A Gold Miner’s Plain Story.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVI, Issue 23, 9 June 1906, Page 43

A Gold Miner’s Plain Story.

IA VICTIM OF INDIGESTION. AND MOTHER S SEIGEL’S SYRUP WAS WORTH MORE THAN GOLD TO HIM.

W. C. Cousins, of King-street, Bendigo, Victoria, is a gold miner by occupation, and is widely known in that city, where he was born, perhaps 30 years ago. Some years ago he was a great sufferer from indigestion, and as a result of it became so ill that he was unable to give attention to his business. On the adviee of his friend, Mr. W. Hunt, the manager of Springvale, a sheep station between Melbourne and Ballarat, Mr. Cousins used Mother Seigel’s Syrup, and was cured, as he tells in a letter, dated August 9, 1905, as follows:— “For more than three years my health was a constant source of anxiety to me. I was costive, bilious, unable to digest food, and troubled with headaches and racking pains all over the body. My complaints were sufficient to render half-a-dozen men miserable. Such was my state in 1894, when my friend, Mr. W. Hunt, manager of Springvale Station, advised a course of Mother Seigel’s Curative Syrup. He spoke of it as his only medicine, which had b?en of untold benefit to him upon several occasions, and said that he was sure it would do me good if only I would give it a fair trial. I consented, and the truth of my friend’s statements soon appeared. The constipation from which 1 had so long Buffered was broken up, and the biliousness, headaches, and other digestive troubles began to abate. By the time I had taken six bottles of the Syrup all of these symptoms had left me, and I had become quite a different man. “My health has remained all I could wish it to be, a blessing for which I am wholly indebted to Mother Seigel’s Curative Syrup. But for its timely aid, I believe my constitution would have been ruined. It will always be a pleasure to me to make known the sterling merit of Mother Seigel’s Syrup, as shown in my? own case, and other equally remarkable cases that have since come to my notice.”

black, relieved with white hat en suite; Miss Draper, pretty grey costume, with fur toque to match; Miss Alison, smart plaid costume with white vest, small green hat; Mrs George Niehol, royal navy blue doth coat and skirt, with white vest, small blue toque; Miss Bagnall, grey flecked tweed, white and black; Miss Lusk, navy blue costume, blue felt hat with wings and scarlet geraniums; Miss Olive Lusk wore dark red with velvet facings, small red hat; Miss Worsp, blotting paper pink cloth eoat and skirt, hat en suite; Miss Blanche Worsp. dainty pastel blue cloth costume, with white hat; Miss Ida Thompson wore white serge eoat and skirt, white fur toque; Miss Ralph, white costume, becoming white toque turned up at one side, with cluster of red roses; Miss Spicer, navy blue bright red hat forming a pretty contrast; Mrs Harry Hume, navy blue cloth costume, hat to correspond; Miss Webster (New Plymouth), royal navy coat and skirt, with blue vest, blue mushroom hat wreathed with erimson berries. THE SECOND DAY’S RACES. There was a far larger crowd at the Ellerslie races on Monday the second day, than there was on the first. Steeple chase Davs seem to be becoming t favourite'days of the year, though to a oreat extent many people think cne danger to life and limb rather mars the pleasure of watching the steeplechase itself. Naturally the serious accident on Monday was rather a damper on the spirits of the public. Some interesting racing was witnessed, some very close finishes adding to the general excitement. Mrs. Lowry (Hawke’s Bay) was strikingly gowned in a handsome biown chiffon velours, relieved with touches of pale blue, white hat trimmed with brown tulle and pale blue feathers; Mrs. J. R. Bloomfield, smart navy blue doth lonw coat and skirt, braided with black, becoming hat of the new beetroot shade, garlanded with roses; Mrs. Gr.ierson, biaek cloth coat and skirt with white facings, biaek and white toque; Mrs. Harry Bloomfield was charmingly gown ? ed in a stone grey cloth Eton coat and skirt, grev hat to match garlanded with roses, beautiful feather boa; Mrs. Geo. Bloomfield, pale grey beautifully fitting coat and skirt, with black picture hat; Mrs. W. R. Bloomfield was gowned in cream serge, smart black hat; Mrs. F. Waller, grey tweed Russian costume, black hat; Mrs. Alfred Nathan, charming brown costume braided and trimmed with velvet, toque composed of green leaves and pink shaded roses, brown furs; Mrs. Leo Myers,’pretty shade of dark blue, blue'hat to match; Mrs. Mahoney, violet cloth gown, and violet hat to match; Mrs. Churton wore white serge, relieved with touches of cerise, white and cerise hat; Mrs. Holmes wore a heather mixture coat and skirt, becoming beaver hat; Mrs. Smith, flecked grey and green tweed tailor-made, small violet velvet and tulle toque; Mrs. Palairet wore a smart green costume, with green and white hat; Mrs. Sandes (Hamilton)- wore black, dainty black bonnet, relieved with dark green velvet; Mrs. Grant, brown cloth costume with sable coat, and hat with cluster of violets; Mrs. Roberts, navy blue tailormade. black toque with'cluster of shaded roses at one side; Mrs. Frater, violet cloth, with pretty toque of same shade, brown furs; Mrs. Hill was daintily gowned in pale grey, toque trimmed with white; Mrs." Charlie Owen, navy blue cloth costume, with black chenille toque; Mrs. Fried wore brown, with brown hat; Mrs. Devore, biaek gown with handsome paletot coat and becoming dark red and black bonnet; Mrs. Phillips, light brown sac coat and skirt, with white ‘vest, brown and pink toque; Mrs. Black, green cloth, with smart upturned green hat to match; Mrs. Sharman wore a noticeable gown of deep biscuit-coloured cloth with lace frills, sable eoat and eream and apple green vest, hat trimmed with apple green; Mrs. Edward Anderson, pretty costume of brown corduroy velvet, becoming toque of same shade with pheasant plumes and dark gr<#-n velvet; Mrs. Harry Clark, pale grey paletot coat and skirt, with wine coloured hat; Mrs. Proctor, dark brown and green heather mixture tweed coat and skirt, brown and green hat to correspond; Mrs Jones, smart checked tweed coat and skirt, small brown and red toque; Mrs Hamley, beautifully fitting dark brown cloth with brown fur toque; Mrs Fred Young, grey tweed tailor-made with cream vest, pretty upturned hat en suite; Mrs Tonks wore dark grey, small black hat with crimson roses; Mrs

