WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 30, 23 July 1892, Page 741

WELLINGTON.

Dear Bee, July 15. We are very gay indeed here just now. 1 have elsewhere given particulars, and have now only to describe the DRESSES AT THE THORNDON LAWN TENNIS CLUB BALL. Amongst the guests were Mr and Mrs Parfitt ; Mr and Mrs Gibson; Miss Gibson, in bright blue; Mrs Barron, in black velvet; Miss Barron, in pink and her sister in crimson trimmed with white chiffon; Mrs 1). Nathan wore cream silk; Miss Nathan, white, and her sister, yellow silk; Mr and Mrs Travers, the latter in pale blue gauze trimmed with feathers; Miss Barclay, in cream net, and her sister in a pretty blue gown ; Mrs Lougnnan wore black with red flowers; Miss B. Loughnan (Christchurch), white, with large Watteau bow; Miss Harding, black and gold Swiss belt, ami her sister cream ; Mrs .J. Rhodes (Napier) yellow silk ; Miss Rhodes (Napier), pale blue ; Miss Kennedy, black, trimmed with red. ami her sister, cream ; Mrs Ogle, a very pretty black gown, trimmed with scarlet, Swiss belt ot reel beads; Mrs Wardrop, black with large white moire sash ; Mrs Smithson (Timaru), cream ; Mrs Harding, black; Mrs McClean (Hutt), a pretty white gown trimmed with ruching of the same; Miss Burnett, pink ; Miss E. Burnett, cream ; and her sister, black and gold : Miss Dranstield, black embroidered with gold ; Miss M. Quick, black ; Miss Ncvill (Dunedin), pale blue ; Miss Pynsent, white Liberty silk ; Miss Turkey, yellow gauze trimmed with red chiffon; Miss Cooper, black lace and pink feathers ; and her sister, white silk trimmed with yellow ; Miss Izard, white, with mauve ribbons; Miss A. St. Hill (Hastings), blue striped gauze ; Miss M. Gore, cream, prettily trimmed with crimson velvet; Miss Grace, white net. with front of pink flowers; and her sister white satin; Miss H. Moorehouse, white; Miss Grierson (Dunedin), pale blue silk ; Miss Trimnell. a peculiar colour, bluish-mauve silk, and the hem cut in vandykes; Miss Fairchild, pink, with green silk frills; Miss N. Fairchild, yellow trimmed with black velvet ribbon ; Mrs Hickson, black ; Mrs Burnett, black ; Mrs Samuels, blue; Mrs Lyons, pink gauze; Mrs C. Izard, white silk trimmed with green ribbons; Miss Chetfereil, pale green silk; Miss Brandon, maize net; the Misses Hart, black net; Miss Collins (Kaikoura), a pretty bluish grey gown with Watteau bow ; Miss Duncan, red and black ; Miss Pickering, white embroidered gown with mauve velvet ribbons ; Miss Allan, white prettily trimmed with ruching ; Miss Willis, a white gown ; Mrs Hudson, Mrs Wardrop, Miss Gurr. Miss Lingard. and Miss Messenger. Dr. Adams, and Messrs Kcbbell, Birnbaume, Turnbull, Still, Watson. Kennedy, Barron, Vogel, Todd, Leckie, Lyon, Webb, Hickson, O’Rorke, Studholme, Butterworth, C. Cooper, Pearson, and Luckie, etc. GOWNS WORN AT MRS T. C. WILLIAMS’ AFTERNOON. A few r of the many guests were Lady Campbell, the Hon. R. and Mrs Oliver, Mrs Newman, the Hon. C. and Mrs Johnston, the latter in a beautiful black velvet trained gown and tiny pink and jet bonnet; Mrs Rolleston, in handsome terra-cot ta brocade ; Mrs Reeves, Mr and Mrs Reid, the latter wearing a pretty tobacco corduroy trained gown with front of Gobelin silk and white la?e, small bonnet to match; Mr and Mrs Baker, Mrs A. Rhodes, Mrs and Miss Pynsent, Mrs and the Misses Grace. Miss M. Grace wearing a pretty terra-cotta silk gown, trained, black sash and black feather hat; Mrs Adams, Mrs Ferguson, the Misses Moorhouse, Miss Hallowes, in turquoise blue trimmed with black velvet and jet; Mrs Pratt, the Misses Cooper, Miss Holmes, in grey satin; Miss Izard, Miss St. Hill, Mrs Partitt, Mrs and Misses Gore, Mr and Mrs Ed. Brown. Messrs Gillington, Bcetham,

Govett, Studholme, Hadfield, Tripp, etc.

Ruby.