DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue XXI, 13 November 1897, Page 662

DUNEDIN.

Dear Bee, November 6. I On Monday evening Mrs James Mills (Mount Lodge) gave a LARGE DINNER PARTY iin honour of Miss Webster and Mr 1C haffey. The table was most gracecully decorated with sprays of wattle olossom. Those present were:—Airs Mills, in a handsome white brocade Iress, diamond tiara and star; Mrs R. Turnbull (Linnburn Station), black satin, white satin trimmings, and pearl passementerie; Mrs Rose, handsome black satin, trimmings of jet; Miss Webster, pale blue corded silk, trimmed with Brussels lace and pink roses; Miss S. Webster, turquoise blue brocade, the bodice trimmed with frills of blue chiffon: Miss Chaffey (Culverden), blaek satin. cherry[coloured silk sleeves and sash: Miss Mills, bright rose brocade; Miss Reid (Elderslie),black satin and white lace; Miss Williams, heliotrope satin, black trimmings: Messrs Mills. Turnbull, Webster. Chaffey, Sergeant. Rvdone. Ritchie, Captain Craddock, etc.* were the men. On Wednesday, November 3, the wedding between Miss Rosie Webster and Mr Chaffey took place at All Saints Church. As the description of it will be a very long one. I have to postpone it until next week, when a full account will appear. The evening of the same day Mrs Sinclair Thomson gave a MOST ENJOYABLE DANCE for the bridesmaids—Miss S. Webster, Miss G. Webster, Miss Chaffey (Culverden). Most of the people present were wedding guests. The hall and drawing-room presented a most brilliant appearance with quantities of pot plants, flowers, and shaded lights; the ball-room decorations consisted of greenery, broom, and fairy lights, and one end of it was arranged as a draw-ing-room. The supper table looked very dainty with green, lilies, pheasant’s eye, and narcissi in high specimen vases. Mr and Mrs Thomson received their guests just inside the drawing-room. The latter wore a most handsome pink brocade, and carried a lovely ostrich feather fan. Those present were:—Mrs Webster, lovely blaek satin trimmed with black chiffon and jet; Mrs Turnbull (Linnburn), black satin, bodice trimmed with white satin and pearl passementerie: Mrs Gould (Oamaru), blue chine silk: Mrs Mills, white brocade, frills of white chiffon; Mrs Mac Master (Tokaraha), lovely yellow corded silk: Mrs Burbury (Oamaru). handsome pale green brocade; Mrs Garland (Oamaru). black satin, pearl ornaments; Miss Webster, blue brocade: Miss G. Webster, pink satin, pink

roses; Miss Chaffey, pale yellow brocade, blue silk sleeves; Miss Saunders (Christchurch), white coded silk ; Miss Ford, heliotrope silk trimmed with dark purple velvet; Miss Williams, black silk; Miss M. Williams, white chiffon bodice, black satin skirt; Miss Shand, white bengaline silk; Miss Wright, blue corded silk; Miss E. Ulrich. deep yellow bengaline silk; Miss Keid (Elderslie), blue brocade; Miss B. N. Reid, black satin, pink roses; Miss Macassey, white brocade, the bodice trimmed with pearl l>assementerie and white chiffon; Miss Graham, black satin; Miss S. Graham, white brocade; Miss K. Royse, handsome yellow satin, the bodice trimmed with spangles; Miss R- Neill, white silk: Miss K. Neill, pink chine silk; Miss Gibson, white silk, pink roses; Miss Rattray.yellow merveilleux; Miss K. Rattray, crushed strawberry pompadour silk; Miss Denniston, black satin: Miss Roberts, yellow silk, the Ixxiice made with frills of chiffon and lace: Miss Bartieman. white satin, the zouave covered with guipure lace: Miss Morris, white brocade: Miss Maclaren. grey satin; Miss E. MacLaren. white corded silk; Miss E. Neill, black satin: Miss Driver, white corded silk: Miss H. Driver, black satin: Miss MacLeap. white silk. Amongst the gentlemen were Messrs Thomson. Mills. E. Chaffey (Oamaru), Webster. 11. Webster. E. Webster. Sergeant. Ritchie. Reid. Teschemaker (Oamaru). 11. Teschemaker. J. Allen. Burbury. Crawford. Sale. Morris. C. Morris. Oldham. Graham. G. Graham. Wright. Marshall. Kettle. Macassey. Muir (Invercargill). Turnbull. Black, Cheeseman, Royse. Gibson. Haggitt. Fisher. Ponsoiiby. Ayres. Archdeacon Gould. Dr. Garland, Captain Craddock, etc.