WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1, 5 January 1907, Page 46

WELLINGTON.

Dear Bee, Dee. 21. Here we are within a few days of Christmas, and the weather is just what one could wish. - Trains and steamers are crowded with excursionists, and everyone seems bent on holiday making. There has been little entertaining during the past few* days: most people have been too busy shopping or packing up for any outside diversions. Aliss Stuart, whose marriage to Air. Harvey took place on Tuesday, gave a farewell tea to her girl friends a few clays before. Last week I had no space to tell you of THE GARDEN PARTY GIVEN BY MRS. GERALD FITZGERALD. The day was an ideal one, the pretty garden looked eharming. A band was stationed under a group of trees and elsewhere little tables were scattered about with supplies of tea. ices, etc. Our hostess wore a beautiful dress of white and black striped taffetas. hemmed with chine silk and adorned with Irish lace, black picture hat with plumes; Airs. Brandon wore black crepe de chine with rutiles of lace, and a black and white toque with tips; Afiss Brandon, red linen and smart red hat; Aliss Higginson. pale blue voile and floral hat; Airs. Dunean, white flowered voile and picture hat; Aliss Duncan, white embroidered cloth, and hat of shaded pink tulle; Airs. Elgar. chine silk with bolero of Irish lace, and smart white hat with osprey: Aliss Blackett, black cloth Princess dress, and smart black hat; Airs. B. Brown, white alpaca with tiny black check black toque with tips; Airs. Pearce, white alpaca Eton coat and skirt, black hat with feathers; Mrs. O’Connor, black tailor-made with white facings: Aliss O’Connor, grey Eton costume and floral hat: Mrs. Johnston, black eolienne with ivory lace yoke, black hatwith feathers; Miss Johnston, white and pink floral muslin, and pale pink hat; Airs. Loughnan. pale grey voile and smart black and white toque: Miss Afedley. pale blue voile and hyacinth toque; Mrs. Denniston, white alpaca Eton cos-

tume and white.toque; Mi s ' Hacon, pal* blue voile.- with wide insertions of ecru lace, small bhtek hat; Mrs. Levin, ivory cloth dress and rose trimmed hat; Alisa « Fell, grey voile and hat witlr flowers. ’ THE TRAGIC DEATH OF AIRS. KENSINGTON. on Afonday, came as a terrible shock, and the very deepest sympathy has been ; evinced for her relations. She was spared all suffering, and death left her with a calm and tranquil countenance. Her eldest daughter, who was knocked down and injured, is making a good recovery. A peculiarly sad circumstance is that Aliss Olive Kensington and her father were both eye-witnesses, though the latter was some distance off at the time. Airs. Grace gave A DELIGHTFUL AFTERNOON TEA in honour of Air. and Airs. Dalziel. who have just returned from their honeymoon which was spent in England and abroad. Unfortunately the day.' which was veryfine and summery in the morning, changed to a eold, southerly wind, with rain, so that the garden, which is always the centre of attraction, had to lie admired from the windows, mid very bright and gay it looked. In the conservatory there was a fine display of pelargoniums and malmaisons. Airs. Grace, who received in the hall, wore a beautiful gown of ~ black crepe de chine ami Chantilly laee: Mrs. Dalziel a white eolieune with tine blaek lines, finished with knots of pale blue velvet; Airs, tan Duncan, lovely frock of blue crepe de chine, much trimmed with fine A alenciennes lace and tiny pink rosebuds; Airs. Arthur Duncan, pale heliotrope cashmere with touches of lettuce green, hat with ruches of the same flowers; Lady Stout, pale grey taffetas, white ostrich feather boa, smart grey hat: Lady Ward, dark blue doth, with vest of white satin and laee; Miss AVard, pretty frock of champagne tinted voile, small black hat with plumes; Airs. Bell, striped grey and white silk muslin, high waist belt of black velvet, small hat with grey and heliotrope feathers: her daughter, a green silk muslin and smart white hat; Airs. Harold Johnston, pale pink voile with touches of brown; Aliss'Una Williams, blue taffetas, hat with blue and lilac tips; Aliss Tolhurst, soft pink silk muslin, with yoke of fine lace. Efnpire licit of pink velvet with long ends, white hat with shaded pink ostrich feather: Airs. Moorhouse, reseda eolienne with vest of cream laee. touches of blaek velvet: Aliss Doris Johnston, white embroidered muslin, hat with roses; Miss Coates, blaek voile spqted with white, ostrich feather stole: black hat: Mrs; Tweed, pale grey taffetas, blue hat: Mrs. Nathan, grey glaee trimmed with fine lace, smart toque with plumes; Afiss O'Connor, white crepe de chine, pink chiffon hat; Mrs. Brandon, black voi'e, yoke and sleeves of Paris lace, hat with white tips; Airs. Medley, blue voile, floral toque; Miss Nathan, white silk frock, hat with cherries; Miss Harcourt, white embroidered muslin, hat with palo blue bows. Dear Bee, December 28. Christmas was again blessed with the finest of weather, and all Wellington lias been holiday-making with vigour. The number of visitors to Christchurch has lessened the population of Wellington for the time being, and the place is not so crowded as it was last year, though the hotels report they have some difficulty in accommodating the influx o£ strangers. THE CRICKET MATC H was. of course, a source of great interest, and drew a lot of people from the country districts. The arrival of two dis-

