WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 29, 16 July 1892, Page 717

WELLINGTON.

Dear Bee, July 8. The Citizens’ Ball is now a thing of the past, and it only remains to chronicle the dresses in this part of the Graphic. It is really a very hard task, for you can imagine that one would get decidedly mixed in thinking over w hat between two and three hundred ladies had on. However. 1 will do my best, and remember as many as possible, beginning with these which were the most striking. , „ DRESSES AT THE CITIZENS BALI. Lady Prendergast wore a beautiful gown with long train, of claret brocade profusely trimmed w’ith deep cream lace flounces; Lady Hector, crushed strawberry silk striped with satin of the exact shade, and trimmed with beige lace; Lady Buckley, old gold satin with broad fringe of black jet and silver round the pointed bodice ; Mrs Ballance, handsome black jetted gown ; Mrs W. P. Reeves, a very pretty pale green silk with Empire sash of

yellow silk and hem of yellow velvet; Mrs Rhodes, of The Grange, rich black velvet, high collar and long train, and diamonds; Mrs Arthur Rhodes (Christchurch), a black silk, train and bodice over a scarlet satin petticoat veiled with black jetted net, the bodice prettily trimmed with scarlet velvet ribbon; Mrs Charles Johnston, one of the loveliest gowns, of pearl grey satin brocaded with tiny sprays of old rose and turquoise blue flowers, the puffed sleeves and bodice trimmed with palest grey lace and turiuoise blue and old rose velvet ribbon : Mrs Newman, a very handsome dress of pale grey brocade, the long bodice trimmed with silver: Mrs R. Pharazyn, handsome black ; Mrs Grace, black velvet bodice and long train over a petticoat of black and white velvet trimmed with lace, quantities of diamonds; Mrs Duthie. claret satin; Mrs Menteath, black velvet, train, blue feather a ; gretto in her hair; Mrs W. Ferguson, cream striped moire and satin train, petticoat of lace. Empire sash, bodice trimmed with pink roses; Mrs Loughnan, black ; Mrs Baker, terra-cotta silk trimmed with pale terra-cotta satin ; Mrs Valentine (Otago), a pretty dress of cream satin, the skirt edged with light brown beaver fur; Mrs Hislop, black satin; Mrs Coleridge, black and yellow ; Mrs Castendyk, cream : Mrs Tolhurst, black watered silk ; Mrs Izard, black trimmed with white lace; Mrs Williams, the same; Mrs W. Moorhouse, cream satin and lace; Mrs Travers, salmon pink veiled with pale grey figured gauze, salmon silk Empire sash ; Mrs Wardrop, a pretty bright pink silk trimmed with deep ruby velvet; Mrs Elgar (Wairarapa), pretty pink striped gauze trimmed with pearl embroidery; Mrs Honevman (Auckland) a handsome cream silk and lace gown; Mrs Smithson (Canterbury), a lovely white silk gown with long train trimmed with heliotrope velvet ribbon and lace ; Mrs Alfred Brandon, a pretty cream silk gown trimmed with pearl embroidery; Mrs E. Reid, a beautiful gown of sage green silk with front of yellow silk cr£pe, long sleeves of cr6pe; Mrs Parfitt, black and blue; Mrs Barron, black; Mrs Gore, black velvet; Mrs Tilly, black; Mrs Burnett, black with flounces of cream lace; Mrs Harcourt; Mrs Gillon pink Liberty silk with Swiss belt and hanging balls of silver; Mrs Morrison, Mrs Purdy, white spotted with black ; Mrs Jellicoe, a beautiful electric blue brocade trimmed with pink feathers ; Mrs Nathan, dark blue velvet brocaded with a pile blue and white design ; Mrs D. Nathan, handsome cream silk: Mrs PercySmith, Mrs Harding. Mrs Rawson, blue; Mrs Friend, Mrs Eberle, Mrs Crawford. Mrs Lyons, Mrs Gudgeon, Mrs Pollen, Mrs Samuels, pale blue; Mrs Harding. Mrs Turnbull, Mrs Wallace, Mrs Page, Mrs Blundell. Mrs Chapple, cream silk with long train; Mrs Habens, Mrs Page, Mrs McClean (Hutt), bright pink veiling with Watteau train ; Mrs Ross, Mrs Bendall, Mrs Barker, Mrs Devine, Mrs