AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume X, Issue 28, 15 July 1893, Page 666

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bee, July 11. I have seen some very PRETTY FROCKS ABOUT TOWN lately. Lady Thurston in crimson Russian cloak, navy hat; Miss Thurston, black skirt, red blouse, black hat; Mrs Hassell looks charming in a black hat with mcphisto trimmings, seakskin coat, and black dress ; Miss Birch, brown cashmere ; Mrs Moss-Davis, navy with black velvet Tudor cape, black velvet bonnet; Mrs Alfred Nathan, black silk, navy Tudor cape with fox fur trimmings, straw hat with black feathers ; Mrs (Dr.) Lindsay is stylish in black cashmere, black felt hat with feathers: Mrs Major George, nicely fitting mode grey with black ribbons, be coming black bonnet; Miss Heywood, grey cashmere, made with Eton jacket, red vest, gem with red ribbon and veil; Miss O’Brien, bright red cashmere, picture black hat trimmed en suite; Miss Kilgour, navy skirt, bright blue blouse with becoming poke bonnet trimmed with blue velvet; Miss Whitson, prune cashmere with fox fur, large felt fawn hat; Miss Stevenson (Remuera), buff tailor-made Cheviot tweed; Mis* Pierce, ,black cashmere, long jacket, black sailor hat; Miss Thomas (Remuera), cardinal cashmere with borders of astrachan fur navy Tudor cape, black picture hat with cardinal velvet bows and strings; Mrs Bews (Mount Roskill) looks pretty in a neat fitting brown gown, hat en suite; Mrs Schmitt, black; Miss Batger. grey cashmere, picture hat with black velvet trimmings and strings ; Miss Sinclair, black cashmere, stylish grey Tudor cape, black hat; Miss Rooke, navy serge, grey pelerine, small hat with red bebe ribbons; Mrs F. Ireland, grey cashmere Cheviot tweed, black fur pelerine, black bonnet; Miss Lily Ireland, coquelicot red cashmere, with tartan sleeves and Empire sash, hat with red velvet trimmings and strings ; Miss May Pierce, navy serge dress, navy Tudor cape; Mrs Coleman, black silk, black bonnet; Mrs Pollan looked well in a buff-coloured dress and redingote; Miss O’Brien, brown cashmere, trimmed with velvet; MrsDignan looked remarkably well in brown, picture hat en suite ; Misses Hooper, black cashmere, black redingotes and gems ; Mrs Walter Lawry, navy serge skirt, sealskin jacket, felt hat with feathers ; Miss Wilde-Brown dark green, small cape en suite, jampot chapeau trimmed with velvet en suite and strings ; Mrs McMillan, dark dress, with sealskin mantle and her daughter looked cxcedingly well in Egypt red coat, and fur hat en suite ; Miss Von Sturmer, navy skirt, buff redingote with fur, gem with band of red ribbon ; Miss Kensington, crimson dress, black jacket, black gem trimmed with crimson ribbons; Miss Walker (Ellerslie), navy serge, brown hat with feathers, brown boa ; Miss Chambers, navy, hat en suite; Mrs Leathern, black cashmere gown, black cloth redingote, gem; Mrs Hoffman, black velvet dress, black bonnet; Miss C. Hardie, navy serge, long grey jacket with cape ; Mrs G. W. Binney, handsome black striped velvet mantle over grey- cashmere, black bonnet; Misses Binney, black and brown tweed costumes, small black hats; Miss Whitson, prune blouse over skirt of a darker shade, black feathered boa, and hat to match ; Mrs and Miss Brigham, all black; Mrs Aynsley (Onehunga), dark dress, black bonnet and mantle ; Mi-s Aynsley, Sretty fawn cape over dark dress, hat relieved with heliotrope; Irs Cotter, stylish black cloak, small black bonnet of jet and velvet, velvet strings; Mrs Watt, pretty brown