WANGANUI.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIV, Issue 16, 22 April 1905, Page 39

WANGANUI.

Dear Bee, April 14. Air George Musgrove’s dramatic company had a two nights’ season in the Clpera House on Friday and Saturday evenings. In the “Broken Melody” Air Auguste Van Bienc and bis talented company fully justified the reputation which proceeded them. Some exquisite toilettes were worn on the stage. Aliss Lena Burleigh in the first act wore a becoming pale electric blue cloth coat and skirt-, the Eton coat made with wide champagne lace collar, cream silk blouse banded with insertion. In the second act she wore a smart evening frock of silvery pink silk. The front panel of the skirt was veiled with pink net and the rest corded with coarse champagne laee and outlined with tiny pink moss roses; the same flowers on corsage berthe, and full gauged sleeves to th. wrist of pink net. In the last act she •wore a simple white gauged silk bodice, the skirt made with tiny frills to the waist, black (picture hat with spray of flowers and chiffon strings tied under her chin. Aliss Marie Rignold wore » cream cloth eostume, vandyked Eton coat, rich brown shaded fur stole and muff, with a stylish cream doth hat having a broad brim and ends of cream embroidered doth outlined with brown fur. Her evening gown was of a delicate heliotrope shade of silk with overskirt of chiffon richly embroidered in gold flowers and leaves, with band of brown fur at the foot, berthe of helio-

tr>pe shaded sequin*, sun-ray pleated frill of chiffon on the corsage and sleeve*. Her gown in the last act was of gauged cream chiffon and smart cream satin coat reaching to the foot of skirt- the slashed sleeves showing the cream ehiffon underneath, rosette and long ends of eream chiffon. Miss Arise Grahame wore a pale eau de nil evening toilette of gauged chiffon with underskirt of silk, fichu and full sleeves to the wrist of chiffon. Amongst the audier.ee were Mrs Vaughan in a black silk gown with overskirt of black net em-Itro-dered in black sequins, folded cream chiffon «i corsage; Miss Bates wore a gauged white silk frock, fichu of lace, crimson bow in her coiffure: Mrs John Stevenson, black silk with lace yoke and berthe of ehiffon and two large pink roses on her corsage; Miss Rawson, paie blue silk, transparent yoke of champagne lace, full silk sleeves with sunray pleated chiffon frill; Miss Anderson, heliotrope shaded silk blouse trimmed with lace, black silk skirt; Miss W. Anderson, salmon pink silk blouse banded with champagne insertion, black voile skirt; Mrs Fairburn, black silk gown, fichu of lace and net : Mrs Gifford Marshal! wore a dainty cream silk blouse ganged and yoke of laee, black silk muslin skirt edged with black lace: Miss McGowan, white ehiffon blouse with embroidered black dpot. and made with full sleeves to the wrist, black silk skirt; Mrs J. Foster wore a smart cream silk gown, collar of champagne lace; Mrs Dodgshun, black silk frock, transparent lace yoke and sleeves; Miss Page, pale blue silk evening blouse with berth? and full-gauged sleeves of blue ehiffon. black silk skirt; Mrs Barnard Brown wore a becoming black crepe de chine costume, collar of beautiful lace; Mrs Goodwin wore white silk; Mr* Alexander, a handsome blaek silk gown with vandyked yoke of cream lace and chiffon berths; Miss Alexander, blaek silk. Week transparent lace sleeves, and cream lace on corsage; Mrs Hughes Johnston, white gauged silk gown, relieved with pale blue; Mrs Wray wore a smart white gauged silk blouse banded with insertion, black silk skirt; Mrs Barton (HaweraL Black and white evening frock; Miss Willi*, stylish cream silk blor.se made with a wide lace collar, blaek silk skirt, her sister wore a becoming bine and white striped silk blouse, vandyked berthe, blaek crepe de Chine skirt. There were also present — Messrs Hughes. Johnston. Mackay. Wray, Anderson. Stevenson. Silk. Sherriff, G. Marsha!!. C. Russell (Niskumara), Foster, Cohen. Goodwin, Dodgshttn, Jardine and others. J. C. WILLIAMSONS OPERA COMPANY held an ail too brief season in the Opera House- ftn Monday "The Pirates of Penzance'' was staged, and on Tuesday evening "The Mikado." Packed houses greeted both performances. Amongst the audiences were Mrs Saunders, ia a rich black silk muslin frock, profusely wide black silk folded belt, berthe of cream tueked Brussels net: Miss Cotteriil (Napier) wore a becoming black erepe de chine gown, fichu of cream laee; Mrs A. E. Kitchen, black Bilk skirt, cream gauged silk blouse, smart opera coat of eream cloth: Miss

