AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue XXV, 20 June 1896, Page 731

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bee. June 15. We seem wonderfully quiet since the departure of the vice regal party from Government House, and our girls are suffering a recovery from the recent whirl of dances. This clear, bracing weather is pulling us all together again, and golf, cycling, eto.. are becoming all the rage, when we are not aiming in our friend's houses drinking tea. Miss O’Brien gave a LARGE ‘AT HOME* last Thursday at Mrs Arthur Taylor's, ‘Admiralty House.’ a charming place for entertaining of any kind. The reception room is large and roomy, separated from the dining-room by an archway, from which hung heavy tapestry. The decorations in the reception-room were very extensive. Green ferns in pots greenery and marigolds in vases, and crinkley paper butter flies were placed in every bare spot. Miss O’Brien was ably assisted to entertain her numerous guests by Mrs A. Taylor, Miss R. Tole, and Miss Mulvany. The guests wandered as they pleased round the wide verandah. There was some music, and an excellent recitation by Miss Peacock afforded a great deal of amusement. The decoration of the tea-table was one of the prettiest and most elaborate I have ever seen. From the lighted gas chandelier hung ribbons of Nil green and white crinkley paper, which fell on the table ; the same paper draped the table in an angle. The centre piece con sisted of two vases of white flowers and greenery ar ranged quaintly to represent a ladies' ball-room slipper ; the edge of white damask cloth was finished with trails of a green creeper, and the whole was lighted with dainty pink fairy lights. Great praise must be accorded to Miss Mulvany, as the table decorations were under her supervision. Tea, cakes, and trifles surrounded these decorations. Miss O’Brien looked very pretty in a becoming black skirt, lilas silk bod'ce with prune velvet sleeves, with a lace and muslin fichu ; Mrs Arthur Taylor, very stylish combination of mode grey crinkley, white striped moird chemisette, the gown handsomely trimmed with passementerie; Mrs Churton, brown tweed, cream vest; Miss Tole, black seaweed creponette, bonnet relieved with green velvet; Miss Rita Tole, black creponette. slate grey silk bodice veiled in black lace, black velvet sleeves, pink silk collarette; Miss Outhwaite, dark gown with red velvet in bonnet; Mrs Ansenne, black skirt, chartreuse green velvet blouse, large black hat with pink tuft; Mrs Duthie looked cAic in celery green silk with fox fur, becoming black velvet bonnet with brilliants; Mrs Preston Stevenson, reddy brown tweed, tailor-made, with passementerie beads and brown fur, black felt French hat with tuft of ostrich plumes; Mrs Nichol, peacock blue crinkley with passementerie; Miss White, brown tweed with black military braid, sailor hat with brown feathers; Mrs Lucas Bloomfield, slate grey merino with black velvet and jet trimmings, black velvet hat with autumn leaves; Mrs Leathern, fawn tweed, hat with magenta flowers; Mrs Mui vany. black cashmere, fawn cape."bonnet with pink bow ; Miss Mulvany, black crepon skirt, black blouse with rose corail silk vest, and her sister brown tweed gown with red vest; Miss Wylde-Browne, neat-fitting galois grey merino, felt hat; Miss Ettie Ireland, black gown, black velvet cape with fur. fashionable black straw hat with black upstanding ostrich feathers: Mrs Burton, dark gown with large hat; Miss Peacock, brown skirt and velvet blouse; Miss Little, black gown, blue figured bodice, large black picture hat; Miss Abbott, prune cashmere, fashionable black velvet cape, large hat with floral trimmings ; Miss Gordon, lilac bark crepon ; Miss Heywood, red cashmere trimmed with velvet; Mrs Pollen, mourning costume ; Miss Rich, navy