WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8, 24 August 1907, Page 54

WELLINGTON.

Dear Bee, August IG. This week I luuve again got a mixed budget for you, but nothing very exciting ha 3 occurred. There is no doubt that the session, from a society point of view, is getting flatter every year, and there is a marked absence of big balls. •No 4 so long ago two or three wellknown hostesses would each give a series of dances during the winter months, now they are content with one, if that. Let us hope things will mend. ONI' OF THE JOLUEST DANCES OF AN OTHERWISE DULL SESSION was that given by Lady Stout on Friday. Only young people were invited, and everything went off with the greatest spirit and success. Lady Stout herself is a charming hostess, and she was ably seconded by her son and her little daugliter. The drawing! - and diningrooms were thrown into one, the music and the door were alike excellent. Cosy places for sitting out were provided in the hall and on the* stairs, t’b? decorations being mainly mimosa, jonquils and violets. Lady Stout wore a lovely dress of sea blue chiffon taffeta with epaulettes of lace and drap*»rk»s of the same on the corsage. Her little daugliter was all in white with a lace, yoke; Miss Ewen, black chiffon glace with lace berthe; Mrs Ale Lean. blue crepe de chine with sequins and lace; Miss Higginson, white ninon de soi? with appliqued motifs of eau de nil chiffon ami Empire belt of the same; Miss Ewen, white chiffon taffeta with lace epaulettes; Miss G. Ewen, pastel crystalline; Miss Simpson, black ninon de soie, fichu-drapery of ficelle lace, with a posy of pink roses; Miss Simpson, white crystalline and. lace; Miss Fell. Sea blue crepe de chine with kilted frills of lace; Miss Harty, grey taffeta, with touches of rose-coloured velvet; another pretty grey dress was worn by Miss Percy-, Miss Watson, white chiffon and laee; Miss Ward, pink and white chine; Miss Nelson, sky blue satin, with vest of iace frills and deep belt; Miss Mackenzie. pastel chiffon taffeta and Empire belt; Mi.-s Rourke (Napier), ivory satin. Lice berth*' and trails--of vi.dets; Miss Harcourt, pastel chiffon taffeta with epaulettes *>f lace; Miss MaeTavish. rose pink nin<»n de soie. hemmed with taffeta and frilled with lace*; .Miss Brandon. Ivory radium silk with deep belt of sea bln? riblnm and long ends; Miss Fulton, whit? chiffon with lac? frills; Miss Stuart, white chiffon taffeta with lace •panleltes. _ Great interest was taken in th? AUCTION SALE of Ja panes*' things, and for days I forehand the rooms were crowded with people viewing the beautiful embroideries, silver ware and Satftiima vases. As is so ofu*n the ease, the really good things went cheap, their value U'ing unrecognised. so fortunate people “in the know” are now rejoicing in the possession of treasures. A VERY TEA wa* given on Wctfn'eJdtfy by Mrs Wil for! h?r hfiuse * ih Tiftakofi road. Spriag flowerg decorated the drawing-

