SOCIETY

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXI, Issue XVII, 22 October 1898, Page 538

SOCIETY

Dear Bee, October 17. The final meet of the Pakuranga Hounds took place last Saturday at Mt. Albert, when the gathering was brilliant and very large. Two drags were laid by Mr Selby and Mr R. Walker of about three miles each in length. The first started from Onehunga and Mt. Albert Road, running in a ring round Alberton Estate. First obstacles to be taken were two slip pannels, next a stone wall, with ditch on landing- side, which daunted the greater part of the followers, leaving four ladies and half-a-dozen gentlemen in the train. Mr Daveney here was treated to a cracker. Another stone wall and away through Alberton scoria, then a field of grass land giving a jolly gallop; next to be negotiated was a ditch and a hedge, and away through a paddock of young oats, then the double in Alberton Avenue; here the wire on one of these stone walls brought Mr Harrison a crasher. Away across another field, a gorse hedge, with ditch on take - off side, next a stiff stone wall, with ditch on off side, another wall, brought us into Onehunga and Mt. Albert Road. Away across the railway line into Mr Lees’, when an awkward jump of a stone wall, with pine branches overhanging, had to be negotiated. Through Mr Lees’ property, on to Mountain Road, through Mr Morlen’s property towards Avondale Creek, when three or four stiff stone walls had to be negotiated; here we doubled back to Mountain Road, a check of a few minutes. Through Mr Lees’, now taking the south-eastern side of Mt. Albert into Mr Kemp’s property, four stone walls hack to Alberton property, from which we started. At one of these last walls our gallant huntsman, for a wonder, had a cropper, through his steed, Albion, falling. During the interval between the two drags Airs Kerr-Taylor kindly invited the ladies into the house to partake of a cup of tea. The second drag started from Alberton to Three Kings, passing through Mr French’s and Mrs Thomas’ properties, across Kingsland Road into Air Sewell's, taking from here the well-known run to Three Kings, which will not be necessary for me to describe.

Amongst those present I noted driving were Airs Hope Lewis, Afiss Fenton, Airs Buddle, Mr Philson, Mr and Airs Tanner, Air and Airs Cornelius Taylor and daughters, Afr Kelly. Air Beale, Airs and Afiss Torrance, Aliss Otway, Aliss Little, Airs W. Blomfield, Afr and Mrs Markham and Airs G. I’urchas, Air Elliott and Aliss Suttie, Aliss Sellars and Airs Bishop, Afr Fenwick, Air Noakes, Mr Elliott and Afr Harry Tonks, Air Pickering and Aliss Hesketh, Afr Geo. Dunnett and Aliss Dun nett, Afr Buckland and Miss Plioebie Buckland, ete. Riding were Afr McLaughlin (Dad), Afiss Amy Taylor (Tim), Aliss Stribley (Awatuna), Afiss Gorrie (Jimmy), Miss Norah Gorrie (Forella), Afiss Edith Tanner, who, by the way, is one of our pretty lady riders, was mounted on Ascot, and in the second drag she was seen amongst the foremost riders, Afiss Roberts (Molly Hawke), Mist Percival (Tommy), Miss — Buckland, Aliss Burns (Kalo), Afiss Bull (Kingfisher), Afiss Ware, Afiss Rae, Afiss —- Roberts, Afiss Martin, Afr Dunnett

(Opawaj, Afr P. Kinloch, Afr —- Kinloch (Farrier), Afr Caminer (Ingorangi). Air Nolan, Afr Segar Buckland (Paterson), Afessrs Coleman, Afoody,

Kinloch. Denniston, Daveney, Corn, Taylor, Tom Aforrin, Airey, Schnaekenberg, Garlick, etc. Many of the followers w-ere kindly entertained by Afr and Afrs Gorrie, of Onehunga, after this final run. As ladies’ clubs have been conducted with very marked success in other parts of the colonies it has been deeid-

