BLENHEIM.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XI, Issue 30, 29 July 1893, Page 42

BLENHEIM.

Dear Bee, July 18. , Elsewhere you will find a short account of Miss Sey mours second Assembly Dance, the dresses worn being as follows • —Mrs Alec Burns, looked very well in a stylish and handsome black silk gown with jet; Mrs Richardson, in rich white inerveilleux with pearls and Empire shoulder frills of fine soft lace ; Miss Eaura Worthington was exceedingly pretty in vieux rose merveilleux, with Empire shoulder frills and big puff sleeves of olive plush, and loose drape from the neck of pale pink embroidered net; Miss Waddy wore a lovely Empire frock which was greatly admired, of soft peachy heliotrope silk ; Miss Weber was pretty in black with puffed sleeves of blue plush and areophane let in the bodice, and baby ribbon run in the lace round the skirt (a lovely and becoming shade of pale blue!; Mrs Cleghorn, terra-cotta striped silk and plush with Watteau train; Miss Pitt (Nelson) black velvet w’ith becoming Maltese lace on the bodice ; Mrs Hilcy, pink bengaline with Empire belt and puffed sleeves of ruby velvet, and becoming shoulder frills of tine white lace ; Mrs Lucas black silk with laburnum round the corsage, and a riviere round her coiled hair; Miss Ferguson, maroon striped moire, hair tied with pale yellow velvet; Mrs Mclntosh, white satin and yellow velvet Empire trills; Mrs C. Earp, black with pink velvet sleeves and comb m hair; Miss Rees, black plush ana silk with jet (a particularly becoming gown); Mrs Snodgrass, pink and green flowered muslin with pale green sash; Miss Taylor, blue flow ered frock : Mrs Renwick, handsome black satin ; Miss Renwick, black figured net over pale pink silk, pink silk bodice with black velvet sleeves; Miss Robertson, heliotrope frock; Mrs Crawshaw, black lace ; Miss Seymour looked handsome in red with big ruby puffed sleeves; Miss F. Smith, pink with dark green watered sash a 1 Empire ♦ Miss B. Smith, white net; Miss Elinor Chaytor, old rose Wltil l^ ce ’ Sharp, white striped silk ; Miss Mellish (Picton). handsome black figured net over pink silk, black velvet sleeves; Miss A. Pasley, yellow soft silk: Miss M. Uarev apricot veiling with lace ; Miss M. Philpott (Picton), b'ack • Mrs Orr, fawn and blue brocaded silk evening blouse over black skirt Messrs Richardson. Seymour (three), Orr Snodgrass, Young, Robinson, Hodson «two), Sharp, Burns, Earp, Douslin, Crawshaw, J. Mowat, Renwick. Wynn-Williams (Manaroa). White, J. H. Smith McLean, E. Pasley (Hon. Sec.), G. Chaytor, Dunn, H. Dixon,’ o’clock ’ 6tC ” et °* Dancing was kepfc U P with spirit till one The ‘ KENNEDY COMPANY have had very bad luck in Blenheim, w hat with rain, floods, little Kuby Kennedy s illness, etc., for after delighting us all on the opening night as Belinda in ‘ Our Boys,’ we were sorry to hear the very next day that she was down with a sharp attack of measles and could not therefore play ‘ Little Lord Fauntleroy ’as arranged. Last week Mr Isitt had Ewart’s Hall for his temperance lectures, so after playing Monday and Tuesday in Picton, the Kennedys opened m the Drill Shed on Thursday in ‘Colleen Bawn ’ a & oo< J house. On Friday they wanted us to give up the prill Shed to them, but Miss Seymour and Mr E. Pasley found it impossible to alter or put off the dance. It is no easy matter to postpone a dance, the date of which has been fixed so long beforehand, when a great number of the guests live on far-away upcountry stations out of reach of telegrams or telephone. t On Saturday night the Kennedys had a very good house to see ,S^ rr ® n . t Cash,’ which was very well put on, and, considering the difficulties they had to contend wfith, it was a most creditable performance. Mr Kennedy as the Curate, the Rev. Lincoln Green was irresistibly funny, and so was Mr Hill as Ned Bowles. Mrs Kennedy acted Grace Milton charmingly, while Miss Millie Collier was pretty and coquettish as Delia Challis. Mr Frank Norton as Captain Mark Milton displayed no mean dramatic talent. Last night (Monday) ‘ Hans the Boatmen ’ was played before a full and appreciative audience, when Miss Millie Collier surpassed herself as Jetfie, which she played in a most spirited and taking manner, while Mr Charles Hill played Hans Beck el to perfection. I must not forget to mention little Miss Bax, of Blenheim, who, owing to Ruby Kennedy’s illness, took her place as Baby Coquette and Little Hans, and did wonderfully well for so young and untrained an actress. The whole piece was w’ell staged, and the characters well sustained throughout. Among those present I have noticed Mr and Mrs Cleghorn, Mr C. Wattsand Mrs Watts (Nelson), Miss Pitt (Nelson) Miss Seymour (Picton), Miss Mellish (Picton), Miss Waddy (Picton)’ Mr Wynn-Williams (Manaroa), Mr White, Mr F. Seymour, Mr E.’ Pasley, Mr and Mrs Snodgrass, Mr and Mrs Mclntosh, Mrs Mcßae, Mr Henry Redwood, Mr and Mrs Vavasour, the Misses Redwood, Mrs C Earp, Miss Smith, Mr and Mrs Howard Dodson Mr and Mrs F. Dodson, etc., etc.

Sincerity.