Fancy Dress Ball.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 977, 10 September 1881, Page 3

Fancy Dress Ball.

Ok Tuesday evening last Mr. Montagu Smith gate a private fancy drees ball in McFarlane e Hall, at which there were about sixty couples present, invitations having been issued for many more who were unable to attend. The Hall was variegated with flags, and festooned with just a sufficiency of ornamentation as to make the mite en tcene one of a most intoxicating kind when the floor was occupied with the Terpsiehcreans, and dancing in their several costumes. The catering for creature comforts was entrusted to Mr. Allanach, whose “high art” in that tineef business is proverbial; and, when we say that the music was provided by members of the Battery J Band, there is little else to be said. The social compliments incidental to such gatherings were exchanged at the sapper table, and the party resumed dawning about one o clock. The following is a list of the cosLannes. Mrs. Adair: Queen Elisabeth Miss Barker: Dresden China B. Barker : Dresden China „ Bourke: Lady Harvey Mrs. Boylan: A Russian Lady E K. Brown: Catherine de ” Medici „ Butt: Turkish Lady „ Brassey: The Reaper „ Bennett: Eastern Lady Miss Bee: Spring M. Bee : Highland Shepherdess Mrs C. D. Berry: Magicienne „ Cresswell: Bride „ Crawford: Brigand’s Wife Miss Dunlop: Lady Jockey „ Franklin: Vivandiere Mrs. Finn: Fleurette Mrs. Forbes: Night . Miss Forbes: Bridesmaid Mrs. Graham: Folly Miss Gibbons: Nancy Lee Mrs. Johnstone: Swiss Peasant (holiday attire) Mrs. Luttrell: Summer Miss Longdill: Milkmaid Mrs. Matthews -. Swedish Peasant ■r „ Meldrum: Night W. K. McLean: Desdemona Miss Morine: Spirit of the Ball „ Nesbitt: Spanish Lady • I,; S. Nesbitt rLady 17th Century > Mrs. Nolan : Bride E Tie Sumu>. MiasOTKeararßrin „ K. O’Meara: Sorceress Mrs. Orr: Music „ porter: Queen Philippa „ Pollebc Starlight „ Poynter: Eastern Lady „ Piease: Dolly Varden „ Bees: Night Miss Rees : Swiss Peasant Mrs. Reynolds: Italian Peasant Miss Sheet: Breton Peasant 1 Mrs. Carlaw Smith : Grecian Lady Miss Smith : Dresden China Mrs. Sherrat: Chbcolate Seljcf „ Sheriff: Persian Lady Lady 19th Century Miss A. Taylor: Lady 16th Century Mri. Tabuteau: Albanian Peasant MisaVon DadelzenfJuittleßutterdup Mrs. Ward : Genoese Lady „ Woon: Farmer s. Daughter Gentlemen. Mr. Adair: Sir Boger de Coverley M Arthur Man-of-war’s Man .•** „ Brassey: Spanish Page J. Bourke: Stanhope Chester, ’field P. Bourke pEnave of Hearts „ C. D.Beriy: Prince Donaldo. Boylan: Spanish Courtier (Ist •y PV<’£ half), Pluto (2d half) t , ~ E. K. Brown : Arch-Druid „ Butt: Lord Nelson „ Bloomfield: Huntsman „ C. D. Bennett: Bluecoat School Boy „ J. F. Clarke: Monk „ Cresswell:. Bridegroom Captain Chriso: Sergt A.C. Force Mr. Chrtsp: Footballer Common : Freemason „ W. F. Crawford: Brigand „ Dargaville: Volunteer Officer „ Davey: Lawyer < * Day A Winning Colours „ 1 Finn: Major Commanding Lake Volunteer District, N.Z. Gtppnwood: Baker . ' A. Graham: Gentleman 17th CenM GouM: SirJoBephPorter,K.C.B. A.B. Vnioir&.S. Cc. **‘ J D Johnstone: Evening Dress ** X • "" 1 ** Matthbws: Syrian Gentleman ** j| p. Mountfort: Officer 12th BxßgimßOt i - Mbldrum: Evening Pxw ” gSSSd : Rjrinag*

