FANCY DRESS BALL AT ANIKIWA

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 85, 4 January 1930, Page 18

FANCY DRESS BALL AT ANIKIWA

The annual fancy dress ball at Auakiwa Homestead on New Year’s Eve was a very gay affair. Noel Liardet s orchestra came from Wellington for the occasion and dispensed spirited music. Mrs. Hazelwood and Mr. Anderson played “extras.” The proceedings commenced with the grand march, under the leadership of Mr. Needham, at 8 p.m., and ended at 2 . jn., when everyone present joined hands and sang “Auld Lang Syne.” The fancy costumes displayed much originality and forethought on the part of the wearers. Mr. Andrew Fletcher (Wellington) was dressed as a cook, Miss Helen Fletcher (Wellington), query; Miss Helen Mitchell (Wellington, harem lady; Miss Nancy Wheeler (Wellington), willow pattern; Miss Ruth Wheeler (Wellington), knitting bag; Mrs. btubbs (Palmerston North), jazz pierette; Mr. Stubbs (Palmerston North), Chinaman; Mr. Needham (Christchurch), gentleman in reverse; Mr. John Needham (Timaru), sailor boy; Miss Pat Needham (Christchurch), Eastern lady; Master H. Needham (Christchurch), page; Miss Mary McLean (Wellington), Eastern lady; Master John Bayley (Wellington), Red Indian; Mr. J. Nelson (Wellington), curate; Miss B. Sinclair (Christchurch), gipsy; Miss Prewitt (Napier), gipsy; Miss Bews (Christchurch), Cossack; Miss M. Fry (Feilding), spinning top; Miss B. Hogg (Feilding), pink pierrette; Miss Wynne (Wellington), beach suit; Miss M. Wall (Palmerston North), Eastern lady; Miss B. Wall (Palmerston •North), Spanish girl; Sister G. Seymour (Timaru), French ballet girl; Miss J. Mauhire (Christchurch), match girl; Miss Dinneen (Napier), Spanish lady, Miss Davis (Wellington), art student; Miss Ellison (Wellington), queen of hearts; Miss Daisy Armstrong, (Christchurch), Mexican lady; Miss Dallon (Napier), little girl; Miss Cameron (Wellington), Japanese lady; Miss Taylor (Wellington), gipsy; Mrs. Paul (Wellington), admiral: Mr. Paul (We ington , Chinaman; Mr. Brice (We Mexican cowboy: Mr. Haswell (Wellington), crusader; Mr. Kelly (Wellington), plain-clothes detective; Mr. Wall (Palmerston North), The Red Shadow; Mr. Simmers (Christchurch), sailor boy; Mr. Maxfield (Wellington), golliwog; Mr. Jones (Tawa Flat), cowboy; Misses Cameron (Wellington), Irish colleens; Mr. Ben Green (Wellington), a perfect pair; Mr. Anderson (Wellington), a buccaneer; Mr. Dowdall (Wellington), Romeo;'Mr. Kenneth Duff (Wellington), buccaneer; Sir Sinclair (Christchurch), sheik; Mr. R. Kirkland (Wellington), menu; Mr. S. Kirkland (Wellington), cowboy; Sir. W Healev (Wellington), sheik; Slessrs. Fry and Hogg (Feilding), ballet dancers; Sir. Dwillow (Wellington), in the morning; Sir. West (Wellington), late at night; little Gay Nimmo (Plimmerton), jester. Others present but not in fancy costume were Sirs. Hazelwood (in Pink taffeta and net), Mrs. Beaucham (black crepe-de-chine and jet ornaments). Sirs. Stanley Wheeler (Wellington), black and gold net; Mrs. Bucoiz (Wellington), champagne embossed georgette; Sirs. N oei Nelson (Wellington), saxe blue velvet; Sirs. Needham (Christchurch), beige georgette lace; Sirs. Bayley C Wellington), black georgette; Sirs. Lewis Coster (Slarlborough), black taffeta and chiffon; Sirs. H A. C. Beauchamp (Slarlborough), green taffetas; Sirs. Nimmo (Plimmerton), beaded beige georgette; Sirs. Andrew Fletcher (Wellington), navy and gold; Sirs. Zala (Hastings), beaded geor-

gette; Mrs. Maxted (Wellington), beaded pink georgette; Miss Dickie (Auckland), grey georgette; Miss -B. Beauchamp (Marlborough), cream lace; Mrs. Stock (England), navy marocain; Miss Helyer (England), buttercup taffetas; Miss Stock (England), black with brilliant ornaments; Mrs. Cameron (Wellington), brown and cream frock; Miss Dorothy Moore (Christchurch), green satin); Misses Breeze (2), (Wellington), pink chiffon; Miss Marian Browne (Palmerston North), biscuit Lace and georgette; Misses Joy and Betty Coster (Marlbor-ough),-blue ninon; also Messrs. Stanley Wheeler, Bucolz, Beauchamp (2), Young, Masted, Smith, North, Griffith. During the next week the following guests will arrive at Anakiwa Homestead:—Misses Wyett and Mahoney (Hamilton), Mrs. Bose and son (Wellington), Mrs. Birrell and daughters (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. Donovan (Wellington), Mrs. Caselberg and family and Miss Van Staveran (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. Walls and family (Wellington), Mrs. Napier and sons (Napier), Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fuller and family (Wellington), Mrs. and Miss Duff (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. Shannon and family (Feilding), Mr. and Mrs. Macartbur and family (Wellington), Mrs. Zala (Hastings), Mrs. Cooke (Wellington), Mr. Macfarlane (Wellington),