AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXX, Issue XI, 14 March 1903, Page 750

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bee, — Mareh 9. WATER EXCURSION AT HOME. Favoured as we are in Auckland with a bright sky and a lovely harbour, studded with numerous beautiful islands and picturesque bays, an excursion by water is a pleasant form of entertainment, and one always greatly appreciated. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Club were fortunate in the choice of last Saturday for their excursion At Home, given to follow up the motor launch race. A little after half - past two o’clock the ferry steamer Eagle left the North Shore ferry tee with about fifty or sixty guests, who responded to the Royal Yacht Club’s hospitable invitation. The afternoon was perfect, sea and sky combined to present our- harbour in one of its most beautiful aspects, and the picturesque view of the Waitemata, with the ships of the Australasian Squadron, innumerable white-winged yachts dotted as far as one could see, and the motor launches flitting and dancing on the sparkling waters, was the source of many expressions of delight from the interested spectators. After the motor launch race, some excitement was displayed when a pulling race took place between the crew of H.M.s. Lizard and our North Shore Naval men, the race ending in a urn for the men-o’-warsmen. At the conclusion of the afternoon’s races on the water the party were entertained at afternoon tea in the club’s rooms. The tea-table looked very pretty, decorated with flowers and the R.N.Z.Y.S. pennant down the centre. The arrangement of the rooms and table decorations were supervised by Mr* Humphrey Haines, who had a number of willing assistants- During the afternoon Mrs E. Moss Davis contributed some songs. Amongst those present I noticed:—Mrs C. P. Murdoch, who wore a mourning costume; Mrs Humphrey Haines was in a coral pink glace silk blouse under a grasse lawn and lace bolero, white pique skirt, and a white hat ■with lace and pink flowers; Mrs 8. Hughes wore a fawn and black striped lawn, burnt straw hat, with cream laoe; Mrs Louis Myers, black voile skirt and silk tucked bodice, black and white bonnet, with blue ornaments; Miss Myers, white silk blouse, with lace pelerine, cream serge skirt, white hat wreathed with Parma violets; Miss Oxley, black silk striped lustre, with cream guipure lace revere, black and white hat; Miss Winnie Leys, white Swiss embroidered muslin, with touches of blue, fawn straw plateau hnt, wreathed with green leaves and violets; Mrs Chatfield, black merveilleux, blaek aud white hat; Mrs E. W. Alison, white and black floral muslin, with transparent yoke, black hat swathed with white lace; Mrs F. Baume, ivory Scillian lustre, with black velvet, black plateau hat; Mrs Churton, white pique, white hat with yellow flowers; Mrs T. Hutchison, rose pink linen, white

hat with yellow and black buttercups; Mrs Runciman, black costume; Miaa Runciman, grasse lawn, with white spots, fawn hat with forget-me-nots and green leaves; Mrs E. Moss Davis, blue and pink floral muslin, white hat with lace and magenta roses; Miss Gray (Remuera), navy and white spotted foulard, burnt straw hat; Mrs Caldwell, tussore silk, white hat with autumn leaves and roses; Miss Caldwell, tucked grasse lawn, with lace diamond medallions, fawn hat with chine silk bow at the baek; Miss Cleghorn, white and blue floral muslin; Mrs W. Gray, blaek merveilleux, white chiffon ruffle, white hat; Miss Gray, blue silk blouse, black skirt; Mrs Oxley, grasse lawn skirt, white blouse, and heliotrope hat; Madame Lelievre, cream striped muslin, pink chiffon hat; Miss Lee, blue muslin, white hat with forget-me-not; Misses Alison, white silk blouses and black skirts respectively; Miss Crawford, white and blue muslin blouse, black skirt,white feat. Last Wednesday, the weather being beautifully fine, there was another large attendance on the EDEN AND EPSOM LAWNS. The afternoon tea was provided by all the members. There were seveaal verv interesting singles played amongst the ladies. Miss 8. Riee beat Miss D. Udy, and Miss P. Gorrie beat Miss A. Stewart two sets to one. This was a very prettv match, and some very good play was witnessed.

