DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue VIII, 14 August 1897, Page 246

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Dear Bee, August 9. This week there has been a series of small entertainments given for Mr and Mrs Brough and their Company. Oil Saturday Mr and Mrs John Fraser (St. Clair) gave a small afternoon tea to meet Mr and Mrs Brough. The table was most charmingly decorated with pale yellow primroses and blush roses. Mr and Mrs Fraser received the guests in the drawing-room. Some of those present were Mr and Mrs Brough, Miss Temple, Mr Mclntyre (Brough Company), Mr and Mrs Hockin, Mr and Mrs Woodhouse, Mr and Mrs A. Stronach, Mr Hart, Mrs Theomin, Mrs Willliams, Messrs Sise, M.Sise, Kennyon, Ulrich, Williams, and Coughtrey, Messrs Hanlon, Marshall, Dr. Alexander, and others. On Monday evening the usual meeting of the LADIES’ SAVAGE CLUB was held at Mrs Farquhar’s, William-street. MissRattray was in the chair, and had arranged a very excellent programme, but owing to the Brough Company being here, the attendance was very small, and. so I will not particularise about the evening at all. On Tuesday afternoon Mrs Graham, Heriot Row, gavea large MUSICAL ‘ AT HOME.’ The table looked pretty decorated with bowls of wallflowers. Mrs Graham, with her daughter, Mrs Brown r (England), received the guests in the hall. Songs were contributed by Mrs Brown, Mrs Rose, Mrs Theomin, and. several others. A few I remember there were Mesdames Brough, Ritchie, Sale, Williams, Ulrich, Webster, Bartieman, Finch, Ogsten, Mill, Rose, Ramsay, Dowling, Macassey, Shand, Royse, Mac Lean, Scott, Fraser,. Rattray, Jeffcoat, Sargood, Wright, Jones, Theomin,. Hart, Bathgate, Gibson, Turton, Misses Graham, Bartieman, Gibbes (Oamaru), Temple, Webster, G. Webster, Handyside (Akiteo), Bathgate, Farquhar, Sise, M. Sise, Royse, K. Royse, Ulrich, Williams, Shand, E. Shand. and Ramsay. On Wednesday afternoon Mrs Sargood (‘Romanoff’) gave a VERY LARGE ‘AT HOME.’ A string band played strains of delightful music in therecess of the hall. One of the rooms had been set ap.rt for the enjoyment of the guests. There were two tea-

rooms; coffee was served in one and tea in the other. Both tables were prettily decorated with baskets of yellow primroses. The mantelpieces in both rooms had a number of high specimen vases placed on them, which were filled with Japanese chrysanthemums. Dishes of most delicious sweetmeats were all about the house, and seemed to be most heartily partaken of. The cakes were of the highest order ; they were too good to describe. Mrs Sargood received her guests in the hall. She wore a most becoming tea-gown of smoke-coloured cashmere, with full front of rose pink ■China stlk with pieces of pale blue flowered silk hanging loosely down the sides, high Medici collar of pink edged with astracban of same colour. Those present were Mrs Finker, in sstrachan cloth costume, white satin waistcoat, large black velvet hat with feathers; Mrs Gallaway, navy blue serge costume ; Mrs Hockin, black ; Mrs Royse, black satin, full front of white satin covered with lace, tiny black bonnet with flowers and jet; Miss Maclean. heliotrope surah silk blouse, black crepon skirt; Miss Wright, black crepon costume, black hat with blue -ribbons; Miss Royse, brown tweed costume, heliotrope -straw hat with flowers; Miss E. Royse, maroon cloth, green hat with roses. Numbers of others were present, but there was far too much of a crush to see what dresses were worn. On the same day Mrs Ritchie gave A SMALL AFTERNOON for Mrs Brough, Miss Temple, and .the Misses Hardy. There were not a great number of peop’e present Music was kept going the whole afternoon. In the evening Misses Shand gave A SMALL EUCHRE PARTV -for Miss Handyside. There were six tables The top prizes were won by Miss Graham and Mr G. Sise. The boobies were Mr C. Cook and Miss Handyside. Those -present were Miss' Handyside, in white silk trimmed with lace; Miss Bartieman, pink, with flowers; Miss E. "Ulrich, prune velvet gown ; Miss G. Webster; Miss Webster, green velvet blouse, black skirt; Miss Gillies ■(Oamaru), terra-cotta silk covered with black lace ; Miss Sise, pink brocade ; Miss Shand, black velvet; Miss L. Shand, heliotrope silk ; Miss A. Shand, yellow silk blouse, black skirt. Among the gentlemen were Messrs Law, Maclean, Macdonald,.Haggitt, Morris, Richard■son, Cutten, Cook, and G. Sise. On Thursday evening the Brough Company brought their season here to a close with ‘Dandy Dick.’ Mrs Brough was presented with an illuminated address and a diamond bangle;

Aileen.