A SOCIETY.

Observer, Volume 5, Issue 114, 18 November 1882, Page 148

A SOCIETY.

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Mr Seymour gave an enjoyable party at NeJßi - 1 on the Bth inst. |8| Major and Mrs Murray gavo a dance at f£| B.N.Z. Grahamstown, on Tuesday, in honou r fflH the Misses Roach, who are at present TisifraS I at the Major's house. §S5 The dance at Onehunga on Wednesday niHH | was quite a success. Miss B. Daveney andjHaf E. Jackson divided the honours as belle $91 both looked dceidedly charming. ' |§j| [ Mr Trafford gave a very pleasant little parjffl| his residence Ponsonby, on Monday night |&f| the host and hostess, with their usual succJhh made it thoroughly enjoyable. hh The lawn-tennis match, which was playedwß Waipu, on the Prince of "Wales' Birthday, betwfra the Whangarei Heads and Waipu tennis elj*|| resulted in a victory for Whangarei HeaStf| After the match the visitors were very hospitafflß| entertained by Mr Simson at his residence. • il| The first meeting of the Mongonui la§§» Tennis Club took place last week, at CapJH Chapman's grounds. There was a good muJSj of the members, amongst whom were Mr Bish^m E.M., Dr and Mrs Trimnell, and Miss Trironlliß! Captain and Mrs Chapman, and Miss ChapnJiK Mr and the Misses Wyles, Mr and Mrs O'NeiSf Mr and Mrs Hogwood, the Eev. Mr HitcLco^S and Mr Eraser. Wm In the Queen's kitchen there ai'e 91 persoag! employed, and the boss cook and bottle wasJH gets £700 a year. Now tken ye Auckland illl who furnish gorgeous houses and live in the basfl kitchens when there is "no company," you cfifH take a seat far away back. But while we readiß| all this care for the royal palate, it may be Mji tere.sting to learn that Henry Faust, a Loc(l|||fg ! law-clerk, aged 30, whose wife became first i\Sm and then insane, tried to support himself a|||| two children on a skeleton salary, was tWSS out of employment, and was found kneeli^S beside their bed with his mouth full of te||| leaves — dead. ||i The Old English Eaire at Napier drew iffl niense crowds every day and was, as we predicteij|i a financial success. The fancy costumes worn SB the ladies in their respective stalls were splendi^S the prettiest being those worn by the Miss|S| Le Monia and Miss Langley. Miss Le MoniaaiiS peared aa Mabel, the other as a flower-girl ; MiliH Langley was the fortune-teller ; MissK. Andren^B get up as a sailor-girl was perfect ; Miss Grindjii made a very pretty peasant ; Miss D. Eicllg looked very well as a sun-shower. The MaJHf pole dance by the children was well done, thegi were all • most prettily dressed, and seemed lli| enjoy their part in the daily programme. o||| the 9th November those who had taken part ilif the fair were rewarded by a picnic and dance i||| the Protestant Hall, Tennyson-street. We muiff| not forget to add that our friend Morley maksill grand " clown." W& Oui* Lake Taupo correspondent writes .— MiS E. Howe gave a most enjoyable dance on the l||| inst., to celebrate her birthday. There wsgl never such a blaze of beauty and fashion assemHe«@ here before. Dancing and flirting commence!® at 8.30 p.m., and was kept. up with vengeance tiij|| 3 a.m. Refreshments were provided during tiißl whole of the evening in abundance, and inraf manner worthy of much praise. There wcnH some very nice dresses worn, among which tlirag following nine were most noteworthy: — Missis Noble, black velvet dress, gold jewellery ; Musi Wenitia, the acknowledged belle of the cveninJS white muslin ; Mrs Lyon, black silk trimmed wifH lace j MrsH. Salnion,figured muslin trimmed witlH black velvet ; Mrs Grace, black merino trimn}?^ with blue satin ; Miss Mullqueeny, blue saffiraj Miss Howe, black ; Mrs Brady, grey lustrffg G-reat credit is due to Mr W. Brady, who kindl||g supplied excellent music. Mr G-ollagher acted a«| M.C. Wall-flowers were few. All enjoyed themS selves thoroughly, and on the whole it was on«| of the most enjoyable affairs of the kind eveffi| held in Taupo. g| The Cook-street 3olect quadrille class celebrate^ the close of the season on Wednesday the 8tl» inst., with a ball which passed off most succe^H fully. Dancing commenced at 8.30 p.m., and vsls continued with untiring zeal until half -past fo D fS in the morning. Sweet music was discoursed OTi Mr J. Davis, violin, and Mr Ramsay, piano. I^sl refreshment room was attended to by Mr McEwefS Mr Thos. Wright acted as M.C. in an able aisH satisfactory manner. The honours of belle lnjm between Miss Marriot and Miss Perrot, the f ornitS| wearing a white costume, with very neat trimls mings of lace, and silver cord ; . and the latWg being attired in an attractive pink costume. ®S ladies, almost without exception, were very tastfS fully attired, the following being perhaps the vnotm attractive : — Miss McCrae, pale blue satin ; Mi4| Wilson, pink ; the Misses Bull, white costumesß lace trimmings ; Miss Condan, pink costume® Miss McKnight, black velvet, with pale gree^H lace sash, and silver jewellery ; Miss Mary SmitiH white costume, lace trimmings to match ; MMk Carrie Chappel, black silk, silver necklace ; Mi^ Fleming looked very pretty in cream colour^ satin. Mr McArtney and Bob Main were abottlg the best waltzers in the hall. . g| The Oddfellows' ball in the Lome-street Sa^g on the Bth inst. was well attended.,- in fact tofl crowded. It is a great pity the committee do itf'H charge a higher price for admission, aa with hs-'i the number the hall would have been comforted! filled and dancing a pleasure, for the music w a || j good, as also was the table. There were some Yerjjj | pretty dresses worn, frut no room to show fcheiVj and several suffered before the nighfc was oviff- 1 Mrs Murray (ne4 Miss Laurance), wore v. i&W j coloured silk with satin and fringe trimming 5 Mrs Young, pale blue sateen, with white c . c trimmings j the Missea Best, white muslia trimmed with pink j Miss Ghadwicle, h'ght bltt©

