WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 12, 16 September 1908, Page 67

WELLINGTON.

Dear Bee.. Sept. 11. We have had A STRENUOUS WEEK •with sports and amusements, and every day has been fully occupied. In the hockey tournament Hawke’s Bay carried off the Senior Championship, while Wellington was victorious in the junior division. The girls were entertained at a conversazione, when the various trophies were presented. To-morrow the finals for the golf championship will be settled, and it will be a great day for Trentham. PARTIES FOR MISS KANE. Several parties have l>een given for Miss Kane, who is just back', after her trip to England and Europe. At Mrs Kane's on Friday the floral decorations were branches of flowering plum and posies of violet, having a quaintly charming Japanese effect. Mrs Kane wore blue grey, silk, with a lace yoke and vest, outlined with tiny killings of silk; Miss May Kane, dove grey taffeta, the rucked sleeves having deep epaulettes of silk, cut into long tabs, the net yoke and collar - were touched with pink, and had coral pink Velvet ribbon run through; M-iss A. Kane, pearl grey ninon, the pointed yoke being appliqued with grey lace, and bordered with tiny silver tabs; Mrs Macarthy, ivory doth Princess gown, the yoke of lace delicately embroidered in blue and gold, white hat massed with clover; Miss Rutherford (Canterbury), rose pink taffetas, and scarf of Spanish lace, pink net hat, with roses; Miss ‘Hall-Jones, petal pink rnessaline, the net yoke strap, ped with pink, pink hat with feathers; Mrs A. Young, navy cloth, with .white braided vest and black picture hat; Miss Coates, black taffeta, with bretelles over a blouse of net and lace, Smart black hat; Mrs B. Harcourt, rosewood cloth, with white revers, braided in blaek and gold, toque with coque feathers of tire same shade; Miss Wylie, Teseda taffeta, with net and lace blouse, black picture hat; Mrs Harvey, navy teilormade and blaek hat; Miss Nattier,

blue cloth Princess dress; Mrs Herbert, beige cloth and hat, with vivid green rosettes; Mrs K. Gilmer, dull purple eloth, net blouse and blaek hat; Miss Fancourt, green tweed and green hat; Miss Miles, white serge Eton costume and floral hat; Mrs Frankland, nattier blue taffetas and blue hat, with brown wings; Miss Holmes, white coat and skirt; Miss Harding, green cheeked tweed and cloche hat, with pansies; Miss Hardinge-Maltby, sky blue taffetas and black picture hat; Mrs Christie, white coat and skirt, hat with purple flowers; Mrs Etherington, pale blue cloth and blue hat; Miss Kennedy, green tailormade and dark green hat. Conspicuous in the drawing-room were a large family of Teddy bears, which created much amusement. Miss May Kane, who is just back from a very enjoyable trip to England, is being entertained a good deal. On Monday Mrs. T. G. Macarthy gave A LARGE LUNCHEON PARTY in her honour. The floral decorations of blue hyacinths, mauve •anemoiles, a-nd copper birch, were charmingly -pretty, and the scheme of colour included the many dainty bon-bons and cosaques, which were placed about the table. Mrs Macarthy wore a princess gown of ivory cloth, the lace yoke having touches of pale blue and gold, while the effect was enhanced by large embroidered buttons, her high-crowned hat of white had many shaded wings; Miss Kane was in an ivory cloth tailor-made, piped .with black velvet, and having black velvet buttons, large black “Merry Widow” hat; Mrs. Kane, black silk voile, guipure lace yoke, and hat with wings; Miss*A. Kane, cinnamon floral voile, and brown hat. Tile guests also included: Mrs. Parker, in nattier blue cloth, -with bands of green velvet; Mrs. Tringham, ivory cloth tailor-made, and hat with roses; Mrs. Etherington, blue tweed, and dark blue hat; Mrs. Myers, cream Eton costume, and hat with flowers; 'Mrs’. Rutter, blue cloth, with yoke and sleeves of lace; Mrs. Herbert, champagne cloth, biscuit straw, hat with ruche of emerald green; Mrs. Wylie, black and white tailor-made; Miss Wylie, pastel cloth and black hat; Miss Macintosh, ivory Shantung and net, hat with hydrangeas; Miss Butts, brown ’ tailor-made, and smart hat; Mrs Ballance, chiffon taffetas and lace, black picture hat. AFTERNOON TEA TO MISS SADIE LUKIN. Miss Sadie Lukin was the principal guest at a tea given on Saturday afternoon by Miss Eliott, of Blackbridge, Lower Hutt. Each guest brought a gift, quaint pottery and artistic. china being the favourite form. Tiny white satin horse-shoes were placed about the tea table—which was decorated with primroses and violets —and the guests received many good wishes for her future happiness. Miss Parsons songs were greeted with great delight, and music was also contributed by Misses CJere, Greenfield, and Treadwell. Miss Eliott wore a blouse of champagne net and lace, with a skirt of cream-hopsac; Miss Sadie Lukin, tweed tailor-made, hat with brown and green fantaisie; Miss Lukin, blue'coat and skirt, lace cravat, picture hat of dull purple flowers; Mrs. Murison, cream voile, with yoke of lace; Mrs. Bucholz,. ivory cloth, with lace yoke and sleeves; Mrs. Stanley Wheeler, lavender eolienne, with yoke of filet net and lace; Miss Clere, nut-brown tailor-made, lace vest, and brown hat; Miss Treadwell, powder blue frieze, white revers, and blue hat; Miss Greenfield, seal brown cloth, dull purple hat with flowers; Mrs. Pidgeon, navy tailor-made, with white fevers, dark blue hat; Miss Foster, brown eloth-Eton costume, and brown hat with wings; Miss von Dadelszen, pink voile, lace yoke, and pink hat with flowers; Miss Buckhurst, dark blue serge, and blue hat; Miss Oswin, pale green tailor-made, and green hat with tyings; Miss Johnston, green tweed,, green hat wreathed with foliage; Miss V. Johnston, blue cloth, faced with white, and burnt straw hat with flowers. MRS. D. T. STUART’S AT HOME on Tuesday afternoon was noted for its profusion of flowers', mainly freesias and violets, a quantity of which had been sent down from Napier. Upstairs, a fortuneteller held private seances, and rows of girls eagerly waited their turns all .the afternoon. Mrs. Stuart wore black crepe de chine with a guipure lace yoke lightly Embroidered in palest blue. Mrs, Harvey,

