AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume X, Issue 13, 1 April 1893, Page 307

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bee, March 28. Where am 1 to begin with all our gaieties of the past week ? • Perchance the FROCKS AT THE POLO BALL claim the prominent place. Certainly our fair dames and demoiselles rose to the occasion and looked exceedingly well. Mrs Wilson (Rangitikei) wore a black flowered gown; Mrs Keiller looked charming in white; Miss Stevenson, white; Miss Ethel Bull, white silk: Mrs O’Rorke, lovely gown of white silk : Mrs Wills, cream silk trimmed with apricot velvet and embroidery: Mrs Bloomfield looked very beautiful in brocaded bouton d’or silk: as did Mrs Dignan, in canary coloured silk: Miss Tilley, heavy white satin trimmed with yellow lace: Miss Upton, white: Mrs (Dr.) Lawry, white silk ruched on neck and edge of skirt; Miss Bursell. black satin edged with cornflower blue ; Mrs Bews, pretty yelloW gown; Mrs (Dr.) Bews, very handsome canary silk trimmed with white lace : Mrs Morrin. rich white silk with diamond brooches; Mrs Buddle, simple white silk: Mrs Worsp. spuice gown covered with black lace ; Miss Worsp, cream flowered gown: Miss H. Worsp looked lovely in plain white silk ; Mrs Kerr-Taylor looked remarkably well in pale pink Liberty silk; Misses Kerr-Taylor, simple white gowns, I think of crOpon. Several people remarked that Miss Kerr-Taylor was quite the belle of the ball. Miss Devereux, white crepon with crushed strawberry lace: Mrs Ware, beautiful pink and blue brocaded silk with large hanging sleeves of bright velvet: Mrs Jackson (Katoomba), white silk with a rainbow stripe: Mrs Nashelski, dark brown silk ; her daughter, simple white muslin; Mrs Fenwick, handsome black velvet wilh silk sleeves and white Empire belt; Miss Wilkins, green Liberty silk, and her sister grey trimmed with pink ; Mrs A. Taylor, slate and grey ; Miss Von Sturmer, tomato red with gold stripe; Miss Rookes, terracotta silk with brown velvet; Miss Whewell, pretty white gown ; Miss Moss, old gold with black lace overall; Miss J. Robertson, white satin covered with black lace ; Mrs Mos-? Davis, rose shot silk covered with black net; Miss Moss Davis, combination of white and yellow; Mrs Murray, black shot silk; Miss Fenton, black velvet; Miss Chambers-Taylor, stylish black relieved with white lace ; Miss L. Taylor, pretty pale pink dress ; Mrs Cunningham, black velvet with white lace: Mrs Cotter, striking gamboge trimmed with black lace and dark gamboge velvet sleeves ; Miss Hardie, white; Miss Thomas looked remarkably lovely in white silk and net; Mrs Rich, black lace; the Misses Rich, cream satin trimmed with net and artificial flowers ; Miss Elliot, white: Miss Walker, yellow; Miss Kilgour, pale blue and pink stripe trimmed profusely with white lace ; her sister in yellow with narrow stripes of black velvet; Mrs Ireland, brown satin: her daughter in white; Mrs H. Jackson, rich rose.pink silk; Miss Schertf looked well in a becoming gown of pink crepon, and her sister pretty in a white China silk; Mrs Bilborough, handsome cream silk: Miss Hay, white; Miss Heywood, white satin and white fur; Miss Johnson, pretty Nil green; Mrs McLaughlin, rich ruby silk, pink silk vest; Miss McLaughlin, pretty cream gown trimmed with bronze moyen velvet; Mrs Hope Lewis, stylish black net; Misses Banks, p etty white muslins;. Miss Forbes, becoming gown of green electrique ; Misses Thorpe, w’hite Liberty silk: Miss Firth, white, with passementerie trimmings; Miss Mary Firth, green electrique with bright pink velvet sleeves; Miss Clara Firth, simple white gown; Miss Reeves, vieux silk; Miss White, deep grey; Miss Meldrum, white ; Mrs Alfred Nathan, terre silk