AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXV, Issue XXVI, 29 December 1900, Page 1227

AUCKLAND.

LARGE ‘-AT HOME.” Ponsonby was en fete on Wednesday afternoon when, in response to the invitation of Airs (Dr,) Knight, some 300 guests' assembled at “Severn House,” at* an “At Home.” “Severn House” is well adapted to a function of this kind, the reception rooms being so large and conveniently situated. Mrs Knight received her guests in the drawing-room. At intervals the visitors were conducted into the spacious breakfast-room, where there was a prettily decorated table temptingly laden with such seasonable refreshments as fruit, salads, jellies, strawberries and cream, etc. The Italian string banc! was stationed on the staircase landing and played exquisite music during . the afternoon. The guests who were present, and whose sinert and pretty summer I costumes made a very gay found plenty of entertainment in chatting together. Our hostess’s two young daughters. Misses Muriel and Dorothy, who arrived that morning from the Wanganui College for their holidays, looked pretty in white silk blouses and white lace insertioned skirts.

Mrs Knight looked extremely well in a roseate pink shaded striped silk bodice with a cream satin yoke under ecru guipure lace threaded with black velvet bebe ribbon, and a Hack brocade trained skirt; Mrs Knight, senr., wore a handsome black brocade; Miss Knight looked well in a coquelicot silk blouse, and a black silk skirt; Mrs Hughes Jones was charming in a pale blue Silk blouse trimmed with cream lacej and a black skirt, white lace straw toque with red roses; Mrs B. Baker wore a yellow silk, with tucked and lace insertioned bodice, golden brown straw hat with cream feathers and red roses; Mrs Maddox was in cream lace, with, a smart little hydrangea blue floral toque; Mrs Goldie wore black satin, and a blaek bonnet with white chiffon rosettes; Miss Goldie was dainty in a wedgwood blue and white foulard, with white satin yoke under ecru guipure lace, white hat; Mrs Bond wore a royal blue and white foulard; Mrs Suggate’s royal blue and white foulard with transparent yoke of ecru guipure lace was extremely effective; Mrs (Dr.) Parkes was graceful in a green and French grey bayadere striped, silk repp, with black chiffon revers and front, blaek chip hat with salmon pink plumes; Mrs Runciman wore black matalasse. and a blaek bonnet; Mrs (Dr.) Lindsay looked well in white French lawn with tucked blouse, black crinoline picture hat with touches of turquoise blue; Mrs T. W. keys wore an English costume of slate grey voile, with tucked silk bolero, mauve drooping hat with lovely mauve ostrich feathers, grey ostrich feather boa; Miss Winnie Leys looked stylish in a handsome English costume of Parma violet and white figured satin, vvith white -ruched ribbon in vandykes to form overskirt, White tucked satin guimpe, grey hat With clusters of pink and yellow roses; Mrs Stevenson was in black satin, with white silk vest, black bonnet with Cyrano coloured flowers; Miss Ada Stevenson looked pretty in

