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Manawatu Herald, 4 August 1894, Page 3

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Wellington, Aug., 2nd, 1894. One ot the largest balls of the session was given last night at the Wellington Club by the members of the said club; It. Was a YeW brilliant affair, and their refutation for giving tile best ball «f the season was fully sustained. The whole of the second flat of tha building was thrown open and "^"waa beautifully decorated and the long balcony at the side and also the square balcony in the front were covered in and draped with flag 3 and the former were furnished with red velvet lounges, etc., and formed a delightfully cool resort after the heated ballroom* There must have been fully 260 guests } so that at times the ballroom (into which the Bober fining-room had been converted) was rather over crowded. The billiard room was used as a •upper room and was admirably arranged and the champagne supper was a truly magnificent one and was very prettily laid out and served. The band of three performers was stationed in one eortiev of the ballroom and the smoking room and large hall and staircase were all beautifully decorated and inhabited, of course, after every dance with inuoh appreciation. The members made excellent hosts and with so many, no one was neglected. Mr Ed. Pearce, the President, and his sister received for the members and MrWerry, the energetic Secretary, was much en evidence throughout the evening. His Excellenoy the Governor arriv«d shortly after 9 o'clock and out of oompliment to his nationality, he was met by a piper, who played him in to the strains of the bagpipes and I noticed that the Earl, in his kind and courteous way, complimented the piper at the conclusion. I will just pick out about half a dozen of the prettiest of the many many beautiful dresses and leave you to imagine how charming every one else looked. Mrs JohnstonStewart wore a lovely silver grey and < black brocade and Lady Augusta Boyle white silk brocaded with coloured flowers. Mrs Arthur Eussell wore a lovely gown of pale sage green silk with deeper velvet lapels and basques and Miss Hilda Williams wore a beautiful thick white brocade gown, slightly trained. Mrs (Dr) Collins gown was of black and white moire antigua, glistening with jet and Miss Pearce's of cream silk and lace. Mrs J. 0. Wilson was very handsomely dressed in black moire and lace and Mrs Tolhurst, in brown stamped velvet with a petticoat of lovely cream and gold wrought brocade. Other guests wer» Dr and Mrs Fell, Major Elliott, Capt. Clayton, Mrs T. C. Williams, Mr and Mrs J. H. Baker, Mr and J. C. Martin, Sir W. Buller, Coir— Fox, the Mayor and Mrs Brandon, Mr and Mrs Larnarch, of Dunedin, Colonel and Mrs Newall, Dr and Mrs Adams and the Mis3es Hector, Duncan, Cara Eussell, Williams, Holmes, Grace, Gore, Johnston, Cooper and Medley. SIGN'A..