AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XXIII, 7 December 1895, Page 711

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bee. December 2. lain Riad to say that the ‘Floral Fi'te' next Saturday promises to be a great success, and I will tell you about it after the event. THE PARNELL SHAKESPEARE CLUB held their final meeting of the season too late for insertion in my last letter. Mrs Bertram White entertaining the members and several guests. Independent readings and recitations were given, scenes being taken from * Macbeth.’‘ Richard lll.,’‘Romeo and Juliet,’etc. A few impromptu dances closed the evening, and several expressed their regret that the pleasant gatherings had terminated for some months, for though the Club is small, a good deal of amusement is got outof these fortnightly reunions. A fewweeks previously the Club had its ‘open night.* about. 150 guests being invited. Miss Hall lent her hall and several other rooms, which were tastefully decorated with flowers and grasses. Scenes were taken by the members from ‘Twelfth Night,’ ‘Clarence’s Dream.’ Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ ‘ Comedy of Errors.’ ‘Hamlet,’ ‘To Be Or Not To Be,’ Macbeth.’ etc. Some charm-ingly-sung songs from Shakespeare w-ere given by Mrs Kilgour and Miss O’Neill. The guests, who were mostly in evening dress (the ladies of course) wore specially pretty and becoming coloured silk bodices, which fashion seems to have ‘ caught on.’as they say, immensely in this town. After some refreshments dancing was indulged in, and evidently appreciated by the merry party, A large MOONLIGHT PICNIC party to Northcotc was got up by the energetic Misses Percival last week. The weather, fortunately, kept fine, and the moon shone brightly without any clouds to mar its brilliancy, though lightning flashes now and then illuminated the distant horizon. As the evening was rather cold for this time of the year, the tea was set by the ladies of the party in the long supper room of the Northcote ball. This rerAercAc repast was provided by them, and consisted of meat and chicken pies, beef, salad, stewed fruit, cakes, etc. After ample justice had been done to the meal by the gay party, amidst a good deal of merriment. washing up and setting the table for the supper was attended to by a few of the conscientious, v-hile the rest wandered on the beach or took possession of the numerous swings or the fete a tefe seats in the various arbours. As the shadows of even ing approached, dancing was commenced and carried on with great zest until the last boat at a quarter to eleven had to be cauuht. Mr Cyril Bell kindly acted as musician. You know he plays such charming dance music. The gentlemen were very much in the majority. The ladies were gowned mostly in dark skirts and light blouses. Amongst those present 1 remember Mrs Masefield, in a very handsome brow-n costume ; Mr and Mrs Dufaur, the lady gowned in a dark skirt, light blouse; Mr and Mrs Preston Stevenson, Miss White, Mrs Bowls, brown ; and her daughters, dark skirts, striped blouses: Miss M. Nicholson, dark skirt, black and white striped blouse ; Miss Winnie Dudley, dark skirt, white blouse with purple tie ; Miss Power, stylish fawn tailor-made gown : Misses Wylde-Brown (two), dark skirts, light blouses; Mr and Mrs Gilmore, the lady wearing dark skirt, pink blouse : Mr and Mrs Lyons, the latter gowned in a black mourning gown, heavy white cape : Miss Aubrey, black gown, black hat with heliotrope flowers ; Mr and Mrs Makgill, the lady gowned in dark skirt, light blouse; Miss Percival looked very pretty in a white Batiste gown spotted and trimmed with pink ; her two sisters wore dark skirts, light blouses; Miss Dunnett, a good-fitting absinthe green lustre; Miss Davy, dark skirt, pink blouse; Mrs Arthur Taylor, dark skirt, heliotrope blouse: Miss Von Sturmer looked chic in dark skirt, canary coloured blouse; Miss Mabel Churton, dark skirt, blue spotted blouse; Misses Kerr-Taylor (two), navy; Miss Rosa Bull, dark skirt, blue blouse: Miss Ethel Bull, dark skirt, heliotrope blouse, etc.; Messrs Holmes, Lecky. Hooper, Who well, Churton (three), Thomas. Neil, Dixon. Shera, Gordon, Aubrey (two), Noakes, Bell, N. Balzer, Biss, Anderson, etc. Mrs W. Y. Stevenson gave a LtRGE GIRLS’ AFTERNOON TEA at her pretty residence. ‘Glenholm,’ Remuera. The chief topic of conversation was