AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVIII, Issue XIII, 27 March 1897, Page 389

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bek, March 22. The final round of the POLO TOURNAMENT for THE SAVILE CUP took place on Monday morning at Potter s Pad lock. Epsom, when at last perfect weather favoured them Alter the conclusion of the game Colonel Dawson made a short speech and then Mrs Dawson gave the Savile Cup to Mr Baker (Captain of the Manawatu team), who suitably replied, thanking the Auckland Club f.r ther kindness, etc. Tbejunior cup was then handed over to Mr Bennett Captain of Wharerangi team), who also said a few words. Mrs Thomas Morrin presented the cup to Mr C. Purchas, whose pony won the cup at the Polo sports on Saturday. The cup had been given bv the President (Mr Thomas Morrin). There was a very large number of ladies present. Amongst them I noticed the following : —Mrs Alan Strang. Mrs Thomas Morrin. Mrs \\ . Bloomfield, Mrs George Bloomfield, Miss Griffiths. Mrs (Colonel) Dawson. Miss Eliott. Miss Sereta McLaughlin. Mrs Harry Tonks, Miss Blanche Banks, Mrs Dennis O'Rorke. Mrs H. Rhodes. Mrs Gould. Mrs M'Crae. Miss Smith, Miss Shepherd, etc. In the afternoon a friendly match was played between Orua and Wharerangi teams, which was not very brilliant. There were present about fifty ladies and afternoon tea was given by some of the members of the Club. Mr Heaton Rhodes was there, though his face is still band aged, having not yet perfectly recovered from the blow he received a week ago at Polo. Amongst the ladies were Mrs Heaton Rhodes, who wore the most stylish gown in the paddock—pale pink lustre marked with the flower of a darker hue. pink silk folded belt finishing at the back in two long and broad ends which reached the edge of skirt ; aud her lady friend wore fawn with green . Mrs Alan Strang, black lustre skirt, brick-coloured si'k bodice with fawn lace, black lace hat with pink roses ; Mrs A. S. Baker, fawn gown, white vest, cream hat with feathers; Mrs Willie Bloomfield, white skirt, coloured blouse, girth belt, sailor hat ; Mrs Hope Lewis, ciel blue cambric ; Mrs Jervis, dark skirt, striped black and white blouse; Miss Dunnett, blue and white striped zephyr; Miss Percival, dark skirt, light blouse ; Miss Esme Eliott, pink cambric, white fichu ; Mrs Barton Ireland, very smart black and white striped silk finished with black lace, white vest, black tulle bonnet with heliotrope: Miss Gertrude Ireland, fawn lustre with Nil green waistband and collar, biscuit - coloured hat with ribbons en suite and pink flowers ; Mrs Buddle, pale pink cambric, sailor hat with A.PC. colours; Mrs Hay, black : Miss Hay, white shower muslin with green ribbons round neck, waist and sleeves'T” white sailor hat ; Miss M. Churton, blue cambric ; Miss Smith, black and white striped gown, and her sister wore white; Miss Power, blue ; Miss Ainsley, heliotrope striped cambric silk. Empire sash, cream hat with lilac ; Miss Morton, dark skirt, light blouse ; Miss — Devereux, blue flowered gown ; Miss Horne, grey check silk finished with black lace epaulettes, black lace hat with flowers and dashes of ribbon bows, grev check silk parasol : Miss Constance Horne, electrique blue check with white lace ; Airs Tonks, white muslin, sailor hat: Miss Maud Buckland, white gown, large white sailor hat with ruchings ; Mrs Andrew Hanna, cream flowered lustre, sailor hat with A.P C. colours Miss Shepherd, grey check; Mrs Dennis O'Rorke, slate grey tailor-made gown, sailor hat ; Mrs (Professor) Talbot-Tubbs, lilac and white striped cambric finished with fawn lace round the neck, large white picture hat with while tulle rosettes ami ostrich feathers; Miss Dolly Scherff, pink cambric, dark green poked crown straw hat with green and pink flowers; Miss Eaton, white book muslin with gold