“KIMIGAYO”

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 421, 1 August 1928, Page 4

“KIMIGAYO”

JAPANESE ANTHEM THRILLS GUESTS AT TOWN HALL. CARPET OF ORCHIDS Kinviga yo %oa, Chi yo ni ya chi yo ni , sa za re; 1 shi no! I tea o to na re tc, Ko he no, niu sit ma de. May our monarch’s glory last, Till a thousand and ten thousand years are vast; Hail his reign! May his reign no ending Jcnoio Till small stones into almighty roclcs shall grow. From the great organ in the Town Hall there rose the strangely beautiful notes of the Japanese National Anthem last evening as Kobayashi, C. 8., C.V.0., and His Imnerial Highness Prince Takamatsu and the officers of H.I.J.M. Training Squadron arrived in. the doorway. , The Japanese visitors were the =.nesrs of the Mayor and councillors of the City of Auckland at an 'At Home, which was attended toy about 2,000 As the anthem welled out the little visitors stood at attention, then wandered about the hall chatting to their hosts and the other guests. They were presented in the councillors’ room to the councillors and their wives, and afterwards the ViceAdmiral and the Prince personally greeted every guest in the hall. _ The hall was decorated with a wealth of native foliage, lining the walls and trailing in delicate greenness across the ceiling. . A perfect carpet of exquisite orchids was made on the stage against a background of tall palms. ~ , An orchestra in the gallery provided several items, and songs were contributed by Miss Ormiston, Miss Ellett and Mr. Birrell O’Malley. Tho Mayoress, Mrs. A. D. Campbell, who. with the Mayor, welcomed the guests, was wearing a panelled frock of moss rose ninon heavily embroidered with crystal beads, and a wrap of rose embroidered crepe. ._ Mrs J. S. Brigham, the wife of the town clerk, Avore an embossed gown of gold metal cloth with an overdress of gold lace, and a shawl of matching tone. Mrs. A. B. Roberton’s frock of black mariette was relieved with beading in strass, and she wore a flower patterned wrap of black crepe. Miss Ellen Melville was wearing a pastel primrose frock of draped geoi - gette with motifs of gold and pale tinted beading. , _ , Miss Alice Basten wore a black georgette frock heavily encrusted with crystal and rhinestone embroidery. Mrs. Gunson was wearing a draped gown of moonmist blue georgette embroidered in silver with a wrap of similar shading. . , , , .. Mrs. M. Bennett chose a black hatienne frock relieved with crystal flower beadmfirs. Ford was wearing a black lace and silver embossed frock. Mrs. King wore a frock of hyacinth blue georgette. __ , Mrs. Dempsey chose a frock of black Chantilly lace. , Mrs. Alfred Eady wore a black mariette frock with draped hem embossed in gold. Mrs. Carr had a cluster of soft flowers trimming lier frock of iris georgette. Mrs. Allen was in a draped gown of georgette and black mechlin lace. Mrs. Paterson wore a frock of black chiffon inset with fine lace. Mrs. Plummer, frock of black georgette and blue wrap. Mrs. Prentice, blush pink frock of georgette. Mrs. Coates, apricot frock of taffeta. Mrs. Spicer, black embossed frock of chenille georgette. Mrs. Walters, rose du barri frock of geoi'gette. Mrs. Munro, black chiffon and lace frock. Mrs. W. Cuipan, black frock of georgette. Mrs. Schnauer, black georgette relieved with gold. Mrs. Burnett, frock of ivory lace. Mrs. Cowan, moonlight blue frock of crepe faille. Mrs. Close, black mechlin lace frock. Mrs. F. Bartram, black frock with touches of gold. Mrs. Averill, frock of lavender georgette. Mrs. Isaacs, black georgette with gold beading. Mrs. McNair, flowered opal blue georgette. Mrs. Davis, Mew Plymouth, silver beaded frock of black georgette. Mrs. Allan Brown, rose pink georgette with beaded embroideries. Mrs. Tiarks. crystal beaded frock of petunia georgette. Mrs. Colson, frock of black lace and georgette. Mrs. Mahon, blush pink frock of georSe Mrs. Chapman, green and gold embossed frock of georgette. Mi's. Roberts, floral patterned apricot taffeta. Mrs. Spence, black frock of geoi'gette. Mrs. Martin, embroidered frock of olive green taffeta. Mrs. O’Connor, black frock of georgette. Mrs. Bryce Hart, powder blue taTfeta. picture frock. Mrs. Mainland, frock of black and gold Mrs? Tattersfield, black georgette frock. Mrs. Tattersfield, jun., frock of petunia crepe de chine. Mrs. Cummings, cherry red frock of crepe faille. Mrs. Bagnall, black georgette frock with beading. Mrs. Holland, frock of rose crepe de chine. Mrs. W. F. Boyle wore black georgette draped with lace. Mrs. A. W. Blair was in a mitred frock of black georgette. Mrs. J. B. Macfarlane, frock of black ! mariette and lacquer red wrap. Mrs. S. A. Stride, delphinium blue and j gold frock of embossed lace. Mrs. R. G. Milligan, frock of fuchsia j faconne georgette. Mrs. N. E. Ferner, black and gold j brocaded satin. Airs. Kissling, black frock of georgette. 1 Mrs. D. Goodfellow, black mariette ! frock with white beading. Airs. Sinclair-Whyte, Chinese blue geor- j gette beaded in silver. Airs. Lawford, black georgette and lace j and violet shawl. Airs. Alichaels, black crepe de chine , with geranium shawl. Airs. T. Trevethick, silver sequined | bla> k georgette and oriental wrap. Airs. J. F. Shanly, black georgette se- 1 quined in black. Airs. AlcCorkindale, gold beaded frock 1 of ivory georgette. Mrs. Addis, frock of gold embossed j lace. Airs. J. Robertson, silver relieved frock of black lace. Airs. W. C. Sommers, gold and ivory j brocaded lame. Airs. Thomas, rose blush frock, of ] hatienne. Airs. Sydney Robertson, crystal beaded , !frock of cyclamen georgette. Airs. Keable, sequined frock of black chiffon. Airs. P. S. Crisp, figured frock of mulberry ring velvet. Airs. Fred Brown, beaded frock of rose du barri crepe de chine.

