CAPPING BALL

Evening Star, Issue 22954, 11 May 1938, Page 15

CAPPING BALL

IN HONOUR OF THE GRADUATES OF 1938 BRILLIANT FUNCTION IN THE TOWN HALL The Town Hall presented a very striking appearance on Monday evening, w'hen the Capping Ball, given in honour of the vear’s graduates, was staged by the Chancellor of the Otago University and members of the Students’ Association. A very unusual and attractive decorative scheme had been chosen, and was very much admired by the large crowd of dancers, numbering some 800, who attended the

function. The hall was festooned across with dainty fluttering streamers in all the varying shades of fuchsia and cyclamen which swayed with the movements of the dancers. The stage was quite a triumph of the decorator’s art, where scattered in profusion were baskets of artificial flowers, carried out in tonings to match the scheme of the main hall to make a picturesque background for the abundance of ferns and greenery with which this part of the hall was richly supplied. The softlyshaded lighting effects enhanced the picturesqueness of the scene, and the long baskets complete with blooms stood out in bold relief when the lights in the hall were dimmed. A spotlight with its constantly-changing colours picked out the couples as they circled the floor, and its vivid rays chased up and down the walls, around the floor, and back again to the members of the orchestra, who were seated on the stage. The Concert Chamber, where supper ■was served, had also received attention from the decorators, and conspicuous at each table were the colours of Otago University—blue and gold. 1 Large vases of chrysanthemums adorned the tables, which were draped in a simple but effective manner.

