DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue X, 7 September 1895, Page 301

DUNEDIN.

Dear Bee. August 31. A great amount of excitement was felt in town on Friday afternoon when the WANGANUICOLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM played the Otago boys' High School. The day wtv- warm and bright, bit owing to it not being a holiday the onlookers were not so much in force as could be desired. < »ur visitors came off victorious. winning the match by 16 points to 8. On the evening of the same day Mrs Ritchie (Balvraid) gave a LARGE JI VENILK DANI E for the Wanganui boys. But one could hardly call it juvenile as some many grown-ups were present. The house looked most picturesque and gay, large pots of different (lowers and colours being placed all about both nail and room-*. Mrs Ritchie, who received her guests in the hall, looked very stylish in a black brocade trimmed with pale yellow and jet. Amongst the guests were Meddames Lintott, MacLaren, Aschmaker (Nelson). Mackenzie. Miss Cameron, yellow corded silk lace trimmings : Miss MacLaren, terracotta silk, large epaulettes of brown velvet; Miss E. MacLaren, sky blue corded silk banded with black velvet : Miss Batchelor, simple white China silk trimmed with white lace ; Miss Sise, pale pink surah, the bodice prettily trimmed with pink chiffon ; Miss Webster, black silk covered with net, a white satin frill round the neck of the bodice ; Miss S. Webster, black satin trimmed with jet; Miss G. Webster, heliotrope* nun’s veiling; Miss Macassey, black merveilleux with bunches of yellow roses; Miss L'lrich, heliotrope crepon, the bodice covered with chiffon to match : Miss Neill, white silk: Miss Rattray, yellow’ merveilleux; Miss S. Rattray, pale blue surah prettily trimmed with bands of pale pink covered with passementerie: Miss Reynolds, terracotta satin trimmed with olive green satin : Miss M. S. Reynolds, white watered silk: Miss Graham, royal blue surah silk trimined with blonde lace : Miss S. Graham, white silk trimmed with pink satin ribbon; Misses Denniston, Rattray, Sise. Graham. Neill. Sinclair, Bartieman. Shand, M. Shand, Bell, Sale. McLean. Batchelor, E. McLean, D. Bathgate, J. Bathgate, M. Turton, E. Gaultest, E. Mac Lean, N.jGibson, L Holmes, and others were also present. The Wanganui team were Messrs McLean. Morris. C. Morris, Duncan. Mac Lean. Cooper (Milton). Webster, Sale, l'lrich, Graham. Bay. Haggitt, Shand, Gifford. We have at last, after all the bad weather, had a real touch of summer. In fact one's heavy winter clothes seem quite out of place, as all the shop windows are bristling with light dress materials and marvellous hats. On Saturday the Misses Cargill gave A LARGE ‘ AT HOME ’ at ‘The Cliffs.’ The tine old house looked charming, and was gay with pots of daffodils, gorse, and vases of violets. Pols of daffodils swathed with green crinkled paper also made a pretty centre pieci for the table. There seemed to be a superabundance of most delicious cakes, but OA-ing to the heat of the day I think that the fruit st) ads and passion fruit creams were more appreciated. rhe guests were entertained all afternoon with mu.-ie and recitations. Those who contributed songs were Mrs Kettle, Miss Lily Shand, and Miss Lily Roberts. Miss Minnie Branson, Miss Roberts, and Miss Irvine all played excellent pianoforte solos. A small play, entitled ‘ A Silent Drama.’ was acted by the Misses A. and M. Cargill, and the Misses R. and S. Webster. Miss M. Car gill also gave a splendid recitation. Miss Cargill wore a stylish tweed trimmed with pale green bengaline silk; Miss Annie Cargill, most becoming blouse of electric blue silk bandol w’ith black insertion, black silk skirt: Miss H. Cargill, pretty cherry coloured silk blouse handsomely trimmed with cream lace ; Miss M. Cargill, stylish black crepon. bodice trimmed with black satin. Amongst the guests I noticed Mrs Cutten, Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Hart. Mrs Ramsey. Mrs Kettle. Mrs Rattray, Mrs Woodhouse, Mrs Hosking, Mrs Sinclair Thomson, Mrs Robert Neill, Mrs Henry Mackenzie, Mrs Bathgate, Mrs Ogston. Mrs Branson. Mrs Boyd. Mrs Colquhoun, Mrs Macassey, Mrs Milland. Mrs Postlethwaite. Mrs BatcheloMrs Davis, Mrs Bartieman. Mrs Webb, Mrs Broderick (Timaru). Mrs Driver, and the Misses Cutten, Mendelson iTeinukai. Johnstone. Webster. S. Webster, G. Webster. MacLaren. E. MacLaren, Rattray, S. Rattray. L. Rattray. Raymond. Irvine, — Irvine, Ford. I'lrick. Graham. Dent. Sise. Shand, L Shand. Branson, Macassey. Haggitt. Neill, Ramsay, Bartieman, S. Bartieman. Driver. Batchelor, Reynolds. M. Reynolds, De Salomon, Cumine. Bathgate, Turton. (L Turion. Mills. Roberts, L. Roberts. R. Johnstone and many others. Not many gen!lemon were present, owing to the tremendous crowd which were at the football match between Auckland and Otago. 1 will mention a few I noticed. Mr E. B. Cargill, Mr F. Cutten. Mr E. Cutten, Mr Napier. Mr Gammed (England). Prof. Gibbons. Rev. Mr Hewittson, Mrs Broderick (Timaru). Rev. John Mackenzie (Scotland*. Mr Henry. J. C. Marshall, Dr. Colquhoun, Mr Woodhouse, Mr Lintott and Mr G. Sise.

Aileen.