Mrs John Dawson wore blaek skirt, fav n tussore silk blouse, black toque; Miss Dawson, holland gown, burnt straw hat; Miss Cooke, white muslin, with large blue floral design, the dress was finished with white lace, white hat; Mrs Beale, blaek skirt, pink figured foulard blouse, blaek hat with pink roses; Mrs Haultain, black with ecru lace, black hat; Miss Rice, pink cambric, and her sister wore a holland skirt, pale green blouse, with ecru lace, white hat Amiss Cozens, holland skirt, white blouse, white hat; Mrs Yates, holland skirt with white braiding, white blouse, large white hat with roses; Mrs Oldham? holland gown with white braiding, sailor hat; Mrs Mair, holland skirt, tussore silk blouse, with lace collarette, white hat; Miss Stewart, azure blue linen gown, sailor hat, and her sister wore pink; Mrs Kenderdine, dark skirt, fawn tussore silk blouse, black hat; Miss Pearl Gorrie, holland circular flounced skirt, white blouse, white flop hat; Miss Trevithick, dark skirt, pale pink striped blouse, white hat; Mrs Oberlin-Brown, pale grey striped gown, black hat; Miss OberlinBrown, white muslin gown, white hat; Miss Kitty Oberlin-Brown, navy delaine, white hat; Miss Bleazard Brown, ciel blue foulard, large hat. and her sister wore a holland skirt, white blouse, sailor hat; Mrs Fenton, striking costume of absinthe green lawn, large hat with roses; Mias Hill, dark skirt, white blouse, sailor hat; Mrs Watkins, canary skirt, white blouse, white hat; Miss Paton, grey plaid gown, sailor hat; Miss Hull, holland skirt, white blouse, sailor hat; Miss Towle, white pique skirt with silk blouse, with ecru laee, white hat; Miss Garland, dark skirt, hvdrangea blue silk blouse slashed with broad flowered ribbon, burnt straw hat. and her sister wore a dark skirt, pale blue muslin blouse, sailor hat; Miss Sloman looked.

chic in a dainty pink cambric, white hat swathed with ailk; Misa Bramwell, pink linen akirt, white blouse, white hat; Mrs Udy, black akirt, navy foulard blouse, blaek hat; Misa Udy, holland akirt with white braiding, white ailk blouse, white hat; Miss D. Udy, holland skirt, blue blouse, white hat; Mrs Coates, black skirt, lavender flowered blouse, black Toque with flowers; Miss Coates, holland skirt, white blouse, with blue rosettes, white hat. Misses Percival (2) and Hesketh gave the afternoon tea AT POLO. There was a large attendance of players. Amongst them were:—Messrs. o*Rorke, Meredith, Tonks, Lloyd, Hume, Burns, Crowther, C. Purehas, N. Taylor, Cotter, Hall, C. Morrin, Dr. Maitland. The large “At Home” of the Golf Club rather marred the attendance of ths ladies. Amongst the ladies present I noticed: Miss Hesketh, fawn spotted muslin with under-dress of silk; Mrs Anson, dome-blue silk, hat with flowers; Miss Edith Pereival, white cambric; and her sister wore a fawn tussore silk; Mrs Torrance, black silk veiled in laee, white vest, blaek bonnet; Miss Morrow, white cambric with blue sash, sailor hat; and her sister wore a white muslin with pink sash, sailor hat; Mrs Lloyd, white serge coat and skirt, white hat.

Mrs J. J. D’Brien gave an “At Home” at her residence, “Lombard,” Ponsonby, on Thursday afternoon to meet Mr Walter Kirby and the members of Madame Melba's concert party. The hall and reception rooms were very prettily decorated. The hostess, assisted by her nieces, received in a beautiful gown trimmed with lovely Irish laee now very much worn in England. Amongst those present were Bishop Lenihan, the Rev Dr Egan, Mrs Sydney Nathan, Mrs Fred Baume, Mrs Tole, Miss Elva Rogers, Miss Natalie Dawson, Mr and Mrs Frederick Griffiths, Mrs E. Mahony, Mrs T. Mahoney, Mrs Boardman, Mrs Bedford. Mrs Smith, Mrs Allison, Mrs J. B. and the Misses Graham, Mrs Dignan, Mrs Browne, Miss Brophy, Mrs Goldwater, Miss Casey, Misses Lynch, Mrs and Miss Leyland, Mrs McCabe, Mr Walter Kirby and Miss Haven, contributed to a musical programme. Mr and Mrs O’Brien received many congratulations on their safe return t(J Auckland.

