‘AT HOME’ AT BISHOPSCOURT.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue XIX, 9 May 1896, Page 540

‘AT HOME’ AT BISHOPSCOURT.

OUITE one of the smartest society functions of this year was the ‘ At Home ’ given by the Primate 'V and Mrs Cowie at their pretty and picturesque residence, B’.shopscourt, Parnell, to meet Bishop and Mrs Wallis and other delegates to the Church Congress now being held in Auckland. His Excellency the Governor, the Countess of Glasgow, Ladies Augusta and Alice, and Lady Helen Boyle were present, entering by the main gate. The other guests went in by the Tower entrance. Major Elliot and Captain Fielden were in attendance. The Primate and Mrs Cowie received their numerous guests in the semi-circular corridor, whence they passed into the reception rooms, which were speedily very crowded, the visitors overflowing on to the balcony and passages. Some excellent music was rendered, Mr Pollock’s powerful vocal organ making itself heard even through that large assembly, amidst a buzz of animated conversation. Miss Tilly charmed everyone with her lovely contralto voice. This was the first time she had sung in public, and enthusiastic musicians are predicting all sorts of successes for her in the near future. Supper was served in the large, cool library, where the prettily-arranged little tables laden with tempting eatables w*ere soon surrounded, and the excellent coffee, tea, sandwiches and cakes, etc., much appreciated by the guests. Mrs Cow’ie’s pleasant manner as a hostess is known to all, and she was most ably assisted to entertain her guests by her husband, her daughter, and her two sons, who were all indefatigable in their courteous attentions and genial hospitality. Mrs Cowie looked exceedingly well in a lavender-grey flowered dress with handsome white lace, lace cap with gold ornaments ; Miss Cowie was very sweet in a pretty pink evening blouse, dark skirt. Lady Glasgow was very much admired in a magnificent soft grey silk brocaded with grey sprays, lovely lace draped round the low cut corsage, secured with diamond ornaments,and brightened by a cluster of white roses on the right shoulder, diamond tiara ; Lady Augusta Boyle looked pretty in a beautiful satin dress of the new shade of yellow, covered with satin spotted gauze, folded yellow satin belt ; on the front of the low bodice w’as guipure lace to match the satin ; no flowers, a slender gold chain round the white throat the sole ornament ; Lady Alice’s dress was similar, only in white, which colour suits her to perfection ; Lady Helen Boyle wore black velvet with Mechlin lace. Owing to the great crush it was absolutely impossible to gain any very clear idea of the many pretty dresses worn. A few only, therefore, can be given out of the number who deserve notice : The Countess Seaforth, black, small white cap : Lady Caroline, quiet evening dress: Mrs Wallis (Wellington), black, black silk chiffon frilled bodice with cluster of white roses: Mrs Goring, black evening dress, diamond ornaments: Mrs Dudley, black silk relieved with white ; Mrs