RAHOTU.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81837, 1 September 1906, Page 2

RAHOTU.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) The many friends of Mr Jacob Rothery will be pleased to hear that he is making good progress towards recovery iti the New Plymouth Hospital. p ' We are to have a visit next week from a Theatrical Company and as 1 result the.Ake Ake Football Club have postponed their social from Wednesday evening until Friday. The Ladies' Plain and Fancy flress ball, given as a return to the bachelors was held in the Rahotu Hall on Wednesday evening, and proved ar. unqualified success. Over So couple.werc present, a large number of whom attended in fancy costume, and one and a!! were unanimous in their verdict that it was "the most successful function held this season," and the ladies are to be congratulated on the success of their efforts. The kaleidoscopic effect produced by tin variegated hues of the ladies' dresses mingling with the more sombre dress of their partners was further enhanced by the tasteful manner in which the ha" had been decorated with nikau and clematis, relieved with Chinese lanterns. The floor was in excellent order, and perfect music was provided by Messrs Knowles (piano), Duncan (violin), Fischer (cornet), the only deterrent being that dancing space was rather limited, Messrs James Barr Brown and Mor row made efficient' M.C.'s. An excellent supper, handed round by the ladies, was done full justice to. afte; which dancing was resumed with unabated vigour until about 3. a. m., when all departed tired but happy. During the, evening extras were played by Misses Honan and Morgan. Miss Honan, as secretary, did hei work admirably, and was ably assisted by a commitlee of young ladies. Among these present in, fancy dress werp the following:—Misses Honan "Flower Girl," Willocx "Night," M. Willcox "Daffodil Queen," Bar rctt "Gipsy," L Dew "Greek Girl,'' .1 Dempsey "Spanish Girl," Wright "Lady of 17th century,'' M Wiighl Cassidy "Queen of Fairies," L Bit lings "Silver Queen," M White "Rod Cross Niiise," R Hopk'ins '■Night," Vince "Nurse," Flannlgan "Starlight," L. Mc Hanigan. "Japanese Girl," A. Mc Hannigan "Red Cross Nurse,'" A. Rothery "Romp," Eustace "Winter," Morgan "Nuße,'' J. Morrow "ViuJets," Moroney "Good Luck," Jerrell 'Taranaki Butter Queen," Bronnan "Black Bcttv," Miss Schinkel "Ivy," Miss M White "Colleen Bawn," Miss White "Gipsy Fortune Teller," Miss B. White "Cherry Ripe," Miss Mc Calx- " Good Night," Miss G. White "Gleaner," Mesdames A. Guv "Gipsy," and Hill "Opunake Times,' Messrs T.- Wilcox "Father Time," J.Garcia "D,ui:l,"W.Wright"Naval" D. liarrop "Steward," N. Morrow i "C-0k.," A. Fielder "Sailor," C.Fea-1 vcr "City Dcct r," M. Povnton "Butcher," A. Turner "Weary Willie," | C. Kelly "Mounted Trooper," W. Kclley "Officer of « 3 rd Regiment," V. Tern!! "Pear's Soap," J. Uotherv "bush ranger ,"L. Seclcy "Cricketer,' T. Liuard "Oriental Prince,".