WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5, 4 August 1906, Page 51

WELLINGTON.

Dear Bee, July 28. STAR BOATING CLUB BALL. There was another ball the other night in the Town Hall, this time the promoters being the members of the Star Boating Club. The concert hall looked verypretty with its festoons of lycopodium suspended from the ceiling. Round the walls were trophies of sculls, rowlocks,

and other nautical gear connected with streamers of white and pale blue (the Chib's colours), and garlands-of lyeopodium. The corridors were curtained off and carpeted, and used for sitting out and supper rooms. The official set was danced as follows: His Excellency the Governor and Mrs. Brandon, her Excellency Lady Plunket and Mr. Biss, Dr. Fell and Mrs. Menzies, Mr. A. Cooper and Mrs. Hislop, Captain Braithwaite and Mrs. Duncan, Mr. Menzies and Mrs. Bendall. Mr. Duncan and Mrs. Widdop. Lady Plunket wore white glace, entirelyveiled in blaek laee ami chiffon, the deeolletage softened with folds of tulle, in which sparkled her diamonds; the Hon. Kathleen Plunket wore a handsome dress of white mousseline de soie, the bodice having a bolero richly embroidered in gold ami crystal; Mrs Menzies wore blaek velvet and Brussels laee; Mrs Dunean, blaek chiffon satin, and folds of tulle: Mrs. A. Dunean. Pompadour silk, with design of roses; Mrs. Hislop, black satin, pailette; Mrs Brandon, ivory brocade, with berthe of lace; Miss Brandon, pale blue glace; Miss L. Brandon, ivorysatin; Mrs. Widdop, white crepe de chine: Mrs. Bendall, black poplin, and Honiton laee: Miss Bendall, white mousseline de soie, with tiny rosettes of pale blue: Sirs. L. Wilson, blaek jetted satin; Miss Wilson, pale blue glaee; Mrs. MaeBeth. white satin and lace; Miss Hislop, pale green taffetas, with quillings of laee; Miss Thorne-George, white glaee. with knots of black velvet; Miss Harcourt, cream satin and laee; Miss Burnett. black taffetas, with sequin bolero; Miss Higginson, sea blue crystalline ami lace: Miss Abraham (Palmerston), pale blue glace; Miss Borlace, pink taffetas: Miss Eliott, white glaee; Miss Tregear, white mousseline de soie. and wreath of roses; Miss Shand, ivory taffetas and deep satin belt; Miss M. Jones (debutante), very pretty dress of white glace .with laee frills; Miss Brindley, white chiffon and glaee; Miss Buckley, pale blue crepe de chine: Miss Chatfield, amber taffetas and laee berthe; Miss Ewen, white glace; Miss G. Ewen, mauve crepe de chine; Miss Rawson, white mousseline de soie: Miss Nation, white chiffon and laee; Miss tstuarf. white crepe de chine and lace tueker: Miss Fitzgerald, white crepe de chine; Miss McKellar, white glace; Miss Lukin, white taffetas; Miss Somerville, pink and white pompadour silk; Miss Teed, white glace; Miss Lambert, sea-green taffetas. A VERY PLEASANT LITTLE DANCE was held last Thursday in the Goringstreet Hall. Among the guests were Mrs Burnett, wearing blaek brocade: Miss Burnett, white taffetas; Miss Harcourt, white satin and Valenciennes laee : Miss Otterson. green crepe de chine; Miss Webb, white taffetas; Miss Fitzgerald, blaek velvet and rose coloured sash: Miss Butts, blaek satin and berthe of laee; Miss Michie, pale pink silk; Miss Ewen, red crepe de chine; Miss llaeon, chiffon taffetas and laee. AN ENOYABLE LITTLE BRIDGE PARTY was given on Tuesday afternoon by Mrs T. Young, who w-ore a smart gown of pastel doth and lace. The guests included Mrs A. Young, Miss Tolhurst, Miss Harcourt, Miss Simpson, and several others.