Nelson, black velvet, white lace on the bodice; Mrs Judd, figured black silky material, white lace on bodice and cap: Mrs Pritt, black evening dress, crimson folded silk round the throat; Mrs Goodhue, black skirt, velvet bodice with point lace, and touch of red velvet; Mrs Brett, black corded silk, with black lace and jet passementerie trimming: Miss Brett, black silk striped skirt, full black jetted lace low bodice over white eilk, lovely roses: Miss Eames, black, silk bodice with lace insertion over light silk at neck and wrists ; Mrs F. W. E. Dawson, black corded silk, black brocade sleeves, the bodice relieved with touches of mauve silk; Mrs W. G. Scott (Onehunga). black, the bodice having pink (or yellow) chiffon under lace insertion, edged with chiffon frills: Mrs Arnold, black silk ; Miss Alexander, pale bine silk trimmed with cream lace ; Mrs Brigham, black silk wilh lilac sleeves and trimmings; Mrs Cottle, black satin with jet passementerie ; Mrs Beatty, black : Miss Shirley Baker, dome blue silk with bead trimmings ; Mrs Rattray, ruby velvet; the Misses Kerr Taylor, white, with bretelles of crimson and black, respectively : Mrs Reid Bloomfield, black : Miss Bailey.black lace trimmed with jet ornaments ; Mrs Biades, black silk; Miss Binks. yellow silk; Mrs Bodie, black; Mias Batger, black velvet with pink sleeves; Miss Chambers, a combination of heliotrope silk and velvet, with violets ; Mrs Churton. canary crepon finished with satin ; Miss Devereux, black lace with bright rose pink silk sleeves; Miss Muriel Devereux, brown velvet with yellow sleeves and sash; Miss — Devereux, gendarme blue silk; Mrs Dargaville, black silk trimmed with white satin veiled in black lace; Miss Dargaville. very effective costume of buttercup and white silk; Miss Dudley, white; Miss Dolly Dudley, black velvet finished with white : Mrs Dewes. black silk; Mrs Devore, very handsome grey satin trimmed with black lace, jet passementerie, and grey chiffon ; Miss Devore, very pretty costume of nil green silk ; Mrs (Professor) Egerton. white silk profusely trimmed with tulle; Mrs Gamble, black silk : Mrs Gamble (jun.). black with nil green sleeves; Mrs Goodall, handsome black gown ; Mrs Gordon, combination of black and white ; Mrs Gilfillan, blue crepon ; Mrs Haines, black silk trimmed with white veiled in black lace and finished with red velvet ; Miss Hau’tain. black lustre; Miss Holland, rose pink silk; the Misse Hornes, black satin, with mauve on the bodices ; Mrs Heywood, black relieved with white: Miss Heywood, dark gown : Mrs Heywood (jun.), striking nil green. Mrs Hitchcock, black silk with canary trimmings : Miss Hooper, pink with dark green sleeves; and her sister, black with pale pink: Mi«s Herrold. pale canary; Mrs Barton Ireland, black relieved with white; Miss Ireland, white silk : Mrs Fred Ireland, widow’s weeds : Miss Ettie Ireland, royal blue velvet; Mrs Curzon-Siggers. black with coral satin ribbon on bodice : Mrs Johnston, brown flowered gown and cream lace: Mrs Fenton, black silk; Mrs Knight, terre silk: Mrs Theo Kissling. black