WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XI, Issue 30, 29 July 1893, Page 43

WELLINGTON.

Dear Bee, July 21. The RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE came off too late for my last letter, ho I will give you the frocks now. Of the numerous well-dressed guests, Laly Hector wore a

handsome mantle edged with beaver, small bonnet to match : Campbell, black, small black and gold bonnet with red aigrette; Mrs Hadfield, handsome black costume; Mrs H. Beetham. brown with pink vest, and claret velvet bonnet; Mrs <l. Beetham. handsome grey gown, with grey and white plaid sleeves, small hat to match with wings; Mrs Levin, lovely snuttcoloured cloth with ruby velvet sleeves, lapels and bands round the hem, ruby velvet bonnet trimmed with cream lace and aigrette; Mrs 1). Riddiford. slate tweed decked with white, black velvet hat, black tips; Mrs Adams, light brown check trimmed with fur. brown bonnet; Mrs Ferguson, tobacco brown tweed with silk blouse, and Empire sash tied at one side of pale blue silk, zouave iacket of brown ; Mrs Grace, blue tweed trimmed with lapels of blue velvet ; Mrs VV. Johnston, handsome black, gold and jet bonnet; Mrs Fell, grey tweed: Mrs Brown, brown and yellow' corduroy cloth, hat to match with feathers; Mrs Collins, sealskin coat, brown bonnet with tails; Mrs Eberle, handsome green and fawn costume; Mrs R. Hart, sealskin coat, trimmed with beaver, black bonnet; Mrs Gillon. black cloth zouave and skirt, red plaid silk blouse bodice : Miss Burnett, grey tweed, large feather hat; Miss Hector, grey flecked tw’ced. black hat: Miss Graham, peacock cloth, fawn hat w’ith peacock feathers ; Miss Hilda Johnston, brown check, zouave bodice, vest embroidered with jet. black hat; Miss Sidney Johnston, brown mottled tweed, brown hat with moss green feathers and velvet; Miss Grace, dark green edged with beaver, brown hat with fur tails; Miss Gore, black velvet zouave costume with blouse of purple satin and jet, large black feather hat; Miss M. Gore, grey with b’ack brocade sleeves, large black hat ; Miss Studholme, red three-quarter cape brocaded with black and edged with black feathers ; Miss Gordon, eminence cloth and velvet costume; Miss Cooper, black; Miss Izard, brown, trimmed with pink. There were also present, Mesdames Izard, Castendyk, Barron, Fulton, Gore, Friend. Heywood. Lome, Benzoin. Williams, Field. Burnett, Chappel, Holt, Fancourt, Luckie. Misses Brown, Haise, Allan, Laishley, Lingard, Hadfield, Baillie, Duncan. Campbell. Barron. Hitchings, Heywood, Fancourt, Elliott, Holt. Koch, Kennedy, and Collins. AT THE RACES. His Excellency the Governor was present, also the Countess in Aubergine cloth dress trimmed with black satin, bonnet with Aubergine and old gold tips. There were also the Misses Wauchope, Russell, Grace. Wardell. Johnston. Izard, Jackson. Cooper, Mesdames Scales, Riddiford, Rhodes. O’Rorke, Crawford, Bell, Wardrop, etc., etc. DRESSES AT THE STAR BOATING BALL. Lady Glasgow, who was accompanied by His Excellency, wore a magnificent gown of rich wine-coloured satin, handsomely brocaded w’ith stripes of a large pattern of roses, and softened about the low corsage with lace, and she wore her lovely diamonds ; Miss Eastgate wore a ruby gow'n with slight train and putted sleeves; Miss Wauchope. pale blue spotted with black, black moird sash and sleeves ; Miss Holroyd, black trimmed with green ribbons. Capt. Clayton also accompanied them. Mrs Field wore her wedding gown ; Mrs Reynolds (Dunedin), black trimmed with white lace; Miss Reynolds, cream; Mrs W. P. Reeves, white Liberty silk with yellow velvet sleeves; Miss McDonald, cream with ruby velvet sleeves; Mrs Maxwell, a handsome chocolate gown trimmed with embroidery ; Miss Hilda Moorhouse, cream trimmed with la°eand red bead ornaments; Mrs Rose, a dark prune gown with pink front; Miss Pearson, a loose white Empire costume; Mrs Oliver (Dunedin), a handsome lavender Pompadour silk ; Miss Rolleston. pale blue, the skirt trimmed with bands of black velvet; Mrs Collins, white w-ith yellow velvet revers and sleeves ; Miss Cobb, a cream gown trimmed with narrow gold braid; Mrs Levin, a handsome black gown with red aigrette and jet trimming: Miss Cooper black silk, with long hanging green bow; Miss B. Cooper, white; Miss