WANGANUI.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1, 6 July 1907, Page 49

WANGANUI.

Dear Bee, June 28. Last Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. John Stevenson gave A VERY ENJOYABLE DANCE in the Fire Brigade Hall, the floor of the large up-stairs room was simply perfect for dancing, and the music was excellent. A most delicious supper was laid in the adjoining room, with small tables doited about. From the gasoHers were festoons of crimson and gold ribbons, with native berries and foliage. The tables was artistically decorated with narcissi, and the candle shades were dainty pale golden crinkled paper, with shaded rose leaves twined round them. One of the down stairs rooms was converted into a cosy sitting room. Mrs. Stevenson received her guests in an exquisite eream chiffon gown over cream glace silk, the skirt was very full and had a wide band of hand-painted pink and crimson shaded flowers and foliage, the corsage had a cross-over effect of painted chiffon coming below the waist, and outlined with deep crimson velvet; Miss Ida Stevenson wore a pretty ereani crepe-de-ehine froek, the skirt was made with wide French tucks, and berthe of lace on her corsage; Mrs. Oldham (Taihape), ereani glace silk with robe of cream laee, berthe of laee and full sleeves edged with same, in her coiffure she wore a large pale pink rose; Miss Duigan (debutante), wore a dainty white silk frock with fichu of net and laee, and a spray of lilies of the valley on her corsage; Mrs. D’Arcy, blaek chiffon taffeta gown, with ereani net and laee on ‘her corsage, threaded with pale blue; Mrs. Brettargh, black silk gown with bands of black jet and cream laee. cream opera cloak; Mrs. Lewis wore a lovely black lace robe over pale grey glaee silk, transparent lace yoke and sleeves; Mrs. Dodgshun, blaek silk brocaded muslin, with fine cream net laee transparent yoke with berthe of black kilted chiffon; Mrs. McNaughton Christie was gowned in an apple green satin full skirt with deep swathed belt of the satin and berthe of laee; Mrs. Blundell, blaek surah gown with bands of deep cream insertion and full silk sleeves, edged with laee. pretty’ shoulder scarf of cream chiffon embroidered in gold; Mrs. Lacy Peake (Cambridge), wore a becoming cream satin gown with trained skirt and wide panel in the front of embroidered ehiffon and pearls, wide swathed satin belt and deep berthe of embroidered chiffon full gauged sleeves edged with a frill of embroidered ehiffon; Mrs. Fairburn. blaek brocade gown, the skirt was made with a deep band of blaek velvet at the foot, velvet sleeves and berthe of cream laee on her corsage; Mrs. H. Surjeant wore a most ch-arming froek of old rose ehiffon taffetas, the skirt had true lovers’ knots of kilted taffeta, and the corsage was profusely trimmed with cream lace outlined in gold thread: Mrs. Wall, turquoise blue silk, the skirt had festoons of gauged silk on it, and berthe of laee on her corsage, her opera eoat was of blue satin and gauged at the waist with high storm collar edged with white fur; Mrs. Pratt wore a stylish gown of blaek chiffon taffetas, the, corsage was veiled in fine blaek lace, and in her coiffure she wore a white feather osprey; Miss Gresson. pale blue silk frock with berthe effect of Valenciennes lacto Miss Allison, cream silk gown with full gauged skirt, and berthe of lace on her corsage; Miss "Roberts (Ashburton), rose pink satin frock with wide swather belt of the same material and cream Idee on her corsage: Miss Barnieoat wore a becoming gown, composed of tiny frills of cream Valenciennes lace with soft palest green silk caught at intervals on the skirt, and the same daintily arranged on her corsage, in her coiffure she wore a bunch of pale green grapes and foliage: Miss Jackson, pale pink brocade gown, the corsage was prettily trimmed with cream lace; Miss XV. Anderson, crimson velvet gown with Vandyked collar of deep cream lace; Miss Mason, pale pink striped silk frock ■with high swathed belt of the same material and Maltese silk lace on her corsage; Miss Brettargh (debutante), eream silk gown with overskirt of embroidered net. and berthe of chiffon, in her coiffure she wore rosettes of white silk; Miss Brewer, stylish gown of black silk, with berthe of cream lace

