AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue XXIV, 12 December 1896, Page 176

AUCKLAND.

Dbar Bee, November 30. Before I begin my notes on the one great event of the week I must tell you about a return to the LADIES’ LEAP YEAR SOCIAL which was held in Mrs Sowerby’s Hall some time ago. The return took place on Monday in the shape of a moonlight picnic to bt. Helier’s by water. The Ferry Company’s P.S. ‘ Britannia ’ left the wharf shortly after 8 pm. The Artillery Band was in attendance. and played a nice selection of music during the evening. Fireworks were let off on the trip down for the benefit of the younger portion of those on board. On arriving at St Helier’s, mine host at the hotel had a splendid supper laid out in his best style, while the room was handsomely decorated with flowers for the occasion. After partaking of refreshments, dancing, games and singing were indulged in by both young and old. All having enjoyed themselves, a start was made for home, the band playing all the way pretty music, which was much admired. The Committee are to be congratulated upon their arrangements, which showed that they had given them every attention. It is hoped when anything of this nature is to be gone into they will again be to the fore. The Auckland COLLEGE AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL SPORTS took place last Tuesday in the Domain, where there was a very large attendance. Great credit is due to the hon. sec . Mr J. H, Turner, and the other officials who were in charge for the praiseworthy manner they carried out the lengthy programme, commencing at half-past ten in the morning. Afternoon tea was provided by the girls in a little marquee erected for the occasion. The teachers—Misses Wallace and Pekin—made the tea while the girls, with pleasant smiles, carried round the trays with the steaming beverage and baskets of tasty cakes to their very numerous guests. Amongst those present I noticed the following Mrs Cowie, black relieved with white; Mrs Tibbs, black silk, black lace bonnet; Mrs Thorne George, black silk gown, cape, black crinkley toque with flowers; Mrs Harrison, black lustre handsomely trimmed with edgings of cream embroidery, black hat with yellow roses; Mrs Sharland, black skirt, white blouse; Mrs Donald, black silk relieved with grey, floral toque : Mrs Arnold, grey tailor-made gown : Mrs Walker, fawn tailor-made gown, white vest, bonnet with absinthe green : Miss Nathan, black lustre with black velvet bodice: Miss Morrison, dark skirt, canary blouse; Miss Wallace, navy blue lustre ; Miss Haultain, block alpaca; Miss Fleda Kissling. slate grey tailormade gown; Miss Winnie Kissling. fawn costume: Mrs J. K. Davis, darkskirt, lightblouse; Mrs Nichol, combination of grey and black; Miss Blades, navy; Miss Picken, navy; Mrs Keesing. fawn crepon striped with pink and yellow ; Miss Muriel Dawson, fawn Sown, white sailor hat; Miss George, navy skirt, white blouse: fiss Torrance, brown crepon; Miss Millie Cotter, black lustre; Miss Ivy Buddle, terre costume, shot silk blouse, brown hat; Mrs Hooper, black silk, grey and white striped blouse : Miss — Lewis, navy blue ; Miss Lusk, navy skirt, white spotted muslin blouse: her sister looked pretty in white : Miss Cheesman (Parnell), brown skirt, light blouse; Miss Biss, dark skirt, pink blouse: Miss Mulvany. dark skirt, light blouse; Mrs O’Brien, dark skirt, light blouse ; Miss O’Neil, elpctrique blue crepon trimmed with black ; Mrs Hope Lewis, fawn gown, heliotrope vest: Miss Fenton, brown tailor-made gown, pink vest: and her sister wore a navy serge; Mrs Burgoyne Heather, dark skirt, white blouse: Miss Rice, stylish combination of navy and white: Mrs Marriner pretty lilac cambric; Mrs McCallum, black skirt, fawn blouse* Mrs Friend, cark skirt, royal blue crepon blouse, hat to correspond ; Miss — Worsp was much admired in a cream ere non with bouton d or trimmings, large picture Leghorn