FANCY DRESS BALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 247, 18 October 1928, Page 11

FANCY DRESS BALL.

The Orange Hall was a buzz of excitement last evening, when the members of the Athenian Club and their friends donned the motley and held a fancy dress ball to mark the conclusion of their activities for the year. The hall added to the attractiveness of the scene with its gay decorations of multi-coloured streamers which formed a network overhead. Downstairs, the supper tables were charmingly arranged in a scheme of blue and gold, the club colours. Streamers in these two shades outlined the tables, and yellow Iceland poppies and wayside grasses were arranged in tall vases. Mrs. V. H. Trask and Mrs. P. Free, assisted by other members of the ladies' committee, had the supper arrapgejnepta in hand, and worked very hard to*make the evening the success it was. Among those who were wearing fancy costumes were: Mrs. V. H. Trask, who represented a query mark; Mrs. W. W. Wright, Madame Pompadour; Mrs. D. Cornish, Cleopatra; Mrs. W. B. Darlow, a night out; Mrs. H. Robinsgn, harem lady; Mrs. A. Adams and Mrs. P. Close, two little girls in blue; Mrs.. Boles, carnival; Mrs. Middleton, Russian lady; Mrs. G. Stuart, modern apache; Mrs. 1. Kerruisb, folly; Mrs. Curtis, honeymoon salad (just lettuce alone); Mrs. Blylhe, harem lady; Mrs. S. Kay, black and red pierrette; Mrs. Sowden, black taffeta; Airs. Hardy, tangerine georgette; Mrs. S. Brooke, black and orange pierrette; Mrs. P. A. Fowler, Chinese lady; Mrs. Ingram, penguin; Mrs. M. Bridgins, peasant girl; Mrs. Jaques, carnival; Mrs. Alayhill, French period frock; Mrs. A. Tysoe, Charleston; 'Mrs. R. G'. Wild, Scandinavian villager; Airs. O. M. Richardson, Don Juan; Mrs. F. Tysoe, Eastern dancer; Mrs. Waterfield, pierrette in blue and white; Mrs. S. Ray, red pierrette; Mrs. H. Duncan, ace of clubs; Mrs. G. Lennox, gipsy; Mrs. Blythe, queen of the harem; Mrs. D. Clark, Persian lady; Mrs. L. A. Lineoln, lady of the Nile; Airs. Breeze, Alsatian maid; Mrs. Learning, Italian dancing lady; Miss Rainey, bal-1 Jjons; Aliss P. Rainey, jazz pierrette; Miss Spanish dancer; MiSs D. Lovegrove, Maori; Aliss Crum, winter sports; Aliss Powell, night; Aliss Gore, lotus blossom; Aliss Stubbs, Spanish dancer; Miss Stella Thompson, red and black pierrette; Aliss Al. Alortensen, cherry ripe; Aliss T. Pilkington, punchinello; Miss M. Butterworth, Chinese lady; Aliss Budd, Spanish lady; Aliss Teasdale, Russian dancer; Miss O. Bailey, pierrette; Aliss L. Stone, liarem lady; Aliss Alitdnell, black and white pierrette; Aliss T. Robertson, Eastern dancer; Aliaß B. Esam, aviation; Aliss Minn, pom poms; Aliss A. Harvey, jolly girl; Aliss Laura Walker, bowser wowser; Aliss Coppins, Old English lady; Aliss Ashley, good luck; Miss T. Strange, Neptune's daughter; Aliss G. Simpson, toreador; Alias liiskip, rainbow; Miss L. Titchmarsh, scarecrow; Aliss D. Titchmarsh, folly; Miss B. W T hye, drummer girl; Aliss J. Bell, ballet girl; Miss A. Dunniiigliam, Aianchu lady; .uiss K. C'liatof, Early Victorian; Aliss H. Congdon, harlequin; Aliss D. Lovegrove, 1 Maori maiden; Aliss G. Van OsseiHer, periAd lady. Others present were: Mrs. F. H. Hobday, black satin and crystal; Airs. M. Macdonald, rose georgette with petalled skirt; Airs. Ross, silver lame and Oriental brocade; Mrs. I. Esam, black lace over pink; Airs. Sowden, black taffeta; Airs. B. Alason, black georgette, with rhinestone trimming; Mrs. G. H.

Phillips, black ring velvet; Mrs. D. Hardy, peacocke blue crepe de chine with silver trimming; Miss Currie, delphinium blue and silver laces Miss Melville, lime georgette, with floral spray on shoulder; Miss K. Arnold, palest pink crepe de chine; Miss Molly Overton, silver lace and amethyst taffeta; Miss Sutherland, black lace over delphinium blue; Miss M. O'Brien, scarlet crepe de chine; Miss N. Hardy, emerald green georgette; Miss Hale, blush rose georgette; Miss L. Stonliam, ivory georgette; Miss Warren, leaf green georgette and crystal.