cloak, brown hat with tips; Miss Freda Langsford, navy costume; Miss W. Buddle, brown tweed, becoming small sailor hat; Miss Firth, navy serge, hat to match ; Mrs Shirley Baker, terra silk brocaded gown, black striped velvet and silk mantle, black bonnet with red flowers; Mrs D. B. Cruickshank, navy ulster with cape, black picture hat with feathers; Mrs Keening, brown cashmere frock, long black Tudor cape, fox fur boa, black bonnet with feathers; Miss Nashelski, navy serge, buff Tudor cape, black hat with feathers; Miss Spiers, slate grey cashmere, black cloth jacket, hat with red ribbons; Miss Forbes, green cashmere skirt, fawn redingote, black hat with feathers; Mrs Younghusband, navy serge, buff redingote with deep fox fur trimmings ; Miss Hesketh, navy ; Miss Percival, navy, sailor hat with ribbons; Mrs Sydney Nathan, stylish navy serge, black feather boa, picture hat with feathers; Mrs Tcwsley, navy skirt, black redingote with fur; Miss Fenton, black; Miss Eva Rich, black cashmere, fur pelerine, hat with strings; Miss Phillips, black ; Mrs Niccol, black cashmere gown, toque with white tip; Mrs Armitage, handsome grey ulster, black hat: Mrs Blair, reddy brown cashmere with brown velvet pelerine, black hat with strings. We had quite a musical treat at the CHORAL CONCERT. Some of the frocks of the listeners were quite worth ohronicling. First, though, 1 muat take the two lady soloists. Miss Rimmer wore a stylish gown of old gold Liberty silk finished tastefully with white lace and snowdrops; she carried a white bouquet;

Mi«s Featon was frocked in a neat-fitting rose-pink erepon : Mrs C. Haines. Egypt satin with black lace, coral comb in her hair: Miss Katie Isaacs, pale heliotrope: Miss Eva Isaacs, black lace wi,th heliotrope ribbons: Misr Edith Isaacs, black lace with blue ribbons; Miss Nathan, pale blue cashmere, elegant white velvet opera coat; Miss Wilkins looked dis inguee in brown velvet finished with Honiton lace : Mrs Tewsley. handsome pink cloak trimmed with fox fur ; Mrs Colcgrove, navy serge with coquel ieot vest; Miss Earle, beige cashmere; Mrs Gould, buis cashmere trimmed with silk; Miss Gould, navy skirt, crimson bodice; Mrs Atkinson, black; Miss Atkinson, dark skirt with white opera coat; and her sister, black skirt, pink bodice with velvet zouave jacket; Mrs Cotter, black; Miss Cotter, Nihiliste red : Miss Devore, dark green dress; Miss B. Devore, navy ; Mrs ( Dr.) Knight, black, with white opera coat; Mrs Shirley Baker, boreal brocaded silk ; and her daughter, blue ; Miss Winnie Dudley, pretty pale blue muslin en train : Mrs Arch. Taller, black lace, with cream opera coat ; Mrs Gamble, brown plaid; Miss Davison, black relieved with cream; Mrs McDonald, black: Miss Maggie McDonald, black cashmere, with red tartan sleeves and vest ; Miss Mary McDonald, black lace with grey fur pelerine; Mrs Jackson (H.M.S. Katooniba), black lace; Miss Meldrum, grey, with bunch of tea roses; Miss Devereaux, fawn silk trimmed with brown velvet, and narrow silk front ; Miss Fleda Kissling, white; Miss W. Kissling. brown ; Miss Snelling, dark green; Mrs C. Baker, azure blanc cashmere trimmed with brown velvet; Miss Larkins looked nice in black lace; Mrs Waterhouse, black cashmere with heliotrope vest; Miss Peacock was much admired in white ; Miss Sydney Nathan, very handsome gown of cardinal silk trimmed profusely with gold braid: Miss Batger, white; Miss Garland, brown ; Miss Brett, stylish brown trimmed with fur; Mrs Masefield, black silk; Miss Dixon looked well in