Airs. T. H. Easdown, jet beaded frock of black mariette. , . ~ , Airs. Kingston, frock of black tulle and rose pink frock of ° o Mrs. t Wynyard, frock of black lace and georgette. . . Airs. F. AVinstone. black frock of georgette. a . , Airs. Gardiner, lacquer red frock ot crepe de chine. Airs. Wilson, silver embossed frock ot metal cloth. Airs. E. C. Huie, black and geranium red frock of crepe satin. Airs. D. Gillies, black and gold brocaded lame. , , Airs. Coleman, frock of black geor°e.Arrs. Cecil Leys, petalled frock of sunset taffeta with blue velvet bow. Airs. T. W. Leys, embossed frock of iris chenille geoi'gette. Airs. TI. Alowbray, crystal embroidered frock of parchment georgette. ALi's. F. Fitchett, black frock of crepe

satin with scarlet relief. i Airs. Wright, silver beaded frock of • cameo rose georgette. Airs. Coutts, frilled frock of ivory tulle, i Airs. Phillipson, flounced frock of rose blush chiffon. . . Mrs. Louisson, frock of rose lustre georgette. . , . Airs. Watson, silver embossed frock metal cloth. . . . , _ , _ , Airs. Garret, delphinium blue frock of crepe faille. , , , _ . Mrs. Hammond, black and gold frock of georgette. _ , „ , Airs. Wiseman, black frock of lace and j Se Mi? et ilo-ward, black frock of taffeta. Mrs. Christian, lavender georgette and la Mrs. Sellars, frock of black georgette. Airs. Russell, black mariette frock with embroideries. Airs. J. Ryan, sea green frock of lace and georgette. , . . - Mrs. J. Russell, cherry red frock of georgette. . , Airs. Alar shall, black satin hatienne frock. Airs. Haynes, black frock of georgette. • Airs. Tewsley, black georgette frock. Airs. Davis, frock of black mariette. j Airs. Goodall, black georgette frock and : bl Mrs Wl Crump, beaded frock of black j georgette, . | Airs. G. Gribbin, frock of black chiffon j panelled with lace. j Airs. Seymour, frock of black ring vel- j vet. i Airs. P. Walker, black frock of chiffon j velvet. Mrs.' Cutfield, peach pink frock of taffeta. Airs. Charters, frock of black georgette. Airs. Potter, lace and georgette frock i of unrelieved black. Airs. Gregory", crystal beaded black j georgette. Airs. Armstrong, moonlight blue georgette frock. Airs. Budd, silver beaded black georgette. Mrs. Reyburn, figured frock of cherry velvet. Mrs. Newcombe, crystal embroidered apricot geoi'gette. Airs. Shayle George, frock of black georgette and lace. Airs. W. Kay, leaf-green and gold frock of lace. Airs. Keesing, black frock of taffeta. Airs. J. Passmore, frock of black georgette and lace. Airs. J. Frater, opal blue georgette and gold lace. Airs. Friend, frock of black georgette. Mrs. Gilbertson, frock of ivory georgette and lace. Airs. Coltman, fringed frock of wistaria georgette. Mrs. E. J. Kennedy, frock of roseblush velvet. Mrs. E. Williams, black frock and wrap of moonmist blue. Airs. W. Reynolds, beaded frock of black georgette. Airs. C. W. Murray, black