Fifth. blue doth guwn wilh bceonilug hat to match; Mrs Pilkington, navy blue cloth tailor-made, white and black toque; Mrs Raleigh Peacockr looked well in dark blue with hat !o match, and white furs; .Miss Inez Peaeoeke wore navy blue relieved with white, and blue hat; Miss 9- Peacoeke. grey coat, and skirt, with felt hat trimmed with shaded roses; Miss Buckland. dark blue cloth costume, dainty white vest, and a blue hat to match: Miss T. Binney was in a black and white check coat and skirt, and a smart hat en suite: Miss Gore Gil lon wore a blue tailormade and a dark blue hat with clusters of pale blue roses; Miss Muir Douglas, in a red cloth coat and skirt, and a becoming fur toque; Miss Denniston, in a brown cloth piped with red, and a brown beaver hat; Miss Gorrie wore a blue tailor-made, and black toque with shaded roses, and a feather boa; Miss Pearl Gorrie. in a navy coat and skirt, and a hat trimmed with shaded roses; Miss Williams wore a brown doth costume with a wine coloured hat and furs; Miss Towle in a pretty white cloth costume with a black picture hat; Miss Nathan was gowned in a royal blue chiffon vel ours, with cream Valenciennes lace sleeves and yoke, blue velvet hat; Miss Benjamin was in a beetroot cloth costume with pink cloth facings, and a hat of same shade trimmed with pink; Miss Waller wore a striking gown of small black and white check velvet, dainty lace vest, and felt hat with roses shaded from wine colour to pink: Miss Miles (Wellington), in a light biscuit-coloured cloth with apricot velvet facings and belt, hat en suite: Miss Young, was in a blue cloth coat and skirt, with a pale blue hat; Miss Torrance wore a grey fleck tweed coat and skirt, dainty white vest, and white felt hat with pale blue; Miss Colbeck, in a dark blue cloth Empire coat and skirt, and a blue hat to match; Miss Ruth Colbeck wore grey tweed with a smart grey beaver; Miss Marks, in a grey flecked tweed costume with a white vest, and a black plumed hat; Miss Phillips was in a pale grey paletot coat and skirt, and a pretty white toque: Miss Nora Walker was in a grey sac coat and skirt, and a pretty blue hat; Miss TJoyde wore a brown cloth costume with a becoming brown fur toque; Miss Alexander, in a grey flecked tweed with a dainty white vest, and a grey hat to match; Miss — Alexander was in grey with a smart blue hat: Miss Spicer wore a blue costume with brown facings, and brown hat; Miss Basley was smartly gowned in a black tailor-made with white vest and revers, white and black hat: Miss Peacocke, blue coat and skirt with white vest, white hat garlanded with violets; Miss Ware was picturesquely gowned in a grey Empire coat and skirt, very pretty hat garlanded with roses, and blue and green velvet ribbon: Miss Davy wore grey with a scarlet hat. • A most enjoyable EUCHRE party was given at the charming home of Mr and Mrs D. A. Hay, Sea View-road, Remuera. on Friday evening. May 25, when upwards of 70 guests were entertained The rooms and balcony, enclosed and tastefully decorated with curtains, lanterns, and palms, provided ample accommodation. The supper-table decorations were prettily carried out in tangerine and autumn tints. Mrs Hay received her guests in a rich black broche handsomely trimmed. Miss Hay assisted her mother, gowned in a dainty cream net over white silk, trimmed with bebe ribbon and Oriental lace relieved with a spray of autumn leaves. Misses Daphne and Mildred Hay wore cream silk and white muslin frocks respectively; Mrs Clarence Bach looked well in a black silk voile skirt, cream blouse with scarlet roses; Mrs H. Goldie, black silk trimmed daintily with cream lace and tangerine ribbon velvet; Mrs Rylance, flowered muslin over heliotrope silk; Miss Atkinson, pretty white silk trimmed with pale blue and spangles, blue flowers; Miss M. Atkinson, black satin with tangerine bow’s; Miss Abbot, becoming white taffeta gown, the bodice draped with lace fichu; Miss Rrassey, efream broche relieved with cerise ribbon velvet and roses; Miss Bach, pretty white silk, bodice finished with round yoke of ecru lace and high swathed pink belt; Miss Mamie Birch, black silk voile skirt over silk; white silk blouse, pink rose in coiffure; Miss Beryl Browne, white silk; Miss CoHins, black canvas voile skirt, can-de-nil glace silk blouse, pink flowers: Miss Maude Collins, cream voile, shaded leaves in corsage; Miss

