DANCE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1892, 29 October 1913, Page 5

DANCE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE

Their Excellencies the Governor and the Countess of Liverpool gave a dance at Government Houso last evening. Beautiful flowering pot plants and palms decorated the dais in the balllooin, and tho drawing-rooms were arranged with largo bowls of arum lilies, flowering plants, and lato spring flowers. Supper was laid in tho diningroom, and in the ante-room of the corlidor, tho table in the former place having boon decorated with largo "bowls of lovely broom, and in- the ante-room with lieiiotropo r coloured rhododendrons. Punctually at half-past nine their ISxccUcncies and the house party entered til j room, and the vicc-regal set was foimed. Taking part in it we.ro His Excellency tho Govornor and Mrs. Massey, Her Excellency tho Countess of Liverpool and the Hon. H. D. Bell, Mrs. A. L. Herdmau and Sir Joshua Williams, Mrs. 11. D. 801 l and Mr. Justice iJenniston"; Sir Robert Stout and Mrs. Allen, Lady Stout and Commander Carr, Colonel Heard and Mrs. AV. Barton, Lady Williams and Captain Shaive, A.D.C. The Countess of Liverpool wore a beautiful gown of blue and gold brocade, with a diamond necklace and diamond tiara; Mrs. Massey was in black velvet and jot embroideries; Sits. H. D. Bell, oyster-coloured satin with a beau-tifullv-draped overdress of gold-figured amethyst and blue-shot ninon, tho bodice being draped with a fichu of citani lace; Lady Stout, lavendor-col-eured velvet gown, trimed with cream Tace: Lady Williams, palo apricot-col-oured charmeuse draped with ninon; Mrs. A. L. Herdmau, golden brown charmeuse with cream lace; Mrs. Allen, palest lavender charmeuse; Mrs. AV. Barton, white satin and cream lace.. Staying at Government Houso were Miss Rhodes, who was wearing amethyst ninon over palo pink cliarmtuse; Miss Barker, in palest pink satin, draped with _ ninon; and Miss Grigg in yellow satin. Among those present were the Mayor and Mayoress, the latter wearing green satin with black ninon overdress; Mrs. ■ Vfolter Johnston, in black satin, with at overdress bordered at the foot with, silver and jewelled embroidery ; Mrs. Pomaro, petunia-coloured satin and mnon dress; Mrs. Cooper, black lace' over white satin; Mrs. Christie, black, satin and jet embroideries; Miss Massey. white satin witli ail overdress of pink tulle; Miss Bell, palo pink'charmouse, and ninon; Miss V. Bell, floral silk, draped over white lace; Mrs. C. Griffiths, palest blue ■ pointed overdress of ninon worn over white lace; Mrs. V. ltiddiford,White satin and lace; Mrs. IS liiddiford, palest'pink ninon over gicen satin; Mrs. 0. Pharaayn, grey embossed velvet- gown beautifully draped; Mrs. Arthur Duncan, white,satin, with an overdress of black lace; Mrs, Hugh Campbell, blue and gold brocade; Mrs. King, black lace over white satin; Miss King, golden brown ninon_ over brown charmeusoj Mrs. A. L. Wilson, black satin with jet embroideries; Sliss Dora W'ilson, white chsjriiieuse; Miss I Duncan, black laco over white satin; Mi ; s Cooper, white satin with ninon overdress bordered with gold threaded lace and dark brown fur; Mrs. Heard, pa'n pink brocade; Sirs. I'urdy, pink satin, with grey embroidered overdress; Mrs. Dvmock,'blue and gold brocade; Mrs. Statham, white satin with .gold iieured net; Miss Luke, palo pink satin ; Sl'rs. A. M. Johnson, pale pink satin with floral draped overdress; Miss Miles, deep blue charmeuse; Sirs. P. AVard, pale blue charmeuse; Mrs. E. Hadfield, palo pink ninon over satin; Mrs. T. G, Macarthy, black satin with jet embroideries and touch of cream jewelled lace; Mrs. Collins, lavender brocade ; Miss Collins, white satin and ninon overdress; Miss Brandon, yellow satin; Mrs. Jenkinson, pale blue cliarniouse; Sirs. Earnshaw, black satin and jet trimming; Miss Wilson (Bulls), palo pink satin with an overdress of deeper pink ninon; Mrs. Hughes, deep blue satin' with all embroidered overdress; Miss A\ r ilberfoss, white satin and ninon; Mrs. AV. Field, grey ninon; Miss B. Field (debutante), white satin, with ninon embroidered overdress; Lady Findlay, pale blue satin draped over white lace; Mrs. John Duncan, black satin; Sirs. Fitclsett, grey embroidered ninon; Miss 'Shirtcliffe, white satin; Mrs. Ewen, black satin; "Mrs. Tripp, deep cream satin; Miss Holmes, black satin; Sirs. Litchfield, grey satin; Miss Litchfield, deep blue satin with sold lace; Miss Christie, white satin and pearl embroideries; Sirs. Hall, black ninon and laco over white satin; Miss Coates, black satin; Sirs. Hamilton Gilmer, pale pink charmeuse; Miss liarcourt, geranium-coloured charmeuse draped with black lace; Mrs. H. R. Collins, cream lace; Miss Skerrctt, cream satin. Also there were? present: The Hon. Dr. I'omare. the Hon. Mr. • Earnshaw, M.L.C., Mr. Hugh Campbell, the Rev. A. M. Johnson, Sirs. Coleridge, 'Mr. and Sirs. C. Tringham, Collonol Knox, Colonel tho Hon. H. R. Collins, Sir. Field, Mr, Craigie, M.P., Mr. Wilkinson, M.P., Sim. Coleridge, Mrs. Salmond, Professor A'on Zedlitz, Sir. and Mrs. David Nathan, Sir. and Mrs. Pearce, Miss Ewen, Sliss Pearce, Mr. A. de B. Brandon, Dr. Purdy, Miss Logan, Sliss Stout, Sirs. AV. Kennedy, Sliss Slary Jones, Mrs. Slatthew Holmes, Sir. and Mrs. Firth, Dr. Fitchett,and others.