WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue I, 4 July 1896, Page 22

WELLINGTON.

Dear Bee, June 26. Mrs Walter Reid gave a very enjoyable AFTERNOON TEA last Wednesday. Her sisters, the Misses Haise, were helping to entertain. The decorations on the tea-table were composed of vases of white daffodils and ferns arranged among red crinkled paper. Mrs Reid received her guests in a handsome grey silk Swn. the front of the bodice being slightly trimmed with pink ; iss Haise wore a neat blue serge gown braided, felt hat to match trimmed with wings; Mrs McTavish. black crepon skirt, pretty brown and yellow brocaded silk blouse, gold and black bonnet; Mrs Simons, handsome black silk, with revers of white satin, and trimmed with jet, large black hat with feathers: Mrs Barron, grey cloth jacket and skirt, checked waistcoat, feather boa, black velvet bonnet trimmed with pink roses : Miss E. Barron, fawn cloch gown slightly braided with red. feather boa, black hat trimmed with red wings and black feathers : Mrs Harding, black crepon gown, silk cape trimmed with jet and lace, black bonnet trimmed with primroses : the Misses Harding tweed costumes, silk vests, black hats trimmed with brocaded ribbon and black wings ; Mrs Beard (Wairarapa). black; Mrs Higginson, black crepon with sleeves of watered silk, black bonnet trimmed with pink roses; Mrs Tuckey, black gown, velvet mantle trimmed with feather, black and yellow bonnet: Mrs Samuels, tweed costume, black felt hat trimmed with jetted wings; Lady Douglas, black skirt, brocaded velvet blouse, black bonnet trimmed with magenta

roees and silver aigrettes; Mrs G. Campbell, fawn cloth gown trimmed with gold passementerie, becoming toque to match ; Mrs Dr. Rawson, navy blue tailor-mnde costume, red and blue J? 111 **- 9 there were Mrs Watson. Mrs and Mi® Blair. Mrs Brandon. Mrs Pharazyn. Mrs Fitchett. Mrs Had S Rawson, Mrs and Mi® Percy Smith, the Misses Coleridge. Morrah. Campbell. Williams (Dunedin). Tuckey, Fancourt. Inglis, etc. ANOTHER TEA. „M f e Rhind entertained a few of her friends in the same way on Friday afternoon. Mrs Rhind received in a black silk skirt, becoming yellow silk blouse trimmed with lace Among her guests were Mrs and Miss Trimnell. Mrs and Mias Tolhurst. Mrs Larnach. Mrs Watson. Mrs and the Misses Izard Mrs and Miss Williams, Mrs Rhodes, Mrs C. Izard. Mrs Field. Mrs Werry. Mrs McKenzie, the Misses Brandon, and others. During the afternoon several of the guests sang, while Miss Holt played some pretty violin solos. The Messrs John and Alfred Hill gave another of THEIR PUPILS’CONCERTS in the Exchange Hall last Saturday afternoon. There was a very large audience, and most of the items on the programme were encored. Amorg other items was a song sung by Miss J. Hall. 4 In S weet September.’ which was sung exceedingly well, it suiting the *» n &e r e sweet voice perfectly. Miss Pownall sang • Wilt Thou be My Dearie ’ very nicely, and Mr Nicholls also sang well. Those who played in the orchestral pieces were the Misses Kennedy. Holt. Moran. Pender. Barbor. Gore, Hirchberg. Riley, Camp belt and the Messrs Williams, Robertson. Prouse, Putney, and others. Among the audience I noticed the Misses Reid (two). Simpson (two), Pender (two). Mee, Rose (two). Saunders. Prouse, Leathern. Newton, Moran. Kirkcaldie, Griffiths. Stewart, Mrs and Miss Ritchey. Mrs Habittie, Mrs Hill. Mrs Robertson, Madame Cope, and others A private theatrical entertainment is being got up just now to be given in aid of the Wellington Hunt Club, and to make the performance more attractive it is to be given in the ball-room at Government House. Two nights at the end of next month the performance is to be given, and I hear that the tickets are to be 5e each. The piece chosen is that well-known but popular little play. ’Our Boys.’ and those taking part in it are Dr. and Mrs Purdy. Miss Grace, the Misses K. and L. Wilford. Mr Butler, Mr E. Hadfield, and Mr — Rollestoo. The Misses Barnes and Pickering are giving a concert at the 4 Wellington Kiosk* next Thursday evening. A large number of tickets at 2s each are being sold. Ophelia. Dear Bei, June 26. There are more dinners than any ether entertain* ments at present. Small and sociable, they are really more enjoyable than the formal functions into which they developed when undertaken on a large scale. A very sociable little euchre party was given on Wednesday night by Mrs A. H. Miles in honour of Miss Handyside (Hawke’s Bay), who is staying with her. Amongst the guests were Mr and Mrs Gray. Misses Campbell, Griffiths. McKellar, Reid. Rowlands, Rose, Stafford, Simpson, Tuckey, Messrs Abbott, Cox. Dighton, Holmes (two), Johnson. Hulme, Miles, Menzies. Reid (two). Wiggins, etc. The prize-winners were Miss Campbell and Mr Gray. At the conclusion of the game the guests adjoined to the dining-room, where a most recherche supper was laid in tempting profusion, and after doing justice to the good things provided, music and songs brought the evening to a happy ending. There were three debutantes at the Government House on Friday who were not expecting to enter the world of gaiety till Mrs Pharazyn’s ball, viz.. Misses L. Atkinson. E. Harcourt, and Williams (Invercargill), all dressed very daintily in white. There are. however, several young ladies still left to make their debut

. . — — J IVIL W uiaai this evening.

MEYE.