Miss Wells, white muslin, cardinal satin sash and ■gjbraper ; a very tasteful dress of pink "was worn "fxfy- a dark young' lady, name unknown ; Miss Mills, black cashmere, with silver jewellery ; Miss Stevenson, black grenadine, pink flowers, and scraper ; Miss Thomson, black silk, silver jewellery : Miss Groodacre (the pianist), wore a neat dress of grey cashmere, with fringe to match. Several other pretty dresses were worn, but I have been unable to ascertain the names of the wearers. The honours of belle undoubtedly lay between Mrs Cleal and Miss N. Harding. The former wore cream sateen and lace, with blue satin drapery and scraper, and pale blue flowers ; the latter, ecru oatmeal cloth with fringe to match, and light blue bows, silver flowers. A concert for the benefit of the Hobson Band took place on the 6th inst. The attendance was only fair, but the programme was of a most enjoyable nature. Conspicuous among those who furnished items to the programme were : — The Hobson Band, Misses S.w'au, Stanton, Lorrigan, - and Messrs Boyle, Edwards, and Alf Campbell, the latter gentlenien!s rendition of the good old English ballad, "Sally in Our Alley," being decidedly the most meritorious feature in the entertainment and calling forth prolonged applause. • The Napier bachelors gave a large dance in the Theatre Koyal, Tennyson-street, Napier, on the 10th ultimo. Tbe room was prettily decorated,' the floor in splendid order, the music grand, the yiands excellent, in fact the arrangements throughout left nothing to be desired. But owing to the severe inclemency of the weather several old favoui'ites were conspicuous by their absence. As usual on such occasions the fair sex were greatly in the majority, there being at least two or three to evei'y man. The prettiest dresses in the room were those worn by Mrs Cotterill, Mrs Kinross, and Miss A. Bell. Mrs Viekerman looked very nice in rose sateen and black Spanish lace ; Miss Crowley looked very well in one of those pretty new figured muslins ; Miss Hitchings, cream plush, and silk ; Miss A. Bell, cream silk with Spanish lace, with necklet of natural flowers ; Miss Chapman looked very nice in black and pink ; Miss Tuke, white tarlatan, and cardinal plush ; Miss Taylor, all black ; Miss Mitchell, Suez-blue silk ; Miss Newton, cream satin ; Mrs Kinross, cream figured silk, handsomely trimmed ; Mrs Cotterill, pale blue and cream silk ; Mrs Birch, black satin trimmed with pink and natural flowers d la corsage ; Mrs Hamlin, heliotrope and cream ; Mrs Boyle, cardinal and black ; Miss Bower, mouse silk and cream ; Miss E. Braitwaite, blue silk ; Miss L. Braitwaite, pink silk ; Miss Elison, pink silk ; Miss Wilson, Suez-blue ; Miss Minnie Kennedy, ( pale blue silk -with wreath ; Miss Perone, telegraph blue silk, trimmed with cardinal plush. It would be quite impossible to say who was belle, every one looked so nice. Dancing was kept up until the wee hours of the morning.