the forthcoming Flower Fete, so many girls having entered their names with various conveyances. ‘Glen holm’ was looking its best. Two croquet lawns were always filled with energetic players. Afternoon tea was dispensed under the cool trees with dainty and tasty cakes, and delicious straw berries and cream. The guests and gowns were equally divided between bright summer and quiet winter styles. Our weather is still too cold for everybody to don their lighter gowns. Amongst those present 1 noted Mrs W. Y. Stevenson in a handsome black crepe with black bead trimming, black beaded bonnet with old gold flowers; Miss Stevenson, navy skirt with knitted jersey striped with white, gem : and her sister, pale sky blue gingham, gem ; the other two sisters wore fawn gowns with red and pink zephyrs, respectively : Mrs Archie Clark, pretty brown tweed trimmed with silk, toque en suite: Mrs Pay ton, boreal brown; Mrs Matthew Clark, stylish silver grey, hat to correspond ; Mrs Bodie, navy and white striped gingham ; Mrs G. Bloomfield, black seaweed crepon skirt, blue flowered china silk blouse, black hat with black ostrich feathers and pink flowers ; Mrs W. Bloomfield, charmingly simple white pique: Miss Ware, chic dark skirt, canary coloured blouse: Misses Jackson (two), black mourning costumes; Miss Grey, dirk grey skirt, pink blouse; Miss Peacock, fawn tailor made gown: Miss Lennox, dark skirt, heliotrope blouse: Miss Kerr-Taylor, cream alpaca with red velvet stripes, black hat trimmed with red velvet tn suite: and her sister wore a cream lustre with black braid, black velvet toque ; Miss Dargaville. electrique blue trimmed with silk of the same shade: and Miss Edith Dargaville. grey tweed heavily trimmed with silver passementerie, hat turned up with yellow flowers; Miss Stevenson, navy with pink vest: and her married sister from South was looking her best in blue crinkley, hat trimmed with blue flowers ; Miss Louie Taylor, dark skin,, blue blouse: Miss Wilkins, very pretty pale pink crepon with black bands; Miss Maud Wilkins, white pique with red tie and ribbons, hat trimmed to match; Miss Fenton, grey; Miss Pierce, green cashmere; Miss Ida Pierce, navy serge; Miss Herrold. grey trimined with lace, white hat with feathers and bows ; and her sister, fawn; Mias Hay, brown tweed. toque to match : Miss K. Hay. grey check ; the Misses Thompson (twol, navy skirts, blue blouses; Miss McFarland, neat fitting brown tweed : Miss Bull, navy serge, blue vest, hat trimmed with blue; Miss Mary Gorrie. navy serge, heliotrope vest, fawn crinkley hat; Miss Atkins looked charming in a picturesque mexique blue crepe: Miss Minitt. lilac zephyr; Miss Jessie McMillan, canary silk trimmed with deep canary broidery; Miss Essie McMillan, white muslin; Miss McMillan, neat Atting grey gown; Miss Hesketh. very striking gown of dome blue finished at neck and sleeves with deep white insertion ; becoming white hat profusely trimmed with ostrich feathers; and her sister, grey check trimmed with white silk: Miss Devereux, picturesque pink striped zephyr, brown hat trimmed with pink roses; Miss M. Deverux, blue striped gown; Miss Phoebie Buckland, black crepon with heliotrope let in the bodice, black lace hat with heliotrope ribbons; Miss Maud Buckland, grey lustre, white silk bodice: Miss Gotter, fawn gown trimmed with green, navy hat trimmed with cornflowers ; Miss Heywood, crushed strawberry gown trimmed with green velvet ; Misses Law (two), modegrey ; Miss Thorpe, absinthe green crepon ; Miss Wynyard, fawn costume, sailor hat; Miss I'pton, navy ; etc., etc. A delightful PKORKSSIVE KI’IIRE PARTY was given by Mrs Bach, of Ring Terraoe, Ponsonby, on Thursday evening. There were six tables, and play was kept up till quite a late hour. After a delicious supper of dainties, a little music was indulged in- Miss Bach at the piano, her brother the ’cello, and two gentlemen the violins. This brought a most charming even ing to a close. Mrs Bitch looked well in black and white gown ; Miss Bach, pretty white muslin frock trimmed with lace; Mrs B. Baker, cream muslin blouse, fawn skirt; Miss Devore looked

