Plain and Fancy Costume Ball

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 951, 19 April 1930, Page 20

Plain and Fancy Costume Ball

OTAHUHU FUNCTION APPEAL FUNDS BENEFIT The Otahuhu Public Hall was prettily decorated on Wednesday evening with a canopy of gay-coloured streamers when a plain and fancy dress masquerade dance was held, the funds of which are to be devoted to the Obstetrical Appeal. The duties of Al.C.’s were carried out by Alessrs. A. Alurdoch. G. V. Pearce and J. Gillies, and the arrangements for the dance were in the hands of a committee consisting of Mr. G. V. Pearce, covener, Alessrs. T.' Clements, ®H. Turner, A. Alcßaren, G. W. Venables, K. Todd. A. Murdoch, J. Gillies, F. Leslie and K. O’Hara. The judges for the fancy costumes were Airs. T. Clements and Air. G. W. Venables, and the awards were as follow:—Alost original women's, Aliss Ruby Alaher, as a Alaori Wahine; special, Airs. French, as a dustman’s daughter; best fancy dress, women, the Joker; most original men’s costume, Airs. J. Alaher as a Sundowner; best fancy costume, men’s. Air. F. Clarke* as an English Gentleman. The dance music was played by Airs. Gillies’s orchestra. Among those present in fancy costume w ere: Airs. G. S. Johnson, as a Pierette; Aliss Ailsa Cronin, a Hula Dancer; Aliss Edna Whale, a Country Bumpkin; Misses Hazel Johnson and W. Hill, Two Rompers; Air. T. W. Day, as Dignity aiid Impudence; Aliss AI. Venables, an Old English Lady; Airs. Douch, Blue Gold Pierette; Airs. French, Dustman's Daughter: Airs, J. Alaher, as a Sundowner; Air. F. Clarke, an Old English Gentleman; Aliss Ruby Alaher, Alaori Wahine. Others present were:—Airs. G. V. Pearce, in lichen green embossed georgette; Airs. K. Todd, frock of sapphire blue satin crepe and georgette; Airs. O. W. Venables, black satin carreau and georgette, with reliefs of orange; Airs. Harold Turner, black embossed chenille, worn over silver lame; Airs. AlcLaren, flame georgette; Airs. Fred Eyers. grey taffeta rock, with silver trimmings; Airs. W. K. O’Hara, electric blue georgette and lace; Airs. T. Clements, art blue crepe de chine frock, with oriental reliefs; Airs. A- R. Archibald, shell-pink georgette; Airs. B. D. Blair, ivory embossed georgette. Airs. AI. J. Barrett, wearing ashes of roses georgette; Airs. N. King, sky-blue crepe de chine frock; Airs. J. Sinclair, frock of black and white georgette; Airs. J. Greene, ankle-length frock of unrelieved black lace; Airs. : F- W. Ensom, orchid pink georgette, worn over silver brocade; Airs. H. V. Elsom, blush rose crepe de chine, -with taffeta trimmings in rainbow shades; Airs. Fred Fearnley, floral ninon; Airs. T. J. Flood, black georgette, with panels; Airs. Viney, paon blue georgette; ‘Airs. AI. Mathias, black marocain frock; Airs. Elliott, turquoise blue taffeta. Aliss AI. Turner, in a frock of flame taffeta and net; Aliss Joyce Fricker, shell-pink taffeta; Aliss AI. Davies, pink chenille georgette; Aliss Iris Ensom, silver brocade frock, with diamente trimmings; Aliss Hilda King, black taffeta relieved with magenta; Aliss Isobel Sinclair, daffodil georgette; Aliss Reta Hart, lemon embossed chenille frock; Aliss Olive AJay, salmon pink georgette, with trimmings of gold tinsel; Aliss Shaw (Warkwortli), saxe blue crepe de chine, beaded in silver; Aliss E. Pearce, flame georgette; Aliss AI. Venables, frock of peach satin. Aliss N. Fearnley, who wore a handpainted