ST. STEPHEN’S GARDEN PARTY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1434, 17 December 1886, Page 2

ST. STEPHEN’S GARDEN PARTY.

The garden party iu connection with St Stephen s Church has now come to be ooked upon as a regular annual institution ; the success of which it is always safe to calculate upon beforehand. For the last few years the pa-ty has been bald at the 1 arsocage ground ', but this year Mi J. Hunt, sen.’s, beautiful grounds on the Wakanui I toad were cli sen for the purpose. A rather unpleasant n r’w-ster somewhat detracted fro n the pleasure of the jou-'cey from town, but at Mr Hunt’s the wind was ke jt outside by the thukly p anted belts of tail trees There was a very numerous attendance during the day and the visitors all a'-poored to enjoy tbemsslt’es ’mmensely The usual stills, nicely decora’ed, »ere present and were under the charge of the following ladies : Mesdames C. C. Foots, Bullock, Gates, Olaridge, Thomas, Trevor, Halsell. Rest el I, Felton, Bland, Mayo, Misses Shury, Gates, Arkwell, and others. A feature of the day was a Maypoledance, prettily executed by a number of diminutive young ladles, whose success was due to the painstaking tuition of Mrs A Curtis. The usual games were indulged in, and there was also boating ad lib, for those whose inclinations were that way be .t, A Richardson’s Show was on the ground, and was »ell patronised. There was an a dition 1 attraction in the fact that the Volunteer Review took place in one of Mr Hunt’s paddocks A substantial stun should be realise i by the party