HUNT CLUB BALL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 18 October 1911, Page 3

HUNT CLUB BALL.

The Helensville Hunt Club Ball eventuated last Thursday evening, but owing to the very unfavourable weather, the number fell far short of expectations, there being only 40 odd couples present, several braving the elements coming from a distance. The Ball commenced shortly after 8.30 p.m. with the grand march and waltz and continued until the early hours of the morning with good spirit, and proved exceptionally pleasant and enjoyable. The hall, which had re>. ceived special attention from the ladies and gentlemen of the decoration

committee, looked very pretty, and

showed that pains and artistic taste , had not been spared, Tho windows were all "hung with curtains, while the walls were draped with crimson muslin, and at the lower end of the hall hung two saddles, bridles, whips, and riding boots representing the purpose of the Club The floor was in perfect order, and, with the excellent

music rupplied by Meredith's band of - five players, made the dancing a v^ pleasure. ! Misses Donovan, Little and Dye kindly supplied the extras. The M's 0., Messrs B. Hunter, J, Hand, J. Lambert, Junr., P. Williams and M. Adlington carried out their duties iv a most courteous manner. The supper, for which Mr Becroft catered, was really a sumptuous repast,, the first course consisting of roast turkey and fowl with ham, salad and tasty now potatoes, followed by all imaginable sweetmeats consisting of trifles, jellies, fruit salids and confectionary of all imaginable description. The tables were pretilly laid out with floral decorations, while tho attention bestowed upon the guests by the

catering staff was excellent and no one

was neglected. The function.was a ' most signal success, from a pleasurable point of view, for which congratulations are due to the Hon. Secretary, Mr. UK F. Willis, and the committee, upon the manner in which all arrangements were ' carried out, and at the same time we are sorry that the bad state of the weather prevented it being financially so as the elaborate preparations deserved. Amongst the ladies present wo noticed :—

Mesdames Gk Bennett, sky blue silk, silver trimmings; Cullens, brown velvet; Donovan, dove grey nmon; Ellett black silk voile, silk trimmings ; A. Z. Lambert, blue silk, silk trimmings; J. Lambert pink silk voile over satin ; J. Morris, white embroidered muslin ; W. Smith, cream silk voile, silver trimmings ;' Strange, white embroidered muslin; Willis, -white embroidered muslin. Misses T. Bradly, cream silk voile, trimmed with silk insertion; L. Bennett, brown silk lustre ; Cullena white silk voile; Cook, white embroid-

ered muslin; Caundle, cream voile, satin trimmings: Day, pink silk voile, „ silk trimmings ; Dye, white ninon over white satin; Dearuess, embroidored chiffon over cream net; F. Foster, white silk, silk trimmings; I Foster, bine silk, cream insertion; H. Foster, white satin veiled with ninon; O, Foster, cream silk, trimmed with silk insertion ; Ganley, blue pailette silk, insertion trimmings ; Johnstone, white embroidered muslin; L. Donovan, pink pailette silver fiinge trimmings; F. Donovan, vieux rose ninon, braid trimmings; H. Donovan, cream silk, silk insertion; Little, pink messaline silk, silver trimmings: Murphy, blue linen, piped ■with.black velvet; N. McLcod, white embroidered muslin; W. McLeod, pink ninon over blue silk ; C. Megson, cream messaline silk, oriental trimmings ; A. Megeon, white embroidered muslin; Roe, blue si'k, trimmed with silk insertion jßimroer, white ambroid*. ered pinapple silk over white charm- , ©use; Spinley, white silk, silk insertion trkimings.