hat with daisies and upstanding silk bows ; Miss Morrow was on horseback wearing a neat-fitting habit; Mrs Guthridge. black alpaca, white vest; Mrs (Dr.) King, black skirt, striped blouse, black bonnet with flowers: Misses Boucher, dark skirts, light blouses : Mrs Dawson (Ep<om). mourning costume; Mrs A. B. McDonald, black; Mrs (Dr.) Roberton looked well in a mode grey gown finished with black : Mrs Brigham, black; Miss — Brigham, white; Miss — Shirley-Baker, cream nun’s veiling : Mrs Upton, black lustre* Miss Upton, navy blue, brown hat with crimson flowers; M. ] Stevenson (two), crushed strawberry crepon with white lace; Mrs Ware, black; Mrs Goodall, black silk, black bonnet with heliotrope flowers: Mrs Ching, violet fancy cloth ; Miss — Myers, dark skirt, cream blouse: Misses Devereux (two) wore dark skirts, and heliotrope and cornflower blue blouses, respectively ; Miss Carr (Epsom), fawn tailor-made gown; Miss Carr (Remuera), dark skirt, light blouse, sailor hat: Mrs Churton. mourning costume ; Mrs Mowbray, mourning costume; Mrs (Dr.) Lindsay, biege flowered silk, green velvet trimmings: Miss Horne, grey tweed; Mis-es Churton (two), dark skirts, light blouses;

Mrs Copps, dark skirt, beige flowered muslin blouse; Mr Rich, black silk gown, black cape with fur; Miss Winnie Rich, dark skirt, light blouse; Miss Maud Vaile pretty salmon pink; Miss Aubrey, black alpaca finished with green; Miss Hesketh, dark skirt, light blouse; and her sister, terre costume trimmed with green : Mrs Bamford, dark green ; Mrs Bassett, black costume trimmed with purple: Mrs Angus Gordon, black Swn flecked with red; Mrs McDonald (Ponsonby). black alpaca ; iss Flora McDonald, dark skirt, light blouse: Miss Eva Leighton. black gown, heliotrope vest; Misses Reid (three), dark skirts. V«h 1 J”ouses; Miss — Percival, blue and white striped zephvr; Miss Williamson, grey ; Mrs Stone, brown cashmere ; Mrs Tait, black ; Miss Pierce, fawn tailor-made gown ; Mrs P. Dufaur. black ; Mrs auchope was very much admired in dark green cashmere, white sailor hat: Mrs (Major) George, very handsome black silk relieved with white, black bonnet ; Miss Blanche Peacocke. cornflower blue spotted cambric ; Mrs Bleazard-Brown. brown tailormade lustre; Miss Bleazard-Brown. dark skirt, white blouse, bouton dor straw hat with flowers: Mrs Arthur Taylor, fawn tailor-made costume, white vest; Miss Ettie Ireland, blue cambric. hat en suite', Miss Gorrie, dark skirt, heliotrope blouse; Miss Mary Gorrie, dark skirt, blue blouse: Mrs E. Beale, dark skirt, black and white striped blouse: Mrs Tom Beale, dark skirt, heliotrope blouse: Miss Whitelaw, cream flowered muslin: Miss — Rice, heliotrope zephyr; Miss Workman looked pretty in grey; Misses Kerr-Taylor (two) were similarly gowned in cream lustre. The Primate. Bishop Cowie, Major George, Dr. Roberton. Professor Egerton, Messrs Peacock, Scherff, A. B. McDonald. Rice, Cheeseman, Hull, Battley Churton. Younghusband, Mackay, Conolly. Biss, MuL vany and many others too numerous for me to remember were on the ground. There was such an immense crowd at THE FLORAL FETE that I may be pardoned if I am unable to give more than a few of the costumes outside those who went in for competition in the various exhibits, and whose dresses are described with their vehicles. I must take them as I saw them. Mrs Pritt, black silk black straw hat with feathers; Mrs Devereux, electrique blue fancy cloth; the Misses Horne (two), holland gowns, blue vests* Mrs Isidore Alexander, black silk; Miss Alexander, white; Mrs Mercer, grey gown trimmed with blue; Mrs A. E. Gilmore, pink shower muslin, large hat with pink flowers; Mrs P. A. Dignan looked very beautiful in a b’.uey-grey cambric, canary silk vest large black picture hat with yellow flowers; Mrs Templer. grey and white check, sailor hat: Mrs H. Nolan, grey : Mrs (Dr.) Scott striped grey gown. Miss Kelly, pink and white striped gown' and her sister, pale