AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XII, Issue IX, 3 March 1894, Page 211

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bee, February 27. The changeable weather this week is answerable for some society shortcomings—in the way of amusements I mean, of course. Again was Mrs Edwin Hesketh’s TENNIS AT ST. JOHN’S WOOD slightly spoiled by strong gusts of wind mixed up with continual showers. Many of the intended guests put off their visit fur a more convenient and pleasanter season. CRICKET. A match was played the same afternoon between eleven from H.M.S. Curacoa. and a similar number from the Auckland Cricket Club. There was just a sprinkling of the fair sex present to watch. Afternoon tea was not among the attractions, which perhaps may account for their absence. OUR PEOPLE. Lady Dorothy Boyle, youngest daughter of Lord and Lady Glasgow, has resumed her lessons on the ’cello from Mr Paque. Mrs L. D. Nathan and family have returned from their lengthy stay at Okoiroire. Miss Scherff CGlenalvom ’) has gone to Sydney. THE POLO SPORTS. No doubt the presence of His Excellency the Governor and the Countess of Glasgow with their distinguished party added much to the attractions of the polo races in Potter’s Pad dock on Saturday Lord and Lady Glasgow were accompanied by the Ladies Augusta and Alice Boyle, Lord and Lady Folkestone. Viscount Kelburn. Captain Stewart. A.D.C., and Mrs Stewart. Mr Clayton. A.A.C.. Captain and Mrs Gibson (H.M.S. Curacoa). One accident in the hurdle race occurred to Dr. Forbes, who was coming side by side with the winner, when at the last hurdle his pony fell and rolled completely over its rider, who luckily escaped with a deep gash in his arm. He pluckily rode in two races after, coming second in the steeplechase. There were numerous falls ; riders and horses seemed to part company very easily. The cigar and umbrella race is always very amusing. The riders have to light cigars, saddle and moupt ponies, open umbrellas, and ride round a certain point, then return to the winning post. Mr Buddle amused the spectators by riding without stirrups. He lost his balance, and it was some time before he could regain it; he nearly came to the ground. Mr Colegrove’s steed was evidently not satisfied with the length of the race, and galloped away with his rider and umbrella out of the paddock into the public road, and it was some time before they re-appeared. In the Ladies’ Bracelet, which was kindly presented by the officers of H.M.S. Curacoa, one gentleman sprang from his horse to give his needle to his lady to thread and lost his balance and lay full length (like a knight of oldi at his ' ladye’s ’ feet, when piercing screams were heard from the surrounding fair sex. Another amusing incident happened. Some of the spectators wished to urge Dr. Purchas’ pony on with a walking stick, which unhappily got stuck under its tail, with the unfortunate result that the horse stood still and reared and bucked. Still, everything added to the interest, for if races were run exactly to order there would be no fun for rank outsiders. DRESSES AT POLO SPORTS. Lady Glasgow wore a beautiful azure nil Liberty silk with narrow bands of black, the skirt being made with two flounces and edged with black, becoming Persian capote bonnet with blue flowers, black parasol with blue edgings ; Mrs Stewart looked extremely pretty in a maize-coloured silk gown ; Lady Augusta Boyle, stylish canary-coloured silk with over dress of cream net, charming hat with flowers ; and her sister was simply attired in white; Miss Wauchamp. cream delaine trimmed with serpent green Liberty silk ; Lady Fokestone, slate grey with black trimmings ; Mrs (Captain) Gibson, H.M.S. handsome grey check Liberty silk with black velvet; Miss Holroyd, white drill b’ack hat Mrs Buddle, electric slate; Mrs T. Morrin, cream serge handsomely braided, small bonnet