Soiree and Concert.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 503, 6 September 1890, Page 2

Soiree and Concert.

On Thursday evening a soiree, followed by » musical entertainment, was held in connection with the Anglican Sunday school, in the school building. Ths ladies had done their portion of the work with gieat zeal and tastr, tut the attendance was very poor, and it was depressing to think that so much labcr nad been gone to for a gathering go meagre. The rain of course was in a great measure accountable for the paucity in attendance, but still Captain Edwin’s gloomy looks could not be wholly responsibls. The tables were all arranged with great taste, sweat scented violets and rich camellias, in bud and in full bloom, with other flowers that are rare at this season of the year, were so skillfully arranged as to make their profusion all the more pleasant, and to bring joy to anyone with an eye for the beiuties of nature. As to the edibles, no more need be said than that there was a great variety and the best quality, while in quanii.y there was sufficient to have satisfied ten times the number of persons who were present. The arrangements of the ladies could not have been excelled, and it was regrettable that better results did not reward their praiseworthy efforts. " Trays ” were given by the following ladies:—Mrs Fox, Mrs Dousfleld, and Miss Williams; Mrs DeLautour and Mrs Akroyd; Mrs Townley, Mrs GoldSmith, Miss Barry, and Miss Beere; and Mrs Nolan and Mrs Crawford. Among the ladies who assisted were Misses Field, Gray, Johns' on, Lysnar, Morgan, Palairet. Townley, and. Wyllie. There was a better atten. dance for the after meeting, though the rain was then coining down heavily. An excellent musical programme had been arranged by Mrs Palairet, every item being warmly applauded, and many encores being required. Those who sang were Mrs Desborough, Mrs Palairet and Mrs Bourke, and Messrs Dalrymple and Langford. A pianoforte overture was p'ayed by Mrs Thomson and Miss Duckworth. Mrs Parris also played a selection, and Miss Duckworth played the accompaniments. Mr Pettie gave a reading, and papers contributed by members of tha Literary Society were also retd by Masai 1 Mann, Crawford, Gardiner, and Greenwood. The gathering dispersed after the singing of the National Anthem, the pianoforte accompaniment being played by Mrs Sunderland. It was intended to have bad a tea last nisi t for children, and also entertaining them with a magic lantern, but the state of ths wssthrj proved very adverse to such an idea, and th* good things io tha way of eatables were sent over to the school. Once there they disap. peered like magic, without thought of th* lantern,