BLENHEIM.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 17, 23 April 1892, Page 428

BLENHEIM.

Dear Bee, April 12. The last of the popular weekly afternoon teas at the Marlborough Lawn Tennis Club tcok place last Saturday, and was largely patronised. Tea was provided by the lady members under the superintendance of Mrs Griffiths and Mrs Thompson. The afternoon was lovely, and there were in consequence some smart gowns worn. Mrs C. Watts was looking wonderfully nice in a handsome gow n of fawn cashmere, trimmed with brown coided silk and gold passementerie, and most chic little black and gold bonnet: Mrs G. Watts wore a most stylish tailor-made gown of brown striped tweed, very well cut, but most plainly made with gored skirt and tight fitting bodice with long tails at the back, a black saucer Tom-tug trimmed with black velvet and wings ; Mrs Richardson, as usual, looked well in grey, and large black hat with apricot feathers ; Mrs Kellas wore a well fitting black gown, with becoming dark fur boa, and very pretty toque with crown of folded cream velvet and brim of black ostrich feathers. Mrs Clouston was in a very pretty fawn gown, with bear fur fioa, and small black bonnet with yellow flowers and osprey ; Mrs Hodson looked very nice in black, with becoming lace cloak and black and gold bonnet ; Miss Beatrice Horton was wearing a nicely-made plain grey tweed gown, and black saucer sailor hat with yellow velvet ; Mis McNab and Mrs C. Earp were also wearing these shaped bats with red and yellow qnills, respectively, stuck through black telvet bows; Mrs T. Redwood was in black

with pretty black and yellow bonnet ; and the Misses Redwood wore pink skirts, white blouses, and hats with cream tips, chiffon, and black velvet ; Miss Florence Smith looked very pretty in a plain grey green tweed frock and white Tom tug hat. Mesdames Mclntire, Fitzgerald, Carey, Griffiths, Vivian, Mclnto»h (two), Thompson, Smith, Hiley, G Robinson, Lucas, and Misses Ivey, Rees, Smith, Pasley, Vivian, V. Robertson, O'Callaghan, E. Linton, and Messrs Griffiths, C. Watts, G. Robinson, Howard, Sharp, Rowe, Browning, Maclean, and P. Clark were among tho«e present that I noticed. We are now most of ns looking forward to the Renwick races on Easter Monday, when we are hoping for line weather. At present our long spell of lovely autumn weather (a regular ‘ Indian summer’) shews signs of breaking up, hut I do hope the Easter holidays will not be wet. The Chrysanthemum Show is now fixed for the 28ih instant, the day after the Rowing Club’s social, so I shall have plenty of news for you later on.

Sincerity.