NELSON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXI, Issue XII, 17 September 1898, Page 380

NELSON.

Dear Bee. September 6. During the last week we have had quite a gay time at the Ojiera. Each evening the Theatre Royal has been crowded, especially on Friday, when ’The Gay Parisienne' was staged for the first time in New Zealand. Amongst the audience on different evenings I have noticed Mrs Browning (Callie Bay). flame coloured silk blouse, which was very becoming, dark skirt; Mrs A. P. Burnes looked well in black silk, with jet trimmings; Mrs Percy Adams: Mrs Sweet, pink silk; Mrs Richmond, dark dress, handsome opera cloak of pink and white silk brocade, dainty cap; Miss Richmond, black evening dress: Mrs Selanders; Mrs Kingdom looked very well in black evening dress, finished with )>ale blue: Mrs Jack Sharp, dainty blouse of pearl grey silk, black skirt; Mrs Young, black, finished with bright red velvet; Mrs Bunny; Miss Bunny, pretty pale pink blouse, black skirt; her sister wore a red opera cloak over a dark dress; Mrs Webb-Bowen, black; Miss Webb-Bowen. rose pink evening blouse, finished with ecru lace, black skirt; Miss F. Webb-Bowen, heliotrope silk blouse, trimmed with chiffon. dark skirt; Miss Leggutt looked well in pink: Miss Fell, red silk under white muslin; Mrs Sealy, black, trim-

med with jet; Miss E. Sealy (Christchurch) looked well in black silk; and two sisters wore pretty light silk blouses; Miss G. Pitt, blue silk blouse, with black trimmings; Miss Robertson looked stylish in a heliotrope blouse, finished with I winds of white satin, black skirt; Miss Blackett, blouse of sea green erepon, finished with black lace, black skirt; Mrs G. F. W. Cooke looked stylish in a gown of China blue; Mrs Gannaway; Miss Gannaway, forget-me-not blue silk blouse, finished w-ith chiffon frills and silver passementerie; Miss Pearce, white opera eloak. dark dress; Mrs Bain, black, with white cap; Miss Moore, black evening dress, white lace fichu; Mrs and Miss Perrin: the Misses Preshaw (2) wore pretty blouses, one old rose velvet and the other blue silk: the Misses Gibbs. Hurstmere, Duff. Trolove (2). Harris (2), and many others.

PHYLLIS.