white Marcella, the Eton jacket o|>en••lf over a white aud uiue blouse, Panama hut with white auk bow aud folds; Miss Duunett was uistiuguee m a French grey voile, black Directoire hat with u.acs pinnies; urs E. Benjamin wore light grey with mitred revers of azure blue silk under cream lace, black tulle toque with blue aigrette; Mrs (Dr.) Grant was in a pretty deep cream figured and striped s;JK, with touches of pink, toque en suite; Mrs R. At. Watt was in a blue Fiench muslin with lace bolero, white chiffon toque caught up at the side with pink and blue roses; Mrs H. W. Wilson wore black floral grenadine, and a white crinoline picture ha r trimmed with black and white chiffon; .Miss Kenevig was in tussore silk, with white hat; very handsome was Mrs Battme’s Oriental figured satin gown, in which white and sapphire bine predominated, the bodice revealing a white satin guimpe under cream laee, her hat was a black crinoline with white wings; Mrs Kirker wore a black silk figured grenadine over emerald green silk, bonnet to match; Mrs ( arrick was in a rich black merveilleux, with black chiffon boa, black bonnet; Mrs (Dr.) Moir wore royal blue and white spottecf foulard, black bonnet with blue flowers; Mrs Colenran was in black brocade with navy jacket, black hat with red roses tucked beneath brim resting on the hair; Miss Oxley wore a pretty silver grey silk, white hat with plumes and touches of heliotrope, white and black ostrich feather boa; Mrs Fenwick wore black checked grenadine, with white vest, black and white bonnet; Mrs J. Owen was in a rich black satin, stylish little bonnet; Miss Owen wore a black silk skirt, with a contrasting bodice of cream Madras muslin over yellow silk, pink straw hat with clusters of pink roses; Miss Hooper looked very well in Nil green lustre, and a white picrure hat; Mrs Hewitt wore a pigeon-wing grey skirt and coat, with white silk blouse with ruched lace, white hat caught up the side with green grapes; Mrs Reynolds was in black brocade, with smart little jacket of cream laee over yellow silk, cream toque; Mrs Dr.) Bedford wore a pretty white laee insertion dress over cream, cream satin bolero, black chip hat with primroses; Miss Lena Butters looked charming in white and heliotrope floral muslin over yellow, lace bolero, and insertion on corsage threaded with heliotrope bebe velvet; Miss Fenwick was in a white and ecru lace insertion blouse over pink, black skirt, pink silk toque covered with eeni guipure lace; Mrs Whitelaw wore a grey and white muslin, with black Spanish lace fichu, black and heliotrope bonnet with white and sil-ver-spangled aigrette; Mrs Devore was in black moire, with jet on the corsage, mauve floral bonnet; Mrs A. C. H. Collins wore white silk, black picture hat with black plumes; Mrs Henton was in royal blue and white foulard, brown bonnet with vellow nasturtiums; Miss Henton looked dainty in white lawn; Mrs Fred Sharland wore a green coat and skirt embroidered with white, black hat; Mrs A. M. Carter looked exceedingly well in a pink muslin blouse, trimmed with pea-green velvet bebe ribbon, grey skirt, white hat; Mrs Tonks wore a hydrangea blue and white foulard, white hat; Mrs Hanna was in a rich black broeade with white chiffon vest, black toque with pink unmounted roses; Miss Effie Hanna wore electric blue cashmere trimmed with cream lace insertion, white hat with mauve wings; Mrs Ziman was in black grenadine over peacock-blue shot silk, black toque; Mrs W. S. Douglas wore a white tucked lawn blouse, black satin skirt, black hat with pink and red roses; Miss Douglas was in a pretty dove-grey dress with Honiton lace revers, pink hat with soft pink plumes; Mrs Thomas Jackson wore a rich orchid mauve brocade tunic over a cyrano silk skirt, white hat; Mrs D. Tole was in white pique with touches of heliotrope, violet velvet toque with mauve wings; Mrs Mueller wore black silk under a blaek and white striped satin bodice, black bonnet with pink roses; Mrs Edmiston was in a handsome black silk: Miss Edmiston looked well in a white tucked silk blouse, and a black skirt, white hat; Mrs (Judge) Edger wore a black and white checked silk with blue ruched chiffon on corsage, black toque; Miss Langsford w?is in white, and dark blue plaid silk blouse, black skirt, blaek crinoline hat with black plumes; Mrs Oliphant wore a brown and white check cloth skirt and coat, with white facings, gold and blaek hat with black and white feathers; Mrs

Oldham wore black silk aud cape; Mrs E. Oweu was in a heliotrope musliu trimmed with silk, hat to match; Miss Oldham, white pique skirt, daffodil yellow silk blouse, yellow chiffon toque caught up with cherries; Mrs T. Mahoney, white French muslin with pink and blue flowers, white toque with pink roses; Miss Waltnutt, pink muslin, white haf with cream chiffon and pink flowers; Mrs T. Macky, fawn costume trimmed with eream lace; Mrs E. Butler, grey and white floral musiin trimmed with black velvet bebe ribbon, blaek velvet hat caught up in the front with white ehiffou rosette; Miss Frances George, China blue floral muslin blouse, blaek ami blue spotted skirt; Mrs Adams, blaek silk, emerald green velvet bonnet; Mrs Oxley, white silk, white toqne with violets; Miss Hughes, green striped satin, black hat; Miss 1). Hughes, white and violet plaid silk blonse, white skirt, white hat with chiffon; Miss Carter, Baltic green and white muslin, blaek hat with piuk roses; Mrs T. Peacock, prune eashmere embroidered with white, grey bonnet with prune hops; Aliss Peacock, white and blue striped muslin, white hat; Mrs Munro Wilson, pink and green French musiin with black chiffon niching on frills, blaek picture hat; Mrs C'rawshaw, China Hue aud white foulard, laee bolero, blaek toque; Mrs N. Bagnall, navy costume with cream lace yoke, black hat; Mrs W. Bagnall, Hack aud white cheek, with silk square yoke, hat to match; Mrs (Dr.) Coom, white silk, transparent lace sleeves, heliotrope and mauve toque; Mrs Hough, fawn striped voile; Mrs Hutchisou, vieux rose cashmere, with embroidered chiffon yoke, blaek toque; Mrs Littler, rich black brocade, white and gold toque; Miss Littler, black satin with white silk vest; Mrs Sim, black grenadine over yellow; Mrs J. J. Craig, white silk, black hat; Miss Campbell, white silk; Miss Dodson, pink costume, grey hat: Miss Devore, white silk and muslin inserted with lace, white crinoline hat; Mrs T. Wells, electric blue coat and skirt, white hat; Mrs Vivian, pink aud white silk blouse, black brocade skirt, white hat, etc., etc.

