WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XI, Issue 43, 28 October 1893, Page 355

WELLINGTON.

Dear Bee, The

October 20.

THIRD CHAMBER CONCERT has just taken place with as much success as usual. They are most enjoyable evenings to lovers of high class music, both vocal and instrumental, and on this occasion the Bowen-street Hall was crowded, every seat being taken. The only vocalist was Mrs Geddis. who wore a black silk gown with white flowers on the corsage. Miss Medley, who played in Beethoven’s quartette, also wore black with large sleeves, the corsage trimmed with lace. Among the large and fashionable audience were Colonel Boyle, who has been chiefly instrumental in arraging this series of concerts: Mrs Trimnell. in black silk: Mr and Mrs Ed. Reid, the latter wearing black lace trimmed with mauve; Mr and Mrs Whittali, the latter in black satin and jet; Mrs Douglas, in hlack ; Miss Douglas, a white fur cloak: Mrs Williams, a handsome black velvet and jet gown: Miss Maude Williams, a long white opera cloak bound with white feather: Miss Lily Williams, a white gown trimmed with lace: Miss Swainson, black: Miss Brandon, lilac merveiiieux ; Miss A. Brandon, tomato red trimmed with white lace : rhe Mis-es Fairchild, p etty cream dresses trimmed with lace ; Mrs Wardrop, black lace and mauve: Miss Ada Wardrop, a black trained skirt and red silk blouse; Mrs Duncan, black silk and jet; Mrs Ed. Richardson, black: Miss Richardson a pretty white gown; Mrs Richmond, black : Miss Lysaght a cream gown : Mrs Gore, black trimmed with jet: the Misses Gore, cream silk cloaks; Miss Pynsent. a deep mauve gown with sleeves of silk: Miss L. Izard, black velvet trimmed with white lace: Miss Alice Grace, black with mauve sleeves: Miss Hilda Johnston and her sister, black and white corduroy cloaks bound with white goat fur; Mrs Mantel!, black: Mrs W. Mantel!, black and white fur cloak: Miss B. Cooper, pink silk : Miss Henry, black : Mrs Quick, black velvet ; Miss Quick, a white opera cloak : Miss Cohen, white ; Mrs Rose, a claret brocade cloak bound with white fur: Miss Rose, cream : Miss Welford. pink silk and white lace : Mrs Queree. black ; Miss Dugdale. the Misses Kennedy. Mrs Churton. Miss Horner. Miss Mac Williams. Miss S. Graham. Mr and Mrs Prouse. Mrs Hoby. Mrs Holm wood. Miss Lee. Miss Liddle, and Messrs Stuart. Loughnan. Parfitt, Chapman. Richmond. Cooper. Gardiner, etc. The next concert-the fourth of the series of six—has been arranged for the 28th of this month, as Colonel Boyle leaves for Christchurch immediately afterwards On Saturday next the Mayor, who with Mrs Bell has just returned from Australia, is to open

THE BOWLING GREEN SEASON. Afternoon tea is to be provided by the ladies, and if the weather is fine it will be a very pleasant gathering. The next wedding on the tapix is that of Mr Barry Goring and Miss Lillian Pynsent. which has been fixed for the 29th of November. and is, I hear, to be a large affair, and there are to be six bridesmaids, several of whom will be daughters of the Hon. Walter Johnston, nieces of the bridegroom. The many friends of the Hon. Mr and Mrs Waterhouse will be glad to hear that they are now on their way out from Home to pay a six months’ visit to Australia and New Zealand. Mr Walter Bethune has just arrived from Home, and has greatly benefited by the change. Mrs C. Izard ijunJ and Miss E la Izard are expected by the next steamer. The HARMONIC SOCIETY'S CONCERT in the Opera House performed Sullivan's ‘ Martyr of Antioch.' Miss Spensley came from Christchurch especially to rake the part of Margarita, and gave great pleasure by the'rendering of her very difficult part. Mr Prouse’s interpretion of Callias was splendid, the part suiting him to perfection. Mrs Geddis sustained rhe contralto part of Julia extremely well. Mr Closhier suffered from a cold and could not do justice to his tenor solos as Olybius. Mr A. Gray filled in a small part as Fabius. The orchestral accompaniment of this work is extremely difficult, and it was therefore not quite as good as usual. The choruses were excellent, and considering the difficulty of rhe work and the small Society (between sixty and seventy members and twenty-four in the orchestra) the performance was very creditable to Mr K. Parker, the conductor. Mr McDuff Boyd led the orchestra, and Miss B. Hammerton played the piano. Mrs Geddis wore black silk trimmed with lace, and cream and crimson roses on the corsage: Miss Spensley. bright pink veiling embroidered with steel beads, trained. Present were Lady Hector, in black satin: the Misses Hector, pink silk: Miss Graham, mauve; Miss Henry, white and pink silk; Miss Swanson, pretty white silk: Miss Barron, white: Miss Medlev black: Miss Williams, white: Miss Quick, black velvet with chiffon frills: Miss Butts, mauve: Miss Menzies, black and mauve: Miss Gore, white; Miss M. Gore, black velvet: Miss Turnbull, white cloak bound with beaver; Miss Miller, pink • Miss Percy Smith, grey : Miss Jollie. pale blue : Miss Greenwood’ black: Miss Welford. pink : Miss Johnston, bright pink velvet ; Miss Ashcroft, black, with white and gold cloak ; Misses Marshall (Taranaki). Hammerton. Myers. Upham. Barber. Prose. Margetts, Vernell. Seed. Grady. Ling. Cohen. Wilson. Brock. Friend. Norie Holmes. Milward, and Mesdames E. D. Reed. Fell. Sorott. Hoby Martin. Mvers. Wallace. Eager. Richmond. Whitehead. Johnston’ Buckley. Biss. Ho t (Auckland). Boyd. Habens, Barron. The ladies in the chorus wore white, sopranos with pink, and contraltos with blue badges. OPHELIA.