AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XI, Issue 50, 16 December 1893, Page 522

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bee, December 12. MRS CHEESE MAN’S LARGE GARDEN PARTY. Our hoste*B wore a very handsome and neat fitting emerald green silk, veiled in black grenadine, black lace toque with ribbon of emerald green; and her pretty little daughter in white attracted much attention; Mrs Keesing. rich black merveilleux ; Miss Keening, grey striped silk with Chartreuse green and black lace trimming, black net bonnet; her sister, gendarme green skirt, velvet zouave jacket, white flowered delaine blouse, bonnet of black net; Miss Cheeseman. slate grey and white hat: and her sister, fawn trimmed wilb brown; Mrs McMillan, magnifi* ent black brocaded silk en traine. canary l iberty snk vest, bonnet of canary lace, black p>rasol with canary flounce; Miss McMillan, cream flowered delaine with bouton d or sash. large hat trimmtd with lace en suite : Mrs Ching looked rtimrkab y well in biack silk, profusely trimmed with lace and jet. black iace bonnet, black Sarasol (mourning costume! ; Mrs VS ursp grey brocaded bilk with lack lace trimming, flowered bonnet: the Misses Worsp looked deliciously cool in pretty white muslins; Mrs Frank Buckland, serpent green silk with bands of darker shade ; her daughter, simple grey gown with nd velvet: .Mrs Williams, Mrs Pritt and Mrs Brodie were similarly attired in biack silk : Mrs Upfil was pretty in lilac crinkley stripe, charming white hat; Mrs Harry Jncksun. elegant pink zephjr; Mrs Jackson, pale grey China silk ; Mrs Hunter, mode giey flowered cashmere with velvet en suite; Mrs Snell, navy serge, pink vest; Miss Brown, fawn stripid gown; Mrs Thomson Green Lane), new black spotted gown ; and her daughter looked well in wi ite; Mrs A. P. Wilson, navy serge, fawn vest, black hat; Mrs Churton, fawn costume w’ith brown silk ; Mrs (Prof.) Thomas, black gown, pink vest, black hat with pink roses; Misses Baker, looked quite summery in their charming while drills: Miss Forbes, pale biue striped gown; Mrs Kerr-'l ay or, mode grey ; and her daughters in a combination of navy crinkley gowns and cream ; Mrs U iloon, black silk en train?, terre bonnet ; Mrs Whitney. heavy black satin with beads, fawn chiffon bonnet; Mrs Lyons was very much admired in lilac; Mrs Carr, black silk, and her daughter, white flowered gown with heliotrope velvet; Miss Whistler, cream; Miss Brodie, white dress, white gem; Mrs Kilgour. terra silk with velvet zouave ; Mrs ConoLy. black flowered delaine, black dolman, fawn bonnet with lizard green velvet; Miss Hay. galois grey trimmed stylishly with pale pink Libert} silk, flowered hat; her sister, an elegant gown of paie blue crinkley stripe ; Mrs H. Williamson, dark green with old gold silk vest, white gem ; Miss Buddle, black skirt, pink blouse, black feathered hat; and her sister, navy skirt, white blouse, fawn hat with red poppies ; Miss Laishley. pale pink cambric; Miss Eva Rich, tailor-made white serge; Mrs Howard, fawm, trimmed with dark green; Miss Von Stuimer, i awn, and her sister, a galois grey, with gold braid, grey hat with pink roses ; Mrs Scott, white flowered mousseline ; bonnet of whi e lace ; Miss Tilley, fawn hollaed with pink vest, hat with red; Mrs Guthridge. lawn with brown ; Mrs Todd, lilac flowered zephyr. Amongst the gentlemen. Dr Scott, Prof. Thomas, Messrs Brodie, McMillan, Carr, Whitney, etc. DAINTY FROCKS AT JUDGE S BAY REGATTA. Mrs Bloomfield fWooona*) was in black cashmere; Mrs Ireland, black silk with dark green vest; Miss Ray, black gown, picture hat with heliotrope flow’ers : Miss Power looked pretty in navy skirt, white spotted shirt, white gem ; Miss Lily Ireland, navy skirt, pink blouse, black tulle hat with pink roses; Miss Ettie Ireland, navy skirt and jacket, white vest, white gem : Miss Johnston, bro An holland with white braid ; Mr and Mrs Roach, the latter wearing black mourning costume; Miss Finch, black ribbed material trimmed with silk, small hat; Miss Dixon, navy skirt, white ve-t. black cloth jacket: and her sister, a scarlet coat; Mrs Niccol, black ; Miss Phillips, black