DANCE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1822, 7 August 1913, Page 8

DANCE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

Their Excellencies the Governor and tho Countess of Liverpool entertained a large number of guests at a danco given last evening at Government House. It had been feared earlier in the day that her Excellency would bo unable to appear in tho evening, owing to a severe cold, but punctually at half-past nino both arrived in tho ballrOcr.l, and took their places in the official set, dancea at the furth'er end of tho room. It was taken part in by his Excellency the Governor and Mrs. Massey, tho Countess of Liverpool and the Prime Minister, Mr. Massey, tho Hon. James Allen and Mrs. Herdman, the Hon. W. Eraser and Mrs. H. D. Bell, the Hon. A. L. Hcrdman and Lady Stout, Sir Eobert Stout and Mrs. Chapman, Sir Joseph Ward and Mrs. Heard, Colonel Heard and Mrs. Pomare. Spring flowers were everywhere to be seen in tho various drawing-rooms and in the dining-room, where supper was set, wore Quantities of wattle and wliito and yellow narcissi, as well a£ white camellias. Another supper-room was screened off from tho corridor, and hero again were white aiid yellow, jonquils and wattle. The dais in tho ballroom was massed with delicately-coloured primulas and with tall palms. Her Excellency wore a gown of dull green figured stain, with sido panels of chiffon, weighted at the ends with gold lace. Tho cream laco which formed ths bodice was bordered with gold, and her ornaments were a diamond ti'ara and necklace. Mrs. Massey was in black velvet, with jet embroidery. Mrs. XI. I). Bell wore a gown of opalts~c«nt fcilk,- draped with grey chiffon, bordered with gold threaded lace, and with beautiful laco draping tho bodice. Mrs. Herdman wore golden brown charmeuso, with cream lace; Mrs. Chapman, roso pink satin, with a deep border of gold flowered brocade, veiled with violet ninon; Lady Stout, grey brocade, with touches of heliotrope satin; Mrs. Poniaro, white satin, veiled with cherry-coloured liinon; Mrs. Heard, pale ■ pink figured satin, drap;d with cream lace. Amongst those present iWere: Miss Massey, in white satin, draped with floral ninon; Mrs W. Barton (Featherston), wearing white satin wtili lace; Mrs. Coleridge, in white satin with net overdress; Mrs. Christie, black satin, veiled with ninon; Mrs. Hume, whits satin Mid lace; Mrs. Walter Nathan, black satin with jet; Miss Nathan, white satin; Mrs. Algar Williams, green brocade, over white lace and net; Mrs. V. Riddiford, cherry-coloured satin, with draped overdress of ninon; Mrs. Collins, lavender brocade, tho bodico draped with net and lace; Mrs. Ewen, black'satin; Miss Richmond, grey brocade, veiled with blue ninon; Miss Coleridge, saxo blue satin; Mrs. S. Harosurt, green and silver brocade; Mrs. Gray, palest pink charmouse, tho draped skirt bordered with brown fur; Mrs. Harper, grey velvet and laco; Mrs. Rigg, white satin, with an overdress of black laoe; Mrs. W. Anderson, white satin; Miss Coleridge, black lace; Mrs. Leckie, black laco over whito satin; Miss Pearce, blue satin and cream lace; Miss Duncan, geranium pink, with a draped sash of satin'of tho sarno shades Miss Litchfield, floral ninon frock; Miss M'Dougall (Pirinoa), green silk draped with cream lace; Miss Didsbury, palest blue silk with ninon overdress; Mrs. Kane, blue satin, witii silver embroideries; Miss Harcourt, lavender satin; Miss Skerrott, deep cream satin draped with ince, and with a deep belt of peacock bluo satin;' Mrs. W. H. Field; black