WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume X, Issue 28, 15 July 1893, Page 668

WELLINGTON.

Dear Bee, July 1. The GIFT AUCTION AND BAZAAR in connection with the Convalescent Home was opened, as I told you. on Saturday afternoon by the Counte-s of Glasgow, whose speech was much liked. Dr. Newman also spoke. The Countess w as presented w it h a lovely basket of yellow chrysanthemums, tied with terracotta ribbons. There were a number of pretty stalls, and Thomas' Hall was beautifully decorated. The Countess wore a handsome black and old gold striped gown, with broad epaulettes and trimmings of black velvet and jet. also a black and pink bonnet trimmed with aigrette and jet. The toadies Boyle wore red skirts with red and white striped blouses, red felt hats with black hands; Miss Hallowcs, heliotrope cloth dress, becoming heliotrope velvet hat with large butterfly bow ; Miss Wauchope was tastefully dressed in tobacco brown trimmed with black velvet and jet. large black velvet hat with feathers ; Miss Holroyd. pale terra-cotta with dark terracotta velvet zouave bodice, h it to match. Captain Hunter Blair accompani d the Countess, THE STALL-HOLDERS. were Mesdames Levin. Williams. Fell. Johnston. C. Johnston, Bel). A. Brandon. Joseph. Robinson. Barron. Newman. Beet ham, Fulton. Samuels, Morison. Rawson. Pa’fitt. Harding, Holmwood, Kember. Bristow, Simpson. Adams, Moorhou.-e. Allen. Myers. J. H. Williams, West. Travers. Edwin. Whitehead. Hardy. The Misses Trimnell. Brandon Joseph. Hilda Johnston. Izard, Williams, Barron. Pynsent. Gore, Cooper. Chaytor. Harding, Myers, Studholme. Coleridge, Barnett, Vennell, Wilscr. DRESSES AT THE OPENING. Mrs Bell, brown silk and velvet; Mrs Newman, blue figured t weed, epaulettes of blue velvet and jet: Mrs Grace, handsome blu»* cloth and velvet; Mrs Russell, black ; Mrs Williams, black, with cream and gold bonnet : Mrs Pynsent, black, violet cloth cloak embroidered with jet ; Mrs Rhodes, handsome black: Mrs Travers, grey, and black velvet; Mrs Brandon, brown and pink costume ; Mrs H. Beetham. brown costume: Mrs Maxwell, handsome prune silk trimmed with black lace ; Mrs Richmond, black : Mrs C. Johnston. blue flecked tweed and velvet : Mrs Fallen, brown coatume with feather hat; Mrs Whittai’, handsome moss green cloth and velvet, large hat with green feathers; Miss Moorhouse, beautiful brown and blue costume ; Misses Johnston (two), snuff tweeds, zouave jackets, large black

hats; Miss Rhodes, handsome black trimmed with jet; Misses Williams Rwu).cream serge, large black velvet hat with feathers; Miss Hector, grey tweed; Miss Henry, black and pink. The millinery stall w is a decided novelty, and did capital business. The chapeaux wl i?h were the very latest fashion, w ere arrangetd under a huge Japanese umbrella. The art stall was very pretty. Pictures, prints, j h dos. artistic lamp shades, and various house decorations were to be seen there. The sweets’stall contained every kind of swee meat, all home-made. The produce stall was laden with game, lamb, bacon, cheese, butter, eggs, poultry, homemade bread, cakes, etc., etc.

Ophelia.