with blue; Mrs W. Bloomfield, becoming cream cashmere with silk trimmings, brown felt hat; Mrs Ware, brown holland, black hat with white bow and flowers ; Miss Devereux, grey check costume, turkey red vest and cuffs, flowered hat; Mrs Dignan, stylish white gown, which suited her admirably, small white sailor hat; Mrs Carr, terracotta cashmere; Mrs Seigner, fawn dress trimmed with brown velvet, blue hat, and her niece. Miss Cricket, bright pink French twill; Miss Rookes and Miss Forbes were charming in white; Miss Thorpe, white cambric, crinkley hat with pale pink roses; Miss Flora Thorpe, pale pink and white striped zephyr, crinkley hat; Mrs D. B. Cruickshank, grey lustre with velvet of a darker shade, white straw hat; Mrs Charles Haines, black silk skirt, white blouse, black velvet zouave, black lace bonnet; Miss Edith Isaacs, black cashmere, black felt hat; Mrs Sharland, neat-fitting fawn costume; Mrs Lyons, grey lustre, black hat; and her sister, bright rose pink, hat with floral decorations ; Miss Ida Thorne-George, white muslin, hat with blue flowers; Miss Bush, black skirt, blue blouse ; and her sister, white ; Mrs (Col.) Dawson, gown of cornflower blue with white lace ; Mi-s Elliot, grey check, sailor hat: and her sister, fawn holland; Mrs Bull, black striped silk, black lace bonnet; Miss Rosa Bud. navy skirt, white spotted blouse; Miss Beatrice Bull looked excessively pretty in white; Mrs Hamner, black; Mi-s Brett, stylish terra cashmere, picture hat with o-tiich feathers: Misses Moss-Davis (two), both al tiredin white ginghams; Miss Wiikins.ierra cashmere with band< < f green velvet; Miss Tilley, maize coloured crinkley zephyr trimmed with brown velvet, brown hat with yellow’ roses ; Mrs Worsp. fawn with black silk; Mrs Kentland Norton, neat-fitting mode grey trimmed with a darker shade ; Miss Ida Worsp, pale grey zephyr, hat with red poppies: Miss Hilda Worsp, pretty combination of cream and white Liberty silk : Mrs Harry Jackson, grey lustre with green plush trimmings; Mrs McLaughlin looked dialinguee in navy crinkley with red braid, bonnet en suite ; Miss Sereta McLaughlin, a stylish combination of trrey and white; Miss Whewell, blue striped crinkley gown, hat with yellow roses; Miss Davy, cream, ami her sister, white; Miss Firth, brown holland ; Miss Mary Firth, black skirt, pink blouse; Mrs Kerr-Taylor, white; Miss Markham, pale grey skirt, white blouse, sailor hat; Mrs Kilgour. brown silk ; Miss Kilgour, cornflower blue striped crinkley gown ; Mrs E. Forbes, black and white striped gown, white vest; Mrs Colegrove, lilac flowered delaine; Mrs (Dr.) Bews, cream delaine with shot sleeves; Mrs Ireland, dark green corduroy velvet; Miss Lily Ireland, brown holland; Miss Ray, nil green costume; Mrs Bloomfield (‘Wonona’). violet silk: Mrs Lucas Bloomfield, fawn net, picture hat with flowers; Mrs Uhurton. broad black and white plaid silk: Miss Churton. fawn crinkley gown with yellow stripes; Miss Hilda Lewis, navy skirt, white blouse; Mrs Hope Lewis, stone coloured French twill with pink roses; Miss Ethel King, striking electrique blue with bands of black velvet, haten suite; Miss Hague-Smith cream silk with mignonette green trimmings ; Miss Hay, grey and pink combination, and her sister white; Miss Otway looked lovely in a simple white gown, white hat; Miss Wynya.d, mode grey; Mrs Grahame, brown camel’s hair; Miss Dunnett looked nice in small black and white check silk ; Miss Percival, white serge: Miss Edith Percival, mode grey, and her sister navy skirt, white blouse; Miss Wylde-Brown, fawn costume, white muslin sleeves, hat with blue; Mrs W. F. Buckland, very pretty grey gowr, bonnet en suite ; Miss Buckland, navy serge ; Mrs Alfred Buckmourning costume ; Miss Phcebe Buckiand, navy ; Miss Hesketh, pretty blue striped zephyr, white hat; and another sister in grey ; Mrs Dargavdle, black silk, bonnet with red flowers; and