DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIII, Issue XI, 15 September 1894, Page 259

DUNEDIN.

Dear Bee, September 1. On Monday evening the last meeting of the LADIES SAVAGE CLUB w as held at Mrs t'olquhoun's (High street!. Being the last night. a* ? a visitors’ evening, there was a very large gathering. •n 8 < - < J quhoun wore grey velvet, with trimmings of pale blue silk and passementerie ; Mrs Mills, handsome green bengaline silk blouse trimmed with steel edging, black velvet skirt ; Mrs 1 ostlethwaite, stylish green velvet; Mrs Henry Mackenzie, pale pink crepon blouse trimmed with white lace, brown velvet skirt edged with pink silk; Mrs Lindo Ferguson, yellow bengaline trimmed with yellow silk ; Mrs Woodhouse, bright red nun’sveiling trimmed with black velvet and lace ; Mrs Janies Cargill, black surah silk and black lace ; Mrs Napier Bell, yellow silk covered with black lace, and trimmed with jet. heavy frills of black lace round the foot of the skirt; Mrs Joachim, black spotted satin with tnmmingsof black lace; Mrs Cutten,black silk; Mrs Denniston, black snk covered with black lace, and lavender silk waistcoat; Mrs Ogston, olive green satin, with full waistcoat of terracotta satin ; Mrs bale, black serge, with black watered silk; Mrs Sise. black broch6 ; Mrs (Dr.) Scott, heliotrope cloth tea gown with full iron t or white lace, and trimmings of green velvet; Mrs Jowitt, grey shot silk tea gown ; Mrs Tower, stylish robe of black bengaline silk: Mrs Boyd, yellow silk covered with black lace: Mrs 1 etre, bright blue silk trimmed with black lace ; Mrs Dowling, a combination of black and white silk ; Mrs Sinclair Thomson, black brocade, with full sleeves of white lace, and large epaulettes bordered with jet; Miss Bathgate, black brocade, white lace cap ; Miss Wimpris. white silk blouse, with white lace covering the sleeves; Miss F. Wimpris. heliotrope crepon blouse w, th black lace and insertion; Miss Cargill, black silk blouse covered with black lace and trimmed with yellow kkhcl MacLaren, red shot silk blouse and red skirt ; Miss MacGregor (Wellington!, black velvet trimmed with twinecoloured lace ; Miss Lily Roberts, terracotta silk blouse, black BKirt; Miss Gilkison. red silk covered with black lace and trimmed with jet; Miss N. Gilkison. yellow crepon dress trimmed with white chiffon; Miss E. Gilkison. old rose nun’s veiling with silk to match ; Miss Stanford, a combination of blue silk and black lace ; Miss Rose (Wellington), pink crdpon trimmed with pink silk a “ d . Miss Webster, black silk trimmed with lace and i , ss Webster, pink crdpon blouse trimmed with jet; Miss IJeSalamos, pretty spotted white muslin : Miss Reynolds, buttercup W?*? 8 J eilin & bodice lavishly trimmed with white chiffon ; Miss Vida Reynolds,stylish electric blue velvet trimmed with Brussels fUV 5 Ulrich, neat red velvet blouse, black skirt; Miss Wyatt(Adelaide), pink flowered silk: Miss Batchelor, pale blue silk blouse, black velvet skirt; Miss B. Farquhar, dark peacock blue velvet with beautiful collarette of Guipure lace ; Miss Ethel Macassey, fawn crepon trimmed with Maltese lace; Miss Graham (Wellington), smart peacock blue blouse, black serge skirt; Miss Hodgkins, pale pink blouse; Miss Isy Rattray, grey crepon blouse trimmed with grey chiffon ; Miss Lorna Rattray, pale grey crepon dress trimmed with white insertion; Miss M. £ ar( }uliar. pale pink muslin; Miss Greenwood (Christchurch). red blouse trimmed w’ith black insertion ; Miss Gwen br . ow . n tweed with trimmings of green velvet: Miss M. Williams, heliotrope blouse, black serge skirt: Miss Mendelson (Geraldine), pink crepon blouse, prettily trimmed with white lace ; Miss Cutten, red silk blouse, banded with black insertion ; Miss Cargill, white blouse, blue