ONEHUNGA.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume X, Issue 24, 17 June 1893, Page 571

ONEHUNGA.

Dear Bee. June 10. Onehunga has been quite festive this last week. FIRST CAME MRS BROWNE’S DANCE. I will try to describe some of the dresses worn. Our hostess was gowned in a very handsome black dress trimmed with black lace ; Mrs Brown, our host’s mother, wore black silk and lace cap : Mrs V. Rice, black silk and lace: Mrs Heather, black watered silk, front of bodice covered with real lace; Mrs O. Browne, pale brown relieved with dark brow’n; Mrs Hutchison, black dress, white cap with cardinal ribbons : Mrs Scott, black silk with old gold ; Mrs Gibbons, black lace. Maltese lace rap; Mrs Aitken looked fascinating in cream cashmere: Mrs Wynyard wore a black dress; Mrs Eleman. blank with lace; Mrs Millward (Wellington), black satin; Mrs Croxon (Christchurch), red silk trimmed with black velvet; Mrs Clarke, grey with black lace; Mrs L. Frost looked nice in pale pink satin: Miss Browne looked very pretty in a black dress with light blue chiffon falling from the neck; Miss E. Browne looked charming in cream cashmere; Miss Bernice Browne took this opportunity to * come out ’in pure white muslin with pearl beads ; Miss Mill* ward (Wellington) looked well in pale pink silk ; Miss W. Rice, pale green cashmere; Miss Wylie (Gisborne*, very handsome red satin ; the Misses Barnes (two) white relieved with gold: Miss Singleton, pink covered with white net: Miss Bassett, white net trimmed with old gold; Miss E. Bassett., black lace dress with yoke and sleeves of pale bine silk: Miss Suttie, drab velvet trimmed with cream lace; Miss Elliott. (Ellerslie), cream cashmere. moss green velvet sleeves: Miss K. Rudman (Napier) looked well in white with pink ribbon: Miss E. Jackson looked exceedingly well in scarlet sateen covered with fishnet of the same colour: Miss A. MacFarlane, white with handsome gold fringe; Miss F. Phillipson. flowered delaine: Miss Eva Wynyard. pale blue: Miss E. Gibbons, pink with black ribbon belt: Miss C. Smith, cream cashmere; Miss R. Browne looked pretty in pale blue; Miss Gordon, grey silk with cream lace trimmings. On Thursday evening THE ONEHUNGA MUSICAL SOCIETY held a social gathering to present Miss Mulkere, their pianiste. with a purse of sovereigns, subscribed by the members, to show their gratitude to her for her services. An extempore concert was got up. The items—playing, singing, reciting, and reading—were intermixed with dances and refreshments were provided by the lady members of the Society.

Sennex.