HUNT CLUB BALL.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18150, 13 August 1924, Page 2

HUNT CLUB BALL.

To reach the high standard of excellence set, in recent years, by the Christchurch Hunt Club at its annua! !,all would be no mean achievement, hut the brilliantly successful gathering held last night at the Caledonian Hall f-ir eclipsed any of its predecessors, and the members of the committee-Misses Margaret Teschemaker, Phyllis Boyle, Svlvia Fox, Joan Fulton, Messrs. D W. Wcstenra, W. Deans, and Gilbert Grieg-should feel justly proud of the gratifying result of- their splendid organising powers. Nover has the Caledonian Hall looked tetter Its white walls were paneled $h scarlet and festooned with scarlet camellias. Round the . walls stood nfaerocarpa. trees of varying size.and the was decorated wnh nottoung begonias and palms. . The supper table, we°c gay with japonic* and peach blossom. Bailey's Band supplied the miibic. Her Excellency Lauy Jelhcoc wore a trained gown of soft cornflower blue and silver brocaded georgette with pearl brilliant ornament at one side Her ornaments were a diamond band in her hair and a necklace of pearlsthe Hon. Lucy Jeliicoe wore gold radium lace over royal blue maroc in. Other ladies present were Mrs Origg, who wore a trained gown of black crepe de chine with sleeves and side pan* Is, ot -old lace; Hon. Mrs Tahu Rhodes, almond green marccain, patterned conventionally in silver; Miss Boyle, grey radium lace mounted on silver tissue, , Mrs W. Deans, black ma.roeam with silver rose on the shoulder; .fady Campbell, white georgette r wnlm>id«red with crvstal beads; Miss Lattice Tapper silver brocaded tissue trimmed with silver fringe: Miss Joan I niton, exquisite cafe an lait lace mounted on soft nink georgette; Miss Sylvia IVox. dee-,-"cold moire marocain; Miss lescliemakor, silver tissue, the skirt flounced with silver lace; Mrs Beans, black georgette with heavy jet bead embroiciervl Mrs Arthur Elworthy, silver tissue" with cascades of silver beads and jade georgette drapery; Mrs Alanr Williams, electric blue marocain, with large brilliant, buckle; Mrs M. Bethell, pink brocaded | crepe de chine with pearl ornaments; Mrs W. Bond, anple green marocain, partlv veiled with black lace and finished" with waterfalls of black lace and large silver applique; Mrs O'Rorl?". hsgonia pink georgette; Miss P. Bloomfield mignonette ' green georgette and gold lace; Mrs E. C. Studholme, fuchsia georgette and Jaconne; Mrs Lyn Lawrence, mauve satin with silver embroidered georgette overdress; Miss Margot Bloomheld, cherry georgette embroidered in crystal beads; Mrs Bloomheld, blue and gold brocade and blue georgette; Mrs H. B. Johnston (Otaio) rose-pink satin; Miss G. Lowry. rose-pink satin with overdress of rose and gold tissue and rose tulle waterfall panels at each side; Mrs G. Hutton, rose-pink satin and silver tissue; Mrs Kenneth Macdonald, charming frock of silver tissue and rose-pink kasha, embroidered with silver beads and trimmed with silver bead tassels; Mrs Roger Gould, flame panne velve* embossed in gold tissue; Miss Barden, ivory and silver brocade trimmed with white fur; Mrs Redmond Neill, gold and ivory brocade; Miss Bettj Cotterill, lilac satin embroidered in crystal; Miss Kitty Polhill, pink georgette with accordeon pleated berthe; Miss H. Gould, soft peach pink marocain, lightly embroidered in silver; Miss Shona Rhodes, cameo pink and. silver shot cire satin with bands of opalescent trimming; Miss Barbara Gould, white marocain embroidered with crystal beads and finished with loose side panels of lilac tulle; Mrs Melville Jameson, effective gown of black georgette heavily embroidered in conventional design with silver beads and mounted on black satin; Mrs Denis Chapman, black satin with black lace overdress and 'panels of jet; Miss Margaret Tripp, deep cherry red georgette embroidered in silver beads; Miss Molly Stevenson, pink radium silk trimmed with rows of narrow silver lace; Miss Alice Pascoe, silver brocaded tissue with bands of fur; Miss Olive Spencer Bower, ciel blue satin with pink rose buds and deep lace berthe; Mrs Maurice