Tuscan muslin; Mrs Cotter, very handsome black mourning costume, bonnet to correspond* Miss JAinme Cotter, white muslin showered wi*h black spots 3 Miss Florence Thorpe, pink and white striped zephyr, white sailor hat with gossamer veil; Mrs Sam Morrin. black silk skirt, geranium Pink blouse; Mrs (Dr.) Bews. slate grey combined with white silk, making an effective costume; Miss Bell, pink and M tnp r d ; Miss Jessie Savage, grey alpaca, white nat; Mrs J. M. Shera, dark blue lustre with canary silk vest, black bonnet with green leaves and buttercups ; Mrs Robert Darga ville, mourning costume: Miss Shuttleworth, blue gingham with white spots: Mrs Gamble, slate grev check, black vest, black bonnet with grey check; Mrs Nelson Gamble, blue check with lace* Miss (Barton) Ireland looked well in a Tuscan muslin trimmed with bowfon dor-. Mrs Keck wick (nee Miss W. Buddle), dark skirt, pink and white striped blouse; Miss Allie Buddle dark skirt, pink and white blouse: Mrs Lucas Bloomfield, white pique • Mrs Hamner, black; Miss Minitt, black and white striped zephyr 3 Mrs Shipherd, green shot lustre, brown hat; Miss Burcher’ stnped batiste; Mrs Robison, grey fancy cloth; Mrs Houghten’ s? rk^ kirt ’ llla sWouse; Miss Frodsham. dark skirt, light blouse* Mrs Chapman looked very charming in white muslin, hat with pink roses ; Miss Brodie, white shower muslin, black hat with pink roses; Mrs Percy Dufaur. navy lustre, orange vest; Miss Thompson, white muslin; Miss Bush, dark skirt, light blouse Miss Holmes, blue cambric ; Mrs Upton, black silk ; Miss Upton’ light cambric ; Mrs Goodhue, very handsome green gown • Miss Edith Percival, black alpaca, yellow straw hat; Mrs Matthew Clark, brown spotted gingham; Mrs Ware, dark skirt, light blouse: Mrs Willie Bloomfield, white zephyr; Miss Rice, black skirt, pink blouse; Mrs James (Mount Albert), black; Mrs An. seilne. grey alpaca; Miss Davy, white muslin, and her sister a lemon-coloured shower muslin ; Mrs Tanner, very smart pink and white striped zephyr; Miss White, black gown showered with white spots, cream hat with ostrich feathers: Miss May Sellers moineau grey dress and jacket, white vest: Miss Whyte; Miss Kempthorne. white pique: Miss Stevenson (Remueral. pretty lemon costume: her sister wore white: Mrs Nichol and Miss Ada Dixon, dark skirts, light blouses: Mrs Whitney pale pink cambric, dark hat with green flowers; Mrs Bews was much admired in white muslin, white hat with ostrich feathers : Miss O’Niell. pale cream muslin ; Miss Philson dark blue and white cambric : Mrs Graves Aickin, black • Miss Fisher, black and white striped gown ; Mrs (Major) Banks black silk, heliotrope vest, black bonnet with heliotrope: Mrs Jervis (nee Miss Buddle), dark skirt, orange blouse: Mrs Salmon black costume relieved with white: Mrs Fred Ireland, widow’s weeds ■ Miss Berry, pink zephyr; Misses George and Mrs Jervis, white pique ; Miss Minitt. black and white striped zephyr: Mrs Dufaur black skirt, bouton d'or blouse: Mrs Masefield. Ulas silk veiled in black lace : Miss Boucher and Miss Aubrey wore white • Mrs Stone, brown holland. cream straw bonnet with black ribbons : Miss Violet Stone, black and white striped zephyr sailor hat: Miss Spiers, white pique, black hat: Miss black crepon. brown hat: Mrs Denniston, black skirt, lemon blouse, sailor hat; Miss Kensington, pale blue gingham ; Miss Olive Kensington, lilac costume ; Miss Rita Tole. navy skirt pink blouse ; Mrs Hull, grey lustre : Miss Meta Hull, white pique ■ Miss Barstow, black gown with pink edgings ; Miss Amy Barstow’ grey ; Mrs Torrens, black silk ; Mies Dowell, dark skirt, white blouse; Miss — Dowell, white: Miss Kissling was very much admired in a pale blue gingham with white satin trimmings, green hat with cornflowers: her sister looked very pretty in a lilas pink zephyr, black hat with lilac flowers; Mrs Sellers, black silk, black bonnet with yellow • Mrs Motion, black; Miss