STUDENTS' BALL

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 115, 15 May 1920, Page 10

STUDENTS' BALL

CONCLUSION OF CAPPING FESTIVITIES. A fitting finale to the cheery time which usually accompanies the capping celebrations took place last night at the. Town Hall in the form of a ball, at which there were nmny "Victoria College students and their friends. Some of the decorations which made the hall so attractive at the. Prince of Wales welcome ball, and the soft, mauve-shaded canopy and primrose-shaded lamps were again admired) being reminiscent of Parma- violets and primoses, one of the most beautiful possible N combinations o± colour. Mr. Cowley's orchestra discoursed sweet music, and the absence of the "jazz" style .and .the return, to the stately and beautiful wiltz music was a relief to many present. Supper was set in the Concert Chamber, and was provided by Messrs. Dustin. Quite a number of the girl graduates who had. recently taken their degrees were present, among them being Miss J. Anson, B.Sc, in white georgette and silver trimming; Mrs. Tocker, 8.A., in white georgette over . silk and pearl trimming; Muss R. Sievwright, B.Sc, in pale blue and silver trimming; Miss I. Sievwright, B.Sc, . promrose nefc and sequin passementerie; also Misses D. Bingham. M.A., A. Cocker, M.A., H. Forsyth, 8.A., M. Harlo-, 8.A., D. Johnstone, 8.A., 8.-Kelsey, 8.A., L. Keys, 8.A., M. Lennon, 8.A., W. Mather, 8.A., G. Mackenzie, 8.A., A. Moncnefi, 8.A., D. Priestlay, 8.A., Fenton, 8.A., E. Pope, 8.A., ahdi others. Among those present were Lady Stout in pale mauve velvet and lace; Mm. Rankine Brown, black net over satin with jet trimming; Mrs. Adamson; Mrs. Somrnerville, fjold net over pale green satin with passemf-n----terie to match ; Miss England ; Miss Maitland, black satin and lace -vit-k a crimson, rose ; Mrs. Eichelbaum. coppercoloured satin with georgette and gold trimming, and p. back draping of jialoblue georgette; Miss Easterfield, pa-le-blue flounced ninon over silk ; Miss Corrigan, black net embroidered in goid ever satin with panels formed with crimson roses; Miss V. Leicester, black georgette over satin with touches of jet; Dr. Ada. . Paterson, black satin with green sa+ir. rose.; Miss Bix Trott, black, geo■.■potto with lines of irridescenfc heads; Miss Charters, pale pink with bodice swathed with floral ninon ; Miss Roughton, paleblue crepe-de-chine ; Miss Willcocks, rose crepe-de-chine; Miss Kelsey, palo pink charmeuse and embroidered net overdress ; Mrs. Vickerman, blue silk veiled with gold lace; Miss Hetherington, rose charmeuse; Misses D. Macandrew, Roughton, Hodder, Cooke, S. Darling, Butler, Lyra Taylor, Renner, Duncan (2), Ross, Withing, Morpeth, "Keyworth, 55ita Chapman. .Among the notable gowns were the: following:—A jade green charmeuse draped grown, with a v-shaped corsage trimming in old rose' softened with white georgette ; a rose net dress with a "swathed belt o£ magenta, many flounces being edged with the same shade : a pale lemon net, much flowered and finished with panel sash of tangerine; pearl grey charmeuse and- georgette with touches of silver; deep sky-blue pleated georgette with wide silver tissue, panels and bow ; vivid rose georgette with gold roses; flame colour miroir velvet with outlines of irridescent, chains and passementerie; pale pink satin with hip bows of tulle of a deeper shade fastened with roses; apricot .net over satin with bodice draping and short sleeves of gold net; gold and green and gold tissue with flounces edged with net of a deeper shade of green. Professors Marsden, Sommerville, Rankine-Brown, Tennant, and. Mr. Do la Mare (Hamilton), Dr. Albn Thompson, Mr. F. Bakewell, Mr. F. P. Wilson, Mr. Eichelbaum, Dr. Adams, and others were among those present.