A Lady's Letter.

Manawatu Herald, 8 December 1896, Page 3

A Lady's Letter.

Wellington, Deo. 6, 1806. I think I am not exaggerating Wotn I My that nearly the whole of Wellington was out on parade last Bight, (he favourite route being of eoarw Lambton Quay, Willis Street md Cuba Street ; it was long past midnight before the streets got anything like dear, and quiet was restored again. I suppose now that the elections are over we will settle down once more to the usual routine of our daily, life, but during the past week the one and only thought has been issue of the now past elections. It wai a great pity that the mistake was made in first announcing the successful Wellington candidate?. For fully half an hour, everyone thought that the three men were Hutchison, Stout and Atkinson ; then the mistake was found out, and the names stood thus — Hutchison, Stout and Fisher. What a halfhour of bliss that must have been to Mr Atkinson and his supporters, and how different from the nexs halfhour. He has my sympathy, for indeed it must have been a great disappointment to him.

A Bazaar, in aid of the Melanesian Mission and Country District Fund, Wai opened last Thursday afternoon by Mrs Wallis. Bishop Wallis also made a short speech. The Bazaar is held in the Art Gallery, and of three day's duration, closing tonight. On the opening day, Mrs Wallis was wearing a sm.ke blue corded silk gown trimmed with dull crushed strawberry silk, and small jet bonnet with bunches of cowslips ; Lady Alice Boyle wore a neat black ■erge jacket and skirt, white blouse and sailor hat with black band. Among others who have visited the Bazaar I noticed Lady Hector and Miss Hector, Lady Douglas, Mesdamea H. D. Bell, Stowe, Brandon, Stafford, Reid, Kennedy, Higginson, Q, Pearce, Williams, Swainson, Pmrdy, Miles, Ross, Butt, Parsons, Quick, and the Misses Lewb, Eastwood (England), Williams, Cooper, Gore, Wilford, Stowe, Rose, Barber, Quick, and many others. Mrs W. Fitzherbert gave a very pleasant garden party at the Lower Hutt, last Saturday. It was a fine day and the garden waa looking its best. Two Croquet lawns and the Tennis Court were occupied all the afternoon, and from under the trees oame the strains of a string band. In the diningroom a very long table wag laden with all sorts of good things. The decorations were very pretty, and consisted of numbers of olear vases of single poppies of all tolours, and in another room the mantelpiece was a mass of the most lovely cream roses. Oar hostess reoeived in front of the house, and Was wearing a yellowish fawn coloured poplin gown trimmed with green and tea shot silk and gold passementerie, largt black hat trimmed with pompadoir ribbon loops and yellow fiowert. Miss Fitzherbert was looking cool and nice in a white flowered muslin gown, trimmed with narrow whits lace and insfrtion, small white chip hat with bunches of daisies and white chiffon, Jlmong the guests Wtre Mrs H. JaJßspn (Petone, who wort a very rttylish white pique costume, tied at the waist and neck with white satin ribbons, small white toque to correspond; Mrs (Dr) Purely also wore white piqu& ana small green straw hat with black latin loops and pink briar roses ; lira E. J. Riddiford, fawn grass 4awn, made over a black silk foundation and trimmed with ruffles of black lace and pale blue satin ribbon, toque of forget-me-nots and ribbon to match ; Miss Grace, white embroidered gown over a pale green foundation and trimmed with pale green streamers, green straw hat with a very thick ruche of pale blue and pink tulle all round it ; Miss Borlase (Wanganui), pretty goblin blue costume trimmed with pink ■hot silk, broad hat trimmed to match ; Mrs Gore, brown silk, with 3fesfc of cream flowered silk, small 'bonnet to match, with ospreya and .ribbon loops; also Mrs and the "Muses Wilford, Mrs and the Misses Lm, Mr, Mri and Misi Mowbray, Am latter looking nice in white mailin trimmed with chiffon frills ; Mrs and the Misses Tolhurst, the Misses Gore, Mrg Williams, the Hisses Johnston, Burnett, Lewis, Friend, Jackion, etc,

Every night this week, the conoert hall of the Exhibition, has been packed and hundreds unable to gain admission. Lord Glasgow and his daughters were present at the performance of " Hinemoa " last Wednesday night. After the performa rev. His Excellency sent for Mr A! < Ii!l, the composer and oonduv j Aod congratulated him on the result of his excellent composition. After which three cheera were given for Lord Glasgow and Mr Hill. The Cricket match, Auokland y, Wellington, resulted in a somewhat eaay win for tha visitors. It was a pity our best team couldn't be got together, it would have made the match much more interesting. Siona. ——-——_——