FANCY DRESS BALL.

Temuka Leader, Volume 1510, Issue 1510, 9 November 1886, Page 2

FANCY DRESS BALL.

The fancy dress bull held under the auspices of the Temuka Rifles last Friday evening was very successful, and some of the dresses deserve mention, Mrs Bayhnrst opened the ball with Major Newall. Mrs Hsyhurst was dressed as a waiting maid, and certainly were she to occupy that position in reality, her pleasant and agreeable manners, and affable, engaging ways would ensure to her the goodwill of all on whom she bad to wait. Her dress consisted of a striped etkirt and plain bodice of sateen, a chemisette of soft: white muslin, and a muslin apron and cap. Mrs Findlay also dressed as a waiting nl&id, and her dress was the same, as that worn by Mrs Uayburst, with the Exception that the material was different and the cap was not shaped in the same way. Mrs Major Yonng dressed in the capital and inviting character of 5 o’clock tea : skirt of white linen, top skirt of black material, white muslin apron ornamented with miniature cups and.saucers, a timepiece showing the hour on her breast, and a muslin cap with a miniature teapot on her head. Mrs Mendelson wore a magnificent dress representing sNight, It consisted ot black tulle, studded thickly with silver spangles,, her headdress being composed of stars and a crescent. Mrs J. fieri appeared as one of the fair daughters of Italy, who might well feel pleased with their representative. She wore a skirt of blue sateen with scarlet bands of thte same material, bodice of black velvet trimmed with gold braid, the upper portidp being bf white muslin, a richly-embroidered apron, and an Italian head-dress completed the costume., , Mrs J. iWoodhead, as Lady Jane; Grey, worb bhck velvet with a quilted front of old goldcolored sateen, head-dress of; black velvet ornamented with pearl be tcjs, and a black tulle veil. Mrs Mogridge wore one of the prettiest dresses in- the room—the Swiss costume. It consisted of a scarlet skirt covered with a white lace overskirt, a Swiss bodice of maroon, ...velvet, richljr, spitngled and adorned with golb chains, and her hair hanging down in two leng plaits, Mrs Clinch, as an Egyptian, was! handsomely dressed in' a blue silk; skirt, scarlet silk sash fastening in Jront, a turban head-dress of many colored silks, and a long tulle veil; Mrs P. ;Wareing, as Mary Queen of Scots, wore black velvet, with a long train lined with white silk, a front of handsome lace, head-dress and collar ornamented with pearl beads. Mrs H. E. Smith, as Grace Darling, wore a skirt of black, with an overskirt of striped, black and red sateen, scarlet ‘ sateen head-dress, with life-buoy, anchor, lamp, and ropgs hanging at her side, and an barseven feet long in her band,' This character was mbst bompletely dressed, all details having been punctiliously attended to. Mrs Coirs, as an Highland vivsndierre, wore a plaid skirt, black velvet bodice, plaid scarf fastened on tbe shoulder with an old-fashioned Scotch brooch, a Glengarry cap, and a .flask hanging at her side. Mrs E, Whitehead, as a flower girl, wore a oream lace dress ornamented with flowers, and carried a basket of flowers in her hand, Mrs Heap, as a nurse, wore ■ white cross, a white apron and cap. Mrs Thomson was similarly dressed with a red cross on her arm. Mrs Gay, ss a housemaid, wore a neat dress with a lace apron and cap, Miss Qaffaney wore a very uncommon dress, which became her admirably. It represented a hunt, and consisted of a white sateen skirt with a scarlet band, and pictorial representations of a hnnt from the start to the kill. . The pictures were handsomely worked in silk ; a scarlet coat, a white vest, a black velvet jockey cap, a whip, and a whistle completed the costume. Her sister, Miss Annie Gaffaney, oppeared as the only representative in the room of “ Erin’s Green Isle,” whose fair daughters’ beauty has been so frequently the theme of song and story. She certainly upheld their reputation in a skirt of scarlet sateen adorned with green shamrocks, a green velvet bodice, aud shamrocks in her hair. Miss Elkis dressed as a Watteau shepherdess in a very prettty dress of pink and white sateen elaborately,

trimmed with pink roses, a wreath of roses on her head, and a crook in her hand. Miss Young’ represented “ the hornet/' and if hornets generally wore such sunny smiles, and looked so pleasing, fewer would fear them. Her dress consisted of black velvet with a top skirt of black-and-gold striped sateen, wjngs.o|-black,and gold on her shoulders, iirid head-dress to match, Miss Simpson, as a Bohemian girl, wore a black silk skirt with Paisley drapery, a head-dress of, what appeared to be sequins, and * tamborine in her baud. Miss Jameson ware a short skirt, a striped over-skirt, a scarlet sateen head-dress, and also carried s tambourine. Miss Wood ham dressed exactly like her sister, Mrs Mogridge, with the exception that the color her dress was pink. Miss Erwood wore a beautiful dress of white lace trimmed with white ribbon , and flowers, and represented snow. Miss Colville was neatly and tidily dressed as a housemaid, with a white muslin apron and cap. Her adornments were few ; bar graces many. Miss Rowe appeared in the very good dress of a postman.; She was dressed in a dark blue Canvatj?cloth costume, slashed with red, ( silvpr buttons, a postman’s cap and a bag. The dress was generally admired. 1 Miss l Riordan represented a waitress, *ijd wore a pretty dress with a muslin apron and cap. There were several ladies present in evening costume. A few the gentlemen wore fancy dresses Captain Hayhurst wore bis uniform ; Mp West, of Timaru, wore the cent dress of« Knight of St. Johih of Jerusalem; Mr Tosswill, the Court dress of Charles 11. ; Mr J, Woodhe»d,i King Lear; Mr G. Woodhead, iDsrnley ; Mr F. K. Gray, an admiral ; Mr Wilkinson, Touchstone ; Mr Megndgfe 1 , a sailor; Mr Slater, bicyclist; Mrißerj, fireman. Captain Bryars, and Jaieutenants Findlay, White and Cross wot uniforms, and so did a large numlbef' bf the volunteers.