A SMALL Bis I DELIGHTFUL TEA was given one day this week by Mrs O'Connor. The quantities of exquisite narcissus. ficesias. and daffodils, and violets called forth exclamations of delight from every one present, but it was sad to learn that they were not grown in Wellington. but in the Wairarapa district. The rooms were bright and eosy with glowing wood fires, which added to the comfort of the guests. Mrs O’Connor looked very well in a handsome gown of taffetas with yoke and ruffles of ecru lace ami net. The Misses Ol'-ennor wore pretty dresses of crepe de chine and lace. The guests included Mrs Moorhouse. Mrs Hunter. Mrs Tolhurst. Mrs Barron. Mrs ’’Bethune, Mrs Loughnan, Misses Coates. Barron. Turner, and Scully. A very cheery AT HOME was given on Thursday by Mrs Dunean. The room were fragrant with freesias and flowering lucerne, and gay with bowls of yellow daffodils and crocus. Mrs Duncan received her guests ■ wearing a smart dress of blaek crepe de chine, with ap plications of laee and embroidery, vest of ficelle lace and rutiles of the same; Miss Duncan was in a lovely gown of ivory souple cloth, enriched with openwork embroidery on the skirt panels and on the bolero, vest of delicate lace and net; the Hon. Kathleen Plunket wor a navy tailor-made with revers of mauve cloth, small toque of mauve, with wings of the same shade; Lady Stout, gi’ey and white brocade find black toque; Mrs Wallis, lardinal red cloth and sable furs and dark red toque: Mrs Rhodes, blaek poplin ami laee rutiles; Mrs I. Dunean, reseda taffetas, with narrow quillings of silk: Mrs A. Dunean, mauve voile, with ruchings and scrolls of silk, relieved with leaf green, smart blaek and white hat; Mrs K. -Dunean, pale, grey eolienne, the crossover bodiee disclosing a vest of ecru lace. Mrs C. J. Johnston, black lace over white glace, black toque with tips;-Miss Johnston, olive green taffetas, the.bolero bordered with ruchings of pale blue and opening over a laee vest, black hat with tips; Mrs Neuman i Rangitikei). dark blue louisine. with ecru lace motifs edged with quillings, dafk blue hat : Miss Neuman, grey voile with laee vest and white picture hat: Mrs.G, Johnston, eiel blue cloth vest, white revers and embroidered waistcoat, black picture hat- and white furs; Mrs D. Nathan, blaek chiffon glaee encrusted with lace, ermine toque and furs; Mrs O’Connor, blaek crepe de chine: Miss O’Connor, grey tweed tailormade. white ostrich boa and pink toque; Mrs Leekie. black crepe de chine, with laee vest; Mrs H. Crawford, white cloth tailor-made and red hat; Mrs Hislop, blaek tailor-made: Mrs Shand, brown cloth, with dark red hat: Mrs Buchanan. grey voile, white ostrich Isia and floral toque: Miss Izard, pale grey cohenite. blaek hat with tulle and high aigrette: Mrs G. L. Campbell, plum coloured cloth with pale blue revers and smart hat: Mrs Barton, blaeh crepe de chine: Miss Coates, dark green cloth, the bolero edged with ruchings of glaee, floral toque: Miss Medley, pale blue voile and toque of forget-me-nots; Miss Henrv. dark blue canvas ami red hat;

Mr- luirnarh, black crepe de chine and lace; Mrs Warren, dull red cloth and black toque; Mr* Marchbanks, pale blue eloth and blue hat; Mrs Fitchett, drill purple doth and hat with violets; Mrs Palmer Campbell, dark red cloth, with white vest, red hat with tips: Mrs Hadfield, white doth and black toque; Mrs Abbot, Hack crepe tie chine, with insertions of black Chantilly lace; Mrs P. Hunter (Porangahau). dark brown taffetas and black hat ; Miss Skerrett. tussore silk embroidered in dark brown, brown glace frills and ruffles: Miss N. Skerrett. blue cloth dress and pale blue bat; Miss Harding, brown cloth, with white revers embroidered with red; Mrs Barton, black crepe de chine; Miss I’. Williams, brown voile and hat wreathed with shaded red roses. ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL BALL was that given by the Wellington College Old Boys’ Association, which was held in the Sydney-street Schoolroom. The golden yellow of daffodils and gorse was predominant everywhere, judiciously intermixed with a soupcon of black in order to carry out the College colours. The arrangements were excellent, and Hie committee has to be congratulated on the result. Mrs Mee wore black crepe de chine, with fichu of Brussels lace; Mrs Wills, jetted satin and lace: Miss Richardson, ivory satin, veiled in Mauresque lace: Miss Young, sky blue taffetas and lace; Miss Solomon. white satin and chiffon: Miss Mee, ivory lace over satin of the same shade.

OPHELIA.