WANGANUI.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1, 5 January 1907, Page 45

WANGANUI.

Dear Bee. December 21. The annual prize-giving at the Girls’ College took place on December 12, in the large dining-hall at the College. Mr Gilbert Carson occupied the chair, and on the platform were the Lady Principal, Miss M. I. Fraser, Mrs Wood (late matron), members of the Education Board, and the teaching staff. The prizes were given away by Mr G. Hogben, M.A. (Secretary for Education). Mrs Wood

wore a rieh black velvet evening gown with collar of real laee, full elbow sleeves with a fall of kilted chiffon; Miss Fraser, black silk with cream laee: Miss Shand, cream voile with tneked skirt and yoke of tine eream laee, and a spray of crimson flowers in her corsage; Miss Richmond, white silk, banded with laee and insertion; Miss Reiehardt, blaek silk with yoke of blaek transparent laee and roses, with foliage; Madame Briggs, white satin gown with berthe of laee and deep crimson roses on her corsage; Mrs Ashcroft, white silk blouse with insertion, pale grey skirt; Mrs Humphreys, soft blue silk blouse profusely trimmed with rows of narrow Valenciennes laee, blaek skirt: Mrs Fairburn, pale blue floral silk blouse with transparent champagne laee yoke edged with kilting

of pale blue silk, blaek skirt: Mrs R. Taylor, blaek and white spotted voile with laee; Miss Taylor, white silk evening blouse with lace ami insertion, black skirt; Mrs H. Harper, black erepe de chine frock with crossover effect of eream insertion, floral silk belt; Mrs Hatrick, becoming pale blue evening silk blouse with yoke of laee, blaek skirt; Mrs Bignall, eau de nil silk blouse relieved with eream lace, blaek silk skirt; Mrs Webster wore a beautiful old rose pink blouse with deep cream shaded laee on it, black silk skirt; Mrs Milne, blaek silk gown with lace; Mrs Clam pett, cream satin blouse with tiny tucks and lace on it, blaek skirt; Miss Price, white tucked silk blouse banded with laee, black skirt; Mrs ISandilands, blaek silk evening gown with berthe of chif-

fon and elbow sletvee with frills of ttel same; Mrs Anderson, navy blue and white muslin gown with X -shaped yok« of white laee. lat st week a most sueeessful Iraraar was held in the Forde# Town Hal) in aid of funds to build a new ehureh at Matataw.i. lhe bazaar was formally opened by Mrs Empsox, who was presented by a tiny maiden with a beautiful heliotrope shaded boi*. <|iiet. Amongst those present were Mrs t'oriie. Mrs White, Mr and Mis Burnett, Mrs Mi-Beth, Kev. and Mrs Deane, Rev. A. <l. Williams, Mr ami Mrs Lewis. Mr and Mrs Wilson. Mrs Addenbrooke, Mrs Higgie. Mr and Mrs Morse. Mi and Mrs Menzies. .Mi-ses Higgie (2t. V\ dtord Marshall. Empson. Harrison. Baker, Menzies. Mr ami Mrs Allison, Mr and Miss B. Taylor.