Dorset, Mrs Dodwell, Mrs Eveson, Mrs Davenport. Mrs Evans, Mrs Focke, Mrs Lindsay, Mrs Gale, Mrs Tippler, Mrs Janisch, Mrs Lee, Mrs Leckie, Mrs Longdon, Mrs Miller, a pretty pink gown; Mrs McKinnon, yellow silk; Mrs T. K. Macdonald, Mrs M’Lellan, Mrs Sait, Mrs Seed, Mrs Spragg, Mrs Sullivan. Mrs Shortt. Mrs Tracey. Mrs Woolcott, Mrs Walkley, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Zohray, Miss E. Johnston wore pale blue embroidered with jewels; Miss H. Williams (Dunedin), black trimmed with ruby velvet; Miss Loughnan (Christchurch), a handsome pale blue silk trimmed with flounces of pale biscuit lace ; Miss Cheffereil, a pretty cream gown ; Miss Duthie, a very pretty soft white silk gown ; Miss A. Moorhouse, black net, jetted; Miss L. Izard, pink surah. Swiss belt of silver braiding, silver shoes; Miss Hilda Williams, white corded silk trimmed with bands of orange velvet; Miss Elfie Williams, a pretty pale blue spotted gauze ; Miss Turnbull, a beautiful pink brocaded gown ; Miss Grace cream satin and lace ; Miss Alice Grace, white satin ; Miss Medley, pale blue ; the Misses Cooper, white; Miss Pynsent, a pretty pale pink silk, with Iringe of silver beads round the bodice; Miss Holmes, black and yellow ; Miss Gore, Gobelin blue with scarlet flowers; Miss May Gore, a very pretty pile blue satin trimmed with white lace ; Miss A. St. Hill (Hastings), blue; Miss Brandon, scarlet net and white bouquet; Miss A Brandon, maize net and silk; Mis’ Dransfield, pink moire; the Misses Barron, cream; Miss McGregor, a pretty white gown trimmed with crystal fringe, Watteau back; Miss Me Kellar, her‘coming out ’ gown of white silk with fringe of daisies; the Misses Hart, black; Miss Griffiths, cream; the Misses Allan, pale pink silk ; Miss Percy Smith, black ; Miss Malcolm, cream; Miss Hume, pink; Miss Gibson, Miss L. Haise, in black and pink; Miss Noake. Miss Richardson, white; Miss Trimnell, sage green; Miss Gillon. black; Miss M. Gillon, sage green net and flowers; Miss Ross, pink silk and chiffon ; Miss Wise, Miss Fairchild, pale blue brocade ; Miss N. Fairchild, deep mauve silk with large Watteau bow of white silk; Miss Fowler, cream trimmed with black velvet; Miss Grierson (Dunedin), cream; Miss Heywood, rose pink silk, long train and flounces of chiffon; the Misses Nathan, handsome white silk gowns with Watteau backs and long trains ; Miss Burnett, ecru with bronze embroidery ; and her sister, white spotted with blue; Miss Laishley, turquoise blue; Miss Kebbell, white, with green sash tied at the side ; Miss Samuels, blue Liberty silk, trained ; Miss Reid, a pretty white silk gown ; Miss Blundell, Miss Bendall, Miss Pownall, in white silk and moss-green ribbons ; Miss Gordon, M ss Ling, Miss Gilmer, Miss Bishop, in black net; Miss Barry. Miss Crease. Miss Campbell, Miss Dorset, Misses Dryden, Miss Davenport, Misses Evans. Miss Godfrey, Miss Hargreaves, Misses Hill, Miss Hilt, Miss Huxtable, Miss Hayes. Miss Kirkcaldie. Miss Kempthorne, Miss Kayll. Miss Luckie, Miss Morrah, Miss Magginity, Miss Mowbray, Misses Myers, Miss Rowley, Miss Rhodes, Miss Smith, Miss Skerritt, in cream silk with pearl ornaments; Miss Standish, Miss Widdop, Miss Wheeler, etc. The dresses most admired after that of the Countess were those of Mrs C. Johnston, Mrs Reeves. Mrs Newman, Mrs Smithson, Mrs E. Reid, and Mrs Wardrop, and the Misses Pynsent. Loughnan, M. Gore. H. Williams, McGregor, the Misses Nathan, and Miss N. Fairchild. A few of the gentlemen were the Hon. W. P. Reeves, the Premier, the Hon. R. Scddon, Sir James Prendergast, Sir Robert Stout, Sir James Hector, Sir P. Buckley, Drs. Collins, Fell, Cahill, and Pollen, Capt. Bourke, Mr Stansfield, Mr Buck, and several others from H.M.S. Ringarooma, the Hon. R. Pharazyn, the Hon. E. Richardson, Rev. W. C. Waters, Rev. Dr. Belcher, and many others. Ruby.