A Lady's Latter.

Manawatu Herald, 5 January 1895, Page 3

A Lady's Latter.

If WEwaNOrTON, Jan. Brd., 1895. Since lasfc I wrote, there has been ' Uitle or no news to report, in fact iOoiaHytbere is none. A great many people are out of town just now, w hiek Jddfl greatly to the dullness of the time*, thank goodness we have something in prospeot though, as the Gaiety JJurlesque Opera ComP *j|^f^rß H?V Bell and famrty fa^Te gone to spend the sumWr months at their residence in Bayy^^tr, and Arthur Wearae, are alflo residing there just •'now. r^.IA&.-.. ■■■. / «w a lg2®S r W» fc « e lata purchaser, jfjlr Williams, intends building a wbicn wm beagieat boofl to the few nice watering places nea^town, in w^ipb^Jßend ,» lew daw. or w ee|» Jaring tha summer. PUmm«rton to, of oourw, very nice, but

one always likts a change, aiifl I alii i sure" that if the accommodation at Days Bay (when finished) is good, there will be no lack of holiday makers there. A number of our people went down to Christahurch to take part in the Mew Zealand Championship Tennis ! Tournament, which was held during the Christmas week. Those who distinguished themselves being Miss N. Kennedy and Mr H. Gore who won the Combined Doubles. A very fast and interesting game was played between the Messrs Gore (Wellington), and Messrs Harman and Wilditig (Ohrisfcehurch)i the match after a long struggle restlltitig In a Win for the Christchurch men, who finally won the Championship Doubles, this being the sixth time they have done so* Mr H.Parker another local man, «stonisjied\ everyone by his brilliant play, and succeeded in winning several matches, until finally he met Mr Hooper, of Auckland, who is now the champion of New Zealand. Miss Stowe has returned from England, and is looking all the better for her trip. The Misses Johnston, Heywood, Izard, Cooper, Campbell, Hammer ton, and others, ate all dut of town, paying visits to ! their country Merlds and relations; The latest thing in sunshades are black watered silk with one or two bands of ecru lace insertion let in near the edge. The lace can be also put on the silk and looks almost as effective as being let in, except of course, that it cannot be seen from the itiside; tt is very easy to sew on theae bands of, insertion oneself* I had a black satin sunshade last year , which I made look quite smart and new for this year, by putting a freeh bow of ribbon on the top, and sewing a band of ecru lace insertion close to the edge, and a narrower one nearer the top. On white sunshades, a bunch of flowers is often seen tied .on the handle, to match Whatever gown is worn, the effect being very pretty. White has been more worn this summer than I ever remember before, nearly all the girls here are wearing white duck or drill costumes, with gloves, shoes and stockings to correspond. -Holland costumes with white braid trimming are also fashionable, but don't seem to take as well as white. Black fancy straw hats are very fashionable trimmed with nodding rosebuds* over which is placed their black tulle or spotted net, and finished off with jet pins. Signa.