AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume X, Issue 2, 14 January 1893, Page 42

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bee, January 9. Elsewhere you are sure to have a description of the excellent tea at the Costley Home. Besides the originator. Mrs Pritt, the following ladies gave capital assistance:—Mesdames Nolan. Cochrane, Ching, Cotter, Hardie, Thompson, Morton. Thomas, Austen, Elliott, Mains, Pickmere, Patterson, Walker, Richardson, Ewen, Jackson. Gamble, Somerfleld, Westwood, Hewin, Atkin. Contributions were also sent from the following ladies, who were unable to attend personally Mesdames Richmond. Hunter. Clark, McMillan, Lennox, Hay, I’ylden, Macfarlane. Buckland. Harrold, Brock, Johnston. Carpenter, Orchistone, Jackson. Winstone. Illustrated papers were sent by Miss Girdler, and Christmas cards from Mrs Carpenter. Amongst the \ isitors were Mrs Dudley. Mrs Taite, Mrs Shera, Mrs Hill, Mrs Williams, Miss Campbell, Miss Guir.ness, Miss Walker, the Misses Macfarlane. A charming AFTERNOON TEA w’as given by Mrs Ware to a large number of friends, the raison d'etre thereof being to bid farewell to Mrs Broham, who. it is to be regretted, is shorfy leaving Auckland. Some of the dresses worn were very stylish. Mrs Broham wore a beautifully-fitting fawn costume flowered with silk, long train, brown and violet bonnet; Mrs Ware, handsome navy flowered s Ik ; Mrs Archie Clark had a lovely dress of cream silk and lace ; Mrs (Major) George, handsome mourning costume ; Mrs Pritt, stylish black. Others wore pretty dresses, among them Mrs Kissling, Mrs Goodhue. Mrs Wor-p, Mrs Harry Jackson, Mrs McMillan, lovely black broche silk with Eton jacket and straw coloured blouse, parasol to match ; Mrs and Miss Stevenson, Mrs Walker, Miss Mowbray, Mrs Taite, Mrs Haines, pretty pink dress; Mrs and Miss Moss Davis, Mrs Munro. Mrs and Miss Davis sang a pretty duet. Dances are rather scarce, so 1 have much pleasure in chronicling the dresses worn at the DANCE GIVEN TO THE OTAGO CRICKETERS. Mrs Hope Lewis was frockcd in a well-fitting Ardoise grey velvet; Miss Wilkins, black grenadine with Chartreuse green sleeves and Empire belt ; her sister wore a stylish gauzy pale Gaulois grey striped with white ; Miss Minitt, black relieved with white lace ; Miss Way (Christchurch), black silk with bouton d’or trimmings, white daisies in her hair ; Miss King, black lace, with red roses on her shoulders and wreath in her hair; Mrs A. Clark, eau-de nil silk with lace trimmings ; Miss Stevenson, pretty orange dress; Miss Rookes, pale pink ; Miss Forbes looked pretty in white silk with dainty tan shoes ; Miss Kilgour. Egypte red satin w’ith shoes tn suite; Misses Kerr-Taylor looked nice in vieux rose silk with roses in hair; Miss Kissling, azure nil blue silk with a sweeping train ; Miss Thorpe, cardinal, and her sister looked pretty in rose coral ; Miss Firth, coral silk with art draperies round the edge of the skirt; Miss M. Firth, black lace; Miss C. Firth looked well in white crepon prettily ruched round the edge of the skirt: Miss N. Kilgour, pretty cream silk ; Mrs Storey (H.M.S. Katoomba), lovely pink Liberty silk ; Mrs Jackson (H.M.S. Katoomba), very handsome black lace costume flowered in front with heliotrope, and also heliotrope ribbon bows on shoulders and neck of bodice : Miss Fenton, rose coral pink with Swiss belt of vieux rose; Miss Anderson, simple white silk with Swiss belt ; Mrs Minitt, black ; Miss Hull, a gauzy grey w’ith three bands of white ribbon round the skirt; Miss bite, white crepon ruched round the edge of the skirt; Mrs Dickson, black broche; Mrs Dennison, black corded silk, with white roses on shoulder ; Miss Thomas, black. Unfortunately, both the race days. THE DERBY AND STEEPLECHASE, were extremely wintry, as it poured incessantly. I will just mention thedresses I caughta glimpse of on the stand, as of course there was not the slightest chance of walking on the lawn. Mrs (Col.) Dawson, stylish black silk, white vest, black lace toque with cream and pink roses ; as the President’s wife she placed the ribbon on the winner of the Derby’s neck, which she did very gracefully; Mrs Alfred Nathan, brown silk skirt, navy and gold jacket, pretty brown straw hat with pink silk and fawn feathers ; Mrs Arthur Nathan, navy, white front, becoming white sailor hat with white feathers ; MrsL. D. Nathan, handsome camel haircloth with a tiger stripe ; Mrs A. Taylor, cornflower blue, grey hat; Mrs T. Morrin, black with pink vest, lovely toque of black lace and pink roses; Mrs Devore, black ; Mrs Masefield, cornflower blue, black bonnet and green flowers ; Mrs Walker, black ; Mrs Cottle, black corded silk, black and yellow feathered bonnet; Mrs Dignan, navy ; Mrs MacDonald, black; Mrs Morgan, stylish gown of green silk, bonnet of black tulle; Miss Devore, grey, handsome red cloak, black hat; Miss Wilkins, cornflower blue and white, black toque ; and her sister wore navy skirt, blue print top; Misses Beale, brown plaid ; Miss Walnut, brown ; Miss Kilgour, black and white stripe, red toque; Mrs Major George, black; Mrs Colbec, black: Miss Lusk, black: Misses Kirkwood looked well in grey and black velvet; Miss Percival, brown and grey; Miss Dunnett. navy; Miss Davis, navy. W’hite vest, navy toque with red and green flowers; Miss Wylde-Brown, grey; Miss Williamson, cornflower blue, white sailor hat; Miss Rookes. navy ; Miss Forbes, green and cream silk ; Miss Flora MacDonald, nayy spotted cambric, pretty black lace toque with green front : Miss Walker, pale grey cambric, red sailor hat. with red satin; Miss Ireland, cornflow’er spotted gown with guipure lace, white toque with cornflowers; her sister, in pale grey delaine with grey ribbons. grey hat; Miss MacDonald, handsome grey cloak, black hat with white bow; her sister, in navy ; Miss Evans, nayy delaine, becoming white sailor hat; Mrs Bloomfield, black, with lace bonnet, and crushed strawberry ribbons; Mrs Dennison, navy; Mrs Duthie. navy ; Mrs Ansenne, white ; Mrs Goodhue. black : Mrs Chamberlin, black and heliotrope ; Mrs Hanna, pretty grey costume with white vest, black hat with red ; Mrs Jackson, black ; Miss Jackson, grey spotted gown; Miss Jervis, pale biscuit gown edged with white, faw’n toque; Miss Bursill, striking cornflow’er blue, the only bright colour on the stand; Miss W. Buckland, grey and white; Miss Way (Christchurch). navy; Miss Mobray, black; Mrs Lewis, brown plaid; Mrs Bews, handsome navy serge with gold braid; Mrs Blair, grey ; Mrs Fraser, grey and white : Mrs Gordon, pretty cardinal cashmere with cream lace; Miss Lawford, navy.

I think. Bee, girls are, after all, less afraid of getting their feet w'et than are men, for do you know at

MRS COTTLE’S DANCE AT REMUERA more girls than men turned up 1 It was a horrid wet night, but we had a delightful time. These are the dresses I noted for your benefit. Our hostess was attired in a rich black silk, demi-trained, with handsomely jetted bodice and pale pink vest; Miss Bursill, who was unremitting in her attention to the guests, w’ore a becoming w’hite ar d gold dress; Mrs Williams was gowned in a rich black satin, long train ; her daughter, Mrs Pritt, in black lace; Mrs D. B. Cruickshank, heliotrope satin, black lace overdress, handsome white opera cloak ; Miss White, pale blue; Miss May White, crushed strawberry silk ; Miss A. Gould, cream nun’s veiling ; Mrs Earle, black silk, cream lace cap; Mrs McArthur w ore a beautiful heliotrope silk, satin stripes, cream lace berthe; Mrs Macdonald, black relieved with white lace : her daughter looked nice in a shimmering gauzy net with gold stripe: Miss White, blue cashmere: and her sister, in terra-cotta; Mrs Kerr-Taylor, handsome red satin ; and her daughters, white froufrou silk ; Miss Way wore white crepon with bnuton rf’o/-ribbons intertwined prettily round the bodice and ending in streamers at the back; Miss Worsp. lavender silk; Miss D. Dudley, scarlet gauzy material; Miss Phillips, black lace: Misses Percival, pretty white cashmere ; Mrs A. Taylor, nandftome combination of pink silk and grey, corselet body ; Miss Von Stunner, white with red sash ; Miss Hardie, Grecian style of cream nun’s veiling with terracotta sash and trimmings; Miss Jervis, red; Miss P. Buckland, blue silk : Mrs W. F. Buckland, dark green silk and velvet, trimmings, and her daughter in black with blue ribbons ; Miss Kilgour. pretty cream delaine ; and her sister, black velvet: Miss Rookes. black beaded dress; Miss Forbes, white with blue ribbons; Miss O’Brien, handsome black velvet; Miss Tonks, black lace ; Miss Dudley, white; Miss Heywood, pink nun’s veiling; Mrs Hunter looked charming in heliotrope with velvet trimmngs; Mrs Worsp, black.

