PUBLIC TRUST BALL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 239, 3 July 1920, Page 9

PUBLIC TRUST BALL

The annual'Ml of the Public Trust Office staff is an event that is always looked forward to with much interest, and that of last night was quite one of the most successful yet held in Wellington. The arrangements had all been very carefully made, and as a result everyone appeared thoroughly to enjoy themselves. The floor was not at any time too crowded for Jancing with comfort, and the music provided was ' excellent. The "decorations were carried out in mauve, white, and yellow with a canopy of mauve and white, while underneath the gallery wore festoons of black i and red, the colours of the Public Trust I Office. Alcoves had been comfortably arranged for sittiiur-ont. and the stage had been banked with palms and pot-plants. The vestibulo leading into the hall bad been decorated with bamboo grass, and tall palms and jfoliage lit with tiny coloured lights, and the staircase had also been banked with palms and' foliage. Supper was served in the Concert Chamber, and here again the decorations had been vory prettily carried out, with quantities of flags and foliage. The supper tables had been arranged with scarlet flowers, narcissi, and silver birch, and the arrangements for an excellent supper were 1 carried out by Mr. «nd Mrs. Oscar Johnston. During the supper interval nn orchestra stationed in the gallery provided an accompaniment of up-to-date music: The chiperones for the evening were Mrs. Coates, Mts, MncDonald, Mrs. Uonaldson, Miss Barnett, Mrs. Triggs, and Dr, Platts-Mills, the two latter, however, not being able to attend. An official set of lancers was danced, those taking part being the following;— The Hon. ,T. G. Coates and Mrs. Mac Donald, Mr. M. C. .IJarnett and Mrs. Coates, Mr. .T. W. Macdowild and Miss.Barnett; Mr. Fordham and Mrs. Ronaldson, Mr. Marcus Marks and Mrs. Fordham, Mr. Zachariah and Miss Moon, Mr. Baird and Miss Grant, Mr. Haip,h and Miss M'Donnell. Mrs. Coates wore a frock -of palest mauve, draped with embroidered pale blue ninon; Mrs. Eonaldson wag in black satin, with ninon and lace: Miss Barnett, black charmeuse, with jet embroideriesj Mrs. J. W. Macdonald, mauve crepo.de chine, with silver lace; Mrs. Fordham, black charmeuse; Miss Moon, saxe blue taffetas, with panniered skirt and heavy embroideries; Miss M'Donnell, black charmeuse and net; I Miss Grant, apricot'charmeuse. Among others who were present were:—Miss Lyra. Taylor, in black charmeuse, with coloured embroideries; Mrs. Mastors, in black satin and ninon; Miss Wylie, frilled f rock of emerald green tulle and geld; • Miss Barnett, rose du Barri erepo de chine and ninon; Miss Fisher, palest pink crepe de chine; Miss Jeffreys, emerald green; Miss M. Fenton, canarycoloured crepe de chine, with goldtnmming and touches of deep saxe blue; • Miss Webb, daffodil yellow, charmouse; Miss Helen Gard'ner, cream and gdd; Miss Grace, deep rose crepe de c'l.inoj Miss Alexander, palest pink and silver; Miss Oompton, black and gold; Mi6S Sheldon, pink fnftk; Mrs. MacGowan, unlest apricot channeuse; Mrs. A. T. West, pink crepe de chine, with ninon overdress, and silver trimminf;; the Misses M'Ewan (2), Miss 'Brooke-I'nylor, Miss Fielder, Miss Israel, Miss M'lnoT' ney, Miss Barr, Miss Fuller; Miss Tait, Miss Aitken, Miss Turnbull, Miss Beanv ish, Miss Christie, and many more. The committee responsible for the arrange ments comprised Mrs. Masters, the Misses Grant, M'Donnell, M'lnerney, Moon, Wylie, Messrs. Baird, Barnett, Caverhill, Dickson, Grace. Hnigh, Macdonald, Zachariah, Fordham (chairman of the committee) and Tattle (hon. secretary). Mr. Konaldson was also among those who were present at the ball. The Public Trustee (Mr. Triggs) and Mrs. Trigg? wore unable to attend. The music for the dancing was supplied by Cowley's Orchestra, and the decorations of the hall were carried out by Scoullar's.