Cleveland, white orepeline trimmed with yak insertion; Mis* Colbeek. white muslin trimmed with dainty little frills edged with hebe ribbon: Miss Ruth Colbeek, white silk; Miss Carr, champagne sHk voile trimmed with black hebe velvet, spray of violet* and maidenhair in corsage; Miss Dunlop, looked sweet in white silk, bodice finished with pink and blue flowers, wreath of same in coiffure; Miss Devore, black silk voile over black silk, red roses in corsage; Miss Gould. Mack net over silk, trimmed with tiny bows of tangerine ribbon velvet; Miss Dagma, Giltillan looked charming in pale pink silk, the high swathed ladt finished with crimson velvet buttons; Miss Mala-1 Hay, daiuty white muslin: Miss llaselden. black voile skirt, turquoise blouse trimmed with cream lace: Miss Hampson, dainty white figured net over silk, prettily trimmed with lace and insertion; Miss Kcmpihortie. black velvet, handsome berthe of point lace; Miss Gertrude Kempthorne. lemon silk with autumn leaves On corsage: Miss Miller, cream voile made with oroas-over bodice finished with lace and red roses: Miss McMaster, charming white erepe de chine, tucked and gauged: Miss Muriel Peaeoeke was quaintly dressed in cornflower blue flowered silk, the crossover bodice draped with white fichu: Miss Reid, white silk: Miss Scott, rose pink erepe de chine: Miss W. Scott, pale pink silk; Miss Maltel Thornes, pale blue silk daintily trimmed with Oriental laee. Amongst the gentlemen were Messrs. H. Goldie. L. I'. Piekmere, Hudson. Sellers. Bach <3>. -1. F. Thompson. L. Shera. G. Reid. P. Hanna. V. Cosset. M. Thompson. Barry. A. Slowman. Hay (2), F. Dunlop. H. Brassey. C. T. Tobin, T. Gilfillan. R. Thornes." McMurray. S. Woodruffe. Colbeek, R. Abbot, K. Jones, and M. Rylante. Under the auspices of THE WEST END TENNIS CLUB a most successful euchre anil dance took place in the Ponsonby Hall on Monday* evening. There were thirty-nine euchre tables, and play was kept up wim much zest until 10 o’clock, after which a dainty collation was served. The winners of the first ladies’ prizes were Miss Ethel Bagnall and Miss Atkinson. The gentlemen’s were won by Mr. Warnock and Mr. Arthur Goldie. Delightful music was contributed by Mr. E. J. 'Burke for the dance, ami a most enjoyable time was spent until 12 o’clock, when the evening was brought to a close. Messrs. E. Hickson and B. F. Gittos were untiring in their efforts to make everything go off successfully. The following are the names of those on the committee: -Mesdames Jones. Manning, Newell. Misses Bagnall. Billington, Connolly, Davies, Gittos. Hanna, Tibbs. Messrs. Angus. Burton, Endean, Good. Manning. Morpeth, McCoy, Upton, and Walker. The decorations of tne hall, and the particularly pretty dresses of the ladies, had a very bright and artistic effect. Among those present were: Me-danws Burton. Newell. Jones, Burt. Hodgson. Griffiths. Wilfred Manning. Haszard. Cleghorn. Colsen, Misses Devore (2), Burton. Upton. Tibbs, Stevenson. Holloway. Julian. Gittos (2), Hosking. Bell. Billington (2). Bagnall, Haszard. Foote. Hickson. Nelson. Rothschild. Atkinson. Ada Davies. Connolly, Hanna. Ellie Harina (New Plymouth), Webb (2). Kennedy. Sloane (2). Cleghorn. Gillett, C. Butler. Bach. Hellaby, Price (Thames). Odium. Nellie Thorne. Fahler. Elsie Court. Warnock. etc., etc. Among tje gentlemen present were: Messrs. J. Parr (president of the club). J. Patterson. A. Cooke. Williams, Foote. Tibbs, Upton (2). McCoy. Hickson. Morpeth. Bedford. Earle. Gittos. A. Goldie. Angus. Burton. Brabant. Wilfred Manning. Billington. Burt. Endean. Walker. Good. t leghorn. Hanna. lamguet, etc. A DELIGHTFUL DANCE was given by Mrs Ernest Bloomfield at her beautiful house. "Te Kowhai.” Vic-toria-avenue. Rcmuera. last Thursday evening. Luckily, the weather, which had been alisolutelv unspeakable for all the lest of the week, cleared a little towards evening, mm h to our delight. TJie house itself is charming enough without any decorations, but someone had evidently lavished much time and thought on the remarkably pretty and original decorations — violets and roses, combined with exquisite tinted autumn leaves, filling every available space. The spacious drawingroom made a grand Naming salon, a recheieha supper was served iu the diuingiooui.