serge ; Miss Shepherd, black skirt, pale grey silk blouse with black beads, toque with red velvet; Mrs Goodson, green velvet with fur, becoming hat with ostrich feathers; Miss Kilgour, bluey-grey tailor-made gown, black velvet hat; Mrs Munro, black tailor-made gown, red vest, black felt hat; Miss Thorpe, brown cashmere with velvet trimmings. becoming red felt hat trimmed with black ; Miss Flora Thorpe looked well in slate grey, fur boa, stylish bonnet of brown silk and flowers; Miss Kissliog, navy serge, grey vest with fur; Mrs Pritt, black silk with fur cape and bonnet with jet: Miss Davis, black gown relieved with violet trimming, large velvet hat; Miss Nichols, stylish black crepon with blue silk bodice, cud’s and collarette, large black hat with feathers and blue flowers ; Misses Kerr-Taylor, combination of navy and white; Mrs Harrison, brown cashmere, brown felt hat ; Miss Mowbray, navy blue serge, fawn vest and hat; and many others whose names I cannot recall at this present moment. For the second day of the AUCKLAND RACING CLl’B’S WINTER MEETING the attendance was not so large as it would have been had it been held on a half-holiday. Amongst those present I noticed Mrs Charlton Dawson (President’s wife), in black creponette. white vest, black felt hat; Mrs Buckland (sen.), black moire; the Misses Banks (three) were studies in navy; Miss Maggie McDonald, peacock blue fancy cloth: Misses Bastard (two), black Amazon cloth ; Mrs Alfred Nathan looked remarkably well in a stylish light navy cloth, white waistcoat, black velvet hat with bouton dor plush trimmings; Mrs Makgil, plaid black and white gown, brown jacket, black velvet toque; Mrs Gamble (jun.), black creponette skirt, oriental brocaded silk blouse; Mrs Duncan Clerk, bronze green and black plaid gown with yoke of velvet, black hat trimmed with old rose; Mrs Harry Tonks, navy serge; Mrs Digby Tonks. black lustre; Mrs Gorrie, brown tweed ; Mrs Browning, black silk ; Mrs Tanner, grey macintosh with triple cape; Miss Edith Tanner, grey gown with black cape ; Miss F. Sellers, brown melton cloth ; Mrs K. Buchanan, black gown, grey cloak ; Mrs Willie Bloomfield, fawn tailor-made gown, brown felt hat with velvet Tam-o'-Shantcr crown; Mrs George Bloomfield, grey tailor-made gown; Miss Griffiths, navy serge, white vest, hat with velvet tam-o’ shanto crown; Miss Mason (Melbourne), navy lustre with shot spuice sleeves; Mrs (Major) Banks, navy serge tailor-made gown; Miss Wilkins, navy serge profusely trimmed with fur; Mrs Ledingham and her two daughters were studies in black; Miss J. Reeves, black; Mrs Worsp, fawn gown with black boa; Miss Worsp. navy serge, white vest; Miss Yonge, navy serge; Miss Tina Grey, brown tweed, blue vest; Miss Wylde-Browne, slate grey creponnete, and her sister wore a reseda green cashmere, fawn hat with green and white ostrich feathers; Miss Beatrice Bull looked well in a black bark crepon with blue silk trimmings veiled in black net; Mrs Noakes, navy serge gown, black godet velvet cape, fawn straw toque with periwinkle blue ribbon bows relieved with pink flowers ; Miss Laird, black gown with floral toque; and her niece wore a navy serge; Miss Thorpe, brown tweed, hat with red; Miss Flora Thorpe, fawn gown with golf cape; Mrs Ranson, black cashmere with blue floral bonnet ; Miss Ireland, black seaweed crepon skirt, gendarme green velvet blouse; Miss Jackson, fawn; Mrs Greenway, navy serge tailor made gown; Mrs Lucky, grey ; and her sister, brown ; Mrs Whyte, shot navy and red alpaca ; Miss Whyte, fawn tailor-made gown; Miss Chadwick, grey tweed ; Miss Dowell, grey gown, black cape, black hat with white tips ; Miss Dunnett. navy serge tailormade gown, white vest, black felt hat; Mrs Andrew Hanna, black; Miss Atkinson, green lustre ; her sister, a brown tweed; Mrs Leathern, brown ; Mrs