NAPIER.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIX, Issue XVII, 25 October 1902, Page 1070

NAPIER.

Dear Bee, October 17. The Napier Park Racing Club were favoured with delightful weather for their Spring Meeting, on Tuesday and Wednesday last. It was both warm and sunshiny. Amongst the most noticeable wearers of smart costumes were: Mrs Kettle, in a stylish dress of bright blue, the bodice trimmed with guipure lace, large bla£k chiffon hat relieved with pink roses; Mrs Perry was admired in a dainty muslin cost nine, and a large picture hat; Mrs Pharazyn was handsomely gowned in black silk, stylish mantle of black lace and chiffon, black and white chiffon boa, and bonnet to match; M rs Stedman wore a long coat of pale grey covert cloth over a dress of the same colour, and a becoming black toque trimmed with blue ribbon; Mrs R. B. Smith looked well in a delicate shade of pale blue muslin trammed with white lace, black chip hat with white lace round the brim; Mrs Kinross White also wore a very pretty dress of pale blue material, with lace on the bodice, a cream straw hat adorned with pink roses, and black velvet; Mrs Russell Duncan was in a becoming costume of rose pink striped muslin, white fichu and white chiffon hat; Mrs Wenley was in black, with a fawn jacket, and a large black chiffon bat trimmed with pink roses; Mrs George White had a handsome black silk dress, and she also wore a black hat trimmed with pink roses and black velvet; Mrs Morris wore a grey coat and skirt, and a hat to match; Miss Dixon looked well in black, and her hat was trimmed with yellow flowers; Mrs McLernon had a very pretty pale pink floral muslin costume, a chiffon boa. and a white chip and lace hat; Miss Cohen was in a very dainty costume of soft pale grey material, and a hat of the same colour, turned up in the front with pink roses; Mrs Palmer wore black; Miss Palmer wore figured grass lawn, and a black hat with ■pink roses at the side; her sister had a white dress, a fawn jacket, and a cream hat.

The Imperial Biograph Company, which visited Napier, and gave entertainments at the end of last and the beginning of this week, attracted large audiences to the Theatre Royal every night. Some of those present during the season were; Mesdames McLean, Bowen, Cornford, Davidson, Stedman, Ronald. Kettle, Canning, Smith, Duncan, Morris. Williams, McKay, Perry, McLernon, White and Wenley. and the Misses Margoliouth, Seale, Williams, Hbadley, Cornford, Heath, Von Dadelzen. Page, Kennedy, Burke, Wilson. Kettle, Spencer, Davies, Dixon.

The last match of the season at the Whakatu Golf Links took place on Saturday. The competition for the Ladies’ Bogey Handicap was first decided, Miss Louie Fitzroy taking the prize with handicap 5 and 1 down, and Miss D. Karauria was second with handicap 1 and 3 down. In the putting Mrs James McLean won the first prize; Miss D. Karauria second. The driving and approaching yas also won by Miss Louie Pitzroy, and Miss Brathwaite was second. Miss Williams and Beatson received first prize for the mixed foursomes, with 54—6—48. The following were the next best scores: Mrs K. Tareha and F. Tomoana, 49, scr. 49; Miss Kitty Wood and D. Tomoana, 60—7—53; and Miss McLean and K. Tareha, 59 —4—55. The men’s stroke handicap was won by J. Beatson, junior, 47— 16 —31; the men’s bogey handicap by N. Beatson, handicap 9,2 up; and the men’s foursomes by Messrs. R. Brathwaite and Robert, 58—13—45. Most of the ladies wore the colours of their club. Some of those present were: the Misses Beatson, Broughton, Fitzroy, Williams, Davis, Burke, Fannin, Brathwaite, and MeLean; and Messrs. Fenwicke, Brathwaite. Jardine, Beatson, Maeniven, J. H. Williams, O. Nelson, R. Cox, 11. S. Smith. A successful series of tableaux in aid of the Cathedral Peace Commemoration Chapel fund took place at the Gaiety Theatre on Wednesday .evening last. The tableaux took' the form of a story entitled “The Celestial Garland,” and illustrated the history of Dorothea, the Christian martyr. The various parts were taken by the members of the St. Matthew’s Girls’ Club, Hastings, and the pic-

ture-s were arranged by the Rev. John Hobbs. The story was read by the Rev. J. C. Martin, and in the interval the Cathedral choir rendered appropriate music. The theatre was well filled, the following being amongst the audience: Mrs Hovell. in a pretty pink blouse and a black trained skirt; Mrs Stedman, who wore a becoming deep pink dress trimmed with biscuit coloured lace; Miss F. William wore a light silk blouse and a dark skirt; Mrs Davidson was in a handsome black silk dress trimmed with lace of the same colour; Miss Thornton also wore black; Miss Clarke had a light blouse and a dark skirt; Miss Goldsmith was In cream, trimmed with soft cream lace; Mrs Tanner was in black; Miss Tanner wore black and pale blue; Mrs Edwards had a black silk dress; Miss Edwards wore cream; Miss J. McLean, black silk dress, trimmed with chiffon.

MARJORIE.