was in sky blue silk voile with elaborate applique and a square yoke of lace; Miss Stuart had a pretty frock of palest mauve silk muslin with velvet buttons tof a deeper shade and a yoke of filet lace; Miss Mary was in leaf-brown taffetas; Miss Olive in sky-blue niessaline with wide bands of delicate embroidery in tones of mauve. Among the guests were Mrs. Ewen, in olive green mohair, and a smart green toque; Mrs. Robertson, black grenadine over white glace, black, picture hat: Miss Robertson, palest pink voile and pink hat; Mrs. R. Robertson, green tweed, and hat with roses; Mrs. Anderson, bronze taffetas, and green hat with flowers; Mrs. Watson, black voile and long sea! coat; Mrs. Eichelbaum, green tweed coat and skirt, green toque with pale blue wings; Mrs. Wylie, black and white voile, and black hat; Miss Wylie, white serge Eton costume, and white Tricorne hat; Mrs. Miles, green tailor-made and green hat; Miss hides, claret cloth and dark red hat; Miss Smith, green tweed coat and skirt, green hat; Miss Stafford, navy cloth faced with white; Mrs. Fulton, dark brown tweed and black hat; Miss Fulton, blue Eton costume and long coral chain; Mrs. Stafford, black coat and skirt, black and white hat; Mrs. L. Blundell, black tailormade with white revers; Mrs. Macarthy, pastel chiffon cloth, lace yoke, and hat wreathed with flowers; Mrs. Findlay, black chiffon taffetas, lace yoke, and black picture hat; Mrs. King, black tailor-made with white facings; Miss M. Kellar, blue tweed, and pale blue Cloche hat; Mrs. Litchfield, brown tweed and brown hat with wings; Miss Wheeler, grey striped Eton coat and skirt, dark blue hat; Miss Coates, navy cloth, braided smart black hat; Mrs. Myers, Eton tailor-made, and hat with flowers; Mrs. Rawson, brown tailor-made and brown hat; Miss Rawson, biscuit tweed faced with brown, tegal straw hat with wings. Girls were the prevailing feature of MRS MALCOLM ROSS’S TEA. on Tuesday, which was in honour of her guest, Miss Massey (Auckland). Violets and primroses decorated the teatables, together with exquisitely tinted maple leaves.

General knowledge was severely tested by a series of questions, which ranged from distinguishing celebrities to estimating the number of peas in a bottle, and identifying the author of “Casaliianca.” Mrs Etherington and Miss Edwin received the prizes, two very charming books. Miss Eileen Ward sang very delightfully during the afternoon. Mrs Ross wore black ninon de soie, the skirt having a broad appliqued band of briar roses in their natural tints, and -the guipure lace yoke was outlined with rose-coloured velvet; Miss Massey had a most becoming dress of eau de nil chiffon taffetas and delicate lace; Miss Eileen Ward was in grey striped tweed, white furs, and a black hat, with roses; Miss Quick, cream tweed tailormade and white hat; Miss Turner, navy cloth, braided, black hat; Miss N. Turner, olive green tweed and green hat; Mrs Etherington, blue cloth, white vest, and black hat; Miss Edwin, dark tailormade, black hat; Miss Christine Smith, green tweed and dark hat; Miss Joseph, brown taffetas and hat with roses; Miss Lukin, brown tailormade and brown and cream hat; Miss R. Lukin, navy cloth and black hat; Dr. Elizabeth Gunn, grey tweed tailormade and black hat; Miss Macintosh, black colienne, lace yoke and black picture hat. Trentham has been the centre of interest this week on account of THE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT. The big elub-house, with its cosy rooms and splendid balconies and verandah, has been a perfect hot-bed of golf talk and the chances of the championship were eagerly discussed. So far, Mrs Lees, Mrs Freeth. Miss J. Brandon, and Miss Hannay, are the four left in the semifinals for the Senior Cup. Miss L. Brandon was champion last year, and quite lately she carried off the same honours at Rototawa. Wairarapa. Misses N. Brandon, R. Simpson, V. Fulton, and E. Bell, are leading for the Junior Championship. Mrs Rolleston secured the senior prize for driving, and Miss Ewen the junior. .■ The putting competition was won by Miss V. Bell, , Among those