Goodhue, handsome chartreuse green lustre, bonnet cn suite; Miss Greenwood, royal blue gown, and her sister wore brown; Miss Gordon, navy; Mrs McFarlane, black silk, and her daughter, navy lustre; Mrs Peacock, peacock blue: Miss Peacock, mode grey trimmed with black ; Mrs Thomas Morrin, grey tweed; Mrs Nolan, fawn Cheviot tweed; Mrs Bodie, black coat, toque to correspond; Miss Ada Dixon, fawn tweed with fur trimminus; Miflsf Phillips, black gown with navy cape ; Mrs (Dr.) Hews, black skirt, moss green velvet blouse , Mrs Sharland, navy ; Mrs A. Buckland (jun.), brown . Mrs Dargaville. black gown, black bonnet with rose pink rosettes; Mrs Niccol, black creponette with bands of black Mik and salmon pink edgings, toque with large bows; Miss Ser eta McLaughlin, grey tweed with black velvet trimmings, black hat with Tam-o’-Hhanter velvet crown finished with white ostrich plumes and black aigrettes; Miss Kilgour. Mrs Goodson. Mrs Keeaing, serpent green lustre, bonnet with magenta ; Mrs Hope Lewis, brown

sown . Miss Eva Scherff. navy grown relieved with terre. hat to correspond ; Mrs Walker (Ellerslie!. black silk ; Miss Elia ShirleyBaker, grey tweed, black hat with feathers; Mi*s Laura ShirleyBaker. brown tweed ; Mias Thomas (South), brown: Mrs Thompson. black silk: Miss Thompson, black gown trimmed with Sreen. green felt hat with white tulle: Miss Gorrie, navy; Irs Isidor Alexander, brown tailor-made gown ; Mrs Lasel* berg. buff-coloured lustre; Mrs Elliot, black gown: Mrs Arthur Taylor, black creponette gown with orange trimming; Mrs Churton. brown tweed, white vest, fawn lace bonnet; Miss Devereux, brown; Mrs Ware, brown tweed; Ware, fawn Cheviot tweed ; Miss Davy, grey cashmere, and her sister fawn tweed : Sirs Blair, peacock blue fancy cloth : Mrs Creagh, black lustre ; Miss Creagh. navy serge ; Mrs Goodall, black gown, black bonnet relieved with magenta flowers ; Mrs Burton, tweed gown ; Miss Spiers, navy serge with pink trimmings: Miss Percival, myrtle green fancy clo> h trimmed with fur ; and her sister wore black ; and another sister navy serge with brown jacket; Mrs Wynyard. black lustre: Miss Wynyard. navy serge; Mrs Hay. black silk cape and bonnet rn xuffc; Miss Maoel Hay, black; Miss — Hay. a combination of red and navy ; Mrs Foster, cardinal serge ; Mrs Duthie. navy gown, white vest: Mrs Windsor and her sister wore black lustres finished with jet passementerie. Amongst the numerous enjoyable PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE PARTIES lately was one given by Mrs J. R. Hanna, of ‘Bay View.’Ponsonby. on Friday evening last, in honour of Miss Devore. Her spacious drawing-room held eight tables very comfortably, and the play was kept up with spirit until nearly twelve o'clock, when the party adjourned to a recherche supper, which had been laid in the dining-room. Mrs Devore wore a handsome black silk with jet passementerie; Mrs (Dr.) McArthur. Oriental satin V bodice, merveilleux skirt; Mrs Dufaur, nil green silk square cut bodice trimmed with black velvet, black chiffon box pleated rutile round her throat, dark skirt; Mrs (Dr.) Bedford, black crepon. white net flshu ; Mrs B. Baker, vieux rose crepon trimmed with silk ; Mrs Ciawshaw, black merveilleux relieved with jet and crimson belvet collar; Miss Devore, black, heliotrope silk blouse veiled with black net fiecked with heliotrope chenille spots: Miss Brett, pink silk surah veiled with chenille spotted net, crepon skirt; Miss Bertha Devore. black velvet, tomato-red silk yoke and sleeves; Miss Dunnett. red satin embossed with black velvet bodice, dark silk skirt; Miss Mabel Hanna looked pretty in a cream Indian silk frock : Miss Effie Hanna, electric taffeta frock ; Miss Peacock, striped silk blouse, dark skirt: Miss Kennedy, pink moire blouse, pink crepon skirt, white lisse fichu: Miss