buckle, sailor hat ; Mrs Wynyard, black; Miss Wynyard, pink gown with white lace fichu, large white picture hat ; Miss Gordon, white gown with pink floral design, black tulle hat with flowers; Miss Maud Wilkins, red and white striped gown ; Miss Beatrice Bull and Miss Amphlet were in riding costume ; Miss Noakes, white; Miss Totlie Bush, white shower muslin with green ribbon sash and collar, black hat with tulle and flowers; Miss Hesketh, black lustre skirt, emerald green silk blouse with passemen terie, dark green straw hat with large effective red bow and red quills. Mrs Dennis O’Rorke gave the AFTERNOON TEA AT POLO. held in Potter’s Paddock on Tuesday, when a friendly match was indulged between Manawatu (the winners of the Savile Cup) anil the Auckland players. After a very exciting game, the score being seven goals to Manawatu and four to Auckland, our hostess invited us to come in to partake of the dainty cakes ami ever refreshing cup of tea with cream, which she had so kindly provided with her usual hospitality. We Auckland people will miss her very much, and will lose our ideal hostess, as Mr ami Mrs Dennis O'Rorke leave here in a fortnight's time for a two years' visit to England The

table looked very pretty with its white damask cloth and vasesof differentshadesof singlecactus dahlias,and sprays of Caj>e jassatnine. Our hostess was ably assisted to hand round the tea. etc., by Mrs Heaton Rhodes, of Christchurch. Now for those present: Mrs Dennis O'Rorke. handsome combination of navy and gold brocade, b’ack bat with irises ; Mrs Heaton Rhodes, striking gown of black and white striped silk, pink bodice veiled in ecru lace, black and white striped sleeves, black bonnet with pink ribbons; Mrs Baker (Manawatu), slate grey crepon with fawn lace, fawn hat ; Miss Baker, buttercup silk veiled in white muslin, cream hat with yellow roses and cream fea'her ; MrsM’Crae Manawa u■ looked pretty in a dark skirt, striped blouse, and a becoming white picture hat with black and white ostrich feathers ; Mrs Alsn Strang Orua). tabac brown silk veiled in net. hat with pink ; Miss Blanche Banks, pink cambric, white hat ; Miss Sereta McLaughlin, white muslin, white hat . Miss Morton, dark skirt, light blouse . Miss Ruth Jackson, mode grey tailor-made gown, pink vest, sailor hat with A P’C. colours ; Mrs Andrew Hanna, cream shower muslin with canary silk folded waistband and canary collar, sailor hat ; Mrs Harry Tonks. dark skirt, blue blouse, sailor hat ; Mrs Willie Bloomfield, white stripe muslin, white chip picture hat with green velvet bands and white ostrich tips; Mrs Hope Lewis, grey check skirt and bolero, white silk bodice, black tulle hat with pink roses ; Mrs Robison, dark skirt, blue blouse, sailor hat ; Miss Kate Isaacs, cream lustre with heliotrope floral design, heliotrope silk epaulettes, black tulle toque with heliotrope flowers ; Mrs Fairfax Fenwick, very stylish white lustre, with green lace stripe insertion on bodice ; the shoulder of sleeves had five small dainty muslin frills edged with lace, white picture hat with ostrich leather, white lacey parasol ; Miss Wilkins, lemon-coloured silk veiled in white muslin with border of lace insertion, white picture hat with ostrich feathers, red parasol ; Miss Maud Wilkins, white Indian muslin with two small flounces on edge of skirt finished with lace, black hat with pink flowers, pink silk parasol ; Mrs Cotter, black silk, white silk bodice veiled handsomely in black net. black tulle toque ; Miss Millie Cotter, canary silk veiled in white muslin, black hat with yellow flowers; Miss Winnie Cotter, blue and white stripe, sailor hat: Mrs Hull, periwinkle blue flowered muslin fin shed with ribbons .