After the week s enforced holiday the Tennis devotees of Parnell flocked to their lawn in even greater strength than usual last week. Something of interest anent the tennis will be found elsewhere. Here are some of the

PA KN ELI. TENNIS DRESSES. Mrs Munro, pretty cream tussore silk gown made Empire style, pretty white hat; Mrs Knight blue and white spotted print, small white Tom-tug hat trimmed with large bows of ribbon ; Mrs L. Bloomfield, dark blue serge skirt and jacket, pink and white blouse, white hat with bands of pale and dark blue ribbon ; Miss E. Rich, very handsome mourning costume ; Miss Rookes. dainty white costume, large white hat; Mrs Fraser, all white costume ; Miss Buckland, pretty pale pink embroidered costume, white hat trimmed with ostrich feathers ; Misses Whitson, navy serge corselet skirts, white shirtsand hats : Miss Robert on,pretty brown skirt and jacket, white blouse and large white hat: Miss Power, blue and grey spotted cambric, pretty little white hat; Miss E. cream and red spotted delaine, small white hat trimmed to match (club’s colours!; Miss Nessie Kilgour. pretty white embroidered costume; Miss Forbes, white; Mrs Duthie, lovely costume of French blue delaine, with small white scroll, enviably pretty hat ; Mrs Ansenne, pretty costume of lavender. You w ill also find a good deal concerning the bowls tournament in ‘ Topics,’ and I must confine myself to giving a few of the DRESSES AT THE AUCKLAND BOWLING CLUB on Saturday. Mrs Haines, very pretty pink and white flowered delaine, rZuc white hat Mrs — Haines, black and white flowered sateen, black bonnet; Miss Law son, dark grey tweed skirt, soft cashmere blouse, w’hite sailor hat; Miss B. Vaile, crushed strawberry skirt, white blouse and hat; Mrs Upton, pretty pale fawn tweed, bonnet en suite : Miss Upton, dark navy serge skirt, white shirt and hat: Mrs Edwards, dainty gown of flowered delaine, the Swiss belt and low’er part of sleeves being made of brown corded silk, stylish white hat trimmed with ostrich feathers; Miss Johnston, blue and white flowered cambric, white sailor hat trimmed with blue and white spotted silk ; Mrs Kingswell. pretty costume of black and white checked tweed trimmed with black corded silk and ribbons; Mrs Reid, black gown, handsome black silk and lace mantle, black bonnet with pretty spray of flowers; Miss Reid, very pretty costume of silver grey, hat to match ; Mr* Ashton, handsome black costume ; Mrs H. Ashton, dainty grey costume: Misses Lewis, flowered heliotrope costumes, white hats with heliotrope flowers; Mrs Walker, very handsome black silk gown, black lace cloak and bonnet: Mrs Atkinson, black costume, black bonnet with spray of yellow primroses : Miss Atkinson, white tennis costume, large white hat; Miss E. Atkinson, pretty pale blue and white sateen, whitehat; Mrs Goldie, black cos’ume, pretty black bonnet with apricot flowers ; Mrs Harry Keesing, handsome tweed costume; Mrs Kirkwood, blue and white flowered sateen ; her two daughters were in pretty gowns of fawn finished w’ith cream guipure lace: Mrs Nelson, black costume, small black hat; Miss C. Hardie, dark blue serge skirt, white shirt, large white hat to match ; Mrs Nichol, black skirt and jacket, white blouse : Miss Philips, pretty pale grey costume ; Mrs Duthie, very chir dress of French blue delaine quaint ly figured with small white design, smart cream hat; Mrs Ansenne, dainty gown of lavender French muslin, hat en suite \ the Misses Hooper, grey delaines; Miss Dolly Scherff, navy frock; Miss Isaacs, black, with white vest; Mrs