Eberle, dark red ; Mrs T. Wil ford, a lovely pale blue watered silk striped with silver; Mrs Symonds, black with pink sleeves; Mrs Seddon, sage green silk, trained ; Miss Seddon, white; Mrs Elliott, moss green satin; Miss Elliott, pale grey, and her sister coffee colour with yellow sleeves; Miss Tuckey, black gauze withbowsof pink and blue : Miss B. Tuckey, red satin and black velvet: Miss Ralston (Rangatikei), cream with red velvet sleeves; Mrs Gibson, black ; Miss Gibson, cream ; Mrs King, white satin with long train ; Miss Hitchings (Napier*, cream gauze with mauve sleeves: Miss Pownall black velvet with blue chiffon; Miss Blundell, white crCpe; Mrs Samuels, white silk; Miss Harding, black with bright red velvet lapels; Miss Trimnell, pale green and pink; Mrs Russell, black ; Miss Cara Russell, pale pink silk ; Mrs G. Beetham, white veiled with black lace and jet; Miss Browning (Nelson), mauve silk and moire ; Miss Hart, pretty pink silk ; Miss Hart, crushed strawberry net; Miss Pynsent, pale yellow and brown velvet; Miss Wardell (Wairarapa). black; Miss Duncan, pale lavender covered with black lace; Miss Studholme (Christchurch), cream brocade with dark velvet belt and sleeves ; Miss R. Acland, w'hite ; Miss M. Gore, black trimmed with jet; Miss A. Gore, white : Miss M. Grace, black and white striped bilk ; Miss A. Grace, white satin with scar.et sash and sleeves; Miss L. Izard, white broch6; Mrs W. Johnston, black trimmed with deep cream lace ; Miss Johnston, cream w-ith crimson velvet sleeves ; Miss H. Johnston, white with yellow' Terry velvet sleeves ; Miss S. Johnston, pale yellow and blue satin ; Miss Johnston (Fitzherbcrt Terrace), sage green net w’ith flowers round the skirt and bodice; Miss leak, brown velvet trimmed with lace; Miss Heywood, black net with tufts of black feathers: velvet bodice: Miss Fairchild, pale blue; Miss N. Fairchild, mauve trimmed with yellow; Miss Widdop, cream trimmed with black velvet; Miss E. Widdop. blue silk, and her sister yellow silk : Mrs Wallace, black ; Mrs Rhodes, black velvet triinmed with white lace ; Miss Cohen (Christchurch), pale yellow silk with brown velvet trimmings; Miss Graham, black velvet: Miss Harding, white; Miss Chaytor, pale lavender striped silk with brown velvet sleeves : Miss Gillon, black ; Miss M. Gillon, white ; Mrs Green, red corded silk, trained; Miss Reid, a combination of pink and green brocade ; Miss J. Seed (debutante}, a pretty white frock; Mrs Seed, black; Miss Hammerton (debufaafc), while, and her sister, yellow silk; Miss Griffiths, blue striped gauze with brown velvet sleeves; Miss Menzies, pale blue: Miss Miller (Timaru), back brocaded with yellow' spots and wreaths of Howers; Miss Duthie, white silk ; Mrs Bendall, black ; Mrs Fell, a very handsome silk gown, trained, the epaulettes edged with black ; Mrs Biss, cream silk with lemon sleeves; Mrs A. Pearce, yellow silk flounced with white lane: Mrs Purdv, a pretty grey silk with lapels of grey velvet and rimmed with g- ey feitl ers; Mbs Milward, white brocade; Mrs VV. Martin, black, trained ; Mrs Donnelly (Napier), black; Mrs Robinson, cream ; Mrs A. Crawford, lemon brocade ; Miss E. Barron, red; Miss Brandon, pink ; Miss McGregor, white, with magenta flowers: Miss Williams, white trimmed with swansdown, and her sister, white with pink satin sleeves: Miss Morrah {debutante}, white, and her sister, pale blue ; Miss Toxward, a pretty cream gown ; Mi-s Lee. blue ; Miss Mowbray, cream; Miss J. Mackay, white with puffed sleeves; Miss A. Haise, cream; Miss Fancourt, black trimmed with yellow; Miss Barnett, black spotted with gold ; Miss Koch, white satin w’ith green velvet sleeves; Miss Grady, white: Miss Kircaldie, blue brocade with velvet sleeves ; Miss Willis, red shot silk; Miss E. Borlase, black; Mrs Raw’son. pale green; Miss Kennedy, black; Miss M. Kennedy, yellow ; Mrs Bristow, Mrs Lee, Miss Holmes, the Misses Johnston iHutt), Mrs Newton, and Col. Fox, and Messrs Bethune, Tripe, Lewis (Napier). Newton, Woolridge, Leckie, Buller, Ormond. Reid, Seed. Riddiford. Turnbull, Baldwin. Todd, Pearce, Smith, Pownall, Fitzgerald, Levin, Duncan, Maxwell, Brandon. Duthie. Kenny (Picton). Cohen. Jackson. Butterwort h, Gore, Field. Wallace, and a large number of Spanish ofticers, including the captain.

Ophelia.