AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue II, 11 July 1896, Page 53

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bee, July 7. I have little news for you thia week, as we are somewhat quiet, and the unusually stormy weather has prevented much dissipation. Mrs Stevenson gave a LARGE DANCE at her residence. ‘Glenholm.’ last Friday. as a welcome home to her daughter. Mrs Hose, both Mr and Mrs Rose having just returned from their honeymoon, which time they have been spending at the lakes. We are having such excellent dances this year, always plenty of gentlemen, ana Mrs Stevenson's dance was no exception to the rule. There were really over a dozen of the sterner sex forced to adorn the walls, so I had such a gay time that I had not time to look about to note all who were present. The supper, which was a tasty one. was prettily decorated with green ferns and yellow feathery wattle. Mrs Stevenson, who was wearing a black silk with terre silk sleeves finished with black lace, received her numerous guests in the drawing-room, and was ably assisted to entertain them by her three sons and three daughters, who were very busy and energetic, bestowing acceptable little attentions here, there, and everywhere. The verandah was covered in with canvas, and seats were arranged in all sorts of corners. I forgot to mention the weather was atrocious, being very cold, and heavy showers frequently fell. The music and floor met with very general approval. Now for the gowns and those present: Mrs Rose, looking particularly bright and happy, was wearing a handsome white brocaded silk (her bridal gown), but it was made short, she having wisely dispensed with »hat long useless train: Miss Stevenson, dome blue crepon; Miss Daisy Stevenson looked chic in pale pink : her youngest sister looked very pretty in white surah: Miss Murray, heliotrope striped gown, and her sister, pink silk veiled in white lace; Miss McCrae, black silk; Mi-s Hull, royal blue velvet: Miss Devereux, electrique blue ; Miss Chambers-Taylor, white silk with red poppies: Miss Heywood, black lace gown, bodice of blue silk veiled in black lace; Miss Ware, white silk with balloon sleeves ; Miss Cotter, stylish orange liberty silk; Mrs Archie Clarke, canary fancy silk relieved with dark velvet; Mrs McMillan, lovely pale Italie brocade with black velvet finishings; Miss Essie McMillan, white silk with pink empire sash; Miss Jackson, pale yellow silk with red finishings; Miss Thorpe, canary liberty silk: Miss Pierce, black velvet finished with white lace ; Miss Minitt, b’ack velvet; Miss Stevenson (Ponsonby), pinkcreponette finished with green absinthe miroir ribbons: Miss Wynyard looked chic in white silk, her debutante frock; Miss Phcebe Buckland, white silk with wreath of pink flowers; Miss Beatrice Bull, buttercup brocade; Miss Kempthorne. mode grey china silk finished with white lace; Mrs Matchew Clark, electrique slate silk with bouton d’or bodice; Miss Barton Ireland, stylish lilac striped fancy silk with bodice of white chiffon : Miss Upton, pale lemon silk; Miss Whewell, brown silk: Miss Gorrie. pink; Miss Mary Gorrie, blue creponette: Mrs Duncan Clerk, pink silk veiled in white dace and chiffon (very effective costume): Miss Whyte looked distinguce in pink creponette ; Mrs Payton—l really forget what she wore, but I know she looked very well; Miss Dargaville, white: Miss Griffiths (who, I think, was the bell of the ball) wore a white brocaded satin; Miss McFarlane. brown chine silk ; Messrs Rose. McDonald. Kerr Taylor. Ridings. Bloomfield (two). Dixon. Williamson. A. Clark, Dargaville. Herrold. Harrison, Ware, McMillan. Fairburn, Anderson. Parsons, etc. Miss Mowbray particularly asks me to say that the following ladies assisted most energetically in all the arrangements for the Parnell dance Mesdames Duthie. J. P. Stevenson and Younghusband, and Misses Davy (two), Kissling (two), and Mowbray. We are all so sorry to hear that owing to the illness of one of Mrs T. Cotter's daughters, her dance to-night (Wednesday) has been unavoidably postponed.

PHYLLIS BROUNE.