A Lady's Letter.

Manawatu Herald, 25 August 1894, Page 2

A Lady's Letter.

« ■■ ■_ ■ ■•■ Wellington, August 2lPt, i&94. " The living pictai^^^pß^ch " were a great success^ .ottCi*^^^Sf night, taking place in tfe6*^t|-«^-lery, in aid of the building ftaij!£,6i that gallery. They were gGjikup by Miss Holmes, and Miss Maud Williams was stage manager. Various pictures from Punch" were illustrated and were made to look very attractive with the aid of limelight and so on. Several Tableaux 'faeYe also presented with beautiful effect; Among the performers Collins, Mrs A. Pearce, ' MW-'Mk Russell, Mrs H. Crawford, Mrs Fell and the Misses Williams (A), Williams (of Hawkes Bay), Newton, Gibson, Duncan, Izard, Gore, H. Johnston and Rose, and_, Messrs Patterson. Hadfield, Tri^~sSj^inson, Newton. Izar3i;sJu^jw*th f Duncan and Gore. Ise)ieVe- a* the room was Bimply,paC^S, : |i^i|^od round sum mußt have jD^ei^^rtlSfled over to the. aiithoritieai/^M^ithfl audience were the Earl of " Gla«£bw, Lady Augusta BoyTe, Oa|^|Jlrß Stewart, Major Elliott afad: r (^pt. Clayton as well as U fattj^pde, who seemed most an^Uß. v >^ be present and contribute^ towards so good an objecii* : : U.v^' Last night there was' a f^ge^und fashionable gathering at Mrs W^ter Johnston's " At HomeV^i^pJng began at 9. o'clock and vt«r;|^* up until after midnight, when ; ai.^£»lly delightful party broke op. : 4 The decorations- were^bean^ful " and the long verandah was covered in and furnished with comfortable lounges, etc., and lit with Chinese lanterns. King's banii jsutppl^d ibfe music and a recherche supper" was prettily laid out in the dining-room. Mrs Johnson received in a lovely gown of black a.nd>whj|erb|ouA«, made en pi incesse wrtti a tongHa i ft*n, and wore diamond ornaments. The Misses Johnston Ayere beautifully dressed in cream satin.' Mt3 Jotidston Stewart wore grey brocade -fta'd Lady Augusta Boyle, a pretty pibk^ satin.gown, trained and with epaulettes' of lace. Other guests- were . Br andJMrs Gyace, th.ejklisses Grace, Mrs Elrode|^ Mrs N6^m% Mr Ed. Pearce, Miss Pearce, Mr and Mrs H. D. Bell, CapL and Mrs Russell, Miss C. Russell, Mrs Arthur J^ssell, Mr and Mrs D. Riddiforcf, Mr and Mrs J. G. Wilson, Mr and Mrs J. Allen, of Dunedin, and the Misses Buller, WillianiSi Keiller (Rangitikei), Izard, Menzies, Coleridge, Tolhurst, Cooper, etc. Mibb Eily

Williams, daughter of Mr T. C. Williams, was the only debutante, and she wore a lovely gown of cream \ satin with trails of flowers. Miss Pearce is to give an "At Home " to-night, and Lady Augusta Boyle has issued a number of invitations for an "At Home " for next Monday night to be given in honour of her birthday. BtOKA.