dress ; Mrs Arthur Nathan, bright rose pink. Miss Evans, blue satin; Mrs Masefield, black ; Miss Percival, fawn ; Miss Dunnett, Ardoise grey trimmed with Nihiliste red; Miss Davis, bright pink silk; Mrs Hanna, deep grey silk; Mrs D. Borsey Cruickshank, handsome white brocaded silk; Miss Gould, black lace with bouton d’or; Miss Buckland, Gaulois grey trimmed with net: Miss Power, black with bouton d’or grey; Mrs Upton, black; Mrs Reid, white silk : Miss Dickey, scarlet tarlatan ; Miss Atkinson, white lace dress trimmed with coquelicot red ribbons; her sister in pale pink flowered silk ; Mrs Keesing, lovely cream silk trimmed with pearl beading; Miss Phillips, cream; Miss Chapman, black lace trimmed with heliotrope flowers ; Mrs Isidor Alexander, blue striped satin with Watteau back; Mrs Morgan (Sydney), simple white gown; Mrs Edmiston, i ale blue silk trimmed with pale silk flowers; Miss Ansley, white catvbric; Miss Buddle, black net; Mi-s Brigham, white silk; Miss Wylde - Browne, white nun’s veiling; Miss Bankhardt, cream silk; Miss Baker, cream China silk: Miss Ella Baker, white; Miss Brab izon, white; Miss Chambers, handsome white silk with passementerie trimmings; Miss Gorrie, grey silk, cream front trimmed with black lace: Mrs Gordon, black lace; Miss Gordon, pretty white gown; Mrs — Gordon, deep bouton d’or Liberty silk; Miss Rosa Bull, pink silk gown; Miss Glynn, white made in Grecian style: Miss Halyday. black net with scarlet trimmings; Miss Howard, rose pink nun’s veiling ; Misses Kilgour, white and gold ; Miss Lyell, pretty yellow gown with white lace ; Miss McDonald, white : Mrs Napier, black silk and lace ; Miss Purchas, white ; Mrs Challinor Purchas, deep blue silk ; Miss Pirie, simple white ; Miss Rice, green electrique ; Mrs Younghusband, white trimmed with pink; Miss Von Sturmer. white with bouton d’or trimmings; Miss Walnut, bright rose pink; Miss Tonge, coquelicot red muslin; Miss — Tonge, white and canary coloured trimmings: Miss Stevenson (Remuera), dark yellow with brown trimmings; Mrs (Dr.) Scott, pretty dress, but I do not recollect the colour. ■ We had a nice ‘ five o’clock ’in Symond-street. I was not there, but I think I can give you the DRESSES AT MRS KEESING’S AFTERNOON TEA. Our hostess wore a charming black delaine with white flowers : Miss Keesing wore a pretty grey lustre; while her sister wore a stylish absinthe green delaine, white silk vest and trimmings; Mrs Cheeseman, black lace relieved with white; Mrs ShirleyBaker, spuice, with passementerie trimmings : Miss L. Baker, grey plaid skirt, red shot with blue silk bodice: Mrs Cohenne, pinkey grey cashmere; Mrs Niccol. canary coloured gown trimmed profusely with black velvet and lace : Miss Phillips, white muslin ; Mrs Schertf looked well in navy ; Miss Schertf. grey, and white vest, and a pretty white hat trimmed with blue forget-me-nots and tulle ; Miss Coates, black ; Mrs Nelson, black ; Mrs and Misses Kerr-Taylor, grey; Mrs Walker, navy, with plaid vest and trimmings: Mrs and Miss Snell: Mrs R. Keesiug. handsome black silk with bead trimmings; Mrs Devore, trained black; Miss Devore, black re ieved w’ith white and yellow flowers; Miss Evans, fawn with white silk yoke, sash and cuffs pretty hat with pink rosebuds; Mrs Masefield, handsome trained black gown ; Mrs Nashelski, grey ; and her daughter, pretty art muslin ; Miss Rich, black handsomely trimmed with crape ; Mrs Kenderdine. crushed strawberry cashmere; Mrs Colegrove, handsome moae grey with white vest. There have been some very STYLISH DRESSES WORN DURING THE POLO TOURNAMENT. On the first day Mrs Dignan was prettily clad in fawn with white silk vest; Miss Colbec, cream : Mrs Colbec, black, with orange flower in her