WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXX, Issue IV, 24 January 1903, Page 256

WELLINGTON.

Pear Bee, — January 15. The weather was beautiful to-day tor the first day's cricket match between Lord Hawke’s team and Wellington. The afternoon was almost a public holiday, nearly all the shops closing to-day instead of on Wednesday—the usual weekly half holiday—end offices were closed also for this auspicious occasion. The Basin Reserve was thronged with spectators, ♦ here must have been many thousands on the ground. Everyone was delighted at the splendid stand made by our men. and it certainly was gratifying to nee that they could score so well against the English bowling, and that they were not to be hopelessly beaten, as so many people thought probable. To-mor-row we will see the visitors batting, and are looking forward to a treat. Most of the Englishmen are staying at the Wellington Club during their stay here. They are to be entertained at a luncheon by Mi - and Mrs H. ID. Bell at their summer residence, Lowry Ray, on Sunday. To-morrow night Mrs Grace is giving a dance in ♦ heir honour.

Among the number I noticed on the Cricket ground to-day were—-Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, the latter wearing a very pretty gown of pale •biscuit silk lined with pale blue, and the insertions of lace showing the blue lining through, black chiffon toque; Miss E. Ward wore a light linen dress: Mrs Duncan wore a handsome black silk gown and cape, and a pale heliotrope bonnet; Mrs Arthur Duncan, light silk gown and long cream voile jacket, burnt straw hat with oink roses: Mrs Collins, a cream coat and skirt with soft tucked vest and a cream hat; Mrs Barron, heliotrope linen gown and cream and black toque; Miss Barron, a white pique skirt and muslin blouse, white hat with pink flowers and lace; Mrs

Gore, a black voile gown with white lace and « tulle bonnet with mauve flowers; Miss Gore, in white muslin and eream hat with blue flowers; Mrs Harold Johnston, long cream voile jacket with black piping, and a burnt straw hat with pink ami blue flowers; Mrs Walter Johnston, cerise pink frieze, Eton gown and a black chiffon toque; Miss Z. Johnston, white muslin gown and a straw hat with blue rosettes; Mrs H. Gore, dark skirt and long covert coat, cream hat with roses; Mrs Finch, a black tucked voile gown, trimmed with white, black and white toque; Miss Finch, blue linen gown and black chiffon hat; Miss M. Finch, light-flowered muslin gown and cream hat trimmed with chiffon and pink flowers; Firth, a blue linen gown with white lace collar and a black hat; Mrs Wiekam, pale grey voile, with cream lace and a large cream hat with black feathers; Mrs C. J. Cooper, white frieze Eton gown, trimmed with white lace and a straw hat with blue chiffon and hydrangias; the Misses Hislop in pale blue silk gowns, much tucked and trimmed with laee, burnt straw hats with pink roses; Mrs Edwin, blue foulard gown and black bonnet, with pink roses; Mrs Wroughton (Christchurch), pale grey skirt and figured silk blouse, straw hat with flowers; Miss Brandon in a. light figured gown and cream hat: Miss F. Brandon, pale pink gown and hat to match, her sister wore a light blouse and dark skirt; Mrs Trevor Gould, cream serge coat and skirt, white hat trimmed with lace and pink flowers; Miss Mills. Royal blue voile gown and black chiffon hat; Miss Stowe, white sprigged muslin gown and floral hat; Miss Harcourt, crushed strawberry coloured gown, and white hat with pink geraniums: Miss G. Harcourt, in a red linen gown with white collar anil white hat trimmed with red; Miss 0. Fitzgerald, a pretty soft eream muslin and lace gown, and a burnt straw hat with pink roses; Miss Izard, a cream gown and long

fawn jacket, black chiffon toque; Miss Higginson, eream voile skirt and silk House, black toque with plumes; Mrs Derry, a white Eton gown and large white hat with pink flowers; Miss Harding, in a white skirt and silk blouse; Miss Heywood, blue linen gosnand dull pink hat; Miss E. Heywood, in cream: Miss Stuart, pink linen gown and black hat. There were also present the Hon C. H. Mills, the Hon. J. McGowan, the Hon. W. Walker, and Messrs Dunean, Hamer, Firth, Finch, Heywood, Butler, Harcourt, Johnston, Gore. Cooper, Tripp, Latham, the Hon. Hill-Trevor, Drs. Anson, Grace, Findlay and others. OPHELIA.