FIJI.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 17, 23 April 1892, Page 429

FIJI.

Dear Bee, February 23. I thought yon would be pleased to hear from your friend, who is now in the sunny isles of the South Seas. Of course you know this is our summer time, and it is rather warm compared with the summer in New Zealand. A nu would imagine dancing was quite put aside with us jnst now, but it is not so, as we have lieen very gay in Levnka. Three dances took place within three weeks. The first was a complimentary dance given to welcome the officers from the Nausori Rewa River, at which town Dsituated the second largest sugar mill in the world. The second dance was ako complimentary, given to the officers of the Ba River. These dances were pronounced to be the jolliest they have had for some time. Dancing commenced at 9 o’clock, and was kept up with much spirit till 3 a. tn. I will trj- and mention some of the ladies who were present, as it would be quite impossible to name them all. Mrs Drury wore steel grey, and crimson floral fan ; Mrs Hennings, black silk : Mrs Johnston, black velvet and bead trimmings ; Mrs J. W. Watkins (New Zealand) looked charming in pale bine silk and cream lace, with wreath of spider lilies ; Mrs Horne, black silk and lace; Mrs Robertson, black lace and heliotrope flowers ; Miss P. Morris, Liberty silk with lace, and cream aigrettes; Mrs Wilson, satin dress ; Mrs Robie, black satin relieved with honeysuckle ; Mrs Forbes, bottle green silk ; Miss Robie wore a very pretty dress of white spangled net, pink roses; Miss Wolf, black lace and ribbons ; Miss Johnston looked very nice in cream lace with pink ribbons and flowers ; Miss Drury, pale pink muslin and white flowers; Miss Cutlip, pretty salmon pink net; Miss Edwards, flowered delaine and ribbons ; Miss rainier, pale blue and cream roses. The Levuka Band

played most of the dance music, and were kindly relieved by Miss Robie, and Mr Lyons, whose music wafted the dancers into dreamland.

Now. Bee, I shall not trouble yon with a long letter this time, as the steamer is sailing sooner than I expected, and I will only have time to p »st this. Olive.