DEBUTANTE DANCE

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 184, 3 May 1934, Page 5

DEBUTANTE DANCE

At Marsden College A dance of more than usual interest took place at Marsden School last evening, given by the Parents’ Association. at which a number of past students made their first bows to society. The assembly hall was beautifully decorated with flowers and masses of greenery, and green paper streamers screened the windows. The stairway in the main hall was hedged on each side with native shrubbery, and autumn flowers tilled every available space. In the supper-room the tables, which were laden with good things, were gay with vases of iceland popipes and native birch. On the stage, at 9 o’clock, Dr. and Mrs. Graham Robertson, Miss Mayhew, and Mrs. Knox Gilmer, representatives of the Parents’ Association and the school, took their places, and one by one the debutantes were presented by their parents. An apology for absence had been received from Miss Baber, who was prevented by illness from being present. It was a charming ceremony, and gave a touch of pomp and circumstance to the coming-out of the girls who had been pupils, at their own school, among their colleagues. The debutantes were: Miss Joan Brice, who wore a parchment satin frock cut on straight lines, and carried a Victorian posy; Miss Pat Brice, whose white velvet frock was trimmed with fur. Daughters of Mr. Cyril Brice, they were presented by their grandmother, Mrs. Sydney Brice. Miss Edna Chote, a cream silk shadow lace frock, the skirt and neckline trimmed with frills-of 'cream net. Miss Shirley Hopkins, a parchment silk lace frock, the skirt having inserts of silk net embroidered with lace leaves. She wore a bandeau of crystal and pearls. Miss Vivjenne Little, who wore a frock of stiffened net over magnolia taffeta, with finely pleated frills over the shoulders, and at the hem. Her posy was of red roses and freesias. Miss Betty Lewis, an ivory windswept satin frock, cut on classic-lines. She carried a pink and blue posy. Misses Olive and Gwenda Hazelton, who wore frocks of white taffeta cut on straight lines and trimmed with deep ruching at the hem. Miss Lola Kelly, a frock of white lace trimmed with net frills and pink organdie roses. She carried a posy of pink flowers. Miss Jean Kerruish, who wore an ivory windswept satin and georgette frock with tiny frills on the skirt, and A moonstone, necklace. Her posy was iri pink and blue shades. Miss Patty Munroe, a simply cut frock of shell pink satin with flared frills, and she carried a Victorian posy. , ■ Miss jErlce Goble, whose pale pink windswept satin frock had a .silver flower on one shoulder, and her posy was silver. .. •; ; ; ' ' 1 Miss Nancy Luke, a white silk net frock over taffeta, with ruchiugs of taffeta. Miss Judith Allen, who wore a white starched net frock with cape effect and three rows of taffeta ruching at the hem and finished at the back with a large taffeta bow. Miss Yvonne Holmes, who wore a frock of white organdie net. embroidered in pastel shades with fan-shaped pleating on the skirt and ovei; the shoulders. The hemline was finished with folds of taffeta. , Miss Margaret Hunt, who wore a frock of pale, salmon pink satin and silk net, with sleeves; composed of three frills of net. and the skirt appiiqued with satin roses. Miss Sonia Caselberg, a white net

ruched frock over satin. Her posy was of pink rosebuds. Miss Aroha Griffin, who wore a frock of, cream shadow lace. The bodice was tight fitting with puff sleeves, and the skirt, had godets embroidered with flowers in pale pink and green. Miss Molly Hurst, an ivory angelskin lace frock with insets of frilled georgette on the skirt. Miss Elsie Gibbons, Early Victorian frock of white net over taffeta, trimmed with silver flowers.

The committee were Mrs. F. E. Wright, Mrs. Scholefield, Mrs. J. Parker. Mrs. Ivon Wilson. Mrs. Murray Litchfield, Mrs. Knox Gilmer. Mrs. 11. A. Keeling.. Mrs. V. R. Gunn. Mrs. Graham Robertson, Mrs. Lloyd ('lay, Mrs. Vincent Allen. Mrs. H. P. Hopkins,'Mrs. R. B. Gibbons, Mrs. Erie Luke, Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. W. Siinm. Mrs. Hughes Steele, Mrs. David Allan. Mrs. 11. Gill. Mrs; G. H. Scott, Mrs. B. R. Webster. Mrs. V. L. Palmer Mrs. E. Marsden, Mrs. C. Taylor, Mrs. Neave.