frock of georgette. Airs. H. Reynolds, frock of rose georgette and lace. Mrs. Brigham, sequined frock of peach georgette. Airs. Wynyard, frilled frock of rose and blue tulle and chenille. Miss Donald’s frock was of unrelieved black georgette. Aliss Barnett wore a frock of gold lace and chiffon. Aliss Dalroy (Sydney) was wearing a picture frock of flowered rose and green taffeta. Aliss .T. A. Alowbray, frock of black satin crepe and lace. Miss Sutherland, powder blue frock of georgette. Aliss AX. Ferguson, delphinium blue geoi'gette bordered with ostrich. AJiss Burns, frock of crystal embroidered white georgette. Aliss L. Atkinson, blue and beige frock of georgette and lace. Aliss Ormiston, black georgette, beaded in crystal. Aliss Val Jackson, frock of Chinese blue georgette. Miss A. Quayle, black and silver brocaded frock. . Aliss Lindsay, frock of rose pink georWaller, leaf green frock of georSe Miss E. Bagnall, wistaria mauve georMurray, frock of sealing wax red ee Sl£t tt pord, black frock of taffeta and tU Mtes' Ellet. mist green frock of lame. Miss Maddox, almond green crepe de ° h Miss f cSbeck. peach pink frock of georS< Mi e ss Hai-die Kell, frock of rose du barri ta Miss’ Gladys Trevithick, rose pink chiffon velvet frock. . , Miss R. Roberton. frock of viola mauve Cl Miss e Fay Boyle, taffeta frock of sunset St Miss S Seagar, silver and rose embossed Barry, powder blue frock of georX). Isaac*, pblox pink frock of Miss E. Roberton, black frock of georMiss R. Coleman, frock of black georSe M?ss S. Martin, apricot frock of geor-“eMies-s Tewsley, frock of black georgette. Miss Coldicutt, silver lace and pink georgette. , . Aliss S. Copeland, black frock of taffeta. , , , Aliss AI. Patterson, opal blue tissue ana lace. , . ... Aliss J. Wallace, powder blue chenille and rose georgette. Aliss Roach, frock of black chenille georgette. BIRTHDAY DANCE A very successful dance was held at Nairn’s reception hall on Alonday, July 30, by Mr. and Mrs. F. Quayle. of Point Chevalier, to celebrate the coming of age of their daughter Nettie. There were about 175 guests, including many engineer- officers of the Jt.AI.M.S. Aorangi and their wives. Dancing was enjoyed by the guests until midnight. Airs. Quayle received her guests in a becoming gown of black crepe de chine and georgette, and Aliss Quayle wore a dainty frock of ciel green taffeta and silver tissue.’ Among those present were: Alesdames Fitzjohn, Alattson, Smith. T. Storey, R. E. N. Atatthews, Selwyn Clarke, W. Cochrane, C. Wheeler, H. Lindsay. Howe, C. Howe, E. Callow, A. AtcPhail,’ E. Croad, H. Bolton, Cleland, Nicholai, W. Carr, A. Courtenay, and Alisses L. and AI. Spellman, Peg O’Neil, IT. Preston, H. Smith, D. Glover, N. Thomas, At. Quayle, Z. Alobberley. N. Ellerington, J. and E. Carr, Gittos, *E. Lampitt, O. Gratten, J. Couper, E. Lee, J. Braim, A. Young. Power, and C. Power.