AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XII, Issue XVII, 28 April 1894, Page 403

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bek, April 24. Amongst other attractions of the week was the CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW AT THE CHORAL HALL, which was well attended, especially on Friday afternoon, when the society provided afternoon tea. The Countess of Glasco w an 1 a party from Government House were present. Lady Glasgow was received by the Secretary (Mr Templer) and Mr Tibbs. The table decorations were extremely pretty. We noticed that prizes for table decorations, etc., were generally given to those who formed their ground-work of yellow, and on enquiring the reason I found it is the latest rage in table decorations. Amongst those who presided over the afternoon tea were Mrs Holland, wearing a dark green Cashmere trimmed with green velvet, bonnet to match: Miss Holland, pihk gingham trimmed With black velvet, black lace hat, and her sister, fawn trimmed with bands of green; Mrs Buddle, etectrique blue silrah ; Miss Wilkins looked ektretheiy well in white embroidery gown; Miss Pierce, blue cambric; Mrs MUnro, palo grey lustre; Miss Whistler, pale pink delaine : Mrs Tempter, pretty blue dowered muslin ; Mts Rttek, black: Mrs Leatham, stylish navy and white striped Corduroy velvet: Miss Mowbray, blue delaine: Mrs Dignan, navy.; Miss Moss-Davis, white drill, and her sister, navyskirt and zouave, pink blouse: Miss Kilgour, navy skirt, royal blue blouse of velvet: Miss King, white cambric relieved with yellow ribbons; Miss Fenton, navy, and her sister, blue cambric. Amongst those present were Mrs Mitchelson. ruby red with bands of velvet, bonnet to correspond; Miss Mitchelson. slate grey with bands of velvet: Mrs Lewis, handsome black silk, bonnet en suites Miss Nellie Scherff was very much admired in white cambric, white hat with ostrich feathers; Mrs Scherff, black brocaded gown, black bonnet relieved with scarlet; Miss Eva Scherff, navy skirt, white blouse, white hat with feathers ; Miss Dolly Scherff. nil green gown ; Miss Hay, striking combination of pink and mode gtey, hat with pink flowers; and her sisters wore grey checks with bands of black velvet: Miss Dolly Davis, elegant gown of fawn tussore silk; Madame Schmidt, black silk with lace; Mrs (Dr.) La wry, etectrique blue with black beads, black beaded bonnet; Mrs Battley, handsome black silk relieved with nil green ribbons; Mrs Kenderdine, black striped gown, black bonnet with flowers; Miss Flossy Whyte, navy skirt, pink blouse, white hat; Miss Stevenson (Glenbolm). grey check with pink vest, sailor hat; Miss — Stevenson, slate grey costume, hat with brown feathers; and her sister fawn; Mrs Ware, becoming gown of black delaine flowered in eminence red, bonnet en suite \ Mrs Browning, black; Misses Browning, blue gowns, white bonnets; Mrs Mathias (H.M.S. Tauranga), rich brown silk, brown bonnet with blue ribbons; Miss Brett, black with pale blue trimmings; Mrs Walcot Wood (Christchurch), {net Emily Brett), stylish fawn dress; Miss Scott (Adelaide), fawn costume; Mrs MacKechnie, mode grey striped silk, black lace dolman, grey flowered bonnet; Mrs Gould, slate grey with velvet trimming, sailor hat; Mrs Duthie, very striking claret coloured gown ; Mrs McQuentery, rich brown crinkley crOpon; Mrs Gamble, black lace gown, black bonnet with dash of heliotrope plush; Miss McLaughlin (Papatoitoi), grey lustre relieved with white; Mrs (Col.) Dawson, pretty fawn tussore silk; Mrs Walker (Ellerslie), brown relieved with green; Miss Keesing, a combination of navy and white; Mrs Cheeseman, black grenadine with green silk sleeves and green bonnet; Miss A. Minitt, blue and grey striped gown; Mrs Arch, Clark, new terra serge with bands of black velvet; Mrs Thomson (Green Lane), rich shimmering black brocaded silk, black bonnet with pansies; Mrs J. M. Shera, very stylish combination of mode grey and black velvet; Mrs Napier, navy serge, white vest, black velvet bonnet; Mrs (Dr.) Lindsay, stylish etectrique blue guipure gown with fawn lace; Miss Herrold, fawn cashmere with brown trimmings; Miss Reeves, rich brown merino, with silk trimmings en suite; Mrs Bloomfield (Wonona). dark petunia gown ; Miss Rae. nil green ; Mrs Digby Tonke, dark grey French merino with brown velvet trimmings, brown bonnet; Mrs Alfred Buckland (junr.), handsome fawn tussore silk, fawn hat; Miss Banks, brown bolland with white braid ; Mrs Pritt, handsome black silk, bonnet with heliotrope ; Mrs H. Norton, black gown relieved with bouton d’or silk ; Miss Clayton (Sydney), black net gown finished with nil green silk yoke and sleeves ; Mrs Gamble, black gown, and bonnet relieved with heliotrope ; Miss Thomson (Green Lane), white embroidery gown. I am sorry I did not get Lady Glasgow’s gown, but she was so late in coming, I just