NAPIER.

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

NAPIER.

Dear Bee, May 19. A meet of the HAWKE’S BAY HOUNDS was held last week at Longlands, and a delightful luncheon was given to the members of the Hunt Club by Mr E. Watt, on the lawn in front of his residence. His mother, Mrs Coleman, of Napier, acted as hostess, and an enjoyable time was spent by all present. On the return of the huntsmen in the afternoon, after a good run, which lasted till about 4 o’clock, they were entertained again by Mr Watt. Amongst those present when the hounds threw off were Mesdames Donnelly, Coleman, Caulton, Smith, the Misses Donnelly, Watt, Ormond, St. Hill, Luckie, Douglas, Nelson, Nairn, Messrs Lowry, A’Deane, Groome.Hyde, Donnelly, Carr, Jackson, Cottle, Bennett, Lewis. Russell, Harley, Coleman, Watt, Smith, O’Neill, Donnelly, Elliott, etc. On Wednesday evening a CHILDREN’S FANCY DRESS BALL, to which the young people of Napier have long been looking forward, was given by Mrs Coleman at her residence on the Barrack Hill. Between 70 and 80 guests were present, in every variety of costume. There were the usual godesses, sailors, soldiers, peasants, princesses, Indians, Irishmen, etc., and as all the dresses were effectively and prettily carried out, the scene in the ball-room was an extremely gay one. Miss Watt- represented the Queen of Hearts, and wore a pretty white silk dress adorned with large red hearts; Miss Coleman as a sea nymph wore a sea-green dress and numbers of pretty shells; Mr Watt as a Japanese wore a handsome embroidered costume of various coloured silks; Miss McLean as a Watteau shepherdess was in an extremely pretty dress of pink and blue satin; her sister, who represented a butterfly, also wore a very effective dress; Miss Florence Carr was much admired in n Roman dress of white and silver, and in her character of Flora wore garlands of beautiful flowers; Miss Erica Lines made a dear little Cherry Ripe; and her brother, Master Keith Lines, looked very well as a sailor; Miss Campbell represented the God-

ess of Flowers; Miss Louise Kettle wore an effective costume of black and white, as Pierette; Miss Hovell as Autumn was in a pretty dress of green gauze and silver adorned with autumn flowers and ivy leaves; Master Rollo Hovell was in a quaint-looking Kate Greenaway costume; Master Coleman was a eook; and his brother, a Turk; Miss Gladys Jardine looked very quaint as Margery paw; Miss Hoadley was a hospital nurse; and her sister, in a dress of bright scarlet, represented a poppy; Miss Justine Anthill was a witch, and wore a hat with a very high crown, and a pretty little frock, round which was entwined a fierce-looking snake; her sister represented a palette; Miss Lyndon was a Grecian girl; Miss May Morecroft was Powder and Patches; Miss Brown in a pretty white silk dress with lilies of the valley represented a flower girl; Miss V. Twigg in a green gauze dress and sprays of lilies of the vallev represented those flowers; Master Logan was a Turk; Master Moore a Chinaman; Master Troutbeck a huntsman; Miss Rutherford a Grecian girl; her sister wore a quaint dress with a big cap and a wide sash, and represented Lady Betty; Misss Kitty Wood was effectively dressed in blue and red and white as Stars and Stripes; Miss Kate Von Dadelzen looked exceedingly well as a gipsy; Miss Mary McLean was Australia; and her sister Grace Darling; Miss Nelson was in powder and patches; Master Alan Balfour was an Indian; so also was Mr J. Spencer; Miss Tanner was in powder and patches; Master Jardine wore an effective dress as Pierrot. In ordinary evening dress were Mesdames Ormond, Troutbeck, Anthill, Carr, Russell, Tanner, and others.

MARJORIE.