TABLE TALK.

Otago Witness, Issue 2437, 28 November 1900, Page 59

TABLE TALK.

Monday Afternoon. A large and successful ball was given on Fri. day evening by Mr and Mrs J. M. Ritehifl at "Balvraid," their residenoe in Heriot Row. Everything passed off most successfully, and dancing was carried on with great spirit until nearly 3in the morning. Between 200 and; 300 people must have been present, but the hostess had everything so admirably arranged 1 , that except ior the first ten minutes in the reception room ample room-was found for. all, so many were the rooms prepared for the guests. Mr and Mrs Ritchie received the guests in the drawing-room, and the dancers soon, found their way to the large billiard-room and dining-room, which had been thrown into one, and made an excelleiv ballroom. Passing through the dancing room was another room, in which ices and tea and coffc were served during the evening, and shortly before midnight the supper room was thrown, operand everyone indulged in a regular sil down supper. All the rooms, were decorated with trailing greenery and charming flowers. The long verandah leading from the drawingroom had been enclosed and furnished with, rugs and arm chairs, and as it runs past the ballroom windows, it made a delightful resort for the chaperones, who were thus 'able to watch the dancers. The floor was perfect, and Messrs Yates supplied the muFic, which was excellent, and Miss Webster, Miss Mendelson (Temuka), and Mrs Beswick (Christchurch) kindly supplied the extras. * Amongst those present were Dr and Mrs _ Davies, the Misses Mendelson (Temuka), Di* and Mrs Colquhoun, Dr and Mrs Lindo Ferguson, Mr and Mrs Woodhouse, Mr and Mrs Melland, Mr and Mrs Murray, Mrs Sise,Mr and Mrs Denniston, Mr and Mrs Petre^Mrs Hart, Mr and Mrs Butterworth, Mr and Mrs C. Rattray, Mr and Mrs Sargood, Mr and Mrs Leslie Reynolds, Mr and Mrs W. E. Reynolds, Mr and Mrs Robert Turnbull, Mr and' Mrs O. Turnbull, Mr and Miss Cargill, Mrs Kirkwood, Mr and Mr 3J. Wright, Mr and' Mrs Sinclair Thomson, Mr and Mrs Angus,-^-Mrs Beswiok (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Moore, Mrs Holdsworth, Mr and Mrs Hosking, Mr and Mrs K. Ramsay, Mr and Mrs. Baker, Mr and Miss Morris, Mrs and Miss Macassey, Miss Holmes, Mr and ~ Mrs A.. Fisher, Mr and the Misses Shand, Mr and MrOGallaway, Mr and Mrs Cheeseman, Miss' Webb, Miss Ford, the Misses Hart, Mr and the Misses Sise, Miss G. Mills, the Misses Haggitt, Miss Petre, Miss Logan, Mr and Miss Denniston, the Misses Graham, Mr and Miss Fenwick, the Misses Bathgate, Mis? Butterworth, Miss Wright, the Misses M'Lean, 1 Miss Eraser, Mr and Miss B. M'Lean, Mr and Misses Roberts, Miss Fitchett. Miss 4

■Driver, Mr and Miss Sinclair, Miss E. GilIrison, Miss F. M'Lean, Mr and Miss Eameay, Miss Jackson, the Misses Kattray, the Misses Farquhar, Miss L. Mackerras, Miss Simpson, Mf and the Misses Webster, Miss D. Bartleman, Mr Mills, Mr Bridgman, Mr Carr, ■Mr H. Fenwick, Mr "While, Mr Hunter, Mr I'M'Kewen, the Misses M'Lean. Mr Bullook, iMr Lowry, Mr Bach, Mr Barrdh, Mr Taylor, fMr Gully, Mr Crawford, Mrjßuchanan, the Messrs JHaggitt, Mr Cuttei, Mr Marshall, Mr Turton,' Mr Williams, Mr Sievwright, Mr Richardson, Dr Riiey, Dr Mackellar, Mr Stanford, Mr Salmond, Mr Stilling, Mr Sale, Mr Kettle, Mr Grierson, Mr Dick, Mi Eoyse, Mr-Bell, Mr Clowes, and Mr Nichol. -Mrs Ritchie wore a very pretty dress of rose pink glace* silk and chiffon; the Misses Menctelson (Temuka), lovely frocks of yellow silk covered with white embroidered chiffon ; Mrs B. Turnbull, a; very- handsome and becoming gown of pale pink satin, bofch skirt and bodice covered with pink chiffon, embroidered in a large design with crimson sequins; Mrs C. Turnbull, a black brocade dress ; -Mrs C. Rattray," a very lovely gown of white satin, the ,whole covered with richly embroidered white chiffon,, and knots of pale blue satin ribbon on the bodice ; Mr 3 Jack Wright, charming gown of black satin, the skirt trimmed with a panel >j of iridescent crimson beads and the bodice ] made with a berthe of rucked pink chiffon, and sleeves, etc., of iridescent passementerie ; Mrs Ij. Ferguson, rose red satin gown, the skirt made with a flounce of cream lace and the bodice made with a bolero of white silk veiled in thick oream lace'; Mrs Leslie Reynolds, n. very handsome gown of rich black brocade, the bodice trimmed with black sequin net and a spray of pink roses on' the left shoulder; Mrs W. Reynolds, pale grey satin' gown; Mrs .Kirkwood, very handsome gown of black_ pa tin, ' trimmed" with a deep flounce of lovely .Veal lace, the bodice also trimmed with the X)ame;)Mrs Beswick (Ohristchurch), handsome White satin dress, the bodice relieved with long \ttole ends of cerise chiffon ; Mrs G. Roberts, \lovely dress of pale blue satin trimmed with deep cream lace ; Mrs Murray, white silk dress covered with white diamond gauze; Mrs tetre, heliotrope silk dress ; Mrs " Moore, plack satin dress with long sleeves and yoke of transparent laoe and front of blue chiffon ; Melland, cream silk patterned with pink "* Rosebuds, and trimmed with lace ; Miss Rosa)nond Petre, a debutante, wore a pretty dres3 i>£ white satin, made plainly and. simply, jrimmed with a little white chiffon on the podice; Mrs Harris, handsome gown of blus Vatin, the bodice trimmed with lace and pas•iementerie; Mrs Cheeseman, black satin dress, the bodice trimmed with rows of harlequin sioloured baby ribbon ; Mrs Hosking, a handsome .dress of black satin- covered with jetted Jace;- Mrs' Sinclair Thomson, rich black satin gown, with deep belt of wljite chiffon, the . bodice" covered with whito chiffon and guipure;' Miss JVTaud Sise, lovely dress of rose - pink silk, the whol« skirt tuoked, and with a

