DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 47, 19 November 1892, Page 1154

DUNEDIN.

(Delayed.) Dear Bee, November 4. Ah I nee that the mail to Auckland is advertised a day late, I am sending you the DRESSEK WORN AT MISS OAULTER’S WEDDING on the chance of this reaching you some other and quicker way ; if not, as we are at the mercy of the mail, I suppose my promptly dispatched news will be a little late. The gowns were the prettiest I have seen as yet this season, and the lovely day showed them to advantage. Mrs Gaulter, mother of the bride, wore a handsome black velvet, with black bonnet; Mrs Elmslie, step-mother of the bridegroom, a gown of striped light brown silk, the skirt and bodice bordered with a darker shade, brown bonnet; Mrs Cameron (Christchurch!, an exquisite gown of shot green and heliotrope corduroy, the vest of the heliotrope silk, and the skirt displaying artistic touches of the same colour at the edge, a charming little bonnet to match; Mrs Dalgety, Mrs Fortesque, and Mrs Collin Campbell (sister of the bridegroom), wore charming checks made tight fitting ; Mrs Colquhoun. fawn-coloured dress, zouave jacket opening over full vest, and sash of brown silk, jabot of pink chiffon at the neck, brown hat with pink ospreys; Miss K. Neill, lovely dress of pale blue cn>pe cloth, large white hat of felt with feathers ; Miss G. Roberts, grey cashmere skirt and bodice finished with a band of green velvet, velvet puffs on the sleeves covered with lace, grey hat with pink roses; Mrs Ridings, dark green silk triinmed with gold passementerie, and stylish hat to match ; Miss Morris, charming grey cashmere with vest and collar of soft white silk, grey nat and white ospreys; Miss Cargill, flowered delaine, with yellow bonnet; Mrs Watson, handsome combination of velvet and lace ; Miss Dy mock, grey cashmere, grey hat with pink chiffon and aigrettes ; Mrs Davis, black and white silk, with tippet of black lace; Mrs H. Mackenzie, a lovely dark brown velvet with the vest and puffs of the sleeves of pink silk, the skirt being piped with pink, large hat to match trimmed w’ith pink; Mrs G. M’Lean, electric blue silk trimmed with white lace, bonnet to match ; Miss M’Lean, a pretty fawn dress, with Empire sash of brown silk, lace epaulettes, brown hat with blue forget-me-nots; Miss B. M’Lean, pretty grey costume; Miss Butterworth, black dress made with corselet bodice, chemisette of olive green silk, white hat; Mrs W. H. Reynolds, black silk relieved with vieux rose; Mrs Denniston, black silk and brocaded velvet, white vest, and black bonnet with white feathers; Mrs Fenwick, charming check tweed, hat covered with exquisite white feathers ; Mrs H. Le Cren, green figured delaine with corselet of moss green velvet, bow of green ribbon from the shoulders, green and pink bonnet; Miss Mackenzie, black dress with white silk vest, black and white hat; Mrs Morris, handsome black silk with brown bonnet; Miss Lubecki, grey check finished with French grey silk. Most of the dresses were in the newest and quaintest styles, and the guests appeared like a bouquet of roses. Mrs J. Stephenson has interested herself in getting up a DRAWING-ROOM ENTERTAINMENT for the benefit of st. Mathew’s Church. Mr Tunson and Miss West presided at the piano, and besides several solos, accompanied those who sang. There were some of our favourite vocalists taking part—Mrs Henry Rose, Miss Fisher (daughter of the Hon. Fisher, of Wellington), Miss Blaney, Messrs Martin. J. J ago, H. Matthews, and Barrett. A tableau, ‘England, Ireland, and Scotland,’ was prettily represented by Miss Stephenson and tw’o other young ladies. Miss West wore a pretty cream figured delaine, the bodice finished with white lace, epaulettes of dark green velvet; Mrs Rose, handsome black gown of merveilleux ; Miss Fisher, long trained black velvet, the neck and short sleeves finished with chiffon; Miss Blaney, white figured silk with ruchings of orange silk ; Mrs Stephenson wore a very handsome black silk trimmed with lace and jet. At the close of the evening Mrs Stephenson presented the lady vocalists each with a lovely bouquet. MEETING OF THE GAELIC SOCIETY was very enjoyably passed, when reference was made to the elevation of one of their members—Mr John Macgregor—to a seat in the Legislative Council. An entertaining concert programme was carried through, among the vocalists being Mrs Campbell and Miss M. Morrison. It was resolved that the Society would this year offer two gold medals in connection with the Caledonian sports—one for competition by young pipers, and one for dancing.

Maude.