COMMERCIAL BALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 170, 20 July 1936, Page 10

COMMERCIAL BALL.

FUNCTION AT UNIVERSITY

MODERN DECORATIONS

A modern note was struck in the decorations of the Auckland University College Hall on Saturday evening when the members of the Commerce Society held their twenty-second annual ball. Cut-out designs adorned the stage while at the back a large replica of a globe revolved. A skyscraper and an ocean liner were to be seen in outline on either side of the front of the stage and blue and gold streamers were massed over the heads of the dancers.

The guests were received by Mr. H. R. Rodwell, vice-president of the Commerce Society, and Mrs. Rodwell, wearing royal blue satin; and the student president, Mr. C. D. Robinson, and Mrs. Robinson, wearing Venetian blue taffeta.

Members, of the ladies' committee present were: —Miss Edome King-Mason, who wore mimosa yellow flat crepe; Miss J. Mawhinney, white tree-bark crepe; Miss K. Alison, .black chiffon velvet and white souple satin; and Miss Heleh Coates, sapphire blue georgette.

During the evening a demonstration of tap dancing was given by Miss J. Johnson, Miss Betty Johnson, Miss Dawn Mitchell, Mr. Jock Hutchison and Master Tony McJlanemin. Among those present were: Mrs. H. Belshaw, gold lame and tangerine; Mrs. H. Beauvais, black Chantilly lace; Mrs. L. C. H. Dawson, del blue flat crepe; Mrs. T. Irvine, black Chantilly lace; Mrs. Robinson, Burgundy crepe de chine; Mrs. Tlieo Spry, mulberry georgette; Mrs. N. H. Dixon, black Chantilly lace; Mrs. J. P. Lane, , midnight blue corded silk; Miss'M. Bourne, black ring velvet; Miss Margaret- Shaw, white and rose floral georgette; Miss Cecil Upton, white floral crepe suede; Miss Evelyn Asmuss, liquer green tinsel cloque; Miss Peggy ■Scott Young, black tinsel checked taf-. feta; Miss Joyce Sheath, black taffeta and sequins; Miss Loris Chilwell, black panne velvet; Miss Irene Isaacs, larkspur blue figured niirion;-Miss Mary Grierson, pompadour pink net; MisS 1 Joan Cadness, white -orgajidie;. Miss Alison Milsom,, delphinium blue figured organdie; Miss Marjorie Townend, tbeige and brown cliiffpti velvet; Miss Joan Stacpoole, white taffeta; Miss Sliona Patterson, ' Naples' blue' treebaxk: satin. ' -Miss Joyce Robertson wore lemon crep'ori;, ..Miss M. Kidd, Slack and green shot souple- satin; Miss Mary Martin, 'mauve craquelle; Miss Beth Swanston, blue 'Chantilly lace;' Miss A. Johnson, lacquer red lace; Miss Sybil Kitchen - man primrose sand crepe and silver lame ; Miss Pat Roberts, grey and white check matt crepe; Miss Pattie Gilmore (Feilding), turquoise blue figured taffeta; Miss Lorette Russell, lotus bud pink net; Miss Joan Duthie, ice blue sunray pleated georgette; Miss Joyce Halstead, white blistered organdie; Miss Maude Bailey, ciel. blue tinsel crepe; Miss Marie Bamford, white moss crepe; Miss Nancy. Noy, fuchsia pink taffeta; Miss Margaret-Bruce, holly red flat crepe and black lace; Miss. Betty Drummond, sky blue, net and souple. satin; Miss Joan Forbes, peach crepon and gold lame; Miss Jean Carnalian, pink cloque; Miss Pat Finch white taffeta; Miss . Pope, cvpsv"gold taffeta; Miss Faye Cawkwell, bottle green and black shot taffeta; M' ss Agnes Coles, rose pink souple satin; Miss Eileen Johnston, coral pink lace.