AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIV, Issue VIII, 23 February 1895, Page 186

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bee, February 18. There seemed nothing much doing last week except TENNIS. The final match for the Ladies’ Championship Cup took place last Wednesday afternoon on the Mount Eden and Epsom Lawn between Miss Mowbray (Parnell), the holder of the Cup, and Miss A. Nicholson (Auckland). After a hard struggle the last-named won for the present year. Miss Mowbray wore navy skirt and white blouse, while her opponent was simply gowned in white muslin. Amongst the spectators I noticed Mrs Ruck, in grey check finished with black ; Mrs Goodhue, black flowered delaine; Mrs Chambers, black silk; Miss Horne (who has just returned with her sister from a lengthy stay in England), navy delaine finished with cream lace ; the Misses Hesketh (two), were charmingly gowned in white, and another sister in black skirt, canarycoloured crinkley blouse; Mrs Haines, brown figured silk; Mrs Te wesley, pretty pink crepon finished with Mechlin lace; Mrs Beale, navy serge, pink blouse; Mrs G. Bloomfield, white drill finished with black, becoming black bonnet; Miss Nicholson (Sydney), absinthe green relieved with cream lace; Miss Jessie Savage, navy skirt, celery green blouse; Miss Sinclair, fawn cashmere with hat en suite; Miss Ledingham, pretty combination of green and cream ; and her sister wore a brown holland ; Mrs Arch. Clark, lovely cream gown with electrique spots veiled in cream lace and finished with electrique silk bows, black lace hat with floral decoration; Mrs Scherff. black gown with violet ribbons; Misses Nellie and Eva ScherfP were similarly gowned in white muslins, black lace hats with flowers ; Miss Dolly ScherfP, pretty pink cambric ; Mrs Segar mee Miss ScherfP) looked remarkably well in a white muslin with a violet border, gold butterfly bonnet, white tulle veil; Miss Greenwood, stylish lilac gown with ribbons, large picture hat with floral decorations; Miss McQuestion, white cambric; Miss Garland, navy skirt, white blouse; Miss Batger, brown holland; Mrs Sterricker, black: Mrs Lyons and her sister were similarly attired in black and white; Miss Stevenson, pink crinkley check ; Miss Fenton, brown holland, and her sister wore a lilac costume; Mrs Bush, white drill, pink vest; Miss Bush looked very pretty in a white muslin ; Mrs Smith, grey; Mrs Aitkin Carrick, mode grey tweed; Miss Gorrie. white; and her sister, grey; Mrs (Colonel) Dawson, serpent green finished with cream ; Miss Elliot, fawn holland; Mr< Hugh Campbell, brown holland finished with bands of black ; Miss Barstow, dark green ; Miss Laishley, dainty white muslin, shoes, parasol, and hat en suite ; her sister was similarly attired, but wearing a white drill; Mrs Walker, white drill; Miss Paton, black, and her sister spotted delaine; Miss Spiers looked chic in white, and her sister, navy skirt, pale grey blouse ; Mrs Mahoney, white cambric, red belt: Miss Beatrice Bull, white cambric; Mrs Arthur Taylor, grey cashmere finished with green velvet bows ; Miss Von Siurmer, buttercup coloured gown, large picture hat trimmed profusely with yellow ostrich feathers; Miss L. Von S'urmer. white muslin; Mrs Atkinson, black flowered silk; Miss Atkinson, tuscan coloured gown; and one sister wore a Chnrtreuse green with pink bodice veiled in £cru lace; another Airier wore an Italie coloured gown; Miss Thomson, pale pink zpphyr; Mrs Gilmore, brown holland finished with white; Miss Rich, absini he green skirt,white blouse; Miss Ettie Ireland, white; Miss Kerr-Taylor. white; Miss Birch, navy skirt, white blouse; Miss Holmes, lilac cambric; Miss Davy, brown holland. and her sister white cambric, becoming black lace hat with yellow flowers; Mrs Blair, black; Mrs Pollan, grey cashmere finished with black: Mrs Younghusband, grey;.Miss Jones, navy skirt, white blouse: Miss Kempthorne. fawn holland, and her sister white ; Miss M. Sellers, brown ; Miss Howard, navy skirt, white blouse: Miss Bankhardt, black and white; Mrs Snell, brown holland: Miss Snell, white muslin; Miss Brown, striped gown; Miss Anna Clarke, fawn tussore silk: Mrs Heather, black ; Mrs Heather (jun.). dark skirt, light blouse; Mrs Chapman, brown check tweed; Miss Heywood, bright pink, and her sister brown striped gown; Miss C. Hardie, navy skirt, white blouse ; Mrs Harrison, brown silk skirt, pink blouse; Miss F. Johnstone, brown holland: Mrs McCormick, brown holland; Mrs Upton, grey; Misses Frost (two), navy serges, white vests; Mrs Keesing. pink cambric; Miss Robison, grey check with black bands ; Miss Upflll. pink cambric ; Mrs Coates, Mrs Cunningham, grey gown finished with silver passementerie, etc. I have only been able to remember about half the people who were present, as each side of the lawn was lined with spectators, and my mind’s eye refused to retain so many beautiful visions at once. Amongst the few small dissipations was an AFTERNOON TEA AT ‘ BLOCKLY,’ the residence of Mr C. James, Avondale. The weather was threatening, and there were not many ladies present. The teatable was most sumptuously laden, and the guests enjoyed the noted grapes frem the hostess’ splendid vineries. Mrs C. James received her visitors in an elegant tea-gown of flowered lilac trimmed with 6cru lace; her sisters, the Misses Maxwell, who took much of the trouble of handing cake, etc., off Mrs James’ hands, were gowned, the elder, in light brown spotted skirt, pretty crinkley pink bodice with a touch of black velvet; the other in cream delaine flowered with heliotrope, cream silk sleeves ; Mrs John Reid was well dressed in black trimmed with jet beads and sequins, small jet bonnet with coloured passementerie ; Mrs Burton, black skirt, pale lilac grey blouse with bands of white lace insertion: Mrs Seccombe. olack costume with a touch of white in gloves and vest; Mrs Mclntyre, all black ; Miss Greenwood, black velvet with tie and undervest of pale blue silk, white chip hat with upstanding bows ; the Misses Taylor, white dresses, the elder wore a white toque with coquilot rosette, the younger a floral hat: Miss Burcher, black and white check, white piqu£ waistcoat, white chip hat; there was another young lady in black whose name I did not catch. The most important event of the season as far as tennis players are concerned was the

