NELSON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 16 June 1900, Page 1142

NELSON.

Dear Bee, June 4. In the social world things have been remarkably quiet during the last week, the earn part of which rain fell more or les< every day. and the weather was coal enough to make one feel that the fireside and a book were preferable even to visiting .one’s friends. There was general rejoicing in town on Thursday evening when the news reached us that Pretoria had been abandoned. The now familiar voice of the local “Long Tom” first informed residents of the city that important news was to hand, and in a marvellously short time Trafalgarstreet was crowded. Fireworks and coloured lights were displayed from the church steps, and the inevitable

patriotic song's were of course sung with the usual gusto. “Crackers” and “jack-jumpers” were profusely used by the small boys, who seem ot have an unlimited supply of pocket money on these occasions, .and “Long Tom” was kept busy till a late hour over fifty charges being fired. The next day school children were granted a holiday in honour of the event, and many offices were closed. STREET DRESSES. Miss Webb-Bowen looks well in a long fawn coat, dark skirt, and hat trimmed with cerise ribbons and black tips; her sister, navy doth coat and skirt, small black hat with light blue ribbons; Miss Dorohty Bell, brown costume, white sailor hat; Mrs Sweet, smart costume of violet cloth, with becoming hat of a lighter shade; Mrs Percy Adams, navy coat and skirt, smart hat profusely trimmed with heliotrope flowers; Miss Knight (Melbourne), black and white check costume trimmed with raws of narrow black ribbon velvet, black hat en suite; Miss Day. grey coat and skirt, cream silk vest, sailor hat; Mrs Faulkner (Motueka Valley), royal blue cloth costume with cream silk front and revers, hat en suite; Miss Gribben, old rose blouse braided with white, black skirt, sailor hat; Miss Holloway, blue grey coat and skirt, small sailor hat; Miss Harris, green eoat and skirt, black velvet hat; Mrs (Dr.) Roberts, navy coat and skirt, large black hat; Miss S. Hunter-Brown, long fawn coat, black skirt, sailor hat: Mrs Hudson, electric blue cashmere with panel of white silk down one side of skirt, blue bonnet to match; Miss Humphries, green cloth braided with black,

hat relieved with red.

PHYLLIS.