georgette frock; Miss T. Twidle, orchid pink satin and silver lame; Aliss O. Mathias, apple green taffeta frock; Miss Chris Gardiner, terracotta satin beaute and gold lace; Airs. L. C. Day, ivory satin beaute and lace; Aliss L. E. Shepperd, tangarine georgette and net; Aliss Gillies, moonlight taffeta; Aliss Gilfeddar, apple-green georgette, with skirt of tiered frills; Aliss Alollie Goodwin, draped frock of satin »beaute; Miss E. Yule, powder blue chiffon and ecru lace. BRIDGE AFTERNOON MRS. GAMBIER ENTERTAINS FRIENDS AT FAREWELL PARTY' Mrs. Gambier, who leaves next week on an extended visit to Christchurch, entertained a number of friends at a farewell bridge party on Thursday afternoon at the home of her mother, Mrs. E. E. Nalder, in Tahora Avenue, Remuera. Four tables were engaged in play, and the large room was attractively arranged with bowls of autumn flowers. Airs. Gambier received her guests wearing a smart georgette frock and coateee in tones of pale oyster, green and blue. Mrs. Nalder was gowned in black georgette and lace, worn over canton jade chiffon. Those present were: Airs. Reg. Humphries, Airs. L. Adams, Airs. Kinnear, Airs. Alorton, Airs. G. Bartleet, Aliss Daphne Rainger, Aliss Lorna AlcGruer, Aliss Evelyn Ford, Aliss Wilma Plummer, Aliss Noel Stone, Aliss Dorothy Tancred, Aliss Nancy Biss, Aliss Cuslila Rainger, and Aliss Gwen Gooseman. EVENING PARTY Mrs. Gambier was the guest of honour at a bright little bridge party given by Mrs. Reg. Humphries at No. 5 o[iver Street, Remuera, on Wednesday evening. Lovely pink dahlias decorated the drawing-room, where three tables were arranged for play. Airs. Humphries wore a pretty larkspur blue georgette frock, with fingertip length bridge coat, and Airs. Gambier was gowned in black and patterned ring velvet, in cherry, black, and jade colourings. Others present were: Air. and Alrs. C. C. Ewen, Air. and Airs. L. Adams, Aliss Dorothy Tancred, Alessrs. R. .Laerv, F. M. Fisher, G. AlacAlillan, and C. King. COMING-OF-AGE YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERTAINED AT NARROW NECK Air. and Mrs. C. Gladding entertained a numbe? of guests at their residence, North Avenue, Narrow Neck, recently, in honour of the 21st birthday of their daughter, Alarjorie. The rooms were decorated with coloured streamers, Japanese lanterns and coloured balloons and the evening was spent in dancing. Airs. Gladding received her guests in black satin and lace trimmed with diamante. Aliss Alarjorie Gladdir.g wore cream and gold lace, scalloped hemline and pink taffeta bustle bow. Aliss Betty Gladding had on pale green ring velvet, uneven hemline embroidered in pink velvet flowers. Among the guests were Alesdames A. Gladding, in black lace and georgette; D. Gladding, rose georgette and guipure Lace; Hoskhiss, navy ring velvet and georgette; Buckingham, mauve embroidered frock; Belhose, floral chenille frock; Nettleton, black georgette worked in scarlet beads. Alesdames AVhilly, wearing pink lace, uneven hemline; Fagan, beige frock; Carroll, black ring velvet; Regan, white satin and tulle: Pasquan. fawn frock relieved with jade green: Alisses Hoskhiss, green embossed georgette; L. Hoskhiss, vieux rose georgette; F. Power (Alercer). black ring velvet and j georgette; A Alyers, silver lame, pink shoulder spray; Birtley, turquoise blue ring velvet: K. O’Brien, scarlet georgette K. Clarke, pink shot taffeta period frock.