BELL BLOCK.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81843, 8 September 1906, Page 2

BELL BLOCK.

(From Our Own Cunespondciu.) Oa Thursday evening the annua' fmcy dress l).-ill was held in Ike Bell 13!. (.'k Hall, The wuullier was splendid. -■hiJ. everything went off without n 'liiteli; in fuel, it was a very great success, there liiusl have been "200 people present, and almit. 50 eouples were in fancy dresi The youus peopie must have expended great energy, and have none lo considerable expense in dressing to represent the various characlers. and the result was certainly vei". ereilitable to them. Eiery possible rig out, from the sublime to the ridiculous, and every possible personage from the Court fop to the negro elewn, gave rarely to the assembly. Tlie various races of mankind, civilised ai|d savage, hustled each oilier in (lie merry round ot the danee. Excellent dance music was supplied by the Waitar.i orchestra, and a sumptuous supper was tastefully set out in a marquee neai the l|all, and was presided over by the. ladies of (he committee. Messrs JC. Ivmg and 11. Street acted as M.lTs. The following arc a few of (he characters rcprescnled: lainaiue, Miss U. Salw.iy ; llarye.-t, IC. direct; Ivy, P. Bakcwell; Gipsy Ouecn, J). Arrow; Ni-hl, T.la llisho]*; (iipsv, Ivy Bishop; Yum Yum, Mary Salway; Pol, It. h'ice ; Maori girl, ,). Andrews; Scotch lassie, M. Andrews; Princess Ida, Ivy Streel ; Charles 1, Air U. Hosliin; Negro, F\ Yoysev; Black mil White, W. Hoskin ; IL.rd Times, H. Street: Oddfellow, G. Bell; Kcd Indian, 1 ' W. King j Courtier, A. Holmes ; Jockey, P. SdlcV 'Cricketer, K. King; Relumed Trooper, 11 Il'oby. There wis a good sprinkling of uniforms, scarJei, blue, uiil khaki, but your correspondent failed to fjn'd out the chiiriiclers jtlioy represented. Dancing was kept up to iho W(.c ,juia ; hours, and a most enjoyable evening wa« spent by , everyone, present,