Corbett, navy, sailor hat; Miss Reay,' grey satin trimmed with lace ; Miss Gilflllan. mode grey costume hat with white flowers: Mrs Jackson (Remuera), grey lustre spotted with pink, white hat with pink flowers: Miss Wallace, navy costume with white fichu ; Miss Churton. black skirt, green check blouse, brown crinkley hat with variegated roses: Miss Mabel Churton. black and white striped zephyr; Mrs Sharland white muslin, black lace hat: Miss Haultain. black; Mrs Reid-Bloomfield, b own flowered gown : Miss I. Baker, cream cambric, hat en suite • Miss Wright, black and white striped zephyr: Mrs Frank Wright' blue gingham : Mrs Ball, heliotrope; Miss Whitelaw, black ■ Miss Sage, dark skirt, blue blouse: Mrs Todd, dark navy costumeMrs McDonald, black costume, black bonnet with light blouse •' Miss Flora McDonald, dark skirt, light blouse; Miss Otway pink costume: Mrs Lyons, white muslin, yellow sash : Mrs Blair. Miss Laird. Mrs Pollen : Mrs Rathbone, stylish grey costume with white silk let in back and front, finished with black velvet braces black hat with heliotrope flowers; Mrs T. Hope Lewis, greygreen puff sleeves and skirt, checked deep cuffs and bodice very chic little light bonnet with white lace and pink flowers; Mrs Charlton Dawson, lilac blouse, black skirt, black bonnet with upstanding yellow flowers; Miss Elliott, black and white striped dress, white hat with black band : Mrs Elliott, black, with black chiffon frills, black bonnet relieved with salmon pink : Mrs Brett, ereen dress, b'ack silk mantlette. pretty bonnet to harmonise - Mrs Brigham, a greeny shade of grey with cream in’e»rtion vest, becoming pink and steel trimmed bonnet ■ Miss Brigham, grey and striped costume, white hat with feathers; Miss — Brigham, all white; Mrs Charles James, black, with touches of heliotrope on dress and bonnet: Miss Maxwell, black ; Miss T. Morrin. pink and fawn mixture with black spots, and trimmed richly with pink ribbon under fawn lace, black hat with tulle, feathers and pink : Mies Galbraith, drab costume; Mies flowered muslin, pretty fancy pink and green hat; Mies Brett, fawn, pale pink vest and collar, very becoming white hat with ostrich tips ; Miss Mav, brown figured dress trimmed with jewelled passementerie, brown hat with coloured flowers and ribbon ; Mrs J. J. Roach, trim grey coat and ekirt. nale Nil green vest and folded collar, white hat and veil - Mrs Hardie (Mangere). black skirt, olive tabac figured blouse With black straps, floral bonnet: Mrs Ashton, lilac muelin. buttercup bonnet: Mrs Rattray, grey skirt, white blouse, and hat trimmed with pink pelargoniums; the Misses Garlick, moineau dresses. Miss Rosa, shot silk sleeves, pretty white hat with featherMies Garlick, black hat; Mrs T. O'Rorke. lemon eilk veiled in muelin. while mnelin frills. chic black hat with yellow flowers Miss I«ila Wilks, drab costume, blue and white striped vest; Mrs

Lyons, white with full folded braces of yellow silk, white hat with green ribbon and flowers; Miss Muriel Dawson, fawn, white hat; Mrs Barker, fawn with silk sleeves, black hat; Mrs Grosvenor, black ; Miss Rattray (Grafton Road), black, flgured blue and grey silk blouse, black floral bat; Mrs Dudley, black, bonnet relieved with flowers: Mrs Goodall, olive sreen. velvet sleeves, bonnet to match; Miss Buttle, pink, white hat with yellow ribbon, Mrs Tait wore navy blue with cream insertion trimmings, pale blue bebe ribbon bonnet; Miss Haythorne, green skirt, pansy flowered blouse : Mrs Watson, black : Miss Watson, white, yellow sash and neck ribbon, white hat with purple pansies; Mrs Ernest Roberton. grey green dress, prettily trimmed becoming bonnet. Mrs D. S. Cattanach, of ‘ Altena,’ Remuera, gave a very enjoyable AFTERNOON TEA on Friday last. The table was prettily decorated with flowers and Nil green silk, and ribbons from the gaselier brought over to each corner. A delightful programme of music was contributed by Mrs Petrie. Mrs