CAMBRIDGE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIII, Issue VI, 6 August 1904, Page 49

CAMBRIDGE.

Dear Bee, July 30. On Friday evening the third of the SERIES OF AT HOMES was held in the Alexandra Hall. Mrs Taylor and Mrs A. Gane were in charge of the arrangements, which were all that could lie desired. The lighting of the hall has been very poor for some time, but on Friday night I think it was worse than I have ever seen it, and one could hardly see what the dresses were like. The night was an ideal one for dancing, being clear and frosty. There mn«t have been fully 30 couples present. The supper-table looked very tempting with its generous display of good things. Yellow wattle was used for decorations. Tiie music (piano .Mrs Lowe, violin Air Hogg) was also good. There were a, great many pretty new dresses. Airs Taylor was wearing a handsome green and blaek brocaded silk with transparent yoke and sleeves of blaek lace; Airs A. Gane, black silk and laee gown, and red opera cloak; .Vfrs I’ileher, blaek silk with front of pale green and red silk; Airs A. Souter, black silk voile with eream silk applique; Mrs E. Souter, blaek gown, white opera cloak; Airs James Hally, blaek aeeordion-pleated crepe de chine with transparent yoke and sleeves of blaek laee, grey opera, cloak; Airs Riehardson, black gown, eape collar of Paris laee; Afrs Bach, white silk mueh tueked; Mrs J. Fisher, black lace with crimson roses on corsage; Mrs C. Peake, white silk, the skirt tucked and the bodies trimmed with deep silk laee; Mrs 11. Clarke, pink silk gown, the bodice and skirt elaborately shirred; Mrs M. Anderson, pink silk; Mrs G. Brown, pink muslin gown; -Mrs Payze, black silk and laee, crimson opera eoat; Aliss Hally, a most becoming dress of pale blue crepe de ehine with crimson roses on eorsage and large black velvet bow in coiffure, lovely full length opera coat of pink and grey; Aliss A. Hally, white chiffon over pate green silk, white bow in hair; Alisa Wells, pale piuk merveilleux trimme«r with uet. and opera coat of heliotrope and pale green silk; Miss Taylor, a very becoming dress of black velvet with lace, sleeves; Aliss AL Taylor, pale pink silk; Aliss Walker, black lace; Miss E. AValker, white silk tueked, and faggoting was Used freely on the bodice; .Miss Carley, pule blue silk trimmed with satin ribbon of the same shade; Aliss Clarke, white aeeordion-pleated chiffon «»»<,'• white silk, the hip yoke being made of tueked silk; Aliss H. Payze, a very dainty frock of accordion-pleated white tarlatan, trimmed with rows of white satin bebe ribbon; Miss Richardson, white silk, the bodice relieved with blaek velvet; Afiss Pickering, blue silk trimmed with white; Afiss E. Hill looked exceedingly well in white muslin tueked and inserted with Valenciennes laee, bodice trimmed with blaek velvet; Aliss Williams, black merveilleux, with Maltese laee tiehn on bodice; Miss Battv, white silk trimmed with laee; Aliss Dodgshun looked very charming in white meiveilJeux, made with mm-h tucking, and

while silk Mish; Miss Wrighl. a very dainty froek of very pale Wwe silk, the ■kirt made with deep flouace and folds and bands of ribbon reaching to the waist, tlie bodice had a berthe of cliam)>agne lace and pretty accordiian-pfealed crepe de chine sleeves: Alias Willis lookad very graceful in a pale blue silk. Ihe iKnlice having a Itertiia of silk Maltese lace and pale pink Howers; Aliss f.’amp-Ih-II wore an effective-looking while, silk gown with pink Howers on cordage; Miss M. Fisher, cream voile with hands of satin: Aliss Fisher, white silk; -Miss Jeffries, white silk; Miss Gardiner, black silk and lace with Paris laee berthe: Miss Gibboson, pale pink silk, and pink flowers in coiffure: Miss Hiiultain, black silk and laee: Miss Madill, cream silk with crimson roses on corsage; Miss Ai. Hunt, black; Miss It. Jlunl, while silk gown: Miss Storey, while silk, bodice relieved with red silk: Miss J. Brown, black voile and laee: Miss It. Skeet, white .silk relieved with pink; Miss I’llalter, while silk; Miss Selby, black lace; Miss Gwynneth. black silk. Amongst the gentlemen were Messrs. Taylor (2), Clarke (2). Farnall, Ross, Falls. Aladill, MeNieol, Holloway, Bingham, Guile (2), Walker, Peake (It), Douglas, Richardson, AValchhorti, Allan. Aladdisou, Payze, Banks. Bach (2), Isherwood. Martyn, Clark, Williams, Potts, Layton. ELSIE.