-n suite. bonnet of cornflowers ; Mrs — Hull, grey check, green hat with pink flowers ; Miss Colbeck. bouton d'or silk veiled in grass lawn and finished with buttercup ribbon waistband and collar, fawn hat with buttercups ; Mrs Dignan. very handsome green s Ik. black corselet bodice, fawn hat with green and pink trimmings ; Mrs Buddle, cream taffeta silk with red stripe and floral design. green bonnet with floral decorations ; Miss Thorpe black and white striped batiste muslin ; Miss Florence Thorpe who has just returned from a Southern trip) was looking as lovely as ever in a bronze green and white stripe costume, black feather boa, black sailor hat, ostrich tips ; Miss Kate Hay, pink cambric, black hat with pink flowers ; and her sister wore white cambric, white sailor hat ; Miss Beatrice Bull, white pique tailor-made gown, orange ribbon round neck, white beefeater hat; Miss Amphlet, white gown with black ribbons: Miss Hesketh, white gown with black Empire sash with ends, white sailor hat : Miss Smith, blue : and her little sister wore white ; Mrs (Dr.) Erson. grey check gown, black hat; Mrs Mahoney, white shower muslin, picture hat with leathers, brick shot coloured silk parasol : and her friend, a navy delaine ; Miss Dunnett. fawn tailor-made gown ; Miss Percival, dark skirt, light blouse; Mrs Greenwav. Nil green ; Miss Eva Firth, white cambric, hat with yellow flowers; Mrs Wynyard, black ; Miss Wvnvard, blue shower muslin ; Miss Eaton, dark skirt, light blouse . Miss Eliott, white gown : Miss Esme Eliott, white shower muslin, white sailor hat with red band : Mrs Torrance, black ; Miss Torrance, apricot-coloured lustre; Mrs Davy, black: Miss Davy, white muslin. Mrs Ware, dark autumn silk veiled in black net; Misses Worsp two wore white costumes ; Miss Maud Buckland, white muslin . Miss Otway, white muslin finished with vellow ribbons : Mrs Younghusband, wore a green tailor-made gown, white vest, bonnet with pink and blue flowers ; Miss Meta Aicken, white gown with blue ribbons, white sailor hat with blue band : Miss Shepherd, dark skirt, pink blouse ; Miss Dargaville, black mourning costume : Messrs Sydney Williamson. Bloomfield. Philson, Hull two . Purchas. H. Rhodes, Mulvany. Drs. Purchas and Lewis, etc. THE BACHELORS' AFTERNOON TEA at the West End tennis ground on Saturday last was favoured bv fine weather. The tables were abundantly furnished with sweets and fruits, and the gentlemen were assiduous in attending to their guests. Some excellent games were played on the lawn, which is in first class order. Among those present were Mrs Andrews, in a pretty rose pink blouse, dark skirt, gem hat . Miss Bertha Atkinson looked stylish in white muslin, large brown straw hat with autumn leaves . Miss Butters, smart fawn costume, pale pink blouse, large picture hat : Mrs Butters, black merveilleux. black :onnet. Mrs Atkinson, black skirt, pretty cream blouse, large black hat with cream bow ; Mrs Douglas, dark skirt, white muslin blouse with heliotrope spots, hat with vellow bows: Mrs Caldwell, black crepon gown, black lace hat with feathers and cream bow ; Miss Caldwell looked well in pale pink costume, white fichu, red straw hat : Miss May Whitelaw was charming in cream and yellow, golden brown straw hat with cream trimmings; Miss Eva Russell, white muslin; Miss Kennedy, white pique, white sailor hat: Miss Florrie Hart, combination of white and blacx : Miss Mabel Hanna, black and white, sailor hat ; Miss Mabel Douglas, soft white muslin ; Miss Main, grey dress with Gobelin blue trimmings, white gem hat ; Miss Crawford, Nil green blouse, dark skirt : Miss Alys Windsor, black serge costume, pink blouse, large brown hat with fawn feathers; Miss Morgan, all white; Miss Cooke, white muslin, cAtc white hat Miss F. Cooke, pink muslin. Among the batchelors and others I noticed Messrs Bra bant. Halton, Patterson. Cooke. Williams. Caldwell. Carr. Goldie, Jones. Butters. Russell. Gentils. Taylor. Andrews, etc., etc.

