NELSON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue XII, 21 March 1896, Page 324

NELSON.

Dear Bee. March 12. On Friday evening Miss King gave a SMALL CARD PARTY to a few of her friends at her mother’s residence, Collingwoodstreet. Those present were Mr and Mrs Fraser, Dr. and Mrs Roberts. Mr and Mrs Cooke, the Misses Gibson, Heaps. A. Bell, Messrs King. Duncan, and Minitt (Wellington) Miss King wore a handsome gown of black silk and lace, with trimmings of gold satin. PROGRESSIVE TENNIS was played on the Nelson Club’s lawns last Saturday afternoon. It is quite a novelty, founded on much the same lines as progressive euchre, and proved a great success, giving much enjoyment to the onlookers as well as the players. Those taking part in the game were Mesdames Percy Adams. Burns. Roberts, Misses Pitt, Levien, Fell. Leggatt, Moore, Wright. Messrs Burns. Clarke, Duncan, Levien. Corrigan. Lunn, and Patterson. The winners of the first prize were Miss Leggatt and Mr Corrigan, the lady receiving a very pretty silver jam spoon. The same afternoon Mrs Cock gave a large children’s party. Games of all description were played, and after tea a capital • magic lantern ’ was shown by Mr Cock, which much delighted all the little ones. pollard’s opera company is here again for a short season. They opened on Monday evening with ‘ Paul Jones,’ which is quite new to Nelson. Our little theatre was so crowded that some could not get seats, but all who were fortunate enough to see the opera pronounced it a great success, 'rhe skirt dancing was much admired. Some of those present were Mrs Burns, in very handsome opera jacket of yellow brocade trimmed with lovely brown fur: Mrs Roberts, white silk, bodice being trimmed with black jet: Mrs Glasgow’, black silk: the Misses Glasgow, pretty pink evening blouses: Mrs Levien wore black : Miss Levien, black crepon. bodice of white satin veiled with black lace: Miss Pitt, cream striped crepon, bertha of cream lace with bows of yellow ribbons : Miss G. Pitt wore white silk evening drees : Mrs Percy Adams, pretty light evening blouse dark skirt; Mrs Trask, handsome black gown: Miss Trask also wore black ; Mrs Thornton. Mrs A. Glasgow, Misses Fell (two), Webb Bowen. Moore. Atkinson, Boyle, and many others. On Tuesday afternoon some of the members of this clever company were entertained by the Bishop and Mrs Mules at their pretty residence, ' Bishopdale.' Tennis and fruit w-ere alike enjoyed. BI SH FIRES are doing a great deal of damage. I cannot imagine why people w ill be so careless and thoughtless as to light fires when the bush is like tinder and the grass is as inflammable as a powder magazine. Much regret was felt when it became known that the beautiful bushat the Reservoir had been destroyed. However, when the Mayor and members of the City Council visited the spot next day they found the damage done not so great as was at first expected. though it is bad enough. Some bush a East Takaka, owned by Mr Catlcy, has also been destroyed. OUR PEOPLE. Mr and Mrs A. Burns have returned from Dunedin, where they thoroughly enjoyed the visit, being there just at the gay time. Mrs Watts leaves for England shortly. Mr and Mrs Browne Wood have issued invitations for a garden party next, Saturday, that being their golden wedding day. I have to record the death, after a long illness, of Mr Leslie Wix, eldest son of Mr McKellar Wix, of this city. Phyllis.