and a spray of crimson berries on her corsage; Miss R. Brewer (Wuverley), cieain silk frock with fichu of net in her coiffure she wore rosettes of white chiffon; Miss Wilford, very becoming gown of the palest blue crepe-de-chine, the skirt was made with frills of the crepe-de-chine, edged with cream Valenciennes lace, the corsage prettily trimmed with the same lace; Miss Nixon, pale pink silk gown with overskirt composed of tiny frills of Valenciennes lace; Miss Jones, becoming frock of maize shaded silk with berthe of lace on her corsage; Mrs. Gonville Saunders, pale green silk gown, the skirt was made with wide French tucks and cream laee on her corsage, with black velvet in her coiffure; Miss Breniner (Wellington), (debutante), dainty frock of white muslin with Valenciennes lace on her corsage; Miss Stanford, pale, blue silk gown with berthe of lace; Miss Blundell, pretty pale pink crepe-de-chine, the skirt was made with wide French tucks, berthe effect of narrow Valenciennes laee; Miss Darley, 'cream silk with overskirt of cream lace; Miss Christie, pretty frock of “pastel blue, chiffon taffetas with real lace on her corsage; Miss D. Christie, pile pink silk frock with berthe of lace. On Saturday afternoon THE ANNUAL FOOTBALL MATCH between the Te Aute and the Collegiate School was played on the Recreation Grounds, anil resulted in a win for the former team. Amongst the interested onlookers were Mrs and Miss Harrison, Mr and Mrs Mason, Mr Babbage, Misses Hadfield and Barton Mr R. Stevenson, Miss Stevenson, Mrs and Miss Empson, Miss Moore, Miss Blundell. Dr. and Mrs Wall, Miss Barnicoat, and many others. On Saturday evening Mrs Dodgstiun gave a farewell bridge party for her daughter, Mrs Isrcy Peake, who left on Monday for her home in Clambridge. The first prize, a pretty Liberty teapot, was won by Mrs Fairburn, the booby, a china bowl, fell to Mrs Gifford Marshall. Amongst those present were:— Mesdames Dodgshun, Peake, Christie, Sarjeant, Fairburn, Blundell, Anderson, Coodwin, Griffiths, Greenwood HughesJohnston Jones, Marshall, 1/ewis, Barnard-Brown, Misses Owen and Reichart. THE ANNUAL DANCE* ' given by the Girls' College Association was held in the Drill Hall last week. T)t>e walls and ceiling w<ero entirely covered with pule yellow drapery ami quantities of evergreens which quite did away with the bare look of the hall. A most delicious supper was provided, the take being very artistically decorated with masses of narcissi and violets. Miss Fraser wore a beautiful black chiffon taffetas gown and berthe of real lace, her opera coat was of pale grey silk, profusely trimmed with wide silk braid; Mrs GoreMartin, black satin gown, with deep cream lace on her corsage.; Mrs Wall, becoming cream satin frock, the long trained skirt was very full, her corsage had a deep berthe of Irish lace and tucker of the same; Mrs Marshall, pas-tel-shaded tiny check silk gown, the skirt had medallions of Valenciennes lace, and the corsage prettily trimmed with lace; Mrs Lacy Peake (Cambridge), cream satin gown, the full ikirt was made with a wide panel in ;he front, with embroidered chiffon and tiny French knots, berthe of deep embroidered chiffon; Mrs G. Currie woro her wedding gown of pale cream satin, the skirt was edged with a wide flounce of embroidered cbifron and berthe of the same on her corsage; Miss Moore, dainty white crepe de chine frock, the skirt had wide French tucks and lace on her corsage; Miss Skeet, pale pink silk, veiled in cream chiffon, with edging of narrow white satin ribbons; Miss Barton (debutante), pretty white musliq frock, the skirt had numerous tiny frills on it, wide swathed silk belt, and berthe on her corsage; Mias Gresson, white silk, her corsage was veiled in soft, white net; Miss Jones, stylish maize-shaded chiffon taffetas, with bolero effect of cream lace, and long black velvet sash; Miss Taylor, black chiffon gown, with lierthe of Maltese lace; her sister wore a pale silk, with full skirt and deep swathed belt, with fichu of lace; Miss Nixon, pale pink glace silk, with overskirt composed of tiny frills of narrow cream Valenciennes laee; Miss Roberts (Ashburton), rose-

pink satin gown, with berthe of laee; Miss Barnicoat, pale grey gown, with berthe of eream laee; Miss Ashcroft, becoming heliotrope silk gown, the skirt was made with a flounce, and on her corsage sequin net witli spray of heliotrope flowers; Miss Brewer (Waverley), crimson velvet gown, with berthe of real lace; Mrs Meldrum, white chiffor taffetas, the corsage was made wit’i narrow frills of the silk and a wide panel on the skirt of the same; Miss L. Barnard-Brown, white glace silk, with over-robe of cream laee and long pale blue ribbon eash; Miss Christie wore a becoming pastel-blue chiffon taffetas gown, with trained pleated skirt, finished with French knots, and berthe of real lace on.her corsage; Miss B. Cutfiold. pale pink silk gown, with full skirt and berthe of lace; Miss Blackmore, crimson velvet gown, with wide berthe effects of deep cream lace; Miss ‘Knapp, becoming cream chiffon taffetas gown, with berthe of lace on her corsage and spray of dark red flowers; Miss Currie wore a black velvet gown with berthe of real lace; Miss Mclntosh, black silk gown, with overskirt of fine black net, and fichu of the same, with spray of yellow shaded flowers.

HUIA.