serge skirt: Miss L. Maclaren, white blouse, tweed skirt; Miss Ethel Neill, black silk blouse, black ca j 8 »rt; Miss C. Bartieman, a combination of terra-cotta and black; Miss Elsie Bathgate, bright blue trimmed with black rosettes; Miss Gertie Mills, heliotrope cloth trimmed with white lace; Miss Maude Sise, pale blue blouse; Miss E'sie Bell, black velvet, large frill of white lace round the neck ; Miss Holland, pale blue blouse trimmed with silk to match ; Miss Susie Webster, pil ?J bengaline silk blouse, black velvet skirt; Miss Maude Reynolds, black velvet trimmed with electric blue velvet and jet. On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week A BAZAAR was held in aid of St. Matthew’s Church at the City Hall. Numbers of ladies dressed in white caps and aprons, served behind the prettily decorated stalls. One stall I noticed in particular was in the shape of a horse shoe, underneath an enormous Chinese umbrella. ro every point of the umbrella were tied bright-coloured shaving balls, and other small trifles. The prettily shaded candles and J air y lamps on the stall shewed up everything beautifully, t-bat was the first night, Mrs Henry MacKenzie gave the ‘Childrens Drill,’ which I believe I described to you in a former letter. Mrs Tower, who taught them, deserves much praise ana credit. After the drill Mrs I’ostlethwaite. Miss Greenwood. Mrs Stilling. Mrs Lees. Miss Stanford, Miss Lily Roberts, and one or two other ladies gave ‘The Hawaiian Farewell.’ On the next night a small comedietta, got up mainly by Miss Annie Cargill and the Misses Rattray, was performed to the great enjoyment of every one present. Its P ame was ‘Anything for a Change.’a title very well suited to t'bese dull times. Those who took part in it were Miss Annie Car K 1 IL Miss Gertrude Rattray, Mrs Hosking, Mr Charles Rattray, and Mr George Seivwright. In the first act Miss Cargill wore a very becoming dress of fawn tweed t rimmed with jet and relieved with pink ; and Miss Rattray, a light holland made with an Eton jacket opening over a vest of white, and bands of white round t he i . ac k Miss Cargill looked extremely well in a black silk erdpon skirt and a crossover buttercup silk blouse. Miss Rattray’s gown of pale yellow silk trimmed with chiffon and relieved with black made a striking costume and suited her to per fection. At the end of the evening there was an auction, which caused great amusement, as a number of men bid for anything that was put up. without knowing in the least what they were bidding for. In a side room off the hall visitors were invited to enter for the price of sixpence, and see which style of TABLE DECORATIONS they liked best. Each one who went in was given a vote. There were four tables, all to my mind very prettily arranged. Mrs Woodhouse won the prize. Her table was beautifully decorated with pale yellow primroses, set in beds of moss, and lit up with silver candlesticks. Miss Susie Webster’s table, which. I believe, came next, was decorated with yellow daffodils, set in both high and low vases. A mirror placed in the centre, with grass and daffodils all round, had a very pretty effect. About a dozen candles and fairy lamps, all shaded with daffodil shades, com pleted lhis table. Of the other two I cannot say which was the prettiest. One by Miss Rachel Reynolds was decorated with white aerophone, moss, and snowflakes; and the other by Miss N. Haggitt had heliotrope and pale yellow daisies. ODD JOTTINGS. Dunedin has had at last a good bout of real winter weather. For the last two days the ground has been thickly covered with snow. Miss Mendelson (Temuka) is paying a visit to Mrs Cutten at Anderson's Bay. I hear that Mrs Roberts and the Misses Roberts will arrive home again next week.

Aileen.