WANGANUI.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXX, Issue XXVI, 27 June 1903, Page 1819

WANGANUI.

Dear Bee, June IS. Mrs Barnicoat gave an “At Home” on Thursday, 11th, and, in spite of a deluge of rain, a large number of her friends braved the elements with their mackintoshes and umbrellas. The afternoon tea was laid in the dining-room, the table being laden with all kinds of tempting cakes and sweets; the decorations were most artistic, large clusters of grapes, with their toliage, shaded from green and gold to deep crimson, and pale shaggy pink chrysanthemums with autumn leaves. Mrs Barnicoat received her guests in a pale green costume with wide tucks, forming pleats, Oriental embroidery trimmings and cream silk vest; Mrs Phillips (Canterbury), black silk Skirt, pretty Oriental coloured silk blouse, Paris lace collar; Miss Barnicoat, pale blue nunsveiling frock, accordionpleated frills on the skirt, cream lace yoke, tucked blouse of same material; Mrs Arthur Blundell, blaek costume, twine-colour lace collar, white felt hat with myrtle green velvet trimmings, green shaded bird at the side; Mrs E. Blundell (Feilding), claret tweed gown, Russian blouse, cream lace front over cream satin, claret velvet toque with black feathers; Mrs Dyer, myrtle green zibeline frock, Russian blouse, white cloth shoulder capes with a green velvet cape on the top, cream vest, pretty blaek hat with ehiffon trimmings and large white bird; Mrs (Dd.) Innes, black costume, hat to match; Mrs Hawke, dark grey tweed short skirt, strapped with black cloth, Russian blouse, San Toy sleeves,

white silk blouse, pale grey felt hat with black velvet and Hack feather pompons) Mrs Hole, navy blue serge gown, the Russian blouse having three shoulder capes piped with myrtle green velvet, black hat; Miss Jessie Taylor, navy blue Eton coat and skirt, tueked silk blouse of electric blue Liberty silk, blue-grey felt hat with velvet trimmings; Mrs H. Sarjeant, black voile costume, tucked Russian blouse, the collar and fronts bordered with exquisite black silk applique of roses and their foliage, front of white glace silk, covered with blaek tueked Brussels net, black hat with chiffon and black poppies; Miss Moore, blue ribeline, short skirt strapped with same material, Russian blouse with tabs of blue velvet, strapped with blue glaee silk, cream galon trimming with a pattern of flowers and leaves embroidered on it in blues and pale yellows, vest of guipure laee over cream silk, white felt hat, trimmed with black velvet and feathers; Mrs Fred Jones, black costume with cream insertion, black hat, black chiffon and shaded violets; Mrs Krull, tabac brown gown, brown velvet trimmings, bo-net to match; Miss G. Krull, black skirt, silk blouse, long military green tweed coat, black hat; Mrs James Watt, black strapped skirt, red cloth coat with large collar of cream cloth and embroidered silk edging, red hat with white bird; Mrs McLean, crushed strawberry gown, strapped with black satin, blaek hat, Mrs S. Gordon, black crepoline costume,

black hat with jet crown amt black birds; Aliss Qresson, black coat and skirt, relieved with turquoise blue, black hat with plumes; Miss Alexander, rich black silk gown, jet trimmings and cream lace, black picture hat wth feathers; Mrs Grieg, black skirt, astrakau Louis eoat with grey fur collar, black hat with crimson velvet; Mrs Lomax, blue cloth gown with Oriental galon trimmings, red velvet hat, black feathers; Mrs McDonnell, grey costume, blaek hat; Miss McDonnell, claret tweed frock with white strappings, claret velvet hat with berries and leaves and black bird in front of brim; Miss Cowper, black skirt, long grey coat, black hat with roses in it; Miss Rawson, grey coat and skirt, square silk collar, bat to match; Mrs Chamberlain, black mourning costume; Miss Izard, navy blue coat and skirt, blaek hat with pink: Miss Jackson, green tweed gown, Russian blou»e, red hat with wliite bird. On Saturday, 13th, the hunt was at Mr J. Blair's, “Rapanui,” and a very large crowd of riders and drivers assembled there during the afternoon. Tea was provided by Airs and the Misses Blair. Amongst the followers I noticed Mesdanies Lind and Newton, the Misses Nixon, Alleyne, D. Higgie, Blair, McNeill, Crawshaw, Cutfield and Campbell, Messrs A. Higgie, D. Blair, Brownlie, I). Wilkie, Cutfield, McLeod, Harrison, H. Cameron, Gordon, Saunders, Elliott. A. Higgie aml ot hers. Driving were Mesdames Barnieoat, Holdship, Montgomerie, Hatriek, Nixon (2), Kitchen, HughesJohnston, and Campbell, Misses McDonnell, Moreeroft (2), Newcombe, Murray, Dunean. Messrs Mackay, Harold, Anderson, Hatriek and Montgomerie. Misses Aitken and Maling gave a small dance on Saturday evening, r.mongst their guests being Mrs A. Sheriff, Miss Pago, Mr and Mrs S. Gordon, Miss Gresson, Airs G. Kissling, Aliss Richmond (Nelson), Aliss Anderson. Miss C. Alaliag, Miss Moore, Miss Barnieoat, and Alias Christie, Messrs Harold,Wood, Anderson, IToustan. L. Stedman, Izard, Atkinson,

and others.

HUIA.