NELSON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XII, Issue XVI, 21 April 1894, Page 379

NELSON.

Dear Bee. April 11. There were quite a number in the Provincial Hall on Tuesday evening when a TABLEAUX DANCE was given by those taking part in the late Tableaux. Among others were Mrs Howie in rich black velvet and yellow silk draped on the low corsage ; Mrs Bunny, buttercup silk with black lace flounce and lace on the bodice; Mrs Robinson, black silk, small lace cap: Mrs Preshaw, virs Lightfoot, Mrs Macquarrie. Mrs Scaife and Mrs Wright all in black evening dresses: Mrs Fell, bright red silk and velvet gown; Mrs Bell (Dunedin), black lace and heliotrope ; Mrs Burnes, who was quite the best-dressed woman in the hall, wore a lovely Sink brocaded gown ; Miss Pike, red silk draped with black lace ; liss J. Pike, black evening dress; Miss Curtis, her tableau dress of soft white muslin, with long green silk sash draped elegantly on one shoulder and falling to the ground behind ; Miss K. Fell, Gipsy; Miss B. Atkinson, MissG. Jones. Miss J. Wright, all wore their cachucha dresses; Miss Jones, her minuet dress of brown brocade, and powdered hair; Miss Pitt, black velvet, powdered hair; Miss J. Pitt, soft white gown; Miss Robinson looked extremely well in rich white silk ; Miss Gannaway, pale blue evening dress; Miss Moore, pretty pink gown : Miss Gribben, Gipsy : Miss H. Collins (Kaikoura). pretty blue evening dress; Misses Hyde and Lightfoot. Gipsies ; Miss Greenfield; Miss Preshaw, pink cashmere gown; Miss Ledger, rich black lace gown ; Miss L. Ledger, pretty eliotrope robe; Miss Rose (Wellington), black and green; Miss Leggart. pink : Messrs Marshall. Pike, Corrigan. Lcggatt. Catley, Saxton. Devenish. Bremner. Moore, Peace, Curtis, Richmond, Wix. Scaife, Macquarrie. Green. L. Adams. Wright. Maginnity, Burnes, King. Mackay, Low, Rogers, Moffatt. Hunter-Brown. Mabin. Broad (two), O. Moore, Howie, Levien, Hamilton, Jones. Atkinson, and Judge Robinson. There were present at the RACES AT RICHMOND PARK on Wednesday Mrs J. Sharp in fawn gown, long brown Jacket with beaver, brown straw hat; Miss Collins (Kaikoura). flocked

tweed gown and jacket, large hat with velvet bows; Mrs L. Adams, dark red silk gown and velvet, black hat with red tips; Mrs R. Kingdon, black silk, large black straw hat with yellow tips; Mrs Micquarrie, black silk, bonnet en suite; Mesdames Burnes. T. Glasgow. Oldham. Holmes (Auckland). Thornton, Douglas. Mcßae, Molesworth. Misses Pitt, Oldham (two). Mcßae, Messrs Winton. Oldham (two). Thornton. Kingdon, Broad. J. Sharp, Burnes. L Adams. Macquarrie. Glasgow. Mcßae. Mackay. Molesworth, Scaife, Green, Douglas, Jones, Lunn, Devinish. and Catley. A meeting of THE CRICKET ASSOCIATION was held last Saturday evening, when the Wakefield Club were S resented with the trophy they had won as winners of the hanipionship for this year. The trophy, which had been kindly made and presented by Mrs Topliss. was a pennant of pale blue silk with the words 'Nelson Cricket Association’ written in yellow silk across it. A bat was also presented to the winner of the highest batting average for the season, and this was won by Mr P. Broad with 225 runs, average 25*5.

Phyllis.