FINAL MATCH FOR THE CHAMPION CUP, which came off last Saturday afternoon on the Parnell lawn. There was not half the attendance of spectators as at the ladies’ finale on Wednesday. Amongst the ladies I noticed Mrs Ruck, grey check finished with black; Mrs Leathern, fawn crinkley skirt with slate-coloured silk bodice and trimmings; the most striking dress on the lawn was worn by Mrs Tewsley- grey check tweed finished with borders of pink, cream bonnet with pink; the Misses Ireland (two) were similarly gowned in white; Mrs (Colonel) Dawson, white gown; Miss Elliot, pink; Mrs Robison, heliotrope; Mrs G. Bloomfield, white skirt, pink

blouse, large fawn hat; Miss Nicholson (Sydney), white drill: & ay ’ EF ey ®t eck; Mrs Blair, white; Mrs Walker, navy dnii; Miss Kempthorne. brown holland; Miss G. Kempthorne. blue cambric finished with white lace; Mrs Lyons, and her sister. Miss Aubrey, were similarly attired in white with black ribbons; Jf» 88 i? 8 iP a J y ffy°L ,lßvy BkirtB ‘ white blouses; Miss Ella Hall, black white blouse ; Mrs Holmes, very striking and stylish g>wn of dark heliotrope, hat with ostrich tips to correspond ; Miss Holmes, lilac zephyr: Mrs Mahoney, brown; Miss Laishley. Mrs Thorne-George, black silk; Miss Thorne-George, white spotted batiste gown; Mrs Pollen, charming costume of £!f h c a n .ary-coloured bands ; Mrs Rathbone, dark green veiled in Italie coloured lace, white hat with ostrich feathers: Miss Mowbray, fawn holland; Miss Colebrook, cream X 1 M C B ardil^ l hands; her sisters wore white and blue respectively; the Misses Frost (two), navy serges; Miss Kilgour looked chic in t? 11 * 8 Hey wood, black; Miss Iley wood, pink camHey wood, navy serge ; Miss Snell, simply gowned m white; Mrs Beale, grey check finished with nil green braid; pin s ; Miss Von Stu rmer. can ary-coloured drill; Miss a2?i G- w “ tussore silk, and her sister, lilac; Miss Gorrie, white drill. Miss Upton, grey; Mrs Harrison, navy skirt with pink Johnstone, stylish fawn gown with green silk trimmings. Mrs M. Stevenson. striking lizard green with black sleeves ; Miss Flossie Whyte, blue delaine; Mrs Goodhue, black delaine; Miss Devereux, grey check with black silk sash, and her sister, heliotrope striped gown ; Miss Baber, black skirt, white blouse; Miss Skeates. dark grey dress trimmed with black ; Mrs Munroe, plain grey tweed. POLO. Mrs Greenaway gave the afternoon tea last Saturday at polo, which was held in Potter’s Paddock. The attendance was not very large, owing no doubt to the many counter-attractions. Many finished their afternoon there after the tennis match. Amongst those present were Mrs O’Rorke, Mrs Buddle, Mrs Greenaway. Miss Shepherd, the Misses Wilkins (two), Mrs A. E. Gilmore, Mrs (Colonel) Dawson, Mrs Mahoney, Miss Minnitt. Misses Moss-Davis (two). Mrs Jackson, Miss Firth. Mrs Worsp. n 1 ii S S- lott ‘ Mrs Little, Mre Boach. Miss Carey, Miss Otway, Miss B Apleasant bhirley Baker (twoh Mrs Thomas Morrin and nieces.

