AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XI, Issue 49, 9 December 1893, Page 499

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bee, Decembers. my letter wiTthr” th ° rou * hly hot wcather “<>"■ I will begin DRESSES WORN AT THE ORCHESTRAL CONCERT. Owing to a bad seat I could only notice a few of the many nrettv costumes. Among others I saw Mrs Innes in a handsome evening gown of black satin and lace; Mrs Hooper, black silk rich trimmings of lace and jet passementerie, white Maltese cap’: the Misses Hooper looked well in all white evening dresses; Miss Baker, cream-coloured blouse over pearl-grey cashmere ’stylish cream opera cloak lined with soft swansdown: Miss Ella Er aker A P r ® tty white evening gown, opera cloak to match; Mrs Seiglitz, handsome dress of ivory white satin, lace trimmings ; her niece appeared to advantage in pale cream evening costume; Mrs Hemus, delicate fawn cashmere, lace trimmings to match; little Miss Hemus looked pretty m pale blue nun’s veiling; Mrs Crawford, stylish black satin; Miss Ivy Crawford, white; Miss Kennedy navy skirt and white blouse, sailor hat with white ribbon; Miss Macindoe, light blouse over dark skirt, small white hat trimmed with a band of blue ribbon ; Mrs Ralph, black and white flowered satin, jet-bordered zouave of black velvet • Miss Oxley, stylish pearl-grey cashmere, sleeves and trimming of black velvet: Miss Winnie Leys looked pretty in a becoming black dress ; Mrs S. C. Johnson, black silk ; Mrs Levi, black satin and lace ; her daughters wore pink and black, respectively : Miss Whitelaw. fawn blouse over black skirt; Miss May Whitelaw pink cashmere trimmed with rubj r velvet; Miss Cashel, all black: Mrs Dickenson, coral pink blouse over dark skirt: Miss Bertha Gittos pale blue evening dress with velvet bars and sleeves of a deeper shade; the Misses Ferguson, pink and blue evening dresses, respectively; Miss Devore, fawn cashmere with trimmings of darker velvet: Miss Dudley, fawn and brown costume; Miss E. Holland, white blouse over dark skirt; her sister, Mrs Lusher looked well in electric blue. The two soloists of the evening were Mrs Boylan and Miss Shortt. The former wore a pretty square-cut evening gown of rose-pink crdpon; the latter looked charming in cream, with lace trimmings to match. DRESSES WORN AT PONSONBY REGATTA. The Misses Macindoe wore pretty fawn costumes, with large feathered hats to match; Mrs E. Buchanan, navy skirt and jacket over white blouse, light hat; Miss Langsford. navy yachting costume, small sailor hat; Miss Freda Langsford. stylish dress of dark cashmere, hat to match; Mrs Hart, pretty fawn tweed, cream hat with ostrich feathers; Miss Kennedy, light blouse over navy skirt, sailor hat; Miss Ethel Atkinson, stylish fawn and brown costume, white hat with pink roses; Miss G. Whitelaw’, navy skirt and zouave over white blouse, sailor hat with blue ribbon; her younger sisters wore old rose cashmere trimmed with velvet of a deeper shade, large white hats; Miss Caldwell, pretty pink blouse over dark skirt, white hat; Mrs Masefield, stylish black silk, lace bonnet relieved with a touch of colour; the Misses Peacock, light blouses over dark tweed skirts, hats to match ; Miss Butters, pearl grey costume, light hat; Miss L. Butters, white blouse over dark skirt, white hat. THE OFFICERS OF H.M.S. CURACOA AND AUCKLAND POLO CLUBS AFTERNOON TEA. If I make any mistakes in the ladies’ dresses please excuse me, Bee, as it would be impossible to have all perfectly correct. Everybody was on the stand when I arrived, but soon after the rain began and cloaks were put on, but I got a little peep of some of their smart costumes. Mr and Mrs McMillan, the latter wearing brown ; Miss McMillan, pretty cream delaine with terre EmKire sash; Mrs Arch. Clarke, gendarme green, bonnet cn suite ; [iss Wilkins, pretty white costume, becoming hat with ostrich feather; Mr and Mrs Rathbone, the lady wearing a stylish corail pink relieved with guipure lace; Miss Eva Scherff, black and white