BLEHHEIM.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue VII, 7 August 1897, Page 219

BLEHHEIM.

Dear Bee, July 27. THE debating society met again last Friday night, when Mr Mabin opened the debate by upholding the usefulness of a Choral Society compared with a Debating Society. Mr Jefferies took up the cudgels on behalf of the last-named society, and made a very good speech. After considerable discussion a vote was taken which resulted in a majority for the musical society, the ladies inclining to the latter, whilst nearly all the gentlemen ranged themselves on the other side. The question to be argued out next Friday is ‘ That Capital Punishment Should be Abolished.’ Misses Redwood and Waddy’s CINDKRELLA DANCE came off on Friday, and was most successful in everyway, the attendance being unusually large. The flowers used for the decoration of the supper-table were chiefly

mimosa, but the arrangement was very pretty, and the

supper most tempting. There were plenty of gentlemen partners, several strangers being present.' Mrs A. Ward was handsome in black ; Mrs Snodgrass, pretty pink silk evening blouse, the square-cut corsage outlined with silver sequin trimming, dark skirt; Mrs B. Clouston, white ; Mrs Black, handsome brocaded silk dress, prettycream opera cloak ; Mrs Lucas, white crepon with black velvet trimmings ; Mrs Griffiths, black ; Mrs Vavasour, handsome blue satin dress, the dfcoUetage finished with lovely pearl passementerie; Mrs Winstanley and Mrs Carey, both wore black ; Miss Redwood looked well in black velvet, the bodice trimmed with deep white lace; Miss Kathleen Redwood, white; Miss Fell (Picton) was striking in black velvet skirt and pretty yellow silk evening blouse with black velvet epaulettes ; Miss Mildred Fell, black velvet skirt, white silk evening blouse trimmed with jet and whitechiffon; Miss Cawte, pale blue; Miss Cotterill, pale blue crepon ; Miss Johnstone, pale pink and white; Miss Haslam (Christchurch), white satin ; Miss Simpson (Taurauga), white crepon ; Miss Robertson, becoming art green silk dress, white chiffon trimmings ; Miss Waddy, pink dress with pink chiffon and jet; Miss Winstanley, cream dress; Miss Ward and Miss Fon Ward were pretty in cream ; Miss L. Ward, pale blue; Miss Harley, cream dress and yellow sash. Some of the gentlemen were Messrs P. Trolove (Woodbank), F. Trolove (Nelson), E. Parsons (Kaikoura), C. Chaytor (Nelson), B. Clouston, B. Green, L. Griffiths, D’Arcy Chaytor, Stubbs, Vavasour, Snodgrass, L. Redwood, H. Robinson, Waddy, Mirams, Harris, Lloyd, R. Dy mock, W. Dobson, Dunn, C. Hodson, C. Teschemaker, etc.

Mrs Ball intended to leave last Tuesday for Tauranga on a visit to her mother, but Mr Bull, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, became so indisposed that she postponed her departure until Thursday, the 29th. The Hibernian Band went up to the hospital on Sunday and gave a selection of music, that was pleasing alike to the inmates, and to the many visitors.

Frida.