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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XII, Issue XXV, 23 June 1894, Page 596

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(Delayed.) Dear Bbe, , June 2. Miss Gwen Roberts gave a large, and MOST ENJOYABLE MUSICAL AFTERNOON for Miss Mabel Gould (Christchurch) at her residence. Manor Place. The table was decorated with brownish coloured chrysanthemums. Music was kept going all the afternoon in one room, and tea in the other. Miss K. Mflls sang two very pretty songs one entitled • Ideate. 1 and the other T were Vain to I ell Thee ail I Feel;’ Miss Neill sang 1 Pierrot Miss R. Reynolds, Don t Quite Forget; Miss Greenwood (Christchurch), ‘Thou Art My Life; Miss Dale (England! gave a very delightful pianoforte solo, and the hostess played one or two piano solos ; also. Miss Hawkins, recited a very touching piece called, ‘Our Folks, in her usual charming manner. THE DRESSES. Miss Gwen Roberts, black skirt, pretty peacock blue blouse, and wide black satin belt; Miss M. Gould (Christchurch), stylish brown jacket braided with black, and very charming hat of pale blue velvet trimmed with green silk and steel ornaments: Miss Reynolds, black jacket, stylish toque: Miss R. Reynolds. navy blue serge, braided bodice; Miss Neill, pretty blue vicuna cloth trimmed with black silk and jet, large black velvet hat tmnmed with feathers; Miss H. Neill, grey checked tweed, brown jacket, large fawn hat trimmed with green tips and brown velvet.; Mis < L. Roberts, stylish black serge with long basque, feather boa, and large feather hat; Miss Greenwood (Christchurch), navy blue hopsack trimmed with black watered silk and jet. smart hat with bright red wings; Miss Mary Wright, black jacket heavily trimmed with fur. large black felt hat: Miss Gibson, stylish toque, very long jacket; Miss Garret, stylish brown check costume trimmed with brown wavy braid ; Miss Williams, long fawn cape, small blue felt hat: Miss Alice Stephenson, black jetted jacket; Miss Spence, fawn ; Miss Webster, black braided jacket, fur boa, and small black toque; Miss Sise, fawn serge costume, fawn velvet hat with steel ornaments ; Miss F. Sise. stylish„ b rown jacket trimmed with fur; Miss E. MacLaren, black: Miss Ethel Neil black coat, smart green felt hat; Miss E. Ulrich, long brown jacket, black straw hat; Miss Bartieman. pretty green costume, stylish straw hat with heliotrope asters. Others I noticed there were the Misses Neill, Williams, Shand, Gilkison, Bathgate Batchelor, and Scott. ~„ , On the same day Mrs Sale (University Buildings), gave an ‘ AT HOME.’ as a farewell to her sister, Mrs Cunningham Smith, who left for her new home at Invercargill the following morning. Owing to the weather being so bad, a great many of Mrs Smith s friends, were prevented from saying goodbye to her. The table was tastefully decorated with amber chrysanthemums ; the pretty sweets that were put about it gave it a most charming, and bright annnarance Among the guests I noticed were Mesdames Curmingham Smith. Oliver. Mills. MacKenzie. Sinclair. Thomson. Ulrich. Joachim. Haggitt, Cutten. Webster Sise. MacLaren, Ritchie, Mac Lean. Rattray. Cook. Colquhoun. Allan Shand Scott, Ogston, Lindo Ferguson, Bathgate. Gibson, Turton. Roberts, Tours, Hosklng. and the Misses Wimpns, Shand. Macassey, Kenyon. Cutten, and many others. The Thornton-Arnold Company are still here. They seem to continue having as BUMPER HOUSES as ever. I went to all the plays they played here, and for my part I enjoyed ‘Captain Fritz’ much the best, even better than ‘ Charley's Aunt.’ Their songs were so taking in it. and Mr Arnold makes them even more so by the excellent way he renders them. No doubt you know the plot so I will not make any comments upon it. The song ‘ Private Tommy Atkins, which is all the rage in London just now. was encored fouror five times the night 1 was there. The scenery was very pretty, and the dresses worn by both f?cxcp were most becoming. Amongst the faces I knew there I noticed Mrs Lindo Ferguson inia very pretty fawn, opera cloak lined with pale blue silk : Mrs Colquhoun. stylish black dress Mrs Ogston very becoming grey; Mrs Lintott, handsome red silk opera cloak; Mrs Aufrere Fenwick, very pretty black velvet, opera cloak to match embroidered with white silk : Mrs Webster, black- Miss Webster, heliotrope blouse and stylish green opera cloak: MissG. Webster, lovely cloak of pale grey trimmed with white feather trimming: Miss Driver, black and heliotrope: Miss N Driver, black ; Miss Stephenson, green satin blouse: Miss K. Stephenson, very pretty cream opera cloak trimmed with coarse

cream lace.

Aileen.