Vice Versa Dance At Waimana Was Amusing Event

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 34, 5 September 1949, Page 5

Vice Versa Dance At Waimana Was Amusing Event

As was to be expected, quite the most amusing feature of a really entertaining night was the frocking of the men at the Waimana vice versa masquerade on Thursday night. Of course, the Beacon’s frock cards were on issue, but some of the glamorously attired males had a spot of bother describing their own dresses. One card came back with a terse “lovely” where it asks for a description. Well, • maybe it was. By the way, the spelling in the frock description is the wearers.’ Some of it is admittedly unconvential.

Strangely, a woman always more attractive in male gear than a man does in feminine frills (provided there is a certain amount of curve control) and some of the lasses really gave distinction to their borrowed suits

With the crowd in mirthful mood, it needed only the rhythm of King’s orchestra to set feet shuffling merrily, and a bright evening went with a swing throughout. Amongst those present in vice versa costumes were:—

B. W. Stevenson, 2-piece bathing costume (Paris model); A. N. Rosenberg, cyclone taffeta; M. King, beach play suit; S. P. Lambert, chocolate creme; S. Anderson royal Stewart tartan skirt; R. Bennett, floral with sequins; N. Macdonald, black. velvet with netj W. R. Rust, crepe with sequins; N. Eagle, glamorous evening dress; Doug Wardlaw, lovely; R. Bell, black silk; M. Martin, white dress purple hang overs; D. Black, organdie; J. Black, print; R. Weston, red shot taffeta; B. A. Potter, black lace over pink slip; C. Boynton, long white skirt; R .J. Boynton, two piece costume; R. Robinson, flowered tafatar; B. Charley, black suit (used once in cowshed); G. Carter, figuered cloque; A. McNab, sports ensemble; N. McNab, floral ensemble and acessories; H. Harris, canary yellow dress with red trimmings; R. Robinson, sports coat and. trousers and bowler hat; K. Macdonald, tartan tie grey suit; Nancy Sinclair, dress suit fast coloured tie; E. Robinson, navy suit, brown hat, brown shoes, navy tie, white shirt; A. Cranswick, blue striped suit, green hat; A. White, dark navy suite, brown shoes; A. Macdonald, dress suit; Bev Henderson, brown suit, green tie, Mick Mannion’s golf cap; Joycelyn,, blue striped suit.