HAWERA.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XI, Issue 35, 2 September 1893, Page 164

HAWERA.

Dear Beb, August 21. I do not think I have ever Keen a letter in your columns from this small but interesting town, and even now this is a letter that concerns the doings of another place, to wit. Pa tea, the bachelors of that little city having at last come out of their shell and given a Bull, and have truly surpassed themselves. The Harmonic Hall was most artistically decorated with the ever-graceful nikau palm, mirrors and curtains while the stage was comfortably arranged as a drawing-room. The supper, supplied by Dustin, of Wanganui, was all one could wish for—ires, soup, and unlimited claret cup. The floor is universally admitted to be excellent. The Committee could not have been better chosen, and the M.C.’s were Messrs W. G. Jones. C. Cornwall. W. E. Pearce, and R. Smith, who worked hard to secure their visitors’ enjoyment. Visitors came from, Wellington, Masterton, Wanganui, all up the coast. In giving the list of the ladies and their dresses it is impossible to avoid missing some, but the dresses one and all were charming, elegant, and certainly served to show up the wearers to perfection. Mrs Moore wore white satin and lace ; her daughter, heliotrope surah and lace: Mrs R., black satin, cream lace sleeves; Miss Wright, the most striking dress of pink satin with embroidered lisse over skirt and green moire sleeves; Miss Jollie. Miss Lysaght, Mrs F. Lysaght, the latter in a peculiar shade of lizard green silk ami chiffon ; Mrs V. Smith, Miss Smith, Mrs T. Parsons. Miss Bremer, Mrs W. Cowcrn. Mrs G. Bayly. in black satin and net; Miss Testar, white and red; Miss Newring. pink erdpe; Miss Reid, red satin: Mrs J. Peat, old gold satin: Mrs Jim Peat, navy satin and cream lace (very elegant): Mrs Christie, blue and gold; Miss Cowcrn, pink satin ; Mrs H. E. P. Adams, pink brocade and black velvet; Mrs W. Brewer, pink brocade; Mrs Tonks, pink and green brocade; Mrs Woodward, cream and heliotrope; Mrs Hislop, cream and green silk ; Mrs Scott, pale pink ; Miss Goodson, cardinal silk ; Miss A. Goodson, pale biue and pink velvet; Miss Good, cream with bands of yellow velvet; Mrs Perkins, very handsome red shot satin ; Mrs Monro, an exceedingly beautiful cream satin and lace: Mrs G. D. Hamerton, cream with black and silver gauze; Mrs G. P. Pearce, in her bridal dress; Miss Gower, pink net; Miss Hunter, cream ; Miss Parsons, pretty pink satin; Mrs Jacomb, black: and two daughters, pretty pale blue dresses; Miss Ball, a debutante, in white net; Miss Duckworth, very pretty white silk; Miss Monro, pink: Miss Turner, pretty black and pink: Miss Shields, pink silk; Miss Dean and her sister, both in cream gauze ; Miss Black, in grey silk, pink sleeves ; Mrs Horner, pale blue; Miss Welsh, blue and cream ; Mrs Honey Held, cream ; Mrs Gibson, black ; and her daughter, blue ; Mrs Powdrell, grey and pink silk, etc., etc. The extras were played by Mrs Woodward, Miss Turner, W. Hamerton, W. Jones, Miss Cowern, and one or two others whose names I do not know. Hoping I have not encroached too much on your valuable space. Iris. (Thank you.—Lady Ed.)