NELSON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume X, Issue 28, 15 July 1893, Page 667

NELSON.

Dear Bee, July 5. At MRS HENRY EDWARDS* AFTERNOON TEA. last Thursday Mrs Lyme was gowned in a dark plum coloured cashmere made quite plainly; Mrs 11. Dodson, an elegant tailor gown of cheeked tweed with black hat and strings ; Mrs Thornton, lovely tweed gown with red velvet toque edged with beaver; Mrs Taylor (Christchurch), brown tweed, brown straw hat: Miss Roberts, grey gown, red waistcoat.; Miss Moddings (Christchurch), red cashmere with black velvet band on skirt ami putlVd sleeves of same, large black felt hat with strings; Miss Mackay, stylish gown of fawn cloth, with sapphire velvet puffed sleeves and vest, sapphire velvet hat; Mi-s Bonnington,.Gobelin blue gown, black hat; Mirs Etta Edwards, in dark blue; Miss Edith Edwards, dark brown gown with velvet bands. Mrs Edwards received her guests in a handsome black silk gown, small black cap. At the concert given by the members of the HARMONIC SOCIETY at the Provincial Ball Mrs Iloulker, looked, as usual, very sweet in palest heliotrope, with velvet of a darker shade as trimming; Mrs Percy Adams looked very elegant in pale yellow silk with dark green velvet sleeves, and lovely old lace on the low basque ; Mrs Walker, black evening dress ; Miss Mackay, soft white silk. These were the soloists. On the chorus benches were : Mrs Fell, in bright red with deep white lace on the bodice: Mrs .), Sharp, black, brown velvet cloak ; Miss Gibson, pretty simple white gown: Mrs O. Fell, blue veiling with pink puffed sleeves; Miss Hursthouse, pretty white gown ; Miss Moore, pale blue gown. AMONG THE AUDIENCE I noticed Mrs Sclanders. Mrs Mules. Mrs Bell, Mrs Pitt. Mrs Henry Edwards, Mrs Roberts. Mrs Patterson. Mrs Sealy. Mrs Thornton, Mrs C. Watts (Blenheim), Mrs Harris, Mrs F. Green field (Blenheim), Misses Uichmond (t wo , Misses Scaly (t wo). Misses Henry Edwards (two). Miss Bell, Miss Huddlcstove, Miss Morgan. MissGribben. Miss Oldham. Miss Ledger. Misses Jones (t wo). Miss A. Bell. Miss Moddings (Christchurch!. Miss Hunter-Brown. Miss Gibbs. Miss M. Roenfori. Miss Greenfield, Miss Woolcombe (Tiniarii). Miss Morison (Masterton). Miss Jo Pitt, Mrs Preshaw. Miss Preshaw, Mrs Howie, Miss Potter, etc. Mrs Howie gave a jolly AFTERNOON TEA on Thursday last, when there were present Mrs McKenzie, Mrs Calders, Miss Levien, Miss Matheson (Invercargill), Miss Heaps, Miss B. AI kinson. etc. 'l*here arc to be two tableaux performances this month, one in aid of the building fund of St. Mary s Convent, and the other for the benefit of the Nelson Aid Society. At. the latter performance a gavotte is to be danced by about four couples, which will add greatly to the evening’s amusement.

Phyllis.