PONSONBY FANCY DRESS BALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XVI, Issue 3819, 4 November 1882, Page 4

PONSONBY FANCY DRESS BALL.

Ths Ponsonby "At Home" Fancy Dress \ Ball took place last evening, and proved a great success. Although the weather was very unfavourable, fuUy fifty coupl.B were; present, and dancing was engaged in until;' an early hour this morning. MrEady's string band was in attendance and discoursed, excellent music during the even* ing. The catering was done fay Mr C. i Canning in his usual satisfactory style, ' All arrangements for the ball were in the hands of the following ladies and - gentlemen, who formed a committee of management, aad deserve, great credit for the success achieved.-— Mesdames Bondman, Cevorc, Evan?, E. Lewis, Masefield, F. Quick, Misses H. George, Hill, Harrison, M, Kelly, Messrs * Boardman, Cunningham, Devote, Evans, 7 W. F. Jones, E. Lewis, C. Macindoe, ■ Masefield, aud F. Quick. .Among the--, costumes worn were some very pretty and i original in character. MrO, B. Waymouth'. was so ptrfectly disguised as a Corsair that' even his friends failed to recognise him. His was the most attractive and striking "getup" among^tho gentlemen. Miss, Kigby represented "Snow" very effectively, and woto one of the prettiest cos- ,> tumes of the evening. The characters assumed by those present were as follows :— - ladies.—" Alice Eean Lean," Miss N.. Baker j Welsh costume, Mrs Boardman; "Columbine," Mi«s M. Baker ; " Swisb . Milkmaid, * Miss Binney {' evening dress, Mrs Baker } "Spanieh Lady," Mrs uevore; evening drese, Mesdames Dacre and Cunningham ; "Romp," Miss M. Errington; a Charity Giil," Miss Errington; "Leah," Miss Evans; " Havaunah," Miss Farquhar; "Mary Queen of Scots," - Mrs Dr. Evans; evening costume, Mesdames D. F. Evans, Furbey, Home, Kelly, Mclndoe and Upton, Misses. Dodson aod • Hill; " Indian rrincoeß," Mrs Greenwood; '•Ambulance Nurse," Miss Home; ; " Painting," Miss Harley; "Tennis Girl," Miss JUaljday; " Qneen of Roses/Mis 1 M. Halyday; "Rouge-et-Noir," Mrs: Hunt; " Turkish Lady," Miss L. Jame>; i " Sultana Scherarade," : Miss Kell^; "Highland Lassie," Miss M, Kelly; " Ha_lequinette,"Miss Masefield; " Young : Britannia," Miss Martin; " Lalla Rookh," j Mrs Masefield; "Snow," Miss Rigby; "Fairy Queen," Miss Reynolds;"Cir- : » cassian,'" Mies K. Reynolds;" Gipsy," .. Miss. H.. Scott; "Evangeline," ; Miss \ Tunks;'"Ckaperonei" Mrs Withers.- 7- ;.■,.,- Gentlemen. — "Swiss Boy and .. Cavalijr," Mr J. Ansenne; "American,. Flag,". Mr T. Boylan; evening dress, . Messrs Boardmao, Bishop, Buckland, A, ,• Cunningham, Dacre, Devore, Dowling, F. Earle, R. R. Hunt, C. A. Harris, J. . Holmes, G. S. Jakins, 0. Mclndoe, D. Martin, W. Mowbray, -G. Morpeth, H, - Walker, J. H. Upton, and Dr. Walker; , ; '«The Dootor,".Mr L. Couplaudj " One of Them," Mr Clayton, "Engli-h Hunter," Mr D. Evans; "Fisherman of Naples,"MrD. F. Evans; "Pluto," Mr T. Farquhar; "British Tar," Mr —Fi-her; " Cricketer," Mr J. V. Jakins; "Page," Mr ty. M. Jarvi., junr.; "Sir. Garnet Wolseley/' Mr J, King; "Bun-,, thorne," Mr B, Lee; "Don Cesar de Bizan," Mr P. Lundon; "Neapolitan. Fisherman," Ij/lt Masefield; "London j Scottish Volunteer," Mr R. Mackay; " Virginian 1. lanter," Mr D. B, Nolan; "Chevalier," Mr W. M.Ohlson;'"Mexican Bravo, "Mr H.F.Walker; "Cricketer," . Mr W,. W. Robinson ; "Corsair," Mr O. B. Waymouth; "OfficerP.S.N. Company," j Mr J. A. Whitson; "Executioner of the , XIV. Century," Mr S. B. Hunter.