ruche of pink and white crepe de clime at the foot, the bodice covered with wnite and crepe de chine, and trimmed with thick cream guipure and strapped with bands of rose pink velvet ribbon; the Misses Hart wore pretty white satin frocks ; Miss Fraser, white frilled nmslin dress, made over a white silk underskirt; Miss K. M'Lean, lovoly gown of pale blue brocade ; Miss D. Bartleman wore her coming-out dress of white silk, the skirt made with a deep flounce of white chiffon, and the same trimming the bodice ;' Miss E. Logan, a soft white silk dress, patterned with a floral design of brown leaves; Miss Haggitt, yellow satin, drfessj the skirt trimmed with a -black lace flounce and the bo'diee trimmed with" the same; Miss F. Rattray, pale green silk dress, trimmed on* the bodice with cream 'guipure; Miss Lucy Rattray, 'black satin -dress, with bodice of greea silk veiled in "black chiffon, and strapped with black satin ribbons; Miss Graham, black satin dress, the bodice trimmed with turquoise iblue silk and black chiffon; her sister wore a handsome dress of pale grey satin, trimmed with passementerie, cream lace, and pink- chiffon; M'ss Wright, lovely dress of white seisin and lace; Miss Bathgate, black silk dress, the bodice trimmed with black lace over white; Miss-Fen wick, pale green silk dress, ' the bodice trimmed with" white rucked chiffon, and strapped sleeves of the same; Miss Butterworth, white silk dress, trimmed with ribbon ruches and lace; Miss Farquhar, black brocade dress, the bodice trimmed with white lace ; Miss R. Farquhar, a white satin dress, with deep belt and ro&ettes of dead- rose satin; Miss Shand, a black satin dress, trimmed with Jace ; her sister, a . white- silk frook ; Miss Webb, yellow silk dress,, trimmed with black velvet ribbons ; Miss 'M. Ramsay, white satin dress; Miss Roberts, handsome , black silk and net dress, the bodice trimmed with revers of cream maltese lace; Miss Imlu Roberts, cream chine floral silk dress, covered with white ohiff on ; Miss G. Mills, prettywhite silk dress, trimmed with lace and pink flowers; Miss Jackson, tucked frock of yellow surah; Miss Fitchett, a pretty dress of yellow brocade. Mrs Be3wiok (Christchurch) is in Dunedin just now, visiting Mr and Mrs Mills, at Mount Ledge. „ Miss Kate Rattray returned from Wellington last "weekr, *and ofl Wednesday the golf players gave a tea in her honour at the links, thus giving them all an opportunity of con-~ gratulating her on her success in' bringing back the ladies' champion cup for a third time to' Dunedin. . • - | Mjss-Nevill entertained a number of girls at afternoon tea last Wednesday at "her uncle's residence in Woodhaugh. In St. Mary's Church, New Plymouth, on November 3X3 X Miss Mabel Stanford, daughter I

of Mr R. L. Stanford, S.M., New Plymouth, was quietly married to Mr Frank Russell, son of Colonel Russell, England. The church was prettily decorated, and the ceremony wa& performed by the Yen. Archdeacon Govettj assisted by the Rev. F. Evans. The bride looked charming in a handsome satin gown, with transparent yoke and sleeves, and trimmed with pearl passementerie. She wore the customary veil and x^al orange blossoms, and carried a lovely bouquet of maidenhair and orange blossoms. The bridesmaids were three in number — Miss Stanford and Miss Gerty Stanford (sisters of the bride), and Miss Standish (cousin of the bridegroom). They wore pretty dresses of silver grey voile, with white chiffon fichus and pink collars, and black and white chiffon hals with pink roses.