Ellerslie Club Holds Bright Costume Dance

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 747, 21 August 1929, Page 4

Ellerslie Club Holds Bright Costume Dance

Parish Hall Gaily^ Decorated for Even t PLAIN AND FANCY DRESS A very bright and successful plain and fancy dress masquerade dance was organised last evening by the Ellerslie Catholic Tennis Club as a feature of its winter evening festivities. rptlE Parish Hall, which was engaged for the occasion, was effectively decorated by energetic members of the committee, festoons of green and yellow streamers being latticed 01 ei - head, with arum lilies entwined around the pillars of the hall. Mrs. Howell’s Orchestra played excellent dance music, comiilising the latest jazz airs. Fancy attires ranged front the fantastic to the artistic, and were devised with much thought and attention to detail. The prize for the most original and best costumed couple was won by Mr. K. W. Millen as ‘’Uncle Sam" and Miss L. Walker as "Miss America.” Mrs. T. Ferguson as Queen of the Harem, and Miss M. Dromgool as Madame Pompadour, were given equal honours for the most handsome costumes. Others to don fancy garb were: Miss Pauline Conway, representing milk chocolate; Mrs. J. Hancock, as a Spanish Woman: Aliss Eva Johnston, representing Danger Signals; Aliss Dorothy Jarrett. as a Cabaret Dancer; Aliss Alaureen Couwav, in a representation of Moulin Rouge; Miss K. AfcDermott, as Night; Miss R. Wright. Queen of Clubs; Aliss Farrelly, as an Eastern Lady; Aliss Thelma Stewart, in Persian costume; Miss Alice AY ilson, Gipsy; Air. F. Brayfield, Caballero; Aliss Irene Irwin, Ukulele Lady; Gladys Irwin, Black and Pink Pierrette; Aliss Gladys Lawson, Drummer Girl; Aliss Jenyns, period frock. George I.; Miss S. Heeney. Chinese Woman; Miss Beryl Smith, as a High School Girl; Aliss Alary McDermott, as Dresden China; Aliss Rena Ganley, representing Otahuhu Passenger Transport. IN EVENING DRESS Aliss Rhoda AlcGee was wearing a crepe de chine frock cf ashes of roses, and an | embroidered coat; Airs. Temm wore a black and floral beaded georgette gown; Airs. Watt had on dawn pink taffeta, with silver lace; Airs. G. Tooman wore navy crepe de chine relieved with floral georgette; Mrs. F. Johnston was in floral embroidered georgette in pastel tones; Airs. D. Healey’s picture frock was black taffeta, with a gold net hem, and appliques iof tiny french flowers; Airs. Ralph Marsden wore moon mist georgette mounted on silver tissue; Airs. B. Alarshall was in cherry georgette and gold lace; Airs. Doorty wore royal blue georgette and gold; Airs. J. W. Harvey, coral pink satin embroidered in sequins, with uneven hemline; Airs. T. Jenyns in electric bine satin, with ivory shawl; Mrs. W. Foss gowned in black satin, with nattier blue shawl; Airs. Clarke wora wisteria ring velvet. Mrs. H. Duggan was in apple green crepe de soie; Airs. Elliott was wearing peach pink charmeuse; Airs. C. Gan ey was gowned in marine blue ring velvet: Mrs. Johnson was gowned in. black lace: Airs. Mackay wore ciel blue crepe de chine; Aliss J. Ganley’s frock was azure blue geoi'gette: Aliss B. Twiner was in cameo pink; Aliss M. Pardington’s frock was briar pink georgette; Aliss S. Gilbert wore a picture frock of white georgette, the pointed draperies being with luce medallions; Aliss J. Woolley’s frock was apple green lame, w r ith frilled tulle skirt; Aliss S. Hill wore pastel pink tulle, w*ith draped skirt; Aliss AT. Rugg had on cornflower blue crepe de chine and silver lace; Miss N. Bow’s frock was cedar lace with uneven hem. IN MANY HUES Aliss M. Burke had on a lemon net frock, with uneven hem; Aliss H. Thomas wore a picture frock of mauve tulle; Aliss G. Cameron was in almond green; Airs. Peterson was wearing salmon pink charmeuse; Aliss Baldwin had on jade green crepe de chine; Aliss Al. Brooks wore hyacinth blue crepe fleuri; Airs. Alillcnhad on shell pink ninon; Airs. AlcNeil wore navy blue crepe de chine; Aliss M. Cullen’s frock was delphinium blue georgette; Aliss Rooney wore pastel pink and flame georgette; Aliss L. Tooman had on rose du barri charmeuse; Aliss N. Watt’s frock was lettuce green ring velvet. Aliss AI. Furey wore jade green glace silk; Aliss Kilburn was in wedgewood blue taffeta; Aliss Keesing, old gold crepe de chine; Aliss AT. AlcKenzie wore lotus blue georgette and tulle, with petailed hem; Aliss Harford was in turquoise charmeuse and gold lace; Aliss Penn’s frock was cherry georgette over satin: Aliss G. Keeling wore turquoise crepe de chine; Aliss T. McCrystal was frooked in jade green taffeta, with tulle frilled skirt; Aliss Cato wore apricot georgette; Aliss J. Bird had on lavender georgette; Aliss D. Johnson’s frock was white embossed georgette, with uneven hem; Aliss Elliott wore a petalled frock of blush pink ninon; Aliss J. Wright wore an apricot georgette and velvet frock; Aliss Seeley was in gold and pink tissue and georgette; Aliss Bird had on black embossed georgette; Aliss E. Duggan was in blush pink charmeuse and georgette: Aliss D. Bendall had on ivory satin, with uneven hem, and Spanish shawl; Airs. G. Green wore apricot crepe de chine, with floral posies; Aliss ATadeline Dunn wore an apricot taffeta frock and shawl to tone; Aliss C. Howell was in black tulle sequined In ruby red; Aliss B. Hickey had on a graceful ankle-length frock of black tulle, the skirt edged with tiny rosebuds.