DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue V, 24 July 1897, Page 150

DUNEDIN.

Dear Bek, July 13. On Monday evening the LADIES’ SAVAGE CLUB was held at Mrs C. Graham's residence in Heriot Row. There was a great number of people present, it being the visitors’ evening. Mrs Napier Bell was chairwoman for the night, and she had arranged a most sp'en-lid programme. There were three programmes, which had been painted by Mrs Joachim, Miss Hodgkins, and Miss E. Napier Bell. The programme opened with a reading by Miss Browning. Mrs Monkman then contribnted a song, which was most heartily encored. A minuet (de la coeurj was danced by Miss Lily MacLaren and Miss Edith Shand. They wore full minuet costumes, and coloured lights shone on them the whole time, which added greatly to the picture-queness of the scene. Miss Eleanor Miller then recited, and this concluded the first half of the programme. Tea, coffee, and most delicious cakes were served in the dining-room, and the table was prettily decorated with chrysanthemums and ferns. The first item on the second half was a Scotch character sketch by Miss Cargill and the Misses Webster. This item was quite the funniest during the evening. Miss Florence Mills gave a most delightful pianoforte solo, and Mrs Percy Brown (England) sang twice in a most charming manner. Miss Elsie Bell concluded the programme by performing an Egyptian dance in costume. The next evening is to be held at Mrs Rattray’s. Mrs Graham wore black corded silk with white silk waistcoat ; Mrs Bell, black satin trimmed with jet. Others were Mesdames Webster, Bartieman, B-own, Ritchie, Welsey Turton, Ulrich, C. Turnbull, Misses Graham, Mills, F. Mills, D. Williams, Webster, S. Webster, R. Webster, Ulrich. M. Turton, K. Rattray, L. Rattray, Gibson, Sise. M Sise, L. Mac Laren, E. Shand, Miller. Macassey, Ronalds, Driver. H. Driver, and Dunlop. On Tuesday evening Mrs (Dr ) Martin gave a very ENJOYABLE EUCHRE PARTY at her residence, * The Octagon.’ The top prizes were won by Miss Joachim and Mr Oldham, the boobies by Miss Griffiths (Auckland) and Mr John Cameron. After the prizes were given out all adjourned downstairs to the large dining-room, where a most delicious supper was laid out Before separating for the evening Miss Mabel Kempthorne, Mr George Stephenson and others sang some very pretty songs. Mrs Martin wore a most becoming gown of black merveilleux daintily trimmed with white accordion-pleated chiffon ; Mrs Denniston, black S’lk, the neck and sleeves edged with black lace ; Mrs Guy (Port Chalmers), white merveilleux, the bodice covered with white chiffon trimmed with pearl ornaments ; Miss Reynolds b'ue silk, terracotta velvet ribbon bows on shoulder ; Miss Gilkinson, black velvet; Miss Ulrich, black silk, steel belt; Miss Denniston, white silk ; Miss Tewsley, sky blue silk, white net fichu with long ends reaching to the foot of the skirt; Miss Shand, pink silk trimmed with black lace and jet; MtssE. Shand, yellow silk, the bodice covered with chiffon ; Miss Griffiths, white spotted silk simply trimmed with white lace ; Mrs Joachim, black silk trimmed with red silk ; Miss Kempthorne, cream satin ; Miss Neill, black silk ; Miss Churton (Auckland), white satin trimmed with cream lace ; Miss Stephenson, black silk with red ; Miss Orbell (Geraldine), pale green silk trimmed with white corded silk ; Miss Reynolds, pale blue silk blouse trimmed with petunia velvet, black silk skirt ; Miss Mac Lean, pale pink satin ; Messrs Allen, Turton, Mac Lean, Patnllo, Oldham, Dick. Hume, Cameron, Clowes, Fisher, Tewsley, Macassey, Stephenson, Tapley, Mojre, Williams, and other gentlemen were present. Qn Wednesday evening the first SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT of the Dunedin Liedertafel for this year was held in the Choral Hall. Their opening part-song, entitled, ‘ A Loyal Song of the Queen,’ was composed by the conductor, Mr Jesse Timson, and was much appreciated. Miss Mongrieden. the lady soloist for the evening, was encored every time she sang, as was Signor Squarise, who rendered several excellent violin solos. Taking the concert as a whole, it did not nearly come up to its usual standard.

Aileen.

A New Zealand matron carries her sixty years so lightly that she thinks nothing of riding on her bicycle one hundred miles in a day, and since she first became a cyclist has covered, in all, some five thousand miles.