Tea Table Topics.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XVIII, Issue 3254, 16 July 1895, Page 2

Tea Table Topics.

(By Dobbin.) Wellinqtoi, July There are on a table in the lobtyd House, two turnips, a tig pointi handful of oats. They are ail bhA the produce of Pomabaka. A n entered the lobby and saw this pradi Pomahaka and exclaimed: “Wi that all Pomahaka has prodootdi one whole year ?” Tbe member* p indulged iu hearty laughter. Tbe banquet to the Hon. J. G.l was well attendeJ, three bandredfi being present. Speeches were <fcA by the Hons Messrs Ward Moal|l Rt evee and tbe Premier. Mrs G. Friend gave a moat dtfl| dance in the M. Hall last Tneedij, there were about 70 people preeea: Friend receired her gueets ic i Mid green and black silk ; Mias Fridl piuk silk, Mias MeDziee white di Miss Millar black satin, Mis* M l pink silk, Lady Alice Boyle wkk Among tbe gentlemen present tains Preston aud Hardy, sod I Minnett, Montgomery, Hodsou, B Anson and Lowe. There was a large At Home it G* ment House on Thursday aftenw* was from four till half past fiw * mobt enjoyable affair it proved, tins* between 30 and 40 people J* Lady Glasgow was dressed ■ handsome grey and white W satin, trimmed with real laoe, * Augusta, brown twoed, L*dj I grey tweed and Lndy Dorothy, f brown, Mrs Yacicsb, black sstia.M* Johnston, black aud white silk, M> Johnston, brown tweed, Mis* fU®* black, Mies S. Johnston and btf l tailor made costumes, Mrs P. B** black dress, seal skin jicket, Mr^ l black and yellow, Miss Bailor, dirt l Mies A. Gore, pink and white, Mr*" grey silk, Miss Friend, white *ergV A. St. Clair Inglis, tweed dress, vbik black hat. Some of the gentle®**® Dr Cahill, Mr J. C Anson, Ho* * Butler, Mr Fraser, Mr T. M*ck*** Dutbie, Mr Graham, Dr Walli* w* 8 ® Mr A< land. The House was crowded in last night when Mr Ward wa» *P I By eeveu o’clock every seat w«