FANCY BALL AT HASTINGS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3813, 4 October 1883, Page 3

FANCY BALL AT HASTINGS.

The committee of the evening quadrille assembly, determined to terminate their past season successfully, decided to hold a fancy ball, which came off in the Town Hall last night, and was a most unqualified success. About forty couples attended, some of the dresses being most elegant. Where fill wore so well dressed it is almost impossible to single out any one to whom the palm can be given ; however, by common consent, the following ladies may bo said to have divided their claim to " belle " : —Miss Dennett, Mrs Thaycr, Miss McGlashan, and Mrs Parker. Mr Thayer officiated as master of ceremonies in a masterly manner, while Messrs Newbold, Shanloy, and Harrison supplied tho necessary music to the satisfaction of all. The following is a list of the costumes: —Mr Aldridge, Con Cregan ; Mr Baddeley, Fisher Boy ; Mr Broughton, Huntsman ; Mr Barry, Bandsman ; Mr Burgess, Italian Peasant; Mr Chapman, Drum-Major; Miss Clifton, Yachting suit; Miss Collins, Lady 19th Century ; Miss Cheer, Italian Orangegirl : Miss Chapman, Queen of Roses ; Mr Clifford, Louis VIII. ; Mr Cantle, Volunteer uniform: Mr Chadwick, Clown ; MiDennett, Man-of-war's man; Miss Dennett, Starlight; Mrs Deane, Flower Girl; Mr Edwards, Salem Scudder; Mr Fraser, Master Gunner; Mrs Gooseman, Lady 19 th Century ; Mr Greensides, Chinaman; Mr Honner, Don Ciesar ; Mrs G. Hayes, evening dress ; Mr Kearso, jockey ; Mr Lawton, Don Cicsar ; Miss L. Langlcy, Mabel; Mrs Lawliss, Satanclla; Miss A. Langley, flower girl; Miss Londcrgan, Grace Darling ; MiMartin, Huntsman ; Mr Murray, Courtier Louis XIII; Mr McLeod, Earl of Richmond ;Mr Maddison, Grand Turk: Mrs Maddison, Miss Hardcastle ; Miss McGlashan, roses : Mr Nuttall, Spanish Brigand ; Mrs Nuttall, Spanish Flower Girl; Mrs Parker, night-showers ; Mrs Smith, cherry ripe ; Mr Selig, Sambo ; Mr Sutherland, jockey; Mr 11. Smith, cricketer; Mr Smith, Grosvenor ; Mr Stanley, touchstone ; Mr Thompson, evening costume; Mr Thaycr, military train ; Mrs Thaycr, night; Mr 'Taylor, early dawn; Miss Thayer, Spring; Mr Taylor, Emperor of China; Miss M. "Ward, Nancy Lee ; Miss Ward, Easter Daisy; Miss L. Ward, Red Riding Hood ; Mr D. Woods, William Tell; Mr Wright, evening costume ; Mr Warren, stockman.