Willis wore a dainty gauged white silk with Oriental embroidery on corsage; hei sister was wearing a pale blue shaded silk blouse, trail-purest lace yoke, black silk skirt; Mi— Imlay, black brocaded -ilk skirt, white silk blouse with berthe of lace; Mrs H >arjeant. pale grey crepe de chine with scarf of Maltese silk lace on corsage: Mis- Page, white silk with rose pink strip'd chon and sash: Miss Smith (Marton*. pale pink silk with lace on corsage, and full flowing sleeves: Mrs Bret agh. black silk gown with jet on corsage, and fihu of net. heliotrope brocade opera cloak edged with white ostrich feathers; Mrs Alexander wore a beautiful black silk frock with cream chiffon and lace on corsage, cream opera cloak made with deep cape effect, and banded with wide, insertion and l*e»: Miss Alexander wore a sky blue velvet eostume with lace on corsage; Mrs Holdship, black silk evening frock with jet and chiffon ou corsage; Miss Hoidship • Sydneyt. white silk relieved with pale blue; Mrs Morrison, a dainty gown of white crepe de chine, fichu of iace; Mrs Gifford Marshall, white gauged silk frock, the skirt made with a wide gauged frill, and lace on bodice; Miss Witcbell wore a pretty pale blue evening blouse with lace, black silk skirt; Miss Jones, salmon pink silk blouse banded with champagne insertion. black gauged voile skirt; Mrs Porritt, black silk evening gown with chiffon and jet on corsage: Mrs Colin Campbell wore white silk; Mrs Atkinson, black silk costume, scarf of cream lace: Mrs Faber, cream silk gown, smart opera coat of cream satin embroidered in gold; Mrs Hatridt, wore a becoming black crepe de chine with lace on corsage; Mrs Bullock, a white gauged silk frock, berthe of lace and insertion; Mrs Greenwood, cream sill blouse with bands of insertion, black silk skirt: Mrs Hughes -Johnston, black silk with chiffon and champagne lace on corsage: Mrs E. X- Liffiton, black silk, deep champagne lace collar: Miss M. Li®ton. cream silk, cream opera coat; Miss Barnard Brown wore a cream satin frock, the corsage gauged, with spray of flowers, crimson berries in her coiffure; Miss Brabant, cream silk blouse, gauged front, black skirt; Mrs Lomax wore a gauged white silk blouse with iace and insertion. Hack silk skirt; Mrs D. Lethbridge iTurakina>, black silk, the corsage trimmed with sequin net; Miss O’Brien, sky blue silk blouse banded with insertion. the sleeves made with gaugings of silk and bands of champagne insertion, black silk skirt: Mrs Lundins, pale blue silk blouse with insertion, black silk skirt. There were also present Mesdanies Humphreys, Vaughan, Jones. Stevenson. Misses -Tones, Izard, Anderson, Brettagh, Messrs. Houston, Campbell. Kettle. Atkinson, Dslgetty. Garrett, Lomax. Greenwood, Hughes Johnston, E. John-s-on. Silk. Lewis. Sarjeant, G. Marshall. Liffiton. Patterson. G- Saunders, Lethbridge TTurskina).

HUIA.