WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXX, Issue XXVI, 27 June 1903, Page 1820

WELLINGTON.

Dear Bee, __ June 18. A very large EUCHRE PARTY was given by Mrs Tolhurst, Grant Road, on Thursday last. The spacious drawingroom and diningroom were used for the card tables; 'there were about seventeen tables altogether, and these were kept merrily goiiig until about half-past teij or eleven, when the guests adjourned to the big room upstairs for supper. The lovely rooms were prettily decorated with flowers, pot palms, ete., and the two round supper tables were artistically arranged with chrysanthemums and autumn leaves, and also laden with the most delicious dainties imaginable. The lucky winners of the euchre prizes were Alias Finch and Air Nelson; the lady's prize was a handsome silver scissors and the gentleman's a shaving brush. The booby prizes fell to Aliss Skerrett and Air Hodson. After supper there was some' music in the drawing; room. Among those who gave much pleasure by their singing were Alias Tolhurst, Alias O. Gore, Aliss Nelson (Auckland). Dr. Ulrich and Air Owen. Airs Tolhurst received in a rich black silk gown, the bodice jetted and 1 rimmed with chiffon; Miss Tolhurst wore a blaek satin gown, with tulle sleeves and yoke, and pink roses on the corsage; Airs T. Young had a white satin gown, much trimmed with chiffon and pearls; Aliss H. Denniston (Christchurch), who is the guest of Airs Tolhurst, wore a pink figured silk gown, with deep laee collar. Some of the guests were Airs Sandford Cox, wearing a pretty yellow satin gown, with deep white lace floun-. ees; Mrs Charles Knight, in blaek satin with jet; Aliss O’Connor had black satin, with cream lace berthe: the Alisses Finch wore soft white silk and

chiffon gowns; Miss McGregor, in black, (with pink flowers; Alias Hislop, pretty •pule blue silk gown, with ecru laee colter; Miss Stowe, in black satin, with Mee and (flowers; Miss Eve, pale blue, •with white lace; Miss Simpson, a white gauze gown, with berthe of pink flow•rs and leaves: Alias Stafford had White sHk, with chiffon sleeves; Aliss Haroourt, a pretty 'champagne coloured ■epoltcd net, with narrow satin ribbon edging the frills; Alias Rawson, in blue silk, with chiffon to mated); Miss Allies, deep pink voile, white lace; Aliss Moleneux (Christchurch) wore cream silk, with drapings of tulle and lace; Miss Skerrett, a yellow and white gown, with laee berthe; Aliss Nelson wore white silk, with chiffon; Miss Marehant, a black gown, with berthe of pink roses; her sister wore green; Aliss L. Brand■un, white muslin; Aliss Young wore pale blue; Aliss Riley, in white muslin and laee; Aliss Nathan, white silk and laee; Aliss Martin, in pink; Aliss StuHit. a wliite satin gown, with laee and Howers. Also, Air Tolhurst and Air AL Tolhursct, Messrs Young, Cox, Tripp, Webster, Hodson, Gore, Aliln, Rhind, Gwen, Higginson, Skerrett, Nelson, Harcourt, O’Connor, and others. Mrs Ewyn (The Terrace) entertained a number of her young friends at an AFTERNOON AT HOME «n Friday. The rooms were very prettily decorated with flowers, and a most tempting tea was laid in the diningroom. A picture competition was a. most entertaining and most interesting amusement during the afternoon. Pictures of jiumerous and nameless celebrities wore arranged on the walls, in the same way in which the “Advertisement” competitions are arranged, and the result was a victory for Aliss Simpson, who correctly named the largest number. Severals songs were sung by Miss AlcClean, of Dunedin, who is staying with Mrs Ewen. Airs Ewen was wearing a soft black silk gown, with cream laee on the bodice; Miss Ewen wore pale pink voile, with lace and black

velvet; Miss McClean had a black silk skirt, and light silk blouse, with lace insertions. Some of those present were Misses Simpson, Brandon, Reid, Finch, Tolhurst. Harcourt, Otterson. Seddoti, Joseph, Nelson, Rawson (2), Seed, Butt, Stafford, Miles. McTavish, Fell, Waidergrave, Harding. McGregor, Edwin, Alclntosh, Riley, Skerrett, O’Connor, Denniston, Kennedy, and others.

OPHELIA.