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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XII, Issue VIII, 24 February 1894, Page 187

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Dkar Bee, February 15. THE ‘AT HOME’ ON THE GOTHIC was given by Captain Jennings, and was very largely attended, the weather being beautiful. Captain Jennings and Mrs Graves, who is wife of the London Chairman of Directors, and is travelling on the Gothic, received the guests together at the top of the gtngway, where they were ail announced. Mrs Graves wore a • .andsome pale fawn gown, the sleeves half covered with cream embroidery, and the bodice also trimmed with embroidery, and a small bonnet to match. AMONG THE GUESTS WERE Uidy Prendergast, wearing a handsome black silk gown and black silk Maltese lace mantle, and fawn bonnet with white tips ; Lady Hector, in black ; Lady Campbell, in fawn brccadeil cloth mmmed with claret velvet and gold and claret bonnet; Lady G <rst, black; Miss Gorst. a pretty biscuit-coloured gown J’f. , . m,ne d with lace and silk and a floral hat; Mrs J. E. Fitzgerald, black: Mrs Waterhouse, a handsome black silk slid black silk Maltese lace mantle; Mrs Rhodes, black cloth ; Mrs Newman, black serge, with turned over collar of fawn cloth braided with black: Mrs Sprott, pale sage green with lapels of ri hot silk : Mrs Van Staverson, black silk draped with beaded net, and black bonnet with pale blue flowers ; Mrs Fitzherbert, fawn with pink silk waistcoat, and pink and gold bonnet; Mrs Caston-