serge, white vest, small white gem; Miss Sellers, cream and red siriped cashmere; Miss F. Sellers, pale blue cambric frock trimmed with white braid; Miss Jones, navy skirt, blue cambric blouse ; Miss Anderson, nayy skirt, plaid cape, small sailor hat with blue ribbon; Mrs Windsor looked well in a neat-fitting fawn costume; the Misses Hull, navy, and white blouses; Miss H. Smith, fawn and black check ; Miss I. Thorne-George, fawn check skirt, white shirt; Miss George, navy skirt, blue and black striped blouse; Miss Wylde Browne, navy skirt, red spotted blouse, small sunburnt straw gem ; and her sister, a dark skirt, and white blouse, large sailor hat of burnt straw ; Miss Fenton, navy gown, white vest: the Misses Hull, navy skirts, white blouses; aiso Messrs Hull, Phillips, Gordon, Bruce, Dargaville, MacCormick, Jervis, etc., etc. In the various boats skimming about I noticed Mr Brigham and some members of his family occupying a steam launch ; Mr W. Ware was piloting the two Misses Heskeths, who wore navy skirts, white blouses : Miss Coxswell (Melbourne), fawn plaid costume, and Mr Johnson were all of this pai ty. Miss Hilda Worsp was quite a picture in her small skiff, wearing a navy skirt, white shirt, very large white hat, with flowing tresses of gold. Many remarks of admiration were heard concerning this lady. LADIES’ STREET AND CALLING DRESSES. Mrs Paul looks remarkably pretty in bla‘ k, widow’s weeds Mrs Knight, navy serge, pretty feathered hat; Miss Palk, navy gown, speckled gem with bands of yellow and black ; Miss Ryan, navy cashmere, large crean? sailor hat; Mrs C. Haines, stylish green, biack and gold striped silk, black bonnet with red : Miss Rita Tole, black skirt, white biouse. cream sailor hat with blue ribbons; Miss Power, navy skirt, white blouse, black hat with yellow roses: Miss Hesketh. brown check with brown braid, cream sailor hat; Mi-s O'Brien, navy serge, white vest, sailor hat; Miss Wright, browm with munom tte green ; Mrs Masefield, black, and her daughter. Mrs Dufaur, pretty cream flowered delaine with eci u lace ; Miss Evans, navy skirt, broad red plaid blouse; Miss • eeve, pink crinkley gown; Miss Kiasling, neatfitting fawn and black plaid, white vest, gem; Miss FrosL. navy flowered delaine; Miss Carr, navy skirt, white blouse, white gem ; Mrs Sam Morrin. black flowered delaine, black hat with strings; Mrs Patterson (Otabuhu). ruby cashmere, and toque en suite; Miss Hoflman, fawn skirt, biue blouse, sauor hat: Mrs Ware, styiish fawn holland, with white vest, charming hat with floral decorations and strings; Miss Lawford, navy skirt, heliotrope blouse; Miss Thorne-George, stylish and neat lilac gown trimmed with bands of white lace, sailor hat with lilac ribbon; Miss Bursill, cornflower blue skirt, white blouse, sailor hat with cornflower ribbon: Miss Louisa Taylor, navy dress, pink vest, large b«ack hat with black velvet aud pink roses; Miss Thomson (Parnell), grey gown, black silk sleeves, hat with heliotrope ; Mrs L. D. Nathan tabacdress; Miss Rooke, petunia gown, biack hat; Miss Flora McDonald, navy spotted gown, hat with red poppies: Miss Con. Walker, navy gown white vest, hat with floral trimmings; Mrs Henry Walker, black siik. black hat profusely trimmed with yellow’ roses; Mrs Richmond, black cress and white vest; Miss Richmond, cream; Miss Bertie Davis, navy skirt, blue crinkley blouse, small sailor hat; Mis- Brigham, black; Miss Buckland, a combination of fawn and green ; Miss Nashelski, navy skirt, white blouse, black lace hat; MLs Scherff. ncat-fltting biow*n costume : Miss Stevenson (rtemuera), dark skirl, pink biouse ; Miss Brett, p»etty rawn costume, with very becoming black hat trimmed with for-get-me-nots; Mrs Cotter, blue, flowered with white ecru guipure lace trimmings, black hat. For PROFESSOR CARROLLO’S PICNIC the weather was pleasant. It would be unkind to describe, individually. the ladies’ dresses. We w’ent with ihe intention of enjoying ourselves, and dark skirts, and pretty light biousts were almost universally worn. This style, with a chic sailor or flopping country hat, is very becoming to most of our young people. At the OPERA HOUSE. I have seen on different occasions last w-eek. Mrs Hesketh. wearing petunia silk ; Miss Heskei h. stylish grey Liberty silk : and her two younger sisters were frocked in white and bouton d’urrespectively ; Miss Cogswell (Melbourne), handsome grey shimmering satin ; Mrs Innis, cardinal satin veiled with black lace ; aud her daughter, pink ; Miss Forbes, navy serge skirt and zouave, b ue blouse ; Miss Rookes, white muslin ; Miss Ethel Bull, pretty white

