CHRISTCHURCH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXV, Issue XXIV, 15 December 1900, Page 1133

CHRISTCHURCH.

Dear Bee. ITeeemljer 5. The Audrew Burns benefit coucert ou Thursday evening at the Exhibition was a great success in every way, except the length of the programme, but 1 hear it has been divided to Ijegin a little earlier and very much shorten the bill of fare in the concert hall. The proceeds amounted to over £ 1(N, aud a substantial sura now rests with two trustees for the boy's use. On Friday evening the Caledonian Society gave a concert to i very large audience, when the skirl of the pipes gladdened the heart of many a Scotchman present. The dancing was much appreciated, the foursome iu wiiich the president. Air Pat. Campbell, was engaged. being encored. Among those present were:—Airs Pat. Campbell. Mrs H. Rose. Mr and Miss Cunual. Mrs Donald Ate Lean. Dr. and Miss Thomas. Mr and Mrs R. Struthers. Mr and Airs Davis Hunt. Mr and Miss Duncan. Air and Aliss .Moir. etc. On Saturday an Irish concert under Mr Rossiter was given in the same hall, a feature of the evening being the dancing of seven little girls (pupils of Signor BorzOni) in Spanish costume and with castanets. The attendance at the Exhibition keeps up iu a wonderful manner, while the various schools aud institutions visit it in succession. There is a strong counter attraction in the evening now. the Arnold Company playing at the Theatre

Royal in “What Happened to Jones,” which is billed as “funny enough to make pn owl laugh,” and it certainly is screamingly funny for all who can appreciate the light side of nature. There was a full house for the opening night, and now people are turned from the door long twfore the opening hour. Among those present on Monday were:—Mr and Mrs W. Stringer, Mr and Mrs Appleby, Miss Lightfoot, Mr and Mrs D. Matson, Mrs Matson. Mrs Bourne, Mr F. de C. Malet, Mrs L. Malet. Mr and Mrs F. W. Thompson, Mrs and Miss Cook, Mrs Ganard. Misses Grant anti Fairhurst, and many more. On Friday Mrs R. D. Thomas gave a very pleasant afternoon tea to a few of her friends, when Mrs Jennings, Mrs (Dr.) (Akaroa), Miss Hargreaves, Mrs Hume, and others were present. On Tuesday Mrs J. T. Peacock, “Hawkesbury,” gave a large garden party, the grounds and lawns looking lovely at this time of the year. The water lily pond and conservatories were a picture. The Hon. J. T. and Mrs Peaeock received their numerous guests on the steps at the front door when they passed on to the lawns, where a marquee was erected for refreshments. and numerous seats and small tables at every turn laden with strawberries and cream. In one nook a band was stationed and two croquet lawns were iu play. Mrs Peaeock wore a green and white striped silk with cream lace trimming and narrow blaek velvet, black hat: Miss Prosser, pretty pink and white muslin with black hat: Miss McLean (Gisborne>. •■weet dress of chine silk with pink flowers, the bodice trimmed and under sleeves of cream lace and chiffon, and tufts of narrow Mack velvet. Tuscan hat with pink flowers: Miss Ching (Auckland), pink silk under cream lace, black chiffon sash and hat: Mrs E. C. J. Stevens, very light check dress with cream lace, pale blue bonnet: Mr- Stead, black silk jacket and skirt, tabs of green silk facing the emit. Tuscan and green toque; Mrs J. Gould, cream chine silk with blue floral design, white chiffon raffle, toque to match: Mrs Julius, red cloth gown, blaek bonnet and white osprey: Miss Julius, dark < oat and skirt, chiffon vefct, pretty black hat: Mrs W. Stringer, spotted Wedgewood foulard with insertions of black lace, feather boa, black hat; Mrs F. W. Thompson, a lovely grey gown with white insertion and gathered ribbon at the foot of the skirt and on bodice, black chiffon trimmed hat: Mrs Bickerton Fisher, paie pesu-h dress with handsome ehine silk hip yoke, large black hat: Mrs C. Louisson. a lovely gown of palest grey silk with perpendicular tucked skirt, the bodiee trimmed with fine Maltese lace and narrow scarlet velvet, black hat and feathers with paste buckle; Mrs Marks, blue and white satin foidard, yoke, and under sleeves of chiffon and lace, and folds of turquoise blue satin on the bodice, large black hat with Tuscan trimming and roses; Mrs M. Harris, very becoming costume of black relieved with white, black Kat: Mrs. <’.. Merton, all black: Miss Merton, black dress, the yoke of white satin ami lace, blaek hat; Mrs. C. Clark.' Mrs. Prins. Mrs. Day. Mrs. and the Misses Wither. Mr. and Mrs. Satchel!, Mr. J. J. and Miss Thomson, Mrs. M. Ollivier. Mrs. F. Graham, a pretty grey costume: Miss Graham, pale grey gown with cream point lace collar, black hat; Mrs. W. D. Meares, black gown, with violet silk yoke, black anti violet hat; Miss S. Meares, very pretty grey Eton coat and skirt, white satin folded belt and chiffon front, white hat: Mr. and Mrs. R. Allan; Mr and Mrs. Lester Matson; Mr. and Mrs. D. Matson, the latter in pale tussore silk trimmed with lace, threaded with narrow black velvet, eream hat; Mrs. W. D. Wood: Mrs. Walcot Wood, cream silk with lace insertion. Tuscan toque and deep red noses with foliage; Mr., Mrs. and Miss H. R. Webb, Dr. and Mrs. Morton Anderson, Dr. and Mrs. R. Anderson; Miss Peaehe (Mount Somers), pretty cream silk, cream hat and feathers; Dr. and Mrs. Crook. Dr., Mrs. and Miss Downes, Dr. and Mrs. Jennings, the latter in cream silk with gold ins<wMons, black hat: Rev. and Mrs. Baumber, Rev. Lee, Mr. C. Cuff, Mrs. A. Brown. Mrs. Kukl (England), pale Mue silk blouse, black skirt, Tuscan hat and feather boa; Miss S. Cuff