while the wide corridors and balconies and the smokingroom were converted into most delightful sitting-out nooks for the lazily inclined. Mrs Edrnest Bloomfield was tastefully gowned in a cameo pink crepe de chine, delicate law drain'd tile bodice, which Mas effectively combined with contrasting shade of pink ribbon; the lielle of the evening was undoubtedly Mrs Bloomfield's sweet little daughter Margot, who helped her mother receive the guests and distributed very dainty -dance cards and pencils. She wore a charming little frock of pale blue chiffon taffeta, with tiny lace tucker. To say that Mr Bloomfield made a perfect host is saying all that one can say, as it is not routine il faut to describe gentlemen’s costumes nowadays. Mrs Bloomfield wore a rich black glace silk toilette, with black laee outlining corsage and black ornament in coiffure; Mrs K 11. Bloomfield’s gown was of beautiful black jetted net over glace, black butterfly bow in her hair; Mrs George Bloomfield wore a graceful black point d’esprit toilette, strikingly finished with silver embroidery; Aliss Reay. handsome blaek taffeta, with rich (ream Maltese laee on bodice; Mrs F. Mailer was strikingly gowned in deep cream silk point d’esprit over ivory glace, pale blue eeinture, and pale blue medallions forming the desired touch of colour; Airs Arehie Clark wore a lovely gown of the palest shade of oyster grey encrusted with laee. pale pink roses on corsage and in her hair: Mrs Harry Clark, dainty white crepe de chine toilette, with cream laee tastefully arranged on bodice, wreathlct of forget-me-nots in coiffure: Miss Williams was strikingly gowned in pale blue Oriental satin, with lovely lace combined with blaek and white tulle on bodice; Miss Ware was charming in blaek, with a white rose and green leaves in her hair; Aliss Buckland, dainty picture frock of pale blue taffeta, chiffon tucker: Afiss — Buckland was wearing a pretty white chiffon taffeta; Miss Davy was charmingly gowned in white silk, the tabletted berthe outlined with kilted ribbon and chiffon, silver and white hair ornament: Miss Dagma Gilfillan, pretty shade of pale blue taffeta with wide insertion on skirt, the bodice was softened with lace and jewelled chiffon tucker; Miss Cotter’s gown was eiel blue chiffon taffeta, softened with lace and chiffon, wreath of pale blue flowers in coiffure; Miss Devereux, cream net, the frills edged with narrow black bebe ribbon, over glace silk; Miss Stevenson, dainty white satiu and chiffon toilette, crimson roses on corsage and in her hair; Miss Lusk, soft blue silk with white net tucker and chemisette, chine ribbon sash; Miss Olive Lusk was in pale sea green silk, with chiffon tucker caught with shaded chiffon roses, dark green chiffon eeinture: Miss Nathan, lovely gown of white ahiffon taffeta, inset vvjth medallions of white lace: Miss Towle was pretty in black crepe de chine, with wide cream laee berthe threaded with pale blue; Miss — Towle, dainty white Oriental satin, trimmed with laee; Miss Nora Kissling wore black point d’esprit over white satin: Miss Gorrie was picturesquely gowned in white taffeta and laee, red roses on corsage and in her hair: Miss Gwen Gorrie was prettily trucked in white silk, relieved with black roses on corsage and in coiffure: Miss Ida Thompson wore a dainty pale blue gown with cream lace on bodice; Afiss Isaliel Clarke, soft white silk finished with 'Valenciennes lace motifs.