herdaughtersin white; iMisses Max well (two), bro *n ; Miss Allie Buddle, black skirt, lilac blouse ; Mrs W. Buddle, black skirt, white blouse; Miss Mary McDonald, grey striped lustre, white hat,; Miss Moss, white drill ; Miss May Chambers,, blue drill ; the Misses Garrett (two), grey ; Miss Winnie Dudley, white muslin; Miss Pierce, blue crinkley gown: Miss Kerr-Taylor, white; Miss Bursill, heliotrope gown, hat en suite ; Miss Power was much admired in navy skirt, green blouse ; Miss Phillips and Miss Dixon were similarly attired in white: Miss Stevenson, pink and white striped gown, and her sister, yellow crinkiey; Mis potter, fawn costume trimmed with brown velvet; Mrs Frank Walker, dark skirt, claret-coloured silk blouse; Mrs Ching, mack mourning costume ; Miss Bailey, mode grey : Miss Minitt, brown holland ; Mrs Mason {nee Miss Courtayno), black mourning costume; Misses Thomas, navy skirts, white blouses; Miss Savage, white Mrs Walker(Ellerslie), blaok silk; Miss Gypsy

Walker, brown holland with rose silk vest: Mrs Angus Gordon, navy spotted skirt and zouave, white blouse : Mrs (Dr.) Scott, pretty grey check ; Mrs Atkinson, navy flowered delaine, and her daughter, biscuit-coloured delaine; Mrs Gordon (Parnell), grey lustre; Mrs Walter La wry. black silk and butterfly bonnet with pink roses; Miss Girdler. simple white gown, sailor hat; Mrs Hun>er. black; Mrs Moresby, fawn trimmed with brown velvet; Mrs Chapman 1< oked very well in a plain navy; Miss Johnstone, grey lustre with black velvet bands, canary-coloured silk vest, hat with yellow roses; Miss Ruth Jackson, grey and white. STREET DRESSES. Miss Wilkins, terra cashmere trimmed with green ; Miss Power, navy skirt. Gobelin blue blouse: Miss Mary Anderson, grey check, sailor hat: Miss Thorne George, navy skirt, pink blouse, flat sailor hat; Misses Thorp, similarly attired in fawn, pink blouses, flat sailor hats: Mrs MacCorraick. dark grey trimmed with brown velvet; Mrs Nichol, black lace costume; Miss Phillips, navy skirt, blue blouse, gem ; Mrs L. D. Nathan, handsome gown of fawn tussore silk trimmed with bands of black ribbon, fawn lace bmnet trimmed with black ribbons and pink roses; Miss Nathan, cornflower blue gown; Misses Kirkwood, fawn skirts, spotted blouses; Miss Devereux, fawn skirt, white blouse, charming toque with yellow cowslips; Miss Gorrie, blue crinkley gown: Miss Claudia Hardie, dark skirt, white blouse; Miss — Hesketh, navy serge, light coloured blouse: Mrs Pritt, black; Miss K. Isaacs, black skirt, white blouse; Mrs Lyons, navy skirt, pink blouse; Miss Dixon, black skirt, white blouse: Miss M. McDonald, pretty striped gingham; Mrs Waterhouse looks well in dark skirt, white cross way blouse; Miss Kempthorne looked charming in white cambric; Mrs Chapman (Mangere) looks extremely pretty in fawn cashmere, fawn felt hat with ostrich feathers; Miss Allie Buddle, stylish pink crinkley zephyr with deep flounce. THEOSOPHISTS AT HOME. It may not be generally known that those strange folks, TheosoBhists. are amongst the kindliest and merriest on earth. Mrs •riffin is ‘at home ’ every Saturday evening to friends and enquirers on this subject. Miss Lilian Edger assists her, and two more charming hostesses it w’ould be hard to meet. The last Saturday w r hich I had the pleasure of spending with them seemed t) me so delightful I thought I would try and remember a few of the subjects which were not only mentioned but explained. First there was music. Miss Edger's musical talent charming everyone ; astronomy, photography, Mr Betts’ chromo-scope, showing the disintegration of light by means of vibrations; thought-reading, were all dealt with during the evening. A non-Theosophist who was present volunteered a few remarks on some of the leading topics of social interest, wishing to know how Theosophists would deal with them. This was very freely criticised.

Phyllis Broune.