CHRISTCHURCH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIV, Issue XVII, 27 April 1895, Page 404

CHRISTCHURCH.

Dka» Rm, Apml IL On Saturday several small. bat all ra their way in '.cresting functions mine off Mrs Stevens fa<e ber friends a very HMAkAXT irrraxoA AT TUI IST GALLar for a * private view ' of the pietnrea. when a large number availed themaeirea of ber kind invitation. Tbe coUection of piecares is not so large as ossa*, bat qa tr worth « visit. Tea was wrved oa small ca&es. aad beaatifnly decorated with floaers and leaves. _ Some very cs»d mawe was provided. bat the ream is far from rood for sound. and masse is never beard to advantage ’here. Mr* E T. Robuwwa. a new arrive* Sere. «aa» very wed indeed. Sb- has a beautiful voice, and will be a great acauimikm. M’» W’MmifWS- Mrs Wilding. Mrs A>aa Scott. and others coatnbcted to tbe success of ’be afternoon. bat unfortunately Mrs Burns was preven'ed owing to Olnesw. Anwoc the guests were Me-datnes Heafon Rhodes Julius. Boyle. Gould. Cowlisbaw F. M Wallace K. McDonald. L>m«t Smith. Stead. Palmer. Misses Gardiner. Co wliahaw. Hdmoce. Palmer. MtzrrayArmey.ete. •TUXIIKt S.MIM -nCVStS COCBTS were opened oo the same day. aad as the weather was eold and •bowery. they were mxMly players who put ia an appearance, consecuentiy tennis was very spiritedly kept up all the afternoon. Among tbe players were Mrssdames W. OUivier. Henrv Word. Manneriog sad Homphrevs. tbe Misses Black. Bullock. Van Asch ft won. Marchant. D. Harman. Meewn Aitken, and Messrs Man oering. Wood. Hurst-Seager. Wilding. W. Harman. Laurie and Barres. Among the onlookers were Mrs and Miss Cuff. Mrs Laerie. Mrs H. Barnes. Miss C. Lena. Miss RuseeU. and others. Platers and visitors alike were glad. when, owirg to the kind exertions of M r Ross, tea made its appearance. Tbe secreraryship lately vacated by Mr Ridings has been offered to Mr Walter Oihvxer. who so succes-fn’.’r managed the Lancaster Park Club. and it is greatly booed be will undertake it. On the same afternoon Mbs Fairhurst had a large party ot OIKLS FOR AFTKBXOOX TKX on the occasion of ber birthday. Miss Rose Blaney, from Dunedin, being amongst the guests, and who very ki idly sacs several times to the great delight rd everybody. On Monday Miss Fairhurst charmed al! ber little g rt friends by having them to tea. oe ' going to a party.’ as they ed it. THS SCHOOL OF HOVSEHOLD IXSTHt CTION is now an accomplished fact, ard was opened last week in peeanises in Lichdeld strret. The items set down for instrucnon are necessities that every girl should know, and under eoonpetent teachers eatne real treasures may be in store for us in the shape of maids, so that when a cook tesls us she ean boil a potato and make psstry we shall be able to beheve ber. Miss Beswick had fer girl friends for af-emoon tea last week, tbe tea aad cakes interspersed with songs and musie. and a verv Jolly tfm? was spent- Some of those presect were Miss Friend iWeiliawtooi. Misses He’.more. Cowlisbaw. Reeves. Guy. Xedwid, W yun- W idiams. etc-

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