(Auckland). Mrs. Hume, iu a pretty pink floral imtslin. with narrow black velvet, Mnek hat; Mrs. R. D. Thomas, green and white muslin, frilled and finished with lace; Miss Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. K. Snow. Mrs. W. H. Hargreaves. Mrs. (Dr.) Hargreaves (Akaroa). Miss Hargreaves, pretty green muslin over green silk, trimmed with lace insertion, blaek chiffon hat: Mrs. Wilding, black and white foulard, trimmed with white lace, black hat; Miss Wilding, grey coat and skirt, faced with white cloth, white chiffon vest, white toque and wings with bunch of cherries; Mr. and Mrs. Uchfield. Mr. and Mrs. Barkas. Mr. and Mrs. Waymouth. Mr. and Mrs. G. Humphreys. Mrs. S. W. Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. G. Martin, Mrs. T. Garrard, pretty blue and white foulard finished "with chiffon and insertion, black toque, [>ale pink roses; Miss Fairhurst, black velvet, the front of white lace, covered with blaek sequin net. black and Tuscan toque; Mr. and Mrs. A. E. G. Rhodes, the latter in powder blue cloth coat and skirt, drooping hat; Mrs. J. Fairhurst, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Hill, Mrs. Kaye. Mr. and Mrs. R. Struthers. Mr. and Mrs. J. Little, Miss Isabel Martin, in a pretty very faintly designed foulard frilled and edged with lace, and the bodice finished with knots of narrow red velvet, black hat: Colonel and Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Harley, Miss Cholmondeley, in a very pretty pink silk finished with cream lace and deep red velvet, cream hat; Mrs. F. M. Wallace, black moire velour skirt, heliotrope silk blouse, covered with Maltese lace, black hat; Mrs. H. H. Loughnan, Mrs. G. Harper, Mrs, Andrew and Miss Anderson, Mrs. John and Miss Anderson, Mrs. W. Reece, in tussore silk, with narrowblue velvet vest, hat to match; the Misses Gard'ner (2). Mrs. Glasgow, Mr. and Mrs. A. Parsons, Mrs. Kettlewell. Mrs. Appleby, Mrs. Cowlishaw, the Misses Cowlishaw, Palmer, Cox. Doyley. K. Wood. Allan. Louisson. F. Taylor, C. Lean. Helmore. Hill, Reeves, Turner (2). Heywood (2), Dr. Moorhouse, Messrs. W. D. Meares, M. Meares, Acton-Adams. Cox, C. Parsons. Bulliek, A. Carrick. F. W. Thompson. Louisson, etc. It would have been a perfect day but for a strong east wind, which was very eold unless in the sun. but it was a very pleasant meeting of friends, and six o’clock only came too quickly. Mrs. J. Gould gives a garden party to-day at her pretty home. “Fendalton.” DOLLY VALE.