MASONIC BALL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 16, 26 May 1939, Page 5

MASONIC BALL

SUCCESSFUL TANEATUA

FUNCTION

LADIES AND THEIR DRESSES

Many Bay of Plenty people ! and visitors from other districts gathered at Taneatua on Tuesday night for the annual Masonic Ball which this year was even more successful than on pa«t occasions. The soft colours of the ladies' evening gowns made a [charming picture under the glow oc the lights, some of the new materials being especially striking in theiv modern styling. The excellent music of Castlcton's Orchestra from Rotorua made dancing pleasant and it was to everyone's regret that the function ended in the early hours 01 the morning. Some of the ladies present were: — Mrs Patience, lloral sati n crepe; Mi's C. Armstrong, navy and clover net; Mrs S. Armstrong pale green embossed georgette; Mrs Lynch, black georgette; Mrs Saunders, black georgette and lace; Mrs Corcoran, black velvet; Mrs I. Savage, rose pink taffeta; Mr s Marsden, blue lace; Mrs J. J. Butler clover georgette; Mrs H. W. Brabant, pink taffeta and net; Mrs W. 11. Addison, black satin; Mrs V. J. Alexander, pastel pink lace; Mrs H. S. Mexted, midnight blue velvet; Mrs Herbert Mexted, black velvet; Mrs E. M. Goldsmithy cyclamen georgette; Mrs F. R. Brown, pearl angel skin lace over satin; Mrs Old, black taffeta; Mrs T. E. Hamerton, wine satin; Mrs A. Thompson blue eloquc satin; Mrs Cutler floral taffeta; Mrs W. S. Fox, black satin and lace: Mrs G. I. Mid. dlemas, wine velvet; Mrs Henderson, turquoise satin; Mrs A. O. Marx, green gcorgetle; Mrs J. Wardlaw, petunia taffeta; Mrs K. black velvet; Mrs J- Colebrook. black velvet; Mrs Sm\ T th, pink satin; Mrs Rixon, fusehia talleta; Mrs O. Rice, mauve georgette; Mrs R. H. Larmer, black taffeta: Mrs 13. E. Pearse, brown moire taffeta: Mrs M. Stevenson. eggshell blue; Mrs Davis, green floral georgette; Mrs J. Jamieson, bhick velvet; Mi's X. Semmens, clover wind swept satin; Mrs H. Bell, petunia georgette; Mrs Anderson, black and green lace; Mrs Estelle Homier, blr -i: taffeta; Mrs Shirpeclever talfei...: Mrs J~ Conolly v flora! taffeta. Miss J- Sullivan, floral ripple satin: Miss Eileen Addison., green taffeta: Miss Naden black taffeta and multi shaded satin tunic; Miss G. McConnell, blue georgette; Miss M. McGougan, pink satin; Miss Buddie, magnolia taffeta; Miss J. MePeake, rose pink taffeta; Miss V„ All. sell, red ripple chiffon; Miss J. An. stll_ silver lame; Miss K. Burnett, blue angel skin and lace: Miss R. Skiffington, midnight blue lace; Miss Place, cerise taffeta; Miss C. Henderson, < gold satin; Mis s Mexted, sepia satin; Miss Thatcher, gold fcloquc; Miss F. Old pink taffeta; Miss J. Moody, blue floral lace and taffeta: M'Ss B. Moody, shot taffeta; Miss A. Prideaux, lavender satin; Miss M. Gallagher, saxe blue taffeta; Miss N. Goddard. red satin crepe; Miss R. Galwhite taffeta; Miss J. Dun-stg.-i, pink net; Miss H. Dunstan, salmon pink satin and lace; Miss P. Jeffarcs, rose lace; Miss M. Gow, blue flora] satin; Miss K. Walton, black and silver striped eloque; Miss Shirley Sa\-age_ cyclamen net; Miss G. Ranby, pink embossed taffeta; Miss P. Marx, black tail eta.; Miss Thelma Forrest, white net and satin; Miss D. Topp, floral georgette; Miss Juneblack chiffon velvet; Miss M. A. Cnklon blue georgette and cherry velvet; Miss M. Day (Opotiki), cerise taffeta with black; Miss M. Lyons (Auckland); Miss Joyce Cooper, yellow taffeta; Miss B. Peebles, rose taffeta corded: Miss T. Moore, mauve net: Miss S. 'Grover, shot taffeta; Miss Una Howell, varigated tafleta;

Miss D. Boon, green satin; Miss Rear ('on, green lace; Miss G. Rand, mauve taffeta and net; Miss A. Pyne bronze taffeta,; Miss J. Sisam, pale green taffeta and a civet; Miss Lewis, 'peach georgette.