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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue XXVII, 25 December 1897, Page 851

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Dear Bee. December 15. On Friday afternoon Mrs E. F. \V. Cooke held a PRIVATE EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS in the building known as Campbell's Schoolroom, when both Mi's Cooke's own work and that of her pupils were shown, and very much admire.l by all. lea anil cakes, etc., were served al small tables about the room, presided over by Mrs Cooke's young ludf friends. Mrs Cooke wore ft black gown, effect if el.\ t rimmed wit h helio trope broche, which suited tin wearer. Amongst the guests were Mrs Mules, black, black bonnet, with red flowers; Miss Moles, white blouse, dark skirt, chip hat; Mi's Kempthorne. black, relieved with terracotta. bon net to match ; Mrs Sclanilers, dark green and white muslin, chic toque to match : Mrs Fenwick (Dunedin) looked well in a blaek mid whit, cheek costume, trimmed with black felvet. white felt boil t-shaped hat. with black velvet bows; Mrs Adam green silk under grass lawn, toqii en suite ; Mrs A. Grace, g're.v sil lustre, trimmed with black ehiffim.

small black bonnet ; Mrs Bunny, navy cloth coat ami skirt, toque. with red Howers ; Miss Bunny. heliotrope cambric, large black hat ; Mrs Sweet, white pique, pretty pink vest, sailor hat, with pink riblton ; Mrs G. Richardson, fawn covert coating- costume; Mrs Kissling. grey coat and skirt, gem hat. with white ribbons and quills ; Mrs Sealy, black ere|x»n and silk, bonnet to match ; Miss Sealy, white muslin, sailor hat ; Mrs F. Richmond (Blenheim). green silk blouse, dark skirt, large black hat ; Mrs Watts wore a handsome black costume, with heliotrope flowers in bonnet ; Mrs C. Watts, effective black gown, trimmed with jet, bonnet en suite ; Mrs Harris ; Miss Harris, grass lawn, chip hat, with heliotrope flowers ; Mrs Daubeney (Sydney), black costume, becoming black hat, with feathers ; Mrs Fell, shot green ami black silk blouse, black skirt. iKmnet to match ; the Misses Fell (2) wore pretty green and white muslins, trimmed with lace, chiffon hats : Mrs Robinson, white and red striped cambric. sailor hat ; Mrs Sharp, fawn costume: Mrs J. Sharp, all black (mourning) ; Mrs Mackay, black and gold gown, bonnet en suite: Mrs (Dr.) Roberts, white pique, white ehip hat : Mrs Webb-Bowen ; the Misses WebbBowen (2) looked well in white : Mrs Lyell, heliotrope flowered muslin biouse, black skirt, bonnet to match : Mrs T. Campbell, green floweret! muslin. chic toque ; Mesdaxnes Leggatt, Humphries, Roberts, Duff, Pitt, Ellis, Turner. Marjoribanks, Mirams. Blundell. Blackett. Oldham. Jones. I'ogson, Perrin. Duckworth (Blenheim). Robinson. Preshaw, Edwards, Heaps. Ponsonby. Leggatt. Bain, Morrison. Gibbs, Tomlinson, Houlker, Filluel ; Miss Huddleston, grey grass lawn over heliotrope, hat en suite : Miss Heaps, cream muslin, relieved with green ribbons, chiffon hat ; Miss Curtis, pretty heliotrope silk lustre, becoming toque to match : Miss Hayter, green costume ; Miss Blackett, red and white striped cambrie, black hat. with red flowers ; Miss Edwards, cream serge : Miss C. Jones, heliotrope blouse, black skirt : Miss G. Jones wore white : Miss Jackson, yellow muslin blouse, black hat and skirt : Miss Leggatt. white and cream : Miss Moore, dainty white muslin, trimmed with black r’ibbon velvet, large white hat ; Miss Duncan (Hokitika), stylish English-made gown of deep violet and grey check, finished with violet velvet, white felt, hat, trimmed with white wings and a touch of violet velvet ; Miss Gibson, blue muslin, trimmed with lace, becoming hat : Miss Gribben. green and white cambric, green straw hat, with profusion of red flowers: Miss Turner, white, with black ribbons ; Miss Gibbs. buttercup muslin : her sister wore heliotrope : Miss Houlker, blue and white blouse, dark skirt, hat trimmed with blue; Miss Pitt, white muslin over green, pink toque: Miss Pike, black silk erepon trimmed with old rose silk, hat to match: Miss Pearce, blue and white blouse, dark skirt: Miss Hunter Brown, stylish costume of green finished with white satin ; Miss W. Hunter Brown, all white: Miss Browning, black: Miss Levien, mixed tweed coat and skirt, flower-trimmed hat; Miss Tomlinson, white muslin, black sash; Miss Bell, black: Miss A. Bell, shot silk blouse, dark skirt. Victoria bonnet; Miss Poole, black; Miss Ledger. Amongst the gentlemen were Messrs E. F. XX. Cooke. Pitt. Joynt. Squires (2). Pike. Adams. Drummond, Dixon, Bonar. Bell. Daubeney (Sydney). Kempthorne, Filluel, Watt. King. Sharp. Ellis. Campbell, Archdeacon Stock (Wellington). Rev. J. P. Kempthorne. Drs. Hudson. Mackie, and Talbot, etc., etc. On Thursday evening Mr and Mrs F. Hamilton gave a MOST DELIGHTFI L DANCE at their residence for their three nieces from America who are staying with them. No pains were spared to make the evening a success; the dancing-room floor was perfect, and Mrs anti Miss Greenfield supplied the music. The decorations were lovely, and the garden was illuminated with coloured lanterns, whilst the supper was most recherche. Mrs Hamilton wore a handsome white silk evening blouse, black silk skirt; her three nieces were attired in pretty muslins. There were also present: Sirs Lyell; Mrs H. Dodson, who wore black: Miss Gribben, becoming white silk; Miss Jones, black velvet: Miss G. Jones, a prettv combination of blue and pink; Miss G. Fell wore white: Miss K. Fell, heliotrope silk; Miss Enright looked

well in white erepon and lace; the Misses Gibson, Gibbs (2), Melhuish, Pierce, Leggatt. Harris, Mcßae, WebbBowen (2), Bunny, Edwards, Squires (Auckland), Moore; Messrs Hamilton (-)), Squires (2), Levien (3), Fell, Bonar. Saxon, Dunn, Catley, Adams, Milner (2), Watt. Jones. Pike, and others. The next evening Mr and Mrs Hamilton gave another dance for children, and from all accounts they also spent a most enjoyable time.

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