PAEROA.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIII, Issue IX, 26 August 1899, Page 31

PAEROA.

Dear Bee, August IS. The Progressive Euchre Club had a most delightful evening at Mrs Forbes' residence on Wednesday. There were eight tables, the play starting at 8.30, and was kept up with great vigour until 11. Our hostess was looking charming in pink silk, the bebe bodice being trimmed with rows of black lace insertion; Miss Haszard (Thames) carried off the first prize (a box of perfume. The second ladies’ prize (a tray) was won by Mrs Edwards. Mr McArthur won the first gentlemen’s prize, a tobacco pouch, and Mr Malfroy the second, a shaving cup. A most dainty supper of oyster patties, cakes, etc., was handed round. Mrs Edwards looked well in an old gold silk bodice trimmed with black lace and bebe ribbon, black velvet skirt; Mrs John Edwards, black velvet, the bodice cut square and filled in with black net, the elbow sleeves were finished with pink chiffon; Mrs Haszard. shot blue silk blouse, pretty sleeves tucked with rows of white lace insertion between, black skirt; Miss Haszard, cream lustre; Miss Gibbons, pretty pink nun’s veiling; Miss A. Gibbons, pink blouse, white skirt; Mrs Pratt, grey silk, yellow silk sleeves; Mrs Brunskill, ivory white broche satin; Miss Forster, yellow silk blouse, black skirt: Miss Jeannie Forster. buttercup silk evening blouse, while silk skirt: Miss Brunskill. pretty cream nun’s veiling, the bodice trimmed with ruchings of ribbon: Mrs McArthur, black silk; Mrs Sullivan, blue nun's veiling, the corsage draped with lovely point lace; Miss McArthur, black and red; Miss Mary Wight cream corded silk blouse, cream satin skirt; Miss Wight, very becoming black velvet relieved with cerise satin;

Miss N. McArthur, white silk; Miss Mueller, cream; Miss Anderson looked well in cream silk; Mes-rs Edwards (2), Jackson, Malfroy. Fraser. Woolley, Brunskill, Haszard, Pratt. Anderson, Mackay, Sullivan, McVeagh, McArthur, O'Halloran.

On Thursday that much looked forward to event, the girls’ dance, eventuated in the Wharf street Hall. It certainly was a great success in every way. though 1 think the floor left something to be desired. The music was furnished by a band from Karaiigahake. Among those present 1 noticed Mrs Buckby, handsome old gold satin; her sister. Miss Clark, wore black: Miss Clayton, mauve cashmere; Mrs Edwards, black satin; Mrs John Edwards, lovely white brocade trimmed with pearl embroidery: Miss Mueller (Auckland), pink nun's veiling; Mrs Forbes looked very well in a dainty white Indian silk made with an apron skirt, the bodice trimmed with chiffon; Miss Williams, black velvet relieved with green ; Miss Anderson, pretty green silk, white satin sleeves; Miss A. Gibbons looked well in pale blue silk; Miss Wight, black velvet; Mrs McAndrew, black silk; Miss McAndrew, blue nun's veiling; Miss Haszard (Thames), cream lustre; Miss Forster, white silk; Miss J. Forster, green nun's veiling, with lace frills; Miss Gibbons, white embroidered cashmere: Mrs Bastings, shot silk blouse, black brocaded satin skirt: Mrs Haszard. white silk; Miss Brunskill, eream nun's veiling: Miss Coote. pretty pink satin, the skirt a mass of little frills; Miss Moore, white satin; Miss Hubbard, cream silk; Mrs Syme, black silk; Miss Delaney, pink foulard; Miss Matthews, black velvet blouse, cream skirt; Miss McArthur, yellow silk blouse, trimmed with black lace, black skirt; Miss N. McArthur, white nun’s veiling; etc. Messrs Bastings. Jackson. Mueller, McVeagh. Anderson. Fraser, Malfroy, Woolley. Hargreaves, Cramer-Roberts, Forster. Haszard. Barrett. Coote. Bush (2). Aicken. DeCastro. Hague-Smith, McArthur (2), O’Halloran. Harris, Knight, Garcia, Brenan. etc.

DORIS.