GISBORNE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVI, Issue 22, 2 June 1906, Page 46

GISBORNE.

Dear Bee, May 25. THE FIRST OF THE WINTER ASSEMBLIES, held last week, was most enjoyable. The floor was -ip petfeet >•»<!<*r Such a number of pretty frock’s were worn that it would he almost impossible to describe them all.' However, .those that I noticed were: Airs Symes, in blaek velvet, deep white laee herthe: Mrs F. T. Morgan, black net over sating Mrs A. Seymour,

pale blue silk spotted muslin; Mrs Jns Blake, handsome ivory satin, prettily arranged with ehiffon and forget-tne-nots; Mrs Kells, deep yellow silk dress, trimmed with narrow- ruched ribbon and lace: Airs A. Watson, blaek chiffon taffetas. crimson ro-es; Mrs Alurray. blaek satin, white lace berthe; Mrs Nolan, blaek crepe de ebine; Airs Stephenson Smith, black satin; Mrs C. Thomas, pale pink merveilleux silk, deep red flowers; Air* Bright, blaek corded silk; Airs Buckeridge. princess robe of deep maizecoloured Roman satin, corsage aud skirt trimmed with sequined silk gauge, pink roses; Airs. Raymond, black btocaded satin; Mrs J. Waehsmann (Christchurch). blaek satin: Airs Field, black satin and laee; Mrs Howard Kenway, juile pink satin trimmed with narrow hands of -able: Mrs J. Blair..pale green satin, trimmed with circles of narrow green ruched ribbon, deep dark green velvet belt: Airs J. (lark, black lace dress: Airs J- Williams, ivory ehiffon taffetas, prettily trimmed with ehiffon and laee. with touches of pal? blue and pink woven into the laee: Mrs Alann, pretty cream silk gauge froek over glace; Airs Alax-Jaekson, white aceor-dion-pleated erejs? de chine, trimmed with eeru insertion: Airs Harding. j>ale grey nierveilleux silk, trimmed with blaek lace: Airs Frazer, blaek merveilleux silk, folded tucker of white chiffon: Airs Tombleson, eream Roman satin, cream laee: Mrs Waehsmann blaek satin: Aliss Crowley, pale green satin, eream laee: Aliss Clark, pale blue ehiffon taffetas, trimmed with soft eream laee: Miss Nos lan. jiale blue crepe de chine: Aliss N. Seymour, white silk and ehiffon: Aliss L. LoiseL maize-coloured silk, cream laee, and roehed ribbon: Aliss A. Sherratt, white laee frock over glace: Aliss S. Evans, rose pink silk dress, white ehiffon fichu, fastened with white rose: Miss AL Christophers, pink ehiffon dress, frilled and edged with pink ribbon: Miss Schumacher. blaek net over satin, wide panel on skirt of sequined net: Aliss XL Schumacher • Christchurch I. cream embroidered net over green satin: Aliss R. Reynolds. blaek satin, eream laee berthe; Aliss W. Reynolds, pale blue silk spotted muslin: Aliss AL Bradley, pretty white sequined net over white satin: Miss Al. Dunlop, white satin, shirred and trimmed ■with lace; Aliss W. Adair, pretty j>ale green net dress, violets on deeelletage and in hair: Miss Wallis, pale blue silk, trimmed with laee and blaek velvet beb® rilJbon: Aliss Murray, white glaee silk, trimmed with wide embroidered chiffon; Aliss G. Pyke .debutante), white satin, prettily triimned with ehiffon ard liliea of the valley: Aliss Monekton. white satin relieved with tangerine velvet: Aliss G. Monckton. dainty pale'green eolienne froek. tucker of X'alenciennes laee and. touches of pink: Aliss Bright, pink satin, trimmed with white ruehed ribbon and silk laee: Aliss D. Bright, soft white silk: Aliss F. Davies > debutante). eream ehiffon taffetas, trimmed with embroidered ehiffon; Miss A. Woodbine Johnston, biscuit-coloured soft satin, corsage and bodice arranged with garlands of crimson bud roses: Aliss Parsons. eau de nil taffetas, white lace; Miss E. Waehsmann. pink satin, trimmed with wide cream lace: Aliss E. Williamson, white silk, deep gathered tucks and flounces of laee on skirt, bodice arranged with laee and blue flowers; Aliss Harding, pale pink duchess satin; Aliss C. Boylan, jjale blue silk, bodice trimmed with frills of Valenciennes lace and pale pink roses: Aliss Foster, black merveilleux silk,-herthe of cream lace threaded with pale blue riblson: Aliss Foster (Wellington), pale blue crejie de chine dress: Aliss B. Orr. [tale green silk, white laee; Aliss I. Hingston. white eorded silk, silver passementerie: Miss Af. AgnewBrowne. cream satin, jiale pink roses: Afiss H. Agnew-Browne. J»ale blue tucked silk trimmed with blue embroidered chiffon- Among the gentlemen were Xlessrs: Kells. Symes. Alann. F. Parker, Wallis, F. T. Morgan, Seymour. Stephen-son-Smith. C. Thomas, Bright. AVaehsmann Field. Blair, Frazer. Alax Jackson. Tombleson, Burke. Grant. AleIjean. Moqikton 2). A. XV. Rees. XV. G. Siierratt. <’. J." Bcnnvti. Rutledge. Saunders. Adair. Robert*. Sherratt (3). Sainsbury. • t’erdner. (Christchurch), Nolan 12). Ruby. Wilson. Evans. Symes. Innefc, Weymouth, _Fenwiek, Pyke, Reynold®, Drs. ‘ Wflfiltms,' Btk-keridgfe. We bad a glorious’ treat on Monday and Tuesday nights, when £ . A- MR ANDREW BLACK

gave two concerts. I noticed amongst the zudience Mrs H. Kenway, Mita

Hutchinson, Mrs J. Williams. Miss Wilhamsou. Mrs M. Foster, Mr ami Mrs Black. Mis- Black. Mr ami Mrs F. Palairet. Mr and Mrs Anderson, Dr. and Mrs Buekerki-e. Mr and Mrs Blair, Miss Nolan, Miss Wallis. Mr and Mrs A. Watson. Mrs and Miss Grey. Miss Oakley, Miss Davies. - Mr and Mrs A. T. Kennedy. Misses Boylan, H. WoodhineJohnston, etc. . GOLF.

Last Thursday at the golf links the ladies had a bogey match. Mrs King. Miss Matheson, and Miss Sweet tieing for first place. Others playing were Mrs Morgan. Miss Nolan, Miss Crawford. Miss Bright, and Miss Adams. Next Friday a ladies’ tournament will be started. ELSA.