TAURANGA

Observer, Volume 3, Issue 62, 19 November 1881, Page 153

TAURANGA

There is a possibility of two C's being united shortly. You may think it odd, but I call it (Corlett) grand. Carr-ds should soon be out The Lemon was pretty well sqeezed on Wednesday week through backing a brick for the Cup It was Miss Tr — c, not Fr — c, who looked so charming in white and pink tarletan skirt, and pink silk body, at the ball The Eclectic Society wound up its season on Tuesday week. No less than three addresses were delivered Mr Home has presented the Athletic Club with a handsome trophy. It was not received in time to be competed for at the last sports. The committee hope to see Mr Home's good example followed by some other gentlemen here Rev. Barber was let down very softly at the E. S. on Tuesday. The paper read by him bristled with contradictions, as for instance at one period it held that beauty was not a part of man's conception of the Creator, and at another lauded an American artist who refused to paint Christ because he was a being of such unearthly beauty as to be beyond his power of pourtrayal One of the chairman's illustrations of his theory of the beautiful is worth recording. He said, " What a beautiful sight is a sunrise ; but if the sun was not there it would not be so beautiful." The get-up of O. C. McG-ee, Esq., Wo. 2., at the Sports was quite too tei'ribly consummate an effort to emanate from any less fertile, brain than that of the wearer himself The Sports were a great success after all, the events proving, with two exceptions, keenly contested. Turner's success rather astonished the Taurangaites. Apropos of this — during the Cup race a bystander remarked in Charlies hearing, " That Turner is the ugliest runner I ever saw ; he does get over the ground though." After the race in which Capt. Wilson took part the bystander came up and apologized to Mr C. B. E. Turner for saying that he was the ugliest runner, urging that at the time he said it he hadn't seen Capt. Wilson run Ladies should be careful not to speak so loud in the street. A few evenings ago I heard a lady's voice in Devonport-road asking where she "could get ' Sweethearts.' " Is she not content with one ? The P. E. complains that the gentlemen. were not very polite at the ball. He says they did not bring any Avine out to his lady friends who were peeping A purely political gathering "was held at the Spring Well Brewery on Saturday evening. Mr O'M — re was in the chair. Joe made a thrilling speech in favour of Greo. Vesey, but had to retire because his feelings overcame him It may not be generally known that the dark complexioned personage who occupied so prominent a position on the platform at Morris's meeting represented Mr Vesey Stewart. He shook hands most affectionately with the editor of the B.P.T. before leaving the platform, and was seen in close consultation with G-. V. S. on the Monday At the soiree in aid of the Wesleyan Church the spread was all that could be desired, but there were not many to do it justice. The tea was followed by a lecture on " Courtship and Marriage " from the Eev. Thos. Buddie. He made the bachelors feel very foolish. (I speak from experience) Morris's meeting resulted in

a vote of confidence. Mr J. B. Jackson, after carefully studying his Observer, asked the candidate his opinion on the Gaming Act. Unfortunately the chairman allowed the meeting to be ruled by a few roughs, who industriously hooted and groaned every adverse speaker. The electors were, however, happy in their choice of scrutineers. Two gentlemen better qualified to fill the post than Mr W. A. Graham and Dr Ginders are not easily found.