NELSON

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XX, Issue XXIII, 4 June 1898, Page 4 (Supplement)

NELSON

Dear Bee, May 17. Last week Miss Hatherley and Miss Celia Dampicr gave two CONCERTS in the Theatre Royal. Miss Hatherley was not altogether a stranger to us, but the child violinist we had not had the pleasure of hearing before. Miss Hatherley wore a white dress, with soft white silk trimmings. Little Celia looked lovely in a simple ivory white satin frock, daintily trimmed with chiffon; Miss Kathleen Fell looked well m emerald green, with profusion of cream banksia roses on bodice; Miso Pratt wore cream; Miss Moore, white. Amongst the audience I noticed Mrs Mules, black silk; Miss Mules, evening blouse, dark skirt; Mrs Houlker. black; Mrs Prouse (Wellington), wine-coloured silk blouse, dark skirt; Miss Houlker, cream; Mrs Gibbs, black and white silk, dainty lace cap; Miss Gibbs, black silk and lace, with maize silk trimmings; Miss N. Gibbs, blue silk blouse, dark skirt; Miss Bow wore cream; Mrs Fell, black; Miss G. Fell, pink silk blouse, dark skirt; Mrs Hudson, blue; Miss Cock, black; Miss M. Cock; Mrs Duff, black, pretty white and yellow cap; Miss Duff, black; Miss Harris, stylish plaid blouse, dark skirt; Miss Ledger, pretty evening blouse, dark skirt; Miss E. Ledger, pale blue blouse, black skirt; her sister wore pink; Miss Atkinson (Christchurch), brown; Miss Trix Atkinson, fawn; Miss Jagger, bluey grey tweed, with crimson silk vest; Mesdames Moore. Hanby, Richardson, Misses WebbBowen, Koch fort,. Sealy, Bell, Prouse, (Wellington). Kempthorne, Evans, Hanby, Trent, Brabant, and others. THE POLICE COMMISSION has at last held its inquiry at Nelson. But the Commissioners were so much delayed by bad weather coming from Westport that we really began to doubt when the inquiry would be held at Nelson. They left Westport by a special coach on Sunday, expecting to reach Belgrov e on Monday, but they were doomed to be disappointed. They were stopped on Monday by an extensive wash-away in the Buller Road at Granity Creek; by Wednesday they made a successful effort to get the coach past the break in the road. Further on they were again stopped by the creel-, in Norris’ Gully being in heavy flood. Nothing daunted, however, Mr Pointon. Colonel Pitt, together with Mr Tunbridge, Mr Gray, nnd Inspector Cullen, determined, if possible, to reach Belgrove. They climbed across the. framework of the railway bridge, which spans the creek, walked through the tunnel, and, procuring a trolly, worked their way thus to Belgrove. where they arrived late the same evening wet, but feeling satisfied That they had triumphed over the elements. The Commissioners

who waited for the coach did not arrive in town until the next day. They were not long over their business in Nelson, as they left again on Friday for Picton. Dear Bee, May 24. The Nelson ‘Town’ and the Brook Tennis Clubs gave a LARGE DANCE in the Provincial Hall last Wednesday. As it was the first dance of the season, there were a great many people present. The committee did not spare themselves in their efforts to make the dance a success, and it must have been gratifying to them after their trouble to hear everyone on all sides pronouncing it as ‘lovely.’ The room was tastefully decorated with the Club’s colours, tennis nets and racquets, and a profusion of lovely flowers and ferns. The supper room looked equally pretty, yellow and white chrysanthemums forming the floral decorations. The supper itself was much the same as the usual ball suppers, everything being as nice as possible. Dancing began at 8.30 p.m., and was kept up most energetically until the small hours of the morning. Martin’s string band supplied the music. Amongst those present I noticed Mrs P. Adams in a handsome gown of brilliant rose pink moire, the bodice being finished with an Empire belt of crimson velvet; Mrs Pitt grey silk; Mrs Fell, black satin; Mrs Burns looked lovely in a handsome dress of black satin, rucked sleeves of white chiffon, and bands of deep red velvet coming from the shoulders to the waist; Mrs Sweet, buttercup satin; Mrs Houlker, black silk; Mrs Prouse (Wellington), green silk; Mrs Harris, black; Mrs Mackay; Mrs Bunny; Miss Brabant loked well in a pretty dress of rich yellow satin; Miss Robertson was much admired in hyacinth blue silk, the bodice being relieved with real white lace; Miss Nora Dunn looked very pretty in a daintily made white debutante silk dress; Miss Dunn; Miss Browning, deep yellow satin with bands of white and black; Miss Jo Pitt looked well in pink silk; Miss Fowler (Masterton), pale pink evening dress: Miss Houlker (debutante), white silk, finished with simple white daisies and white satin sash; Miss Prouse (Wellington), becoming white silk; Miss Wood was much admired in black, relieved with pink roses; Miss Leggatt was wearing a pretty dress of eau de nil; Miss G. Fell, white, and her sister in shot heliotrope and pink silk: Miss Watson (England), black silk relieved with black and white lace; Miss Tomlinson, white with touch of green on bodice; Miss Trix Atkinson, black silk, with eau de nil trimmings; Miss Bunny was admired in scarlet; Miss Pike, black silk; Miss Raynor, white and gold; Miss Harris, white satin; Miss Webb Bowen, white with scarlet poppies in her hair; Miss Tully (Wairarapa), handsome white ivory satin; Miss Robinson (Foxton) looked pretty in a simple white dress; Miss Hursthouse, peacock blue velvet, with pink silk trimmings; Miss Wright, pink silk, and her sister in white silk; Miss Mackay, pink: Misses Heaps, Richmond, Ledger, Hursthouse. Gannaway, Catley, Roberts, Preshaw (2), Messrs Duncan, King. Green, Bonar, Adams, Atkinson. Hursthouse (2), Hunter Brown, Fell, Burns, Leggatt, Ellis, Tomlinson, Mackay, Colt, Washbourne, Moore (2), Roberts, Graj', Drs. Andrew and Talbot, and others.

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