AUCKLAND

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXII, Issue XXI, 21 May 1904, Page 49

AUCKLAND

Dear Bee, May 17. Socially there has been nothing during the week, but the weather has been glorious, so a number of people have taken a mild excitement in coining into town to shop, or pretend to shop. Amongst those I have noticed in Queenstreet were —Mrs Charlie Brown, dark grey tweed Russian eoat and skirt with cream net and lace vest, miroir green ceinture and smart green hat in same tone; Mrs Ernest Beale, blaek Russian coat and skirt with green vandyke collar, cream vest, and large blaek hat; Mrs Lyons, smart walking costume of pale grey flecked tweed made with a Monte Carlo jacket, white vest and large blaek hat; Mrs Ireland, black gown with black applique collar _and trimmings, pretty brocaded silk vest and black plumed hat; Miss Ettye Ireland, navy blue sac coat and skirt, white silk blouse inserted with narrow Valenciennes, blaek and white hat trimmed with white wings and wallflowers; Miss Kempthorne (Dunedin), crimson cloth costume braided with black, white vest and pretty red hat relieved with black; Mrs Alex Ferguson, dark blue cloth costume with blaek hat, handsome fur collarette; Mrs Myers, blaek costume with dainty blue bonnet to match; Miss Myers, white cloth costume with white vest and pretty hat to match; Mrs Ashton, cream hopsack eoatee and skirt, cream vest finished with cream applique, blaek hat; Mrs Napier, navy blue cloth, tailor-made costume, white vest and white gem hat; Miss Dunnett, green cloth jacket and skirt trimmed with bull-coloured revers and strappings, moleskin furs and toque; Miss Daisy Mowbray, navy blue serge, tailor-made, with white blouse, white felt hat; Miss Vera Bell, pretty navy blue walking costume, blue and white blouse, and blue French sailor felt hat; Miss Dorothy Colbeck, brown hopsacking costume, piped with orange brown, felt bat trimmed with brown and white ribbon and quills; Mrs Arthur Brett, dark blue cloth tailor-made gown with white vest, pheasant's wing collarette, and Tuscan hat trimmed with black; Mrs Rathbone, dark blue serge coat and skirt, white vest and large blaek hat trimmed witli ostrich feathers, brown fur collarette; Mrs Tewsley, black skirt, blaek silk Monte Carlo jacket with white silk collar veiled in black applique, pretty toque to match; Mrs Russell, grey tweed Chesterfield coat and skirt piped with green, green felt hat ; Mrs Friend, navy blue serge coat and skirt and hat to match; Mrs McCosh Clark wore a black gown with a sealskin eape, and a blaek hat with blaek and white frieze crown; Miss Pearl Clark, in a smart navy tailormade costume, and a black picture hat: Miss Muriel Whitson was in a stylish navv trotteuse skirt and sae coat, and a white felt French sailor hat with cherry ribbon bows: Miss Winnie Leys wore a becoming Havana brown frieze costume with crimson sat in vest, pale green Toreador hat with blaek folded panne brim, and handsome pelerine stole of sable; Miss Whitson, navy skirt and military coat, faced with a lighter shade of blue, white felt hat with blue and white choux; Mrs Anson, reseda green tweed eoatee costume wit h cream net and lace vest, burnt straw hat wreathed with forget-me-nots and black velvet ribbon; Mrs Blair (Melbourne), dark grey coat and skirt with revers and braiding of green and silver embroidery, blaek toque; Mrs Clem Lawford, black mourning costume, and blaek bat. sable collarette and muff; Mrs Robert, Neill, navy blue serge sae coat and skirt, white vest and black hat; Miss Georgia Denniston, navy blue Chesterfield eoat and skirt, piped with white, pretty pale blue felt hat.

There was a capital audience at the Mel. B. Spun - entertainment on Monday evening. It is quite delightful, and you should be certain to go. Our seats were in a bad position for seeing dresses, but amongst tliosq I noticed were: Mrs. A. P. Wilson, black silk skirt and very pretty apricot silk blouse; Miss Nests. Cooke, dainty pale blue silk blouse wnd black skirt; Mrs. T. Hope Lewis was charmingly gowned in a pale pink crepe de ehine blouse and black skirt, mid her

