NAPIER.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVII, Issue 25, 22 December 1906, Page 44

NAPIER.

Dear Bee, December 14. The concert of Mrs. Walker's music pupils was held in St. Paul’s Schoolroom last week, a fashionable audience assembling for the occasion. The playing of the young performers was listened to with pleasure, and was marked by general excellence of training. The performers were Miss Annie Sheath, Miss P. Polsen, Miss M. Ringland, Miss D. Campbell, Miss Sybil Jones, Miss Jocelyn Lusk, Miss Gladys Munro, Miss S. Jones, Miss Laing, Miss Vera Humphries, Miss Ada Henderson, Miss M. Wilson, Miss Helen Stuart, Miss E. Gifford, Miss Marjory Campbell, Miss Flossie Hobbs, Miss Dorothy- McLean, Miss Thompson. Miss Chrissie Niven, Mies Dorothy Hewitt, Miss Isa Watson, Miss Elsie Smith, Miss Minnie Watson, Miss G. McVay, Miss D. Bull. Amongst the audience I noticed: Mrs. McLean, pale blue silk blouse trimmed with lace, black voile skirt; Miss Cave, white silk dress trimmed with cream insertion; Lady Campbell, blue blouse trimmed ■with lace, grey skirt; Miss Campbell, blue blouse, fawn muslin skirt; Mrs. Bowen, cream cloth and lace frock; Miss Bowen, white muslin frock, touches of pink; Mrs. Lusk, black and white check Eton costume, white hat with wings; Miss Saunders, blue silk blouse, lace bolero, white doth skirt; Mrs. Campbell, white embroidered muslin frock, lace collar; Mrs. Mayne, cream silk and lace blouse, blaek satin skirt; Miss Sutton, black silk dress; Mrs. Dean, heliotrope flowered muslin frock, bodice trimmed with lace, heliotrope folded belt; Mrs. Stuart, white silk blouse, blue skirt; Miss Graham, white muslin and laee frock, blue folded belt; Miss Sweetapple, blue and white check frock trimmed with laee; Miss Kennedy, white embroidered muslin frock, blue belt; Miss McLean, white muslin frock; Miss Gellies, blue silk and laee blouse, black satin skirt; Miss Thompson, dainty- pink silk blouse, white cloth skirt; Mrs. Hobbs, black satin trimmed with white lace; Mrs. Smith, blaek and white flowered muslin frock, red folded belt; Mrs. Sampson, handsome cream silk and lace blouse, blaek and white eheck skirt; Mrs. McKay-, heliotrope striped muslin dress, green velvet belt; Miss Smith, blue voile frock, touches of green; Mi's. Humphries, black satin and lace frock; Miss Humphries, daintywhite muslin frock; Miss Williams, pink and white flowered muslin frock, pink belt, white coat. MISS NARELLE’S CONCERT, given in the Theatre Royal last Thursday-, was very enjoyable. Miss Narelle is the possessor of a fine rich and powerful mezzo-soprano, and she knows how to use it. It must have been disappointing to her to lie greeted by such a poor house. Amongst the audience I noticed: Mrs. Hamlin, blaek satin, bodice draped with point laee; Miss Hamlin, dainty- blue silk and laee blouse, blaek taffeta skirt; Mrs. Berry, graceful old rose silk froek, berthe of embroidered velvet, blue folded belt; Miss

lanton, dainty blue crepe de chine blouse, black satin skirt; Miss CFRouke, white muslin and laee frock; Miss B. O’Rbuke, pretty soft blue muslin frock trimmed with lace, brown stole; Miss Maginnty, fawn silk muslin frock, touches of blaek velvet, and blue; Miss \\ iiliams, black taffeta frock, bodice trimmed with hands of ereaan insertion, pale blue cloth coat; Miss M. Williams, dainty white silk frock; Mrs. Fannin, black voile frock, cream lace cape; Miss Fannin, blue silk blouse, blaek satin skirt, blue stole; Mrs. McHardy, pretty white taffeta and lace dress, touches of black velvet; Miss McKenzie, blue satin blouse trimmed with laee, black skirt; Mrs. Campbell, white silk frock, loug white coat; Mrs. Riddel, dainty white lace blouse, black satin skirt; Mrs. Dinwiddle, blue and white flowered muslin frock, yoke of 'Valenciennes laee; Miss Kennedy, white muslin frock, pink crepe de ehine stole; Mrs. Chapman, blaek silk frock, pink roses on bodiee; Miss Chapman, white silk frock, black velvet on bodiee, and pink roses; Miss Harrison, handsome black satin blouse trimmed with black velvet, blaek satin skirt; Mrs. Hanson, black satin frock, berthe of pink roses; Mrs. Ross, white silk frock, becoming blue cloth coat trimmed with lace; Miss Thompson, white muslin frock, blue sash: Miss Brown, red silk blouse, trimmed with lace, black satin skirt.

MARJORIE.