BLENHEIM.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 25, 18 June 1892, Page 621

BLENHEIM.

Dear Bee, June 4. I have not much to tell you of this week. MISS SEYMOUR’S DANCE was, as you will see elsewhere, successful, though the night was wet. I thought many of the ladies’ dresses very pretty, and Miss Seymour was looking particularly handsome and distingui in very dark blue velvet, made perfectly plain with a long train, and white muslin and lace balayeuse, the low pointed bodice being trimmed with dull jet ; Mrs C. Watts was much admired in a lovely pale coral pink silk, made with train and long tabbed bodice, and pretty puffed and slashed elbow sleeves, her hair becomingly dressed a la Mary Anderson with small wreath of pink leaves, beautiful cream brocade opera cloak with ostrich feather trimming; Mrs Cleghorn looked very pretty in pink striped silk gauze over satin ; Miss B Atkinson (Nelson) was charming in canary crepe cloth stylishly made in the Princess style buttoningunderthearm, and very long train trimmed prettily; Miss Rees looked very nice in a pretty white broche gown, the plain gored and trained skirt bordered with a tiny frill, and the low bodice finished off with white beading and real lace frill, tan shoes ; Mrs J. Mowat wore becoming black lace with white chiffon frills ; Mrs Conolly, soft white silk, the low bodice most prettily draped with lovely white embroidered chiffon; Mrs C. Earp, black evening dress, hairdressed low down in a coil, pink striped silk opera cloak with white fur ; Mrs Fitzgerald, very handsome black satin and jet, with full cream satin vest; Miss J. Pitt (Nelson), well fitting white cashmere with handsome lace flounce ; Miss Mellish (Picton), geranium red gown, which suited her colouring wonderfully well, becoming dark red plush opera wrap trimmed with grey fur and lined with red satin ; Mrs Hiley was wearing a handsome sky blue silk draped with ficelle-coloured lace, crimson broche silk opera cloak ; Mrs Thompson, black silk and net with yellow ribbons, lovely sky blue silk opera wrap braided with gold ; Miss Mary Seymour (Picton) black with yellow chiffon and ribbons ; Miss Isabel Seymour (Picton) soft white silk prettily drawn ; Miss Mary Farmar wore a pretty new pink nun’s veiling (a lovely shade), the bodice prettily trimmed with frills and folds of pink silk ; Miss L. Farmar, her becoming bine frock ; Miss Parsons (Kaikoura) who is staying with Mrs J. Mowat, white muslin and blue ribbons ; Miss F. Smith, ficelle lace with pink sash and bows ; Miss Chaytor, white with neglige and posy of lovely violets; Miss Elinor Chaytor, fine white embroidered m uslin and posy of sweet pin k roses and foliage; Miss Carey, pale yellow tulle ; Miss Smallbone, pink, prettily trimmed with ribbons and chiffon to match. The men present were Messrs Chaytor, G. Chaytor, Conolly,

Thompson, Earp, J. Mowat, H. Mowat, G. Robinson, Wilson, Browning Smith, Lloyd, Canavan, S. Hodson, W. Griffiths, L. Grifiiths, Dunn. The next assembly will be held June 24th, when if we can only get tine weather, we are certain to have a large attendance.

Sincerity.