NAPIER.

Observer, Volume 5, Issue 120, 30 December 1882, Page 250

NAPIER.

. It is aleetle, yes, juat a lettle bit rough of that tall- fair girl to tell her intimates that the young gentleman who took her to the opera two or three times was "only" her walking stick. Bather a useful one, is it not ?. . .How kind of Tom to exchange places with his brother George on Sunday evening, to enable the latter to enjoy the extreme utter-felicity of sitting* next to the lovely Miss D. ...The indefatigable Harry was quite too jolly utter in his get-up of wolf (not the proverbial one in lamb's clothing) at the District School entertainment... Mrs Hampson's Boiree was. well attended by outsiders, and all the goody-goody satellites, some of whom rendered very effective service as amateur waiters, waitresses, etc. Amongst the most active of them we noticed the gallant Mr H. and the gentle Miss K. Tom did justice to his florin and the "jam tarts"... The Tambour Major Company has just left us for Wanganui, in consequence of which Napier.is full of love-sick lads and lasses. The charming Bambini has left a few sore hearts here... That Pro. says the Bungalo is a fine place to finish up an evening, and those young* ladies very j011y... 1 think Tom B;' is under that helmet. Mind, we only " think" 50. ... Our worthy Begistrar of the 0. sports 'fcnotmjr new Jhat...The lovely Alice still lingers with us. £bng may she do so... Mrs Hampson is here now ; and though there is much weeping and gnashing of teeth at her meetings, she said the other evening that they did not prosper here as elsewhere. (Poor ungodly little Napier.) It is rumoured (" whisper it not about") that she has amongst her numerous converts here, one of the charming chorus-singers of the T.M.C. Mrs Hampson has a capital delivery. ...The obliging manager at Good son's Arcade is a regular attendant at the above meetings... Where will Miss S. take her daily walks now that the opera company has departed... The Simonsens opened at Christchur^h last Monday. What will poor Mr W., of the T.D. do now the lovely Blanche Lewis has taken her departure ? I noticed of the Boojum that he was got up regardless ; was it to make a last impression. Miss A. N. was rather severe on his arm... Groans ! groans ! groans ! Our jolly, utter, fair young chemist is going to forsake us for the Empire City. ..Mr T., of the P. 0., looks scrumptious in that new coat.... Messrs T., L., and K. behaved remarkably well at St. John's last Sunday evening. That cough seemed to affect them greatly.

...Miss D. ■will spend her holidays in Dunedin... E. A. D. and B. H. are likely to make a match of it....5. Or. kept Miss Elaa May in flowers. ..F. J. displays his noble brow to the best advantage.... What takes the young lady with the curls to the Marine Parade so frequently ? Ib it to listen to the murmurs of the sad sea waves, or to listen to an old tale re-told ?