charming in heliotrope silk blouse prettily trimmed with lace, cream skirt; Miss B. Devore, becoming pink blouse, grey skirt; Miss Colley, pale green crepon dress; Miss Eva Hughes, shellpink crepon blouse, grey skirt: Miss Slator. sea-green silk; Miss Cousens, very pretty white nuns veiling: Miss Butters, cardinal blouse, fawn tweed skirt; Miss Lena Owen, pale green blouse finished with crimson roses, dark skirt: Miss Kennedy, pale pink and fawn : Messrs Munroe, Wilson, Brabant, Halton, Patterson, Brodie. Baker, Batty, etc. The members of the St. George’s Rowing Club gave their ANNUAL ‘AT HOME last Saturday at the Boat-house, Judges' Bay. These functions are quite looked forward to with pleasure by the ladies, as they are so well managed. Afternoon tea was handed round from half past three until Rix. Amongst the numerous attendance I noticed Mrs Holmes, in a dark skirt, heliotrope blouse ; Mrs Lucas Bloomfield was much admired in a white spotted batiste gown, picture hat: Mrs Brett, very handsome black crepon, black bonnet with magenta-coloured roses; Miss Brett, black crepon relieved with fawn openwork net, and another sister, dark skirt, pink blouse: and the youngest sister looked chic in electrique blue fancy cloth finished with black ribbons and trimmed with ecru lace; Mrs Dufaur was looking her best in a black seaweed crepon gown with canary-coloured bodice finished with orange rosettes: Miss Bertha Devore, steel grey lustre trimmed with butterfly silk bows; Miss Devore, fawn tweed tailor-made gown ; Miss Dowd looked pretty in dark skirt, heliotrope blouse; and her lister a tasteful pale pink cambric; Mrs Arthur Taylor was looking admirable in galois grey lustre trimmed with green bows, black lace godet cape, becoming grey toque: Miss Power, dark skirt, pink blouse; Miss Flora Thorpe, absinthe green cashmere; Mrs J. M. Brigham, tinted green alpaca; Miss Brigham, becoming blue gingham; Mrs Rathbone, Miss I usk was very much admired in a navy costume, and her little sister, I think, wore white: Mrs Chatfield, black silk, cape and bonnet; Miss Chatfield, white gown, and hat relieved with red tic ; Miss E. Percival, nil green crepon ; and her sister, dark skirt, light blouse ; Miss Percival, galois grey; Miss (Barton) Ireland. silver grey lustre with corsage of pink veiled in ecru lace ; Mrs A. V. McDonald, emerald green trimmed with brown silk; Miss Sutton, black and grey check ; Miss Gertrude Buddle, grey crepe handsomely embroidered, toque with cornflower blue ribbons ; Mrs Nichol, handsome combination of black and white; Miss White, dark skirt and light blouse; Miss Otway looked exceedingly well in lilac; Miss Little, soft pearl grey with deep fawn lace; Miss Dargaville, white canvas gown with blouse finished with lilac, and her sister, cornflower blue gingham, sailor hat; Miss Cotter, smart tinted rose-coloured alpaca; Mrs Gordon, grey lustre ; Mrs Ware, chic dark grey tailor-made gown ; Miss Ware, dark skirt, canary-coloured blouse: Miss Worsp, navy; Miss H. Worsp, fawn gown with heliotrope vest; the Misses Atkinson, dark skirts, pink and blue blouses, respectively; Miss Churton. dark skirt, blue striped glace silk blouse : Miss Mabel Churton. dark skirt, pink striped blouse; Mrs Kilgour. fawn tailor-made gown : Miss Tilley, neat-fitting fawn gown, sailor hat with wreath of small daisies : Miss Von Sturmer, dark skirt, black and white striped bodice ; Mrs Lyons, white spotted muslin, black bonnet with white daisies; Miss Aubrey, grey skirt, white muslin blouse ; Miss Eva Rich, dark skirt, heliotrope blouse; Miss Rose Laird, dark skirt, pink blouse veiled in white muslin, hat bedecked with magentaroses; Miss Laird, black : Mrs C. Haines, very handsome shot grey lustre trimmed with terre silk, bonnet of flowers; the Misses Isaac (three), dark skirts, pink, blue and striped blouses respectively; Mrs (Colonel) Dawson, tinted green alpaca faced with black, white vest, floral toque; Miss Elliot, dark skirt, pink blouse; Miss Thomas, blue striped crinkley, red tie and band round hat; Miss Whitelaw, dark skirt, terre blouse : Miss Maggie McDonald, ciel blue cambric; Mrs Ching, green fancy curl cloth trimmed with beads, bonnet to correspond ; Miss Dolly Davis was much admired in black mourning costume ; Mrs Beale, navy skirt, pink blouse ; Miss Kissling. dark blue skirt, light blouse, and her sister, wore white ; Mrs Edwards, navy skirt, pink blouse, pink flowers in hat: Mrs Niccol, black satin ; Mrs Theo Kissling. slate grey ; Miss Hesketh. grey gown with grass green trimmed with green velvet and toque with green rosettes ; and her sister, stylish blue grey check, blue