TABLE TALK. Monday, January 9.

Otago Witness, Issue 2652, 11 January 1905, Page 65

TABLE TALK. Monday, January 9.

On Saturday afternoon^ Bishop and Mrs ■Nevill gave an wAtw 'At home." at Bisliopsgrove, in ipnour of the Right Rev. the«jßishop of Melbourne. Bisbopsgrove is an ideal spot' for. a garden, party, ' the grounds and native -bush surrounding the house' surpassing in beauty alirkut any other similar place around Dunedin. The morning was fine, and very warm^ and hopes were entertained of a lovely afternoon, but unfortunately the weather— that unreliable factor without whose aid no garden fete can prove a- success — changed, and early in the'afternoon steady rain began to fall, which continuedLthroughout the day. In spite of the ■weather conditions, about 20D guests were pre-eent-during the afternoon, and a pleasant time was-^pent, although" outdoor walks were out of the question^JJhe Bishop and Mrs Nevill received their guests in tihe picturesque hall of Bishopsgrove, after which the stream of visitors dispersed themselves in the spacious rooms surrounding the hall and about the staircase.- Tea. "and' refreshments were served in the dining room, "where many willingly lent their services in looking after the'wants of all. Sister Etheleen looked after the visitors in the drawing room 1 , and Mrs Gillies acted as hostess in lie tea room. Bishop Nevill introduced his guest, Biabop Clark, to most of the visitors, smbngsF whom were Mrs* Janie3' Allen, the Eev Mr Biddle and Mrs BiddJe, Mr and Mrs Burnett, Mrs Stanley Batchelor, Miss Batchelor' Mrs Coughtrey, Mr and Mrs Cook, Miss Clinton. Miss M. A. Cargill. Mr and Mrs Mark Cohen, Mrs Dowling, Mr and Mrs G. L Denniston, Mrs Denmston (Chnstchurch), Miss-Daviaon, Mrs and' Miss Easther, Mr and Mrs George Fenwick, tne Misses Farauhar. Mr

and Mrs Fisher, Mr and Mrs Gillies (Timaru), Mr and Mrs ~ Graham, Miss Gilkison, Mrs Greenwood, Mrs ' Galloway, Mr and Mrs Herepath (England), 'Mr and Mrs Hazlett, Mrs Haggitt, Miss Haggitt, Dr Hociren, Mrs and the Misses Jackson,' Mrs and Miss James (Eng T land), Rev. Mr King, Mr King, Miss Kempthorne, Mr and Mrs Lethbridge, Mr and Mrs { 'Le Cf en, Mr Macbeth, Mrs Magraff (Berlin), Rev. Mr aiid Mrs -Mayn-e, Mrs arid Miss . Macassey, the Misses Neill, Mrs Osmond, Mr • and Mrs Ponsonby, Mr Quick, Mr and Miss Reynolds, Mr and Mrg Sise, Mr and Mrs Sali mon,- isrs and Miss Ulrich, Mr Ulrich, Miss Wimperis, Mrs Gillies wor a prink muslin dress frilled and trimmed with lace; Miss Clinton's dress was pal© blue muslin with large floral hat; Mrs Allen, costume of champagne-coloured crepe de chine, both "skirt' and bodice handi somely trimmed with real lace brotvn j rnedallions,-the bodice finished with a touch of blue, toque composed of white chiffon with black and blue trimmings; Miss Elie Ulrich, dress- of reseda green voile, with shirred skivl trimmed with lace insertion, yoke of lace on the bodice finished with black medallions, floral hat trimmed with green and pink; Miss j Kempthorne, navy blue crepe de chine, and pale blue hat, with, trimmings of green foliage ; Miss Batchelor, pink crepe de chine, trimmed with lace, black belt and. black hat; Miss Reynolds, costume of brown canvas cloth trimmed i with" lace and " narrow brown silk ruchings, toque trimmed with tulle and pale blue trimmings;. Mrs Denniston (Christchurch), black • and white taffeta silk dress shirred and j trimmed with laoe yoke and a touch of blue, 1 toque trimmed with black velvet and yellow; • 'Mrs Jackson, black, with white veiled in lace j on the bodice, black and steel bonnet with I pink flowers ; Miss Jackson, a grey tailor-made j costume, and bright 'red hat ; Miss Keill, pale ! grey cloth dress, trimmed with lucks, and Eton jacket faced with pale blue embroidery, white and blue hat with black ostrich feather; Miss Rita Keill, a pale grey tweed Eton costume, relieved with a> touch of blue,- white marabont furs, and floral hat; Mrs Herepath. (England), black taffeta silk shirred costume, j and fawn cloth coat handsomely trimmed with s laoe, black toque with white wings; Mrs Herbert Le "-Cren, pale 'grey crepe de chine, the skirt trimmad /"with deep - a>ocordion-pleated frill, and ov s er-skirt trimmed with lace insertion, .finished with -yoke of lace, the bodice trimmed I with- lace, white, furs, and black hat with white flowers i Mrs Magraff (Berlin), costunie i of d£rk\ green canvas cloth, with yoke } draped -with lace, and smart Frej|jjh* toque"; i "Mrs' Stanley-' Batchelor, pale green trained j dress of "crepeNde ohine, accordion-pleated, and I trimmed with lace, .hat with -jampot crown LtKimmed with pale.b lue and pink roses; Miss i Jame\ (England), . dark ""blue Eton costums, 'finished with rose-coloured belt, and white furs') rose-coloured straw hat trimmed with roses; Mrs Osmond, costume of dark bluo voile sp.otted ( with large white spots, and black hat with yellow; Miss Maud Sise, blue voile shirred costume, with lace yoke and trim- ' mings, hat with floral trimmings ; Miss Macas1 sey, white muslin dress and black hat; Miss '__ Fafquhar, black cloth costume trimmed with ~ narrow Pompadour^ trimming, burnt straw hat ' trimmed with -violets; Miss Beatrice Farquhar, bright 'blue crepe de chine dress, mu3h ; shirred and gauged, trimmed witK white lace, and hat with blue trimmings and pink roses; f Miss Davidson,. dress of light brown 'voile j trimmed with lace insertion, and a touch of dark brown; Miss "Dorothy Jackson, dark '. blue tailor-made costume, the .jacket faced with j floral silk, and burnt straw hat with ' trim- . niings -of dai'k blue ; Mrs Gallaway, black voile, the skirt trimmed with black satin rucuangs, and white ve%t finishing the bodice, black and white toque; Mrs -Salmon, black, with white lace yoke "on-. the bodice,\finished with a" touch of blue,^ and black toque: Miss Ruby Neill, light 'grey tweed tailor-made costume, and red hat ; -Miss Easther, white clotluand black- hat ; Mrs^Cbok. black dress with yoke of white, and white .trimmings on the bodice, black and i .white v -bojinet^.Jd;r ) s^ Downing, black cloth cos- ; tume', 'an'&'hat'~l;rimmed.-w^th. smalls-roses ; Mrs t liayne, 'grey- tweed