ed by some of the Auckland ladies to have a meeting to discuss the project of a Ladies’ Club in Auckland. On Wednesday afternoon next Mrs Ware has kindly invited a number of her friends to attend a meeting, when Afiss AValker (lately of Afoana Vale, Cambridge) will attend this little gathering. Afiss Walker is inclined to devote the whole of her energies to the establishment and conduct of sueh a club, and also to put some of her own capital into the venture if she finds that the ladies of Auckland are in favour of the undertaking and are prepared to support it as members. Miss Walker has been for some time collecting information relative to their management and will be prepared on Wednesday next to answer inquiries and explain her plans and proposals. The last of the PONSONBY EUCHRE CLUB series took place last week in the Ponsonby Hall, when a very enjoyable evening was spent. There were 38 tables, and play was kept up with much zeal until about ten o’clock, when the hall was cleared and a dance brought a very pleasant evening to a close. The supper table, which was laden with all sorts of delicacies, was beautifully decorated with yellow and white. Burke’s band played softly a delightful selection of newest music during the evening. Air Rees proposed a vote of thanks to Afiss Owen, hon. secretary, and committee, who are to be congratulated upon the success which has attended these social gatherings, and Air C. H. Jones responded. Mrs Newell won the first lady’s prize, a gold brooch; and Air A. A. Martin won the gentleman’s prize, a silver match box. I believe the Club is to repeat the evening for the West End Tennis Club next month.

Among those present were:—Mrs Dr. Moir, black silk dress; Mrs J. Owen, handsome black satin, lace and jet trimings; Airs Gulliver, black silk skirt, canary silk bodice; Mrs C. H. Jones, shot green lustre, rose pink satin bodice; Afrs Gentles, pink silk and crepon dress; Airs Littler, pale yellow striped satin, yoke of pearls; Airs A. B. Reynolds, handsome blue moire brocaded silk; Miss Owen looked extremely nice in daffodil yellow muslin with bands of insertion; Afrs Newell, yellow crepon dress; Mrs Court, black crepon dress; Miss A. Owen, dainty pink organdie muslin, white satin sash; Aliss Ifwersen, pink crepon trimmed with bands of black bebe ribbon; Afiss Bastard, black velvet. white satin sleeves; Miss H. Bastard, white pin-spot muslin; Miss Aubin, white net, with bands of crimson ribbon; Afiss Aforrin, yellow brocaded silk; Afiss Campbell, white China silk, ruchings of chiffon; Afiss Brown, handsome cream satin; Miss Bach, white liberty silk; Afiss Airey, black velvet, old gold satin sleeves; Afrs Parkinson, black gown with brocaded velvet trimming; Afiss Johnston, white silk; Afiss Court, handsome dress of corded silk; Miss S. Campbell, eau de nil liberty silk; Afiss Wright, black and silver; Afiss Haven, pink crepon; Afiss Langsford, cream dress with scarlet ribbon; Miss Nelson, yellow gown; Miss Endean, white ottoman silk, lace and pearl trimming; Afiss Goldie, check silk blouse, black skirt; Afiss Jessie Afoir and Afiss Cora Anderson, who handed round the wafers during the evening, wore dainty dresses of light muslin. The gentlemen present were:—Dr. Aubin, Afessrs C. H. Jones, Littler, Goldie. Endean, A’aile, Bellamy, Newell, Caldwell, Afartin, AfcCutcheon, Aitken, Burton, Cooke, Russell, Davis, etc., etc.

The popularity of the West End ixowing Club as a fac+or in the social life of Ponsonby was never better demonstrated than on Saturday last, when over a thousand visitors assembled in honour of the OPENING OF THE CLUB’S ROWING SEASON.

The Club is always very hospitable, and although its members are exclusively of the masculine order of human being, they seem to have at call unite an army of feminine assistants ready to preside over afternoon tea 'ables and give brilliancy to holiday gatherings. The large boathouse at St. Alary's Bay is a capital assembly loom, available at a pinch for a dance or concert, as well as for afternoon tea. Here were the well-laden tables spread, but the visitors mostly arranged themselves on the sunny northern slope outside, from which

