TENNIS DANCE

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1021, 11 July 1930, Page 4

TENNIS DANCE

Birkenhead and Northcote Club

ANNUAL FUNCTION The Palais Theatre, Northcote, was thronged with dancers last evening when the Birkenhead and Northcote Tennis Club held its annual dance. The sides of the theatre were draped with the club’s colours, blue and gold, and the supper tables were profusely decorated with delicate, spring flowers. A large number of visitors were present from kindred clubs and the evening was most successful in every way. Hoffman’s Commanders supplied excellent dance music. PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES During an Interval in the dancing the president of the club, Mr. L. S. Maxwell, presented the Maxwell Cup to Miss R. Major and Mr W. Roberts, winners of the combined handicap doubles. accompanying the trophies with the presentation of a clock, set in moth ex of pearl, to Miss Major and a gold-mounted tobacco pouch to Mr. Roberts. Among those present were: Mrs. Fred Maxwell, in a gown of flame georgette; Mrs. 11. Tyer, floral ninon trock; Mrs. J. F. Potter, who chose silk floral ninon. Mrs. F. C. Williams, alive blue and gold taffeta; Mrs. Bob Thompson, green taffeta and yellow lace frock. Mrs. B. Herrick, gold moire gown; Mrs Christmas, sunset taffeta and net; Mrs R. Cadness, nile green taffeta; Mrs. F. Wilson, mist blue taffeta; Mrs. A. Campbell. eitronne and gold, figured moire. Mrs. J. Wrightson, black ring velvet relieved with silver and brilliants; Mrs. .1 11. Bear, peach georgette and lace, un even hem; Mrs. A Boswell, flame tai feta with gold lame overskirt; Mrs. Bwin bank, io£e taffeta with appliQued blue rose lace; Mrs. J. Anthony, cherry geo.* gette with crystal trimmings; Mrs. A Mo Fetridge, cameo pink silk net over sat-u. with blue bow; Mrs. Batty. ankle-leng*.u white crepe de chine, with hip bow; Mrs. A. Facer, beige lace dress, with velvet bridge coat; Mrs. A. J. Lemon, black lace and georgette period frock; Mrs. W. r Roberts, reseda green frock, with amber trimmings; Mrs. A. V. Tyer, midnight blue crepe satin; Mrs. J. Dickson, lettuce green georgette; Mrs. E. Taylor, apricot satin georgette, with shawl to tone. Mrs. Fitspatrick, black beaded satin; Mis. Whitehead, beige georgette and lace, uneven hemline; Mrs. J. M- Thom, frilled j frock of white taffeta and georgette; Mrs. Davis. cherry chenille, with shoulder cape; Mrs. A J. Grant, daffodil satin ! beaute gown, ankle length. Miss Doreen Wrightson, who wore eau de nil lace and georgette, with uneven hemline; Miss Maisie Newman, apple green ring velvet and georgette; Miss Barbara Alexander, black picture frock. Miss M. Herrick, sunset taffeta and georgette; Miss V. Jamieson, who wore a flame georgette frock; Miss 11. M. Facer, powder blue period frock, with shawl to tone; Miss L. Sliutes, shell-pink georgette, with crystal ornament; Miss vry Jones, blue floral georgette: Miss J>. Chetwynd. scarlet crepe de chine* with uneven hem of gold lace. Miss J. Robertson. - powder blue georgette, apricot net; Miss Mary Cofield, black georgette and lace; Miss Thelma Couldrev, cream georgette with blue relief; Miss J. Minns, green lace overdress with gold spray; Miss Enid Minns, period frock of green floral taffeta; Miss Margaret Allely, apricot floral satin; M ( «s Peggy Harris, pink georgette over satin, with uneven hemline; Miss Edna Crawshaw. coral pink moire velvet and frilled skirt; Miss F. Brunton. primrose taffeta and silk net; Miss Lulla Taylor, ankle-length frock of bronze floral satin; Miss Edna Young, floral taffeta with frilled skirt; Miss K. Johnson, ivory satin and georgette; Miss L Walters, green georgette with velvet trimmings. Miss E. Gilinour. in apricot satin beaute; Miss D. McPhail, ankle-length frock of primrose taffeta; Miss L Walters, period frock of flame embossed georgette; Miss Phyllis Lanigan, pink taffeta and shawl; Miss Geraldine McGoven. who wore cerise velvet; Miss Beryl Lanigan, french lace with shoulder posy to tone; Miss Peggy Honan, flame taf~ feta with diamente trimmings; Miss D. ! Powell, pale blue satin and georgette; Miss Monica Healey, blue shot taffeta, silver and red trimmings; Miss Nell Healev, lemon floral taffeta; Miss L. I Speedy, black georgette with gold lace; , Miss N. Ferrall. peach georgette; Miss Fay Taylor, white ankle-iength crepe de chine frock. Miss H. Taylor, daffodil georgette, uneven hemline; Miss E. Hit- , chings. powder blue georgette and ! silver; Miss Ethel Ross, white georgette ; and net. ankle-length; Miss A McFet--1 ridge, pink georgette, uneven hemline. I Miss Vere Laslett, green georgette with ! silver lace; Miss Lewis Watkins, black j taffeta with uneven hemline of blue tosca ' net; Miss E. Taylor, red georgette, anklelength skirt; Miss M. Tyer. powder blue I taffeta; Miss M. McPhail. turquoise blue | taffeta and tulle; Miss Maimle Ross, midj night blue georgette and silver lace; Miss I. Ward, Ivory crepe de sole and lace; Miss Crombie. period frock of powder j blue and silver trimmings; Mi?s A. Whitehead, red georgette.

LYCEUM CLUB LUNCHEON TALK

BISHOP ANDERSON SPEAKS ON BEAUTY OF PORCELAIN Bishop Anderson was the speaker at the Lyceum Club luncheon yesterday and his sub- j ject was “Porcelains.” The luncheon was very well at- 1 tended and Bishop Anderson was in- ' troduced to those present by the president. Mrs. W. 11. Parkes. A dissertation on beauty prefaced the remarks on porcelain, the speaker quoting the words of Canon F. L. Donaldson. of Westminster Abbey, who recently said that to give pleasure to others rightly was rightly to be a minister for God. It had been said by the late JSarl Rosebery 7 that the English people estimated a prominent man by his goodness and the French by his intellect. Both goodness and wisdom, said the speaker, were the revelation of God. In speaking of English porcelain, Bishop Anderson said that the first authentic piece was made in England in 1744. According to tradition the first piece was made in China in 185 B.C. There were various ways of making porcelain with ordinary clay and ground-up glass, but in China it was made by mixing white clay ana china rock when it was in a state oJ disintegration. Porcelain in Englanc was first produced in Bow, and latei in Chelsea. Dr. Wall then started a factory in Worcester, which is famed tor its china. Some beautiful specimens of porcelain were shown by Bishop Anderson, among which wasr a Wedgwood cup decorated with ivory figures. This valuable exhibit was one of the first pieces or Wedgwood ever made. Several specimens of old porcelain were shown, together with their modern machine-made imitations, and in these there was a noticeable difference in colouring and artistic finish. At the close of his address Bishop Anderson was accorded a warm vote of thanks.