Braithwaite, pale pink blouse, black velvet skirt; Miss Freda Langsford. electric blue silk blouse, electric blue crepon skirt; Messrs Hanna, Peacock. Hodgson. Baker. Hatton. Wilson. Collins, Rainger. Man ton. Foster. Madill, Schatz. Norman. Baker, Paterson, Dr. McArthur, and Dr. Owen, were amongst the gentlemen. Mrs Devore gave two AFTERNOON TEAS on Wednesday and Thursday last week, making four receptions altogether, given for her daughter on the eve of her approaching marriage. The tables each day were artistically decorated with Nil silk, and centre stands filled with white heath and ferns. We are pleased to hear ihat Miss Devore has almost recovered from an attack of quinsy. Mrs Devore received her guests in fawn tweed; Miss Devore wore a heliotrope silk blouse veiled with net, black velvet skirt; Miss Bertha Devore, pale pink blouse, dark skirt. Among the ladies present on Wednesday were Mesdames Boardman, J. R. Hanna. Peacock. J. Campbell. Upton. A. Stewart. T. Brown. Fnrby, Bedford. D. Tole, Crawshaw. Laishley. Brigham. Kirker, Whitelaw. Allison. Clark Johnson. C. Calder. Langsford. C. Owen. Moir. Knight. Butters. Vaile. Anderson, Parkinson. Edger, Misses Crisp,Chrystal. Tole(three),and Hill. OnThursday were MrsT. Morrin, in brown and twine colour: Mrs A. Nathan, mourning costume; Mrs C. Haines, grey silk, black boa; Mrs J. J. Holland, black satin, chifton fichu; Mrs Cotter, black and green: Mrs Lawry. black ; Mrs McArthur, tweed; Mrs Dufaur, black trimmed with cherry red: Mrs Churton. brown costume: Mrs Donald, tweed trimmed with silk; Mrs J. R. Hanna, black silk trimmed with jet: Mrs Gorrie. black silk ; Mrs J Reid, black merveilleux ; Mesdames Stevenson, Lindsay. Tait, J. Gray. Lennox. H. Campbell, Pritt. McFarlane. Dacre, Misses Dunnett, Brett. E. Holland, Cotter. Gorrie (twol. Percival (two). Johnston. McFarlane, Stevenson. Kelly, Upton. Isaacs, etc. Musical items were contributed by Mesdames Dacre. La wry. McArthur. Crammond. Tait, and Misses Gorrie. Mrs John Kenderdine varied the popular PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE evenings on Thursday by entertaining a number of her friends with ‘progressive cribbage,’ at her charming residence in Brighton Road, Parnell. The play was brisk, and the time passed only too quickly, the evening being a most enjoyable one, and a great success in every way. Towards the close of the evening the excitement became intense when it was found that no less than eight ladies had tied for first place and three for booby. Amongst those present were Mesdames Nichol (senior). Goodhue, Keogh. Hitchcock. C. C. Baker, W. Nichol. K. Tripp. J. P. Stevenson, E. Morton, Misses Towsey, Hooper. White. F. White, Dr. Hooper. Messrs J. P. Stevenson, Nichol, Tripp. Towsey. G >odhue. Biss. Baker. Hooper, E. Morton. Keogh, and C. Towsey. The second Ponsonby ‘At Home ’ of the season takes place next Friday. I hear a great many visitors are going who were prevented from being present on account of other gaieties that week. Mrs C. Combe Baker, of Grafton Road, gave a very pleasant PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE PARTY on Friday evening last. No one seems to tire of these merry-go-round entertainments, all thinking the last one the best. A few of the guests present were Mr and Mrs Sharland, Mr and Mrs E. T. Hart, Mr and Mrs Ashton, Mr and Mrs Hudson. Misses Sloman, Blades. B. Blades, Preece. Garland, Berry. Baker. Ida Baker. Messrs Blades, Percival. Cook, Manning, Garland. Sloman and Baker. Professor Carollo’s classes grow apace. The YOUNG LADIES’ CARNIVAL on Saturday evening in the Choral Hall was a great success, the building being crowded with friends and spectators. The professor’s style of teaching is very much admired and appreciate in Auckland. Space forbids any mention of the dresses worn. Phyllis Broune