Sibbald, and Miss Windsor. Mrs Cattanach looked charming in a handsome terra-cotta silk gown veiled with black spotted net and lace trimmings; Mrs Windsor, grey satin ; Miss Windsor, black skirt, pretty olue spotted muslin blouse : Mrs Worsp, white niqu6 skirt and Jacket, pink blouse; Mrs Tewesley, pink cambric ; Mrs (Dr.) King, black and white: Mrs D. Hay wore a becoming costume; Mrs Devore, black and white striped silk; Mrs A. C. H. Collins, new blue trimmed with shot silk . Mrs Hardie (Remuera), stylish gown ; Mrs E. T. Hart, dove grey costume; Mrs Dufaur. yellow brocade blouse, black skirt with yellow stripe; Mrs Masefield, heliotrope satin blouse, trimmed with lace, black skirt: Mrs Petrie, grass lawn; Mrs Lyons, white with black floral design ; Mrs Sibbald, black silk; Mrs Beattie, grey and white: Mrs McCullough, black: Mrs Shiperd, brown; Mrs Walsh, sea green silk blouse, black skirt; Miss O Mera, cream with a floral design : Mesdames Donald, Ranson. H. King, Moore-Jones, Bodie, the Misses Baber (two), and Moore-Jones, etc. Mrs W. Dawson and Miss Binks were •at home’ to their numerous friends on Wednesday last at their charming riverside re c idence at Hellyer’s Creek. The launch ‘ Despatch ’ left Auckland from the Man-of-war steps about three o’clock, and conveyed the visitors from town. Beautiful weather favoured the event. The sea was calm as a lake, which made the trip very pleasant. Miss Binks received the guests at the water’s edge, after which they wended their way to the house, where delicious afternoon tea and luscious strawberries and cream were enjoyably partaken of. After some music, contributed by Miss Griffiths, the visitors dispersed to different parts of the lovely grounds, some a-fern collecting, while others gathered large bunches of Marguerite daisies from the fields, which were carpeted with these modest wild flowers. About half-past six we bade adieu to ou r charming hostesses, after a delightfully spent afternoon. The tide had by this time run too low for the launch to come up far enough, so we were rowed by Messrs Colegrove and Master Dawson to the ‘ Despatch,’ and arrived in town about eight o’clock. Mrs Dawson looked duff mgr uee in black crepon en traine over black satin, black silk yoke'; Miss Binks was very graceful in a white muslin blouse with salmon ribbon on collar, navy skirt; Miss Dawson, fawn and brown stripe blouse, dark skirt; Mrs Bloomfield, black silk with a white floral design, golden brown velvet bonnet with gold satin and shaded roses; Mrs Goodhue, navy skirt, black silk surah blouse, black hat with upstanding bows of shot ribbon; Miss Griffiths (Sydney) looked very pretty in white pongee with black pin stripe, collar and belt of coral pink satin ribbon, white gem hat; Miss Coleman, red shot silk blouse, black figured lustre skirt, brown velvet hat trimmed with chine ribbon; Miss Ferguson was dainty in a pale green chine lustre blouse, fawn skirt, biscuit-coloured Panama hat trimmed with black velvet; Miss Alice Ferguson, pale green shot gown, collar and cuffs outlined with ruche of gold pleated ribbon. Panama hat with black and white chine riboon bows; Miss Kilgour wore a delightfully cool-looking white and blue stripe pongee, stylish white hat; Mrs Gordon, fawn check skirt and coat, heliotrope stripe blouse, black toque with violets; Miss Thomas, pink blouse, black canvas skirt, black gem hat; Mrs Button, blue blcuse. dark skirt, blue hat; Miss Horne, biscuit pique, navy vest with white shirtlette, shot hat: Miss Lindum, black .crepon. straps of white ribbon veiled with lace on blouse, black hat with chiffon : Miss Reay, blue stripe print, large black hat with shaded flowers ; Mrs Blomfield, lemon coloured blouse, black silk skirt, brown hat with flowers ; her daughter was in white muslin ; Miss Creaarh. navy and white stripe ; Miss White, white silk blouse, navy skirt, black hat. There were others whom I cannot recall.