Miss Mayhew wore a dress of black silk crepe with a short blue coatee. Among those present were: Mrs. Sydney Brice (black georgette and lace gown), Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Chote (burgnntly noedlerun lace with a cowl vestee of sliell-pink lace), Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Kelly (black lace trimmed with coloured velvet flowers). Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hazelton (black gown), Mr. and Mrs. Kerruish (ice blue lace), Mr. a-nd -Mrs. A. B. Goble (black ring velvet). Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Luke (green windswept satin), Captain and Mrs. Hale Munroe (gold floral tissue in shades of green), Mrs. luewis (black georgette gown), Mr. and Mrs. Caselberg (black lace gown), Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hunt (black silk velvet and lace), Mr. and Mrs. Holmes (black ninon, gold embroidered, and rucked with black taffeta), Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Hopkins (black windswept satin, diamante trimmed). Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Griffin (black angelskin lace, with turtle neckline and cape coatee of black erminette), Mr. and Mi's. Geo. Nathan. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Leicester, Mr. and Mrs. F. Dawson, Mns. F. Samuel. Misses Jean , Buckleton, M. Whyte. P. Ryan, J. Mil- I ler, J. Sloraan. T. Sellers (Masterton), M. Paterson, N. Cramond, B. Ellis. J. I Steele, E. McCarthy, J. Burnett. V. Kelley, L. Baxter, L. and D. La Trobe, J. Miles. J. Luckie, N. Cable, M. Gibbons, B. Blundell. N. Welch, P. Kain, P. Whiteman, J. Roscruge, M. Rochfort, P. Kerruish. P. Gledhill, P. Harle, B. Tong, R. Miller, M. Bishop. P. Bourke, L. Thomson. D. Ellis, G. Norman Jones, M. Shoosmith. R. Gower, M. Chesney. J. Fenwick, J. Miles, E. and J. Martin, K. Kempt-borne, W. Sladden, I. Hyder, M. and A. Sutcliffe, G. Fraser, G. Hansell, T. Hogg, K. Bates, G. Hoare, N. Simpson, H. and R. Dixon, B. Crawford. J. Burnett, M. Hempton. A. and E. Atkinson, A. and M. Kissel, M. Markman, N. Blundell, M. Neale. J. Pow, V. Tate, Z. Holden, J. Reid, J. Turnbull, B. McParland, Dr. Sutherland. Dr. Eric Luke, and Messrs. V. L. Palmer, V. R. Gunn, V. Allen, W. Simin, B. R. Webster, G. H. Scott, Cunningham, F. E. Wright. Ivou Wilsop, H. A. Keeling, B. Webb, L. Black, A. Mack, A. Simin, D. May, S. Ellis, P. Gillespie, G. and J. Wylie, R. Morpeth, T. Bush, B. and G. Forgie, R. Jack. D. Feltham, F. Gower, R. Arnow, K. Kain, T. Roberts. A. Milne, B. Ewen. V. du Chateau, I. Macallan, E. Lauchlin, J. Holderaess, R. Nankervis, J. Hopkins, C. Camp, D. and C. Didsbury, R. Townley, J. Buchanan, G. Robinson, D. and C. Atkinson, G. Fussell. C. Harvey. P. Adamis, G. Ward, J. Phfllips, R. Welch, W. Mirams, F. George, W. Pilcher, A. Lawson, P. Cable, L. Marris, B. Webb, J. Balharry, J. Denniston, W. Hogg, D. Daysh, S. and P. Kidd. D. Beauchamp, G. Davidson, P. Caldwell, L. Harper, T. 'Le May, S. McLean, W. Tuckwell.

A number of friends of Mrs. E. Murray Fuller, who is returning to London to carry on her late husband’s work of Introducing pictures of contemporary British artists to people in Australia and New Zealand, assembled on the Akaroa on Tuesday evening to wish her bon voyage. Among those present were Messrs. Nugent Welch, Nelson Isaac, and A. C. McCormack, local artists. Others included Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kent, Mr. and Mrs. A. Burch. Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Gillespie, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hogg, Mrs. McCormack. Miss Welch, and Miss Geiger.

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