BLENHEIM.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 19, 7 May 1892, Page 477

BLENHEIM.

Dear Bee, April 28. We have been quite gay since Easter, and our dissipations began with the Renwick Races on Easter Monday. After the heavy rain of the preceding days we had lovely weather, though a trifle cold up there, and a most pleasant day was spent, as we always look forward to a picnic on those occasions. DRESSES AT THE RACES. There were a few pretty gowns worn, among the most noticeable being Mrs Charles < foulter, in cream flowered delaine, and lovely cream crepe picture hat with ostrich tips and long cream scarf ; Mrs Caldwell (Wellington) well fitting fawn gown, and hat to match relieved with blue ; Mrs Clouston wore a most becoming and well cut gown of checked pink and blue woollen, soft felt hat, and very handsome fawn cloak trimmed with bear fur ; Miss Olive Redwood looked wonderfully well in a tight-fitting fawn tweed gown, fawn three quarter cloak with hood lined with prune shot silk, black chiffon hat with yellow flowers; Mrs C. Watts looked well in navy blue, and black chip hat with feathers; Mrs Hiley, Mrs Kellus, in black, with becominghat; Miss Blanche Pickering looked cosy in red frock, and three-quarter cloak to match, black sailor hat with turnedup brim trimmed with velvet and grey quills. The rain had made the course very heavy, but there was some good racing. The unsettled weather beforehand affected the attendance a good deal as far as the ladies were concerned. I shall have a budget for you next week, tor who can say we are not gay in Blenheim when we have had Wirth’s Circus this week. To day lam going to the ‘ Mum ’ Show, to-morrow to the Choral Society’s concert, and Saturday to a surprise dance up at ‘ St. Clair,’ Mr and Mrs Hanna’s place. Miss Seymour’s popular assemblies begin the second week in May, and Miss Violet Robertson’s successful dancing classes started just before Easter.

Sincerity.