TENNIS. Tlieie was a large attendance at the Campbell street Tennis Courts cm Saturday afternuC’li. owing, no doubt, to the perfect summer's day, which was wdeetl a treat after the awful gale of wind and dust of the previous day. Afternoon tea was provided by the Misses Hawkins. Amongst those present were. Mrs and Miss Nixon. -Mrs G. Saunders. Miss Moore. Mrs G. Marshall, Mrs Glenn. Mr. Mrs and Miss Barnieoat. Misses liarlay. C. Anderson, Hawkins, (2lljslVilford. Dr. and Mrs Wall. Miss Stanford. Messrs Strouts, Stewart. Biss, Willis, Harold and others. The annual prize giving at the Collegiate School took place on luesday, ISth December. There was a large muster of friends and relatives present. The prizes were distributed by the Bishop of Wellington. Prior to the prize giving, a short programme of glees was rendered ,and the evergreen "Forty Years On” was sung by C. IL Biehle. Amongst those 1 noticed Mrs Empson in a beautiful black silk evening gown with berthe of laee and an Oriental shaded silk shoulder scarf: Mrs Wallace (Wellingtons wore a Iseeoming gown of black chiffon taffeta with fielnt of eream lace; Mrs Atkinson, cream voile with tueks and bands of insertion; Miss Empson wore a pale blue silk frock, the sleeves were composed of narrow frills of blue silk, fichu of chiffon and a spray of roses on her corsage; Miss Moore, pretty silk blouse trimmed with laee, and shoulder scarf of pale blue silk, black crepe de chine skirt: Miss Norris, tucked white silk frock with transparent laee yoke; Miss Williams wore a turquoise blue voile with lace; Mrs Barnicoat wore a green gown trimmed with champagne insertion: Mrs Harper, tucked white silk blouse with lace yoke, black crepe de chine- skirt; Mrs McLean (Napier), black silk gown with berthe of laee; Mrs G. Pownall, dainty while silk frock witjh yoke of laee and insertion; Mrs Bldndell; blue green silk blouse with of. tine champagne laee. elbow slefves edged with frill- of laee. black skirt; Mrs Carew (Dunedin! wore a no At becoming blotise of white chiffon veil’d with black laee. black .silk skirt; Mr*! hristie. black silk skirt, smart net bhufse with champagne laee; Mrs McNaughton < hristie wore a jlainty white gown with embroidered insertion: Mrs Hope Gibbons, black voile with ehanqiagne transparent yoke and cuffs: Miss D. Christie, pretty white silk frock handed with laee ard insertion, pale blue ribbon bow in her hair; Miss Stevenson. pastel blue crepe de chine frock: Miss Blundell, becoming white muslin frock with laee and a shaded blue silk sash: Miss Cameron, black velvet gown and lieautiiid cream laee scarf; Mrs Palmer, black >iik gown with berthe of cream laee; Miss Carew (Dunedin!, smart evening blouse of honiton shaded net and chiffon, black silk skirt; Mrs iMaclean, black silk, with scarf of cream lan-: Mrs A. Nixon, pale blue silk blouse with A alenciennes lice and insertion: Miss Nixon, white silk frock; Mrs D. Biddiford (Marton), stylish blouse ot soft white silk with bands of insertion, black silk skirt; Mis Corry, black silk (gown with cream lace; Mrs Rankin Brown (Wellington* wore a becoming black silk frock with transparent lace yoke: Mrs Ashcroft, white silk blouse with insertion, black skirt; Aliss Ashcroft. white silk frock with bands ot insertion and laee. Hl LA. Dear Bee. December 29. Last week the Liedertafel concert was h-ld in the Opera House. There was a very large and appreciative audience present. ami the concert was a great success, all tlie items being splendidly rendered, and encores were numerous. Amongst th I noticed were- Mrs. Hatriek. in a lieconiing black chiffon taffeta gown with a transparent > luhroidered net yoke; Mr*. Baltbage, black silk toilette, the corsage veiled in black lac-, with berthe of deep eream laee. an! spray of dark red roses ami foliage; Miss Jardine, black silk frock, tichu of champagne lace and net ; Mrs. Burnett, handsome black silk gown. vest, rever* and cuffs of white satin, hating lacings of narrow black velvet riblion: Mrs. G. Pownall, white silk frock, with the Imdiee la-autifully cmhroiilered; Mrs. Lennard, black chiffon luffta evening frock, the corsage was finished with a tucker of white tulle; Mrs .Haines, black silk costume with Vahaped vest of cream »ilk. edged with deep fall of cream lace; Mrs. R. Bond wore a

