Fancy Dress Ball

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 796, 17 October 1929, Page 4

Fancy Dress Ball

BRIGHT DECORATIONS AT MANGERE EAST GATHERING CROQUET CLUB FUNDS BENEFIT i The Mangere East Croquet Club held lan enjoyable plain and fancy dress ! ball in the Mangrere East Public Hall I last evening, which was decorated with a canopy of multi-coloured streamers j and Japanese lanterns. , There was a large attendance of | members of the club and their friends, j "bo spent a gray evening dancing to i the strains of Mrs. Andrews's orches- ' tra. The duties of masters of ceremonies were carried out by Messrs. G. Laslett and F. Pheasant. Between dances a number of very enjoyable musical items were contributed by Mrs. Massey, Miss B. Wyllie, Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Moffitt, vocal solos, and Mr. Bennett, musical monologue. Tli© task of judging the fancy dresses was in the hands of Mesdames C. Schnauer, G. Patterson and J. B. Crawford, and their awards were as follow: Best Fancy Dress. —Women: 'Miss i Irene Pheasant, as Miss Sunshine. Men: Mr. Roy Pheasant, as Master Rain. Most Original Costumes. —"Women Mrs. Ellison, as Mangere Croque. Shelters. Men: Miss E. Slater, as a Shepherd. Among those present in fancy dress were: Mr. L. Knight, as a Brigand; Miss L. Pheasant, Mexican Girl; Mrs. Ellison, Mangere Croquet Shelters; Air. Ken Kay, Pirate; Airs. C. J. ALoore, Gold Tip Cigarettes; Air. O. J. Aloore, as a Court Jester; Airs. Solomon, Looking for Alore Alembers for the Croquet Club: Aiiss Irene Pheasant. Aiiss Sunshine; Airs. F. Pheasant. France; Mrs. R. D. Knight, as a Fishc-r Girl: Airs. W. G. Burrett, Eastern Princess; Air. F. Taylor, Indian Rajah: Air. Ivan Aloore, as a Sheik: Aiiss E. Slater, Hayseeds: Air. R. Pheasant, Afaster Rain; Mrs. G. Laslett, Butterfly; Aiiss C. Cunningham, French Alilitaire; Aiiss A. Cunningham, Chinese Woman; Aiiss Tims, Early Victorian Lady; Airs. AI. Saussey, as Xight. Others present were:— Airs. Coghlan, wearing a froclc of ashes I of roses ring velvet; Airs. Greer, opal blue and silver tissue; Airs. Len ITangley, lichen green ninon and lace overdress; Airs. C. Waddell, ensemble of fawn jersey silk with trimmings of tabac; Airs. Wilton. bois de rose crepe de chine; Airs. Hallberry, powder blue crepe de chine; Airs. James, patterned georgette with reliefs of rose; Airs. Xewson, sapphire georgette with trimmings of lace; Airs. J. C. Gow, shot silk, with trimmings of silver; Airs. F. B. Pegler, black georgette and lace; Airs. David Penman, black georgette and gold shawl; Airs. James Granger, black silk marocain; Airs. L. X. Studd. french blue crepe de chine; Airs. AlcAlillan, vieux rose crepe de chine and fur wrap; Airs. E. Kerr, model frock of black georgette, with rhinestone trimmings. Airs. V*. Knight, whose frock was of powder blue georgette, with uneven hemline; ATrs. H. A. Robertson, Princess Alarv blue georgette, with inlets of oriental lame: Mrs. J. AT. Aloore, unrelieved frock of black ninon; Airs. H. C. Curlett, lime green georgette, with skirt of tiny net frills; Airs. R. G. Aloffitt, embossed crepe do chine in soft shades of rbse; ATrs. T. A. Bennett, black ninon, with touches of jade; Aiiss Phyllis Kerr, black velvet, with floral trimmings; Aiiss G. AlcMillan, palest green flower sprigged taffeta; Aiiss I. Thomson, moss rose crepe faille and black embroidered shawl; Aiiss J. Gordon, cornflower blue embroidered crepe de chine; Miss B. Kerr’s picture frock was of buttercup taffeta; Aiiss G. Xewson, ivorv georgette and Chinese shn.wi; Aiiss P. Wilson, frock'of blush rose crepe elise; Aiiss B. Solomon, flesh pink eharmeu.se with trimmings of gold medallions; Aiiss D. Brown, raspberry f rilled georgette, with stencilled shawl to tone. Aiiss Phyllis Lvon wore canary crepe de chine, with uneven length skirt finished with diamente trimmings; Aiiss DorothA' Butler, sulphur shaded georgette, With tiered skirt, finished with rows of narrow black velvet ribbon: Aiiss Elsie Thomas, silver lame, with flared skirt of ivory crepe de chine; Miss M. Hamilton, old rose crepe alonza. "lth flower trimmings; Afiss L. bavage, bui orange taffeta, with prettily embroiderea shawl to tone: Aiiss W. Houghton, draped frock of wisteria tinted georgette. FOR THE CHILDREN

DANCE AT ROTOWARO FOR BONFIRE FUND A very enjoyable dance was held in the Rotowaro Pavilion in aid of the children’s November 5 Bonfire Funds. The hall was tastefully decorated with lycopodium and red, gold and black streamers. During the evening streamers and confetti were thrown and paper hats were given out during the supper interA'al. Excellent music was provided by Miss J. Allen and Alessrs. Stirling and Pendleton. Several novelty dances were held, the prizewinners being:—Alonte Carlo, Aiiss R. Gill and B. Beaumont; second Alonte Carlo, Aiiss I. AlcCallum and J. Spence. Number competition dance, Aiiss D. Barlow and J. Crook. Spot waltz, Aiiss Cloutt and J. Barlow. Among those present were:—Airs. Wright, who wore black beaded georgette: Airs. Velland, navy celanese; Mrs. Smith, navy crepe de chine; Airs. Hildebrand, figured rayon; Mrs. Le Seur, beige crepe de chine; Airs. Coan, french rayon de chine; Airs. J. Tapp, green satin and shawl; Airs. Taylor, black satin; Atisses E. Smith, black crepe de chine; E. Chittenden, blue satin and silver lace; L. Turner, lemon taffeta and silver lace; I. AlcCallum, powder blue crepe de chine; D. Barlow, orange taffeta; A. Hay, white crepe de chine; AI. Alderson, red satin and lace; E. Alderson, bronze satin; J. Allen, red beaded georgette. Aiiss R. Gill was in black satin; Aiiss A. Gill, red lace: Miss At. Keller, white crepe de chine; Aiiss I. Grieg, pink crepe de chine; Miss E. Cloutt. silver lame; Aiiss X. Cloutt. red net; Aiiss E. Hart, apple-green taffeta; Aiiss E. Crook, green georgette; Aiiss AI. Smith, black crepe de chine; Aiiss G. Tapp, apricot satin and lace shawl; Aiiss I. Hugill, pink velvet and green shawl, pen-painted; Aiiss O. Scurr. green crepe de chine: Aiiss I. Bradburn, art silk brocade; Aiiss T. Bradburn, navy rayon; Aiiss C. Robson, black crepe de chine; Aiiss J. Coan, taffeta; Aiiss G. Cook, flame satin; Aiiss B. F'lavell, blue georgette.