NAVY LEAGUE GIRLS' DANCE

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 8, 5 October 1920, Page 4

NAVY LEAGUE GIRLS' DANCE

FOR PROPAGANDA FUNDS. Very enjoyable and thoroughly success-' ful fruin ©very point of view was tlia dance which was held in tho Town Hall lust night, and of which the organisers wcie tiie Girls' Branch of tho Navy League, assisted by members of the Ladiss' Auxiliary of that organisation. There was a very large attendance or dancais, and a pleasant informality prevailed throughout the evening. Unfortunately nis Excellency the GovernorGeiitval was not able to bo present owing to a severe cold, but Viscountess Jellicoo attended, and w.is received by tlio Mayor mid Mayoress (Mr. and Mrs. ,T. P. Luke), ■ Jlvs. Ilosking (president of tho Ladies' Auxiliary of the league), and pome of "tho members of the committee. With her came .Miss Gilletfc, Miss M'Calmont, and Captains. Mundy and Southey,' AP.C.'s. . The, decorations ,of tho hall were very light-looting and t pretty. Balloons were used with excellent cft'cct. strings of them boiilg carried from side to side of tlfce ball, and thev were also arranged in clusters from underneath the gallery, Iho front of which wns decorated with' festoons of drapery. Masses of Jycopotiium were suspended'from the ceiling, to which were atliichcd coloured stream- ■ ers, and the lights were softened with y'dbw shades. Arums, rtd camellias, .and pet-plants fqrmed the-floral decorations of the hall, and the Usual alcoves hod been arranged for sitting-ont. Supper was served .in the Concert Chamber, wliich looked very attractive with flag 3 draping the waMf and suspended from t!ic ceiling, and with its supper tables arranged with huge bowls of beautiful yellow narcissi and smaller ones of primroses and oilier spring flowers. Excellent music for dancing was supplied by Woodward's orchestra. Her Excellency Viscountess Jellicoe wore a gown of a warm mauve satin with side-panels of jewel-embroidered • georgette and with the same jewelled trimming on tte ccrsaw. ' She alßOWore a diamond .necklet and a diamond band,' in her liuir. Upon arriving at '• the hall she was preecntod with a bouquet of shaded anemones. Mrs. 1 Hosking wov« a gown of black satin with jet embroid-' cries. Lady Stout was in. a, frock of nmuve charnieiise. draped with.- lace;' Jim.: W. F. Massey in ninctliySt-shot silk; the Mayoress, in biock velvet and with; which she wore her order of ••the; British; • Kuip : r.e (C.B.'E.); '' " Miss Gillett, in b'i'ek- clwrmcnse and tulle: .Miss ..M'Calmont, paler mauve charmeuse and georgette: . Mrs;. Tan; Duncan, black charmeuse with-. jet embroidered,overdress; Mrs. Sprott,black-, sjitin and jet overdress;/Mrs.fH (J;: itichnrdson, black satin, with black beaded luilic and bend fringe; .Mrs; LecKie,wliife; chu'rmeuse, with overdress of ninon : - and touch 01 cerise, on .ijie. corsage;. Mrs. C. Earlc, black satin, with georgette and ■" jet--trimmings; Airs. Roberts (Dunedin), • grey georgette panellwl •. with brocade; Mrs. Klceman, black charmeuse. with-; jewelled'net trimming; Mrs. .T.' Darling, ; gfey chnrmeusfp and ninon, with a- wide ennnry "'coloured waist'l'dt; Mrs.'-Roberts,, black satin and ninon,.with a rose and gold brocaded waistbelt; Mrs. Bayfield, black charmcuse and .jet, relitftd with.. dusters of sliadr-d flowers; Mrs, I). 0. H. Tripp, white satin, with frilled overdress of ninon, edged with .jewelled trim-' m'ingj Miss Massc-y, gold .-tissue, veiled, with gold; Miss Dick, black;tulle and. lace frock; Miss'Duncan,-white tafiVtas, ■ with' panniered akirt; Mrs. F. Dyer, black: patin, with Jet embroideries; Mrs. .C. Brown, black satin, with gold trimming; Mrs. W. D. Stewart, black satin;" Miss Lulu' Dyer, rose pink tulle, trimmed witli clusters, of tiny pale pink flows and vor embroideries; Miss Beryl Earlc, white silk, with pale pink waistbelt; Jlise Ohudlev,- pale blue charmeuse;.,Mrs. l>. F. Wilson, canary coloured: brocade; Mrs. Prince,'.-black charmeuse, with = ..b'aeK sequin .trimming and panel of embroiderrd ncl.;-Mr"s. Henderson, black charmeuse, with.-panels of Oriental colpured bro, eaxhs Mrs. Coleridge, black -charmeuse; Airs'. Shorney, primrose coloured nincn,' draped' with 'brocade; Miss MPougall (Martinborough) emerald ErcMcharmeuse, with overdress of black embroider ed net; Miss Laurenson, blue ninon, witli waistbelt of. gold tissue: black lace, over white, satin: Mim A era Stevens; pale blue charmeuse Afrs Poeklev, black satin: Miss una Carter, black cliarmpiijo, g ie ™ and-gold trimming; Mrs. .Maeki^,. black charmenso and- sequin . lf3 Davidson, geranium pink charmeuse, Mies Stott, pale blue taffetas:Mi*: -A. Stofc 1 iss'G Shepherd, black cb BriCT, emerald peen tulle; W«« pink taffetas P georgette: T ': Bris to'w.' black, with (ouches of 'blue • Clifford, rose Smite, white With pink, tulle, Miss i. _ Jtiss Kir i- W; crvstal beadejl nj- , f j fl i Po Mrs. nale'pink fr.lM frock of hme, Kenry and Miss Henry Gond Turner, Mrs. J. Tj Mrs. ir 5 -g. Knckenwe. Miss lto l nll , r ' Tjar . Carter, Misses Sir "RoV nnch. M«. Mwert Stout, j pippnian, ifr-. nhy, - Mrs. Apl'h. C<done Tlnrroch, Tan Duncan, J Chudley, Commander « 11l nll V f minesweeper Commander and Veronica). »nd Mr.. Wil^League. - .