Lady On&low, "Lady Dorothy and the Hon. iHuia Onslow^ are expected to arrive from the [north this'vseek, and, proceed to Warrington, % where -they .will be the guests of Mrs George M'Lean- during their stay in the neighbourhood of Dunedin. '

Janet,' 1 Lady Clark^ of Melbourne, and her youngest daughter are at present- paying a few days' visit' to DunedSn, and axe staying at the Grand Hotel. Lady Clark's party -have' been staying at Queenstown, and visiting the Lakes district, and are.now' en route for Mount Cook. Miss Clark and Mr Russell Clark are still in the Lakes district, and join their mother in Dunedin this week. ■

Mi and Mrs Herepatb (England) are at present visiting Dunedin, and are guests of Mrs W. H. Reynolds, at her residence in Lees street.

Mr and Mrs Allen and- party have returned! from their trip to Milford Sound and Lake Te Anau. -,

The Right Rev. the Bishop of Melbourne arrived last Week from Melbourne, and is the guest of Bishop Nevill at Bishopsgrove during his stay in Dunedin.

Mr and Mrs Gillies (Timaru) are at present on a visit to Bishop Nevili (Mrs Gillies' s uncle) at Bishopsgrove.

Mrs Denniston (Christchurch) is visiting I Dunedin for a, few weeks, and at present is^ staying with Mrs George Denniston in Lees street. i

Mr and Mrs,A. Macdonald returned last week to luvercargill, havirg spent the holiday season with Mrs Macdonaid's parents (Mr and Mrs A. W. Morris).

The Rev. Mr and Mrs Bowden are at present on a visit to the Lakes.

Mrs Aufrere Fenwick and Miss Nora Fenwick have gone to Christchurch for a few weeks to stay with Mrs Fenwick, sen,

ft in the Gothic ■isit to her sister.

Miss Margaret Fitch'ett lei last week for England on a v Mrs J. P. Mayo.

Dr and Miss Batchelor returned last week from Invcr cargill.

Miss Annie -Logan passed through Dunedin last week on her way to Oamaru, where she is visiting friends.

Miss Coughtrey is spending a little time in Temuka as guest of Mrs Jim Logan.

Mr and Mrs W. A. Moore returned from their trip to the Lakes on Friday last.

