THE MAYORAL BALL.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8593, 21 September 1893, Page 5

THE MAYORAL BALL.

Last night at the Team street Hall His Worship the Mayor and Mrs George entertained a large number of citizens at, a fancy dress ball, in continuation of the festivities which have been held in connection with his thirtieth birthday. The ball was an exceedingly pretty one, the costumes, without exception, being very good. The costume meeting tie greatest amount of curiosity and comment was one referring to the grant of the franchise to women. The gentleman who wore it bad on a cap and hair arranged to look like a lady, and also a skirt covering a portion of the garments which were indicative of the masculine sex. On his back the legend appeared " Your Future Candidate." The Mayor and Mayoress received their guests at the door, and when the hall was filled it presented a most animated and pretty appearance. The following were some of the costumes worn :— The Mayoress, a lady of the Nineteenth Century; the Mayor, Lord Mayor of London ; Mrs Manning, ex-Mayoress ; Mrs F. H. Pyne, Italian peasant; Dr. Moorhouse, trout fisherman ; Mr N. W. Edwards, French clown; Leslie Orbell, Truth ; Mrs Hulbert, ex-Mayoress; Mr A. Tyree, Windsor uniform; Mrs Hobbs, exMayoress ; Miss Rachel Ross, Iphigenia; Mr W. A. Day, George Hastings; Miss Gladys Powell, little girl from school; Miss Ainger, Stormy Night; Mr H. W. Hale, Indian officer; Miss Hall, lady nineteenth century; Miss Gerard, Grecian lady ;Mr T. Garrard, evening dress; Mrs Garrard, evening dress; Miss Baldwin, a Daffodil; Miss G. Mcllraith, Normandy peasant; Miss Connal, lady nineteenth century ; Mr J. Connal, Mackenzie tartan ; Miss JStackford, Spring; Sir Arthur Douglas, Major Artillery ; Lady Douglas, Marie Antoinette; Mrs Symes, CEaone ; Mr Isaac Gibbs, French footman; Mrs Gibbs, Lady Sneerwell; Dr. Loinax-Smith, stockman; Mr L. H. Lane, naval officer; Mrs Lomax-Smith, Lady Mirza ; Miss E. Black, undergraduate ; Mi3s M. Hall, Swiss peasant; Mr W. A. Ridings, army uniform ; Mr U. T. J. Mpers, Copenhagen student ; Miss Gould, magpie ; Mr N. Hamner, AngloIndian ; Miss TurnbuU, Princess de Lumballe ; Mr R. Snow, officer mounted rifles; Mr G. R. Hart, captain cadets ; Miss Todhunter, Puritan; Mr H. Kiddle, naval officer; Mr W. B. Cowlishaw, naval officer ; Mr E: R. Webb, Syrian ; Miss M.' Webb, Charity Girl; Mr H. Lean, A.D.C. to the Viceroy; Miss C Lean, German Peasant; Miss L. Lean, Elsie Maynard; Mr F. S. Graham, Windsor Uniform ; Mr F. H. Graham, Marquis ; Mrs Graham, Hospital Nurse ; Miss Graham, Serpolette; Mr H. Yon Haast, Eton Boy ; Mr C. F. Beere, " Woman's Franchise "; Mr E. V. Palmer, Brigand ; Mr P. Wood, Negative; Mr D. Wood, Buathorne ;Mr J.-J. Kinsey, Courtier of Louis Phillippe; Miss Kinsey, Murmur of the Shell ; Miss Palairet, Polly put the Kettle Oα ; Mr K. Worthy, George Warrington ; Mr D. Neave, Old English Gentleman-; Mrs F. Neave, Mrs Balchristie ; Miss Aiken, Hiadoo Lady ; Miss Neave, Great Grandmother; Mr H. R. Irving, Tennis; Mr H. B. Stack, Buttons; Miss Irving, Poudre ; Mrs Irving, Lady Fifteenth Century ; idv W. J. Cotterill, Windsor" uniform;; Mrs Cotterill, French Fishwife }. Mrs T. W. Stringer, Swiss peasant; Mrs R. H. Rhodes, Japanese; Mr G. E. Rhodes, eighteenth century gentleman ; Mr B. Quane, cricketer; Mrs Quane, Black Diamond; Mr F. C. Corbett, naval officer; Mr W. M. Macdonald, Artillery officer; Mr W. D. Meares, Sir Joseph Banks; Mrs Meares, Marie Stuart; Miss .Meares, Undine; Mr G. P. Williams, old English gentleman; Mrs G. P. Williams, Nigiit; Miss Jollie, Greensleeves ; Mrs F. Courage, evening drese: Miss Courage, Helen McGregor ; Miss M. Courage, Greek girl; Mr G. Lane, bushranger ; Mr J. Way, Neapolitan fisherman ; Mr J. M. TurnbuU, Q.C. ; Mr Cox, old English, courtier; Mr H. J. Beswick, Egyptian; Misß Beswick, Gipsy; Mrs John Deans, Poudre; Mr