„ W. B. Mill ;* Buhman „ W. K. McLean: Artillery Lieutenant „ Nolan: Night and Morning M D. M. Orr t Parsee „ O‘Byan: Naval Officer Major Pitt: Officer A.C. Captain Porter: Arab Chief Dr. Pollen : Old Father Christmas Mr. Poynter: Spaniard 15th Cun- - tury „ E. A. Pavitt: Masanniello „ E. H. Pavitt: A Little Boy „ Piesse: Policeman * ■ ■ ( „ Ratcliffe: Evening Dress , „ Rees: Cricketer < ~ Reardon ; Evening Dress ’ z w Cariaw Smith: The Queen's Cook J „ Montagu Smith: A Jockey ,4 Bherrat: Foxhunter Sherriff: Evening Dress ~ Frank Sheet: Cortes „ G. Stevenson : Papageno “ Tabuteau|: Hawera Light Horse Cavalry „ T-eesdale: Cavalier „ F. W. Thompson: Young Marlow „ E. ff Ward; Gentleman 17th Century „ C. C. Ward : Italian Brigand „ Woon : Druid Priest ~ C. White: Ace of Hearts „ G. Wyllie: Lieutenant Captain G. J. Winter: Military Officer On the following evening, Mr. Smith entertained some thirty couples of youngsters, at a fancy costume dancing party, in the hall. The parents, and other relatives and friends of some of the guests were present, and alternately provided the music. A well-arranged programme was gone through, and the party broke up shortly after midnight, greatly delighted with the hospitality of their entertainer. The following were characters represented:— Girls. t • Miss Alexander: Dolly Varden. „ F. Alexander: Flower Girl. Bousfield : Sicilian Fishergirl. „ Berry: Starlight. „ Blair: Neapolitan Fisherwoman. „■/ Berry : Starlight. „ Crawford: Cherry Riper „ V. Crawford : Huntress. „ Ay Dunlop : Starlight. „ C. Dunlop : Gleaner. ~ M. Forbes f Flower Girl. „ Graham: Little Buttercup. n A. Gibbons: Summer. „ E. Gibbons: Scotch Shepherdess. „ Ella Gibbons: Spring. I, Johnston Night. „ 8. Johnson: Bridesmaid. „ Lysnar: Grecian Girl. „ I. Lysnar: Italian Peasant. E. Lysnar: Queen of the Fairies. „ McLean: Huntress. „ N» McLean : Red Riding Hood. ~ E. Mountfort: Winter. „ E. O’Meara : Peasant. „ M. O’Meara: Polish Girl. „ L. Rees: Red Riding Hood. „ B. Rees s 80-Peep. „ M. Rees : Page. jj. Reynolds: Winter. ~ M. Reynolds: Summer. ~ E. Skpet: Peasant of Brittany. „ M. Scott: Red Riding Hood. F. Williams: Lady 9th Century. „ Wyllie;. French Peasant. t i,* '-Webbßed Biding Hood. ■ u / ’Boys. Master Barnard: Sir Joseph Porter. K.C.B. „ E. Bourke: Jockey. „ D. Bourke: Neapolitan Fisherman. ? „ Chrisp: Midshipmite. „ Crawford: Sailor. „ J. Dunlop: Blue Coat School Boy. „ D. Graham: Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. ,’ J. Graham : Capt. Corcoran. „ Gibbons: A Persian. „ Hamlin: Little Boy Blue. „ Johnson : Spanish Toreador. „ • D. Lysnar: Village Bridegroom. „ F. Lysnar: A Cadet J Battery. „ McLean : A Foxhunter. „ Mountfort: A Sailor. „ E. O’Meara: A Normandy Peasant. „ F. Porter: An Arab Chief. „ T. Porter: An Arab. ~ L. Rees : A Postillion. „ A. Rees: A Cricketer. . „ E. Rees : A Sailor. „ Skeet: A Cadet J Battery. „ Sherriff: A. Scotchman. H H. Tucker • A Middy. p A. Webb : Lieut. J. Battery Cadets. , „ Woods,: Sailor. „ E. Williams : Harlequin ■ L Wihikmi :- Sir Walter Raleigh. : Sbaniah-Gentleaiati. ~ „ J. Wyllie : dffiewr J Rtttsry.