DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIV, Issue VI, 9 February 1895, Page 138

DUNEDIN.

Dear Bee, February 2. During the week Mrs Roberts (wife of Dr. Roberts, Moray Place) gave TWO SMALL AFTERNOON TEAS for her sister, Miss Ziele, who has just returned from Sydney, after a visit of some months' duration. Amongst those present whom I recollect at this moment were Mesdames Ziele, Carew, Cantrell, Kennedy, Perston. Fenwick, Jowitt, Sargood, Wilson, Ogston, Misses Russell (Sydney), Stephenson, Tui Stephenson, Prossor, Lily Prossor (Sydney). Roberts. A. Roberts. Macassey, Scott, Shand, Edith Shand, Webster, Rattray, Miller (Oamaru), Haggitt, Farquhar. B. Farquhar. Graham, Henry (Wellington), Mackerras, Roberts, Carew, Gilkison, and many others. Music was indulged in on both afternoons. Miss Ziele sang in a most charming manner a very pretty song, entitled ‘ Forget and Forgive.’ Both afternoons passed off very successfully. On Wednesday evening Mrs Royse (Leith House) gave a very ENJOYABLE EVENING for her cousins, Messrs R. and H. Hornabrooke (Adelaide). During the first part of the evening several musical items were given, and afterwards dancing was enjoyed up to a very late hour. The supper-table was chastely decorated with large white shell poppies, small yellow* Iceland poppies and grass. Amongst the ladies and gentlemen present were Mrs Royse, who w ore a handsome black brocade; Mrs Brinson, grey shot silk; Miss Royse, pale pink corded silk with blue trimming; Miss Kate Royse, white muslin blouse, with skirt and Swiss bodice of black velvet; Miss Ulrich, eau de nil blouse trimmed with dark green velvet, black velvet skirt; Miss E. Ulrich, pale green nun’s veiling, w’hite muslin fichu; Miss Scott, black silk lavishly trimmed with black lace; Miss Gurr (Adelaide), white merveilleux with frills of white lace; Miss MacKerras. sage green silk, banded with black bfibe ribbon; Miss Dunne (Melbourne), white china silk trimmed with cream silk insertion ; Miss Macassey. strawberry nun’s veiling; Miss E. Scott, vieux rose silk trimmed with white lace; Miss Cresswell (Invercargill), white honey comb cloth; Miss G. Webster, sparrow’s egg blue silk blouse, black skirt; Miss Shand, heliotrope silk, covered with black net, large sleeves of black watered silk; Miss Edith Shand, pink crepon banded with green velvet; also Messrs Pasco, Vansenden (Melbourne). Hornabrook (Adelaide), Maulden (Adelaide), Robinson, Baumbach (Germany), Henry, Broad, Richardson, Harris. Tapley, and others. One or two small evenings were also given during the week. On Saturday, 2nd February, A TREMENDOUS PICNIC was given by Mr Thomas Brydone for Mr and Mrs George Roberts (Scotland). The drags left the Grand Hotel between eleven and twelve o’clock en route for Blueskin. I hope to give you full particulars in my next letter. lam sorry I cannot give a good account this time, but the picnic party returned too late to town for me to send you any news.

Aileen.