playing or looking on each day have been Mr and Mrs A. Duncan, Miss Duncan, Mrs H. Rolleston, Mrs and the Misses Bell, the Misses Brandon, Mrs A. Brandon, Mrs and the Misses Ewen, the Misses Simpson, Mrs Bidwill (Wairarapa). Mrs and Miss Nathan, Miss Stafford, Mrs H. Johnston, Mr and Mrs Pearce, Mr and Mrs Lees, Mrs Fulton; Mrs Firth, Miss Hannay. Mrs and Miss Joseph; Mrs and Miss Tweed, Mrs Biss, Miss Harding, Mrs and Miss Russell, Miss Turner, Miss Foster. Miss Climie, Mrs Johnston and Miss D. Johnston, Miss Miles, Miss Kennedy, Miss Greenfield, Miss O’Connor, Miss Reid Mrs Stott. A handsome prize of a silver chatelaine purse presented by Mr Dabziell, is to be competed for on Saturday. A very jolly dance was that got up by a number of girls, many of whom were students at Victoria College. The floor was in good order, and the music inspiriting, so the dance was kept up to a late hour. Mrs. de la Mare wore black crepe de chine and jet; Mrs. Beere, black taffetas, and lace berthe; Mrs. Kirk, blue niessaline-and lace; Miss Kebbell, maize chiffon and glace, relieved with lace; Miss Fell, white crepe de chine, with lace sleeves; Miss — Fell, white radium silk and chiffon; Miss Kirk, -poppy red taffetas, wtih a berthe of lace; Miss Thane, white crystalline; Miss Winder,-pale blue taffetas, with a silver belt; Miss Macintosh, amber crepe de chine, and Maltese lace; Miss Schwartz, white chiffon glace, with lace vest; Miss Newman, black mousseline de soie, embroidered in silver; Miss Isaacs, white messaline. MISS IRENE AINSLEY’S CONCERT was a marked success from an artistic point of view, but there -have -been so many concerts and entertainments of late that the attendance was not extremely large. As a matter of fact the size of the Town Hall is not suited to concert-giving, and many of the most distinguished musicians who have come here have preferred crowded audiences in the concert hall to a proportion of empty benches in the big one. Miss Ainsley’s glorious voice was heard to perfection, and she was ably supported by an ex-

cellent company, including Mr. WnAgm and Mr. Hill. Several bouquets were presented to the contatrice, who looked very stately and handsome in the exquisite lace and satin gown, -which was Madame Marchesi's farewell gift to her pupil. Wellington is all the better for THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NURSES’ HOSTEL right in the centre of the city. There were many people at the opening ceremony, which was performed by Mrs. Martindale Kendall, the president. Comfortable bedrooms, and a big diningroom and a spacious clubroom, are features of the new -building, which is connected by telephone, so anyone can apply for a nurse with reasonable hope of getting a fully qualified one, with as little delay as possible. A “cake” and candy sale followed the opening, and brisk trade was done, with corresponding benefit to the funds. Mrs. Kendall wore black taffetas, and a scarf of lace; Miss Coates, black chiffon taffetas, with net yoke and sleeves, black picture hat; Mrs. Pigeon, navy tailor-made, and white hat; Mrs. Hislop, black chiffon taffetas and lace; Dr. Agnes Bennett, grey tailor-made, and grey hat. MRS. BRISTOW’S "AT HOME.” Mrs. Bristow’s big house and grounds at Karori were thronged with guests on Thursday afternoon, when the beautiful flowers called forth much praise. Anemones do jiarticularly well there, and the garden beds were glowing with their -warm purple, rose, and crimson hues. Indoors there were bowl's of daffodils, jonquils, freesias, and violets lending a delicious -perfume to the air. Mr. Bristow has wisely conserved a piece of native bush, which lends itself to a most picturesque effect, and was much in favour on Thursday. Fortune-telling and music added to everyone’s enjoyment. The hostess wore pale green marquisette, hemmed with taffetas, and touched with palest blue; Miss Bristow, who is just Lack from Auckland, was in white crystalline and lace. In the evening Mrs. Bristow gave a dance for her younger girls.