AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XI, Issue 38, 23 September 1893, Page 234

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bee, September 19. One or two rather smart affairs in the way of dancing have occupied us lately. The winter dancing-class is drawing to a close, and is being finished off in various ways. The FANCY DRESS BALL in the Foresters’ Hall, given by Mrs Hay, was a pleasant function of this kind. Here is a list of the costumes worn. Of the hundred and one pretty dresses the loveliest and most original was a ‘Summer shower,’ Miss Connolly. It consisted of a delicate blue gauze representing a summer sky, with crystals dotted here and there to give the effect of sparkling raindrops. A large hat with crystal pendants completed a cool and charming costume, which instinctively recalled the poet’s words, ’ Decking with liquid pearl the bladed grass.’ The others were as follows: — Mrs Hay, Madame Pompadour; Miss Alice Lusk. Tessa: Miss M. Hay. Gianetta! Miss Pearl Hay. Court Lady ; Miss Rylance. Morning Star ; Miss Ethel Atkinson, Grecian Lady ; Miss Emily Brett. Maritana : Miss Sloman. Highland Lassie; Miss K. Williamson, Court Lady; Miss Linda Connolly, Court Lady ; Miss Nessie Graham, Peasant Girl; Miss Ruth Dudley, Lady Betty; Miss S. Campbell, English May-day Reveller; Miss B. Trevithick, Turkish Lady; Miss Knight Mabel (from ‘ Pirates ’); Miss Dacre, Moonlight; Miss L. KnighU 80-peep: Miss Meta Aitken. Spring; Miss Rainy. Flower Girl; Miss A. Donald as Elsie (‘ Yoeman of the Guard ’) looked lovely ; Miss E. Keesing. Tri-colour ; Miss Campbell. Grecian Lady; Miss Hickson, Kate Greenaway; Miss M. Knight, Tambourine Girl; Miss M. Baker, Cinderella ; Miss Caldwell. Colleen Bawn ; Miss Olive Lusk made a very stately little Court Lady; Miss M. Cooper, ‘My Love is Like a Red. Red Rose’; Miss A. Binney. Puritan Maiden; Miss M. Conolly, Tambourine Girl; Miss M. Sloman. Tambourine Girl; Mies F. Preece, Court Lady; Miss G. Beale, Moss Rose: Miss Flora MacCormick, Tambourine Girl; Miss R. Fraser. Esmeralda; Miss V. Williamson, Tambourine Girl: Miss M. Watkins. Court Lady; Miss Hall. Summer: Miss C. Baker, Carmen (Up to Date): Miss Cooper. Tambourine Girl; Miss Sellars, ‘Only an Ivy Blossom’; Miss G. Whitelaw. Caller Herrin’; Miss W. Trevithick Tambourine Girl; Miss Flossie Pierce, Cornin’ Through the Rye ; Miss Hickson. Brigand’s Bride: Miss Keesing, Powder and. Patches; Miss Noakes. Romp; Miss C. Sloman, Nancy Lee; Miss F. Sellars. Shepherdess; Miss Goodwin, Grecian Lady; Miss Oxley, Baker; Miss B. Poulter, Romp: Miss F. Fraser. Court Lady ; Miss Jones, Maiden ; Miss E. Gil-fillan.Zßo-peep : Miss T Binney, Sappho ; Miss E. Cameron. Grace Darling; Miss MacCallum, Night; Miss M. Williamson. Normandy Peasant; Miss W. Goodwin, Tambourine Girl; Miss L. Gibbons, Ivy ; Miss Trevithick, Carmen. Among the gentlemen, Mr L. Rapson’s costume (French Court Gentleman) was without doubt the most effective. He wore a long coat of rich crimson plush over waistcoat and knee-breeches of pale yellow satin, crimson stockings and buckled shoes glittering with brilliants. His head dress was a magnificent wig, tied with crimson silk ribbon ; paint, powder, and charcoal perfected an elaborate tout ensemble. The most laughable ‘get-up’was Mr Frank Wylde-Brown as a girl, in a long white dress and yellow wig. Being still of very’ tender years, this young gentleman’s face lent itself easily to the deception. Mr Douglas Hay appeared to great advantage as Marco; Mr C. Hay, Guiseppe ; Mr A. Williamson, Curate; Mr H. Hammond, Faust; Mr Latimer. Tennis-player; Mr H. Gordon, Turk ; Mr A. Heany. Robin Hood ; Mr E. Gilfillan. Sailor ; Mr A. Watkins, a British Tar; Mr Fred Sloman, Windsor Uniform; Mr A. Close, Jack Sutton ; Mr B. Dudley, French Pirate ; Mr J. Fraser, Sailor; Mr J Caldwell, an American Electioneering Agent; Mr E. de Mon talk. Dr. Senna; Mr J. McCallum, Graduate ; Mr A.’ Sloman, Page; Mr B. Graham, Spanish Cavalier; Mr W. Dacre, Spanish Prince ; Mr I). MacCormick, Grosvenor ; Mr L. Wilson, Doctor of Laws; Mr C. Trevithick, Aew Zealand Herald ; Mr f’ Conolly, Bunthorne; Mr A. Hough. Tennis player; Mr Rylance, Don Sebastian ; Mr H. Graham. Cricketer; Mr J. Donald, Page ; Mr C. Wylde-Brown, Page; Mr P. Graham, Sailor boy: Mr G. Jourdain, Arabian; Mr G. Boultain, Sailor; Mr Caldwell, Eric the Viking; Mr N. Lusk, Taranaki Highwayman; Mr Butters, Courtier of Charles II; Mr R. Williamson. Capt. Corcoran ; Mr J. Morton as Hereward the Wake looked ‘immense:’ Mr t’ Keesing. Turk; Mr Fred Binney, Fish Boy ; Mr F. Binney, French Shrimper; Mr P. H. Harris, Bushranger; Mr Bennett, Turk; Mr C. Poulter, Sailor; Mr Cecil Connolly, Little Lord Fauntleroy'; Mr B. Keesing suited admirably his role of ‘ Apartments to Let ’ (i.e., Clown): Mr A. Donald, Fijian Planter; Mr R. Dacre, Grosvenor; Mr J. De Montalk, Sailor; Mr R. Binney. Page; Mr S. Keesing, Gentleman of George Ill’s Time; Mr W. MacCormick, Spanish Hidalgo ; Mr B. Williamson, Jester ; Mr Rylance, Spanish Brigand ; Mr Fenwick, Antonio. DRESSES WORN AT PONSONBY ‘AT HOME.’ Mrs Hanna, lovely’ black lace with sleeves of pale blue plush ; Mrs W. Dufaur, black lace over heliotrope satin ; Miss Wallnutt, black and mauve ; Miss C. Wallnutt, white; Mrs Cattenach, yellow; Mrs Burton, sea-green with streamers of scarlet; Miss Spiers, black with trimming of canary-coloured plush; Mrs Mahoney, white: Mrs Hughes, handsome black silk and lace; Mrs Devore, black figured satin; Miss Devore, cream and scarlet; Miss B. Devore, pretty rose-pink; Miss Mabel Macindoe, pale yellow ; her sister looked well in cream • Miss Laird looked lovely in black lace trimmed with velvet to match : Miss Emily Laird, maize-coloured silk ; Miss Bach, pearl grey silk; Miss Peacock, handsome cream cashmere with sleeves and trimmings of ruby plush; Miss G. Whitelaw, rose pink, sleeves and Empire belt of black velvet; Miss Partridge, pale pink ; Miss Lena Partridge, cream, red sash, pretty opera cloak • Miss Hill, crimson figured satin ; Miss Leighton, blue ; Mrs Bent,.' black silk and lace; Mrs Winstone, white and blue; Miss Kennedy, white trimmed with crimson plush ; Miss Sellars, cream; Miss Walker, black and gold; Miss Wood year, white; Miss Davidson (Whangarei), sea-green ; Miss Darby, black lace. Some of the NEW GOWNS AT THE SPRING RACES must be chronicled for the benefit of your readers. Bee. The day’ was lovely, and the frocks showed up well. Mrs Charles Haines stylish black dress, with fern pattern of blue, blue silk zouave and cuffs covered with black lace, gold passementerie trimmings, black bonnet with green velvet; Miss Wilkins, navy dress and zouave, chocolate blouse, pretty’ crinkley hat trimmed en suite • Miss Maud Wilkins, black, charming hat-one mass of roses’* Mrs W. Bloomfield, striking gown of browm striped with grey’ camel’s hair, brown velvet let in, the bodice edged with fur en suite, the skirt w’as edged with velvet and fur, and band also of the same trimmed the upper part, stylish hat of felt trimmed to the side with three feather tips; Mrs Bloomfield (Parnell), brown, bonnet, en suite; Mrs Lucas Bloomfield, fawn corduroy velvet, pink silk vest and cuffs covered with fawn lace and ribbons, black jampot hat with pink ftow’cr standing perpendicularly in front, and another coquettishly placed under the brim at the back; Miss Griffiths grey and black plaid, black velvet zouave and Empire belt, pretty light straw hat with blue flowers; Miss McLaughlin, black - Mrs (Col.) Dawson, black cashmere, white vest, black hat; Miss Elliot navy ; Mrs Hope Lewis, brown dress with brocaded blue sleeves and vest., becoming hat trimmed with forget-me-nots ; Miss Hilda Lewis, grey plaid dress, gem with red band ; Miss Thomas (Panatoitoi), brown with fur trimmings; Miss Churton. black dress and zouave, lavender crinkly blouse ; Miss Forbes, grey cashmere silk vest, fawn hat with feathers; Miss Rookes, navy ; Mrs Masefield. black; Mrs Evans, brown dres-, bonnet‘with yellow flowers ; Miss Kilgour, navy serge skirt and zouave, blue blouse • her sister was similarly attired, wearing a red and white blouse * Mrs Worsp, grey plaid with fox fur ; Miss Hilda Worsp terra’ skirt, and zouave with green velvet blouse ; Mrs Cottle brickcoloured cashmere, bonnet enlsuite; Miss Ethel Bull brown * Miss B. Bull, navy serge, red blouse, red hat trimmed to harmonize ; Mrs Ching, fawn with navy coMed velvet cuffs and trimming; her daughter wore navy*. Misses Kerr Taylor BcW ? na \ y with K° ,tl trimmings’; Mrs Rathbone, neat-fitting black cashipcre, picture hat relieved

with white; Miss Violet Taylor, violet dress with velvet hat en suife\ Mrs Upfil. red and brown strijied gown, black toque : Miss Cp nn, e Lawford, red plaid, black velvet z >uave. black felt hat; Mrs gharland. brown camel's hair, bonnet with tips of red: Miss Dickey, fawn plaid, fawn felt hat with lovely ostrich plume ; Mrs Buddle, neat-fitting brown tweed, brown velvet toque with violet tulle veil: Miss Wardrop, green plaid, fashionable mauve shot silk vest, brown velvet toque ; Mrs Ware, handsome grey crinkley gown triinmed on skirt with black lace, black lace cape, picture hat with ostrich feathers; Miss Mary McDonald, light grey cashmere with bands of moss green velvet, prettj’ brown hat trimmed profusely with pink roses ; Miss Wylde-Brown, mode grey cashniere. zouave trimmed with blue velvet, blue blouse, sailor hat: Mrs Nolan, black; Mrs Bodie, brown, brown velvet toque; Mrs Harry Jackson, black skirt, zouave, heliotrope blouse, gem hat : Miss renton, grey cashmere with brown velvet, grey hat with heliotrope flowers; Miss Sharland. brown plaid, black velvet *ja t; Misses Firth, navy; Mrs Thomas (Rrinuera). black: Miss Thomas, reddy camel’s hair trimmed with red velvet, nop hat: .Mrs Walker (Ellerslie), black silk, brown velvet bonnet: Miss Gipsy Walker, fashionable brown edged with Nile green, hat with flowers, and her sister, in grey plaid trimmed with brown velvet; Mrs Dennison, elegant fawn Liberty silk trimmed with rown velv ®t: Mrs Chapman, browm camel’s hair, yellow silk front, brown hat: Mrs Todd, claret silk trimmed with velvet, large hat trimmed with claret velvet and black feathers ; Mrs rrank Walker, navy. Tudor cape, navy toque; Miss Walker, navy serge, red plaid sleeves, hat with flowers; Miss Dunnett, black-trimmed with velvet, large flop hat with feathers; Mrs Devore, claret-soloured silk, sealskin cape, black bonnet; Miss B. Devore, black cashmere, large hat trimmed with grey velvet ; Miss Percival, navy dress with bands of velvet, black hat with bright pink flowers; and her sister, a simple brown tweed with velvet; Misses Garrett, navy ; Misses Kirkwood, grey, black hats with white; Miss Thorpe, brown; Miss Moss, reddy tweed trimmed with ruby velvet, and her sister, navy ; Miss Reid, brown cashmere trimmed with velvet: Mrs Pearce, dark grey trimmed with black, and her daughter was much admired in a fawn gown, hat with heliotrope flowers: Mrs Arthur Taylor, brown camel’s hair trimmed with slate grey silk, toque trimmed en suite-. Miss Von Sturmer. claret-coloured gown, brown hat with flowers: Miss O’Brien, brown gown, hat trimmed with yellow flowers : Miss Thomson, grey lustre trimmed with black; Mrs Thomson (Green