CHILDREN'S FANCY DRESS BALL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4262, 5 November 1892, Page 3

CHILDREN'S FANCY DRESS BALL

An exceedingly pretty sight was witnessed in the Temperanco Hall last evening, when a largo number of little people, on the invitation of Miss Purser, assembled to hold a costumo ball. Miss Purser, the hostess on this ocoasion, is about to pay a visit to JSnglnnd and this re-union was a farewell entertainment to her young friends in thetown and neighborhood, The programme opened with a Grand March in which the following charaolerß were represented ; Giels : Dora Hathaway, " Buy a Broom" ,■ Florenco Boddington, " Com» ina Through the Bye"; B, Payton, "Esmeralda"; A, Payton, " A French Fish-wife"j M. Payton, "Little Lord Fauntleroy;" Maud Holmwood, "Bcraaman Peasant;" Noraßiddiford "Buttercup;" Annie Drummond, "Maid from Pantomime;" Thlra Boetham, "Snowflake;" Evo Beard, " Pilate;" Nora and Winnie Moore and Ellie Bremner,"Kate Greenawayß;" Lottie Thompson, '!Hospital Hursoj" D. Harvey, " Christmas;" Nelly Harvey, "Summer;" G. Brown, Forget-me-not" M, Mcintosh,"Albanian Girl;" Nora Nalusch, "Red Riding. Hood'G.Brown'Bnyadero Girl,'E. Wyett 'Sweet Girl Graduate,' Ella Wyett 'Flower Girl,' Eva Word 'Spanish Dancing Girl' Constance Beard, ' Brittanny Bride, 1 Julib Perry 'Blaok Diamond, 1 Nollie Drummond 'Little 80-Peep,' Ratio Drummond.' Italian bingor,'Gwylfa Meredith 'Old Mother Hubbard, 1 Kathleen and Lita Moredith ' Normandy Peasants,' Muriel Bagge 'Fairy,' Violet Boddington 'LittloKed fUdini? Hood,' K. Beard 'Folly,' Mattie Waddington ' French Pierette,' Elfrida Mackay ' Calceoleria,' H, Maokay' Daisy,' Annie Lett' Mother Hubbard.'

Bots,-% Gawith 'Excelsior,' T, Boddington'Prince,'J. Lott, 'Gilpin.' L. Hitchings' Sailor,'W. Mason 'Jack Tar, 1 H, Donald' Pirate,' L. Drummond ' Diamond Digger,' Burn Vallance' Beeoham'a Pills' (tho droll of the Company), D. Riddiford'A Pago,'o. Board'Bubbles,'S. Board 'Prince,' A. Natnsch 'Highlander, D. Beetham ' Noapoltian Fisherman,' W, Roberts 'Neapolitan Sailor,'R. Smith 'Page,' Johnston (2) V. Donald and Fleming "Cricketers," P. Moore ' Cowboy,' B. Boddington • Captain of a Crow,' B. Breinnor ' Jockey,' E. Wyett.' Spanish JXoblonian,' J, Natusch' Little Boy Blue,' Clifford Gawith ' Sailor. ' Dancing was kept up with spirit till eleven o'clock a numbor of young people in plain costume mingling with the fancy dresses. Tho music was kindly supplied by Mrs Paige with a little occasional assistance from Miss Anderson and Miss Payton. There was also present on tho occasion a considerable number of parents and frionds who wero onthusiastioin their admiration of the brilliant gathering, From first to last tho: ball was a complete success and the kind hostess, Miss Purser is unlikol/ to be forgotten by hor little friends during her absence from the Colony. ,