the Otago courts, and there seemed not to be any too many, as all found there was plenty of work to be done, both beforehand and dnring the evening. The committee were Mrs Sargood, the Misses Shand, L. Mackerras, M'Lean, Haggitt, Macdonald, Maoassey, S. Graham, Kempthorne, and S. Bartleman, and Messrs R. 0. Tennant, P. Sargood, Q. Sise, S. 81eigh, A. Hogg, J. B. Henry, J. Hislop, G. S. Gully, A. A. Pinch, B. L. Broad, and A. H. M'Lean. Mr G. Richardson asted as secretary, and performed his arduous and somewhat thanklesß duties in a most praiseworthy manner. The dance was held in the Choral Hall, and the floor was in exceptionally good condition, there having been one or two dances in the same ball during the week. The decorations, which consisted chiofly of flags against the walls and also small pendants fastened on ropes, and stretching from corner to corner, only meeting in the centre, were most tasteful. There wore also large leaves of tree ferns' placed below the flags along with bnnches of yellow wattle, the perfume of which is a trifle strong for indoors. Supper was served in the room adjoining the hall, and it was certainly mo&J; recherche and inviting; decidedly great credit is due to those ladles who looked after this put of the ettertalnment. The table was most tastefully decorated with red and yellow, which are the oolours of the club. A large vase stood iv the centre of the table literally

Siedeberg, Goodeve, Martin, Grumltt, Oook, Ireland, Irwin, DiSilamos, Nixon, MacLaren, Fodor, Wilson, Messrs Paaco, Marshall, Haggitt, D-ilgety, Black, Reynolds, Mitchell, Tewsley, Dilziel, Collins (Christchurcb), Hawley (England), Johnston, Scott, Roberts, Webster, Morris, C. Morris, Bews, Hughes, Ohaffey, Haggitt, A. Le Oren, Park, Zeile, Nichol, Rolleston (Ohristchurch), Lintott, Ridings, Henry, Ramsay, Martin, Mrs Batchelor wore a handsome gown of buttercup yellow brocade with sleeves and trimmings of brown velvet; Mrs Sargood's dress was extremely styliah, the skirt being composed of rich white brocade and the bodice of alternate vandyke points of gold velvet and white brocade trimmings of gold embroidery and white chiffon ; Mra Mackerras, black silk with lace and jet ; Mrs Finker, bkek brocade ; Mrs Sise, black ulk, the bodice relieved with yellow silk veiled in black lace ; Mrs C. Reid, pale pink silk ; Mrs J. Wrigh-t, a pretty gown of pale blue silk, all the trimming being of the same silk ; Mrs Dalgety, a very stylish dross, the skirt composed of alternate panels of olive green silk and white brocade, the latter being heavily embroidered at the foot, and all outlined with narrow pasßaraenterie, the bodice of the white brocade with handsome tri turning of iridescent boadp, white chiffon, and bows of pink silk ribbon ; Mra Oitway, pink crepon with trimmings of chiffon; Mrs Cameron, a handsome gown of yellow bengaline extensively trimmed with jot ; Mrs Grey, white bengaline trimmed with lovely white lace ; Mrg Martin, black wlk skirt, eleerelf ss bodice of apricot-coloured silk veiled in black chiffon, large Bleeves of apri-cot-coloured brocade ; Mrs Ritchie, a trained gown of pale green silk with trimmi"gs of dark green velvet ; Mrs Hutchison, smart grey silk gown shot

Web3ter, white brocade ; Miss Ulrlcb, plumcoloured velvet ; Miss Burnett, yellow silk trimmed with white lace and swansdown ; Miss G. Rattray, cream- caloured silk; Miss H. Neill, black silk, and carried pretty bouquet of violetß ; Miss Neill, white silk entirely covered with sprigged tulle, the skirt finished off with a ruche of pink silk ; Miss Graham, black silk with black lace trimmings ; Miss S. Graham, black velvet* and rose-coloured ribbons; Miss E Haggitt, white silk ; Miss M. Reynolds, white silk with trimmings of lace; Miss E. Gilkison, pink crepon with sleeves and trimmicg3 of pink gauza ; Miss N. Gilkison, blue velvet with white lace at ! the neck ; Miss Roberts, pale blue silk with Watteau train ; Miss Batbgate, pink crepe de chine with ribbon trimmings ; Miss Sise, yellow silk; Misa Maud, a lovely dress of white brocade, the bodice trimmed with ! chiffon ; Misa 0. Riinsay, white Bilk and laca.; Miss B. Irwin (a debutante), a pretty frock of white silk with trimmings of soft white lace ; Miss M lckerras, a smart gown of pink silk outlined with bands of pearl trimmings; Miss Maoa9Sßj, black satin trimmed, with jet. The Hunt Olnb races which were held last Saturday proved most disappointing so far as wearing spring dresses was concerned. I Unfortunately, the day dawned dark and cloudy, and ere midday the flood-gate* of heaven bad opened, and the rain was coming down in ruthless torrents, *o the few ladies who were biave enough to travel to the Forbury were clad in their winter wraps and furs. Amongst those present were Mrs. and Misa StephensoD, Mrs John&ton, Mrs Lintott, Mra Bothamby, Mrs A. Fulton, Mi&s Weber, Miss Black (Milton), Mrs D-ilgaty, Miss K. and Miss Tul Stephenson, the Misses Webster (2), Misses Roberts (2), Misses

Driver (2), Misses Sieo (2), Mrs E. U. Reynolds, Miss JobDston (Wellington), Mrs Alexander, and Mrs Carew.