Otautau Harvest Home Ball.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume V, Issue V, 31 May 1905, Page 3

Otautau Harvest Home Ball.

' t)rt the kind invitation of the.farmer- firthe Otautau district,' a large gathering took place o,n Fridayeven ing, m the. Town Hall, Qiautau, oh tlie occasion of the anriqal harvest home ball! 7 "jp^e arrangements had been for sorne time m t\\e hands- of an entrgcjig committee comprising Messrs l<rank Collie, VV. Walker (Bayswater), J. laylor (Wa-qola), A- ©latch .(O autau), J. Devery I and W. Lindsay (StrathmoreV Dugald Ferguson (Otautau), with the lat-. ter- as secretary^., and to whose; courtesy and energy the success - ,of the evening must -be. largely attributed; This committee assisted by a number of friends had gone to a great deal of trouble m decorati ng the hall with ever- greens, ferns, and grain, and the effect was very tasted ful and pleasing. Seventj couples accepted the committee's invitation and a most eujoyable evening was. spent* The music was m the capable hands of Miss Gardiner (p/ano), -V_ess.rs Egan Bros (violins) . and Burtenshaw (cornet) and their inspiriting strains made everything go withj a vim,* M r N e ** McFadzien acted as M-Q., and filled the position with his well known ability m that direction. During the interval m the first part of the evening Mr George Hervid gave a most creditable performance of the Highland sword dance and was accorded enthusiastic applause. Mrs Cupples acted as pianist for several extra items, greatly appreciated by the dancers. Supper was servec] m W^r F, Ketteg-s lar!ge m,arquee, accqmmqdating gqesjs qt a ..sitting and. was entered fpr siimptiiQUsly, by Mr H. Culling. Dancing was kept up with unabated vigour till early Saturday morning with wholehearted enjoyment to Uie guests present. We are indebted to the kind offices of a lady correspondent for the following description of the dresses worn on the pecajsion: — Mrs Cupples, black silk blouse, black skirt ; Mrs Acheson, blue silk blouse, cream lace and insertion trimming, black skirt j Mrs S. j. iSa-tho, 1 white silk -dress j Mrs D. McNeil, pink silk blouse, black skirt; Mrs De Joux, black dress, white silk yoke, insertion trimming ; Mrs Patterson, black dress, scarlet flower spray ; Mis J. Mclvor, grey costume ; Mrs Swap, cream silk blouse, cream skirt ; Mrs McFadzicn, gilk bio. ise, \yhite '-skirt | Mrs \ Walker, light silk blouse, dark skirt p Miss Anderson, pink dress, trimming to match ; Miss E. Anderson, lemon dress ; Miss Blatch, white muslin blouse, pink ribbon, dark skirt 5 M|^ 5* Blatchj white blouse cj^rkTskjrt ; Miss Campbell, pantry silk evening dress, insertion trimming •; Miss M. Campbell, white silk djtess, lace trimming j Miss D,every, white silk ftress, lacp and insertion j Miss L. *Devery white muslin dres.Sj lace trimming j Miss, Qimmo,ck,7 blue nqn's veiljng, white laoe trimming, silk sasli} Miss Durham, white dress, red ribbon; Miss Ferguson, • white muslin blouse and skirt, red silk ribbon ; Miss N. Ferguson $white siik blouse, white skirt and ribbon ; Miss Flynn, creim muslin dress; Miss N. Flynn, black dv-es^ ;Miss plynn, pin,k silfc blouse, klty^ skirt \

Miss -Forbes, red silk blouse-, ;cream insertion, black skirt ; Miss J. Forties; black silk blouse; black sfcfi^jy.'liiNss A. Forbes, muslin spotted blouse, uiack skirt ; Mi-s Flynn, Black dress, silk trimming ; Miss Gibbon, cream silk figured blouse, dark skirt; Miss Games, white dress and silk belt and sash ; Miss N. Gardiner, white muslin dress, pale blue ribbons; Miss Griffin, light blue silk blouse, white skirt ; Miss Alice Griffin, pink blouse, white skirt ; Miss E. Griffin, piuk figured blouse, white skirt; Miss Glynn, crimson silk evening" blouse, daik skirt ; Miss Hogan, red silk blouse, black skirt ; Miss Hogan black silk evening blouse, floral spray, black skirt ; Miss Joyce, pink satin evening dress, white chiffon trimming ; Miss Lindsay,, cream *silk blouse, lawn skirt insertion trimming ; Miss Lindsa}*, lawn dress, insertion trimming ; Miss Merrie, white muslin dress, blue ribbon ; Miss Muir, white dress, crimson ribbon ; Miss Millard, heliotrope silk evening blouse, cream lace trimming, black skirt ; Miss Mills, white silk" blouse; red belt, dark skirt ; Miss McFadzieo, black satin blouse, black skirt ; Miss Mcintosh, blue silk blouse, black skirt; Miss Mclvor, black silk dress ; Miss L. Mclvor, .white silk dress ; Miss McArthur, white silk b'oise, dark skirt ; Miss N. Mcintosh, white 'silk, blouse, lace and insertion, white muslin skirt ; Miss E. Mcintosh, light blue figured blouse and skirt ; Miss Scatter, white muslin dress, lace and insertion trimming ; Miss B. Scatter, lemon silk blouse aud skirt trimmed with cream lace ; Miss M. Scatter, blue costume ; Miss Taylpri.:*white silk blouse, cb#£ah trimming, black skirt. ' -,-^* : '-"'..