silk with pink sleeves ; Mrs S. Kissling. black silk; Miss Kissling, dark green velvet; Mrs Lewis, black lace with magenta silk sleeves; Miss Larkins, dark skirt, shot brown silk bodice with lace epaulettes : Mrs McDonald. black with white lace; Miss Flora McDonald, brickcoloured flowered silk; Miss Mowbray, fawn lace with bright red ribbons; Mrs Nolan, dark gown with ranary trimmings; Mrs Motion, black (monrning); Mrs E D. O’Rorke, very handsome claret-coloured velvet finished with white point lace; Miss Outhwaite. pale lemon coloured crepon; Miss O’Niel. rose pink silk veiled with tulle, necklet of brilliants ; Mrs Willie Philson. black satin: Miss Mildred Purchas. lemon coloured silk ; Mrs Peacock, slate grey ; Mrs Russell, stylish combination of black and white; Miss Roskruge, black ; Mrs Runci man. black: Miss Gertrude Rice, black gown with yellow trimmings; Mrs Rich, black; Miss Winnie Rich, white with canary trimmings: Mrs Ludlow Rich, black gown trimmed with chiffon and jet passementerie; Miss Rookes. rose pink satin handsomely trimmed with black; Miss Ray. nil green: Madame Schmitt, black costume: Mrs Street, handsome black silk gown; Miss Stevenson, white with blue bows; Miss Shepherd, black velvet; Mrs Shera. deep claret silk ; Mrs Arthur

Taylor, white crepon: Miss Thorpe, buttercup creponette; Mrs Tilly, black silk skirt, white silk bodice veiled in black net; Miss Tilly, grey satin; Miss Thomas, black silk skirt, canary blouse; Mrs I'isdale, black silk: the Misses Tisdale, white and cream, respectively: Mrs H. Tewsley. very handsome black costume with beads: Mrs Philip Turner, black silk, gold Swiss belt ; Mrs Ware, brick-coloured white fichu; Miss Worsp, blacx ; Mrs Walker, sky blue flowered silk, etc., etc. The following is a list of the guests invited -.—Mrs Ash well, Messrs and Misses Alexander. Mr and Mrs Armstrong, Mr, Mrs. and Misses Abbott. Captain and Mrs H. F. Anderson. Captain and Mrs W. E. Anderson. Miss Murray-Aynsley (A.D.C.I, Mr and Mrs Archer. Captain Adams. Mr and Mrs Arnold. Messrs and Mrs Black. Mrs and Miss Bates, Mr and Mrs Boardman. Mrs and Misses Barstow, Prof. Brown, Mr and Miss Batger, Colonel and Mrs Burton, Mr and Mrs F. Brookfield. Rev. W. and Mrs Beatty. Mr and Mrs W. R. Bloomfield, Captain W. and Miss Brodie, Mr and Miss Buddle, Mr and Mrs Bruce, Rev. A. J. Beck, Mr and Mrs Brigham. Mr Barber, Mr and Mrs Brett. Mr and Mrs T. Birch. Mr T. D. Ball. Captain Bremer. Miss Buchanan. Mr and Mrs Buchanan. Messrs, Missand Mrs Bailev, Mr and Mrs Bulton. Mr, Mrs and Miss Bull. Mr and Mrs Bell, Mr Baber. Mr Buckland. Mrs and Misses Bell. Mr Burgess. Rev. Shirley-Baker, Mrs and Miss Baker, MEUor and Mrs Banks, Dr.. Mrs and Miss Bedford, Mr Bodie. Miss Binks, Mrs. Misses, and Mr Baker, Miss Birch. Messrs H. and E. and Mrs Bloomfield. Mr and Mrs L. R. Bloomfield. Mr and Mrs Barlow. Rev. R. OC. Mr and Mrs Ctmoroi Mr and Mrs Cochrane, Mr and Mrs Calder. Mr and Mrs Churton. Rev. and Mrs CurzonSiggers, Dr. and Mrs Campbell, Mr and Mrs Campbell, Mr and Mrs Cheeseman, Mr and Mrs Charter. Captain and