GISBORNE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue XIV, 3 October 1896, Page 434

GISBORNE.

Dear Bee, September 24. Last Monday Mrs Pasley invited a number of friends to an AFTERNOON TEA at her residence. Cobden-street. Owing to a previous engagement I was unable to be present at what I hear was a very jolly partv. The Rev. P. T. Williams, of the Melanesian Mission, who has been the guest of his cousin, the Rev. Herbert Williams, in our small city, last week delivered two very interesting lectures on the mission work among the Islands. Both lectures’were illustrated by limelight views, and were well attended. As it is now quite eighteen months since Dr. Frank Williams-the Rev. Percy M illiam- brother—left this district to join the mission at Norfolk Island, we were all glad to hear news of him from his brother. On Friday night a large DANCE was given by Mr and Mrs A. F. Kennedy to all those engaged in the production of the opera. * Mikado.’ About fifty guests were present, and as Mr and Mrs Kennedy make a most excellent host and hostess, the whole affair went off with great spirit. The draw ing room, which has lately been enlarged, was used for dancing, the floor being very gocd A large tent in rhe garden was prettily furnished, decorated with flowers and lit with Chinese lantern-, and as the verandah was also screened in and furnished, ample provision was made for non-dancers. -All the mantelpieces, etc., were piled high with flower* and greenerv. and the bowls of anemones on the supper-tab'e were really beautiful. A few members of the Orchestral Society had brought their instruments, and very kindly provided some of the dance music. They also played one or two selections, which were much appreciated, between the dances. Mrs Kennedy wore a very handsome heliotrope silk brocade; Mrs Adair, black silk; Mrs Townley, black silk; Miss Gurr. white silk trimmed with bandsof sequins ; Mrs W. Graham, black satin and lace : Miss Clare Jordan looked handsome in white trimmed with maize coloured silk: Miss Taylor, black satin: Miss Grey, pink crepon; Miss Campbell, black trimmed with pale blue silk ; Miss MacLernon. white silk; Miss T. MacLemon. black velvet trimmed with heliotrope silk : Miss Adair white and heliotrope silk costume. There were numerous other pretty frocks but I have not room to mention them. Amongst the gentlemen present were Messrs Woodward. Marr. Townley Sykes, Ormond. Foster. Adair. Noble-Campbell. Watson, Mann’ Rees, Carter. Crawford. Smith, etc. Dear Bee, September 26 . __ . __ ln letter last mail I gave you so long an account of Mr and Mrs A. h . Kennedy s • Mikado ’ dance that I had no time to tell yen of the FOOTBALL MATCH between the Hawkes Bay and Poverty Bay Reps, which took place last week. This proved a most exciting game, though hardly satisfactory for Poverty Bay. as the match ended in a draw. Amongst the ladies looking on were Mrs Murphy. Mrs R Sherratt. Mrs E. H. Mann. Mrs H. M Porter. Miss G. Crawford Miss N. Crawford. Miss Williamson. Miss M. Rees. Mitt Drummond. Mins A. Drummond, etc. The third CONCERT of the Church Roofing Fund took place in MacFarlane's Hall on Tuesday night. In spite of the bad weather the hall was packed, and the concert altogether was a great success The arrangements for it a ere, I believe, in the hands of Mrs E. Goldsmith. Mrs \ . Pyke and Mias Rees, and they must all have worked hard to secure so good a programme. Mr Cargill, who is so well known in dramatic circles in the South Island, gave a recitation, which waa. of course, encored, and afterwards

acted aa showman for the waxworks at the end of the programme. In the latter all the automata worked well, especially Mrs Somerville (Queen Elisabeth) and Miss Gurr (The Laughing Girb. One of the prettiest features of the evening's entertainment was the display by Miss Gurr’s pupils of Indian Club exercises. All the little girls in dark blue drilling suits weilded their clubs splendidly and in perfect time to the music Erovided by the Gisborne Club Quintette. Songs were contributed y Mrs Orr. Mrs Dalrymple. Miss Rees, and Messrs Ferguson. Searle and East. Amongst the audience I noticed Mrs MacLernon. Mrs R. Sherratt. Mrs J Nolan. Miss Gould. Mrs W. L. Rees. Misses Pasley, Cotterill, G. Crawford. Campbell. A. Drummond, etc. Ruth.