pretty white silk frock, the corsage wamarie with a wide frill of suu-ray-fdeatud , chiffon; Mrs. John Anderson, black silk gown with transparent sequin net yoke; Mrs. 11. Treadwell wore a heliotrope floral silk b'ou-e with lace. black silk . skirt; Mrs. AV. itrouse, white silk gown with over-robe of deep cream chiffon; Miss Naylor, white embroidered skirt, the corsage was of silk, covered with narrow frills of Valenciennes lace; Mrs. James Watt wore a Iteautiful pastel blue brocaded gown, b rthe of blue chiffon and elbow sleeves of the same material. THE CR’CKET MATCH between the Marylebone team (England I v. Wanganui was played on Cook’s Gardens on Friday and Saturday. The weather was glorious, but the attendance poor, owing no doubt to great numbers being away for their holidays, but under the most favourable circumstances cricket is never well patronised in New Zealand. Wanganui being particularly bad in this respect. The game resulted in a very easy win for England. Amongst the onlookers were Mrs A. Sheriff, in a grey tweed skirt, pale heliotrope blouse, with law and heliotrope straw hat, with chiffon to match; Mrs T. Powell (Htmterville). pale-cream serge, three-quarter coat and skirt, white feather boa, fancy -straw hat with Soft green ribbon and wreath of pile blue forget-me-nots; Miss Tudor (Bhinterville). pale grey tweed sac coat and skirt, pretty cream straw hat. with grey- ribbons and pale pink roses and foliage: Mrs Clifford Marshall,-old rose silk, with overskirt of black figured muslin and wide swathed belt and sa.sh of old rose silk, fancy straw hat. with black chiffon and roses: Mrs Atkinson, holland costume, with panama hat; Mrs 11. Sarjeant. smart navy blue and white voile costume, the trained corselet skirt was made with band of cream insertion and festoons of Valencienn eslaee. bolero with navy blue kilted snk, and full elbow sleeves, with wide bouillons of the si A;, becoming straw hat with navy blue ribbons: Airs Cave (AVaverley), cream silk gauged frock, profusely trimmed with lace, pretty old rose straw hat. with a spray of roses the same shade; Miss Cave, white embroidered spot muslin gown, with frills, black straw, hat with .chiffon and feathers: Mrs H. Nixon, white embroidered linen frock, smart cream straw: hat. with crimson and pink shaded roses and foliage in it: Miss Nixon wore a very dainty white embroidered, muslin frock and a becoming white laee hat. toe crown and brim was covered with laee motifs, and at the shade a full bow of the softest shaded pale pink and blue ribbons: Mrs Blundell, black voile costume, with yoke of fine cream lace, full elbow sleeves with fall of cream laee. stylish tusean straw hat. Princess Ena hat, with wreath of crimson and pink roses and foliage: Alias Blundell, white muslin gown, with frills of the material edged with lace, white straw hat. with white ribbons at the side and bandeaux of the same; Mrs , arew (Dunedin) looked very stylish in a heliotrope linen costume.’ black and white hat; Miss Carew- (Dunedin), pale pink muslin, daintily trimmed with lace, fancy straw hat with pink roses ami chiffon; - Mrs John Stevenson, pale grey tweed costume, the skirt was pleated. with smart tailor made coat, becoming straw hat with pink and green hydrangea in it: Mrs Cleghorn, pale grey tweed skirt, white silk blouse, straw I.at with black chiffon ruche and pink roses on the liandeau at back; Mrs H. F. Christie-, pale grey crepe de chine gown, gauged and trimmed with pale blue, black picture hat with chiffon; Mrs Gordon, black skirt. white silk blouse, cream hat with black chiffon ruche; Miss Gresson wore a dainty white muslin with tiny blaek embroidered s(H>t. straw hat with black chiffon ruche ami liandeau of black and white daisies: Mrs Mason, black and white tweed coat and skirt with collar of black velvet, white vest, cream strawhat with black velvet bands, and quill; Miss Mison. pale blue cheek gingham frock, the bodice was made with a narrow pleated liasque. and vest of cream insertion, cream straw sailor shaped hat with blue and pink floral ribbon, her sister wore a similar frock in pale pink check gingham, cream hat with pink riblions; Mrs Wall, dainty white frilled muslin frock, white hat with chiffon and large pink roses and foliage; Miss McNeill, (tale pink check gingham frock, cream straw hat with pink roses and black velvet ribbon; Miss Morecroft wore a pale blue gingham with crossover bodice and vest of cream embroidery, cream hat with pale blue; Mrs Gill Carey (Hawcra). navy blue voile

with vest of cream embroidered silk and tight-fitting sleeves of the same, cream straw hat with folds of navy blue chiffon; Mrs H. Good wore a cream muslin and Valem-ieirßes lace robe, cream straw, hat with large cream wreath of roses and foliage; Mrs Fairburn, white embroidered linen frock, |iale blue straw hat with blue and green hydrangea; Aliss Biss (Auckland), white liuen costume, becoming brown straw hat with green chiffon and shaded roses with brown and green parasol to match. THE GREAT SCULLING MATCH. The long-talked-of aquatic event, the race between Janies St anbury and William Webb, took place at the Kaiwhaike reach of the AVanganui River, about ten miles from the town, on Boxing Day, and resulted in a win for the latter. The hills, overlooking the river at the winning post were literally covered with spectators, and it was consequently very hard to distinguish people. Amongst these I noticed were Mr and Airs 11. Serjeant, Aliss Stewart. Air and Mts Lloyd Jones. Air and Airs Watt. Air and Airs Babbage, Air. Airs and Aliss Alason, Aliss Hadfield. Air and Airs Lundius, Airs and Aliss Afoore Mr and Aliss Blundell. Mr and Airs Good. Air and Airs Gordon. Air and Airs Pownall. Airs Peel, the Misses Cowper. Messrs Willis, Earle. Fairburn. Cameron. Duigan, Harrison, Orford. Allison, Cave. Jones and many others.

HUIA.