The Auckland Golf Club opened their season on Saturday last by a

LARGE AT HOME. The weather was magnificent, Tha match between the officers of the fleet and the local club members began at ten o’clock in the morning. At the conclusion of the game the players were guests of the club at luncheon, the captain, Mr E. D. O’Rorke, doing the honours as host for the club, and there could not be two opinions as to his considerate courtesy to all. Play started at two o’clock in the afternoon with the mixed foursomes. At the conclusion of the foursomes afternoon tea was served in the pretty rooms of the Golf Club House. There was a very large crowd present, and I found it utterly impossible to even remember half who were present, but have done my best. Mrs Gillies, blaek silk with lace, black bon-

net; Miss Gillies, neat white cambric costume, fawn bat; Mrs Street, black silk, veiled in lace, black bonnet; Mrs McFarlane, black gown, black toque; Mrs Bamford, black voile veiled in black laoe, toque with flowers; Mias Shuttleworth, ho Hand gown, white hat; Mrs William Bloomfield, Lincoln green skirt, white blouse, saiior hat; Miss Torrance, Lincoln green skirt, smart blouse of tussore silk and string-coloured lace, white hat; Mrs Reid, black skirt, white blouse of soft Liberty satin trimmed with embroidered lace, white hat; Mrs Rankin Reid, cornflower blue foulard, spotted with white, black pleated chiffon hat; Mrs McDowell looked extremely well in a cream serge handsomely trimmed w.th twine-coloured lace, black toque with cream lace; .Mrs Gordon-Craig, biack voile skirt, mauve figured blouse, toque composed of mauve primroses; Mias Hay, striking gown of purple foulard, finished with nil green ribbons, hat with flowers; and her sister wore navy skirt, white blouse, black hat; Mrs Foster, black silk gown, black hat with green leaves; Mrs Thomas Morrin, navy and white figured satin elaborately trimmed with Faris coloured lace insertion and medallions, apple green silk belt and collar, black crinoline hat with wreath of green leaves and black tulle; Miss Morrin, pink linen gown; Mrs Edward Firth, white muslin, with flounces, tuc-kings and laee insertions, large white hat; Mis Thomas McLaughlin, white Indian muslin with tuckings and lace insertion, white hat with pink flowers; Miss Firth, white muslin gown, white hat; Mrs Markham, white serge skirt, silk blouse, white hat; Miss King, white muslin gown, hat with flowers; Mrs Hau ten, green mousseline de soie over a pale green voile, the skirt had tucks and lace braid motifs, the bodice and eleeves gathered on to a yoke of cream Irish lace, cream hat with guipure laee and pink flowers; Mrs Bedford, white linen gown with gold buttons, black hat; Mrs Rose, grey French muslin, black toque; Miss Carr, pink linen gown, made with bolero, sailor hat; Miss Morrison, green skirt, white Liberty silk blouse with embroidered lace, white hat; Miss Blanche Gorrie, dark skirt, white blouse, white helmet hat; Mrs H. T. Gorrie, black skirt, grey blouse, toque en suite; Miss Stevenson, green skirt, white blouse, sailor hat; Mrs H. Gilnllan, black voile, black pleated tulle toque; Mrs Pierce, black silk with lace, black bonnet; Miss Pierce, navy blue skirt, white blouse, sailor hat; Miss V. Pierce, pale green linen gown, cream toque; Mrs Hope Lewis, grasse lawn with narrow bands of black velvet bebe ribbon, cream toque with lace swathings and black velvet bow; Miss Lewis, navy serge skirt, white blouse, sailor hat; Miss Thorpe, hail-spotted muslin, with lace insertion, white hat; and her sister wore a blue spotted muslin, whitg hat; Sirs. Duthie, sage green linen gown, white hat; Miss Fenton, white cambric, Bailor hat; Mrs. Buller, black silk gown, black bonnet; Miss Buller, white muslin, with tuckings and lace insertion, white hat; Mrs. Anson, blue costume, hat with berries; Mrs. C. Buddle, grey figured costume, black hat; Mrs. Ernest Bloo't field, grass lawn, handsomely trimmed with lace braid, black hat with roses; Mies Horne, heliotrope linen gown, black hat; Miss Smith, pink linen gown; Miss Eve Smith, white cambric; Miss Courtayne, dark skirt, white blouse, hat -with flowers; Misses Moss-Davis (2), white serges, black hats; Miss Rooke, crushed strawberry, veiled in black, hat en suite; Mrs. Wilkie, black silk; Miss Ross, white muslin, with ecru lace; Mrs. Kerr-Taylor, mauve plaid; Mrs. Cotter, black silk,

