MIRANUI BALL.

Shannon News, 24 August 1923, Page 3

MIRANUI BALL.

A BRILLIANT FUNCTION

The annual Miranui Flaxmill Ball held in the Druids’ Hail last evening was. a pronounced success, therei being oyer 450 persons present, visitors coming from Wellington, Napier, Wanganui, Palmerston North and Levin, while all the surrounding townships were well represented. The hall had been prettily decorated with dressed flax and green flax leaf with green and yellow streamers stretching across Iroin a huge, red paper bell in the centre, while the supper room was also decorated with flax and streamers -and the whole combined with the various coloured lrocks ol the ladies presented a very animated scene. The stage, which was also tastefully decorated, was occupied on one side by the orchestra, while on the other a stall had been erected where “Claret, Cup” was. dispensed and which was well patronised. The floor was in excellent condition for dancing\ and the music, which was supplied by Larkin’s “Elite Six,” left nothing wanting from the dancers’ point of view. Messrs. M. Christiansen, F. Ea'gle and L. Richardson carried out the duties of M.’sC. in a most capable manner. /A sit-down supper which bad been prepared by the ladies’ committee wag done full justice to and was very much appreciated. The committees who had put in a lot of work are to be complimented on the arrangements they had made to make the gathering such a pronounced success, which must be very gratifying to all concerned. The secretarial duties and a good deal of the organisation were carried out very capably by Mr H. T. Greedy. During the evening, Mr A. Seifert, in, the course of a neat speech, said he was glad to see so many present and said he ; hoped the committee would not stop only with a ball but he would like to see, a picnic held during the summer months in which the children could participate. At an interval in the proceedings a flash light photograph was taken of the large gathering. Dancing was kept up until the early horn’s of .the morning; and although the committee had been, handicapped by having to postpone the dance from. August 10th, owing to the “flu” it was one of the most enjoyable Gatherings yet held in’ Shannon. Following are a Hew of the frocks worn, it being quite impossible to get, particulars of all: ... Mrs A. Seifert, golden brown velvet ; Mrs B. Seifert, orange brocaded taffeta; Miss Johnston, shot taffeta trimrued with roses in imitation trelles; Mrs Dinnie, stone white satin daintily beaded; Mrs Murphy, jade satin with brocaded panels; Mrs. Spencer, black satin with over-dress of sunset shade radium lace; Mrs .Lind-on, peacock gt'een panels, gold; Mi's T. Moynilian, white satin and georgette; Mrs Johnson (Moutoa), white georgette, with overdress black beaded net ; Mrs Balfour, kingfisher, blue and silver; Mi's G Hardie, pale malice with silver bertha; Mrs Grylls, lemon crepe de chine with orange lace overdress; Miss G. Seifert-, lemon shaded taffeta ; Miss Seifert, white morocain; Mi's Hudson, black taffeta'with• panels; Mis s Best, pale heliotrope with panels radium lace; Miss Stevens (Palmerston North), green and, gold brocade; Miss Nash, pan velvet and black lace; Miss McKegg), sunset shade morocain, finished silver rose; Miss Law, apricot morocain; Miss Cameron- kingfisher blue satin, Miss Arcus, heliotrope satin; Miss G. Blythe, white crepe de chine and silver lace; Miss A. Brown, pale green velvet; Miss Ryan, flame georgette, beaded in black; Miss Butler, sunset satin, with bronze radium lace panels; Miss McGrath, peacock satin;. Miss Judu, cream lace; Miss A. Cameron, pale blue satin and pink georgette; Mss Williams, powder blue satin and georgette sleeves; Miss. Brophy (Palmersston North), yellow taffeta; Miss Stevens (Palmerston North), green and rr o id brocade with georgette panels; Miss Collier, cinnamon brown, eolene and georgette sleeves; Miss Stevenson, tomato ninon over charm,euse; Miss Noorish, white satin with beautiful silver tissue; Miss Wilson (Palmerston North), blue and gold; Miss Stephenson, flame georgette; Miss B. Easton, black satin and radium lace; Miss Aim-, white satin _ with over skirt and radium lace; Miss Gunning, rjink; Miss Greedy gold; Miss King pale rose satin; Miss 0. Davis, lemon beaded silk, ~