Mr and Mrs J. F. M. Fraseixand their family are spending the holiday season at Waihola.

Mr and Mrs Woodhouse returned on Saturday from Moeraki.

Miss M. Sale has gone north, and is paying visits to friends in Canterbury.

Miss Turton and Miss Lily Turton" have come down for the holidays, and are staying at the Glen.

Mr and Mrs Richardson returned last week to Wellington.

Miss Olive Royse, who has been paying visits in Sydney and Auckland for some months, returned on Saturday from the north by the Wimmera. -She was accompanied by her cousin, Miss Sams, from Sydney.

Mr and Mrs Hunter Macan£trew have returned from their trip to Stewart Island, and aTe staying with Mrs Fitzclarence Roberts at St. Clair.

Mr H. Butterworth left on , Thursday for Sydney, en route for England, where he will probably remain foi some time.

Miss Ellie Ulrich, 'who has been visiting Mrs R. Rhodes at "Bluecliffs," and has also been in Christchurch and i^apier for some months, has returned to Dunedin.

Amongst others who are spending a/ little time out of town are Mrs Joachim, Mrs A. Bathgate and ( the Misses Bathgate, Mr and Mrs Goodman and their children, Mrs ancli Miss Hocken, Miss Graham, Mrs M'Gpwan and her children, Mrs Percy Sargood, the Rev. Mr and Mrs- Curzon-Siggers, Mrs F. Chapman and family, Mrs Riley, Mrs Driver, Mrs Stilling, etc.

The engagement is announced of Miss Helen Deuniston, -eldest daughter of Mr T. F. Denniston, to Mr J. A.i J^'Maclean, Linton Park, eldest son of_Mr,Lauchlan Maclean, Dunedin.

INVERCARGILL, January 9,

On Friday evening a concert was given in Ashley's Hall by Messrs A. J. Barth and J. Coombs, both of Dunedin. The programme submitted was excellent, containing some of the best classic items, which were relieved by a number of humorous sketches. Mr Barth very soon delighted his audience by his artistic playing, his most successful solo being the biilliant "Polka de la Re^e." Miss Violet Barth sang several times, and on each occasion was loudly applauded. The concert was -an every way a decided success, and was greatly appreciated by everyone.

Miss Corbett left last week on a short visit to Mrs lapley, -Dunedin.

Mrs and Miss Ho worth have returned from Stewart Island.

On Tuesday last Mrs George Cuthbertson left for Clyde. '

Mr 'and Mrs F. Oldham (Dunedin) are the guests of Mrs Watson. -Forth street. On Saturday Mrs Batchelor^- who has been staying with Mrs Thomson ("Lennel"), returned to Dunedin. \

CHRISTCHURCH, January 7.

Rude Boreas never, blew more rudely or more keenly than at the birth of the New Year, and great indeed was the disappointment caused by the weather's inclemency. Picnics and holiday-makings of every kind were made utterly impracticable, and instead of enjoying the holidays a.s usual in the grateful shade of waving trees or on the sands of Sumner or New Brighton, we spent them shivering beside blazing fires; — an altogether novel sensation this for most of us at this time of year.

So violent was the gale and so hostile all weather appearances, that the regatta at Lyttelton, which has been a fixture for many years, was actuaJJy postponed until January 10.

There has been ai perpetual coming and Agoing of visitors for the past few weeks, both from England and from various paints of +he colony.

The Countess of Onslow' arrived on Friday from Wellington, accompanied by Lady Dorothy Onslow^nd the Hon. Htua Onslow. They stopped ap Warner's, where- Lady Onslow's friends speedily welcomed her. and) kept arriving 1 throughout the afternoon. They left for the Southern Lakes on the following morning, where it is to be hoped Lady Onslow will throw off the indisposition that has intuifered somewhat with her enjoyment of the early part of her visit to us.

Sir George Clifford went to Wellington a few days ago to welcome his sister, Mrs Moore,' of Aherlow Castle, Tipperary, who has corner to pay him and Lady Clifford a- visit at Stoneyhurst.

Her . many friend:, are delighted to hear that 'Mrs Hekton Rhodes, whose illness has bsen of some duration, is recovering, althovigh slowly. Mr and Mrs Alister Clark (Australia) will pay her a viflft shortly. Mrs J. C. Palmer gave a very enjoyable birthday party for her iittle son at her residence in Gloucester ■ street on Saturday. The cold wind prevented outdoor games, but indoor ones were greatly enjoyed, and', being led' by grown-ups, v»ere absolutely fascinating, and a tea, which included the goodies of whicii small folk are so fond, completed ths content of the little gitesu.

