MASQUERADE BALL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 269, 8 July 1932, Page 7

MASQUERADE BALL

BRIGHT COSTUMES AT PLAIN AND FANCY DRESS DANCE. A very successful and well attended plain and fancy dress masquerade ball in aid of St.- Stephen's Church was held in the Lyric Hall on Monday evening. The popular Semla orchestra supplied the musie, and the supper, which was provided by the committee and oth'er ladies of the parish were excellent. The room was charmingly decorated in coloured streamers, and balloons ornamented the lights. Mesdames Rcwland and Hambly and Mr. V. Elliott were judges of the grand parade. The prize-winners were Miss K. Jephson for the prettiest fancy dress (Charmaine), Mr. A, Dodgson for the most original (Chinaman), and Miss F. Sydenham and Mr. W. Turner for the best humorous couple (Niggers). ' Other costumes were. — L. Clark, beach girl; P. Mansell, sailor girl; K. Mulhefh, Opotiki girl's band; A. Roach, Russian peasant; E. Pattle, Miss 1750; E. Dodgson, gipsy; J. Armstrong, French' peasant; B. Tyrie, gipsy; I. Kelly, bon-bon; K. Jephson, Charmaine) ; P. Shaw, Egyptian; F. Sydenham, nigger; G. Carey, Hawaiian; M. Birkmyer, Eastern girl; P. and M. Hollway, pierrettes; A*. Tabb, Eastern girl; J. Kirkbride, maid; A. Dodgson, pierrette; M. Kirkbride, gipsy; Hume, Whakatane, pierrette; S. Pauni, Hawaiian; Y. Hutt, gipsy; E. Kirkbride, "The Rotorua Morning Post." Messrs. Morell, professor; J. Pattle, captain of Royal NaVy; S. Jephson, gangster; B. Armstrong, Spanish; L. Kelly, English gentleman; W. Turner, nigger; L. Clark, ballet costume; D. Pearse, nigger; A. Dodgson, Chinaman; A. Hollard, pierrot; B. Mulhern, cowboy; B. Mansell, Arab; A. Shaw, nigger; D. Cavesy Arab; L. Smith, professor; Dodgson, clown. Among the ladies not in fancy dress were: — Mesdames Benham, floral crepe de chine; V. Elliott, O'Sullivan, green georgette; Main, Hambly ,Rowland, Dicker, mauve satin; Misses B. Kelly, blue taffeta; J. Kelly, white georgette, W. Looney, floral silk voile; F. Small, white satin; N. Davies, pink taffeta; D. Davies, N. Warrington, floral taffeta; M. O'Brien, jumper and skirt; C. Larmer, red georgette; B. Short, peach' georgette; L. Bennett, black georgette; E. Edmonds, green taffeta and lace; A. Burnett, floral silk; S. Butler, peach satin; C. Payne, lemon satin; D. Payne, blue satin; K. Quirk, floral voile; E. -Mulhern, white satin; V. Campbell, pink taffeta and net; J. Young, green satin and net; J. Downey, floral voile; F. Voss, black velvet; M. Hutt, blue georgette and lace.