Among the guests were Sir James and Lady Hector, the latter wearing a hand some brown silk gown, relieved with blue and brown bonnet to match ; Miss Hector, with a sage green gown, piped with pink, and pretty light hat; Mr and Mrs Alfred Jackson, the latter wearing a rich black brocade gown, and black velvet Marie Stewart bonnet trimmed with jet; Mrs W. Johnston, who wore a handsome black brocaded gown, trimmed with white satin, veiled with black lace, bonnet to match; Miss Johnston wore a pretty gown of white satin and chiffon, broad black hat with pink and red roses; her sister wore a similar gown and burnt straw hat, trimmed with pink; Mrs E. P. Baldwin looked very well in her going-away dress of : cream crepe and brocade, large cream hat trimmed with feathers, and pretty sunshade to match; Dr and Mrs Anson, the latter wearing a grey gown and small black bonnet trimmed with flowers; Mr and Mrs Parfitt; Mr and Mrs E. J. Reid, the latter wearing a black gown relieved with heliotrope silk, bonnet to correspond; Mr and Mrs H. D. Bell, the latter looking particularly well in a fawn gown with tiny stripes of pink and blue running through it, giving it the appear ance of a shot material, pretty little floral bonnet; Mrs Leckie, black gown and bonnet relieved with white flowers; the Miss Williams looked beautifully cool in white muslin gowns, much trimmed with frills of white lace ; Miss Richmond wore a handsome gown of light brocade with sleeves of moss green velvet, bonnet to match; Miss Cooper wore all white; Miss Izard, a pretty grey and white gown, large black hat with white flowers ; Mrs Stowe ; Mr, Mrs and Miss Powles; Mr and Mrs Barrow, the latter wore a stylish black figured gown and bonnet trimmed with black and white flowers ; Miss Barrow wore a pale blue gown, pretty cream hat; Miss Quick wore white; Miss Jervois, a black muslin gown trimmed with moss green velvet, bonnet to match ; Sir Walter and Miss Buller; Mr and Mrs Werry; the Misses Henry wore black and white cos tumes ; Miss Hamilton ; Mr and Mrs J. Whitehall; Mrs (Dr.) Fell; Mr and Mrs Sprott, and many others.
