WELLINGTON.

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

WELLINGTON.

Dear Bee, June 9. Of course the subject this week is the arrival of the new Governor, but there are one or two other things too. You will find a Topic concerning THE HON. AND MRS BALLANCE’S ‘AT HOME.’ Amongst the guests were the Hon. J. McKenzie, the Hon. Ward, the Hon. R. Seddon, the Hon. Robert and Mrs Pharazyn, the Hon. W. P. and Mrs Reeves, the latter wearing her becoming brown checked tweed with scarlet waistcoat, black and red velvet crush hat ; the Hon. Edward Richardson, Mr J. E. Fitzgerald, Dr. and Mrs Anson, Dr. and the Misses Henry, the latter wearing grey tweed costumes with silk fronts, black hats with bows of black and white ribbon ; the Rev. Mr and Mrs Habens, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Gibson, Captain Baldwin, Mr and Mrs Tolhurst, Mrs and Miss Izard, the latter in light brown and blue figured tweed, large black hat trimmed with feathers ; Mrs (Justice) Richmond, in black ; Miss Shaen, in a handsome black fur jacket, and black and pink velvet bonnet ; Miss — Shaen, a lovely grey-blue silk gown, trained, long braided jacket, and large black hat with black feathers; Miss Holmes, in a beautiful gown of palest silver grey merveilleux, the front being striped with black velvet, small grey bonnet with white aigrette ; Mrs Baker, a handsome brown satin and velvet gown, sealskin jacket, black velvet bonnet with sparkling butterflies; Mrs Parfitt, cornflower blue trimmed with white lace ; Mrs and Miss Medley, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Gore, Miss Williams, Mrs Jellicoe, Dr. and Mrs Laishley, Miss Laishley, in bright red, trained ; Captain, Mrs, and Miss Barclay, Mrs and Miss Harding, Mr and Mrs Amelius Smith, Dr., Mrs, and Miss McGregor, Mrs and Miss Haise, Mr and Mrs Leonard Reid, Mrs Knight, Miss Knight, Mrs Percy Smith, Miss McKellar, Mrs Gillon, Mrs Hickson, Mrs Heywood, Mrs Seed, Miss Noake, etc. The drawing room, which has been furnished lately by Mrs Ballance, I believe, looks very well, the carpet being of a dull sage green, devoid of pattern, which shows up the bright plush and woodwork chairs very effectively, and a large bright coloured Persian square is laid down before the blazing fire and helps to give a cosy look. THE MONTAGUE TURNER COMPANY are entertaining the opera loving public just now. On Wednesday evening His Excellency Sir James Prendergast occupied the vice regal seats and took with him a large party, including his nieces, Mrs Godfrey Knight, in black trimmed with scarlet feathers, and Mrs Leonard Reid was also in black ; Miss Knight in white Liberty silk trimmed with lemon ribbons ; Miss S. Graham, white muslin trimmed with coral pink yoke; Miss Daisy Knight in red ; the Misses Henry, white fur cloaks; Mrs Montgomerie (of Wanganui), in black; Miss Harding, crimson velvet trimmed with Maltese lace ; and Miss Tolhurst, in white. On that night Miss Montague was too ill to appear, so with many apologies they substituted ‘ Martha’ instead of ‘ Lucrezia Borgia ’ which was advertised and in which Miss Montague takes the leading part. The acting governor again patronised the opera, on the following Friday night, when Lucrezia Borgia was most successfully played, and amongst the vice regal party were Mrs and Miss Knight, Mrs Reid, the Misses Henry, Miss McKellar, Mr C. Knight (Private Secretary), and two of His Excellency Lord Glasgow’s sons, who had just arrived. In the audience during the week I have seen the Hon. Robert Pharazyn, Mrs Pharazyn in grey plush cloak, Miss Wright, who is a guest of Mrs Pharazyn, in pale pink ; Miss Duthie in pale blue ; the Misses Cooper ; Mr and Mrs Morrison, the latter in old gold cloak embroidered with gold ; Mrs Ross in black velvet ; Miss Ross, in a red cloak ; Miss Wise, pale pink trimmed with dark velvet; Mrs (Dr.) Ewart, in a green plush cloak ; Mrs Coleridge, Miss Barclay in cream figured net trimmed with blue ; Mrs and Miss M. Gore, the latter in white ; Mr and Mrs. A. de B. Brandon, the latter in a very pretty soft white silk gown trimmed with violet velvet ; Mr Hugh Beetham (Masterton), Mrs Beetham in a red cloak embroidered with gold ; Mr and Mrs W. Ferguson ; Miss Alice Moorhouse, wearing a crimson cloak ; M. de Bachone Lostalot and Madame de Lostalot, the latter in black ; Mr and Mrs and the Misses Barron ; Miss Pike, in white ; Mis Leckie, the Misses Burnett, Mr and Mrs Gale, Mrs and Miss Friend, Miss Malcolm, in crimson ; Mrs McClean, black velvet; Miss Hadfield, Mrs Rawson, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Gibson, Mr Duncan, Dr. Martin, Dr. Ewart, Dr. and Mrs Gillon, Dr. and Mrs Fell, the latter in green trimmed with fur ; Mr and Mrs Whittail, Mr and Mrs Travers, the latter in a very pretty pink silk gown trimmed with white lace, grey cloak ; Colonel Fox, Miss Brandon, Miss Rose, black velvet ; Miss Quick, Mr Cock, Dr. and Mrs Rawson, and Miss Dransfiekl.

Ruby.