bonnet; Mrs Bilborough, handsome cream silk; Miss Girdler, white, with biscuit-coloured gem hat; Miss Nathan, navy delaine, gem hat: Mrs (Dr.) Erson, black grenadine, white cloak, and white hat with feathers; Miss Bankart, celery green trimined with dark green ribbons, black toque with red poppies ; Miss Wilkins, white and grey, black hat with pink roses ; and her sister white, white hat with ostrich feathers ; Mrs Wilkins, black with orange flowers in her bonnet; Mrs Fenwick, Nil green with pa'-sementeric trimmings ; Mrs W. Lawry. navy and white ; Miss Ireland white ; Mrs Kilgour, bronze d’art silk, with velvet zouave jacket, black lace bonnet, and parasol; Miss Kilgour. simple white gown, cream sailor hat trimmed with blue; Mrs Ching, grev skirt, jacket; Misses Thorpe, simple white gowns : Miss Rich, black ; Miss McLaughlin, navy, white blouse, hat with ostrich feathers ; Miss Chapman, black cashmere with bouton d’or trimmings and black lace hat en suite: Miss Thomson, white ribbed dress ; Mrs H. Lewis, black : Miss Lewis, pale blue gown, black hat trimmed with blue: Mrs Bloomfield, lovely cream gown ; Mrs Glynn, fawn, and herdaughterin white; Miss Spiers, navy ; Mrs Mahoney, slate grey ; Mrs Glynn, navy, and her daughter in white.

THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE PARTY on Wednesday included Her Grace the Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos, who was wearing a black cloak embroidered in gold, with an Elizabethan collar, large black hat relieved by a trimming of white lace round the brim, black feathers ana velvet: the Countess of Hopetoun was gowned in a white duck suit, with black tulle hat and velvet strings ; the Ladies Augusta. Alice, and Dorothy Boyle wore white frocks, sailor hats banded with red. white, and blue ; Miss Holroyde was attired in a similar hat, narrow striped blouse, dark skirt; Miss Wolfe-Murray, cream dress trimmed with black velvet, black hat with velvet strings; I did not see Miss Hallowes; Mrs Goring wore grey, with becoming black chapeau tinted with yellow ; Mrs (Col.) Dawson, blue spotted chemisette, blue corselet skirt, small hat banded with Auckland colours. Am »ngst the other visitors were Mrs Morrin, Mrs Purchas, black, lace mantle, black bonnet with old gold ribbon ; Miss L. Purchas, flowered delaine, cream hat; Mrs Cham nor Purchas, stylishly dressed in pink with ribbons: Mrs W. Bloomfield, a fascinating love-in-the-mist gown with bouton d or floral pattern, and guipure lace trimming, black hat with bouton d or relief: Mrs Cruickshank, tailor-made gown of the new rough raised material, black hat blended with salmon ribbon ; Mrs Gray, delaine costume, with berthe, black lace bonnet with tomato red velvet; Mrs J. Shera. flowered delaine with red and green ribbons ; Mrs Hardie, shot blue-gray Bordeaux silk, guipure lace trimmings, bonnet with flowers to match ; Mrs Rattray, handsome black silk with gimp and velvet broche trimming, lace mantle, black feathered bonnet; Miss Rattray, navy surah silk, becoming black lace capote covered with gloire de dijon roses and buds; Mrs W. Rattray, pale Egypt costume with grenat surah, hat to match: Mrs Ware, pretty grey, black bonnet; Mrs Scott (Onehunga), pale coral with black lace, pretty bonnet; Miss Johnston, pale blue striped costume; the Misses Pierce, mourning dresses. ON THURSDAY the Ladies Augusta. Alice, and Dorothy Boyle wore pretty electric slate dresses trimmed with velvet of a darker shade, gem hats with crushed strawberry ribbons; Lady Hopetoun, stylish white gown ; Miss Wolfe-Murray, navy and white stripe; Mrs O’Rorke. cream dress, with Gobelin blue vest; Miss O Brien, fawn ; Mrs Nashelski, grey ; her daughter, navy ; Mrs Colgroye, grey and