CHARITY BALI

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 226, 21 June 1934, Page 6

CHARITY BALI

Gay Scenes at the Town Hall There were over four thousand pink roses and hundreds of coloured lights used for the decoration of the Town Hall last evening, when the St. Vincent de Paul Society held their annual bail for charity. Trails of lycopodium entwined with roses fell in n circle from the central chandelier to the gallery, and the pillars were transformed info huge blue bonbons. Bonbons were also suspended from the ceiling, and at the back of the stage a gigantic fail twinkled with blue lights. The Concert Chamber was arranged as a supper room, and here the scheme of decoration was carried out with red and pink roses. A special feature of the ball was the presentation of forty-five debutantes to his Grace Archbishop .O’Shea, a most attractive and dignified ceremony. The debutantes, with their escorts, entered from the far door and walked the whole length of the hall to the stage, where each one was announced and made her curtsey. His Grace made a brief speech, after which the debutantes and their partners took the floor for the first dance.

The gallery was crowded with spectators, there being not a single seat vacant, and the ball itself was full to its capacity with dancers. The debutantes, many of whom came from Marlborough, the West Coast, and the Wairarapa, were:— •Miss Elva Leader, who wore a white georgette frock with panels of lace let into the skirt, and lace frills on the short sleeves. Miss Kathleen Leader, whose frock of cream windswept, satin had ruching round the hem and shoulder cape. Miss Joan George, in a frock of white shadow lace with frilled epaulettes, with a velvet coatee to match. Miss Ellie Thomas, v>hose frock of white needlerun lace was trimmed with fur and diamante. Mjss Patricia Thomas, in white angelskin lace witli flounced taffeta shoulder frills. The skirt, fell into a train at the back. .Miss Betty Creed, who wore a frock of ivory satin cut on classical lines with a flare from the hipline. Miss Nora Conrick, who wore white sand erepe, the skirt finished with a frill at the hem. A deep basque fell from the waistline, and the same effect was carried out in little shoulder capes. Miss Edna Hoskins, in a frock of ivory lace’ the skirt inset with gfilled godets. Mias Jeane Coker, who wore a white stiffened net. the neckline and skirt trimmed with taffeta ruchiugs. Miss Mary Freer-Hill, wearing a rose and tinsel embroidered French silk net frock with ruchings of taffeta. Miss Jeane Coker, wore a white lace lace frock, the skirt having godets of tulle; which also trimmed the coreage. .Miss Marie Dickinson, whose classical frock of ivory blistered matalasse had diamante buckles for its only trimming. She wore a bandeau of velvet flowers. Miss Marcelle Long, who was wearing a frock of white sand crepe cut on simple lines, with a gathered frill at the hem and shoulder line.

Miss Ella .Macrae, whose frock of ivory windswept satin was cut on straight lines, the cowl neckline in front falling to a draped back.

Miss Valerie Organ, whose whita.cbantilly lace frock over taffeta was trimmed with taffeta ruchings.

Miss Joyce Rogers, who wore an ivory georgette frock, with flounced skirt inset with godets of silk net. Silver and diamante trimmings outlined the neck.

Miss Noeline Croft, who wore a graceful frock of eau-de-nil crepe marocain with a short velvet coat to match.

Miss Margaret Lyons, whose ivory lace and georgette frock had a trained skirt and dropped shoulder line. She wore a bandeau of pink rosebuds. Miss Patricia Flan, whose frock of white cobweb lace had shoulder frills finished with net ruehing, and the flared skirt slightly trained. Miss Thelma Howard, in a Classical frock of white ring velvet with slashed capelet sleeves and diamond shaped decolletage.

Miss Kathleen 'Brosnahan, in ivory ring velvet,, flaring from the knees, wilh puffed sleeves and little shoulder cape. Miss Kathleen Jeffries, who wore a frock of shell pink angelskin lace with ruchings and sash of taffeta in a deeper shade of pink. Miss Marie Weybourne, wearing an ivory ring velvet frock, simply cut, with niched sleeves, and a coatee of scarlet velvet.

Miss Maureen McCarthy, who wore a frock of apple green mariette, the skirt inset with frilled godets. The bodice had a little frilled bertha, and was finished with a sash tying at the back. Miss Margaret Geor, whose frock of white georgette had a pin-tucked bodice and cowl nock. Four frills fell from the knees to the hem at the back. Miss Nuoni Rafter, who wore ivory windswept velvet trimmed with mariette. The okirt had deep flounces from the knees and the bodice was finished with epaulettes. Miss Kathleen Crewdsou, whose frock of white lace over satin was trimmed with diamante, and tied at the back with a bustle bow of taffeta.

Miss Margaret. Patterson, iu white silk net over taffeta. The double net skirt formed a slight train and a wide taffeta eash was tied at. the back. Four -little frills outlined the net'a. Miss Jean Brooks, whose frock had a fitting bodice of silver windswept satiu, scalloped at the hipline to a billowing organdie skirt, and finished with a silver sash. Miss Joan Hickmott, who wore an ice blue organdie lace frock with frills of plain organdie at the hem and round the shoulders. She also wore a little eream ring velvet coat. Miss Claire Hickmott, iu cream satiu spotted crepe, flaring from the knees with godets of graduated frills of georgette. The off the shoulder frilled bertha was outlined with tiny velvet roses, and she wore a crushed ermine coatee.

