The University Ball.

This last, but let no man say least, of the many delightful functions arranged by our Auckland hosts took place on Tuesday evening in the Royal Albert Hall. No thought of finals on the morrow disturbed calm enjoyment of the passing hour; the troubles of Victoria and vanquished alike were forgotton when the band swung merrily into the first waltz. Music, floor, and decoration were alike prefect, but their magnificence paled as the waning moon at sunrise beside the brilliance of the dresses and the fair wearers thereof—particularly the latter. Numerous quiet nooks, very thoughtfully arranged by the Decorating Committee, were in great demand during the evening—in fact the aptitude shown by the Southern visitors in adapting themselves to strange surroundings was quiet remarkable. Gaily the happy moments sped with twinkling feet, and all too soon the last strains of the music died slowly away, as though reluctant to mark the close of so festive and brilliant an occasion.