white: Miss Fenton, black; Miss Lewis, fawn, with green ribbons: Mrs McLaughlin, black silk, gigot sleeves, hat with navy; Miss Hay, navy, and white vest: Miss Heywood, navy, with pink bodice and navy zouave jacket; Mrs Graham, black silk with orange sleeves and vest, bonnet with green birds ; Miss Banks, white; Miss Hookes, fawn tuss »re silk, white vest, bonnet with red forget-me-nots: Miss Forbes, navy, and white vest; Miss Jackson, grey, with black velvet sleeves ana velvet let down front and back of bodice; Miss Whewell, emerald green with black velvet; Miss Dunnett. grey; Miss Girdler, navy; Mrs Bloomfield was riding Rary. DRESSES AT THE POLO RACES. The Countess of Glasgow, whom we were glad to see amongst us again, looked stylish in steel grey silk trimmed with black velvet and lace, black hat with steel grey ostrich lips ; the Ladies Augusta, Alice r.nd Dorothy Boyle wore pretty vieux rose striped skirts, white blouses, vieux rose hats en suite; the Duchess of Buckingham, elegant cream ribbed merino, black hat with feathers; Lady Hopetoun was charming in buis gown trimmed with gendarme green, black velvet hat with black and green feather tips; Miss Wolfe-Murray, lovely mode grey, white silk vest, navy sailor hat; Miss Hallowes looked extremely pretty in a simple white gown and hat with feathers ; Miss Holroyde, white ; Mrs Rhodes, navy with Cambridge blue ve-t, white sailor hat trimmed with navy : Mrs (Col.) Dawson, cream silk, hat en suite; Miss Elliot, white ribbed dress; Mrs O’Rorke, cream serge with bands of black velvet, black velvet hat; Mrs Wills, cream with gold vest and sleeves, cream hat with gold trimmings; Mrs W. Bloomfield, extremely diatinguee in a stylish gown of ardoise grey Idalia, of pure Vicuna wool with a yellow camel’s hair figure raised on its surface, the bodice was covered with Mechlin lace, and sleeves with deep hanging lace, lovely grey hat with yellow roses; Mrs Wilson (Ringitikei) navy ; black velvet sleeves ; Mrs Challiuor Purchas, apricot gown with white lace; Mrs McLaughlin, black; Mrs Kerr Taylor, grey, and her daughters, stvlish combination of navy and cream ; Miss McLaughlin pink; Misses Banks, white, and Nile; Mrs Younghusband, black and grey; Mrs H. Gould, beige gown with grey velvet- Miss Lewis, spuice with black lace, haG with flowers; Mrs McMillan, grey; and her daughters, in white, rose pink, and white and blue respectively ; Mrs Richmond, grey ; Mrs Bilborough cream; Mrs (Dr. Bews, pale blue striped trimmed with navy- Miss Stevenson, fawn and brown ribbons; the Misses Bu -kiand, navy ; Miss Ethel Bull, brown ; and her sister, in navy ; Misses Pierce, black cashmere, trimmed with black velvet; Miss Brown cream ; Mrs Worsp, pale heliotrope brocaded in darker shade •’ Miss Worsp, green electric and white ; and her sister in white-’ Mrs Harry Jackson, black lace, black velvet sleeves, black hat trimmed with buttercup ribbons : Mrs Bourne, black brocaded silk white vest; Miss Rice, grey; Mrs Buddle, grey spotted gown, with black velvet gigot sleeves; Miss Wilkins, white; Mrs henwick navy; Miss Maud Wilkins, Nile green and white; Mrs Ching black silk gown with white corselet bodice, black silk hat trimmed with shot ribbons, and her daughter pale blue striped delaine white feather hat; Miss Ireland, white; Miss Thomson (Rocklandsi grey ; Mrs H. P. Norton, black striped cashmere, white silk vest, white hat; Miss Lyell, cream flowered delaine, with red ribbons, red sailor hat; Mrs Morgan (Sydney), dark navy serge; Miss Courtaine, navy; Miss Forbes, grey, white vest, sailor hat • Miss Hesketh, cream flowered delaine; Miss Devereux, black skirt, white blouse; Mrs Aitken Carri. k. grey; Mrs Aitken, black; Mrs Richmond, grey; Miss