evening drew ; Miss Thomson, cream silk ; Miss Heather, pink ; Miss Hoflman. light evening costume ; Miss Baker, fawn. The Manukau Yachting Club has definitely fixed the firstrace of the season for ba* urday, 16th December. The Onehunga Savings Bank was nearly destroyed by fire on hrid f fortunately, the prompt arrival of the fire brigade averted the catastrophe, and the names were extinguished before mu- h mischief was done. Mrs A. Clarke. Remuera, is on a visit to New Plymouth. Miss Kilgour is staying at Taranaki. Mr Arthur Taylor, Manukau Road. Parnell, has been very ill with typhoid fever. DRESSES AT A PRETTY PONSONBY WEDDING. Mrs Stewart, mother of the bride, wore a handsome black silk, lace mantle and bonnet; Airs T. F. Robertson looked lovely in black silk with trimmings of black Maltese lace, black lace bonnet with white veil and gloves ; Mrs Upton, light brown silk, bonnet to match; MrsGorrie. black silk, lace bonnet; Miss Gorrie, cream cashmere trimmed with rainbow tinted velvet, white hat with long ostrich feathers: Mrs James Stewart, black silk, bonnet to match; Mrs John Stewart, pearl grey, trimmings of shot silk, pretty bonnet en suite'. Miss McKerras, stylish plaid dress, trimmed with myrtle green silk, hat to match. DRESSES AT THE YOUNG LADIES' ORCHESTRAL CONCERT. All the lady performers wore white except Mrs Isidor Alexander. who wore lilac silk veiled with black lace; Mrs Thomson (Green Lane), black flowered delaine, and her daughter was pretty in white embroidered dress; Mrs G. Coates, black silk skirt, cream striped blouse; Mrs Aitken Carrick, cornflower spotted gown with white lace; Mrs Duncan Clark, rich black net with satmon pink Empire sash ; Miss Durieu. black and white striped silk ; Miss Stevenson, cream delaine ; Miss Cameron, steel grey gown ; Miss Col beck, pretty pink with bands of green velvet: Mrs Worsp. black lace with canarycoloured trimmings: Miss Worsp. absinthe green with white; Mrs Jones, biack : Mrs A. Bruce, black; Miss J Reeve, white spotted gown ; Mrs Reeve, faw n with black lace : Miss Ida Baker, navy and pink; Miss Walker, navy skirt, blue blouse: Miss Doby Davis, navy skirt, pink blouse, grey opera coat : Miss Hay, blue crinkley town; and her sister a combination of mode grey and pink : Miss Cogswell and Misses Hesketh grey; Miss Hardie, brown holland, b»ue vest: Miss Claudia Hardie, navy skirt, cornflower blue blouse: Miss Suttle, fawn; Miss Frost, navy; Mrs Lewis, black flowered delaine; Miss Lewis, navy skirt, pink blouse ; Mrs Houghton, black ; Mrs H. Johnstone, mode grey; Miss Wilkins, navy skirt, white blouse; Miss Moss Davis, navy skirt, pink blouse; Mrs Thorpe, black: Miss Thorpe, pale pink Liberty silk. DRESSES WORN AT OPENING OF BOWLING GREEN. Mrs Parkinson, black silk, pretty black hat: Mrs Peacock, black dress and bonnet; Mrs Johnson, light flowered muslin, stylish lace bonnet w’ith pink roses; Mrs Darby, shot heliotrope, hat to match; Mrs Coe. pale green trimmed with velvet of the same shade, white hat : Mrs W. Dufaur, green trimmed with myrtle green velvet, feathered hat to match ; Miss Evans, brown costume; Mrs Kirker, stylish pearl grey cashmere trimmed with shot siik, cream lace bonnet: Miss Whitelaw’, navy serge skirt, fawn silk blouse, black lace hat: Miss Peacock, grey flowered delaine, white hai trimmed with marguerites; Mrs John Gittos. pretty navy serge costume, small black bonnet: Miss Gittos. blue dress, velvet trimmings of a deeper shade, white hat; Mrs Thompson, all black costume; Mrs Reynolds, flowered muslin dress, large feathered hat; Miss M. Edmiston, navy >erge, pretty light blouse, light hat; Mrs Dickenson, brown costume.

Phyllis Broune.