Lane), navy. ladies’ dkesses at remuera social union. Mrs Frank Walker, yellow’ silk with overall of black lace, black bja; Mrs Upfil looked well in claret silk; Mrs Frank Buckland, deep slate grey silk trimmed with velvet of a darker shade ; Mrs Otway, black; Mrs Gorrie, black; Mrs Cheeseman, black lace with cream silk vest and sleeves ; Miss Keesing, black lace, red satin sleeves; Mrs W. Bloomfield looked as loyely as ever in white brocaded satin profusely trimmed with ostrich feathers; Mrs Lyons was beautiful in ruby silk, bands of gold on skirt, Egypt Empire sash and sleeves; Mrs Hope Lewis was distinguee. in black with green silk sleeves; Miss Fenton, white, and her sister, slate grey; Miss Ethel Bull, vieux rose silk ; Miss Beatrice Bull, stylish white Liberty silk ; Miss Wilkins, Nil green silk ; Miss Maud Wilkins was much admired in galois grey with bands of white silk ribbon ; Miss Rookes, white crepon skirt, silk bodice and tulle sleeves; Mrs Arthur Taylor, lavender net with prune-cole ured bands of velvet; Mrs Tewsley looked well in rose corail Liberty silk; Miss Forbes looked pretty in a creamy corduroy silk, shot ribbon cn. smfe; Miss Kiesling, black lace with green bebe sleeves; Miss Hilda Lewis, salmon pink Tussore silk ; Mrs Isidor Alexander, lavender silk with overall of lace, black velvet sleeves; Miss Cora Alexander, white; Miss McLaughlin, heliotrope silk relieved with lace of a paler shade: Mrs Worsp, pale heliotrope; Miss Ida Worsp, white; Miss Hilda Worsp, Egypt Empire gown of Liberty silk; Miss Kerr-Taylor, white silk with bow’s; Miss M. Kerr - Taylor, cream silk; Miss Whewell, white striped silk with dark green sleeves and sash; Miss Allie Buddle, petunia-coloured Empire gown ; Miss Kilgour, green electrique trimmed with pink ; Miss Nellie Kilgour, maizecoloured net; Mrs Cotter, handsome pale salmon pink, rose corail plush sleeves, and black lace trimmings; Miss Law, white; and her sister, pale pink net; Miss Stevenson, melon silk ; Miss Griffith, terra dress covered with black lace, black velvet sleeves ; Miss Ettie Ireland, white; Miss Gorrie. black velvet; Miss M. Gorrie. white crepon with green bands ; Miss Hay looked remarkably well in black satin with white lace hanging in art draperies ; and her sister, bouton d'or silk with black velvet bands ; Miss Thorpe, black dress with yellow sleeves; Miss Flora Thorpe, white crepon ; Miss Buckland, blue watered silk ; Miss Von Sturmer, white crepon ; and her sister, white nun’s veiling with rows of peacock green velvet ribbons ; Miss Power, black lace with blue sleeves; Miss Herrold. fawn cashmere with green silk frill and bebe sleeves ; Miss Johnston, canary Liberty silk with green plush bebe sleeves and zouave; Mrs Harry Jackson, rose corail silk; Miss Kempthorne, blue silk ; Miss Bertie Davis, pretty white crepon; Miss Percival, cream; Miss Amy Taylor, yellow; Miss O’Brien, blue cashmere, paon fonce velvet trimming ; Miss Gould, white crepon; Miss Whitson, pale yellow trimmed with black velvet, and her sister, pretty white silk with bows and lace. Amongst the gentlemen were Messrs W. Bloomfield, Buddle, Phi Ison, Hanna. Tewsley, Harry Bloomfield. Noakes, Cotter, Alister Clarke. Heywood, Forbes, Purchas, Gamble, Dr. Lewis, Lient. Hulme, Messrs Brook-Smith, Crombie. Brodie, Kempthorne, Skeates. Lawford, Kilgour (two), Kissling. Goodson, Thomson, Alec Walker, Frank Walker, Upfil, Whewell, Arthur Taylor, Anderson. Battley, Patterson. dresses worn at the rink. Owing to tho Remuera Social and other attractions there were very few present. Among one or two others I noticed Miss Madeline Thomas, navy skirt and zouave over bright crimson blouse, dark hat; the Misses Atkinson, golden brown plush, zouaves over blue and pink