CHRISTCHURCH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XI, Issue 37, 16 September 1893, Page 211

CHRISTCHURCH.

Dear Bee, September 6. There were such crowds of WELL-DRESSED PEOPLE AT MR WALLACE’S CONCERT last Thursday that it was next to impossible to turn and look at your neighbour. In the first place you have to look over your own sleeves, and then the next person shuts out your view from all observation beyond. I caught a glimpse of some, however. Mrs (Dr.) Jennings wore a handsome gown of white satin with full puff sleeves and frills of silky net; Miss Reeves, pale blue veiling trimmed with silk the same colour: Mrs I. Gibbs, corded terra cotta silk with velvet and passementerie trimming ; Mrs E. Deacon, black velvet with pink s.eevesand chiffon frill; Miss Millton. all black with yellow narcissus; Miss Hutton, black, black velvet zouave trimmed with jet, pink, silk puff sleeves; Mrs Barkas. black trimmed with jet; Mrs and Miss Worthy, Mrs Robison. Mrs Wilding, Mrs Westmacott, Mesdames F. M. Wallace. M. Campbell, Henderson. Bowen. J. Anderson, Beath, Burns, Bridge, Embling, Hill, McDonald, Harrison, Professor and Mrs Cook, etc. etc. AT THE SAVAGE CLUB'S OPEN NIGHT, among the wahines and princesses were Mrs Stead, in black sat in trimmed with lace and jet and white cloak ; Mrs Ogle, black velvet with white chiffon fichu; Mrs Embling, black silk; Mrs James Henderson, cream silk with gold brocade puff sleeves and shoulder frills; Miss Walker, black with terra-cotta frill round the low bodice; a young lady with them wore a pretty black dress with full pink puff sleeves; Miss Tabart, eau de nil covered with black lace; her sister in black with black velvet puff sleeves and epaulettes: Mrs Popham, very pale blue merveilleux with gold passementerie trimming; Mrs Kinsey, black silk; Mrs Gibbs, Mrs (Dr.) Jennings, Mrs H. R. Webb. Miss Webb, Miss Hale. Miss Greenwood, black and white striped silk; Miss A. Greenwood, pretty dress of black and pale lavender trimmed with black lace ; Miss B. Greenwood, striped heliotrope and white, white cloak trimmed with handsome white lace ; Miss Wright (Dunedin), pale heliotrope, with pink sash; Miss E. Turner, pretty cream dress with crimson swathe belt: Miss Turner, black; Mrs and Miss Worthy, Mrs McDonald, Miss Godfrey, brown velvet; Miss Connal, Mrs Williams, Mrs and Miss Meares, Mrs Thompson, pale blue with bands of black velvet; Mrs Way mouth, crimson silk; Mrs Chynoweth, black silk trimmed with jet lined with crimson silk ; Miss Deamer, terra-cotta satin and cream cloak; Mrs C. 11. Bridge, terra-cotta velveteen; Mrs A. Merton, Mrs Lomax-Smith, Mrs Manning, Mrs and Miss Gard’ner, and numbers more. The JUVENILE OPERA COMPANY, who have had a very successful week here, are now in the south, returning on Friday, when they give a popular concert in the Tuam-street Theatre, under Mr H. Weir’s management. The Mayor’s fancy dress ball on the 20th is the much-talked-of function at present.

Dolly Vale.