point of vantage they watched the spirited cortests. Among the ladies present were: Afrs J. R. Hanna, fawn silk dress, with vest of lace and velvet; Mrs Crawshaw, navy skirt and coat, pale pink front, Bond-street l.at; Airs H. Munro Wilson, fawn skirt and jacket, white sailor hat; Mrs Oldham, black silk, black velvet bonnet, trimmed with jet; Miss Dodson, shot dress, sailor - hat; Miss De- \ orc, navy blue skirt and jacket, white sailor hat; Miss Oldham, brown velvet, brown straw hat; Afrs S. E. .Hughes, grey costume, with bonnet to match; Afiss Winnie Leys, black, arge black hat, with full crown of ■ilk; Afiss Eva Leighton, navy blue kirt and jacket, white hat with pale nine band; Afiss Murrin, purple dress, with velvet front, black and red toque; Aliss Afaud, green dress, picture hat, with green trimming; Afiss Butters, black costume; Afiss Kennedy. black skirt and jacket, white sailor nat; Afiss Preece, dark skirt and jacket, sailor hat; Mrs Audley, Jones, navy skirt and Eton jacket, black straw hat, with ostrich tips; Afiss Aubin, fawn skirt and sac. jacket, white hat; Afiss Whitley, brown skirt and jacket, maize-coloured silk vest, white hat; Miss F. Hart, black skirt, heliotrope silk blouse, white sailor nat; Aliss Haven, fawn dress, white sailor hat; Mrs G. H. Baker, lawn skirt, white silk blouse, fawn straw hat; Afiss L. Owen, fawn skirt, pale blue blouse, fawn picture hat; Airs Phillips, violet costume; Miss George, navy blue skirt, Russian blouse, sailor hat; Afiss Hanna, navy skirt and'jacket, white sailor hat; Afiss E. Hanna, red dress, white hat, with black band; Mrs D. Oxley, tweed dress, velvet bodice, pretty floral bonnet; Afiss A. Oxley, fawn skirt and jacket, sailor ha + ; Afrs Braithwaite, dove-grey skirt and jacket, with vest of white silk, red hat; Mrs Andrews, dark skirt, cream silk bodice, cream toque, with feathers; Mrs G. W. Owen, black satin, bonnet to match; Aliss M. Rees, brown velvet, with silk frills, brown hat.

Afrs (Justice) Conolly, Remuera, g'ave at her residence, last Wednesday evening, the 12th, a very enjoyable progressive euchre party. There were nine tables. The first prizes were won by Afr Bodie and Afiss Kitty Lennox, and the booby by Mr Waddy and Miss Little. The guests were Afesdames Bodie, Clerk, Luckie, R. Dargaville, Sanderson, and Bruce; Misses Ware, K. Lennox, Dargaville, Hardie, L. Pickmere, Kempthorne, Little, Otway, Buddle (2); Messrs Waddy, Thomson, D. Clerk, Bodie, J. Lennox, Afajor, Luckie, J. Hardie, Sanderson, Bewes, A. Pickmere, D. McCormick, Dr. Maitland, J. Pritt, A. Bruce, Kingswell, Hume. The PONSONBY BOWLING GREEN

presented a very animated appearance last Saturday, when the Club opened their season. A new departure always has the charm of novelty. Afr J. Edmiston, the President of the Club, hit upon the happy idea of calling upon Miss Nellie Edmiston, his youngest daughter, to perform the ceremony of throwing the ‘jack’ and declaring the green open, which she did very gracefully. There was a large attendance of bowlers and visitors, who were entertained at afternoon tea by lady friends of the Club. Several spirited matches were played. Among the ladies present I noticed: —Mrs Edmiston, black, check velvet cape, black bonnet with heliotrope flowers; Afiss N, Edmiston looked dainty in a pale grey skirt and Eton jacket, white silk vest, white sailor hat; Mrs Ballantyne, green gown, brocaded silk vest, black bonnet with touches of red; Afiss AL Edmiston, pretty cornflour blue blouse, dark skirt, fawn hat with blue; Afrs Court, black silk, stylish green bonnet; Airs Alacdonald, black silk trimmed with jet, stylish little bonnet; Airs Alorrin, black figured gown, bonnet with pink poppies; Aliss Aforrin looked pretty in navy blue, white hat with goffered magenta chiffon; Aliss Maude, brown costume; Mrs T. Mahoney, white and black floral French muslin, white sailor hat; Mrs Littler, navy, black bonnet with red; Aliss Aloss Davis looked stylish in a pink and white blouse, brown tweed skirt, white sailor hat with pink band; Mrs Aubin, black; Afrs Russell, black gown, bodice relieved with white; Mrs W. S. Jones, sage green costume; Mrs Dickenson, black gown, front of bodice edged with white chiffon, fawn hat with white and fawn ribbon bows; Airs Newell, navy, white sailor hat;