Mrs Colbeck. Mr J. Cotterill. Mr. Mrs and Misses Conolly, Misses Coll, Mrs Cruickshank, Mr and Mrs T. Cottle. Mr and Mrs T. Cooper. Mr and Mrs H. Kohn, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Chambers. Mr and Mrs A. Clark, Captain and Mrs J. L. Clark, Archdeacon Clark. Mr and Mrs Colbeck, Mr and Mrs Cree. Mr Colegrove, Mr and Mrs Crispe, Mr and Mrs Ching. Mr and Mrs Carpenter. Captain and Mrs Crawshaw, Colonel. Mrs. and Miss Creagh. Mr and Mrs Cameron. Mr and Mrs Christian, Miss Colenso. Mr Mrs, and Miss Crowther. Mr, Mrs. and Misses Cox, Captain Castle (‘PyladesMr Clayton. Mr Carpenter, Mrs Corbett, Mr Corbett. Mr, Mrs, and Misses Devereux. Colonel and Mrs Dawson, Rev. W. M. Du Rieu. Rev. J. K and Mrs Davis. Mr and Mrs Dargaville. Mr and Mrs Dawson (Binks), Mr and Mr* Duthie, Capt. Albert and Mrs Duder (Auckland Harbour Board). Arch.. Mrs. Misses, and Cecil Dudley, Rev. H. S Davies. Mr and Mrs Dunning, Dr. and Mrs Dawson, Mr and Mrs Davies (Sc, Stephen’s), Mr. Mrs, and Miss Devore. Captain and Miss Daveny. Miss Dyer. Miss Diwson, Mrs Dewes, Mr and Mrs Dacre. Dr. Mrs. and Misses de Montalk, Professor and Mrs Egerton, Miss Eames, Rev. W. M. Edwardcs, Mr F. Earl. Major Elliot. |Mr Edgecumbe, Mrs G Wynne, Mrs Goodhue, Colonel, Mrs and Misses Goring. Mr. Mrs. and Mi-ses Garland, Mr and Mrs Fenton. Mrs and Miss Fenton. Rev. Fitz Gerald, Mr and Mrs Furby, Mr and Mrs Fairburn. Mr Fairburn (jun ). Mr Floyd, Earl and Countess of Glasgow*. Ladies Boyle. Lady Helen Boyle. Mr. and Mrs A. Gamble. Lady and Misses Gibbes. Major and Mrs George, Miss Gilfillan. Dr. and Mrs Girdler, Miss Gordon. Mrs Gladstanes, S. T. Georee, Mr Gay. Dr. and Mrs Giles, Mr J. B. Gilfi.lan. Mr and Mrs Goodall. Rev. and Mrs Gillan. Canon and Misses Gould. Mr, Mrs and Misses Grant. Mr H. Gilfillan. Mrs Greenwood. Mr and Mrs Heather, Miss Hilts. Mr and Mrs W. Hunter, Mr G. Herin. Mr F. Hull, Mayor Holland. Canon and Mrs Haseldean, Mrs Hitchcock. Miss Halstead, Mr Horton. Mr Houcher. Dr. and Mrs Hooper. Dr. and Mrs Haines, Lieutenant Hume. Mr and Mrs Hutchinson, Colonel and Miss Haultain, Misses Horne. Misses Hewlett. Mr and Mrs E. and Miss Hesketh, Mr and Mrs and Misses Hartwell. Mr and Mrs Hunt. Captain and Mrs, Misses and Messrs Herrold. Mrs and Misses Hayward, Mrs Hanna, Mr and Mrs Hill. Mrs S. H. Haliiwell. Mrs Hendre, Mr and Mrs S. Hesketh, Mrs Ireland, Mrs F. Ireland. Mrs B. Ireland, Mr H. Jones, Mr Jackson. Mr and Mrs S. Jackson. Mr and Mrs Judd. Rev. and Mrs W. M. Johnston, Mr Jourdain, Mr and Miss Ilbert. Mr and Mrs Lockhart, Dr. and Mrs Lindsay. Rev., Mrs and Miss Lush. Mr. Mrs, and Misses Kensinerton Dr. and Mrs Knight, Mr and Mrs Kenny, Miss Kenny, Mr and Mrs T. Kissling. Mr and Mrs G. S Kissling, Mrs J. Kiss'inc?. Mrs Kenderdine, Dr and Mrs Kinder, Mr and Mrs Kinder. Misses Kissling. Mr W. and Miss Kidd, Dr. MacKellar, Mr and Misses Lush. Dr and Mrs Lswis, Rev. F. and Miss Lirkins. Mr Lodge, Mr. Mrs, and Miss Luke. Mr Laisbley Mr and Mrs F. Lawry, Miss Leonard, Mr W. F. Laing, Mr and Mrs Lindesay, Mrs and Miss Leece, Mr $ and Mrs Morton, Mr