Rich, black; Mrs Dignan. fawn, white vest; Miss Scherif, grey, hat edged with ciel; Miss N Scherif grey, and white vest; Miss E. bchertf, pale blue st’riped. black hat; Mrs Gordon grey, with black velvet; Miss Gordon, brown plaid with brown silk; Mrs Ireland, combination of grey and black ; Mrs Morrin, cream flowered silk, black velvet hat with feathers; Mrs Angus Gordon grey flowered delaine ; Miss Evans, fawn with white silk yoke cuffs and sash ; Miss Chambers, grey, and white hat; Miss Chambers Taylor, navy, white hat with feathers; Miss Hardie beige trimmed with brown: Miss Upton, black ; Miss Crowther, fawn; Mrs Mahoney, Nile green with narrow black velvet bands; Mrs Cotter, and her daughter in wh.te; Mrs Grahame bright peacock blue; Miss Sinclair, black and white; Miss Dunnet. fawn; Miss Percival, pink ; Miss Hey wood in cream ; Miss Hay, stylish gown of black and gold ; Mi« W F Buckland, pale green ; Miss Johnston, grey ; Mrs Edwards, Mrs Johnstone, black ; Miss Kensington, cream : Miss Power, simple white edged with green ; Mrs Pierce, apricot plaid ; Miss Bailey, white muslin ; Mrs Roach, black • Mrs Robertson (Melbourne), white ; Miss Anderson grey- Mrs Jackson (H.M.S. Katoomba), white with narrow red ribbons; Miss Phillips, white ; Mrs Armitage, Mrs Reid, pale heliotrope: Mrs Bright, cream ; Miss Dickey, Mrs O’Neill grey; Miss Earle, grey ; Mrs McArthur, grey, and black lace hat with green ribbons; Miss Bursil. cornflower blue: Miss Brett grey vieux rose sleeves, cream hat. with Breen ribbons; Mrs Walcot Wood (nee Brett) looked remarkably well in melon cashmere with white lace, white hat with feathers; Mrs (Dr.) Scott coral pink with black lace; Mrs Napier, buis serge trimmed with brown ribbons: Miss Gorrie, grey; Miss Howard, spuice flowered gown ; Miss Thorpe, pale pink ; and her sister, white ; Miss Nashelski, Miss G. Purchas. cream delaine; Miss Mair looked welt on horseback ; Miss Kempthorne, pale green ; Mrs D. Cruickshank, Miss Tonga, paie blue; Mrs I'ewsiey, black. DRESSES ON FOURTH HAY OK TOURNAMENT. Duchess of Buckingham. I think, wore cream : Lady Hopetoun looked pretty in white, large sailor hat witli band of red : Miss Hallowes white gown, charming flat sailor hat: Miss Holroyde. gtev • Mrs O'Rorke. brown ; Mrs Wills wore pretty cream Folkestone’serge witli black velvet bands round the edge of skirt, the bodice was covered with Mechlin lace: Mrs Younghusband, stylish black trimmed with grey silk, and large hat trimmed with two lovely long ostrich feathers ; Mrs Wilson (Rangitikei). terra cotta delaine ; Mrs Challinor Purchas. navy with white passementerie vest; Mrs Holgate, black silk trimmed with laee ; Mrs Dignan grey and white vest: Mrs Bloomtit-ld, cream; Mrs McLaughlin, black; and her daughter, pink and white; Miss Thomson, grey ; Mrs Mahoney, black grenadine, velvet zouave jacket, hat with orange flowers; Mrs 1,. I). Nathan, Mrs Alfred Nathan. Mrs T. Morrin. white with gigot sleeves: Mrs (Dr ) Lindsay, fawn : Mrs Moss Davis, spruce: and her daughter, pink - Mrs Lewis and Miss Fenton, black : Miss la* vis. a pretty blue crinkley delaine with black ribbons; Mrs Murray, navy; Mrs Jackson, white; Mrs Gordon, pink; Miss Banks, grey; her Bister. Chartreuse green; Mrs A. Clarke, grey ; Miss Stevenson; Misses Rookes and Forbes; Mrs Hall, black floweret! delaine,

black velvet corselet bodice, bonnet en suite : Miss Chambers, grey : Miss Phi Ison, navy ; Miss Sellers, beige skirt, white blouse, hat with red; Miss Upton, navy: Miss Devereux, black skirl, white blouse, hat with red poppies ; Miss Dunnet, Mrs Dargaville. Mrs Goodhue, black delaine: Mrs Ware was riding. The dresses at the Exhibition of China painting will bedeacribetl next week.