WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXV, Issue XXV, 22 December 1900, Page 1181

WELLINGTON.

Dear Bee, December 13. Mrs R.B. Gore gave a very large “At Home" on Thursday afternoon. It was given to welcome home and congratulate the bride and bridegroom, Mr and Mrs Cory Matthew (nee Miss Alice Gore), and to meet Mr and Mrs Thomas Walter, who are also staying with Mrs Gore, from the Waikato. Mr and Mrs Matthew are spending their honey-moon in Wellington, much enjoying seeing old friends again, and after spending a week or two down South, intend returning to their new home in the Waikato. It turned out a beautiful day, and the .many guests either strolled about the garden or listened to the music, or devoted themselv.es to the diningroom, W'here every imaginable dainty was laid out, amid a wealth of flowers and sweets. Mrs Gore received in a handsome black brocade, gown, trained, and the bride (Mrs Matthew) wore a, lovely W’hite satin gown, brocaded with coloured flowers and lade front; Mrs Walter wore yellow brocade, with yoke of creme silk Maltese lace: and Miss Gore wore a pretty pink silk blouse, with a trained skirt and pink plaid sash: Mrs Marchbanks wore a stylish fawn striped gown, with lace sleeves, and a fawn hat with pink folded silk an;! roses. -Others present were the Countess de Courte, in palest grey, with white silk front, and pretty black hat; also Mrs Rhind, in black; Mrs Dunean, in dark grey, with white lapels; Lady Stout, in black and. white, and black toque with white tips; Mrs Parfitt, a blue and white muslin gown, and white toque with tips; .Mrs H. Gore; Mrs Richmond; Mrs Fell, in black and white checked silk, with white satin yoke,,and black and white toque; Mrs W. Pharazyn, a handsome black brocaded satin, trained, with black and white lace bonnet; Miss Pharazyn, white muslin, with insertion and laee, burnt straw hat, with pink roses; Mrs Bell, pale blue, with stitched lapels, and -a pale blue hat, trimmed with silk to match, and steel buckles; Miss Bell, a holland gown, and straw hat. trimmed with pink; Mrs O’Connor; a handsome black satin gown, and black and white, bonnet;’ Mrs Brown, dark violet gown .and bonnet, . with tips to match; Mrs Ed. Brown, a striped pink silk blouse, with white skirt, burnt straw hat, with flowers; Mrs Barron, violet cloth costume, toque with flowers; Miss Barron, a pink muslin blouse and skirt, straw hat, trimmed with pink; Mrs Barclay, black gown, with green yoke, black and pink bonnet; Miss Barclay, dark blue coat and skirt, black and white hat: Mrs Hislop, black tailor suit and black and white bonnet; Miss Hislop, pretty blue and white flowered musljn, and white hat, trimmed with roses; Mrs Biss, pale sage green canvas gown, with white satin'yoke, black hat; Airs Easterfield, a blue foulard gown and black hat, with red roses; Mrs Todd, white duck costume, blue

aud white toqde; Mrs Chatfield, blue fcularc gown, with lace; Miss Chatfield, also in blue with white lace zouave, cream hat. with roses; Mrs Lees, dark Eton costume and bat. trimmed with green silk; Mrs Ijariiticii, black braided costume; Miss Brandon, slate grey gown, with pink yoke, and a grey and pink hat; Mrs Eliott, black coat and skirt and black bonnet, with flowers; .Miss Eliott, in pink; Miss Harcourt, a fawn Eton gown, and blue hat, trimmed with coloured roses; Miss McKenzie, pink muslin gown, hat trimmed with pink flowers; Mrs. Quick, blaek satin and blaek and violet bonnet; Miss Quick, a pale grey lustre gown with cream zouave, black toque with mauve flowers; Mrs. Tweed, a grey gown with cream yoke, black toque with tips; Mrs. Btimes. blaek coat and skirt, and black toque with tips; Mrs. Gee, blue foulard gown with lace and pretty light toque; Airs. Finlay, a pale bis-cuit-coloured gown and pink toque; Mrs. Tuckey, black gown and lace mantle, black and pink bonnet; Mrs. Marchant, a dark costume: Miss Marchant, blue gown and black hat. with feathers; Mrs. Hacon, in black; Mrs. G. Campbell, a grey Eton gown with white revers and vest, blue and white toque; Airs. Millward, biscuit-coloured gown and black toque with tips; Mrs. Tregear, blue foulard gown and toque with flowers: Aliss Tregear, in cream, and a cream and pink hat; Mrs. L. Reid, dark red and black gown aud black hat with tips and yellow roses; Airs. Afantell, blue foulard gown, and black and pink toque; Airs. Knight, in fawn, and a black and white hat; Miss E. Williams, pink muslin blouse and black skirt, burnt straw hat. trimmed with pink; Afiss U. Williams, in white muslin trimmed with black velvet, black hat with tips: Afiss Alice Johnston. white lustre gown trimmed with narrow black velvet ribbon, cream straw hat with pink and red roses; Mrs. Anson, blue tailor coat and skirt with white lace revers; Miss Fancourt, in a holland dress; and Miss P. Fancourt, in pink; Mrs. Friend, all black; Afiss Friend, pale blue and white muslin gown and hat, with pink flowers: Miss Hamilton, in black satin, and bonnet, with white flowers: Mrs. and Miss Joseph; Miss Sprott, a light gown and hat trimmed with pink silk; Miss Edwin, a pale grey gown; also Professor Easterfield. Drs. Fell and AfeKenzie, Messrs. Gore, Jackson, Joynt, Brown, Ross, Burnes, Turrell, Reid, Campbell, and others.

The Wellington Leidertafel held their usual “ladies’ night” most successfully on Thursday evening in the Sydney-street Hall, where there was a very large, attendance. Mr. Robert Parker conducting. The room, especially the stage, was beautifully decorated with huge palms, bamboos, etc., and carpeted with red, aud looked very nice indeed. The glees and part songs were much appreciated, and a violin solo by Herr Lehmann, in which he was accompanied by Miss B. Vartha—called “Berceuse,” by Simon; and also a song by a new young singer, Air. Ballance, called “My Flower,” struck me as being particularly attractive; indeed the latter called

forth the only encore of the evening, tn the large audience I saw Mrs. and Miss Lucy Tolhurst, who have just returned from their delightful trip to England and Australia, the former wearing u handsome black satin gown with jet. and the latter a white mualiu gown much frilled with lace. Thera were also Mr. Miles, the president, and his daughter, and Mrs. Findlay, in a hand some yellow brocaded cloak, with feather collar; Mrs. Sprott, in black; Miss Sprott, black, with a pink cloak; Mrs. Barclay, in black; Miss Barclay, in pink; Mrs. Ijvsterfleld, in black net, with t rausparent sleeves and scarlet flowers; Mrs. Hislop, in black; Miss Hislop, in turquoise blue; Mrs. Quick, in a handsome grey brocaded cloak; Misa Quick; Miss Harcourt, in white; Mrs. Gore. Mr. and Mrs. Walter. Rev. Sprott, Mr. Tolhurst. Mrs. and Mum Johnston, Mrs. Elliott-, Mrs. Gerald Tolhurst, Mr. and Mrs. Milward, Mrs. W. Martin. Afiss Noake, Mr. and the Misses Wix. Miss Booth, Mrs. Parsons, Miss Gill, Captain Barclay, Mr. Quick. Mr. Hickson and many others. OPHELIA.