S. A. Willis, Windsor uniform ; Mrs Williams, lady Niueteenth Century; Mr J. H. Hall, Windsor uniform; Miss Tabart, Nineteenth Century lady; Mr F. J. Cowlishaw, Pete; Mr A. Gilbert, South Island trader; Mrs Gilbert, village maiden; Mrs W. P. Cowlishaw, Dame of the Sixteenth Century; Miss Thompson, hospital nurse; l)r. Guthrie, surgeon Black Watch; Mrs Guthrie, Spanish lady; Mrs J. S,. r _ Guthrie, ' Maty Queen of Soots; Mr Acton-Adanis, - foreign attache; Mrs Henry Slater, Mrs Maiaprop; Mr C. Wilson, Windsor uniform; Mr Geo. Buckley, uniform 37th Regiment ; Mrs Buckley, last century lady ; Miss Ps§fce,' fortune teller; Mr E. M. Turrell, j Mr R. M. Mncdonald, Egyptian syce|||Bjlys Macdonald Soudanese lady; Dr. Jppe> cavalry surgeon ; Mrs Prins, lady *$Nihe Sixteenth Century ; Mr C. Wynn WlS&lns, huntsman; the Misses Wynn Wilfi&tnis, ladies of ye olden time; Mr A. 0. Hood, planter; JJiss Helmore, Neapolitan fishwife ; Miss A.'Heltnore, Circassian peasant; Mre, Denniston, golf; Miss Turton, Powder ; .and Patches; Mr H. Cotterill, Courtier; Miss Ronalds, Lady Angeli; Mr H. Hargreaves, Windsor uniform; Mr J. C. Poulito, mess uniform ; Mies Hargreaves, , Joan of Axe ; Mr W. D. Rose, gentleman of the "nineteenth century : Mr G. F. Ross, Prince Charles Edward Stuart; Mr A. Cuff, Sergeant Buzfuz; Mr G. Macdonald, last century gentleman ; Mr G. W. Hargreaves, P. and O. Company officer ; Mrs Rhodes, eighteenth century lady ; Mrs G. E. Rhodes, Cornelia; Mr R. W. Westenra, Windsor uniform.; Mrs Wescenra, Poudre; Miss Westenra, Poudre; Miss Davie, little girl; Mr A. P. Slater, Barrister ; Miss Crawford, Jeannie Deans ; Miss R. Deacon, Hospital nurse; Mr L. A. Cuff, Arab Chief; Miss R. Cuff, Greek maiden ; Mies S. Cuff, Germaine; Miss Ross, Flora Macdonald; Miss Rhodes, magpie ; Miss Hutton, magpie ; Miss Clark, Nancy Lee ; Miss Overton, ivy; Miss K. Overton, primrose; Miss Reese, vivandiere ; Mr H. W. Westou, French cook; Mr P. Campbell, Highland costume; Mrs P. Campbell, do; Miss Hill, Lady Scott; Miss Peraki peasant; Mrs H. D. Nelson, Dresden china; Miss Willis, good luck; Mrs A. Tyree, Kate Greenaway; Mrs C. Ward, vivandiere; Mr J. Sanderson, sailor; Mr Michel! Clark, Greek; Miss Clark, Galatea; Dr. J. Hallowes, N.Z. Steamship Co. ; Mr Sanderson, cadet; Mr Westmacott, old English gentleman ; Mre Westmacott, Japanese lady.; Mr W. J. Moore, sailor; Mrs Moore, icicle ; Mrs Westland, Mre Candour ; Mr H. Reeves, coloured gentleman; Miss Reeves, Valeria; Miss A. Thompson, girl graduate; Mr W. .Guise Brittan, Dr. Panglosß; Mr W. F. jj. Buckley, evening dress ; Mrs R. D. Thomas, ambulance nurse; Mr J. P. Keirman, Sir M. Pointdextre; Hon. E. W. Parker, Pirate King; Mrs Parker, Kate Greenaway; Mr Wilder, Lord Darnley; Mrs Wilder, Catherine Tudor; Mr H. G. Sitnms, naval officer; Mr F. K. Simms, Artillery officer; Mr F, N. Robinson, Windsor uniform; Mrs- Robinson, "quarter of a century ago ;' ,? .i; r Mr C. F. Turner, gentleman ranker ; Mrs Bruges, Japanese lady ; Mrs W. B. Willock, powder and patches; Mr R. B. Matthias, Alexis Soyer; Mr A. Boyle, Eglinfcon huntsman; Mrs Boyle, Watteau costume; Mr A. 0. Rolleston, Flemish gamekeeper; Mr G. Palmer, tropical dress; Mrs G. G. Stead, black and white; Mr B. Lane, courtier ; Mr Alan Scott, Major, C.R.V.; Mr L. I*, Wbiteway, Pierotte ; Mr J. Whiteway, Arab Scheik ; Mr Catheart Wason, Highlander; Mrs Wason, Haidee; Miss A. Moorhouse, Neapolitan peasant; Dr. Palmer, Spanish matador; Miss Everett, eighteenth century lady; Mis 3J. Campbell, Poudre; Mr W. H. Derry, naval officer. The stage was arranged as a drawingroom, and Mr Freeman catered most efficiently. The musical arrangements, under Mr Rossiter's supervision, were" all that could be desired. The opening quadrille was danced by the Mayor and Mrs E. W. Parker, Sir Arthnr Douglas and the Mayoress, Mr Acton-Adams and Mrs Dennis ton, M? Manning and Mrs Hulbert.