THAMES TITTLE TATTLE

Observer, Volume 5, Issue 116, 2 December 1882, Page 188

THAMES TITTLE TATTLE

— The Thames girls say they don't get a shoyii when strangers are here — hard lines. ra| — Amongst the visitors to the Thames m||| notico Miss Newby (at Mr Ehrenfried's), Mrs and tfciHs Misses Hill, and the Misses Roche. ||| — Billy P. and long-shanks looked happy oifil Thursday evening taking a boat load of ladies up tilifi Kauwaeranga River, ggj — I am told that Charlie Akin has been moocl'M ing round looking for that fellow that posted his litttHg canvassing game for the Shortland Brigade. Don't ttHJi wish he may find him. By-the-byo, why were the saffifiii Brigade absent from the Carbine Champion's receptioflliiß Their neighbours, of Grahamston, turned out to honOßgg — On Saturday morning, Jack's •well-knoTfl^l picnicing cab was in requisition to convey an immensflH crowd of yotith and beauty from the " corner " to tbgg foot of Tararu Creek. • The party consisted of seven C&H eight ladies, tinder the protectorship of fatty and lanijiHft those two individuals beaming with joy on the box-seatM® I have since learned that tho exi>loring was formed wifißg the object of reaching the big kauri, about 9 miies baciHg in the s bush. "When the news of the departure becaffiJJßK known, all were anxious to see the last of the tafc'Ha pedestrians, as little hopes could be entertained of tlißß aforesaid escorts being capable of piloting their ehargaHff in safety over the dangerous and difficult route. Howevffißß they canie in safety eventually, hue in driblets, party did not hold together, but such is always the W'HH Someone must lag behind or. lose their way. CertaiH® members of the banking and broking fraternity joine-Hla the crowd in the afternoon, and rendered invaluable in assisting the weary ones home. Hf ' — The Tararu folks. last week had a great t^Hi at the expense of our little bank clerk. He was escoWHSl ing a bevy of fair ones on horseback on an excursion &B1 \ Tapu, and, when on the Tararu-road, was very nea 2Jjßg>. the cause of sending an innocent baby and perambuLifaHHT. to Kingdom-come. Whether his eyes were fixed upSHHI some one of his companions, or whether the heat of t^Bra sun was too much for his clear-headedness, ho suddecaH. planted his steed's fore-feet most neatly in the befolrajXl mentioned baby-carriage, much to the alarm of mainntjffi&] The rider himself embraced the youthful oecupaat, fll H8; ( ; all parties concerned were rolling in the dust. It ' quite a refreshing sight to see the little fellow tendeiSHs picking up the unhurt but terrified child, and, togetbgH s with the fragments of the perambulator, trotting alffjjgg t with the lady to her home. It looks well, C; you sffiHr evidently cut out for a family man. SSt — 'The Toole Club performance eventuated l4S ei Tuesday with the farce of "My Uncle's Will." JPuckey made a splendid Florence Marigold, Long Hongß , taking the part of the Guardian. His make-up *tH~ immense — his abnormal rotundity and spindlc-shanltfjHßlj making everyone burst, as the youth himself is P a fißb ticulax'ly slim and genteel. I?. E. Baune, as the Lo 7g ,81,. was so-so ; but in a middle's uniform looked well, 83 tB no doubt, felt better. The performance went smoothly and gave every satisfaction. As usual/ SHL. affair wound up with a dance— certainly one of thefflOjJHJ* enjoyable one of the season. There were several straoaßo. ladies and one or two strange gentlemen present, whit^fc^ no doubt added to the enjoyment. Pgople here seem JHn get utterly tired of the same faces. Amongst U strange ladies were Miss Eoache and her sister (Hi^'Xr* Boacho), Mrs and the Misses Hill, Miss ltuby SfcaJi? 1 ® (from Te Aroha), Mr Kitso and Willie F. slun^^te among the crowd. At times the fun went fosi ftjJKy furious, and as the weather was particularly W-U-gzfw£m£' close, fans were in great requisition. One weU-i&gHE'g dancing man seemed in his glory <vith four or five kfwmi® ranged in front of him wielding a fan for the goo&alSjwfioj more especially for himself ; and the flirting of tbeSS^ISF^ individual was awful. What woiild his distant Q&^?sßPs if she knew ? The "long fellow," as usual, <!s Med ,sSfflßfe nine dances with one of his weaknesses, and spoonQ'SEßßffi the rest of the programme with another. Poor-^BK- J lost the bulk of the fun by having to turn horse doCaBgQ There were no wall-flowers for a wonder. I can> vHfe I cribe the dresses, as I have no lady confidante trustworthy ; but, in my opinion, Miss Ethel -Pflß': carried off the honours of belle, Miss Hossack r °i~jßL =' her very hard though. Misses Eoache were jnuCft s gf mired and well looked after. . is