WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIII, Issue XXIII, 2 December 1899, Page 1022

WELLINGTON.

Dear Bee, November 20. On Friday and Salt u rd ay Mrs Sprott AT HOME from 4 to 6 to a large number of guests. The fine large house, which is just completed, was the admiration of all; it is built just -above the old vicarage, and commands a splendid view of the town and harbour. Unfortunately, Mr Sprott. was unable io be present on these occasions, being laid up with the now very prevalent influenza. Mrs Sprott received in a black and white gown trimmed with lace, and Miss Sprott was in light figured muslin, with long silk sash. Among those present on both afternoons were Lady Hector, wearing a black coat and skirt, and black bonnet with violets; Miss Hector, black skirt and grey checked silk I louse; Mrs Rhodes, black brocaded trimmed gown, trimmed with grey satin jot and steel bonnet; Mrs Pole Pen ton, pale grey gown trimmed with steel and white lace insertion, cream chiffon hat with black tips; Mrs Wallis, pale grey gown trimmed with white satin, pretty light, hat with flowers; Mrs Rhind, neat, black tailor-made costume; Mrs (Professor) Brown, cream lustre skirt and light muslin and lace blouse, white straw hat trimmed with coloured flowers and tulle; Mrs Pynsent, grey jacket and skirt, with white front, pretty little bonnet with white flowers; Airs Edwin, black brocade and black bonnet relieved with pink; Miss Edwin, in a light costume; Mrs Williams, black gown and handsome velvet and jet cape, black and white chiffon bonnet; Miss E. Williams, black skirt and grey silk and lace blouse, becoming violet- and white

toque; her younger sisters were dressed iu white lustre jackets and ikirts and white hats trimmed with pale blue chiffon and flowers; Mrs Easier* iield, grey coal and skirt, black hat; Mrs Field, black coat and skirt and grey velvet hut with tips; Mrs Gore, black silk I rimmed with white, black and white bonnet with lips; Mrs W. R. E. Brown, black canvas over deep maroon colour, black nonnet with maroon tips; Mrs Tolhurst. all black; Miss Tolhurd, brown coal and skirt, white straw ..at trimmed with ribbon and flowers; Mrs Anson, grey coat and skirt, and hat trimmed with red; Mrs (Professor) McKenzie, all black; Mrs A. Brandon, dark gown and pretty while tulle and floral hat; Aliss Brandon, grey gown trimmed with while satin and red velvet, grey straw hat. with chiffon ami flowers; Mrs Eliott, black coat and skirt, and black bonnet tri mined with while satin and violets; Miss Eliot, in a grey jacket and skirt, hat to match; Miss Holmes, black brocade gown with lace, and a black bonnet. with cornflowers; Mrs Higginson, brown jacket and skirt with cream figured vest, brown sttraw hat with flowers; Miss Higginson, while muslin and lace, and toque trimmed with violets; Airs Ewen, fawn jacket ami skirt and black hat; Airs Bucholz, pale grey gown trimmed with brocade to mutch, grey bat trimmed with lace and cream roses; Mrs Molenca ux, black coat, and skirt and a black and violet toque; Miss Moleneaux, navy blue suit and large white Leghorn hat with while flowers: Mrs Holt, in a fawn jacket and skirt; and Miss Hollin white; Miss Ashcroft, white shirt and pale lilac blouse trimmed with lace, pretty white hat; Mrs Percy Smith, black gown and cape; Mis* Percy Smith blue coat and skirt, and light straw hat with ribbon ami magenta roses; Mrs Quick, black silk and lace, black and white bonnet; Aliss Quick, white lace-trimmed gown and floral toque; Aliss D. Quick, blucygrey gown trimmed w r ith silk to match, straw hat trimmed with white flowers; Airs Batham, brown costume and brown and yellow tulle bonnet; Airs Finlay, black coat and skirt and a white hat trimmed with [fink flowers; Aliss Smart, grey gown 1 rim med with steel, white hat; Mrs Parker, in grey, and n black bonnet trimmed with pale blue chiffon; Aliss Stowe, white muslin and lacc. and white hat trimmed with tulle and flowers; Mrs Powles, in black and white; The Misses Powles. dark skirls and light blouses; Airs Richmond, black gown and cape, ■and black bonnet with pink; Miss Richmond, black coat and skirt, and white chiffon hat with yellow ribbon; Airs Anderson, in a grey costume; Aliss Harcourt, white pique, white hat trimmed with pink chiffon; Mrs C. Knigh't. black gown, and hat trimmed with feathers; Airs Barraud. grey gown and black bonnet; Aliss Medley, black gown with vest of dull blue silk; Airs Campbell, grey, trimmed with white satin, floral toque; the Afisscs Davy, in black; Mrs Mason, black gown and cape, and bonnet relieved with pink; Aliss Mason, dark coat and skirt, and sailor hat; Airs Rawson, black and white striped gown and black hat; the Misses Henry, brown jackets and skirts and white straw hats trimmed with tulle and pink roses; also. Mrs Butt, Mrs and Aliss Alorrah, Mrs anti Miss Barber. Airs Richmond, Mrs Fitz Gerald, 'Miss Atkinson, etc., etc. A dance in aid of St. Thomas* Churchy and organised by Mrs Duncan. is to be held in fhe Sydney street Schoolroom next Thursday evening. November 23. The w’eather w ? as fine and bright, but horribly windy for Hie FIRST DAY OF THE WELLINGTON RACING CLUB’S SPRING MEETING. Some very pretty costumes were worn, and 1 felt quite sorry for the large plume-trimmed hats which were most unmercifully blown about and disordered by the wind. 1 will try and remember as many as possible of the prettiest gowns: —Airs McCarthy wore a pale fawn gown, the skirt and bodice draped with lovely deep white lace, small black and yellow toque; Airs J. N. Williams (Hawke’s Bay), black tailor-made costume, white moire vest and white chiffon bonnet trimmed with red and pink roses and white tips; Aliss Williams wore a pretty white muslin gown trimmed with lace and insertion and a black poke hat with tips and drooping yellow ospreys; Airs Grace, dark blue and white figured silk gown with