Miss Alexander gave a large afternoon tea last Friday at her residence, “San Remo,” Symonds-street, as a farewell to her girl friends before her marriage, which takes place shortly. Miss Alexander, ably assisted by her mother, received her guests in the reception room, which was gaily decorated with white flowers and greenery. The fortune-telling by Airs J. H. Peart was quite a feature of the afternoon. It took place in a curtained part of the verandah, and much fun was evoked by the clmrming way the girls’ past and future was told. Alusical items were rendered—piano solos by Misses R. Nathan, Kenipthorne, E. Myers, Al. Heywood, and sougs and ducts by Alisses Alexander, Julia Nathan, and Davis (2). Afternoon tea was served in the dining room, being an exceptionally dainty affair of trifles, ices, strawberries and cream, etc. The table was uniquely decorated with vases of white snap-dragon, white carnation, white sweet pea, and candy-tuft, intermingled with maidenhair ferns.

Mrs Isidor Alexander, navy and white striped foulard with twinecoloured lace applique on bodice and skirt; AUss Alexander, pretty white muslin with lace insertion running in triangles on skirt, which was also finished with small flounces, the bodice was of silk profusely tucked and trimmed with insertion, pink velvet band at neck fastened with diamond brooches; Alisses Afoss-Davis (2), were studies in white, silk blouses with. blue ribbons swathing the waist, large blue bows on corsage; one wore a black hat with feathers, and the other a white one similar in shape: Aliss Mitchelson, black skirt, pink blouse with black velvet, white hat with dash of pink; Miss Kent, white silk with lace, white hat en suite; Alisses Kempthorne (2), white pique skirts, white shower muslin blouses, white Leghorn hats trimmed with flowers and black tulle; Miss Caro, pretty blue and black striped mousseline de soie, white bat swathed with Hue; and her sister wore a similar costume of pink and blaek striped silk, with black laee let in at the neck, blaek hat with dash of pink; Miss Douglas, grey tucked costume, white vest, pink hat swathed with pink tulle; Miss Langsford, white skirt, green plaid muslin blouse, white Leghorn hat with plumes; AHss Savage, grey costume with black lace trimming and feathers; Miss Donald, oyster-grey costume, with narrow

