A SUCCESSFUL DANCE

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22319, 5 February 1938, Page 2

A SUCCESSFUL DANCE

WOODFORD HOUSE OLD GIRLS TWO DEBUTANTES It is seldom that dances are held so early in the year, but the Woodford House Old Girls decided to hold their annual dance at the Winter Garden last night, and so give their friends who are in town for the midsummer race meeting an opportunity to attend. Many old girls and their friends accepted the invitation, and the entertainment proved all the more interesting because two former pupils of the school, Misses Patricia Guinness (Ealing) and Audrey Robinson (Christchurch), had taken the opportunity afforded of making their formal entrance into adult society. Special attention had been paid to the decorations. The orchestral dais in the ballroom had been banked with masses of hydrangeas and gladioli and nosy bowls of mixed flowers had been placed on tables in the alcoves. In the lounge the large bowls were bright with dahlias and hydrangeas in mauve and pink tonings and blue agapanlhus. Members of the organising committee were Mcsdames William Deans, J F. Cracroft Wilson, F: G. Bristed, p. X. Brittan, John Moore, Misses Peggv Acton-Adams. Diana Elworthy, Patricia Grigg, and Anne Morrow, wim Misses Nancy Buchanan and Relda Duncan as joint secretaries. Mrs Deans wore a cyclamen georgette frock trimmed with crystal buttons and finished with a large claretcoloured dahlia on the corsage; Mrs Cracroft Wilson wore a paisley patterned fringed shawl over her uncommon frock of old gold slipper satin; Mrs Bristcd's black georgette frock had pink shot silk roses on the shoulder and' brilliant clips and buckle for contrast; Mrs Brittan wore a black taffeta frock . embroidered with silver thread in sunray design, and a black velvet coatee; Mrs John Moore’s nmon frock and shoulder cape were patterned in an all-over design in green, flame, and blue tonings; Miss Peggy Acton-Adams trimmed her white moire frock with blue cornflowers at the neck-line; Miss Nancy Buchanan wore a black taffeta frock patterned with white and silver embroideries in heart-shaped design, and Miss Relda Duncan’s white silk crepe frock had a cowled panel at the back of the neckline. and insets of silver lame in the front of the bodice and in the belt. The Debutantes Miss Guinness wore an ivory frock of moire taffeta with a cluster of greenstemmed taffeta flowers at the square cowled- neckline which was low-cut at the back. Her short sleeved coatee was patterned in green and flame design on a white backgfound, and she carried a posy of pink flowers. Miss Robinson’s frock of white cobweb lace had short puffed sleeves, and finely pleated white net edged the square neckline and the hem. and formed the long sash swathed at the waist. A cluster of flowers at-the shoulder were also of the net, and her posy was of apricot and' yellow flowers. The Bailey-Marstou orchestra supplied the music.

Other Guests Amongst those present were Mcsdames George Turrell. J. R. Little, F. [VI Robinson, G. Edgar Jones (Waiau), J. C. Guinness, Walter Radford. Harold Greenwood, Derrick Gould, Kenneth Robinson, Guy Cotterill, Frank Reid, Jack Matson, A. A. Macfarlane, Eric Rhodes. Endell Wanklyn. George Aitjten, R. H. Livingstone, Ralph Beadei, David McLeod, Eric Millton, Maurice Macfarlane, P. Hallows Wood, George Francis, Rossmore Cracroft Wilson, K. M. Morten, Peter Hall, Misses Theresa Ward. Margaret Sims, Kathleen Newton. Jane Deans, Lydia Gould. Nancy Maling, Katharine Hay, Joan Browne. Katherine Todhunter, Margot Browne, Anne Hay, Barbara Lawrence, Margaret Williams, Janet Studholme, June Wright, Eva Hutton, Janet Williams, Nancy Deans, Molly Birch (Dunedin). Pauline Turnbull, Peggy Slarky, Kathleen Rutherford, Judy Macfarlane, Erica Macfarlane, Noeline Keith. Alison Clark, Rosemary Hall, Catherine Young (Wellington), Margaret Johnstone, Natalie Dudley, Helen Buchanan, Isobel Wright, Lyndscy Thomson, Janet Stevenson, Jean Miller (Sydney), Cicely Turner, Barbara GriiTiths, Halmai Loughnan, Rachel Montgomery, Elspeth Maclaverty. Janet Deans, and Margaret Macdonald (Orari).

OBITUARY

MRS EMILY CARLETON Mrs Emily Carleton, whose death occurred recently, was well known in Riccarton. - Bom in the old sod house at Avonhead in 1864, she spent all her life in-the Riccarton district, and was one of-the earliest pupils of the Upper Riccarton School. She had the honour of cutting the diamond jubilee cake at the celebrations four years ago. Mrs Carleton was a loyal supporter of St. Peter’s Church. Upper Riccarton. She made many friends, and the large number of wreaths were, tokens of the high esteem v in -which she was held. Shoe is survived ,by four daughters.

FAREWELL PARTY AT KIRWEE

An enjoyable time was spent at “Strathclyde,” the home of Mr and Mrs George--Begg (Kirwee), when a number of relatives and friends gathered to say good-bye to Miss Ngaira Begg ; before her departure for Australia, and Miss Joy Bridgewater, who will be absent for 12 months on a visit to England. The time passed pleasantly with games, competitions, and dancing. Items were given by Misses Valda Brown. Betty Begg, and Mr Noel Wilson. . ’

Among those present were Mr and Mrs George Begg, Mr and Mrs Reg. Brown, Mr and Mrs W. Stott, Mr and Mrs M. Johnson, Mr and Mrs Selby Hart, Mr and Mrs E. Jenkins. Mr and Mrs R. M. Wilson, Misses Ngaira Beg£, Joy Bridgewater, Lynda Lemon. Phoebe Roper, Myra Stewart, Mary Wilson, Jean McKie, Joan Bedford. Betty Begg, Letty Watson. Anne and Irene Stewart, Lucy Thompson, Mary Hughes, Valda Brown, Joyce Johnson. Rima Begg, Messrs N. Wilson, V. Bryan, P Spencer, R. McKercher, W. Wilson, A. Francis, A. Thompson, R. Reid, L. Clinton, M. Jenkins, R. Stewart, R. Gibson, L. Mullond, H. Skilling, A, Stewart. B. Begg, R. Watson. T. Wilson, “F. Hughes, J. Stewart, D. Begg. and Murray Wilson- t '