with twine-coloured lace at the neck; Mias Cotter, cream, trimmed with heliotrope; and her sister, biacx skirt, waits blouse, black hat; Alma Gore Gibon, absinthe green costume, hat with roees; Mrs. Digaan, fawn grass lawn, with bands oi lace, cream toque with pink rosea; Mrs. Aldrich, violet foulard, black bonnet, with cream; Miss Philson, black silk, with lace, black hat; Miss Phiison, black skirt, white blouse, black hat; Miss Denniston, white muslin, hat with flowers; Miss Waller, white silk; Miss Shepherd, pale silver grey silk, with silver passementerie, blacx toque; Mrs. Younghusband, galois grey bengaline with much tuckings, black velvet; Mrs. Ashley Hunt, while linen gown, black hat; Mrs. H. Tonks, grey; Miss Watkins, fawn holland, white vest, large hat; Miss Williamson, white muslin, white hat; and her sister wore heliotrope; Mrs (Dr.) Pabst, white linen gown, white hat; Miss Peacoeke, navy blue delaine, black hat; bliss (Matthew) Clark, grey; Miss McCrae, dark akirt, fight blouse, sailor hat; Mrs. Lyons, navy delaine, toque with pink rosebuds; Miss Whyte, blue eanvas gown, cream hat with flowers; Mrs. Elliot, black silk, veiled in lace, black bonnet with yellow flowers; Miss Thorne George, very much admired in a blue crepe de chine, with bolero and sous manches of point de Venise, becoming large hat, swathed with eonvulvus en suite; bliss Z. Thorne George looked very pretty in a pink linen gown, made with bolero and large open sleeves, hat swathed with pink roses; Mrs. Archie Clark, very handsome robe of grey figured material with herring-boned satin stitch on the pannelled skirt and bcdice, black hat with tulle; Mrs McCosh Clark, rich black silk with lace, black hat; bliss Lethbridge, navy ; Mrs Richmond, black voile, with over mess of Hack lace, black hat; Miss J. Richmond, black skirt, red and white striped batiste blouse, sailor hat; Mrs Braithwaite, green; Miss Draper, green skirt, white blouse, sailor hat; and her sister fawn skirt, white blouse, sailor hat; Miss P. MeCosh Clark, green skirt, white blouse, sailor hat; Miss M. Richmond, green skirt, white blouse, sailor hat; Mits E. Gorrie, holland skirt, white blouse, sailor hat; Miss Gwen Gorrie, dark skirt, white blouse, white hat; bliss Buckland, cream serge: bliss R. Buckland and her two younger sisters wore white muslins: Mrs Peel, green skirt, white blouse, white linen hat; and her niece wore a white muslin frock; Mrs Angus Gordon, royal blue bengaline, black hat with royal blue flowers; Mrs Cheeseman. navy costume, toque with poppies: Misses Kerr-Taylor (2), white; Miss Wood, dark skirt, light blouse; Mrs Colbeek. holland skirt, white blouse, white hat. Our Cambridge correspondent writes: —The polo sports were held on Wednesday afternoon at “Bardowie”; the weather was perfect, and there was a good attendance, a number coming from Hamilton to witness them. The want of the local band was much felt. Mr Norman Banks still continues successful in carrying off a good many of the prizes.

PHYLLIS BROUN.