daughter, Miss Kileen was in a. pale blue crepe de ehine; Mr*. F. E. Baume. smart azure blue silk gown, finished with lace; Mrs. Sydney Nathan, eream voile skirt, elaborately tucked, and white silk blouse; Mrs. Baume, handsome brown Louiaine silk gown, finished with cream lace; Mrs. Hugh Lusk (Napier), blaek skirt, pretty white silk blouse and blue ceinture; Mias Helen Fenton, cream voile skirt, white liberty satin blouse, with transparent laea yoke; Mrs. Ernest Bloomfield, pretty light blouse and dark skirt, handsome green opera cloak; Miss Zoe George, cream gown and crimson opera cloak; Miss Minnie Horton, white serge skirt and white silk blouse; Mrs. Rathbone, blaek skirt, black Louisine silk blouse, finished with white faggotting and Paris lace; Miss Lewis was in eream, with crimson velvet belt and spray of crimson roses; Miss Winnie Lewis, blue skirt, pretty white blouse, inlet with Paris lace, ribbon ceinture; Mrs. Seymour George, blaek, with beautiful brocaded silk opera coat; Mrs. Blair (Melbourne), in bl ack, with blaek opera eoat, with deep lace collar; Miss Thompson wore a pretty white gown, and her sister, Miss Ida Thompson, was in pale blue; Mrs. Greville Smith, blaek silk gown, with blaek opera eoat; Mrs. Sharman, black crepe de chine, with smart black and white opera coat; Miss Runciman, pale blue crepe de chine, finished with chiffon and lace: Mrs. John Birch, blaek, long grey opera coat, with lace collar; Miss Moore wore a black skirt and pretty blue blouse, and her sister wore a white blouse and - black skirt; Mrs. De Clive Lowe, black skirt and dainty white blouse, grey opera coat; Mrs. Edmiston, black, with electric grey opera coat; Mrs. Tewsley, yellow brocade, with crimson velvet opera coat, with Paris lace; Mrs. Russell, pale green liberty satin, inlet with wide Paris tinted insertion; Miss Kempthorne; Mrs. Ansenne, in black crepe de ehine; Mrs. J. C. Smith, black skirt, pretty heliotrope silk blouse. My Hamilton correspondent writes: — “The Hamilton Ladies’ Hockey Club held an At, Home on the Club’s ground on May 7th, the opening day of the hockey season in Hamilton. The weather being favourable, there was a very large attendance of players and their friends. Great credit is due to the energetic secretary (Miss Swarbriek) and the committee for the very successful gathering. The players, attired in uniforms, white blouses, blaek skirts, white tarns, and red and blue ties, were: — Blues: Miss Sandes (captain), Misses Holloway, Stevens, M. V. Hunter, G. Roche, Pauli, AL Barton, Graham, A. Chalmers, and Kirk (goal) ; reds: Miss E. Edgecumbe (viee-eaptmn), Misses D. Edgecumbe, Slade, B. Ransted, Swarbriek, Crabtree, S. Kirk, Carey, Graham, Ross, Gillespie (goal). Mr Leigh acted as referee. Among the many visitors were: Mrs Brewis (president), in a prety blue flecked costume; Mrs Swarbriek, wore blaek; Mrs Graham, navy zibeline dress; Mrs Manning, pale green blouse, blaek voile skirt; Mrs Sandes, brown costume; Mrs Penny, pretty blouse, dark skirt; Airs Shanaghan, black silk dress; Mrs Varney, black silk voile; Airs Lord, grey flecked tweed; Airs Gwynne, blaek silk; Mro R. J. Gwynne, cream blouse, black skirt: Airs Holloway, black costume; Airs 11. Biggs, brown cloth costume; Airs Furley. black dress; Airs Von Stunner, black dress; Airs Shaw, black costume;

Mrs Browning, white silk bloirne, blaek skirt;'Mr* Bright, black coatwtnw; Mrs W. Bright, Hack costume; Mfs Vercoc, pretty grey canvas voile; Mrs Adams, grey silk voile beautifully trimmed with chiffon and silk Maltese lace; Mrs Blackburn, black dress; Mrs Slade, dark brown costume; Mrs Sare, ldne cloth costume; Mrs Shepphard. black costume; Mrs Hunter, black; Mrs Quick, black and purple; Mrs Mahon, black silk blouse, voile skirt; Mrs Provis, black dress; Mrs Primrose, black drees; Mrs C. Mat! hew, black doth costume; Mrs Stevens, black dress; Miss Nixon (New Plymouth), pretty blue blouse, black skirt; Miss Newell, purple doth; Miss Jolly, blue and white costume; Miss Hunter. purple blouse, black skirt; Miss Hoche, navy costume; Miss E. Itoche. crimson doth; Miss Burd, black and scarlet dress; Miss Barton, cream blouse, dark skirt: Miss Chilly, pink blouse, black skirt; Miss Katie Chitty, crimson doth frock: Miss Richards, dark green costume; Miss Noel, navy and white. Among the gentlemen were: — Dr. Bro wis, Rev. E. Adams, Messrs. Kandes, Lord. Shaw, Blackburn, Birkmeyer, Hurd-Wood, Chitty, Bockett, Mahon, and others.

PHYLLIS BROUN.