white lace on the bodice, black laee bonnet trimmed with red and pink roses; Mrs Abbott (WangAnui), rich black brocade with front of white under black lace, black and white toque with red roses; Lady Douglas, black coat and skirt with white revers, large black hat with black and white plumes; Mrs Duncan, black brocaded gown trimmed with jet and white lace, pretty black bonnet with white chiffon and tips; Mrs lan Duncan, white and pink figured muslin trimmed with narrow black velvet ribbon, white chiffon toque with wings; Miss Duncan, pale grey crepon with round yoke of white silk and lace, white strawhat trimmed with pink roses and tips; Countess de Courte, dark grey coat and skirt, black toque with yellow roses; Mrs Riddiford, dark blue and white figured silk trimmed with ecru lace, black lace hat with yellowroses; Mrs O’Conner, black jacket and skirt and black bonnet trimmed with tips and flowers; Miss O'Conner in a grey gown and white straw hat with flowers; Mrs Bunny (Rangitikei). grey jacket and skirt and black toque with yellow roses; Mrs Herepatb, blue gown and cape trimmed with narrow satin ribbon and ecru lace, blue straw hat trimmed with pansies and tips to match; Miss Coates, black coat and skirt with white moire revers and lace vest, black lace toque with magenta flowers; Mrs Newman, cornflower blue and black figured silk gown and a large blue straw and chiffon hat with flowers; Mrs L. I’harazyn, slate grey gown and pink straw hat trimmed with pink rosebuds and leaves; Mrs Hutchison, dark blue and white figured silk with yoke and top of sleeves of white tucked silk, small white lace and chiffon hat with yellow- roses at one side; Miss Hutchison, pale grey gown, the bodice tucked, white satin yoke and revers, grey straw hat with white tips; Mrs Watson (Dunedin), sage green gown trimmed with magenta silk and black lace, cream and black toque; Miss Turnbull, royal blue gown trimmed with white braid, burnt straw hat trimmed with pink roses and black ribbon; Miss Rattray, white gown and cornflower blue toque; Mrs Cleghorn (Blenheim), grey coat and skirt and black hat trimmed with pink and red roses; Mi's A. Pearce, white duck jacket and skirt, blnck and red toque; Mrs C. Pearce, white muslin and lace gown and white straw hat with cornflower blue ribbon and chiffon; Mrs Purdy, grey tailor made suit and white straw hat with chiffon and black tips;’Mrs H. D. Crawford, soft cream figured gauze gown with narrow black ribbon, light straw hat with flowers : Mrs A. Crawford, dark bine and white gown, burnt straw hat with scarlet ribbon loops ; Mrs C. Bid will (Wairarapa), cream brocade trimmed with black velvet and chiffon, small cream hat ; Mrs Turnbull, an uncommon gown of cream silk figured with a brown pattern and trimmed with frills of cream lace and a little pale blue velvet on the bodice, green straw hat trimmed with tulle and ribbon loops ; Mrs Ross, black brocade gown and cream chiffon bonnet with black tips ; Miss Ross, grey and white gown, white hat trimmed with yellow roses; Mrs Baldwin, neat blue tailor made suit with white revers, burnt straw hat with scarlet tulle and poppies ; Mrs Still (Palmerston), fawn coat and skirt, green straw hat trimmed with pink roses under green tulle ; Mrs Burns, black canvas over green, black hat with tips ; Mrs Stafford, dark coat and skirt and a black bat trimmed with blue ; Miss Stafford, pink figured muslin gown and pink and black chiffon toque ; her sister wore a similar gown in blue and a white, hat trimmed with blue, chiffon ; Miss Gibson, black coat and skirt with white lace collar, black chiffon toque with tips ; Miss — Gibson, neat blue tailor made suit and black velvet bat with tips : Miss Eila Williams, cream figured silk gown trimmed with yellow silk and chiffon, white chiffon hat. with wings ; the Misses U. and G. Williams wore very pretty figured muslins, one pink and one blue, very much frilled and trimmed wit’h chiffon to match, large cream straw bats with white tips and chiffon ; Miss Harcourt, dark coat and skirt with white revers, white straw hat with pink chiffon and corn ; Miss Johnston, cream and blue figured gauze with lace revers, large white Leghorn hat with chiffon and cornflowers : Miss A. Johnston, a similar gown in cream and pink, and her hat was trimmed to match ; Miss George, green skirt and brocaded silk blouse of a lighter shade, small black chiffon list with black and white tips ; Miss Izard, soft white silk, white straw hat with pink and red roses ; Miss