bands of black velvet, white hat with plumes and silk; Miss MacDonald, flowered muslin, white vest, white hat trimmed with black; Miss Cooper, green check costume, white vest, white hut; Misses Gorrie (2), mourning costumes; Misses Kerr-Taylor (3), piuk gon us; Miss Cruickshauk. white muslin skirt, silk blouse, pink silk round waist, black hat trimmed with pink; Miss Hanna, white costume, hat trimmed with periwinkleblue ribbons; Miss Brigham, cream China silk, blaek hat with plumes; Miss Nelson, navy-blue foulard; Miss Cotter, white silk with plaid sash; and her sister wore a pale grey with blue sash, sailor hat trimmed with white; Miss Julia Nuthan looked distinguee in a white silk, very much ruched, the latest cut of sleeves, net bolero, burntstraw hat with bluck net and plumes; Miss Posseneskie, grey skirt, blue House veiled in white lace; Miss Waller, white costume, white hat with plumes; Atiss Coates looked well in a white costume, with soft white tulle hat with dash of pink; Miss Grace llesketh. black skirt, blue blonse. hat trimmed with blue; Miss Millie Heywood, royal blue foulard, white vest, white hat; Miss Pear! Little. flowered French muslin, white hat; Aliss Morrill. green canvas muslin with white bands of trimming, white hat; Misses Afyers (2). white costumes, black hats; Miss Daisy Worsp. white muslin with snow spots, white hat trimmed with tulle; Mrs Alfred Nathan’s two little daughters, cream silk accordion pleated Empire costumes, one wore a hat trimmed with blue, and the other wore a white hat; Miss — Coleman, white frock; Miss (Sidney) Nathan, white frock. GARDEN FETE. At the garden fete given by Mr. Bruce on the occasion ot‘ the breaking up of King’s College for the holidays. Mrs Ashton Bi nee received her numerous guests in her usual charming manner. She wore a black lace gown with transparent sleeves and neck, white hat with flowers and feathers; Mrs (Prof.j Segar wore a black silk skirt, azure blue striped silk blouse finished with lace, black bat with plumes, and wreath «f pink flowers beneath brim. Among those present were:—Rev. W. Beatty, Dr. and Mrs McArthur. Prof, aud Mrs Segar, Dr. and Airs Close-Er-son. Dr. and Mrs Swale, Dr. Maitland. Officers of T.S.S. Abarenda. Mr Fred. Earl. Mrs Major, Mr and Mrs E. M. G. Rathbone. Mrs Wilson. Mr and Mrs A. Clark, Mr Al. Clark. Mr McCosh Clark. Mr H. McCosh Clark. Miss McCosh Clark. Miss Kitty Clark. Mrs Abbott. Mrs Bamford. Mrs Withers, Mr and Mrs Barstow, Mrs Callender, Mr and Mrs Carpenter. Mrs Carrick. Mrs Richmond, Mr and Mrs Heather. Mr Vincent Heather. Mr Claude Heather. Miss Heather. Mrs Marriner. Miss Rice, Mrs E. D. Boult, Mrs Cheeseman, Miss Lucas. Mr and Mrs Duncan Clerk. Mrs R. Dargaville, Miss Dargav ille, Mrs and Misses Cotter, Mr and Mrs Finlayson. Misses Gorrie. Mr H. Gorrie. Mrs James Hume, Mr and Mrs Hutton, Mr and Mrs Kemp, Mrs and Misses Schwartz Kissling. Mr and Mrs John Abbott. Mr and Mrs F. Bodie. Mr and Mrs J. Burns, Mr and Mrs Ferguson. Mr and Airs Chatfield. Mr and Mrs Cleave. Mr and Mrs Theo. Cooper. Mr Dalton. Mr and Mrs Dntlile. Mr and Mrs H. Gorrie, Mr and Mrs Hill. Mr and Mrs Kensington, Mr and Mrs Lawson, Mr and Mrs Lyons, Major and Mrs Morrow, Mr and Mrs 11. B. Morton. Mr and Mrs J. Mowbray. Mr and Mrs Foster, Mr and Mrs D. Nolan. Miss 14. Nolan. Mr a.nd Mrs H. C. Nolan. Mrs Petrie. Mr and Mrs Ranson, Mr and Mrs Colwill, Mr aud Mrs Spencer. Mr aud Mrs Tewslcy, Mr aud Mrs Thornes, Mr and Mrs Towle. Mr and Mrs V. Valle. Mr and Mrs Walsh. Mr and Mrs Whitney. Mrs Wigmore. Mr and Mrs S. Marrin, Mr and Mrs Woodward, Mr and Mrs Richardson, Mr aud Mrs Ching. M’ss Hamlin, Mr S. Hamlin, Mr aud Mrs Charles Russell, Mr and Mrs A. Dyer, Capt. and Mrs Coyle. Mrs P. Ditfanr, Mrs G. Hardey, Mr and Mrs Johnston. Mr aud Mrs John Reid, Mr and Mrs J. Hold, Mr, Mrs, Miss, and Mr Ruddock, Mr and Mrs Nelson Pierce, Mr and Mrs H. Connell, Misses Pierce, Mr 11. Pierce, Miss Kidd. Mr Wallace Kidd, Mr and Mrs Tibbs, Mr and Mrs Cook, Dr. and Mrs Marshall, Mr aud Mrs Robertson, Mr and Mrs V. Couey, Mrs and Misses Ken-Taylor, Mr and Mrs C. Baker. Mr Hutchinson, Mrs and Miss Lennox. Mrs Arehcr.Bev and Mrs Monro.Mr R.B. Herlot, Miss Bnddle, Miss Heywood. Miss M. Heywood, Mrs Ware, Mr and Mrs Paton. Miss Stevenson, Miss D. Stevenson. Mrs and Miss Moore-Jones, Airs MacFurlaue. Mr and Mrs Sanderson, Mr mid Mrs Frater, Mrs and Miss Gray. Mr and Mrs Marquande, Mr and Mrs Skeet, Mr and Airs Luckle, Mrs Goldsborougli. Mrs Baber, Mr and Mrs A. r. Wilson, Air and Airs Carr. Alias Carr. Air and Mrs Mnsson, Alias Alarshall. Mr C. Marshall. Air Dean Bamford, Airs Main, Miss Bows, Aiessrs W. J. and S. Cousins. Mr Charter, Mr R. Biss, Messrs C. and D. Hnv, Mr C. Klssling, Mrs and Aliss Buller. Mrs and Aliss Al. Aickln. Mr McCormick, Miss Annie Taylor, Mr Cole, Air Battley. Professor Carrollo, Rev. F. Smith. Mr Short, Air said Airs E. Morton, and others. PRESENTATIONS.

