TAKAPAU R.S.A. ANNUAL DANCE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 165, 30 July 1937, Page 10

TAKAPAU R.S.A. ANNUAL DANCE

An annual fixture that is always looked forward to with pleasurable anticipation, the returned soldiers' ball, was held in the Public Hall, and, as is customary with this popular function5 was largely attended. The ballroom was beautifully decorated with greenery, flaga and bunting, a committee of R.S.A men being responsible. The music, which was exeellent, and which added not a little to the enjoyment of the evening, was played by Mr. Te Tau's orehestra. Messrs. M. J. McKenna and A. O. Le Leivre were assiduous in carrying out the M.C. duties of the evening. The supper arrangements were well attended to, and volunteer orderlies served to the satisfaetion of everybody. The supper waa "buffet,*' and was in the rnain supplied by the wives of the R.S.A. ■ Some of those present, and. the dresses they wore, were as below Mrs W. T. Smith, black satin and lace, black and white posy, black velvet shoes with diamante buckles. - Mrs M. Samson, a gold lace frock of stiiking design. Mrs Le Lievre, black satin, with tunic of red floral design on white ground. Mrs V. Byrne, a dance frock of blue lace Mrs J. Calley, white marocain, trimmed with red. Mrs H. Oldershaw, spotted blue taffeta, with white fur cape. Mrs H. Dunn, black silk crepe, with diamante buckle. Mrs G. Hewald, black eatiu with searlet trimming. Mrs F. A. G- Dunn, black georgette with white fur coatee. Mis G. T. Robertson, black crepo with delicate pink spray at neckt Mrs R. Walker, black georgette aud lace, with clark .red shoulder spray. Mrs B J. Bayliss, cream satin and lace. with pink spray. Mrs J. S. Richardson, blue crepo Buede, pleated cape, pink. Mrs D. Thomsen, rose pink marocain and matching spray. Mrs W. Storey, ivory velvet with silvcr trimmings and silver shoes. Mrs M. J. McKenna, biege satin wich coatee to tone. Mrs M. Tiffen, green lace and white fur coatee. Mrs Lawlor, black satin with red sash. Mrs Coutts, white taffeta with gold thread, gold belt; cape of dark grey fur. Mrs J. Patterson, beige lace, purple posy. Mrs Jack Olsen, pink georgette, cream bridge coat, shoes to harmonise.

, Mrs Harold Smith searlet lace. Mrs L. Gooch, pale pink lace, with shoes to tona. Mrs J. W. Y. Masterman. sky blue chiffon velvet, aud cape trimmed with white fur. Mrs A. Walker, black silk trimmed with white. Mrs D. MeSporran, blue lace, Mrs A. Beere, blue muslin with organdie trimmings. Mrs J. P. G'Dowd, gold crinkla crepe and figured bridgie coat.' Mrs J. 0. Windle^ navy blue tulle, with cream fur coat. Mrs P. J. Mullan, searlet silk, diamante trimmings. Mrs Kissel, floral crepe with blue trimmings. Mrs G. N. Keenan, rust velvet. Mrs'A. Parkei*, black nmrocain with red spray, and bridge coat of embossed velvet. Mrs N. Olsen, black marocain. with red sash, Mrs G. Cunningham, pale gfeen lace and crepe de chine, pink spray. Mrs II. S. Askew, brown crepe sxiede and lace, rust crepe coatee. Mrs H. Bussel, black silk and red posy; Mrs W. Mouat, black satin beaute and a bridge coat of black panne velvet, with white fur collar. Mrs G. Ilisley, nigger brown velvet. Mrs M. Hall, brown marocain with faint tinsel stripe. Miss S. Monckton, pale green panne velvet. Miss Yerna Anderson, biack eatin, rcd oflwer at waist, red jxointed collar. Miss D. Elmers, pink floial taffeta. Miss N. Anderson, black elephant crepe, with silver trimmings. Miss M. Buchanan, red velvet trimmed with gold spray; gold shoes. Miss II. Thomsen, nile green ring velvet, shoulder spray in autumn tints. Miss V. Blairy pale blue floral taffeta, with wliife fur coatee. Miss T. Fower, green crinkle crepe with silvcr trimming and halo; silver shoes Miss 10. Pease, green satin, and white bridge coat, Miss J. Speedy, black and wbile taffeta. Miss N, Vaughan, salmou pink undown fronfc and back. Miss M. Mouat, white crinkle georgette, relieved with pink carnatiOns, coatee of cream pautle velvet, and pink carnations in hair. Miss lvathleen Kane, Wallis blue cellopbaue georgette, black velvet coatee Miss A. Cliiford, fuchsia* red silk marocain. Miss Joan Gaviu, lemon marocain, with diamante trimming. Miss P. McCarthy, green marocain, trimmed with gold. Miss M. Simon, black taffeta, trimmings of gold satifl. Miss J. Sullivan, blue floral niuon over silver latne slip. Miss H. Franklin, floral satin beaute with red rose spray. Miss Joso, Masterman, pale apricofc taffeta, with coatee to matck.

Miss D. Thomson, flaine taffetai e Miss L. Thompson, wine satin taffeta, with coatee to tono, Miss M. Thompson, pale greeii silver lame. Miss Doreen Walker, vari-coloured floral silk. Miss M, Galley, flaine sand crop®, trimmed with pink posies. Miss T. Pedersen, floral silk georgette. Miss S. Thompseiij bottle green silk marocain, with pink trimmings. Miss F. McMillan, lemon crepe satin with red velvet bridge coat. Miss Joan Keegan, moss green velvet, gold gtrdle, spray and shoes. crepe, with red flowers on the bodiee. Miss E. Beere, pink silk with yellow trimmings, black velvet coatee. Miss L. White, pale green capella, with silver cape sleeves. Miss K. White, royal blue satin, with coatee of white silk velvet. Miss I. Nelson, floral crOpe de chine. Miss Alma Hunt, blue satin beaute.. Miss J. Schmidt, apple green satin trimmed with silver. Miss C. Petersen, black lace and georgette, trimmed with amher. Miss Q. Schmidt, coral pink Satin beaute, with cream velvet fcrepe coatee. Miss Prescott, red erinkly crepe. Miss A. Murphy. flame satin, silver trimmings. Miss Joan Murphy, flame eatin, silver trimmings, Miss A. Murphy, flame satin, silve trimmings, Miss Joan Murphy, pink floral starched ninon, with neat coatee to tone. Miss M. Hall, blue floral georgette. Miss Z» Collett, pink silk ninon with silver spray and white fur. Miss O. McLean, pink georgette trimmed with blue spray. ^Mis$ T. Hawkins, gold riilg velvet^ with spray of natural violets, Miss E. Paget4 jade gfeen silk velvet, cut on classical lines.