AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue XI, 14 March 1896, Page 295

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bee, March 9. His Excellency the Governor, Captain Elliot, and the others of the party are back this week from their trip into native country. Lady Glasgow and her family went over to Rangitoto Island last week and camped there for two days. Colonel and Mrs Goring were also of the party. HITHER AND THITHER. Some of the visitors competing in the bowling tournament were entertained on Monday by Mr Hardie at his pretty residence in Remuera. Mr and Mrs Scott West have returned from the South. The Rev. F. Larkins has been suddenly summoned to New Plymouth, owing to the serious illness of his son-in-law- the Rev. T. Baker, vicar of Waitara. The Chrysanthemum Show conies off in the Drill-shed next month. Tne very dry summer we have had will interfere with the show somewhat. The Misses McMillan (two) have gone away up to their country house at Raglan, at which they will spend two or three months. Mrs McMillan and her youngest daughter intend to join them next week. Mrs Cheeseman is still away at Lake Takapuna. Mrs Ruck left Auckland on Monday for Sydney, where she will spend some months with her friends there. Mrs Ireland, of ‘ Marlborough House,’ St. Stephen’s Road, Parnell, is giving a garden party to-day. I sincerely hope the weather will be tine. LAWN TENNIS. The principal event of this season in the tennis world of Auckland came off on Saturday afternoon, when Mr J. 11. Hooper (exchampion of the colony), played Mr A. Peel, the present holder of the Auckland cup. for the championship, which resulted in a win for the former. This match was played on the Eden and Epsom Lavrn, as also was the final for the Ladies Championship between Miss Spiers and Miss Nicholson (the present holder of the cup), which resulted in a win for the latter. Both the lady players were gowned in white, and sailor hats. Miss Spiers wore a black satin eash, and her opponent a band of orange and black stripe. A charge of admission for onlookers was made at the entrance gate. There was a large number of interested spectators. Tea with delicious cakes was handed round during the afternoon, supplied by the hospitable members of that lawn. Amongst those present I noticed the Misses Paton, in dark frocks; Miss Mowbray, cream piquii; Mrs Walker (Parnell), white cambric ; Mrs Denniston, grey cloth tailor-made gown, bonnet to correspond, her little daughter wearing red ; Mrs Burton, dark skirt, bouton d"or crepon blouse, bonnet with floral decorations; Mrs Richmond, dark skirt, grey silk blouse; Mrs A. Carrick, navy lustre ; Mrs E. W. Paton, dark skirt, cream blouse ; Mrs Hooper, black silk; Miss Hooper, blue delaine; Mrs Hooper (junior), black mourning costume; Mrs Cotter, navy silk relieved with cream applique lace, bonnet to correspond; and her t wo daughters were gowned in buttercup and nil green crepons, respectively ; Mrs Mahoney, black gown, white hat; Miss Colbeck. navy and white striped silk ; Mrs Dargaville. black gown, black toque trimmed with white feathers : Mrs Dargaville (Sydney), widow’s weeds; Miss Dargaville and Miss Hay were similarly gowned in riding habits; Mrs Conolly. black and white check silk finished with black lace; Mrs Scherff, black silk finished with violet silk ; Miss Eva Scherff. simple white muslin, pink band round neck ; Miss Eva Rich, dark skirt, white blouse; Mrs Horace Walker, black mourning gown, and her two little daughters wore mode grey finished with lilac ; Misses Bull, dark skirts, light blouses; Miss Gorrie, white; Miss M. Gorrie, dark skirt, blue blouse: Miss — Nicholson, dark skirt, light blouse: Miss Stewart, dark skirt, white shirt; Miss Blades, dark skirt, blue blouse; Mrs Blair, bouton d’or gown veiled in white spotted muslin, black lace