stripe: Mrs (Col.) Da w’son, cream skirt, white muslin blouse, gem ; Mrs Elliot, black; Miss Elliott, grey and white crinkley gown ; Mrs Walker (Ellerslie), black silk ; Mrs Devore, black silk, charming bonnet with pink flowers; Miss Devore, bright pink relieved with lace : Miss Hesketh, fawn cashmere, and immensely becoming hat with green leaves and lilac flowers ; and her sister, holland gown with white braid, gem; Mrs Thorpe, black ; and her two daughters, simple white gowns; Miss Allie Buddle, black skirt, black velvet zouave, pink blouse, black feathered hat ; Miss McLaughlin, grey skirt and zouave, pink and white blouse ; Mr and Mrs Holgate, the lady wearing a salmon pink stripe trimmed profusely with fawn guipure lace; Mrs Buxton, brown holland trimmed with blue ; Miss Sage, celery green and white striped crinkley gown; Mrs Daubeney, brown holland and white braid ; Mrs W. Bloomfield, white drill gown, navy hat with small white daisies; Mrs Bloomfield (sen.), black; Mrs Lucas Bloomfield, fawn striped corduroy with pale pink veiled in Mechlin lace, hat with pink roses; Mrs Ireland, green striped velvet; Miss Lily Ireland, Gobelin blue; Mrs Ware, black cashmere with heliotrope striped sleeves; Mrs Buddle, riding costume; Mrs Hope Lewis, brown; Miss Hilda Lewis, stylish fawn gow n ; Mrs Isaacs, black ; Miss Edith Isaacs, cardinal gown, with black velvet zouave, hat with violet veil; Mrs Cheeseman, fawn; Miss Keesing, dark skirt, cream delaine blouse; Miss Rookes, brown holland. white sailor hat; Miss Forbes, white canvas skirt, pink and white shirt, white gem ; Mrs (Dr.) Lawry, white drill gown; Mrs (Dr.) Scott, fawn olland, pink vest; Mrs Walker (Parnell), black ; Miss H. Smith, grey and fawn check skirt, white shirt, sailor hat; Mrs Worsp, grey striped camel’s hair: Miss Ida Worsp, navy skirt, white shirt; Mrs Jackson and Miss Hilda Worsp. brown holland ; Misses KerrTaylor, grey and pink, respectively; Miss Bursill, grey skirt and zouave, bouton d’or blouse, gem; Miss Pow'er, cornflower blue delaine; Miss Gertrude Buddle, pink veiled with white muslin; Miss W. Buddle, grey; Miss Hay, black, and her sister, black skirt and zouave, chocolate blouse; Miss Nellie Kilgour, navy skirt and jacket, white vest; Miss Laishley, pretty pink; Mrs Knight, navy, white vest; Mrs Arnold, grey; Mrs Tewesley, lilac check delaine; Mrs Bull, black; Misses Ethel and Rosa Bull, brown hollands; Miss Nichol, dark skirt, lilac blouse; Miss B. Bull, yellow check; Miss Shirley Baker, grey; Mrs Colgrove, dark green; Mr and Mrs Ludlow Rich, the lady wearing handsome serpent green ; Miss Eva Rich, white cashmere with celery green trimmings ; Mrs Atkinson, cornflower blue delaine ; Miss Atkinson fawn, and her sister, grey : Mrs Devereux, fawn cashmere, bonnet with flowers ; Miss Devereux, fawn holland with white braid: and her sister, slate grey: Mrs Dennison and Miss Lawford both wore brown holland ; Miss Dudley, navy blue ; Miss Girdler. fawn ; Miss Firth naw and white ; Miss M. Firth, fawn ; Mrs (Dr.) Bews, neat-fitting riding costume; Mrs Rice, black silk, black bonnet with yellow flowers; Mrs Banks, black; Miss Banks, a combination of white and heliotrope; Mrs Gould, slate grey ; Mrs and Miss Moss-Davis; Mrs Herrold; Miss Pierce, fawn, and her sister, blue crinkley gown ; Mrs Seigner. slate grey, and her niece, cream crepon ; Miss Moss, pink ; Mrs Owen ; Miss Otway, black skirt, lilac blouse : Miss McDonald ; Miss Annesley, brown Liberty silk ; Mrs Gordon, black, and her daughter, fawn plaid; Miss Edith Banks, navy skirt, white blouse ; Miss Carr, pretty pale blue ; Miss Tilly, fawn, cream hat with floral trimmings; Mrs Whitney, absinthe green ; Miss Girder, fawn : Miss Shepherd, black; Miss Otway, dark skirt, lilac blouse; Mr Ella, Mr Jim Williamson, Messrs Moss-Davis, Dr. Lewis, Dr. Forbes, etc., etc. STREET DRESSES. Mrs Hope Lewis, grey skirt, pale blue blouse, gem ; Miss Hilda Lewis, dark grey, whiteshirt, gem; Mrs (Col.) Dawson, fawn, burnt straw sailor hat; Mrs (Dr.) Lawry, cornflower blue skirt, cream silk blouse, grey hat; Miss Percival, white dress with red spots, black sailor hat; Mrs (Dr.» Scott, a very stylish biscuit-coloured holland, white vest, biscuit-coloured hat with feathers en suite; Miss Wylde-Browne, lilac and white striped costume; Miss E. Scherff, narrow black and white striped zephyr, white gem ; Miss Lewis, neat-fitting black cashmere, black gem; Miss navy flowered delaine relieved with white lace, black lace hat with pink roses; Miss Led i ng ham. fawn ribbed gown with blue yoke and trimmings, sailor hat ; Miss Wilkins looked pretty in navy skirt, pink blouse, white sailor.hat; Miss Keesing,.Btylish brown holland, white vest and

black ribbons, brick-coloured gem ; Mrs Cheeseman. fawn skirt, black velvet band veiled in fawn lace, fawn velvet zouave, black lace toque with green ribbons and aigrette; Mrs Walker (Parnell). black silk dress, black lace dolman; her daughter, grey with brown trimmings, white vest, blue necktie, gem ; Miss Howard, navy skirt, pink blouse, black lace hat with pink roses; Miss Nathan, fawn costume, fawn hat with pink roses; Miss O Rielly, navy skirt, blue blouse, white gem hat; Miss Reeve, cornflower blue skirt, white bodice, burnt straw sailor hat; Mrs VV. Bloomfield, navy skirt with black braid, white blouse, high-crowned sailor hat with goose's quills; Mrs Bloomfield (senior), cornflower delaine, black lace bonnet: Miss Anderson, neat-fitting grey, white sailor hat; Miss Fenton, brown skirt, white shirt, blue necktie, sailor hat; Miss Smith, black braided skirt, white blouse, white hat w’ith roses; and her sister in dark green with braidings of dark green; Miss H. Worsp, black skirt, W’hite blouse and gem; Mrs Schmidt, black lace with black beads, black bonnet: Mrs G. Coates, black skirt, while blouse, black hat: Mrs Nelson, black skirt, black spotted blouse, black hat with feathers; Mrs Bland Holt, striking red holland with white braid, cream picture hat; Miss Blande, grey skirt with white braid, white blouse, gem ; Miss Ireland, navy skirt, white blouse, and gem. Amongst the gentlemen I have noticed Mr Toombe. dark navy suit, white waistcoat, felt hat; Mr Maxwell, brown striped suit, white vest, black sailor hat: Mr Lockhart, navy suit, white sailor hat; Mr Marriner. grey suit, white vest, white straw hat; Mr Gilmore, brown suit, black felt hat, tan shoes ; Mr Kissling. grey suit, white sailor hat; Mr Lewis, grey trousers and vest and delightfully cool cream silk dust coat, small sailor hat; Mr W. Bloomfield, grey suit with red geraniums, black felt hat: Mr Ella, dark brown suit, brown felt hat with blue silk handkerchief placed round in art folds. DRESSES WORN AT ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE SPORTS Here a r e a few of those worn. To tell the truth, I was too much interested in the sports to notice spectators. Mrs Heather, handsome black silk, small lace bonnet relieved with white ; Miss W. Rice, white blouse over navy skirt, sailor hat with band of red and cream ribbon : Miss Stella Rice, navy and white flowered dress, large hat: Miss Hooper, light blouse over navy skirt, small sailor hat; her sister wore a w’hite blouse with black skirt and black velvet zouave, pretty hat to match ; Miss Ethel Goodwin, all black ; Mrs Ireland, black silk, stylish heliotrope bonnet; Miss Ireland, white, fawn sash, fawn feathered hat: Miss Flora Sloman, rose pink blouse over navy skirt, white hat; Mrs Pierce, all black costume; Miss Smith, electric blue trimmed with velvet of a deeper shade, pretty feathered hat; Miss Thompson, navy costume : her sister wore a white blouse over skirt of some dark material, white hat. I missed the wife of our popular medico, Mrs Lindsay, as she is in Napier, visiting Mrs Cornford. There is a general feeling of regret at the unexpected death of Miss Pearce, who was a well-known figure at many social gatherings and outdoor amusements. She was an only child, and much sympathy is felt for her bereaved parents.

Phyllis Broune.