forget-me-not toque ; Mrs Johnstone, black silk ; Miss Fannie Johnstone, black ; Mrs Pritt, black silk ; Miss Foxton, black; Miss Nichols, green cashmere: Mrs Bleazzard-Brown, brown with black lace dolman, and her daughter, blue and white gingham ; Mrs Pollan, grey gown shot with pink ; Mrs Knight, green trimmed with black lace; Mrs Leathern, brown tweed tailormadegown; Mrs Bloomfield fWonona). brown trimmed with black beads: Miss Reay. green : Miss Rooke, brown ; Mrs Denniston, moss green trimmed with black lace ; Mrs Duthie, dark skirt, light blouse; Miss Hull, dark skirt, light blouse ; Miss Z. Holmes, dark skirt, canary blouse; Miss Davy, navy serge; Miss Stevenson (Glenholm), navy, and her sister, mode grey; Miss Stevenson (Ponsonby), navy serge: Mrs Preston Stevenson, dark skirt, white blouse: Miss White, dark skirt, white blouse; Mrs Fred Ireland, black mourning costume; Miss L. Ireland, black, pink bows and pink in hat: Miss Etf ie Ireland, dark green delaine trimmed with black ribbons, white sailor hat trimmed with black tulle and flowers; Mrs Walker wore fawn; Miss Gypsy Walker, navy skirt and zouave, wtih sky blue sleeves and yoke ; Mrs Walker (Parnell), black silk; and her niece from Sydney wore grey, white hat with pink roses; Miss Meta Aicken, grey ; Mrs Leslie Hunt, moss green, bonnet with pink roses ; Miss Wylde-Brown, dark grey silk skirt, white bodice ; Miss Grierson, neat - fitting grev check tailor-made gown, pink silk vest and collarette; Miss Fenton, grey, and her sister, navy; Miss Heywood, pink blouse, dark skirt; Mrs Heywood. black: Miss M. Heywood, pink coloured gown; Mrs Hay, black : Miss Hay, brown: Miss Kate Hay, navy with black ribbons; the Misses Lewis (two), dark skirts, pink blouses; Miss Dudley, green, and her sister heliotrope; Miss Dargaville, white drill, lilas cuffs and collarette, and her sister sky blue spotted gown ; Mrs Thomson, grey, black lace cape and bonnet; Misses Ansenne. dark skirts, pink blouses; Misses Horne (two), dark gowns; Miss Rice, navy blue ; Mrs Smith, dark skirt, light blouse: Miss Jessie Savage, fawn; Miss Tisdale, lovely lilac gown, black lace hat trimmed with lilac flowers, and her sister navy skirt, pink blouse; Miss Rita Tole, Miss Bankhardt. grey, and her sister black: Miss Birch, Miss Burcher, black and white striped gown; Mrs Goodhue. dark skirt, green glac£ silk blouse ; Mrs Fraser, dark skirt, pink blouse; Miss Brodie, neat-fitting blue gingham ; Miss Lizzie Winks, fawn gown ; Miss Bowl, dark skirt, light blouse ; etc., etc. The ladies connected with St. Mark’s Church, Remuera, are busy preparing for the BAZAAR in aid of the church debt, which takes place on the 13th December. I hear that the Christmas tree will be unique of its kind, and that the dolls’stall, the furnishing of which has been undertaken by Mrs Winstone, will delight the hearts of the juvenile population. A collection of about a hundred dolls of all sorts and sizes, perfect marvels of wax, muslin, and millinery, have already been collected. and the cots are studies in wire and drapery. Altogether, such zest has been displayed by the ladies connected with St. Mark’s over the event that its success is already more than assured. St. Luke’s schoolroom, being deemed the most convenient building for the purpose, has already been secured. HITHER AND THITHER. Mr and Mrs E. Dennis O’Rorke have returned from their trip to Australia. Bv the mail steamer * Alameda ’ also arrived in Auckland Mr E. K. Bloomfield. Dr. and Mrs J. L. Laing, the latter being a daughter of Mrs H. Chamberlin, of this city, arrived in Auckland last Saturday after nn absence of six years. Mr Laing went Home to study for the medical profession, and graduated at the University of Edinburgh with distinction. He has been practising his profession for some time in England. Dr. Laing goes South to a very lucrative practice. Miss Gertrude Kemnthorne writes from Shanghai that she is quite charmed with China and the Chinese. Mrs Gray Hassell has gone to Naseby (Otago) for the benefit of her health. For the same reason Dr. Hassell has exchanged the Auckland Asylum for Wellington, and goes there thebeginning of the year. He will be greatly missed at the former place, for which he has done so much. Dr. Irving has been visiting Auckland. Mr and Mrs Cotter and family have returned from their Sydney rip.

Phyllis Broune.