PICTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIII, Issue XV, 13 October 1894, Page 355

PICTON.

Dear Bee, October 2. The members of the Picton Assemblies gave a GRAND BALL as a finale to their weekly assemblies, on Wednesday evening last. The weather was not at all propitious, but nevertheless the ball was a grand success—one of the best managed and most successful affairs ever held here. The committee. Messrs Kane, Bartlett, Smith, Campbell, Marshall, Masters, Pearce and H. Fish (Hon. Sec.), are to be complimented on their excellent management of the whole affair ; nor must the ladies’ committee be fort otten, to whom is due the coi/j9 de srracc to the decorations, and last, ut not least, the supper-table, which literally groaned beneath its load of delicacies, silver and flowers. THE DECORATIONS. weie unique and beautiful, and no labour or pains had been spared, either in providing material or arranging them so naturally, that each corner of the hall looked like a bush bower, with its tree ferns almost covered with the starry blossoms of the clematis, and the golden blossoms of the yellow kowhai drooping from small trees around Immense nikau palms had been brought in from Keneperu Sound, which reached almost from floor to ceiling, and covered the walls, whilst across from corner to corner hung gay flags, kindly lent from the Prince of Wales. Easy chairs were not forgotten, and the chaperones spent as pleasant a time as the dancers watching the young people enjoy themselves Only a few outsiders were invited, and those few heartily enjoyed themselves, and fully appreciate the compliment paid them, and the kindness and attention bestowed upon them during the evening. The invited guests were Mrs and Miss Nora Allen, Mrs and the Misses E. and M. Fell, the Misses Mary and Isabel Seymour, Miss Eyes and Miss Millington. Mr Kane made a perfect M.U. THE DRESSES. Amongst the pretty frocks I noticed were Miss Lilly Fuller, in pale blue, with cream lace epaulettes; Mrs Kane, a charming gown of sage green silk with cream lace frills; Miss Johnston, Sale blue and silver; Miss Seward, white veiling, lace and silk ; liss Rackley, white tulle; Miss Fisk, white with broad pink sash and clematis spray, and her sister also in white with pale blue sash and clematis; Miss Mary Seymour, in black jetted lace, the front of the bodice almost covered with trailing sprays of clematis; Miss Mildred Fell, white veiling and lace ; Miss Smith, a pretty frock of white veiling and lace ; Miss Gill, striped red silk covered with silver tulle; Miss Isabel Seymour, yellow silk and clematis ; Miss Nora Allen, black lace with deep frills of white Valenciennes lace ; Miss Fell, pink veiling, with sleeves and Swiss belt of green plush ; Mrs Marshall looked well in black lace with puffed sleeves of old gold silk ; Miss Biddle, pale blue veiling with dark velvet sleeves: Miss Millington, red frock with Watteau bow ; Miss Carlton, pretty white tulle frock; Miss Eyes, black velvet with white vest; Miss Fuller, dark crepon, with violet velvet bodice trimmed with cream lace: Mrs Cragg, black lace trimmed prettily with pink ribbons. There were also present Mesdames Barr. Love, Nickless, Rackley, Peek, Rodley, Solvander, Godfrey, Fredericks, Bartlett, Fisk, Frank. Watchlin, etc., the Misses Barrosol. Card, Bartlett (two), Fredericks. Higgs, Nickless (three). Hilton. Moss. Jeffries, Lloyd (three), Smith, Webster, Neal, Divens, and Messrs Andrews, Solvander. Mclntyre, Fisk (three). Barr, Card (two), Esson, Fox, Cragg, Hawker. Greensill, Seale, Temple, Baillie (two), Philpotts, Rodley, Smith. Pugh, H. C. Seymour, Walker. Bragg, Webster, France (two), Marshall, Masters, etc., etc.

THE MUSIC was simply perfection, discoursed by Mr Arthur Foden, who is ■facile princeps in the art of Terpsichorean music, Misses Mary Seymour and Nora Allen playing a couple of extras. All went merry as marriage bells till quite a late hour—3.3o. a.m. on Thursday morning—when the affair ended with heartiest congratulations on the unprecedented success of the whole evening, from the delighted guests. On Thursday evening, there being ‘ whips ’of supper left, the Society resolved to have a Cinderella dance, so as to give pleasure to the younger portion of the community. The invitation was generously extended to the guests of the previous evening, who—owing to another engagement—were unable to attend. The dance was as great a success as the one on the previous evening, and hosts of little ones heartily enjoyed themselves. The hall was quite comfortably crowded, and the few who were unable to attend, though enjoying themselves elsewhere, feel that they missed another treat.

Jean.