CHRISTCHURCH CINDERELLAS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3467, 22 April 1920, Page 5

CHRISTCHURCH CINDERELLAS.

WHO WILL THEY BE? Dr. H. T. J. Tracker, M.P., is going to play the part of a masculine Cinderella to twelve good-looking girls at what is popularly known as “The Pl-ince’g ball.” At 2, Returned Soldiers’ Association Danoe on Saturdajr evening, he made an offer to provide tickets for twélvé girls eligible, so ‘.O speak, to enter for the greaf stakes of

the e\'enillg——cal:ching the ’Pn'nc.:-l's_ eye. The Mayoress would chaperonti such young ladies, and then we should! see what We would see. The girls seemingly are to be chosen from thd dancers at the R.S.A. dances between! this and the visit of the Prince.’

Later the Mayor, wmpped. up in his rosy fail'y-g‘oil'f:lrllor (ireums, seam-¢l,g‘ himself on the edge of the musicians_‘' platform, and despatchcd one of tho" masters of ceremony for a girl, when should curtesy to him in imitiation 03 how she should do it if, by any‘ Chance, the good ‘fortune of the‘ P:inc¢’s favour should fall upon hex-‘.l A blushing damsel was according-lylj hailed forth, and the Mayor exacted a; courtesy. It did not seem to quite‘ satisfy him. But perhaps. when thei real Prince -appears the girl will I'iso,; or, rather, bend to the occasion. -

Mr Leadley was askezi how that R.S.A. was going about the Mayor’sl oficr. How would the dozen belles boi selected. He looked cautious, 3.113 mu}mured something about the .\l.’sC'. making the selection.’ Meanwhile every g3'rl“llot otherwise pl'oviderl* fox-’,g’_ as. regards the Royal balll dreams happy dreams of what may be‘ when -C_i'n.del'ella floats into society per. medium of the Ma.yol*’s generosity and enterprise. A '