CHRISTCHURCH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIV, Issue XXIV, 15 June 1895, Page 571

CHRISTCHURCH.

Dear Bee, June 6. Mrs Burns gave a LARGE AFTERNOON TEA at the Colonial Bank on Thursday for Miss Hutton one of the • farewells ’ as this young lady is shortly to be married to Mr L. Lane, whose home is in the Amberley district. Lovely chrysanthemums were in all the rooms, and mast delicious tea and cakes were to be had throughout the afternoon. But of course the music is a very important item at these entertainments, and Mrs Burns always has some of the best. She herself sang several songs, and looked so well in brown tweed with blue velvet at the neck and wrists. Miss Henry on her violin charmed us with her playing; Miss Campbell sang to her guitar: Miss Izard gave a piano solo, the Misses Helmore. Malet, and Wynn-Williams contributing also some excellent items. Among the guests were the Misses Hutton. Cowlishaw. Moorhouse. Sanders, Tabart, MurrayAynsley. Beswick, Baldwin, Ainger, Palmer, Guy, Hill, NedwiU, Thomson, etc. On Friday Mrs Haslam’s MUSICALE came off at her residence. Riccarton. and was pronounced a great success by all present. Mrs Haslam, who was gowned in a peculiar shade of gold-coloured silk, sang very well, her daughter, in a graceful gown of pale blue with Diack braiding, also contributing to the programme. The Hon. Mrs Parker, Mesdames Wilding. Burns, Mannering, Wilson. Marciel, and Mr and Miss Izard were some of the performers. Among the guests were Lady Clifford, in a grey tweed and black bonnet; the Hon. Mrs Parker looked well in a dark tweed with black and white hat; Lady Douglas, in grey silk; Mrs Garsia, light brown costume with pale blue in her bonnet; Mrs Neave. handsome black brocade; Mrs Hamer (who gave valuable assistance at the tea table) looked well in a tailor-made tweed, hat to match; Mrs and Miss Helmore, the latter in a shot red and green gown with red velvet on the bodice : Mrs J. H. Murray-Aynsley in an uncommon gown of green and tartan; Mrs Cowlishaw in black; Mrs J. D. Hall in black gown and hat: Mrs Robison, black with jet bonnet and yellow flowers ; Mrs Mathias, blue gown, black mantle, bonnet of blue and black ; Mrs R. Macdonald. Mrs Wynn-Williams, Dr. and Mrs Irving. Mrs and Miss Gerard, Mr and Miss Hutton, and a great many more than I can remember. On the same afternoon a very exciting GOLF MATCH was played in the links, Hagley Park, when Miss Eva Cotton carried off the medal, it having been held for the last month by Mrs Michael Campbell. Among the players I noticed Mesdames Denniston. Pyne, J. D. Hall, Stead, Alan. Scott. Misses Bowen, Ainger. Cowlishaw. Turnbull, Murray-Aynsley. Potts and others. Saturday was warm and sunny—a delicious day for the MEET AT THE GEORGE AND DRAGON, TEMPLETON. The drive out was so mild and enjoyable we were not very disappointed to find it was only a drag hunt, or that rhe run was very short at that. Several dogcarts were out. Mrs J. D. Hall driving with her si-ter. Miss Cowlishaw; Mrs H. Cotterill wirh Misses Ronalds and Cotterill; Miss Nedwill with Miss Guy: Mr Alan Scott with his little daughter and Mrs Wilder ; Dr. Campbell, Mr and Mrs Hamer, and Miss Meeson ; Mr and Miss Gerard, etc. Among the riders were Misses Helmore, Sanders, Haydn. Gerard, Neave. Douglas. Harris, and Messrs Cowlishaw, Hall, Aynsley, Lane, Delamaine. Ray. Matbias, Beckett, Turrell, etc. * Tuesday afternoon was delightful for TENNIS, and at the Cramner Square Courts quite a little gathering rolled up. where Miss Meeson assisted by the Misses Leach and Henry, d.spensed very acceptable tea and cakes to the thirsty players and onlookers, among whom were Mr and Mrs Henry Wood, Mr and Mrs Walter Ollivier Mrs Humphreys. Mrs Graham Greenwood, Mr and Mrs H. E. Marsh. Mrs Morton Ollivier. General and the Misses Fulton, Dr. Nedwill and his daughter. Misses Stack, Tripe (Wellington), Garrick, Lean, Bullock. Russell, Davy. Harman, Ainger. Cox, Turton, Neave, Cunningham. Meares and Messrs Ross. Maxwell, Alpers, Rutherford, Garsia, etc. MUSIC AND LITERATURE. The Musical Club so much enjoyed last winter by the friends of Mrs Burns, Colonial Bank, is being started again. The first meeting takes place this week. We are enjoying the gifted Rev. Haweis. His books give one an insight into his character, but to hear his spoken sentiments, varied with flashes of huinoir, is charming. OUR PEOPLE. Miss Nedwill is paying a visit to Miss Wilson, Culverden, for a short time. I saw Mrs Habens (Wellington! in town the other day, locking well in a dark tweed gown and handsome velvet mantle with feather trimming, small gold and brown bonnet. Mr and Mrs Pat. Campbell returned from Sydney this week, also Mrs Walter Stringer and Mrs Quane. Mrs p. c. Cunningham is in town staying with her parents. Colonel and Mrs Babington. for a few days. Miss Dampier-Crossley. Brockenhurst, left for England by the Doric. The lectures which are being given every Thursday by Dr. Lomax-Smith, MrO’Bryen Hoare. and others on’Woman in all her Relations' are well attended by the ladies, some four hundred being present at the last, the subject being ’The Emotions.' A vote was asked for as a favour on the corset question, for and against, and the ayes had it overwhelmingly. Dolly Vale.