SOCIETY

Observer, Volume 7, Issue 231, 14 February 1885, Page 13

SOCIETY

JVc gladly receive communications under tJtis .head. Senders' names are not divulged.

A correspondent sends the following list of

the dresses worn by the ladies at the One-l~-.hu nga ball: — Mrs Cox, grey and cardinal; Miss Higgins, white and pink : Miss Stokes, pink : Mrs O'Keefe, black ; Mrs Beswick, lawn dress ; Miss Ham, pink and blue ; Miss •O. Hill, a very pretty, pink, with lace trimmings ; Miss Carr, black ; Miss Bray, cream rfind cardinal ; Miss Patton, flowered skirt and iblack bodice.; Misses Sheldrick, pink and cream ; Miss Paroford, blue and white ; Miss Filmour, striped dress ; Misses flealy, maroon ■dresses ; Mrs Jas. Demy, black dress ; Mrs .Morris, black dress, silver jewellery. The honours of belle were awarded to Miss C. Hill and a young lady dressed in pink whose ■name we do not know. [These are not the names selected by the contributor who "furnished the account in last week's issue ; but everyone to his taste. Naturally some difference of opinion prevails over a question .of this kind.— Ed. Obs.]

The Ball in connection with the Butchers' Picnic took place in the Lome-street Hall last evening. There were about 70 couples jpreent, and a programme of 24 dances gone through, the music being supplied by Mr Hunter's String Band. The caterer, Mr Dallen, with a staff of assistants, deserves credit for the sumptuous repast provided by him, the table being loaded with all the deli•cacies of the season. The artistic decoration of the hall with evergreens and choice pot plants, which was executed under the of Mr Mead, reflects great credit on that gentleman, who also undertook the onerous duties of M.C. to the satisfaction of rail. Mr Foss also deserves a word of praise for his exertions on behalf of the novices for securing them partners during the ■evening. Messrs Pollard, Shove, and Barrington also assisted to a great extent to make the ball a success. During the .evening Miss Bella Wilson sang two songs, which were heartily encored. The honour «of belle was undoubtedly between Mis* Francis and Miss Condon, the former

wearing a dress of cream nun's veiling ■skirt, pale blue brochure top, pearls, and \. silver jewellery, and the latter one of white .' pique, cardinal and white lace trimmings. The following are a few of the best dresses worn : — Miss S. B. Wilson, pale pink silk, jpolonaise of Indian muslin, silver jewellery ; Miss B. Wilson, white Indian muslin and white lace, silver jewellery; Mrs Bull, puice skirt, black brochure polonaise, silver

jewellery; Miss Hewitt, pale blue llama, wjaite lace, and pearls; Miss Pike, puice j _j*waxb, black brochure polonaise, silver jewellery; Mrs Began, white cashmere, ■white brochure trimming and beads'; Mrs JPolard, black broche satin, gold jewellery; Mrs Foss, Indian muslin, Avhite lace trimmings, gold jewellery; Miss Fagan, pale blue cashmere, brocaded satin trimmings, -silver jewellery ; Miss Halliday, pink sateen, silver jewellery; Misses Surmans, black cashmere, gold jewellery; Miss Fisher, cream nun's veiling, brochure trimmings, jewellery; Miss Maxwell, black satin, cardinal trimmings, silver, jewellery ; Miss «G6xJ ligHt f; br6wTi' brochure j silver jewellery; „:i.ljrJinV? .noili'rveXX JiueFL ixi-ncmiaol lit v./.F) '

Miss Murray, shot silk, silver jewellery 5 Miss Beacon, dark green cashmere, green brochure and. white lace trimmings ; Mrs Beaumont, dark blue velvet, pale blue trimmings ; Miss Ida Francis, Indian muslin, pink trimmings ; Miss Dboley, dark green cashmere, pink and Mack lace trimmings ; Miss Hansen, figured sateen, maize lace, silver jewellery ; Miss Saul well, black merino, pale blue trimmings ; Mrs Dallen, plaid dress, gold jewellery. Miss Foss looked very pretty in blue llama, lace trimmings, as also did the Misses Tyler in brocaded sateens, gold jewellery.