nilion and lace; Miss Field, white satin and pearl embroideries; Mrs. M. Burnett, black ninon over whito satin; .Miss Brandon, geranium pink satin; Mrs. C. Richardson, rose pink satin with a black lace overdress; Mrs. Litchfield, mauve satin and lace; Mrs. Young, grey satin with overdress of heavily-em-broidered net; Mrs. Bristow, grey satin and ninon overdress; Mrs. Hine, black satin; Miss Hine, whito satin and laco; Mrs. Buick, black lace and satin; Miss Buick, whito satin veiled with chiffon; Miss Erica Fell, palest pink silk; Mrs. M. Myers, pale pink satin; Mrs. Gordon Rcid, wiiite lacs with panniers of blue satin; Miss Burnett, buttercup satin; Miss AVilkinson, floral ninon; Mrs. E. Riddiford, bluo satin veiled with ninon and lace, finished with a mauve sash; Miss Turner, blue satin and lace; Mrs. R. J. Collins, black satin and jet embroideries; Miss Holmes, grey brocade; Miss Halse, rose pink channelise veiled with black lace; Mrs. W. Ward, grey satin; Mrs'. Firth, wine-coloured gown; Mrs. R. Loughnitn, yellow satin, veiled with lace and touches of cerise; Mrs. David Nathan, whito satin veiled with cream lace, over which was worn a short overdress of black lace; Miss Anson, lavender sat-in; Mrs. Handyside, vio-let brocade; Miss Miles, white satin with jewelled trimming; Mrs. L. H. B. Wilson, black satin and jet; Miss Dora Wilson, white charmouse with short panels of lace; Mrs. Nosworlhy, saxe bluo satin with jewelled embroideries; Mr*. iStatham, deep crown satin with overdress of net and laco; Mrs. Milward, white satin; Mis* Macintosh, floral ninon frock; -Miss Ewen, while satin veiled with ninon mid a deep blue satin belt; Mrs. F. AYnrd, pale blue clmrmcuse with jewelled embroideries; Airs. T. Young, whito lace draped with green satin; Miss Ina Leo, yellow satin with embroidered overdress; Mrs. Gilmer, pinksatin ; Mrs. Maearthur, black satin nnd lace; Miss Seed, black net and lace over emerald satin; Miss Pearoe, pink charmeuso with panels of blue ninon; Mrs. Gillon, peacock bine satin with silver lneo; Miss Watson, pale pink ninon: Miss Mackenzie, deep cream satin; Mrs. Geonre Nathan, black charmetise with black ninon veiling, white silk on the bodice; Mis; Elder, wliito satin, and lace; Miss llall-Jones, wliito satin; Miss Seddon, black velvet; Miss ChaHield, buttercup satin with laco overdress; Mrs. Knox Gilmer, grey satin and ninon; Mrs. T. T.'ilford, black satin with jet embroideries; Mn. W. Blundoll, black charmeuso veiled with ninon; Miss Barraud. floral ninon frock; Mrs. n. M. Gore, black lace and eliariueuse; Mrs. Laurenson, black satin; Mrs. P. Brandon, pale bluo snt'ii and Inro; Mrs. Bridge, black satin; Miss Blake (England), pale blue pannier ovor white lace and ninon; Mrs. Hadfield. palest lavender satin; Miss Hdwin, floral silk;

also Mr. and Mrs. D. Robertson, Major Hughes, Mr. Malcolm, M.P., Mr. Wilkinson, M.P., iho Hon. Dr. Pomare, Mr. D. liuick, M.r., Mr. Slatham, M.P., Mr. Nosworthy, M.P., Mr. M.lll tiers, M.P., Mr. Laurenson, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. C. Turrell, Sir Kenneth Douglas, the Hon. Dr. Collins, Dr. Maearthur, Miss Lever, Dr. Anderson, Mr. Field, Mr. and Mrs. King, Miss Kini, Mr?, and Miss Shirtcliffe, Mr. ChatneM, Mr. Larnach, Mr. A. do 13. Brandon', Mr. G. Didsbury, Mr'. Holmden, Mr. M. Myers, Mrs. and Miss Moss, Mr. Coleridge, Archdeacon Harper, Mr. D. Kiddil'ord, Mr. V. Riddiford, Colonel livJ. Collins, Dr. and Mrs. Purdy, Mr. Firth, Mr. Knight, Dr. Young, Mr. Harcourt, Major Hume, and very many others.