dyk. black cr£pe edged with jet: Mrs Eberle, fawn trimmed with green velvet and passementerie : Mrs Pynsent. grey trimmed with black moir£, black bonnet with white osprey : Mrs B. Goring, dark green with waistcoat of pink and green striped silk, and larpe white lace hat with roses; Mrs Pollen, green cloth with striped green silk sleeves; Mrs Duncan, black: Miss Duncan, a lovely gown of pale fawn with revers of moss green satin, and burnt straw’ hat with majenta roses; Mrs A. Pearce, black; Mrs Collins, black, and large black hat with lilac; Miss Holmes, black silk : Mrs Hislop, brown, with brown and bluebonnet: Mrs E. Ixiwe. a mauve costume: Mrs W. Symons, black ; Mrs Focke, black: Miss Burnett, cornflower blue with white lace frill, and her sister a light gown, and large felt hat trimmed with green velvet: Mrs Menzies, black ; Miss Menzies, a dull fawn gown with bands of lace insertion, and a burnt straw hat with pink roses, and her sister wore blue ; Mrs H. D. Bell, a handsome mauve silk flounced with black lace, and bonnet to match ; Mrs Bid. Richardson, a handsome black brocaded gow n ; Mrs Gore, pale grey with sleeves and lapels of shot silk; Miss Gore, black with wide lapels of white silk, black and white hat; Mrs C. Izard, a figured brown tweed made with a long threequarter jacket: Mrs Cyril Tanner, a pretty light greyish blue with yoke of Gobelin blue; Miss Kebbell. a pretty pale electric blue gown trimmed with white insertion; Mrs Williams, black: Miss Williams, slate colour with plaid silk sleeves, and brown velvet hat with yellow flowers: Miss Hilda Wi’liams, Gobelin blue with flounces of biscuitlace; Mrs Travers, black zouave costume with pale blue jetted blouse : Mrs T. Wilford. a dull blue gown trimmed with silk; Mrs Werry. mossgreen, black bonnet with green leaves; Mrs H. Crawford, fawn with vest and lapels of striped silk ; Mrs A. Crawford, a light delaine costume; Mrs Grace, a brownish green tweed with wide revers of brown velvet, gold bonnet with pink flowers: Miss A. Grace, fawn tweed with long bodice, brown straw hat with pink roses: Miss (Walter) Johnston and Miss Siddie Johnston were dressed alike in pretty white muslin gowns trimmed with lace, and large black and white hats : Mrs (Captain) Johnson, black and mauve: Miss E. Johnson, crushed strawberry trimmed with coffee la°e: the Misses L. and F. Johnson, pretty white dresses; Mrs btowe, black ; Miss Stowe, grey : Mrs Fulton prune cloth with silk vest; Mrs Gale, grey trimmed with black braid and jet. and grey chiffon bonnet with jet osprey; Mrs Brandon, grey silk, and black lace mantle; Miss Brandon, grev trimmed with shot silk; Miss A. Brandon. China blue; the Misses Blackett, black, with black silk blouses, and black hats with white flowers; Mrs Turnbull, shot silk ; Miss Turnbull, biscuit silk figured with black and cream, bat trimmed with black velvet; Miss Bethune, grey, and grey feather hat; Mrs Brown, black, and floral bonnet: Mrs E. B. Brown, black with white and gold lapels over a pink silk vest; Mrs George Moore, black silk with fichu of cream Maltese lace, and fawn bonnet: Mrs Tolhurst, a handsome slate silk trimmed with black lace: Miss Tolhurst, brown : Mrs Baker, a grey costume trimmed with black ; Mi«s Brown, black and green striped gown; Miss Moorhouse, black, and black hat with white roses under the brim: Mrs Man tell, white duck: Mrs Edwin, brown corduroy; Mrs Wallace, fawn; Mrs Rose, black and yellow: Miss Rose, fawn; Mrs — Rose, black silk; Mrs Seed, black; Miss Seed, fawn and cream hat: Miss Blundell, fawn shot cloth, brown hat with flowers: Mrs Cooper, black ; Mrs Brittan, black and white checked silk, black hat with feathers; Miss M. O’Connor, grey, and white hat: Mrs D. Nathan, grey spotted gown ; Mrs Blair, black ; Mrs Whittall. fawn with zouave of passementerie: Mrs Wardrop, fawn and cream : Miss Douglas, grey; Miss Fairchild, pale biscuit costume: Mrs Barraud, black ; Miss Dyer, a combination of pale tan and prune: Miss Duthie. a pretty greyish tweed shot with blue and trimmed with insertion: Mrs Hales, black, and a green floral bonnet: Mrs Ed. Reid, tabac brown rep with pale blue vest edged with lace, and bonnet to match : Mrs Graham, black and white striped silk: Miss Graham, a brown zouave costume; Miss S. Graham, pink crApon. and large black hat with pink roses; the Misses Henry, white gowns and white hats with pink roses: Mrs (Dr.) Rawson, navy blue, black hat with scarlet roses : the Misses Birmingham, fawn and brown costumes; Mrs Luckie. black: Miss Luckie. white drill and black hat: Miss Quick, black figured gown with sleeves and yoke of peacock satin covered with black lace: Miss M. Quick, a rainbow gown trimmed with shot velvet; Mrs Ritchie, fawn; Mrs N. Reid, a handsome black merveilleux, and pink and green bonnet; Mrs Samuel, fawn, and hat with roses under the brim; Mis” Glover, pale lemon colour with frilled sleeves: Mrs A. Young, black: Miss Young, white, and floral hat; Miss Barron, light tweed and brown hat; Miss Ella Barron, a combination of fawn and pale blue; Mis Milward. Indian silk, and large hat; Mrs Wilson, a grey costume, cream delaine, blouse and velvet zouave; Miss Wilson, grey; Misses Campbell, zouave costumes, one with pink and one with a blue blouse; Miss — Duncan, grey and green; Mrs Glasgow, black satin, and black and yellow bonnet; Mrs Cruickshank and Miss Malcolm were both in mourning: Mrs Hoggard, black; Miss Hoggard, bright red serge trimmed with jet: Mrs Grey, black satin with pink yoke : Mrs Holm wood, fawn, and fawn hat with feathers ; Mrs Biss, black, black hat with lemon ribbon and yellow roses : Miss Skerrett. a greyish gown with white silk, and black jet trimming; Mrs Patterson, black : Mrs Kircaldie. black ; Miss Kircaldie, pale green trimmed with biscuit embroidery ; and also Dr, and Mrs Coates, Miss Pearce, the Misses Cooper, Mrs and the Misses Widdop. Mr and Mrs Shortridge. Mr and Mrs W. Martin, Mrs and Miss Mil ward. Mrs W. Gray, the Rev. and Mrs Habens, Miss Toxward. Miss Mason, the Premier (Mr Seddon). the Mayor (Mr A. Brandon). Mrs Burne, Mrs and Miss Vennell. Miss Collins. Mrs Ferguson. Mrs and Miss Pickering. Mr and Mrs Anderson. Mrs W. Nathan. Mrs J. Joseph, Miss Wilford. Mr and Mrs Miles. Mr and Mrs Corrigan. Mrs and Miss Elliot. Mrs Bendall. Mrs Lee. Miss Fowler, the Misses — Williams, Mrs and Miss Percy-Smith. Miss McKenzie, the Misses Kennedy. Mrs Haybittie. Sir J. Hector. Sir J. Prendergast, the Rev. T. Sprott, Mr J. E. Fitzgerald, the Hon. E. Richardson, the Hon. Waterhouse. Drs. Fell. Adams. Grace. Martin. Collins and Gillon. and Messrs H. D. Bell. E. Bell. Werry. Baker, Wardrop. Bethune. Tripp. Pearce. Gardiner. Hudson. Tronson, Cooper, Castendyk. Seed. G. Johnston, Seed. Richmond. Gale, Mantell. Lowe. W. Reid. Ed. Reid. Duncan. Nathan and Martin, Mr and Mrs Martin, Mr, Mrs and the Misses Mowbray and many others. Owing to THE SUDDEN DEATH OF MR E. W. MORRAH the morning of the same day. a number of relatives and friends were absent. Many of Mr Morrah’s friends, however, heard of the sad event at the ‘At Home.’ for it was not generally known until late in the afternoon. Much sympathy is felt for Mrs Morrah and her family in their sudden bereavement, and a great many beautiful tokens of sympathy were received on the day of the funeral.

Ophelia.