Miss M. Blades, black; Mrs Thomas Brown wore a stylish pale gray skirt and coat, electric blue silk full vest, grey felt hat with wings; Mrs Spreckley, dove grey silk, white hat with clusters of lilies of the valley and yellow ribbon; Miss Butters, black Mrs E. Bedford, sparrow coloured cloth tailor-made gown, sailor hat; Mrs Philips, violet shot costume; Miss Kelsher looked pretty in a light fawn cloth, Russian blouse, pink vest, shot pink and fawn hat; Mrs Hudson, fawn cloth skirt and coat, cream silk vest, fawn hat; Mrs Douglas, green cloth tailor-made gown, white sailor hat; Mrs S. Hanna, sparrow coloured cloth gown, golden straw hat; Mrs Brookes, royal blue costume; Mrs Hurndall, black gown with pink spots; Mrs A. Cootes, black, pink silk vest and revers veiled with black lace; Mrs Geddis, figured blouse, dark skirt; Mrs Taylor, magenta silk blouse covered with black lace, black skirt, small white hat; Mrs Morpeth, fawn costume; Mrs Boake, fawn cloth costume; Miss Cook, vieux rose gown; Mrs Hutchinson, mourning; Mrs Hazard, black, etc., etc. On Friday the LAST DANCE of the season of the Ponsonby ‘At Home’ took place in the Ponsonby Hall. As usual, fancy dress and powder and patches were the order of the day. The attendance, both of ladies and gentlemen, was larger than usual, and included a number of visitors from distant suburbs. All the dances on the programme were engaged in with much spirit, and altogether a bright and most vivacious evening was spent. Mr Norman Baker, the hon. secretary, as usual, was most assiduous in contributing to the enjoyment of the guests. The Committee, consisting of Mesdames Devore, Hanna, Dufaur, and Littler, Messrs Devore, Dufaur, Littler and Hanna, may be heartily congratulated upon the success that has attended this year’s ‘At Homes,’ which by the way, have now been carried on for a quarter of a century, Friday’s gathering being the 25th of the series. The ladies deserve a word of commendation for the manner in which the supper arrangements have been conducted. At the close of the dance programme, extended by several extras, the company formed hands and sang ‘Auld Lang Syne.’ Mrs Devore was gowned in black satin, terracotta brocaded satin sleeves and Medici collar; Mrs J. R. Hanna, rich black satin gown, jet garniture on low cut corsage; Mrs W. Dufaur, pretty pale pink satin gown, vandykes surmounted the sleeves; Mrs Littler, handsome emerald green brocaded satin, chiffon sash; Miss Devore made a charming ‘Duchess of Devonshire’ in a green brocaded satin, large black velvet hat; Mrs J. J. Holland, handsome black moire silk, trimmed with terracotta silk; Mrs Williams, grey satin; Mrs Aubin, black silk; Miss Aubin, as ‘Marseillaise,’ was charming in her representation of the spirit of the French patriotism; Miss L. Langsford made a graceful ‘Maid of Athens’ in a soft white gown; Miss Hooper, salmon evening gown,trimmed with moss green velvet; Mrs Goodwin, black silk; Mrs Morrin, black satin gown; Miss Kennedy, ‘Austrian Lady’; Miss F. Hart, ‘Love Sick Maiden’; Miss George, as the ‘Muse of Painting,’ looked exceedingly well; Miss Muriel George, who represented a ‘Hardy Norse Girl,’ in a well carried out costume, looked the character to perfection; Miss Williams, ‘Hospital Nurse’; Miss Atkinson, white and gold evening gown; Miss E. Atkinson, yellow silk evening gown; Mrs Wilson-Smith looked pretty in black and gold evening gown, ‘Powder and Patches’; Miss Thomas, ‘Stars and Stripes’; Miss Morrin made a dainty ‘Maid of Arcadia’; Miss Caldwell looked exceedingly well in cream silk evening gown, ‘Powder and Patches’; Miss Essie Holland, pale shell pink evening gown, chiffon sash; Miss Preece, yellow evening gown, crimson roses on corsage and hair; Miss F. Preece, blue, large hat, ‘Powder and Patches’; Miss Goodwin, black velvet, pouched bodice, profusely dotted with sequins; Miss Winnie Goodwin wore a lemon-coloured muslin, which suited her admirably; Miss Bell, ‘Modern Art’; Miss B. Bell, ‘Powder and Patches’; Miss Peake,‘Folly’; Miss Raynes looked dainty as ‘Dresden China'; Miss K. Stephenson, ‘Yachting Costume’; Mrs Sowerby, lovely heliotrope evening gown; Miss Sowerby, pretty Nil green dress, softened with white lace; Mrs E. W. Burton wore a handsome rose pink satin; Mrs De Montalk, lovely white silk trained