on Saturday afternoon I noticed Mrs (Col.) Dawson, who looked charming in a lemon-coloured muslin, brown hat with flowers en suite; Mrs Thomas Morrin, very stylish fawn shot with pink lustre trimmed with black ribbons, black hat with pink tulle rosettes; the Misses Morrin, simple white muslins, white hats with satin ribbons; Mrs Dennis O’Rorke. simple and unique costume of blue flowered muslin with blue Empire sash, black hat with tulle ; Mrs Willie Bloomfield looked as lovely as ever in a black and white striped silk with delicate white paisley pongee, black and white picture hat: Mrs Challinor Purchas, brown lustre tailor-made costume; Miss Morse looked exceedingly pretty in pink: Mrs Harry Tonks. slate grey with fawm lace; Mrs Hanna, dark skirt, very striking pinkey heliotrope silk blouse, hat trimmed en suite; Lady Maurice O’Rorke, black silk, bonnet relieved with colour; Miss McCrae, pale pink and white striped zephyr; Miss Rooke, bluey-grey tailor-made lustre, white vest; Mrs Ashton dark skirt, light blouse; Mrs Cox. terre shot lustre; Mrs (Dr.) Erson, dark skirt, light blouse; Miss Thorpe, white muslin, and her sister pink; Mrs Bamford, celery green; Mrs (Judge) Conolly, grey check silk with black lace; Miss Conolly, dark skirt, cream blouse, hat with blue ribbons; Miss Kilgour, sky blue lustre, white vest; Mrs Walker (Parnell), tasteful fawn costume; Miss O’Neil, lemon and blue stripe; Miss Nichol, green; Miss Brodie, white, hat with pink roses: Miss Otway, white skirt, pink blouse: Mrs Minitt, black; Miss Minitt, black and ’white stripe; Mrs Goodhue, black gown, shot red bodice; Mrs Lyons, effective costume of white with black spots; Miss Dowell, pale heliotrope : and her sister, pale pink cambric ; Miss Lusk, white muslin ; Miss Gertrude Buddle, black costume edged with white, hat en suite; Misses Ireland. Bull, and Dixon were prettily gowned in white; Mrs Niccol, a combination of brown and pink; Miss McLaughlin, white; Mrs Lucas Bloomfield, white pique; Mrs G. Bloomfield, white flowered muslin, toque with flowers; Miss Griffiths, blue: Miss Cowie, dark skirt, grey check blouse; Miss Mobs Davis, white muslin; Mrs (Dr.) Bews, grey and white; Mrs Mahoney, beige tailor-made gown, blue vest: Miss Walnutt, white; Mrs Wynyard, black, bonnet relieved with pink roses ; Miss Wynyard. steel grey costume, large white picture hat; Mrs Creagh. dark skirt, pink blouse; Miss Jackson, grey lustre, white sailor hat; Mrs Elliot, black : Miss Elliot, black and white striped batiste muslin: Miss Esme Elliot, pink cambric with white muslin fichu; Mrs Mercer, black silk skirt, pink flowered silk blouse, hat with pink flowers; Mrs Hope Lewis, handsome costume of green with bodice of sea green check, be coming crinkley toque with pink flow’ers ; and her little daughter wore white ; Miss Gordon, white spotted mu-lin hat en suite ; Miss Bailey, cream striped lustre with green ribbons: Miss Mildred Purchas, lilac zephyr; Miss Gertrude Purchase, brown holland. pink vest, hat with pink ; Miss Amphlet, grey and white striped zephyr finished with white lace and ribbons ; Miss Gypsy Walker, grey creponette; Mrs Walker, handsome absinthe green silk with old gold vest finished with sequins ; Mrs Hamner, black ; Mrs Alfred Buckland, black silk with lace mantle, black bonnet with autumn leaves ; Miss Maud Buckland, fawn lustre, black hat with pink flowers and black tulle; Miss Phcrbe Buckland, beige lustre ; Miss Whewell, white muslin with pink rutties at neck and waist; Mrs Carr, black and white striped costume, black and white parasol, white sailor hat; Miss Devereux, grey striped costume, red straw hat; and her sister wore pink; Miss Pierce, fawn alpaca; Mrs Torrens black gown, black bonnet with heliotrope flowers ; Miss Torrens, fawn ; Mrs Masefield, black gown finished with petunia; Mrs Dufaur, black skirt, old gold blouse; Mrs Cotter, very handsome black costume; Miss Millie Cotter, white batiste muslin; Miss Winnie Cotter, cream; Miss Kate Hay (who has just returned from Sydney) looked exceedingly well in pink, large picture black hat with small pink rosebuds ; Miss Mabel Hay and her youngest sister, blue and white stripe; Mrs Archie Clark, stylish navy blue stripe with white chiffon on bodice ; Mrs Buddle, white skirt, black satin bodice : Misses Wilkins (two), red striped zephyrs ; Miss Rose Laird, white ; Miss Dunnett, black silk skirt.

