NAPIER.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIII, Issue XXII, 1 December 1894, Page 523

NAPIER.

Dear Bee, November 18. THE NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL, ‘ St. Patrick s,’ was opened on Sunday. The music was especially good, Haydn’s First Mass being chosen. There was a full choir and orchestra. An ‘Ave Maria’ was beautifully sung by the Misses Bowes and St. Clair, and Messrs J. B. Loughnan and A. P. Sheath. The offertories during the day amounted to over £2OO. The NAPIER LIEDERTAFEL gave their second concert on Thursday evening. Their part songs were beautifully done, while Mr Maughan Barnett’s piano solo in itself was worth going a long way to hear. Mr A. J. Chamberlain, one of the survivors of the Wairarapa, and who is well known throughout New Zealand, sang, ‘ If With All Your Hearts’ in the Napier Cathedral on Sunday evening with excellent taste. There was a large congregation present in spite of it being a very wet night. JOTTINGS ABOUT OUR PEOPLE. Mr and Mrs J. Close and Mr and Mrs J. McVay have returned from Christchurch. Mrs C. R. Smith, of Christchurch, is visiting her friends in Napier. Mrs Norman, from Gisborne, is staying here, and looks well in a mourning costume. Mrs Charles Nairn and family have returned from England by the Gothic, and are staying at the Masonic Hotel. Mr Farmer, Mrs Spencer Gollan’e father, is also here. Mr Kerr, manager of the Union Bank, looks much better for his trip to Sydney and Melbourne. Some STYLISH STREET DRESSES have been worn by the bon ton lately, amongst them being Miss A. St. Hill in electric blue cambric ; Mrs Walter Tabuteau, pale pink cambric ; Mrs Davidson (Captain), blue gingham, relieved with black and white insertion ; Mrs P. McLean, pink crepon ; Miss S. Hughes, neat half-mourning costume of grey with black silk ; Miss Rowbottom, silver grey, chic strawberry bonnet with black streamers ; (Miss R. Wilson, navy skirt, and tartan silk blouse; Miss Locke, fawn and brown ; Mrs Courtenay Bowen wellfitting black and white checked tweed, stylish black hat with feathers ; Mrs A. Eccles, black serge dress ; Mrs Maughan Barnett. fawn cloth ; Mrs Ludlow, white crepon ; Mrs Owen, stylish costume of navy blue with light bonnet relieved with pale blue ; Miss Kinross White, fawn dress. Mr Maughan Barnett’s ‘AFTERNOON RECITAL’ was as usual most enjoyable. Owing to a counter attraction the audience was not so numerous as the programme merited. Mr Barnett gave quite a dozen pieces, amongst them being several compositions of his own. The following were a few of the many presentMr and Mrs James Coleman, Mrs Russell, Mrs and Miss Ormond, Mr and Mrs Giblin, Mr and Mrs Jardine, Mr and Mrs Tanner, and the Misses Williams, Watt, Matthews, Cotterill, etc. The HELPING HANDS held a most successful bazaar the same afternoon at Mrs Clarke’s residence. The many hands who have worked during the year must have been more than pleased to sec how crowned with success their efforts were. Very reasonable prices were put on all the things, consequently they were saleable. Amongst the many there wore Mrs Clarke. Mrs and the Misses Williams. Mrs and Miss Mountford, Mrs and Miss Blythe. Miss Beatrice Humphries, Mrs Margolionth, Mrs Provis, MissSuke. Afternoon tea was obtainable, and was voted delicious.

Gladys.