MASKED BALL

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 286, 29 August 1931, Page 17

MASKED BALL

Picturesque Costumes A masked fancy dress dance held in the Elrick Rooms, Wanganui, on Wednesday night, proved to be one of the most popular events of the winter. The dance was organised by the city Plunket committee in aid of the city baby's funds. Practically everyone wore fancy dress, and the costumes were beautiful and picturesque. Bridge was played in the Lady Jellicoe Club rooms, and the River City Syncopators supplied the music for the dancers. Among the fancy dress wearers were:— Mesdames B, Harvey (“Madame Pompadour"), F. Searle (“Spanish"), R. E. Hewitt (“Pierrette"), R. G. McNab (“Old English”), R. Lawrence (“Rompers"), J. Beard (“Mephlstopheles')’, M. Watkln (“Madame Pompadour”), A. Brodie (’‘Pierrette”), H. Keesing ("Catherine of Aragon"), B. Cunningham ("Wahlne"), lan Higgle (“17th Century Bride"), J. Coull (“Prince"), F. Langstaff (beach costume), R. E. Cuthbertson (“Prince"), McCaskill, Palmerston North (“Dresden China Shepherdess"), R. Sommervllle ("Powder and Patches”), P. O’Neill (“Welsh Lady"), P. J. Ryan, Weillngon (“Carmen”), R. Brown (“Harlequin”), W. Scannell ("Dplly Varden”), B. Howie (“Little Girl"), p. Hartland (“Dolly Varden"), H. Vaughan (“Lady Akera"), J. B. Davis (“Gipsy"), J. Richardson (“Spanish"). | Misses Bonsfleld ("Gipsy”), L. Cuthbertson (“Balloon Girl"), M. Vaile, Auckland (“Pierrette”), P. Lewis (“Pierrette"), D. Hughes-Johnson (“Spanish"), G. Barber, Marton ("Eastern Lady”), M. Hatherley ("White Babbit”), S. Stock (“Early Vic; torian"), L. Swan ("Jackie Coogan"), E. McLaren' (“French Artist"), J. Currie ("Pierrot"), G. Jones' ("Coster”), M. Du!gan (“Spanish”), J. Tallon ("Pierrette"), J. Christie (“Hawaiian”), J. Lilburn (“Folly"), J. Swan (“Rompers"), G. McGregor (“Spanish"), J. Ballings!! (“Peasant"). M. Currie (“Lido Lady”), A. Strachan ("Eastern Lady”). , r :. “ ' ' Messrs. N. Nethercllft, Marton, CTan"), A. Kitchen (“Scotchman"), J. Hutton ("Barrister”), B. Tevlotdale (“Pierrot"), B. Lawrence (“Sheik”), H. Wall ("Footballer"), C; Swan (“Karltane Nnrse’‘), Sllk (“Courtier"),- E. Forlong (“Artist"), M. Watkln ■ •'("Golliwog"), J; • B. Davis ("Apache"), P. O’Neill (“Snlton"), J. Pawson ("French ■ Aviator"), E. Lloyd (“Sheik"), G; McGregor (“Arab"), S. Stuart, Marton (“Crusader”), J. Blyth (“Baseball - Player"), J. Spenser ("Sun-; downer"), P. Williams (“Pierrot”), Jj Foster (“PearHe”), P. Hartland (“Chinaman"), R.’ Hewat (“Turk”), J. Willlame (“Pierrot"), R. McNlven ("Kilts”), J. Roddy ("Maori"), J. Vaughan (“Disraeli"), F. Searle (“Japanese”), G. Saun* den (“Rider'’).' » ’ ' Among those in evening dress were:—: Mesdames N. G. Armstrong, A. J. Crawford, H. Lewis, E. M. Silk, H. D. Robertson, C. Paterson, T. Blennerhassett, H. D. Bates, Hay-CatnpbeU, F. Hutchinson, T. C. Taylor, 8. Burnett, N. Bain, E. Cutfleld, E. McDonald, D. S. Taylor, B. D. Tosswill, L. Duigan, G. Hogg, G. Wall, M. Bond, W. Wllberfoss, T. Hine, R, J. Seal, J. Morgan (Marton), H. O. Taylor, M. Barton, Dorum, Misses E. Davis, Stanford, M. Newcombe, Brettargh, W. Anderson, H. Bogers, J. Thomas, N. Russell, M. Price (Nelson), G, Area, E. Mackln'osh, M. Bell, C. Lucena, B. Hutton, P. Gale (New Plymouth), M. Blyth, M. Alexander (Waverley), L. r P. and S. Travers, B. Syme (Wellington), Mrs. J. F. Phillips and Miss R. Phillips, { Eltham, are the guests of Mra. A. G. . Mills, Wanganui East.