gown; Miss Hill, ‘Powder and Patches’; Miss Burton, evening gown; Miss Clapcott, white and yellow evening gown; Miss Florence Clapcott looked charming in white silk; Miss Brewer, evening dress; Miss Jourdain, crushed strawberry gown, ‘Powder and Patches’; Miss Harper, white, large hat, with feathers; Miss L. Harper, evening dress; Miss Lena Owen, white, white picture hat, with feathers; Miss Bach, white silk, picture hat; Miss Haven, pink, ‘Powder and Patches’; Miss Martin, ‘Maritana*; Miss S. Campbell, white silk evening gown; Miss Campbell, white, long sleeves, cluster of red flowers on bodice; Miss Muriel Dawson was a ‘Study in While’; Miss Davies, white silk evening dress. Amongst the gentlemen were Drs. Aubin, Williams, Neild, Messrs Hanna, Dufaur, F. Leighton, Baker, Caldwell (2), Thompson, Jackson Palmer, Lewis, Vaile (2), Winks, Colson, Silk, Diddams. De Montalk, Earle, Andrews, Waddy, Foster, J. R. Hooper, Martin, Carr, V. Masefield, Wheeler, Gittos, Davies, W. Haven, Gilbert, Littler, Rennell, Jourdain, James, Dawson, Williams, etc.

Our Kaihu Valley correspondent writes:—Friday, October 7th, was the occasion of the second Kaihu Railway Annual Rail, which was held in the Public Hall, Dargaville, and proved to be a great success, about 100 couples being present. Decorations were carried out extensively, the body of the hall being tastefully decorated with nikau palms, ferns, lilies, red and green flags and bunting, whilst red and green lamps and Japanese lanterns, intermingled with the evergreens, added greatly to the prettiness of the hall. A large banner kindly lent by the Auckland Branch of the A.S.R.S., was exhibited at the end of the hall, while the stage was set off by various evergreen and native plants. A full-sized oil painting of a locomotive emerging from a tunnel, and with the lighted semaphore signals situated a little in advance, produced a pleasing and appropriate effect. The music supplied by Prof. Hulse, of Aratapu, gave great satisfaction, and the committee were highly complimented on having brought the ball to so successful an issue. The dresses worn were unusually pretty. I give a brief description of a few I noticed:—Mrs A. Nield, cream serge trimmed with chiffon and ruby plush; Mrs Mansill, white cashmere, silk trimmings; Mrs Burton, pale pink costume trimmed with green silk; Mrs D. Stewart, Helensville, white silk and olive green plush: Mrs McLeod, handsome maize corded silk trimmed with white satin and chiffon; Mrs Hosking, pretty eream costume trimmed with chiffon and green bebe ribbon; Mrs A. Harding, black dress, white chiffon trimmings; Mrs C. H. Gould, pink dress, shot silk trimmings; Mrs Beart, red poppies and black satin; Mrs A. Smith, cream dress, old gold satin sleeves; Mrs Brady, black dress; Mrs W. Brown, black silk trimmed with orange satin and chiffon; Mrs Cheriton. black crepon; Mrs R, Rhodes (Kaihu), black and amber costume; Mrs McLean, cream trimmed with blue silk: Mrs Carr, black and cardinal: Miss Flavell, black lace over maize; Miss Day, pretty blue cashmere, blue silk trimmings; Miss Cook, pale blue nun’s-veiling, chiffon and satin trimmings; Miss Z. Cook, striking cream and. cardinal costume; Miss Bolton, cream dress; Miss E. Smith, exceedingly pretty green costume and pearl white fur trimmings; Miss Alley, red velvet evening blouse; Miss F. Jones (Aratapu). cream costume, lace trimmings; Miss E. Phillips, pale blue costume; Miss Phillips, black dress, yellow trimmings; Miss A. Campbell, white costume, green satin trimmings; Miss Anderson (Aratapu). pale green with white satin trimmings: Miss Stehr, pretty green nun’s-veiling, maize satin trimmings; Miss Carruth, cream dress trimmed with chiffon; Miss Vousden (Aratapu). very pretty white silk and chiffon; Miss F. Smith, cream silk skirt, blue bodice; Miss M. Stewart, exceedingly pretty maize cashmere, white chiffon sleeves and trimmings: Misses Tj. and E. McDowell, cream costumes; Miss Horsepool, cream trimmed with red; Miss Shaw, greei. nun’s-veiling; Miss Scanlon, pink nun'.'-veiling trimmed with pink silk: Mrs (', rr, black; Miss Forgie, cream cost lint; Miss Lynch, terracotta; Miss l\. I.vneli unit l l»lm»

Miss K. Lynch, PHYLLIS BROUN.