HAMILTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 11, 15 September 1909, Page 64

HAMILTON.

September 9. Horticultural Show. On Thursday last the annual spring show of the Horticultural Society was held. The fact of this show being held in the Town Hall—a very much bigger place than that usually used—combined with a day of glorious spring sunshine, resulted in a delightfully large attendance, both afternoon and evening, when crowds of nicely-dressed women, with a fair sprinkling of the sterner sex, might be seen enjoying to the full the wealth of floral beauty displayed. The championship in the bulb classes was won by Mrs. Harry Valder, with a lovely flower of Victoria, the champion pot plant being a beautiful pot of maidenhair in Miss Siaranke’s collection, and the best flowering shrub proving to be a lovely yellow heath exhibited by Mrs. Pemberton. The floral decorations were very numerous, and with one or two exceptions were really very beautiful. The show was formally opened by Dr. Findlay, the Minister for Justice, supported by Mr. Greenslade, M.P. for the Waikato. Both gentlemen made very happy and eulogistic speeches, Dr. Findlay especially expressing his delighted astonishment at the gorgeous display before him, which he had no idea the Waikato could produce. By the time the auction of the flowers, etc., was over, we were all very weary and worn, though thoroughly delighted with the success of the day’s undertaking, including the receipts at the door of no less than £ 18, which quite exceeded our expectations. In such a crowd it was difficult to see and remember individual dresses, but a few of those present were: Mrs. Going, in pretty eigar 'brown silk voile, trimmed with cream net tucked and .handworked with silk, hat of brown and pale blue; Mrs. Harry Valder, in dark red coat and skirt, brown hat and furs—the joint secretaries and treasurers of the Society; Mrs. Furby, black silk, black toque relieved with white; Mrs. Jolly, black with black hat: Mrs. Bennet, blue tailor-made, pretty blue and green toque; Airs. Douglas, black; Mrs. Brewis, d’ark blue coat and skirt, pretty toque; Mrs. Allan Bell, very pretty smoke grey silk poplin with grey silk sleeves and Berthe, with touches of black, grey and black toque; Mrs. Eben. Wilson, smart grey coat and skirt, black picture hat; Mrs, Atkin, in brown, large brown hat: Mrs. Nieoll, brown tailor-made, small brown toque; Mrs. F. Wilson, cream Eton eoat and skirt; Airs. Tylilen, cream costume; Afiss Holloway, grey Eton coat and skirt, black hat; Mrs. Manning, cream costume and hat. white feather boa; Afrs. Longhnan, striped lirewn costume and brown hat; Miss Loughnan, navy Eton costume, navy hat; Mrs. Herdman, mole-coloured costume; Afrs. Elevens, navy tai’or made, navy hat; Mrs. Tompkins, molc-colourcd velvet

blouse and crepe de chine skirt, kingfisher blue toque; Mrs. Cornfoot, brown costume, wine-coloured hat; Mrs. Hunter, pretty black silk, large white hat with violet velvet bows; Mrs. Jackson, navy tailor-made; Airs. F. E. Smith, dark green cloak, cream toque; Mrs. Pettit, navy costume, navy hat with roses; Miss Hunter, navy costume; Mrs. Smith, navy tailor-made and green toque; Mrs. Hyde, navy costume; Mrs. Pem'berton, green dress and toque; Alias Bayly, cream costume; Mrs. Thomson, green; Mrs. Primrose, grey costume; Mrs. Bayly, navy costume, pretty toque; Mrs. Holden, blue costume, black hat.