WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXII, Issue XVI, 22 April 1899, Page 537

WELLINGTON.

Dear Bee, April 13. News is, I am sorry to say, scarce again this week, but 1 will describe to you> some very' smart walking costumes I have noticed being worn lately. Mrs \V. Turnbull is wearing a neat blue serge skirt, fawn tailormade jacket, and cornflower blue straw hat trimmed with flowers and velvet to match; Mrs A. Brandon, black Eton costume and stylish black hat trimmed with scarlet velvet ami white ospreys; Mrs Colonel Penton, fawn tailor-made costume and blaek toque trimmed with pink roses; Mrs Newman, very well made blue serge costume and black and magenta toque; Mrs Gore is wearing a blaek silk gown trimmed with black and white check silk, and becoming bonnet to match; Mrs Harry Gore, blue cloth tailor-made suit, and white sailor hat with scarlet band; Mrs Dr. Martin, blue tailor-made costume with revers of lace, blue straw hat trimmed with tips and lace wings; Miss Simpson is wearing a very stylish grey tweed costume, and with it she wears

a becoming pink toque with jet crown; Mrs Marchbanks, dark tailormade suit ami scarlet toque; Miss Toxward, blaek Eton braided costume ami becoming blaek and white feathered hat; Mrs Crawford. fawn gowu effectively trimmed with salmon pink velvet, black and white hat with wiugs; Mrs C. Johnston, blaek Russian costume, black straw hat with scarlet wings in front and black ospreys; Mrs Collins looks very nice in a black and white costume; the Misses Hislop are wearing blue tailor-made costumes and white sailor hats; etc.