On Friday evening, the 21st, a very pleasant gathering was held in St. Beendict's Parish Schoolroom, when the Aliases Coffey, who have resigned their positions ns teachers of St. Benedict’s Parish Schoolroom, when

vt service, were presented by the people of the parish with a farewell address and a purse of sovereigns. All the Roman Catholic clergy of the diocese were present or tepresenteo, and His Lordship Bishop Lenihan personally made the presentation, an! spoke in very high terms of praise of the great services rendered to the juirish by the Misses Coffey. These young ladies have conducted St. Benedict’s School with very signal success, and their abilities as teachers and disciplinarians have won the approval of all who have had an opportunity of inspecting the school. At the recent Government examination of St. Benedict’s Day School, conducted by Mr J. Goodwin, of the Board of Education staff of inspectors, the splendid result of 100 per cent, of passes were obtained; every child presented passed the examination. This fact was refered to by His Lordship, who paid a high compliment to the retiring teachers for the work done by them, and for the excellent state of the school, and the proficiency of the scholars. The Very Rev. Dr. Egan, Monsignor O’Reilly, and Father Gillan also spoke in terms of praise of the teachers, and expressed deep regret at the loss of lheor services. The farewell address was read by Mr J. J. Daley, hon. sec. to the Testimonial Committee of the ♦ hurch. At an afternoon gathering of the school children, held earlier in the week, a very warm farewell was taken of the Misses Coffey by the scholars, who presented Miss Annie Coffey with a pair of gold sleeve links, with engraved initials, and Miss Teresa Coffey with an afternoon teaset and a beautifully illustrated address. Both ladies were also the recipients of numerous handsome fart* well presents from the parents of the children. Miss Teresa Coffey is to be married next week to Mr Banks, of Coromandel.

A large number of ladies gathered last week at Mrs. Ernest If. Queree’s residence, Devonport, the occasion of a ’’pupils’ afternoon.” Mrs. Queree’s pianoforte pupils gave a most creditable and interesting afternoon s performance, kindly assisted by Mrs. Hamilton Hodges, who sang two -song.«r beautifully, "Not Quite Alone” and “All Thro’ the Night.” The pupils who played selections were Misses M. and I. Duder, Miss F. Ham’ll, Miss Peacocke, Miss Wilson, Miss Cooper, M iss Irene Queree, Miss Ivy Philcox and Miss Chapman. All the young ladies acquitted .themselves remarkably well, and their excellent playing of difficult compositions did their talented and painstaking teacher the highest credit. Mrs. M. Cooper played a pianoforte number, and also took -part with Mrs. Queree in a charming duet, “Air de Beethoven” (Saint Saens). One of the young pianistes deserves special mention. This is Irene Queree, who, though only nine years of age, played Lardelli’s “Air de Ballet” from memory (all the pupils played without their music) with an accuracy "which stamped her a real little genius. On the following Wednesday afternoon a private pianoforte recital was given by Miss Minnie Duder, an advanced pupil of Mrs. Queree, in the presence of a number of friends and guests. Miss Duder played a number of Schubert’s, Chopin’s and other composers’ selections in a most finished, accurate and highly artistic manner, and also played the accompaniments for Madame Chambers, who sang “Two Songs,” “Swallows,” Bemberg's “Serenade,” and “At My Window.” Mrs. Queree and her talented pupils were both warmly complimented at the close of the recital, which- was a musical treat of a high order. Tea and cakes and strawberries and cream were handed round on each occasion.

PHYLLIS BROUN.