Butt, pretty black costume; Miss Howard, grey, with dainty white vest; Miss Lisle, cream flowered delaine, pretty lace toque; her cousin w r ore pale green. DRESSES WORN AT MRS (MAJOR) GEORGE’S AFTERNOON TEA. Our hostess was handsomely frocked in a corded silk w r ith silk lading down the front; Mrs Colbeck, black skirt, spotted blouse ; Mrs Ware, extremely stylish dress of grey with white silk front, and white Empire sash ending in long streamers to one side, with ruching of grey and white on edge of skirt, bonnet with small red poppies; Mrs Dargaville, handsome navy costume w'ith white vest, bonnet with small red poppies; Mrs A. Clark looked distingue in grey delaine flowered with daffodils, sailor hat with white flowers; Mrs Broham. pale grey with Mechlin lace, grey hat w’ith yellow flowers ; Mrs Browning, black ; Mrs Walker, black bro» he with black lace; and her daughter wore a very striking brown with braid, grey jacket; Miss Mair looked well in faw’n tussore silk with black Swiss belt and gigot sleeves; Miss Wilkins, cornflower blue with handsome embroidery trimmings, pretty hat with blue flowers; and her sister navy with white : Miss Anderson, grey w’ith Em rare belt, white gem hat; Mrs Kissling. black silk with bonnet with blue forget-me-nots, and her daughter, grey with white hat; Miss Mobray. black striped costume : Miss Kerr Taylor, blue delaine, and her sister in white; Miss Harris, dark green with cream hat; Miss Alexander, black: Mrs Pritt, black lace: Mrs MacDonald (Ponsonby). black ; Mrs J. Russell, broad grey plaid trimmed with navy silk, bonnet with orange feather; Mrs Ridings, black lace with gold in her bonnet. At the Opera House during THE BENTLEY SEASON I saw Mrs A. Clarke, handsome shimmering coral silk shot with cream, white corselet body; Miss Beale, pale pink cashmere ; Mrs Riding, black; Miss Percival, coral pink; her sister, in black; Mi-s Walnut, pink Liberty silk: Miss Anderson, grey; Miss Dunnett, black : Mrs Isidor Alexander, handsome black and white costume ; her daughter, a navy costume w’ith pink bodice : Mrs Tew'sley. black : Mrs Lusk, black ; her daughter looked exceedingly well in white; Mrs Hope Lewis, brown with white vest : Miss Thorpe, white with red sash ; Mrs Haines, black with w’hite vest; Miss Phillips, white; Miss Moss Davis, pink; Miss Brett looked pretty in pink ; Mrs Edwards, cream delaine: Miss Moss, rich royal blue; Miss — Moss, pale pink cashmere; her sister, grey silk: Miss Kilgour, pretty white dress; Miss N. Kilgour. cream with red. Amongst other attractions I enjoyed watching the POLO PLAYERS. There was a very good game on Saturday. Amongst the players were Dr. Purchas, Dr. Sharman, Messrs Lockhart. Hulme, Gilmore. and Whewell, and present as spectators were Mr Cottle and Miss Bursill, the latter w’ore a pretty fawn dress; Dr. and Mrs Bevs, the lady wearing grey trimmed with navy silk; Mrs Gordon, pretty heliotrope; Miss Wilkins, cornflower blue, and her sister, navy; Misses Firth, black skirts and manly shirt fronts ; Mrs Ireland, black ; Miss Ireland, grey ; Mrs Bilborough, black; Miss Dickey, brown. A delightful little DANCE GIVEN BY MRS BUCKLAND, ‘ HIGHWIC,’ has, I fear, been kept too near the end of my letter to describe properly. It took place on Friday, and I had quite forgotten it till I just now glanced at my notes for the week. The frocks were mostly what I have described to you on other occasions. 1 did see one or two fresh ones, but am ashamed to say they have slipped my memory. I enjoyed myself so much dancing I forgot to jot them down.