WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIV, Issue 13, 1 April 1905, Page 47

WELLINGTON.

Dear Beb, March 25. This has been a gay week. There have been a great many visitors in town for THE POLO TOURNAMENT. There have been large numbers of ladies every afternoon at Miramar, and naturally much excitement over the different events. Some very smart gowns have been worn. Among those 1 havo noticed have been the Hon. Kathleen Plunket, pale grey tweed Eton costume, white feather stole, flat black hat; Mrs Turnbull, shot blue and lilac taffettas, Victorian bonnet; Mis Watson (Hawke’s Bay), cream voile with wide insertions of Paris lace, threaded with inch-wide black velvet' ribbon, flat hat wreathed with green leaves; Mrs Strang, lovely cream cloth dress and long coat, tucked and finished off with silk embroideries, hat swathed with green and blue tulle; Miss Green, navy blue voile with touches of pale green velvet, green and blue hat; Mrs Denniston, checked black and white taffetas,

long cream coat; Miss Burnett, scfb cream silk patterned with heliotrope; Miss Abraham, smartly-made blue voile trimmed with tinted lace, handsome blue and white sash, blue ehifTon bat; Mies Dalrymple, grey voile with narrow insertions of black lace, grey hat with pink roses; Mrs Wright, rough grey and white tweed with Russian eoat, scarlet hat; Mrs Alister Clark (Christchurch), pale biscuit voile, white hat, with Fuellings of pale green satin; Mrs 11. D. Crawford, cream costume, ermine stole, red hat; Mrs A. Crawford, blue and white muslin, prettily trimmed with narrow black velvet, heliotrope bat swathed with blue chiffon; Mrs Abraham (Palmerston North), grey voile trimmed with tinted lace, orange waist ribbon, grey felt net with ostrich plumes; Mrs L. Abraham, navy blue tailor-made, blue hat with large red rose; Miss Lewis (Auckland), cream serge Eton costume, scarlet hat; Miss E. Williams, pretty blue canvas, trimmed Paris lace, black hat; Mrs Biss, cream coat and skirt, blue hat swathed with green tulle; Mrs Levin, white cloth dress with black pipings and waist belt, lovely ostrich feather stole, flat black hat with ruche; Mrs W. Levin, smart cornflower blue costume, hat to match with mauve flowers; Miss Fraser, pale blue voile made with earlv Victorian yoke, black picture hat, with black asid white ostrich feathers; Mrs Travers, black Eton costume, white feit hat with bunches of violets; Miss Coirridge, cream skirt, long eream eoat, red hat with cachings. Miss D. Johnston, cream cloth dress, brown hat with ruehings of shaded apricot satin; Mrs A. Dunean, pale grey tweed costume, hat of shaded mauve and lilac; Miss Harcourt, navy blue linen with white spot, navy blue hat, Miss Stuart, navy blue canvas over glace silk, much gauged and tueaed white lac voke, tan coloured hat with marguerites; Miss Simpson, pale mauve linen, fawn Inverness coat, hat with blue ruche; Miss Rawson, navy blue face cloth faced with white; Mi» s } e,I > brown voile trimmed with tinted lace hat to match; Miss Grace, white cm broidered muslin, Inverness cape flat hat trimmed with shaded helio rojpe satin; Miss L. Brandon, white diess, red waist belt and hat. Mrs T. C. Williams, Hobson street, S A C DELIGHTFUL LITTLE DANCE in honour of her guest, the Hon. Kathleen Plunket. The large hall was cleared for dancing, and looked very P>et y and gay with quantities of flowers in every corner. r Mrs Stuart also gave A VERY PLEASANT DANCE at her residence, the Terrace. There were about 100 people present. Iho drawing and dining rooms were used for dancing, which was carried on with much spirit. MRS COLLINS WAS ‘AT HOME” to a large number of friends last week. Her house has been re-deeorated since her return from England, and was very much admired. A putting competition took place on the lawn, and there were guessing competitions inside. Mrs Collins wore an artistic gown of cream silk with bands of shaded orange velvet, large black liat. Mrs Sievewright gave a KITCHEN TEA at her residence, “Vailima,” for Miss Lottie Orr, who is about to be married. A very pleasant afternoon was spent, and a tempting array of kitchen furniture decorated the tables, and even overflowed, as each guest came in and contributed her quota. A ball given by the members of the Wellington Polo Club is taking place to-night at the Syduey-strcet school-

loom.

OPHELIA.