low evening dress with large velvet sleeves ; Miss Harper was pretty in black with handsome white opera coat braided with gold ; Mrs Ralph Keesing. black with scarlet Tudor cape; Mrs Bankhardt, black; Miss Pierce, white; Miss Gorrie, white: Miss Harding, pretty white gown; Miss Walnutt, black skirt, red bodice. Mr and Mrs Frank Walker are leaving Remuera for ‘ Fir Grove,’ Parnell, Mrs Chamberlin’s house. MR AND MRS LOGAN’S MUSICAL EVENING. The kind and affable host and hostess were unremitting in their attention to their many guests. Mrs Logan looked exceedingly well w earing a very handsome dress of black and gold. Among the other ladies I noticed Mrs D. Brown, rich black silk, cream silk fichu; Mrs Leek, handsome black silk, and some perfect cameo jewellery: Miss Webster, silk gown trimmed with black lace; Mrs McGutfie, becoming black dress, white shawl and lace cap; Mrs E. It. Cardno, black lace costume, heliotrope trimmings; Mrs J. Kerr, black evening dress trimmed with w’hite chiffon ; Mrs J. C. Macky, stylish black velvet dress with train; Mrs Davy, black and silver ; Mrs C. A. Brown, navy blue silk with pale blue trimmings; Mrs Walker, black net; Mrs Keats, black lace: Mrs J. Reid, black silk with jet; Mrs Bennett, cream ; Mrs R. Mitchell, brown velvet skirt, striped bodice of brown and gold : Miss Hill, green with pale brown trimmings; Miss Gordon, coloured delaine ; Miss Cardno, cream cashmere ; Miss Logan, white nun’s veiling, and pink sash ; Miss Seymour, black silk skirt, white blouse ; Miss Jessie Murchie, cream with silk trimmings : Miss Murchie, delaine; Miss Gelson. blue silk; Miss McCorquodale, black, and bead trimmings ; Miss J. Hume, cream ; while many others of the young ladies in light evening costumes put an air of beauty to the gathering. The supper-room was most tastefully adorned, and the table was exquisitely arranged. It was replete with choice dishes, and on it was everything one could desire to gratify the taste, as well as to please the eye. A most successful evening was brought to a close by the singing of ‘ Auld Lang Syne ’ in true Scotch fashion. It w as pleasantly warm AT FOOTBALL on Saturday, though damp underfoot. Of the ladies’ dresses. Miss Wylde-Brown (who has just returned from Sydney) was much admired in tomato red cashmere with trimmings ol black, black straw hat with black velvet ; and her sister, spuice tweed with fur, becoming hat of black lace and bright green silk bebe ribbons ; Miss Thomson (Remuera), brown tw’eed with claret velvet, hat and strings of claret velvet; and her sister, neat-fitting navy; Miss Kilgour looked exceedingly well gowned in navy, black velvet, toque ; Miss Von Stunner, fashionable slate-coloured gown, brown toque; her sister w’ore a quaint gown of navy ; Miss Whitson looked nice in claret tweed trimmed with beige velvet, beige hat with beige velvet and ribbons ; and her sister, stylish gown of navy and fox fur; Miss Dudley, pretty gown of navy with tartan sleeves, black Tudor cape, black velvet hat with red trimmings ; Miss Jervis, grey check and black astrachan ; her sister in navy trimmed with fawn ; Miss Otway, striking gown of Nihiliste red. navy jacket, navy flop hat; Miss Bertha Devore, steel gray, and hat en suite ; Miss Heskcth, brown. Auckland friends will be sorry to hear that Miss Campbell, sister of Messrs Hugh and James Campbell, solicitors, has not been well lately. Mrs T. Peacock left by the ‘Takapuna’ on Monday, to make a short stay with her sister in Wellington.

Phyllis Broune.