OPAKI AND KOPUARANGA NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5163, 23 October 1895, Page 3

OPAKI AND KOPUARANGA NEWS.

From Our Own Correspondent. Tuesday. The eveut of the week, the breakup of tho Opaki Quadrille Assembly, came off on Friday night, the 18th, and as was expected turned out" the dauoe of the season." Dancing commenced at 8 p.m., and was kept up in a most spirited mannor till daylight, the floor being occupied by jW thirty-two couples. The ladies were tJK very nicely dressed, and the room looked very pretty "with the different colours gliding about in the several dances. I heard the remark passed by several who ought to know Ibis kind of thing, that they never saw much better—oven in Masterton ! There is no doubt the people present were very happy and a very enjoyable night was spout. Tho JI.C.-Mr S. Tankersley-did bis 1 utmost to keep things going, and was ably toisted by Mr T. Dow and,

jtho Committee. Mr W Stoodley supplied tbe music and judging from tlie comments expressed, gavo general satisfaction, as also did Mr Williams who did the catering. Mr Williams is a new man up this way, having started a baker's business at Mauriceville, and I should think will bo well patronised if ho gives the general public the snmo satisfaction as he gayc the assembly on Friday night. His pastry was simply splendid and received well deserved praise. Several Rood songs wore sung during the night, and'hearty cheers were given to Mr S. iiiiifccrslfij' for the ablo way in which ho has conducted the dance during the season. I am sorry to say that Mr Williams had a rather disappointing ending to his first appearance as a caterer, for just us be had got bis things loaded up in the trap, some cheering going on in the shed startled his horse, and the tail board not being fastened, the crockery came to grief, Shearing commenced on the Hmiiign station on Wednesday and is now in full swing. Grass and vegetable gardons are very backward up this way this year. 1 hear thai the much dreaded dis-ease-diphtheria—in on the warpath at Mangamahoe, one family having four down with it, ono moinber having died. It is to be hoped it does not spread.