GOVERNMENT HOUSE DANCE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 328, 13 April 1928, Page 4

GOVERNMENT HOUSE DANCE

FIFTEEN DEBUTANTES MAKE THEJR CURTSEY Their Excellencies the GovernorGeneral and Lady Alice Fergusson i gave a delightful dance at Government House last evening, when 13 debutantes were presented, and Capitaine de Frigate P. Auverny and a number of officers from the French war sloop Cassiopee were among the guests. The grounds were illuminated with twinkling coloured lights that shed a rosy glow upon the lawns, and the ballroom was attractively decorated with large hanging baskets of fern. Feathery fronds of bamboo lined the walls and the stage was banked with fern and vividly-coloured dahlias and chrysanthemums. The lounges and drawing-rooms were bright with bowls of flowers in various autumn colourings, and in the dining-room, where supper was served, crystal vases of cosmos gave effective colour relief. The dresses of the women guests were charming in their return to femininity, and few of the very abbreviated skirts of former seasons were to be seen. Sheer velvet, that most regal of this year’s evening fabrics, was seen in gowns of classic simplicity and in youthfully piquant picture frocks. Colours were beautiful in their variety, and the pure white of the debutantes’ frocks was thrown into striking relief by the background of vivid tones worn by many of the guests, and by the brave scarlet anu gold of the uniforms of the military and naval guests. Their Excellencies entered the ballroom at half past eight, and dancing commenced then and continued until after midnight. Her Excellency Lady Alice Fergusson. was wearing an attractive gown of moonlight blue embossed ring velvet, banded with cloth of gold, and lightly veiled in soft blue figured ninon. Mrs. Hunter Blair wore a gown of delphinium blue mirror crepe with deep vertical bands of embroidery and insets of ficelle tinted lacc. Miss Dugdale was wearing a rosecoloured frock of georgette with a bouffant skirt. The Debutantes In crisp taffetas,, shimmering satins, fluttering chiffons and shining silver laces, the group of youthful debutantes were dressed, each dainty gown, in its own charming way, offering a different interpretation of all that is most attractive in modern youthful frocks. Among the debutantes were: Miss J. Carriek Robertson, whose frock was of crystal fringed white mariette with embroidery of crystal beads. > Miss Nance Otway, in a picture frock made with a close-fitting satin bodice and a deep skirt of bouffant tulle frills finished at one side with a silver tissue bow. Miss Barbara Pierce, who wore a flared frock of white satin beaute mounted on pale pink and caught with a rhinestone buckle and a large pink shoulder posy. Miss M. Mitchejl, in a frock of white georgette with loose panels of silver lace attached to the skirt at irregular intervals. Miss Burns, whose frock was of supple white ring velvet, draped to an uneven line at one side and girdled with rhinestones, with pearl embroidery around the hem. Miss V. Talbot, who wore a simple white georgette frock with - bands of swansdown trimming on the skirt, and tiny touches of pink trimming. Miss Williams, in a bouffant frock of white taffetas with panels of silver lace inset at the front of the bodice and finishing in a silver motif at thq centre of the waistline. Miss Vera Dewing, whose frock was fashioned of silvery-white tulle frills attached to a bodice of silver lace. Miss Pauline McConnell, frock of white taffetas with a slender bodice and full gathered skirt edged with silver lace and finished with a large bow at one side. Miss S. Clive, frock of frilled white georgette with crystal beading and fringe of crystal and silver beads. Miss Mary Worthington, white petalled frock of georgette mounted on shell pink ninon and edged around the petals with silver lace. Miss Mary Watson, frock of white satin faconne with silver lace insets and bouffant bow at one side. Miss D. Isaacs, frock of white satin and lace with silver relief. Miss M. Pryden, full-skirted frock of white georgette and tulle mounted on pale pink. Miss E. Upton, bouffant frock of pastel pink georgette and tulle, with silver beading. Among Others Present Lady Jean Mclntosh, in an attractively draped frock of white georgette, with loose pointed panels and rhinestone embroidery. Mrs. S. Thorne George, frock of deeplyfringed rose du Barri georgette embroidered with golden beads. Mrs. H. R. Blomfield, Caxi ton jade frock of georgette with bands of crystal beading. Mrs. Chatfield, black mariette with touches of jet beading and girdle of cherry reel panne velvet. Mrs. P. Upton, steel grey georgette frock embroidered with silk and crystal and appliqued with grey satin. Mrs. R. Isaacs, delphinium blue georgette frock with sequin and crystal beading. Airs. Carriek Robertson, frock of black and white georgette, heavily outlined with Crystal embroidery. Airs. li. Pierce, frock of black Chantilly lace over flesh pink georgette, with hip band of bugle beading. Airs. David Nathan, frock of geranium rose chiffon with elaborate beading in crystal and sequins. Airs. S. A. Stride, black georgette frock with embroidery in multi-colourings and sash of petunia taffetas. Airs. Ivey Jones, frock of blush rose georgette with Vandyked panels of mist blue lace. Airs. E. Williams, frock of black chiffon with inset black lace panels mounted on pink georgette, Airs. A. C. Day, amber frock of satin crepe under gold lace banded with black velvet. Airs. Talbot, lilac mauve frock of georgette beaded all over in self colouring. Airs. Rhind, frock of lacquer red crepe de chine with pale toned relief. Airs. W. Wilson, frqck of white georgette with black skirt and heavy" crystal fringing and embroidery. Airs. Athol Alills, draped frock of flower patterned georgette embossed in silver thread. Airs. Trevor Brett, ankle-length frock of mignonette ring velvet girdled with rhinestones and finished with long silver streamers. Airs. Alervyn Reed, flared frock of leafgreen georgette with panelled skirt. Mrs. AlcMillan Bull, frock of silver and white, with handsome embroideries in silver thread and wide silver tissue girdle. Airs. Ewen Alison, figured frock of ring velvet in deep fuchsia toning. Airs. Mitchell, black georgette and lace frock with rose coloured shoulder posy. Airs. Lester Roberts, frock of white Roulet embroidery over palest dawn pink georgette with panels of white chiffon. Airs. Otway, black crepe mariette frock banded with crystal embroidery. Airs. Kenneth Richardson, black georgette frock with hem of white mariette ! and large white embroidered motifs. Airs. L. Delph, banded frock of periwinkle blue and pale gold silk crepe. Airs. Luscorabe, frock of white satin i beaute girdled with silver and trimmed j with circular medallions. Airs. H. Wilson, silver and white beaded I frock with insets of silver tissue. Alother! Now’s the time when children need a tonic such as Sulfar- ! ilia Tablets. They purify and enrich the blood. Is 6d a box. All chemists.