Miss Helen Skinner, who wore a frock of white windswept satin witli a cowl neckline and dropped ,sleeves. The skirt flared slightly from the knees,, and she also wore a little velvet cape. Miss Freda Redding wore while satin cut on classical lines, with niching at the knees and on the bouffant sleeves, the bodice buttoned up the back. Miss Mona Irvine, wearing a frock of white matalasse. cut on long straight lines and embroidered with seed pearls. Miss Lesley Kelly, whose frock of white stiffened net over tnffeta was trimmed with ruchings of taffeta on the skirt and over the shoulders, and finished wilh a taffeta bustle bow. Tiliss Veronica Morrison, in a frock of while crinkle crepe, with a cowl neckline trimmed with silver, and puffed sleeves ‘o the elbow. Miss Andrey McGill, who wore a graceful frock of white windswept velvet and georgette. Miss Maureen Costello, who was wea”ing- :i Victorian frock of cream organdie Ince, with frilled godets of silk net. and diamante shoulder straps. Aliss Mollv Reidy, who wore n white angelskin lace frock with insets of georgette in the skirt and n cowl neckline. Miss Doreen Hawkins, in while windswept satin, the fully-flared skirt edged with frills, which were repeated on Ihe capo sleeves. Miss Joan Dunlop, who was in a frilled frock of white georgette with a pink velvet sash and pink shoulder posy. Itliss Clare Abbott, wearing white panne velvet cut on princess lines, with cowl sleeves; and frilled train. Miss Elin Abbott, iu white and 'silver

maltalasse, with yoke and epaulets ot silver lauie. Mies Ada Mottram, whose ivory needlerun lace frock bad frilled godete of organdie finished with organdie and silver rewes. , , Miss .Mary Verrail, who wore a white windswept satin frock, with godets of frills from the knees, the frills being repeated over the shoulders. The chaperons were: —Mrs. E. J. Healy, who wore a black lace dress with a crimson rose on the shoulder, and a ring velvet jacket to’ match; Airs. J. AlcDennott, whose wine lace gown was worn with a short coat of gold lame; Mrs. J. H. Meyer, who wore black georgette patterned in blue and gold; Airs. Rolland O’Regan, who wore a dress of parchment chattel lace with a shoulder spray of freesias; and Airs. C. S. Plank, in a dress of lido blue lace with a paler blue spray of roses ou one shoulder. Those on the platform with Archbishop O'Shea were:—Rev. Dr. Mcßae, president of the Charity Ball Committee; Air. P. D. Hoskins, K.C.S.G., president of the Superior Council for New Zealand of the St. Vincent de Paul Society; and the following convenors of sub-committees: Colonel R. L. Evatt (supper), Alessrs. P. Hazeldon (hall), H, L. Ryan (invitations), J. Stratford (staffing), P. Williams (finance), P. A. Lawlor (publicity), M. J. Reardon (decorations), Colonel J. G. Roache (hon. secretary), and Mesdnmes J. McDermott, and C. <S. Plank. The supper arrangements were in the hands of a large band of ladies representative of the e'ty and suburbs, under the supervision of Mcsdames M. Gleeson and Compton, with Colonel 11. L. Evatt as convenor. The beautiful decorations had been planned by Miss Alice A. Gray, who was assisted by members of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, and others. The Al.G.'s were Messrs. H. Cuming, P. F. Hazeldon, R. 13. Knight, ,1. K. Torbit, and J. R. Wickcliffe. Among those present wore:—Mr. and Mrs. P. Lawlor, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gagliardi, Mr. and Mrs. R. Ashby, Air. and Airs. Thomas (Blenheim), Air. and Airs. 0. Johnson, Mr. and Airs. L. J. Reid, Airs. C. Gregory. Airs. M. Wander, Mr. and Airs. B. F. Kelly, Alqs. O'Brien, Airs. Copestake, Air. TI. A. Brown, Aliases T. Breen. Al. Madden, N. Wakcm, K. Afagerk. G. Souter, R. and G. Gussco't, Al. Bown, M. O'Connell. Al. 'Bell, E. Blick, E. Crump. M. Rogers. K. Harris, J. Rogers, C. O’Donnell. W. and G. Davitt. G. Fitzgerald, ’ E. Gamble, T.. Denton, P. Beveridge, R. and S. Martindale. Farrnnt (2), Al. Alunro, M. Goodson, AL Haughey. Swanson, N. Higgins, T. Ledingham, P. O'Connor, E. Hepburn. A. Kenny, M. Cook, J. Milner, M. Collins, H. Jnckson, P. and M. Bourke, J. Adams. N. Cooper, S. Hughes. Messrs. R. Collins, C._ Fanner, M. Goodson, J. Byrne, AL O'Connor, A. Skinner, P. Adams. DANCING SEASON. Corsage Sprays of Orchids. Roses, and Violets. Debutantes’ Posies. —Miss Murray, 36 Willis Street. Phone 40-511. —Advt.