Dr. and Mrs Knight, who left Auckland by the ‘ Monowai' on a visit to the Old Country, were entertained before their departure by a number of their friends. Mrs A. B. Reynolds, ot Po'nsonby, gave a MUSICAL EVENING last Wednesday as a farewell. The supper table was prettily decorated with Nil green silk and flowers. Mrs Revnolds wore a very pretty pale pink glace silk blouse with fans of crepe lisse on collar, brown Ottoman silk skirt ; Mrs Knight looked exceedingly well in a stylish green and golden brown brocade evening bodice, white net fichu, black lustre skirt; Mrs Hughes-Jones wore a dainty white figured lustre, white chiffon fichu ; Mrs Douglas, shot amethyst bengaline gown over brocade, plastron was outlined with jewelled passementerie ; Mrs Oxlev, grey and white gown, white chiffon fichu ; Miss Owen, chic heliotrope silk blouse, black crepon skirt ; Miss Ada Owen looked dainty in arose pink Liberty silk blouse finished with cream lace, dark skirt ; Miss Ross, white and pink floral muslin, full collar and cuffs of veiux rose silk : Miss Bach, cream frock, yellow silk sleeves and yoke veiled with pretty lace; Miss Waters, pink chine’ silk blouse, grey skirt. The gentlemen were : Dr. Knight. Parkes, and Owen, Messrs B. Baker. Reynolds, etc. DRESSES AT THE OPERA HOUSE during the Pollard performances : —Miss Bush, white evening gown ; Miss Percival, grey with touches of pink ; Miss Carr, white muslin ; Mrs Churton, black velvet and white chiffon on low bodice ; Mrs Douglas, cream crepon trimmed with lace, dark skirt ; Mrs Cotter, black gown, bodice relieved with bands of white silk covered with cream insertion ; the Misses Cotter looked charming in yellow silk ; Miss Isaacs wore a very stvlish theatre bodice of emerald green satin, cream silk sleeves with a velvet floral design in artistic shades of colouring, black silk skirt ; Miss Edith Isaacs. Nil green silk ; Miss Donald, pale blue ; Miss Kennedy, white : Mrs Cheesman wore a pretty gown cleverly combined with pale blue silk and emerai green velvet, finished with passementerie ; Miss Berry, pink : Miss A. Berry, white : Mrs Ashton Bruce, white silk evening blouse, dark skirt ; Mrs Hudson, white silk ; her daughters wore pink and blue silk, respectively : Mrs Gorrie. grey ; Mrs W. Jones, grey shot lustre gown ; Mrs G. Osmond, white figured lustre ; Mrs Devore, black lace with white satin wings spangled with sequins ; Miss Devore, pretty cream and gold gown ; Miss Hewin in a pretty soft gown of white crepon. cloak en suite trimmed with Angola fur; Miss Ross Wanganui), in white figured silk bodice and black skirt; Miss Goldie, rose pink and pretty cream cloak. Three other daintv frocks, whose wearers I did not know, were, a maize relieved with black chiffon ; a shrimp pink velvet blouse, black skirt, and a white muslin with black trimmings. Last Wednesday, on the EDEN AND EPSOM LAWNS the semi-final of the Auckland Lawn Tennis Championship took place between Mr P. Marshal and Mr Arthur Peel, and as the event has been eagerly looked forward to bv tennis enthusiasts. There was a nnmber of spectators assembled to witness this match. It is proposed to close the tennis season earlier this year, probably the 4th of April, as the courts require a very heavy top-dressing. On Saturdav there were a great many tennis-players present as well asthose who indnlgein croquet. Among them I noticed Mrs Hull. in black and whitestripedcambric, floral bonnet ; Mrs McFarland. Misses Frost. Nicholson. Rice. Clark, Paton (three . Gorrie (two). Bull, and Hardie all wore dark skirts, light blouses; Mrs Clayforth. very handsome navy delaine relieved with white; Miss Stewart, peach blossom pink nun's veiling ; Mrs Chapman. pink and white striped zephyr, hat with pink roses ; Mrs Torrance, black ; Miss Torrance, apncotcoloured costume; etc.

Phyllis Broune.