SOCIAL GATHERING to welcome back the vicar (the Rev. F. Larkins) and his daughter after their visit to England was held on Thursday evening at Mount Albert. Some very good music, vocal and instrumental, was rendered and applauded. The tableaux, under the able management of Mrs VV ilks and Miss Larkins, were much appreciated. as were also the liberal refreshments. The audience was a very large one, the hall being quite full. Amongst the performers and assistants were Miss Dixon, the Misses Wilks, the Misses Hill, Pickmere. Barnes. Smith, etc., and Messrs Wilks, Wnght, Kerr-Taylor, Motion, etc.. Masters Sellers, Rattray. Barnes, etc. A quartette from Kingsland contributed a pretty were made by the Rev. F. Larkins and Mr Rattray (Treasurer and Church Warden). Society news seems to be at a discount just now throughout the whole colony. Were it not that the comparison sounds disrespectful (more especially as it would apply to the delightful species of entertainers and entertained, who furnish the poor newspaper angler with so many ‘pars’ for his famished quill), we would liken the above to oysters in their ‘ close ’ season. In Ponsonby it is very ‘close indeed; metaphorically as regards news and literally as regards weather. Tennis is pursued industriously on private and Club lawns, but what is there to report in a number of males in ordinary masculine attire, minus a coat, and twice that number of females in coloured blouses and serge skirts knocking a ball oyer a net. I ask a sympathising public if these events are worthy of note. J Saturday being a • BACHELORS’ DAY ’ AT THE WEST END Tennis Lawn—that is, afternoon tea was provided and prepared solely by the bachelors of the Club—a larger number of lady visitors were present than is usual on ordinary Saturday afternoons. At the BOWLING GREEN also there was a good attendance of the fair sex to witness the match between the Auckland and West End Bowling Clubs, and as most of the ladies divided their time between the two lawns, I will give some of the prettiest costumes collectively. Mrs MacArthur wore a stylish gown of heliotrope with deeper shaded silk trimming, small lace bonnet; Mrs J. Kirker, becoming holland costume, dainty bonnet to match; Mrs Russell, black lace bonnet and mantle ; Miss Russell looked nice in a costume of pearl grey cashmere with a large feathered hat to match : Mrs Parkinson, I think, wore a gown of cardinal; Mrs Housten. all black; Mrs Littler looked wel! in Gobelin blue trimmed with black moire, black hat; Miss Macindoe, heliotrope and black; Miss Coe wore a pretty white muslin blouse, navy skirt; Miss C. Dyson wore a becoming dress of Hate blue trimmed with slateblue velvet, cream hat; Miss Lena Butters looked well in a pink blouse with black serge skirt and sash of black moire silk, sailor hat; Miss Edenborough, pale pink flowered delaine, white hat; Misses Edwards looked well in white blouses, navy serge skirts; Miss Caldwell, pink and dark brown; Mrs Newell wore a neat black and white spotted blouse with a black skirt and black sailor hat; Miss Ethel Andrews, pretty white muslin blouse trimmed with soft falls of white lace, grey cashmere skirt and cape, and white sailor hat; and many others whose dresses I cannot remember. A picnic on a large scale was to have taken place on Saturday to Northcote, initiated by Miss Knight, Mrs Bloomfield, Miss Leighton, and other Ponsonby people. It did take place, but as the rain also took place, our large-scale picnic ended, as large ideas have a habit of doing, in something much smaller. It was none the less enjoyable though. Some of Die young ladies present were the Misses Leighton (two), Andrews, Ethel Atkinson, Preece, Kennedy. Hart, F. and M. George, etc., and Messrs Owen, Peacock, Bloomfield, Geo. Leighton, etc. etc.

Phyllis Broune.