Airs. L. Ludbrook, white taffetas frock with yoke and hem of fine silver lace. Airs. Clutha Mackenzie, delphinium blue georgette frock with white beading around hem* Airs. Addis, rose lustre taffetas frock hemmed with deep gold laefe and trimmed with tiny posies. Airs. Claude White, frock of Lisbon blue georgette with Strass embroidery. Airs. K. Alaekenzie, frock of lotus rose georgette with crystal beading. Airs. J. Carpenter, pearl embroidered frock of rose blush georgette. Mrs. Clive, black lace and georgette frock with cherry red sash. Mrs. Trevor Holmden, gojd lace frock mounted on matching georgette. Mrs. P. McConnell, embroidered frock of neach-tinted crepe de chine. Airs. Cecil Watson, black lace frock with cluster of red flowers at shoulder. Aliss Winifred Averili, heavily beaded frock of wistaria mauve georgette. Miss H. Shayle George, bouffant frock of ♦rose pink taffetas. Aliss Sybil Alartin, Venetian blue frock of georgette with silver beading. Aliss Bruce Hay, picture frock of peach pink spotted net over satin, with trails of roses on the skirt. Aliss Betty Wilson, frock of forget-me-not blue and white mariette, with crystal and silk embroidery. Aliss B. Hardie Neil, silver and crystal embroidered frock of white satin faconne. Miss Nancye Hanna, bouffant frock of shell pink taffetas, with large bow at one side. Aliss Micky Ferguson, long frock of sea blue georgette banded around the hem with ostrich feathers. Aliss Brigham, picture frock of powder blue taffetas and tulle with long flounced skirt. Aliss Alabel Jackson, mist blue georgette frock with deep crystal fringe and opal sequins. Aliss Val Jackson, frock of petunia rose georgette with double tiers of longsilken fringe. Aliss Jean Macindoe, cherry red georgette frock, with frilled skirt and large red shoulder posy. Aliss Vera Ale Kay, cameo pink georgette frock with yoke and hem of silver lace. Miss Vaile, frock of daVn pink georgette under embossed ivory lace. Aliss D. Wilson, beaded frock of white georgette. Aliss Bullock-Webster, frock of wnue georgette with Strass rhinestone embroidery. Aliss Leslie Waller, apple-green frock of crepe de chine. Aliss McConnell, frock of black embossed georgette. Aliss Wilson, white and almond green beaded georgette frock. Aliss Rathbone, frock of pistache green crepe de chine and georgette.