and Mrs E. Morton. Mrs Motion. Mr and Mrs A. F. Macdonald, Rev. G. B. and Mrs Monro. Mr and Mrs Monro, Mr and Mrs Murdoch. Mr and Mrs Marriner, Major and Mrs Mair, Mrs Mulgan, Rev. J. and Mrs, Misses and Messrs Marshall, Rev. H. Major. Mr Major. Mr Mo-s. Mr Mackechnie, Mr, Mrs, and Miss McMillan, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Mitchelson, Mr Herbert Marshall. Mr and Mrs T. Morrin. Mr and Mrs Mowbray. Mrs and .Miss Macdonald, Mr J. and Mrs MacMillan, Miss Nistall, Rev. C. M. and Mrs Nelson. Mr Nathan. Mr and Mrs Nolan, Mr and Mrs H. Nolan (jun.), Mr and Mrs Northcroft, Mr and Mrs Noton, Mr and Mrs J. W. Nichol, Mr John Nicol, Mr H. Masters, Mr M. Niccol. Mr Owen, Mr. Mrs and Misses Outhwaite, Mr and Mrs O’Rorke, Dr. and Mrs Robert on. Mr and Mrs L Rich. Mrs Rooke. Miss Rae, Captain Bremer (‘ Ringdove ’I, Mr A. Roberton. Mr Ryan, Mr and Mrs Reed. Mr J. R. Oxford, Mr and Mrs O’Niel, Mr and Mrs Rattray. Mr. Mrs. and Misses Rich, Mr and Mrs Russell, Mr and Mrs Rice, Rev. D. W. and Mrs Runciman, Mr and Mrs Ross. Mr and Mrs Robinson. Misses and Miss I. Roskruge.Mrs T. Russell. Mr Ramson. Rev. Father Walter McDonald, Mr Matson, Mr Minnett. Mr and Miss Mowbray, Mr atd Mrs Peacocke. Mr and Mrs Peacock, Mr Pierce. Mrs Patten, Rev. A. G.. Mrs, and Misses Purchas. Dr and Mrs A Purchas, Mr Pritt, Major Peel, Mr Pollock. Mr and Mrs Purchas. 51 r and Mrs H Philson. Major and Mrs Pirie. Dr. and Mrs Pollen. Mr Jackson Palmer, Mrs Pitt, Mr and Mrs Payton, Mr and Mrs Pond. Mr and Mrs. Mr J. and Misses Paton, Mr and Mrs Petrie. Mr and Mrs Prouse, Mr. Mrs, and Misses Pickmere, Mr, Mrs, and Miss H. Stephenson. Earl and Countess Seafieid, Rev. P. S. and Mrs Smallfield. Prof, and Mrs Seager, Mr and Mrs Speight, Mrs Salmon, H. G. Seth-Smith. Mr and Mrs • Judge* Smith. Miss Snarling, Mr and Mrs A. Seccombe, Mrs Street, Dr. and Mrs Scott. Mr Snelling, Herr and Madame Schmitt. Mrs J. Smith. Mr Shrewsbury, Mr. Mrs and Miss Sloman, Mr and Mrs Shera. Mr and Mrs Seegner. Miss Shepherd. Mrs A. and Messrs and Misses Taylor. Mr and Mrs A. Taylor. Mr and Mrs Templer. Mr and Mrs Tewsley. Mr and Mrs Tole, Prof, and Mrs Thomas, Miss Todd, Mr and Mrs Tibbs. Mrs Thomas. Mrs and Misses Tisdall. Miss Tabart, Mr and Mrs Turner. Mr and Mrs Thompson {ne< Arthur), Mr and Mrs A. Thomson. Mr. Mrs. and Misses Tilly. Mr Towsey. Mr Thornton. Mr C. Tunks. Mr. Mrs, and Miss Upton, Mr and Mrs Udy. Mr Upfill, Misses Vickers. Mr Von Sturmer, Mr and Mrs H. Wright. Mrs Williams, Mrs and Miss Woodhouse. Mr, Mrs. and Miss White. Dr.. Mrs, and Miss Wat son, Dr. and Mrs Wright, Mr W. S. Whitley. Rev W. J. and Mrs Williams. Arch, and Mrs Willis. Mr and Mrs Wells. Mr and Mrs Ward. Mr and Mrs T. Wood. Miss White. Mr C. J. Wilson. Mr and Mrs J. Wilson. Mr and Mrs Ware, Mr W. Wilson. Mr and Mrs Arthur Whitnev. Mr and Mrs Walker. Mr and Mrs Wright. Captain. Mrs and Miss Whitney. Mr, Mrs and Harry Wright, Mr and Mrs W. W. Walker, Rev. P. Walsh. Mr and Mrs Williams (Mount Eden). Mr and Mrs Whi ley. Captain. Mrs, and Miss Worsp, Mr J. Webster, Mr Young, Mr and Mrs Younghusband.