HELENSVILLE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XL, Issue 6, 8 February 1908, Page 53

HELENSVILLE.

Dear Bee, Jan. 31. Glorious sunshine, a large attendance, and record entries were the main factors in making the Helensville Show of 1908 a record one in every respect. Every train from town was packed with visitors, and in the afternoon there must have been nearly 3,000 persons present at the show grounds. One of the chief features of the show was the exhibition of home industries and garden produce, noticeable chiefly for the large quantities of flowers, fruits, preserves and cakes shown, to say nothing of the art and fancy work, which was of a very high order of merit indeed. During the day the many competitions in the ring were watched with great interest, not the least interesting being the ladies’ riding, jumping and driving events. lam sorry to have to relate that some young ladies from town quite put their country cousins in the shade with their splendid horsemanship. Highland dancing attracted many people, and the skirl of the pipes and the picturesque costumes of the “kilties” lent a touch of colour to the scene. In the evening the annual show dance —quite the social event of the year—• was held in the Foresters’ Hall. About three hundred people were present, and notwithstanding the warmth of the evening all seemed to fully enjoy themselves. The floor was all that could be desired. Amongst those present I noticed:—Miss Smith wearing cameo pink crepe de chine; Miss J. Smith wore pale blue silk; Mrs Mansfield, cream eolienne silk; Miss B. Stanaway, shell pink crepon; Miss E. Stanaway, white surah silk with Empire sash; Miss Cowden, pale blue delaine; Miss Winnie McLeod looked very pretty in eiel blue silk with cream silk berthe; Miss Donovan, flame coloured voile; Mrs Kelly wore black voile relieved with cream Torchon lace; Miss J. Bradley, cream silk crepon with scarlet ceinture; Miss Haff ord, looking very dainty in daffodil tinted satin, relieved with old lace, with a pretty spray of souvenir roses en coiffure; Miss O’Hara (Auckland), pretty eream ninon, elaborately trimmed with bebe ribbon; Miss Glover, white kimono bodice, white linen skirt; Miss Hardy, soft white sole de chine; Miss Killop (Auckland) cameo pink taffetas; Miss Newman, eleetrie blue crepe de chine with chifu lace insertion; Mrs Morris, white Japanese Silk; Miss R. White, pretty soft muslin over pink silk; Miss Curtis, turquoise blue silk prettily frilled; Mrs Sherriff, white Duchesse satin with spray of Marshall Ney roses on corsage; Mrs Finch, shell pink figured delaine, black silk skirt; Mrs A. Z. Lambbrt, Venetian green Indian muslin relieved with Honiton lace: Miss Campbell, pink silkette, kimono blouse; Miss Morgan, canary poplin with motifs of Irish lace and chiffon; Mrs Cash, eau de Nil coraline daintily shirred; Miss Hazel Rousell was charmingly attired in absinthe muslin over silk of same hue; Miss Beeroft, white silk, kimono blouse with spotted chiflon sleeves; Miss Foster, lace gown, blouse daintily niched with Valenciennes lace; her younger sister was in vieux rose silk with bretelles of Maltese lace; Miss McNaughton (Auckland), dress of cream silk with embroidery yoke and sleeves; Mrs Walker (Auckland), black and white figured delaine; Mrs Evans, cherry coloured voile. Among the gentlemen were Messrs Dye, Hand (2), Newman, Stewart, Naughton, Jones, Walker, de Renzy, White (2), O’Keefe, Bradley, Foster, Kelly and Bell. Messrs John Hand and Jas. Newman officiated as M.CVs, and Meredith’s Orchestra supplied the music. An excellent supper was provided by tha

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