cherry brocaded bodice; Miss Smith, white muslin, black hat with violets; Miss Claire Smith, dark skirt, blue blouse, hat with blue flowers: Mrs (Dr.) Scott, electrique grey fancy cloth ; Miss Thorne George, white muslin, green hat with purple flowers and chiffon; Miss Churton, dark sairt, white blouse, hat w’ith flowers ; Miss Mabel Churton, grey striped gown, large hat with flowers: Mrs Goodall, black; Miss Hesketh. Nil green, and her sister white: Mrs Sharland, black mourning costume; Mrs Churton. black: Mrs Waddle, white skirt, blue blouse; Miss Girdler. dark skirt, green blouse ; Mrs Worsp. pale pink flowered muslin; Miss Worsp was much admired in white muslin; Miss Yonge. cornflower blue lustre, white vest; Miss Percival, white; Miss Edith Percival, white gown with blue ribbons, hat with yellow; Miss Ethel Percival, dark skirt, light blouse: Mrs Gillies, grey tailor-made lustre ; Miss Gillies, brown holland with green ribbons. On St. Andrews’ Day last week a very successful PICNIC was got up by some of the energetic people in Mount Albert to the Hunua Falls, a distance of twenty-four miles from Auckland. Three brakes, cushioned and hooded, belonging to Mr Tanner. Onehunga, were engaged. On reaching his stables to change horses to continue the journey, it was found more conveyances were needed, as the party had increased to seventy or eighty in number, quite a number coming from Grafton Road. Mr Tanner with great promptitude put on two waggonettes with pairs of horses. Unfortunately the rain descended e’er reaching Papakura, where shelter was sought in the hall. Luncheon, dancing, and general noise enlivened the party until the rain ceased. The horses were again harnessed and a move was made for the falls, passing the Papakura Cemetery, along the Hunua Road, until the Hunua Ranges were reached. Leaving here the conveyances. we turned into a ti-tree track of about two hundred yards and descended down to the falls, which were very pretty, the party adding a great deal to their beauty by their picturesque positions amongst the trees, ferns and stones. Ferns, etc., were gathered, hats decorated, then a start w r as made for the Papakura hall, where a high tea was partaken of with much mirth-provok-ing qualities. Then a scramble for seats in the brakes, as all were homeward bound, and packed like sardines, for half a dozen others had joined the party, having come out by the morning’s train. You can well imagine the amusement that was created with songs, riddles, etc. By eleven o’clock the whole party had reached their various homes. Now for those present:—Mesdames Williamson, Tanner, Kerr-Taylor. Gilmore. Wilks. Misses Wright. Clapcott, Martin. Chambers-Taylor (two), Cecil-Taylor, Kerr-Taylor (two). Dawson (two). Miller (two). Harper, Sellers (two), Larkins, Willis (two), Wilks. Rathbone, Newell, Niccol. Tanner, Watson, Smith. Seccombe. B. Jones, Watkins, Williamson. Maier, Hill, Wilson, Messrs Battley. Dixon, James (two), W. H. Martin. A. Taylor, Dawson (three). Motion, Sellers. Willis, Bain. A. E. Gilmore, Newall, Wright. Kerr-Taylor (two). Watson. Williamson. Fenton, Wilson, Andrews, Seccombe, Jervis, Hill, Baker, Somerfield, Watkins, Rennell, Mair. etc. Mr Watson particularly deserves great praise, as he undertook for both meals the onerous duty of boiling kettle and helping the ladies in general.

Phyllis Broune.