BRILLIANT GATHERINGS.
S4U and, OoxxTirsuiont.
[By Telegraph.]
(Our Own Correspondent).
Wellington, Saturday. Wellington was indeed a soene of mirth and revelry last night, and eight hundred dancers were afoot. The Star Boating Club's ball, wbiob waa a distinct sooinl event, and the conversazione of the Wellington Teacbers' Institute, were the occasions of this unusually widespread indulgence in gaiety. The Star ball gathered together a wonderfully brilliant assemblage, which has probably not before been equalled at any such public affair here. At 11 o'clock there were over 500 people dancing, and the ball room, viewed from the gallery, was in truth a fasoinating and dazzling spectacle. Among those present were the Government House people, consisting of Lord Onslow, Lady Onslow, and suite. Fashionable society in general > was well represented at the. dance, and the dresses were more than ordinarily beautiful,-and in many oases were rich and costly. The gathering was held in Thomas' Assembly Rooms, over Messrs 0. Thomas and Go's new building on Custom-House Quay. The hall was worthy of the dance, for, decorated as it was last night, it is perhaps the most elegant dancing apartment in our city, while the adjuncts of a handsome drawing; room gallery and private "box" overlooking the miaiu saloon, together with a most Bpaoious supper room, certainly constitute it the most convenient. The room was effectively decorated with the usual adornments and with boating effects, while in the centre weie suspended aloft two outrigged racing skiffs. They are historical boats. In one was won the champion double skulls, and in the other Sullivan, the now famous oarsmen, scored his first championship victory—a New Zealand avent Mr A. A. S. Biss now owns the latter. The vioe-Regal party, it might be added, were received by the President of the Club (Mr Edward Pearce,) the Captain (Mr W. H. Field) and the Ucmmittee. The Bupper, provided by Messrs McEwen and Churchill, was an epiourian achievement, and was liberality itself. The Wellington Educational Institute's festivity was scarcely less successful. The proceedings started with the formal opening of the handsome building on the reclamation, whioh constitutes the new headquarters and offices of the Education Board and Sohool of Art aad Technical Design, This fas in the afternoon, and nearly four hundred people were present, including many ladies. Messrs J. R. Blair (Chairman of the Board), George Beetbam. W. Hutchison, M.H.R.,andHon W. Kolleston, M.U.R., made speeches, while among those present there were all the members of the Board; also, Messrs Dutbie, Fisher, MaoDonald, Hogg, and W. 0. Buchanan, M.H.R's, Mr Arthur Dorset (the Secretary,) Mr H. P. Ward (Secretary of the Teachers' Institute), Mr Arthur D. Riley (Director of the Art Department), and others. The concert and dance in the evening were thoroughly enjoyable, over three hundred persons being at them. Few were from the Wairarapa, the absence of railway concessions preventing their attendance, but a fair number of Manawatu teachers had come down. The dance was very pleasurable, the music, from a string band conducted by Here Norberg and Mr lu, J. King*. was delightful, > while the floo/waV excellent J^m**
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3887, 15 August 1891, Page 2
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513BRILLIANT GATHERINGS. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3887, 15 August 1891, Page 2
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