room, and the tea-table was done with white narcissus and howls of violet's. There were many novelties in the- way of cakes. Mrs Wilford wore a dress of sky blue crepe de chine with revel's of lace ami embroideries of palest pink; Miss McLean (Dunedin), Indian red doth strapped with velvet, hat of the same shade, with roses; Miss B. Mac Lean, dull blue cloth with motifs of moss green velvet, hat with violets; Miss Holmes (Dunedin), biscuit cloth faced with laurel green velvet, cream picture hat; Mrs Leekie, black taffetas with lace vest; Mrs J. Leekie, pale green taffetas with facings of myrtle green velvet, lace vest, and white picture hat with shaded plumes; Mrs Firth, grey tailormade, white furs, and black picture hat; Mrs Field, grey tailormade and black toque; Mrs .Leslie Reynolds, black chiffon taffetas faced with white, black picture hat; Mrs Gore, black eolienne, black and white toque; Miss Gore, violet cloth Eton costume, net and laee blouse, violet hat; Mrs Ewen, green tailormade with chine facings, green toque: Mrs Watson, brown dress and seal coat; Miss Watson, brown tailormade. brown hat with grasses: Mrs Tanner, black and white coat and skirt, black hat; Mrs Rankine Brown, grey tailormade and black hat ; Miss Nathan, white cloth Eton costume and raspberry red hat ; Miss Z. Nathan, white dress and hat with roses; Miss Rawson, grey tailormade and hat wfitti flow'?;'.;" Mry Ward, navy coat and skirt, black hat with tips; Mrs Miles, black tailormade. with white facings, hat with roses: Mrs Kennedy, navy tailormade and black hat: Miss Harding, wine coloured cloth and hat with roses; Miss H. Harding, green tweed and dark green hat; Miss Skerrett. brown dress and long fur coat; Mrs H. Bethune, brown tailormade. dark brown hat; Mrs Ross, brown coat and skirt, hat with flowers; Miss Medley, blue tailormade with plaid revers; Mrs Fulton, brown coat and skirt, brown hat with foliage; Mrs A. H. Monro, bea-ver-brown cloth with re vers of velvet of the same shade, pale blue picture hat with tips; Mrs A. Smith, grey tweed tailormade and black hat with wings. Between 30 and 40 people were at the PROGRESSIVE BRIDGE PARTY given by "Miss Nelson (Portland Crescent) in honour of her guest. Miss Marie N.ldson (England). There was keen competition for the prizes. Miss Ward receiving that for the ladies (a Liberty frame), and Mr. Weston carrying off the men’s, a set of gold studs. Consolation gifts were awarded to Miss Stuart and Air. Weston. Freesias and violets in silver vases were placed about the drawingroom, while bowls of anemones and mimosa made gay spots of colour here and there. Mrs. Nelson wore black crepe de chine, embroidered in jet and sequins. Miss Ida Nelson had a becoming dress of black chiffon velours, with a trail of pink roses; Miss Marie Nelson was picturesque in ivory crepe de chino, made in the classic style, and bands of gold in her fair hair, which was done in a Grecian knot. Among the guests were: Miss Eileen Ward, wearing white louisin.?, with a very full overdress of white chiffon. finished with mechlin lace; Miss Miles, white chiffon glace, with lace epaulettes; Miss Waldegrave (Palmerston), ivory ninon de soie. finished with lace; Miss Ewen, opal taffetas, with motifs of handsome guipure; Miss Rawson, pastel chiffon taffetas', with knitted frills of lace; Miss Nathan, palest blue glace, with a design of roses in their natural tints; Miss Simpson, opal crystalline, frilled with lace; Miss Beauchamp, orient satin, with effective touches of lace; Miss Somerville, pretty crepe de chine dress, with lace lierthe. MRS. MALCOLM ROSS’ LITTLE TEA was in honour of Mrs. Leacock, who. with her husband. Professor Leacock, is here for a short stay before going back* to Canada. Mrs. Rosa wore black erope de chine, with a pretty blouse of lace and esprit net; Mrs. Leacock, pale blue cloth Eton costume, with touches of velvet, black picture haf. with plumes, ami a single large pink rose. Mrs. Findlay, dark blue tailor-made, vieux-rose toque, with flowers; Mrs. Kennedy, grey <<>at and skirt, and black toque; Mrs. Stott, ivory doth, and big hat, with sweeping aigrettes, cluster of roses; Mrs. Stafford, black tailor-made, with white revers. black hat, with tips; Mrs. Nelson, dark blue coat and skirt, hat with roses; Mr*. S«fey (Dunedin), pervenehe blue taffeta*. anil white hat; Mrs. Ewen, dark green tailor*

made; Mrs. Warburton, navy cloth, and ■ green hat, . . . 1 hear the BALL GIVEN BY THE STAFF OF THE WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL was an extremely successful one, and immense pains were taken to make it sb. The Mayor and Councillors were there, and the hall itself was arranged to make a delightful picture of red and white. Mrs. Morton was wearing ivory satin, with pale blue bretelles, edged with laee; Mrs. Izard, black crepe de chine,- with black lace motifs; Mrs. Fisher, black chiffon taffetas, with sequins and ecru laee, spray of crimson roses; Mrs. Heath, ivory satin, veiled in lace; Mrs. Onnis-ton-Chant (England), a lovely Empire dress of white glace, veiled in ninan.de soie, the bodice lightly embroidered; Mrs. O’Shea, ivory satin, and Maltese lace; Mrs. O’Brien, pale blue satin and roses.

OPHELIA.