A Lady's Letter.

Manawatu Herald, 6 April 1895, Page 2

A Lady's Letter.

Wellington, April 4, 1895.-1 / i Mrs Charles Johnston gave ft large ; garden party last Monday /-afl^btnF*' which was much enjoyed by A iatfte. number of guests, the principle among them being Miss Alice Grate, for whom the 'At Home ' was given v as a farewell before her departure . for England. Mrs Jobnaton wore a pretty and stylish gown of dark blue figured silk, with a zouave of biscuit lace. Among the grieitt were Dr and Mrs Grace, Miss Grace, Miss A. Grace, who wore a nt§4 tailor made costume of black elofb, black toreador hat with black and white pompoms. Mr and Mrs J. P. Maxwell, Mr and Mrs Walter Johnston, the latter waartng a rery handsome gown of black merveiUeanx - trimmed with jet and white Mtin, l>onnet to match, Miss Johnatoa looked well in light brown to«ed^ Mr and Mrs B. Goring, Dr and Mrs Newman, the latter wearing a pretty pink and black striped gown trimmed with black satin ribbons, Wack leathered hat, Madames A. Brandon,, Medley, Williams, Barron, Edwin, Higginson and the Misses Cooper, . Harding, Williams (who wort a •4y*4 lish fawn tweed costume and imalli:

tdftok hat), Mdorhdnse, Bar ron, Gore, ; Brandon, Ttrthurst, Duncan, etc. H.M.ft; •||Utoomba" and " Kar~ rakatta " left on Monday 1 for Lyttelton, after having been here a week. lam afraid the. officers most have thought Wellington rather a dull place, for there was nothing going on while they were hero. As ft rule officers of the Warships have a good ttme where "fever they go, but this tifflttattAa Lent season* so there wet#P!aanoeß or such like amuse* tttewfoing on. A.very successful little eritfertaldmenti was given by a Christy Minstrel troupe irom the " Karrakatta " on Saturday night in the Opera House, It was given in aid of the Convalescent Home and Sailor's Reat. Unfortunately the weather was not as fine as it might have been, so the audience was small, though appreciative.

Sir Charles and Lady Lilley are ton and are staying at the Royal Oak Hotel. They arrived from Sydney yesterday. Winter has certainly began as the weather here has been bitterly cold lately, and pretty winter costumes are beginning to make their appearanoe. Brown and pink are much worn together. Feather and lur bosjrS are going out of fashion, I am sorry to say, as they are very becoming, and always make a nice finish to a costume, being nice and cosy. Evening blouses are to be much worn this winter. There are some lovely ones on view in the shops now. Some plain silks of differen oolonrs and other trimmed with laoe and insertions, some have laoe aoauves which look veiy stylish.