CHRISTCHURCH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXX, Issue XVII, 25 April 1903, Page 1176

CHRISTCHURCH.

Dear Bee.— April 14. There has been little to do, and would have been less to see, but for the good collection of pictures at the Art Gallery this week, where a very pleasant hour can be spent. In the evening Aliss Scrivener’s band adds the charm of mnsie. Numbers of people decided to spend Easter out of town, and the weather was perfection, and camping parties may be seen at Sumner and Brighton. The volunteers' had a terrible battle, somewhere in the neighbourhood of the Waimakariri. and since have been peaceably in eamp at Addington, where they were inspected by General Babington, accompanied by Captain Campbell, A.D.C., on Easter Monday morning. Both No. 1 and No. 2 Battalions attended the C.J.C. meeting at

Ricearton at the invitation of the club. Two presentations were made at tiie eamp, one to Major Chaffey of a longservice medal, presented by Colonel Porter, and Major Snow presented to Lieutenant Merton a drummer’s apron of leopard skin, from the mounted corps.

There has been great excitement over a trotting match, and people who have never ventured to enter the Metropolitan Trotting Club’s grounds were there on Saturday to sec the great race between Ribbonwood, the N.Z. champion, and Fritz, the Australian champion. The former won easily. A large number of ladies were also present, and as they streamed out on to the lawn served to remind one very forcibly of Cup time at Riecarton. The very fine 'weather was responsible for the LARGE ATTENDANCE AT RICCARTON bn Monday, and opinions were very divided among the ladies as to the most suitable eosttrme to appear in, but those who elected to wear the winter one, though much more sombre, scored before the day ended. It is evident everything is to be rough and coarse, this winter; black and white will still be one of the favourite combinations, brown following a close second, while the Russian blouse leads in style. 'Among the many handsome costumes worn I noticed Mrs G. G. Stead, in dark blue cloth, the shoulder eapes of white cloth, with laee applique and gold buttons, eream laee front, white felt hat with blue velvet, white furs; Miss Stead, mignonette green frieze Russian costume, white picture hat and feathers; Mrs A. E. G. Rhodes, ?i lovely black silk voile, with pleated chiffon frills, black picture hat and feathers, sable furs; Lady Clifford, dark grey cloth coat and skirt, Tuscan straw toque, bound and trimmed with black ehiffon; Mrs G. Rhodes (Meadowbank), brown flecked with white, trimmed with brown velvet and lace, pale blue vest, brown felt hat with blue velvet and wings to match; Mrs P. Campbell, dark green eoat and skirt, black and white spot-

ted silk, sailor collar, black hat; Mrs J. Gould, pale blue voile gown, trimmed with lace, net rutile, blaek ehiffon hat and feathers, handsome sable .cape; Mrs Boyle, blaek and white spotted gown, black and white but; Mrs Clifford, black voile, with cream laee insertion trimming, white felt hat and quills; Mrs E. C. J. Stevens, navy eoat and skirt, cream lace front, black velvet bonnet with cream roses and laee; Mrs D. Cameron (Methven), pale blue frieze, strapped with white cloth, toque to match, white marabout necklet; Mrs C. Louisson, dark blue doth Russian costume, cream vest, relieved with green velvet, white felt hat, trimmed with dark green silk; Miss Louisson, brown zibeline cloth, white felt picture hat, with black velvet and wings; Miss M. Louisson, black and white flecked cloth, made with Russian blouse, and faced with red, red felt hat, trimmed with silk and quills to match; Mrs V. Harris, dark brown frieze, trimmed with velvet to match, black and white hat: Miss Harris, navy blue cloth, trimmed with blue and white spotted silk, white felt picture hat, trimmed with blaek and white spotted ehiffon; Mrs ]’. Cunningham (Pleasant Point), navy blue costume, black picture hat , and feathers; Mrs V. Hargreaves, navy blue and white striped coat and skirt, toque of mauve velvet and paler ehiffon; Mrs R. D. Thomas, dark blue cloth Russian costume, blaek and white toque; Miss Thomas, pale grey tweed costume, white felt hat; Mrs I. Gibbs, pale blue silk, trimmed, with cream laee, white felt hat witli black and white wings; Miss Kempthoriio (Dunedin), dark grey zibeline, Russian costume, cream front, black picture hat. white furs; Mrs. H. Meares, dark' blue cloth Russian costume, relieved with orange velvet and blaek and gold braid, toque to match; Miss Chisholm (Sydney), moss-green cloth skirt and silk blouse to match, with cream laee insertion, black hat; Mrs. F. Graham, dark green frieze, with eream vest, pigeon blue hat, trimmed with poppies to match; Miss Graham, navy blue cloth..-.piped with white, cream vest, white felt hat, trimmed to match; Mrs. Pyne, navy cloth

dress, eream laee front, black chiffon hat; Mrs. (Dr.) Jennings, dark brown frieze, with brown velvet collar, white cloth toque, with fur trimming, white ospreys: Miss Preston, dark grey and white flecked costume, with Russian blouse, cream lace front, black hat and feathers; Airs. Haydon, cream serge dress, black satin coat, with handsome black and white collar, blaek and white hat; Miss Haydon, pale pink voile gown, grebe feather hat; Mrs. E. V. Palmer (Burnham), navy cloth coat and skirt, trimmed with embroidery, brown fur toque, with red berries; Mrs. Wardrop, dark grey Russian costume, trimmed with panne velvet, blaek hat; Mrs. L. Harley, dark grey zibeline, made with Russian eoat and scarlet facings, hat to match; Miss Harley, navy blue costume, white felt hat, trimmed with pale blue silk and dark quills; Mrs. Ogle, brown frieze costume, felt hat and pompons to match; Mrs. Denniston, blaek gown, trimmed with eream laee, black sequin toque; Miss Denniston, dark grey frieze costume, white hat, with lighter silk trimming: Miss H. Denniston, pale grey gown and white vest, white felt hat, with black velvet and grey bird; Mrs. Jackson, navy blue cloth gown, blue felt hat, with green and blue chiffon rosettes; Mrs. Lichfield, black cloth costume, black and white toque.

We arc all looking forward to the return of Nellie Stewart in her part of “Sweet Nell of Old Drury,” and shall try to forget so many years have rolled, -by since she and Vernon drove dull care away for hundreds of our citizens in happy hours spent at the Theatre Royal, where, I am sure, a warm welcome awaits her. We are also anticipating a treat from the Westminster singers.

This week we are speeding another of our young colonial musicians to pursue his studies in Berlin—Mr. A. J. W. Bunz, who leaves very shortly, and who comes of a very musical family. His father taught in Christchurch for over thirty years, and his mother was a Miss Merton, whose father may be considered to have been the first to-have fostered music at all in Christchurch. A concert is to be tendered to him on the Ifith, when Mrs, Burns, Miss Graham, Mr. F. M.

Wallace and a number of our leading mu*

sicians take part.

DOLLY VALE.