tinct theatrical companies from Melbourne on Christmas -Eve gave promise of good things to come, which was amply justified by • THE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF “THE ORCHID.’’ The Opera House was all too small to hold tlte audience, which was in the happiest frame of mind., and the performers were all warmly welcomed. A particular feature of the play is the dressing, which is unusually good, even for a Williamson company, and the music is gay and catchy. Among the audiences have been Mr. and Mrs. Johnston, the latter wearing white taffetas, veiled in black lace and jet; Miss D. Johnston, pink and whits chiffon: Mrs. W. Jolmaton, white taffetas and lace berthe; Mr. and Mrs. Dunean; Mrs. A. Dunean, in chine silk, and ■pink belt; Mrs. Crawford, white Louisine ami lace tucker; Miss Simpson, white crepe de chine; Miss — Simpson, pale" pink glace; Miss Fell, white taffetas; Miss — Fell, pale blue glaee-. Dr. and Mrs. Young; Mr. and Mrs. Young, the latter in black taffetas; Mr. and Mrs. Blundell; Miss Blundell, in white and pink glace; Mrs. W. Blundell, black taffetas; Miss Kennedy, white and pink floral chiffon; Miss Fitzgerald, white mousseline de soie; Mr. and Miss Cooper; Mrs. and Mifcs Reid; Mr. and Sirs, Levin; Miss Miles, wearing white crepe de chine ;. Miss — Miles, white and mauve taffetas; Miss Richardson, pale pink silk muslin; Miss Stuart, white crystalline. . A pleasant little tea was given last week in honour of Miss Webb, whose marriage with Air. Hewitt is to take place oji tlje 9th. The hostess (Miss Haybittie) received her guests .in the drawing-room, which was prettily de; eorated with swe;t peas, and carnations and poppies. Airs. Haybittie wore mauve eolienne wit it yoke of narrow lace and ribbon; Miss Haybittie, floral voile with bolero bodice of glaee; Miss Webb, white _ embroidered muslin and pretty floral hat; Miss D. Webb, white muslin and hat with flowers; Miss Blundell, pink and white muslin, pale pink hat; Miss Ewen, mauve linen with white vest, picture hat with tips; Miss G. Ewen, white embroidered muslin and floral hat; Miss Ward, white muslin and long pale blue eoat; Miss Watson, pink linen with white lace yoke and. sleeves; Miss. Simpson, cream embroidered muslin and floral hat: Miss R. Simpson, pale blue voile with white lace yoke, hat with roses; Miss Riley, white and blue muslin, and picture hat: Miss Stuart, white embroidered muslin, white-hat; Miss Didsbury, white muslin and lace: Miss McKellar, white embroidered, muslin and floral hat; Miss Fulton, dark navy cloth dress and small blue hat. Cricket has attracted a great many people to the Basin Reserve 'during thj last few days. His Excellency the Governor was a kei-nly interested spectator, together with several of his staff; and others present included Dr. and Mrs. Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Pearce, Mr. and Mrs. Dmiean. Captain Johnston, Mr. and Airs. Johnston. Mr. and Aliss Brandon, the Bishop of Wellington and Airs. Wallis. THE LIEDERTAFEL CONCERT, held on Alonday evening, attracted a large audience. The programme was a good one, and included Some charming glees, also Villiers Stanford’s setting- of those old sea ’ songs "Drake's ’ Drum” and the "Old Superb.’’ These were taken rather too slowly, and with a laek of swing. Aliss Ross played two pianoforte solos brilliantly. Among those present were—Al is Al. Ro-.s, wearing a floral muslin and white cloak; Aliss Massev (Auckland), pretty white frock, white opera eoat: Lady--Hector, grey, poplin, with “ self-coloured • embroideries; her daughter, a soft white silk frock; Airs I’ai-hwiv—Maek silk, white, coat;. Mrs Coleridge, white Oriental satin: Aliss Wilson, pale blue skirt, white silk blouse; Miss D.-AAttison. white mtisliJT frock, with touches of pink; Aliss Plintmer, pretty white frock; Aliss Edwin, 1 ereani voile and silk blouse; Aliss West, blaejc voile skirt, white-lSIlk Miss Hall*, black broche; Ijljie opera.jjeat: Mrs’cDeane, navy blue silk and ’ white Deane, 'white • embroidered mtisJm; Aliss Warren, pretty floral muslii); AlisWtf6gmy«lv,-Waek crmjc de chiitf Aliss cream- froofc am? «]>««* Coat; 'Tr-s J'arke??t>Hck<vm!e njj. > calf kev. BaHffiiei-, West. Quiet. Dimmer, Ro>s, Jackin, Warren, JMnL’MtiX:. ’