CHRISTCHURCH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6, 9 February 1907, Page 47

CHRISTCHURCH.

Dear Bee, January 30. A small dance was given on Friday evening by -Mrs. John Anderson at her residence in Armagh-street. About thirty young people were present and a very enjoyable evening was spent. Mrs. Anderson was wearing a pretty dress of black-spangled ehiffon over white glaee; Miss Dorothy Anderson a dainty frock of white ehiffon; Miss Phyllis Anderson, soft white muslin; the Misses Burns, pink silk and laee; Miss Hazel Elmslic a pretty dress of white taffetas; Miss Kitsoh, white muslin and laee; Miss Janet Ogle wore white silk; Miss Humphries, pale pink taffetas; Miss Christie, white silk and lace; Miss G. Merton, pink silk; Miss Wilding, white muslin; Miss Denniston, mauve taffetas and laee; Miss Monteith (Wellington), white silk; Miss C. Kettle, blue and pink floral silk; Miss Hislop (Wellington) white taffetas. A TENNIS AFTERNOON was given by Mrs. Boyle at Riecarton, on Monday, when there was some capital play. Those playing were . Mrs. J. D. Ormond (Hawke’s Bay), Mrs. Wig.ram, Airs, and Miss Milder (Fernside), Airs. Pyne, the Misses Daugar (Sydney), Air. and Airs. Beswick, Miss Symes, Miss Wilding, Mr. A. Wilding, Miss .SinclairThomson (Dunedin), Miss Pitman, Airs. C. Pitman and Aliss Lee. ~ AT A GARDEN PARTY at ■■ Fawnhope,” Opawa, given by Alts. AVilding, on Tuesday, a large nuihber of guests were present, and a good deal of tennis was played. Airs. Wilding received her guests on the lawn. She was wearing black taffetas, relieved with Paris laee, large blaek hat with white ostrich feathers. Aliss Wilding had on a pretty costume of white embroidered linen, white hat to match; Mrs. Denniston a gown of navy blue silk, blue hat; Aliss Denniston, pink and white floral niuslin, white hat; Jaidy Stout (Wellington) a pretty and becoming gown of soft grey muslin, white hat; Mrs. Napier Bell (Adelaide) black eolienne costume, blaek hat; Airs. George Harper, a black and white toilette; Mrs. George Gould, white linen trimmed with broderie Anglaise, white hat; Aliss Tripp, brown and white cheek voile, brown hat; Airs. Wigram, coat and skirt of pale blue linen, toque of two shades of blue; Airs. Walter Olivier, pale grey cloth costume, grey hat to match; Mrs. John Deans, gown of black ehiffon taffetas, black and white tulle bonnet ; Aliss Deans, white embroidered muslin, Leghorn hat with wreath of pink roses; Airs. Loughnan, pale grey erepe de chine, hat to match; Aliss Wilson, white linen, white hat with pink roses. Others present »ere Misses Boyle,- Symes. Reeves, Humphreys, Pitman, Alolineau.v, Kitson, Anderson. Finch, Nedwill, Williams, Turnbull Elmslic, and Alurray-Aynsley; Alt ssrs. Anderson, Gould, Bevan-Brown, Pitman. Humphrevs, Harman, Wigrain and Dr. Fi-mIS ■" - - Airs. George Gould gave A SMALL TENNIS PARTY on Thursday at “Avonbank,” Fendalton. The guests were Airs, and Miss Boyle, Airs, and Miss Reeves. Mr., Mrs. ami Aliss Wilding, Air. and Airs. Arthur Rhodes, Captain Bingham, Airs. J. D. Ormond, Air. and Airs. Elworthy, Ah's. A. Roberts, Aliss Alurray-Aynsley, Mr. Harper, Airs, and the Alisses Dnngar. Other hostesses of the week were Airs. Pyne, who gave a tennis afternoon; and Airs. C. C. Bowen, who gave a large garden party at “ Aliddleton ” in honour of the members of the University Senate, who are visiting Christchurch.

DOLLY VALE.