NAPIER.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIII, Issue XVI, 14 October 1899, Page 689

NAPIER.

Dear Hee, October 3. A most successful dance was given at the Athenaeum Buildings last Saturday evening in aid of the Athenaeum funds. The decorations were pretty, there was an excellent supper, and dancing was kept up with spirit till twelve o’clock. Mrs Von Dadelzen was wearing an elegant gown of black brocade; Mrs Bowen was in pale blue silk; Mrs Lusk was handsomely dressed in pale green satin, with a design in violet ribbon on the skirt; Mrs Russell Duncan looked well in pink, the bodice trimmed with crinkled chiffon; Mrs R. B. Smith was in black; Mrs Thomson was also dressed in black; Miss Morecroft wore a pretty yellow gown, with crimson roses on the bodice; Miss Bessie Morecroft had a dainty white dress, trimmed with silver embroidery; Miss Lyndon was in white; Miss Janie Heath wore pale blue; Miss Annie Drummopd (Hastings), was in white silk; Miss Cornford’s dress of pale green, with a cream sash, was most becoming; and Miss Seale’s gown of white silk, trimmed with pearl embroidery, was also dainty. Amongst the. men were Messrs Von Dadelzen (2), Dinividdie, Macassey, Kennedy, Bowen, Margoliouth, Hughes, Jones, Cornford, Macfarlane, etc.

The theatregoers of Napier were enlivened on Wednesday evening by a delightful concert and play, got up in aid of the funds of the Hawke’s Bay Cricket Association. The Theatre Royal was crowded to its utmost limits, and the members of the cricket club must be congratulated on the success of the entertainment. Those who contributed to the first part of the programme were Mesdames Mannering and King, the Misses Caulton, St. Hill, McLean and Amy Large and Messrs W. H. Smith and G. E. Mannering. The second part of the entertainment consisted of a comedy entitled, “The Best Laid Plans,” by P. L. Ford, in which the characters were cleverly sustained by Mrs Lusk, the Misses Wood, Morecroft and Florence Watt, and Messrs Kennedy, Macassey, J. G. Hughes and W. Dinwiddle. The performers were all in evening dress. Mrs Lusk wore a lovely pink satin, covered with silver embroidered net; Miss Morecroft also looked well in rose pink, with puffings of white chiffon on the bodice; Miss Wood was in white, as was also Miss Florence Watt. The piece was splendidly acted throughout- Indeed the cricket club, doubtless, has substantial reasons for being grateful to all who kindly helped, by dint of their various talents, to make the performance a success. Amongst the audience were Mesdames Coleman. Cornford, Kettle, R. B. Smith, Tanner, Wood, Lyndon, etc., the Misses Kettle, Kitty Williams, Cornford, Kennedy, Nellie Cotterill, Hoadley, etc. On Friday afternoon, at the Gaiety Theatre, the head mistress. Miss Matthews, teachers, and pupils of the Girls’ High School gave an

AT HOME to the parents and friends. The programme opened with part songs, conducted by Miss McHarg, followed by gymnastic drill, with wands, dumbbells, rings and Indian clubs. A special feature of the drilling was the marching, in which several pretty and intricate combinations were introduced. The entertainment closed by the pupils singing “God Save the Queen,” after which afternoon tea was handed round. Amongst the guests present were; Mrs Ormond, Miss Ormond, Mrs Donnelly, Mrs Cornford, Miss Cornford, Mrs Davidson, Mrs Jardine, Miss Williams, Mrs J. McLean, Mrs Wood, etc.

MARJORIE.