missed to catch my train. Mrs McMillan gave a MOST SUCCESSFUL DANCE last Wednesday evening at her charming residence, ‘Ardstrath,’ Remuera. The night was deliciously cool, and the moon shone with such brilliance that the light of the Chinese lanterns, which gaily bedecked the trees in the garden, lost its effect; one actually wondered if they were alight. The dance was given in order that Miss McMillan should make her debut into society. Mr and Mrs McMillan and Miss McMillan received their numerous guests in the handsome reception room oft the large ballroom. The rooms were all artistically hung with drapery and decorated with bamboo and greenery. The floor and music were simply perfect, and the gentlemen by far exceeded the number of ladies. The supper decorations were extremely pretty. The centre of the table was entirely covered with moss ferns interspersed with chandeliers of coloured candles, and finished with vases of pink and white cosmos. During the intervals of the dance * some of the guests wandered round the lovely walks in the garden, white others took possession of the various seats arranged a deux in the grottoes of fernery, arbours, etc. The minuet was gracefully danced by the Misses McMillan (two), Keesing, etc. THE DRESSES. Our hostess wore a stylish Bordeaux plush gown with pink Liberty silk let down the front; Miss McMillan, lovely debutante gown of white silk with deep lace, made in Empire style; and her sister wore a Mexique blue surah; and another sister, red spotted gown with long red ;sash ; Mrs Arch. Clark, blue brocaded silk ; Mrs Matthew Clarke, white bengaline; Mrs Richmond, black ; Mrs Arthur Carrick, blue: Mrs Hamner, black silk, white widow’s cap; Mr and Mrs Upfll, the latter wearing black with white plush beb6 sleeves ; Mrs Clendon, her bridal gown of white silk ; Miss Kilgour, moss green velvet with blue frill; Miss Rooke, pretty coral pink surah ; Miss Herrold. cream delaine with blue silk rteb£ sleeves and trimmings: Miss Fleda Kissling. black velvet gown; Miss Hay, black lace gown ; Miss Tilly, lovely cream brocaded silk trimmed with orange frill and sleeves ; Miss Whewell, white silk gown; Miss Claudia Hardie, cream Sown with autumn Empire sash: Mr and Mrs Thomas Morrin, le lady was frocked in white; Miss Stevenson, flame-coloured silk veiled in black net; and her sister blue ; another sister looked well ir. white; Miss Heywood, Nil green cashmere ; Mrs Nathan, striking dark flame coloured gown ; Miss Ethel Bull, canary coloured gown with bands of black velvet; Miss Beatrice Bull, pink gown with blue trimmings: Miss Moss-Davis, purple gown with orange trimmings; Miss Thomson (Waiheke), black lace costume with buff-coloured sleeves; and her sister, cream with magenta b£be sleeves ; Rev. F. Larkins, Miss black lace with gendarme green silk sleeves veiled in black lace ; Miss KerrTaylor, white; Miss Winnie Dudley, white Liberty silk; Miss Rice, white gown terre Empire sash ; Miss Dolly Davis, blue surah ; Miss Von Sturmer, white ; Miss Amy Taylor, white; Miss Ketsing, pate lilac chiffon gown ; Miss Cotterill white; Miss Thorpe, pretty pale pink ; Miss Ida Worsp, stylish pink Liberty silk ; Miss Law, black gown relieved with white: MissConolly. cream Liberty silk : Miss Constance Walker (Parnell), canary coloured crepon with brown velvet sleeves; Mrs Hales, tabac brown velvet gown with bouton d’or trimmings; Miss Chambers, simple white Liberty silk ; Miss Devereux, old gold crepon with brown velvet trimmings; Miss Blanche Banks, pink cashmere with blue silk trimmings* Miss Phoebe Buckland, navy silk with orange trimmings ; Miss (W. F.) Buckland, pate mode grey nun’s veiling; Miss Suttie, black; Miss Little, pink bengaline with blue sleeves. Messrs Baume, A. MossDavis, Thorpe, Buckland (two), Dawson (three), Alister-Clark, Heywood, Paton, Johnston, Whewell, Wynyard, Alec Walker

chambers, Elliot, Suttie, Lieut. Hume, Messrs Frater, Thomson (two), Airey. ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. The Countess of Glasgow left for England by the Alameda on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Mathias (H.M.S. Tauranga) and Miss Scott have been staying at Okoroire. The two ladles leave Auckland for Adelaide this week. H.M.S. Tauranga also leaves Waitemata this week. Misses McMillan (three) have gone to Rotorua. Mr and Mrs Upfll (Remuera) are going to England for a trip. Amongst my numerous notes of last week I overlooked the account of Mr and Mrs Archie Clark’s small dance. An enjoyable evening is always unfai' accompli in that house, for Mrs Clark is an ideal hostess, and we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. You know they have such a large room for dancing. Mr C. F. Minitt, of New Zealand Insurance, left Auckland by the Talune last Friday for Wellington, to which place he has been promoted.

Phyllis Broune.