CINDERELLA DANCE. A very jolly little dance was the one that took place at Mrs. Sowerby’s Hall last Friday night under the auspices of All’s. Rees, Airs. Edgecumbe, and the Aliases Bell. Gore Gillon, Hill (2). and Dobson. A delightful programme was gone through, and when I tell you that the floor was perfect, the supper delicious. and that Burke played, you will understand why everyone was so loath to leave. There were several extra-ex-tras. and even after that a few of the most indefatigable still clamoured for more, so that it was nearly three o'clock when we finally left the hall. Amongst many dainty frocks I noticed: Mrs. Rees, wearing a very becoming blaek silk chiffon taffeta, with black tulle tucker, spray of pink banksia roses in coiffure; Mrs. Pilkington, charming frock of peach pink satin, with frills and bertha of fine Paristinted Brussels net, edged with Valenciennes laee of same shade; Miss Cissie Bell wore a very pretty frock of pale pink yainaga, with lovely point lace vandyked berthe. cluster of pink and red roses on corsage, and pale pink chou in hair: Miss Kathleen Hill, dainty white accordion-pleated silk gown, softened with chiffon and laee; Miss Gore Gillon was picturesquely gowned in black, with soft net and lace fichu eaught with cluster of roses, red roses in her hair; Miss Queenie Peacoeke, ivory satin, with lace berthe. and cluster of roses in coiffure; Miss Dyer wore soft whits silk, daintily finished with lace and chiffon, blue chrysanthemums in her hair; Aliss Eileen Dyer was prettily gowned in white; Miss Duder was smartly gown in black, with tulle and satin ribbon on bodice; Mlsa Duder was wearing pale blue satin and. cream lace: Aliss Hartland, white silk, the deeolletage outlined with insertion, pale blue ribbon in her hair: Ali-s liallom was gowned in blaek, with crimson roses in her hair; Aliss Helen Fenton was prettily gowned in cream eolienne, with lovely lace berthe threaded with narrow black velvet ribbon; Aliss Ada Preece (Ngaruawahia) wore a cream chailie. softened with Paris-tinted lace, and behe ribbon: Aliss Afinitt, black frilled net over glate; Miss Taunton, deep pink silk, with tucked skirt, and bodice softened with laee; Aliss Graham wore a very pretty white silk, with crossover bodice, and Valenciennes laee chemisette; Aliss Ida Newell was wearing

black, with dusters of shaded roses mi bodice and in tier hair; Miss Dawsoa, very pretty white inserted amsliu. with pink ribbon threaded through the Valenciennes insertion tucker, and wide pink corselet belt, pink roses in eoiffnre; Miss Muriel Dawson looked pretty in black beribboned net. with cream lace applique on bodiee; Aliss Leah DonneHy, pale pink silk, with eream lace berthe and black velvet shoulder straps, red roses in her hair; Aliss Ulie Culpan, daiuty white Swiss muslin, with embroidered berthe. threaded with cerise ribbon: Aliss Ruth Colbeek, white taffeta, with ecru net and laee berthe threaded with pale pink, pink roses in her hair; Aliss Rita Cleveland wore a graceful cream eoliene. the bodiee softened with lace and niched ribbon; Miss Eileen Keogh was charmingly froeked in shell pink silk, relieved with cream lace: Aliss llorlace was wearing a pretty white silk; Miss Diekey. white silk, with rich eieam applique, and lace on bodice threaded with azure blue ribbon: her sister wore white muslin, with cerise ribbons; Aliss Lusk, eiel blue silk, relieved with creara tucker and chemisette, chine ribbon eeinture; Miss Olive Lusk wore pale green silk, with touches of cream lace and shaded chiffon roses: Miss Metcalfe, pretty blue grey silk muslin, with whita lace on bodice arranged with bolero effect. PHYLLIS BROUN.