BLENHEIM.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 37, 10 September 1892, Page 913

BLENHEIM.

Sincerity.

Dear Bee. September 1. It seems such a pity that when the alternative of plain and fanev dress is given at a ball, most people choose the former style, at least this was done at the RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL SOCIAL Amongst the ladies Mi-s Lily Falconer «Picton». looked verv pretty in bright pink rarletan with white ribbon*, and was thought bv manv to be the bc’l a . while MissGonlon »s ‘ Night ’ was equallv admire!, and indeed looked very graceful in black and silver, and Miss Card was «imp!v charming in white and silver <such a becoming frock*: Mi-s Leahy * <rvli<h and c’eganr heliotrope gown with Emp : re sash was much remarked ; Miss Heaney wore a very pretty cream and gold dress with Watteau n’ear and gold passementerie corselet, and nrertv opera cloak with vellow <flk hood ; Mis* Rees looked exceedingly well in white broch- : Mis* Weber seemed a good deal admired in white beaded tulle and silk with heliotrope crepe de chine: Mi-- Mn»r. handsome black merveilleux with jewelled lace berthe : Mi** Clare wore oneof the nrettiesr dresses in the room, a lovely -shade of Pink nun * veiling and gauze : Mr* Mclntosh <Picton>. handsome black moire w*"th lemon silk : Mr* Carev looked so nice in b’ack silk and jet: Mi** Carev. white frock: Mr* Fitzgerald, black merveilleux: Mr* Wiisnn. pale embroidered silk : Mrs C’onnlly looked pretty in black with lovelv white flower* °n rhe bodice: Mr* Powell, handsome red sarin and lace : Mis* M Maxwell Brown, white and pink ribbon* : Miss A Paslev looked very nice in black with creamy Maltese lace; MissG. Horne, prettv white striped *i’k and pink ribbon* : Miss A. Horne, eau de nil net with silk : Mis- Amy Fiven. pretty buttercup vellow with silk and chiffon frills : Miss Gentrv. verv handsome black merveilleux with feather trimming. _______________

beautiffil violets: Miss Girling, pale blue with dark velvet ribbon* : Mi** Simson. terra-cn‘ta *ilk and pale green : Mi-s Mullen, very handsome red brocade with white lace : Miss Beatrice Horton looked well in cream and vellow Libertv «ilk : Mi** Gillespie, pretty creamy dress with train and U atreau pleat : Mi** Farmar in pale blue, and Miss M. Farmar in pink, looked nice: and so did Miss Ravner in blue and silver, and Miss Marv Rayner in white: Mrs Macalister. handsame claret brocade ; Mi-s Dan*ev. pinkfrock: Mi*s Brace, white embroidered fre-k: MrJackson. black with red ponpies ; Mrs Malcolm, black lace and silk, handsome red plush onera cloak ; Miss Bu*h in pink Liberty silk, looked very pretty and was much admired : Mrs Elbeck. b’ack evening dress : Mi** McKenzie, yellow; Miss Giblin, black and yellow ; Mr* Tansley looked extremely well in heliotrope silk : Mi-s Tansley looked nice in black : Mi-* Draper worea handsome heliotrope brocade with heliotrope silver - spangled tulle: Mrs C. Earp, black silk and turquoi-e blue attcau bow ; Mi-* Ada Rob-nson looked nice in pink Liberty silk, and Mi-* Katie Robin son was pretty in pale blue: Mi-s Mabel Tansley. sea-green and black velvet.