O. Gore, brown tailor made suit and white satin toque trimmed with violets aud'b'gh rif* ; Miss Fitzherbert, white embroidered muslin over green, small hat trimmed with green ribbon and corn ; Miss I. Fitzherbert, white muslin and lace and white hat ; Miss Bell, pale pink gown with narrow insertion and white chiffon sash, white straw hat with flowers : Miss 1. Bell, white serge coat and skirt, and white straw hat trimmed with pink chiffon and roses ; Miss F. Brandon, pale grey gown trimmed wit’ll magenta velvet and yoke of white lace, grey straw hat with magenta velvet and grey tips ; Miss Higginson, white muslin ami lace, large cream strawhat with white chiffon and black tips; Miss Cooper, white ami green gown, white bat trimmed with blnck tips ; Miss Simpson, and blue figured muslin with blue chiffon scarf, white chiffon toque with black tips ; Miss M. Simpson, white and cornflower muslin, and cornflower blue straw and tulle hat ; Miss Skerrctt, in a blue and red figured silk and royal blue toque. Also Count de Courte, Messrs McCarthy, Duncan, Harcourt, Hutchison, O’Conner. Bidwill, Pearce, (fawford., Williams, Johnston, Coates, Turnbull. Baldwin. Riddiford, Cooper, Herepatb. Pharazyn, etc., etc. OPHELIA.