Mr and Mrs Dxmcan Cameron have returned to Methven, after a trip to Europe. Mrs and Miss Dampier- Atkinson aie staying at the Clarendon

Mr and Miss Reid, oi Auckland, are in town, and are staying at Warner's.

Mr Acton Adams entertained a Christchurch polo team at Xi Papa last week, among the players being Messr A. E. G. Rhodes, J. Hadl, C. Crawford, and T. Cowhshaw.

Mrs AloxandSi Ferguson gave a very pleasant little euchre party or Wednesday evening. Play was quite exciting, and at the conclusion a delicious supper was served.

Mrs G. Goxild has gone to Mount Cook for a holiday trip, accompanied by he. family.

Mr and Mrs Hurst-Seag-er have gone to Mount Cook with a small party.

Mr and Mrs C. H. Gresson are staying with Dean Harper at the ' Deanery.

Two engagements are announced — that of Miss Edith Hope, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthui Hope, Ramcliffe Station, to Mr Montagu Orrnsby, of Geraldine; also that of Miss Maude Graham, onlj daughter of Mx Frank Graham, of Christclmrch, to Mr LeCren, of Timai'

U. V Miss Reeves has just returned from a, visit to Mrs J A. Northcote, at Highfield. Jitdge Kettle, Auckland, has been in town for a few days. * t

Mrs B. Johnston and Miss A. E. Johnston, who arrived fxom a trip to England in the Buapehu, leturned to Dunedin last week after a few days speat in Christchurch -with Mrs S Saunders

Mr and Mrs Ronald Macdonald, with their family, are paying a. visit to Mr and Mrs "W. Macdonald at Geraldine. c The sad news has just reached me of the death of Mrs J. N'orthcote, of Hi^hfield. This lady, whose prowess in the hunting field was well known, was the daughter of Mr J. D. Lance, of Horsley Downs. The deepest sympathy is felt for her husband and family.

WELLINGTON, January 7. The holidays passed very quietly, and were uneventful locally, but for the very deplorable yachting accident, which resulted in the loss of three young lives, full of promise, for the young men who/were drowned were about 20 years of age, and two 'haw this yeaa: been very successful in the legal examinations. The tragic storm which raged just outside the heads wa.s not felt in town, and we were surprised to hear that the sea was mountainous. More surprised were the Picton excursionists, 1600 of whom left by tiie Mar'aroa oii New Year's rnormng. Once beyond the heads the trouble 'began, aiid-also a most anxious time for the captain and officers. The waves washed over deck, and several excursionists wese severely injured. The journey across the strait on that day will surely never be forgotten by any that experienced it. The theatrical companies here just now have had splendid business, especially the KnightJeffries combination, who have been playing "The Eternal City." The frocking iru,this is charming. Miss Jeffries makes her first, appearance wearing a white cloth dress and beautiful* ermine stole, and' large muff. Later there are fleeting glimpses of an exquisite cloak with gold embroideries. In an empire gown of dull rose velvet cut in a becomingly severe' manner, Miss Jeffries looked splendid. Tonight a crowded house is assured for the opening performance of '"A Royal Divorce." A wedding of greater interest than usual was celebrated on Wednesday last at St. James's Church, Lower Hutr, when Mr W. G. Yon Zedlitz, Professor of Modefn^Languages at Victoria College, and only son' of Baton yon Zedlitz, was marjied to Miss Alice Maud Fitzherbert, eldest daughter of Mr W. Fitzherbert, and granddaughter of the late Sir William Fitzherbert. The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Wellington, assisted by the Rev. Joshua Jones, vicar of the parish. The bride wore a becoming gown of white crepe de chine much gauged and draped with lace, 'he^r veil *yas fastened over a becoming wreath, and a shower .bouquet was carried. Her bridesmaids «were Miss Isa, Doris, Kitty and Eileen Fitzherbert, sisters of the.,btide; Miss P. Fitzherbert, a cousin; -Miss Olive Gore, and Miss -Judith Pindy. " Their, frocks were of cream oriental satin, with soft yokes of shirred-chif-fon; and high blue silk belts. They wore wreaths of pale pink blossom, and carried sweet' peas. Mr P. -Latham was best man. After the ceremony a large reception was held at the residence of the bride's parents."

A very enjoyable garden party was given last week by Mrs Morrah. The guests spent a very jolly time with tennis, croquet, and other games. The tea tables were laid under the shady trees. Some of the guests "were Mesdames Crawford, A. Young, Butts. Misses Quick, Turner, Hardingr, Butts, Macintosh.

Mrs Fitchett is visiting Rotorua.

Mr and Mrs Arthur Pearce and their cousins. Mr and Mrs King (England), intend going the Sounds trip this season.