NAPIER.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXI, Issue XIII, 24 September 1898, Page 322

NAPIER.

Dear Bee. September 15. Mrs T. A too re gnve an ENJOYABLE CHILDREN’S DANCE. \esterday evening’ at her resilience, and there were nearly fifty \onn<’ people present. Dancing’, which took place in the dining--room, was kept up with great spirit from about half-jest seven till after twelve o’clock. 7ths Moore wore a dress of pink and pale blue, trimmed with chiffon: Mrs Rutherford wore black: Mrs F. Rhodes was in a dress of lig-ht cream colour: Miss Eva Matthews wore a pretty white dress with a pink sash: Miss Gladys Jardine was in pink silk: Miss Katie Von Dadelzen wore a beeomingr pink dress; Miss Hovell. as usual, looked charming- in a pretty dress of white muslin, trimmed with pale blue; Miss Goldsmith looked well in deep cream silk: the Misses Ellison wore dainty white muslin dresses; Miss Vera Wilson was in pale blue: the Misses Rutherford were in white muslin. trimmed with narrow ribbons; Miss Cornford was in green muslin, with pretty green riblxms; the Misses Heath lx>th wore white: Miss Louis Bal harry was in pink silk: Miss Mary McLean wore blue muslin, and her sister was also in blue: Miss Florence Carr looked well in white, trimmed with pale blue: Miss F. Morecroft was in white muslin: Miss K. Wood was also in white; Miss V. Wilson wore blue. Messrs Hughes. Hovell. Dinwiddle. Spencer. Heath. Von Dadelzen, and Wood, and Masters R. Hovell. Linen. Jardine. Troutbeck. etc., were also present.

Dante, the conjuror, has been visiting this town, and astonishing the Napier people with his wonderful feats. He has had good houses every night

and kept his audience amused from beginning to end. Amongst those present were Mrs F. Williams, Mrs Duncan, Mrs Morton, Mrs Hovell, Miss Hovell, Miss Cotterell, Mrs Coleman, Miss Watt, Mrs Logan, Mrs Simcox, Mrs Nairn, Miss Nairn, Mrs Troutbeck. Mrs Goldsmith, Messrs Coleman, Williams. Hovell. Gardiner, Cotterell, Nairn, Braithwaite, Morton, etc.

MARJORIE.