Harper, black satin with richly jetted overdress; Mrs George Macdonald, * black crepe de chine and Spanish lace; Miss Meg Loughnan (Fairlie), white breaded satin; Miss Mona McRae, black beaded net aver fuchsia satin; Mrs Maxwell Deans, royal blue and silver brocade; Miss Lettice Wiliiams (Dunedin) gold shot taffeta; Mrs Gage Williams, daffodil yellow marocain with sYI-over steel embroidery; Miss Marjorie Statham, boldly patternI ed art georgette in scarlet tints and trimmed with scarlet marabout; Mrs John Barker, black georgette beaded in crvstal beads; Miss Blanche Hennah, pink and silver shot cire satin': Miss Kitto, pink taffeta; Miss Margaret AVhyte (Wellington), beautiful frock of cream Bilk Maltese lace with chen-v sash; Miss Molly Norton, periwinkle blue and silver brocaded tissue; Mrs It. Wreaks, jade green crepe de chine and brocade; Miss Alison Jen- ,. nines, blue shot taffeta over rose-pink with sash qf rose-pink ribbon; Miss Mary Morrison (debutante), dainty frock of soft white crepe de chine, beaded with chalk beads, and finished with side panels of fine white lace; 'Miss Lorna Martin, mignonette green 'panne velvet; Miss Helen Rich, lilac georgette; Mrs Hamilton Gould, sapphireblue panne velvet; (Mrs J. C. Miller (Timaru), beautiful frock of ivory and gold brocade, draped over gold tissue which formed a narrow train; Mrs George Johnson, blue and silver and shot satin; Mrs Vivian Riddiford bronze panne velvet, with flared flouncing edged with marabout; Miss Barbara Cowlishaw, gold lace oyer gold tissue; Mrs J. H. Grigg, apricot georgette;' Miss Halmai Loughnan, hyacinth-blue taffeta and silver lace, and lovely blue ostrich feather fan; Mrs J. G. L. Vernon, royal blue and gold brocade and gold lace; Miss Joyce Seth-Smith, green and gold brocade; 'Mrs C. de' . Pass, black Tace mounted on satin; Mrs ,' J. S. Guthrie, black marocain; Mrs B. L - . Blunden (Waikari), peach-pink satin, with gold brocaded corsage; Miss Margaret Harper (debutante), pretty frock of silver tissue; "Mrs Edmund Harper, black panne velvet; Mrs I Stewart Heard, white satin; Mrs R.' B. Johnson, black brocaded crepe de chine; Mrs Maurice Gre&son, ivory georgette, patterned in rose and pink", and draped over ivory lace; Miss- Harcourt, black and silver brocade, with plisse side panels of black georgette, and cascades of cherry and black georgette; Mies Peggy Norton, 6oft ciel blue radium satin; Mrs Elizabeth Har- ' ris, rose-pink blistered satin; Miss Jeilett, apple-green moiire marocain; Miss L. Wells, cornflower-blue mousselline, with tucked skirt and eau de nil beads; Mrs Fen wick (Wellington), watercress-green georgette, embroidered all over with crystal beads; Mrs C. ! M. Ollivier, black charmeuse and silver ' lace; Miss Jean McDougall, jade green draped marocain; Mrs Hugh Reeves, I apple-green moire marocain, with brilI liant buckle: Miss Rachel Elworthy, red and gold brocade, with panels of | red and gold shot tissue; Mrs Randall ! Burdon, gold satin, with pastel tinted i streamers falling from the shoulders; Miss Betty Elworthy, lavender and silver brocade; Miss Doris Barker, lavender satin, with overdress of silver embossed ivorv lace; Miss Ngaio Marsh, pink brocade and tissue; Mr 3 Herbert Elworthy beautiful gown of nold, silver and bine lame allied to plain gold tissue- Miss Betty Fisher (Auckland), silver'brocaded tissue and fine black lace- Mrs D. W r . Westenra, cinnamon brown* lace and georgette, trimmed with brown marabout; Mrs Geoffrey Rich white satin, with silver girdle; Mrs IMowbray Tripp, jade green marc- ! cain-Miss Amy Dixon (West Evreton), a debutante, pretty frock of ivory georgette with ornament of brilliants.

and bouquet of white and red flowers, with red ribbon streamers; Miss Janet Dixon, apple-green crepe de chine; Mrs Douglas Deans, silver tissue inlet with apple-green satin ; Miss Joy Andrews, arricot georgette, embroidered all over with crvstal beads; Miss Kathleen Helmore, fine black lace, banded with fur; Miss K. McKee (Oxford), primrose georgette inlet with gold laoo; Miss Phvllis Dawson, black panne velvet; Miss Vera, Hope, blue and silver shot satin, draped.