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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue I, 4 July 1896, Page 23

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Dear Bee, June 26. Last night THE STEEPLECHASE BALL was held in the Gaiety Theatre, and the Ladies* Committee and the secretaries. Messrs Kiely and Barron, are to be congratulated upon having got up one of the best managed and most successful balls ever held in Napier. The theatre was effectively decorated with mirrors and graceful bamboo fronds drooping over them. The front of the dress circle was very pretty with cabbage trees, palms, ferns and lanterns suspended Under the gallery hung flags and lanterns, and easy chairs and lounges were placed up the staircase, while the stage was arranged as a drawing-room. Clarke's band supplied the music, extras being nicely played by Mrs Coleman. Sfisses Balfour and E. Williams (Frimley). The supper - room was prettily decorated with flags, the supper being laid upon one long table and eight small, the decorations being white daisies, jonquils and foliage The ladies present were Lady Whitmore in black silk and handsome diamonds : Mrs (Captain) Russell, black silk, becoming cap; Mrs Ormond, black silk with lace fichu: Mrs Coleman, black silk, handsome jewellery : Mrs Ix>gan. black silk with accordeon pleated bodice: Mrs Tanner, black with Puritan cap; Mrs F. Gordon, pink silk with black lace; Mrs C. Gordon was very much admired in her wedding gown of whit? satin; Mrs Carlile, handsome pink corded silk : Mrs Milne Thomson, becoming black silk with gold : Mrs Menzies, black silk : Mrs Lusk, while silk with turquoise velvet ribbons; Mrs Tabuteau. handsome pink satin ; Mrs J. N. Williams, wide black and white striped silk (very handsome): Mrs Dymock. black crepon ; Mrs Donnelly, black and yellow; Mrs Russell Duncan, black: Mrs Norman, black silk; Mrs Sydnev Johnson, yellow silk: Mrs Wood, green silk; Mrs P. McLean, black silk with red: Mrs Gore, turquoise blue velvet and tinsel: Mrs Paul Hunter, black silk : Mrs Barker, black velvet and white lace ; Mrs Fenwick, black silk dress, panel of jetted lace over yellow ; Mrs Joe Rhodes, pink silk ; Mrs Kinross. white and pale olive green silk : Miss Tanner was greatly admired in a beautiful yellow satin gown with lace; Miss St. Hill, yellow silk: Miss A. St. Hill, pale blue silk with pearl trimming: Mias Ormond, white and magenta: Miss Watt, yellow corded silk; Mi® G. Walt, blue brocade: Miss Dymock. handsome

yellow and white striped silk, with hanging sleeves nt sparkling sequin net: Miss J. Dymock. the same only pale green instead of yellow: Miss Mabel Rhod»<. black skirt, pink and black bodice; Miss Balfour, white silk with pink; Miss Heath, white with pearl trimming: Miss Lusk (Auckland!, a pretty white satin gown: Miss Spencer, pink silk: Mita E. Spenser, peacock blue shot silk ; Miss L. Mason, handsome pale blue silk - Miss Campbell, white: Miss Marden, white silk: Mias Gruchy. white silk: Mias M. Kennedy, pale blue: Miss Begg black and yellow : Miss Donnelly, becoming eau de Nil silk with pink roses ; Mias Shaw, whitesatin with glittering passementerie • Miss M. Shaw, white: .Miss Inglis, white silk : Miss Glendinning' Sink silk : Mias Matthews, black ; Mias Wallace, white silk : the liases Williams (Frimley. black silk : Miss E Cotterill. yellow • Miss Simcox. pale blue satin : Miss Barker, pale blue satin : Miss Witkins, pink satin; Miss Herrick, white silk : Miss Lu Ila Miller white with lilac flowers ; Miss McGowan, white silk. Among the men were Colon, 1 Fry. Captain A. Birch, lies. Milne Thomson Menzies, and Sweet. Messrs Ormond (three'. Tanner (two). Logan Kinross-White. Gordon (two!. Russell. Williams (two>. A. Deane' St. Hill. Hunter. Donneliy, Shaw (two!. Dymock. Russell Duncan Sydney Johnson. Wood. Campbell. McFarlane. Saxby. Ludbrook' C. Cornford. Dinwiddle. J. Hughes. Johnson. Kiely. Barron* Clarke. Mair. Kennedy. Frost. Guthrie. Smith. Burke. Gore' Gardiner. Chambers. P. McLean. Warren. Griffin. Cooper, etc.’ etc. Dancing was kept up with great spirit till about half past one in the morning. On Tuesday, the 23rd inat.. the amateur dramatic club gave a very Rood representation of • A Scrap of Paper' in the Theatre Royal before a crowded and appreciative audience. Messrs Kennedy and Milne Thomson, and Mrs Carlile were deserving of special mention, but when all were so good it seems invidious to particularise. The ladies one and all received quite an ovation, accompanied by a number of bouquets. In the first act Mrs Carlile wore a handsome crushed strawberry dress with black lace insertion and black ribbon velvet: in the second beautiful turquoise blue velvet with black and vellow silk vest, bow at back with sequin trimming: and in the third a brown silk shot with yellow, white lace on the bodice. Mrs Fenwick wore first pretty white silk with a lace fichu . second, pretty pa i e pink muslin blouse, black skirt: third, black silk with yellow Miss Wilkins looked well in a bottle green riding habit, and afterwards appeared in a becoming white muslin frock, white tulle hat with pink roses. Miss G. Watt wore a handsome chine flowered silk with blush rose silk covered with lace, and afterwards a handsome cream evening drees with draped front Miss Balfour was admired in her black gown with becoming white cap. apron and cuffs.

Cicely.