GAIETIES AT HAMILTON

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 290, 28 February 1928, Page 5

GAIETIES AT HAMILTON

CONFERENCE VISITORS ENTERTAINED

As a suitable finale to a week of entertainment at Hamilton, a brilliant ball was given on Friday evening last by Dr. and Mrs. Brewis and Dr. and Mrs. Douglas. The dancing was held in the High School, which was decorated in a most novel fashion with gaily-coloured Eastern screens and palms. A large class-room was transformed into a most comfortable lounge and other school rooms were used for supper and smoke-rooms. Outside the twinkling of hundreds of coloured lights foretold of the gaiety within. The Click Clack Radio Orchestra, from Auckland, supplied excellent dance music. The hostesses were smartly gowned for the occasion, Mrs. Douglas wearing a becoming frock of black georgette and gold lace, and Mrs. Brewis in a black and gold beaded gown. Among the numerous guests were: Mrs. Bonner (London) who wore a frock of soft rainbow-tinted georgette. Mrs. A. G. Waddell, a very becoming shrimp coloured georgette and beaded coatee. Mrs. W. H. Parkes (Auckland), jade and black frock. Mrs. Gower, an attractive frock of green and silver, with cherry embroidery. Mrs. W. H. Hume, black embossed georgette. Mrs. C. Blundell, a blue and pink glace in pompadour style. Mrs. A. Joseph, pink georgette beaded in silver. Mrs. Eben Wilson, embossed bois de rose georgette. Mrs. Rogers, ecru lace with artistic sash of green and mauve. Mrs. A. E. Manning, black and silver georgette. Mrs. G. F. Anson (Wellington), petunia frock. Mrs. Todd (Cambridge), black and gold gown. Mrs. N. Ratcliffe, handsome g'old frock. Mrs. Valentine (Wellington), green and gold frock. Mrs. A. Sims, frock of jade and silver. Mrs. M. Spencer, frock of moonlight effect. Mrs. Gunson (Auckland), frock of foxglove georgette. Mrs. W. F. Lumsden. blue and silver frock. Mrs. Harris, apricot beaded frock. Mrs. C. Anderson, a frock of Told georgette. Mrs. E. Brown (Gisborne), shrimp georgette frock. Mrs. C. Sutcliffe, frock of olack and rose pink. Mrs. Will (Te Kuiti), black lace frock. Mrs. Tracy Inglis (Auckland), silver and blue tissue frock. Mrs. Ludbrook (Auckland), cream embossed georgette frock. Mrs. T. Fraser, frock of grey and silver. Mrs. C. McCaw (Auckland), silver beaded frock. Mrs. M. Hockin, frock of cyclamen and silver. Mrs. S. Green, blue accordeon pleaded georgette. Mrs. F. Pinfold, canary coloured frock of taffeta. Mrs. Thompson, black frock with oriental embroidery. Mrs. L. Swales, black beaded frock. Mrs. Carrick Robertson, handsome bronze frock. Mrs. F. J. Strong, frock of moonlight blue. Mrs. Hardwood, frock of black accordeon pleated georgette. Mrs. C. Middleton (Hora Hora). pink taffeta frock. Mrs. G. Smith, frock of primrose embroided in crystal. Mrs. Davies (Manaia), frock of old gold. Mrs. L. Talbot (Timaru), silver beaded frock. Mrs. Swanston (Auckland) beaded frock in pastel shades. Mrs. T. Childs, frock of bright rose pink. Mrs. A. Gorrie (Auckland), amethyst georgette frock. Mrs. Henderson, black beaded frock. Dr. De la Mare, handsome black beaded frock. Dr. Elizabeth Gunn (Wellington), wine coloured satin. Dr. Mary Coutts (Wellington), blue flowered frock of taffeta. Dr. D. Crawley, pink georgette frock. Dr. M. Douglas, cyclamen georgette, with touches of black and silver. Miss A. Falconer (Dunedin), a frock of moonlight blue and silver. Miss J. Murray (Auckland), royal blue embossed frock.

Miss Cook (Auckland), apple green frock. Miss B. Roche, frock of green georgette. Miss G. Gardner (Gisborne), beaded cyclamen frock. Miss A. Keddie, cyclamen embroidered crepe de chine. Miss K. Thompson (Auckland), petalled frock of apple green. Miss E. Bowie, frock of blue and silver. Miss Tizard. pink taffeta frock. Miss K. Gordon, pink petalled frock. Miss N. Nicholls, primrose frock. Miss G. Wyatt, frock of black and silver. Miss M. Douglas, pretty frock of green. Miss N. Douglas, shaded pink frock. Miss Henderson, frock of pink georgette. Miss Fricke, black and gold Trock. Miss Rothwell, black georgette frock. Miss K. Wilson, pretty pink lace frock. Miss J. Robertson, smart frock of black taffeta, with large pink roses doming •the skirt. Miss INI. Chadwick, frock of black. Miss A. Gilfillan, cherry frock. Miss G. Donner. frock of jade and white. Miss L. Cussen, frock of blue georgette. Miss I. Taylor, cream lace frock. Miss B. Taylor, gold frock. Miss W. Manning, becoming frock of violet georgette. Miss K. Cowie, pale blue frock. Miss M. Wilkinson, gold frock. Miss M. Monckton, pink frock.