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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue X, 28 August 1897, Page 310

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Dear bee, august 17. I really believe that our dry season has at last broken up, and that wet weather has set in in earnest. On Monday evening the LABIES* SAVAGE CLUB met at Mrs Batchelor’s. Mrs Charlie Tnrnbull, who had arranged the programme and was chairwoman for the evening, was unable to be present, so Miss Cargill filled her place. The programme was painted by Miss F. Hodgkins, and the items came as follows :—First, a reading by Mrs Woodhouse; second, piano solo by Mrs Petre; third, Highland Fling incostume by Miss E. Shand, fonrth, interval for tea and coffee; fifth, dialogue between Misses Haggitt, Stewart Bartieman, N. Farquhar, M. Sale, and F. Denniston ; sixth, song by Mrs Jackson. Miss Kate Stephenson was to have sung, but was not well enough to be present. Mrs Batchelor wore a handsome gown of crushed strawberry corded silk ; Mrs Denniston, black velvet; Mrs Boyd, black silk ; Mrs W. G. Neill, black silk ; Mrs Petre, petunia-coloured velvet blouse, real lace fichu, black velvet skirt; Mrs Shand, black lustre, sleeveless bo lice of dark green brocade; Mrs Woodhouse, yellow silk blouse, black silk skirt; Mrs Jackson, handsome black velvet; Mrs Ritchie, pale pink silk blouse, epaulettes of guipure lace, black velvet skirt; Mis Baker, black satin daintily trimmed with pink silk ; Miss Batchelor, white silk blouse trimmed with pearl trimming, black velvet skirt; Miss E. Batchelor, pale green silk blonse, black crepon skirt; Miss L. Rattray, fawn costume, collar of guipure lace over blue satin ; Miss Lucy Rattray, petunia velvet blouse, black lustre skirt; Miss Stewart Bartieman, pale yellow silk blouse ; Miss Maude Sise, yellow pompadour silk blouse trimmed with green velvet; Miss L Sise, red cloth ; Miss E. Ulrich, white and green striped silk blouse, black velvet skirt; Miss N. Farquhar, pink corded silk blouse, rucked sleeves of pink chiffon, black skirt; Miss Webster, blue velvet, bodice trimmed with cream lace ; Miss S. Webster, black velvet, epaulettes of cream guipure lace; Miss E. Shand, black velvet trimmed with jet; Miss Bathgate, pale yellow figured S'lk blouse, black velvet skirt ; Miss F. Bathgate, grey silk blouse ; Miss L. MacLaren, white figured muslin trimmed with white Valenciennes insertion ; Miss Cargill, cream merveilleux silk blouse, black silk skirt ; Miss F. Denniston, red silk blouse ; Miss Ruby Neill, heliotrope silk blouse; Miss Graham, pale green Liberty silk blouse trimmed with pearl passementerie ; Miss M. Sale, fawn muslin blouse, yoke of guipure lace threaded with blue satin ribbon. On Thursday Mrs Sargood gave a very pleasant AFTERNOON TEA FOR GIRLS

at her pretty residence, ‘ Romanopp.’ The evening of the same day Mrs J. M. Ritchie Balvraid ’) held a large reel party. On Friday Mrs Boyd, Stafford-street, gave a large dinner party for young people in honour of her daughter’s (Miss Margaret) coming of age. The same evening Mrs Fisher, St. Clair, gave a most ENJOYABLE MUSICALE for Miss Royse, who has just returned from a trip to the Old Country. A very large number had been expected, but owing to the dreadlul weather and distance to St. Clair, quite a small number turned up. Nevertheless, the evening was a most enjoyable one, the guests not even thinking of departing until after midnight. Mr and Mrs Fisher received their guests in the large diningroom, the latter wearing a handsome black corded silk lavishly trimmed with black lace, deep flounce of lace round the foot of the skirt. The supper-table looked charming decorated with bulbs of all kinds arranged in high specimen vases. Miss Royse contributed two pianoforte solos in fine style, while Mrs Turner gave three or four most amusing recitations. Songs were also given by Miss Henderson, Miss Ethel Neill, and Messrs H. and W. Fisher. Some gucs'.s I remember were Mrs Michie, iu black satin, the bodice trimmed with cream spangled lace and bunches of violets; Mrs Webb, black corded silk ; Mrs Neill, black merveilleux, long rucked sleeves and vest of white chiffon ; Mrs Coughtey, black silk, sleeveless bodice of pink silk covered with jet, rucked sleeves of soft black silk ; Mrs A. Fisher, heliotrope corded silk, the bodice pretily tucked and trimmed with white chiffon; Miss Fisher, pale pink silk ; Miss Batchelor, cream silk, bunches of pink roses on the shoulder; Miss Shand, black velvet; Miss Royse, handsome cream and pink brocade; Miss Ulrich, black merveilleux trimmed with spangles ; Miss Coughtey, pale green striped silk skirt, shot pink and green chiffon blouse ; Miss Sise, white silk; Miss Henderson, pale blue chin£ silk, sleeves of white chiffon and frills; Miss Roberts, pink silk, black lace epaulettes. Messrs Fisher, A. Fisher, Turner, Clewes, Royse, Michie, Tnrnbull, and Dr. Coughtrey were amongst the

gentlemen.

Aileen.