WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIV, Issue VIII, 23 February 1895, Page 188

WELLINGTON.

Dear Bee, February 6. Sad to relate. I have very little news for you this week. This teems to be the general outcry just now—the dullness of times. I suppose at this time of the year we can hardly expect any gaiety. Williamson and Musgrove's Comic Opera Company open their season here on Monday night, so that will help to liven us up a little. It is really a pleasure to see the interest Lady Glasgow takes in any society she has to do with, THE MOTHERS' UNION especially, of which she was the originator, and the members of which have now increased to nearly four hundred in Wellington alone. Lady Glasgow was pleased to invite all the members of the Union to an entertaiment which took place at Government House last Tuesday afternoon, and which was a great success, fully three hundred mothers being pr« sent. The first part of the afternoon was spent in the garden, where refreshments were to be had in a large tent on the lawn. Afterwards an adjournment was made to the ballroom, which was filled with chairs. Lady Glaegow then gave a short address. The Bishop of Salisbury also spoke, after which a very excellent little programme of music was gone through, those taking part in it being the Ladies Boyle, who played an instrumental trio, Madame Mertz, Miss Williams, and Mr w. A. Day, and a recitation was cleverly given by Mr A. S. Patterson. Sir Robert and Stout and family have arrived in Wellington from Dunedin. They intend taking up their residence here. Lady Stout has many friends who will be glad to welcome her back again. LADY GLASGOW AND PARTY left by the early train on Saturday for their trip up North. Times will be duller than ever now they have gone, for Lady Glasgow was always very good in entertaining in a small way as well as on a larger scale. The Government House party will be quite missed from the Polo grounds on Saturdays now. we have got so used to seeing them there taking a great interest in the game. One of the cottages at Lowry Bay has been taken for the Hons. Jack and Allen Boyle and their servants. Mrs Godfrey Knight is paying a visit from Sydney. She is at present a guest of her aunt, Lady Prendergast.

Ophelia.