toque with white flowers ; Miss Marche, pretty pink delaine; Mrs Clark, black silk; Miss Clark, dark skirt, canary blouse; Miss Snell, very handsome reseda green cashmere, hat rn suite ; Miss Meta Aicken looked pretty in dark skirt, white shower muslin blouse, white lace hat; Mrs Elliott, black silk gown, black bonnet relieved with orange-coloured flower; Mrs (Col.) Dawson, nil green trimmed with ecru lace; Miss Elliot, Italie coloured pique; Miss Johnston, fawn gown with black spots: Mrs Churton (Sydney), black silk with heliotrope bodice veiled in black, large black hat profusely trimmed with variegated roses: Miss Hardie, dark skirt, light blouse; Miss Heywood, dark skirt, pink blouse: Mrs Chapman, dark skirt, pink blouse: Miss Batger, grey tailor gown ; Miss Chap man, blue; Mrs Upton, black; Miss Upton, black gown with fawn cape ; Mrs Egerton, fawn tweed with bodice of blue veiled in ecru lace; Miss Rice, dark skirt, light blouse; Miss Dudley, dark skirt, red and white striped blouse; Mrs Ashton Bruce, black seaweed crepon skirt, flowered art muslin blouse; Mrs Charlie Baker, white cambric, green bonnet; and her little daughter wore pink; Miss Hesketh, nil green, and her sister, white, and another sister, absinthe green ; Mrs Holland, black ; Miss Holland I think, wore a pink gown, square edged collar with white torchon laee, picture hat; Miss Shuttle worth, grey skirt, white blouse ; Mrs McFarland, white muslin ; Miss Noakes, and many others whose names I did not know. The usual practice matches of the POLO CLUB were held at Potter’s Paddock on Saturday, which was the last Saturday before the representative team left for Palmerston to take part in the Annual Savile Cup Tournament. The represen tative team consists of Messrs H. VVynyard, O Rorke, Bloomfield and Gordon. Afternoon tea was given by Mrs Charles Haines, who presided in her usual charming manner over the table, and was ably assisted by the Misses Isaacs. Mrs Haines was tastefully gowned in coral pink cambric ; Miss Kate and Miss Edith Isaacs, dark skirts, light blouses. The Ladies Alice and Dorothy Boyle were present, having both ridden out attended by the groom and looked charming in their neat-fitting habit skirts, and blue and white blouses, respectively. The tea-table was picturesquely laid, being draped with canary silk, and finished with autumntinted leaves and yellow zinias. It was quite a gala day, for there was a large attendance of visitors. Amongst those present, 1 noticed Mrs Waie in a dark gown ; Miss Ware was riding ; Miss Edith Banks, absinthe green skirt, rds&da green blouse ; Miss Me Laughlin, white; Miss Wilkins, brown holland; her sister, white pique with lilac vest and sleeves ; Miss Shepherd, black silk veiled in net; Mrs Harry Tonka, lilac cambric ; Mrs Hanna, lilac delaine flowered with black ; Mrs Harry Jackson (Wellington), grey tweed; Mrs Worsp looked very well in white pique, pink vest; Miss Worsp. cream lustre; and her sister, dark skirt, light blouse; Mrs Bloomfield, white ; Mrs G. Bloomfield, hwn gown with red stripe, tweed cape : Miss Griffiths, riding skirt, white blouse ; Mrs Scott, very stylish light grey plaid, white silk trimmings; Mrs Bathem. fawn tailor-made gown; Miss Percival, white skirt, pink blouse ; Miss Edith Percival, white cambric; and her younger sister wore a blue delaine; Miss Dunnett, black silk skirt, cerise flowered blouse ; Mist, Mac Indoe, grey ; Miss Ettie Ireland, dark green ; Miss Kilgour, white piqud, black cape; Miss Thompson, white embroidery gown, and her sister beige : Miss Thomson (Parnell), fawn tailormade gown ; Miss Churton. dark skirt, pink blouse ; Mrs Cotti r, black silk with yellow trimmings; Miss Cotter, bouton d'or crepon: Miss Claire Smith, blue, and her sister wore a dark skirt, light blouse; Mrs Alfred Buckland, navy and white striped gingham ; Miss Brigham, white muslin, with white hat profusely trimmed with ostrich feathers; Mrs Hope-Ixjwis, black crepon; Mrs Markham, blue cambric; Mrs Greenway, black crepon; Miss Firth, lilac zephyr: Miss Courtayne, pink muslin ; Miss Bush, blue cambric, and her si»ter. dark skirt, white blouse ; Miss Devereux, navy and white atriped zephyr; Mrs Makgil, grey silk veiled in black net; Mrs (Col.) Dawson, pale green cambric, bonnet with floral decorations ; Mrs Elliot, black: Miss Elliot, cream ; Miss Ainsley. black mourning costume. Amongst others mounted on horseback I noticed Misses Buckland, Bull, Morrin, Hesketh, Dowell, Dargaville, Hay, and

Bailey. I forgot to mention Miss Thorpe, in twine-coloured Holland ; Mrs Challinor Purchas, mode grey tweed ; etc. Dr ?sse« worn at the EDEN AND EPSOM LAWN for Saturday. Mrs Denniston looked well in grey tweed costume trimmed with velvet toque to match : Miss Preece looked cftic in a pretty white costume, feather hat to match: Miss E. Preece looked well in a becoming pink costume, white hat : Miss G. Hesketh looked pretty in white, and her sister looked well in green, hats to match ; Miss Lucas looked charming in pink, hat to match ; Mrs Blair, white muslin trimmed with yellow ribbons ; Mrs Hooper looked well in black relieved with heliotrope : Miss Hooper, blue costume, white hat; Mrs Sharland. white muslin: Mrs Clayton, stylish black crepon. bodice trimmed with silk and chiffon, black hat with roses: Mrs Egerton. grey tweed relieved with blue, toque to match ; Mrs Burton, black skirt, yellow blouse, etc , etc. THE NORTH SHORE AMATEUR, ’CYCLE AND OTHER SPORTS came off at the North Shore on Saturday, and were fairly well attended. The wharves were gay with people for this and the picnics going on as counter attractions. The weather was lovely. Amongst those at the sports were Mrs Goring, in a stylish black serge costume. Paisley blouse, black and white bonnet: Mrs McArthur. black crepon. vandykes and sleeves of white silk veiled with black lace : Mrs S. Hesketh. white and black striped gown, black bonnet with sterrions: Mrs Frater, floral blouse, dark skirt, black chiffon hat: Miss Frater, cream floral muslin over pink, black hat trimmed with cream lace and pink chiffon rosettes; Miss — Frater. heliotrope : Miss Bates, white blouse with black pin spots, dark skirt. Yankee hat: Mrs Diddams, stylish grey tweed, white blouse, black toque with yellow flowers: Miss G. Whitelaw. pink floral gown, black gem hat with black wing; Miss M. Whitelaw. heliotrope pongee; Mrs Dacre. black, black bonnet with white tips ; Miss V. Dacre w’as much admired in pink shower muslin : Miss Steel, white blouse, dark skirt : Mrs Parr, black skirt, white shower muslin blouse; Miss Hanna, amethyst frock, large picture hat trimmed with polyanthuses, cream ribbon strings: Miss Kennedy, heliotrope; Miss Lusher, silver grey costume; Miss Hill, brown, white blouse; Miss Wil liams, floral muslin : etc., etc. The Misses Witheford left by the ‘ Manapouri ’ on Friday en route .for England and the Continent. Mr Witheford having cabled for his daughters. Mrs and Miss Macindoe are leaving Auckland in a week to join Mr Macindoe in Invercargill. The garden fete and sale of work to be held at the very pretty residence of Mrs Wilks. ‘Hollingsworth.’ Mount Albert, on Thursday. March 26th. promises to be a great success. Amongst other attractions is a procession of pets the latter to consist of children’s treasures, either animate or inanimate, donkeys, dogs, cats, etc., with their little girl or boy owners, all under thirteen being eligible. Some boys are going to ride their bicycles or tricycles, the little girls to wheel perambulators wth dolls or babies, all prettily and amusingly decorated. The entrance fee is very low, and a band and an evening dance are on the programme. Phyllis Brounr