blouses, respectively, brown skirts and hats ; Miss Ethel Atkinson, cardinal satin blouse, cardinal skirt; Mrs Rathbone, black cashmere skirt, black velvet zouave over pale cream blouse, light hat: Miss Ida George, bright red cashmere, large hat: Miss Nellie Murray, brown : Miss Hull, all black; the Misses Firth, black, small black gem hats; Miss Flossie Whyte, black and white blouse over black cashmere skirt. A pretty juvenile dance was given last Thursday by Mrs Rees George. Epsom. It was in honour of Miss Eftie George, and that fortunate young lady invited a number of young friends for the evening. The rooms looked very attractive, the verandah being tastefully lit up with Japanese lanterns. Unfortunately, the night was wet, but the dance was very enjoyable. Mrs George wore a dark evening dress, and her daughter, Ettie, aprettj- white frock: Miss Nellie Waller looked charming in pale blue; Miss Maud Buckland, heliotrope; Misses Cotter, cream and pink; Misses Millie Hesketh, yellow-, Maggie Hesketh. pretty blue, Muriel Hesketh, pink, and Ethel Hesketh, very pretty pink : Miss Annie Stewart, grey: Miss Richmond, blue: Miss Mary White, cream ; Miss D. Rice, pale pink ; Miss T. Buddle, pale green: Miss Cruickshank, cream : and Miss Maggie Anderson, cream. Some pretty dresses were worn at the MISSES COLEGROVE’S MUSICAL EVENING

in the Choral Hall. Our hostesses w-ere attired in handsome evening gowns of black silk and lace. Each carried a bouquet of violets, fern, and snowdrops. Their pupils all wore cream or w-hite evening dresses unrelieved by any colour, with the exception of the performers. First and foremost among the latter were Miss Judson, in white muslin, simply but tastefully made, with a lovely sash of coral pink silk : the Misses Cotter, pink and blue, respectively ; Miss Nashelski, black, trimmed with black lace and sleeves of old gold satin ; Miss Stella Alexander, pretty dress of old rise j- ilk. trimmings of ruby plush ; Miss Violet Stone, pale b’.ue cashmere; Miss Bridgewater, deep cream - coloured cashmere, richly bordered with lace to match; Miss Sturges wore white and pale blue, her younger lister, all white. Among the audience I noticed Mrs Lindsay, pink tinted fawn dvlairc; Mrs Cotter, black silk, mantle of crimson plush ; Miss Lail d looked pretty in a blue blouse over dark skirt; Miss Rose, black silk; Miss Owen, fawn cashmere; Mrs Biss, black satin ; Mrs Morton, dark tweed costume relieved with heliotrope ; Miss Alexander, black silk, old gold plush mantle; Miss Alexander, fawn with trimmings of olive green velvet ; Mrs Whitson, black lace and gold; Miss Whitson, white opera cloak over pretty red dress; Miss Kempthorne, black lace, her sister, white blouse over blue cashmere skirt; Mrs Archdale Tayler.Zblack hu e with crimson front, cream cloak ; Mrs Paterson, handsome black silk ; Miss J. Paterson, exquisite red costume; Mrs J. Robertson, stylish dark tweed ; Mrs Keesing, dark blue with gold spots; Mrs Innes, black silk ; Miss Maggie Ixigan. tartan ; Miss Hill, crimson figured silk ; Mrs Wilkie, black silk, handsome black velvet mantle; Miss Wilkie, lovely evening gown of sapphire blue velvet; Mrs J udsonl dark brown costume; Miss Edgar, black silk:

Mrs Colegrove, black with cream cape ; Mrs Douglas, black silk, black bonnet: Mrs Henton. effective plaid costume: Mrs J. Stewart, cream silk, rose pink wrap ; Miss Stewart, pretty pale blue blouse over cream skirt : Miss Tregay. black silk and lace ; Miss Willoughby, pale blue: Mrs Willoughby, black silk ; Mrs Coates, black silk and lace; Mrs Kirkcr. handsome black satin ; Mrs Macky, black velvet; Mrs Tibbs, black silk; Mrs Armitage, black : Mrs Baume. black satin with white silk front; Mrs Myers, handsome black silk.

Phyllis Broune.