Reception of Graduates. The graduates, who wore academic dress for the first part of the evening, were received at the entrance by the president of the Students’ Association, Mr W. D. Borrie, and the lady vicepresident, Miss Doris Francis, whose charming and unusual gown of grape bloom taffeta displayed a trained back of rainbow tonings, set into the waistline in godets and flaring out in a most fascinating fashion as the wearer danced. She wore a dainty posy at the neckline, and in her hair to match the colours of the skirt and earned a bouquet of pink ixias and violets, the gift of the Students’ Association. Associated with them were the Chancellor, Mr W. J. Morrell, and Mrs Morrell, the latter wearing a graceful trained gown of black velvet with a corsage spray of mauve orchids, which toned with her bouquet of chrysanthemums and violets, also a gift from the Students’ Association. The chaperons for the evening were: Dr and Mrs . J. Turner, the latter wearing a frock of peacock green satin with a short ooatee in fuchsia taffeta, and Dr and Mrs C. M. Focken, frock of aquamarine green, “with a matching caipo, fur-edged. The graduates present were Miss Helene Denford, white satin and taffeta, with gold ornaments; Miss Gertrude Hall; Miss Frances Alexander, turquoise taffeta, with mauve and pink roses; Miss Elizabeth Barton; Miss Sybil Cochrane; Miss Nancy Hay; Miss Annie Humphreys, figured green satin, with gold accessories; Miss Mary • Jetferis; Miss Jessie Lawless; Miss Theodora Marsh; Miss Mildred Sainsbury; Miss Grace M'Millan; Miss Joy Rae, lupin blue chiffon with petunia; Miss Ruth Haig, cream floral embossed satin; Dr M. R. Jackson; Mrs Butler; Miss Mary Moody, gold figured satin with a cyclamen sash; Miss Dorothy M'Leod, floral satin with silver; Miss Ellen Naylor, green georgette; Miss Phyllis Blake; Miss Alice Miller, blue taffeta; Miss Isabel Reid, lemon taffeta with accessories to tone; Miss Rona Simpson; Miss Alice Thompson, green tatteta; Miss Isabella Thorn.; Miss Botty Uren, blue lace and taffeta; Miss Freda Wilson; Miss Evelyn Brookfield, clover taffeta with Paisley silk coatee; Miss Emily Cairns; Miss Dorothy Doak; Miss Olive Hills; Miss Catherine Catherwood; Miss Margaret Dalrymple; Miss Jean Hanning; Miss Alison Menzies; Miss Patricia Macalister; Miss Joyce Wilson; Messrs F. W. Guest, W. J. Meade, J. C. Mowat, Dr T. Vernon Griffiths, Messrs G. S. Betting, G. H- Boyee, E. W. Calverley, G. E. Dallard, E. R. Duncan, H. Hudson. C. W. Mack. C. W. R. Madill, O. W. Miles. A. A. Rayner, J. T. Holloway, C. P. Bruce, I. L. Burr, J. A. Cole, E. G. Edie, T. H. Kennedy, R. W. Munro, S. N. Slater, J. G. Y. Beath, E. P. Blamires, W. B. Carswell, C. J. Corbet, D. E. Duncan, 6. D. Falloon, N. -V. Farrell, W. R. Geddes, S. A. Grave, G. H. Green, K. A. Hadfield, W. St. O. Hormanm G. S. Miller, W. G. M'lntosh, A. D. Robertson, R. H. Wade, W. A. Willocks, L. W. Woods, J. A. P. Worthington, P. B Aldridge, J. S. Coombs. J. D. Coulter, E. A. Hogg, 0. D. Paterson, G. M. Smith, G. Si. Spence, J. W. Bain, J. D. C. Neill, E. F. P. Smith, D. L. Wood, J. T. Andrews, V. G. Brown, T. K. Cowan, H. W. King, ■E. O’. Knewstubb, N. S. M'lvor, H. D. M'Millan, J. M. Taylor, J. A. P. Worthington, A. K. Chirnside, H. R. Holloway, N. E. Mathewson, D. M. Page, Drs W. M. W. Brookfield, H. E. H. Denham, M. R. Fitchett, W. M. Manchester, T. H. MacCormac, W. J. B. M'Farland, A. C. Stewart, F. A. Sundstrum, D. R. White, J. L. Wright. Other guests were; The. mayor and Sirs E. T. Cox, Persian rust satin; Lady Sidey, violet satin; Dr and Mrs R. J. T. Bell, black lace; Dr and Mrs G. E. Thompson, wine-coloured lace and wrap; Mr and Mrs Mark Hanan, white lace; Mr and Mrs W. Thomson; Sir and Mrs Stewart Falconer, midnight blue velvet; Mr and Mrs O. C. Stephens, petunia taffeta; Mr and Mrs A. C. Stephens, purple chiffon; Mr and Mrs D. Solomon, lime green cloque; Dr and Mrs Bevan Dodds; Mr and Mrs M. R. Greenslade, floral frock; Mr and Mrs Fen Sligo, fuchsia frock; Mesdames Thacker (Christchurch), black satin, powder blue scarf; Frank Curtis, black silk velvet; T. H. Wilkinson, flowering currant georgette; J. W. White, Marina green suede cloth: R. Stone, gold lame; M. M'Murrie, black taffeta; J. S. Fleming, white satin and silver lace; Norman Henderson, amber lace and net frills; Phillip Braham, black chiffon, with diamante clips; N. Sligo, cream metalasse, inlaid gold feather; Norman Greenslade, blue dhennelle velvet; David Langley, blue ripple crepe and blue squirrel wrap; H. H. Shostrom, silver lame and diamente; D. Hamilton-Cam-eron. white, red, and black floral silk; T. H. M'Cormac, black velvet with gold orchid; Misses Una Francis, cream taffeta and velvet; Barbara Hallett, dark blue water taffeta; Mary Ibbotson, ice blue lace; J. E. Emslie, novelty tinsel; Chris Spence-Sales, cerise flared taffeta; Margaret Rodd (Christchurch), pink taffeta; Eileen Richards, midnight blue taffeta; Elsie Gibbons, floral taffeta; Dorothy Spence-Sales, peacock blue taffeta; Betty Mncassey, black taffeta with orchid; Barbara Williams, wine chiffon; Kathleen Nees, green velvet; Olga Nees, white taffeta: Winnie MacKeasg; Molly Watson; Elisabeth Piper (Ashburton); Claire Smith (Invercargill); Alary Buchanan, blue taffeta; Jean Abraham, white floral ninon; Ellen Gilchrist CU.S.A.), pink floral taffeta: Eleanor Carswell, striped taffeta; Pat Watts, black floral taffeta; Dorothy Doorly, gold lame; Beth Hoyles (Inver-

cargill), white frock, ric-rac trimming; Lois Blank, gold satin; Leslie Twyneham (Christchurch), gold taffeta; Prue Todd, pink tinsel chiffon over green; Mollie Jamieson, cyclamen frock, Oriental coatee; Vyvian Dawson (Mew Plymouth), black lace; Margaret Webb (Christchurch), black lace; Byllee Henderson, moonbeam shot taffeta; Jocelyn Hunter, black figured taffeta; Kathleen Greenslade, black chiffon; Nance Moodie, fuchsia taffeta; Margaret Anderson, black painted velvet; Euphio Smith, striped crepe; Elsie M'Donald; Kathleen Nees, green marquisette and gold; Violet Mee, pink taffeta; Leslyo Smith, brown taffeta; Edith Barrett, white organdie, feather trimming; Katharine Napier, red net over satin; Valda Brown, black frock; Audrey Adams, white chiffon and silver; Mary Norris, pink georgette; Jean Murray, fuchsia taffeta; Jean Stcnhouse, shell pink organdie; Natalie Lough, peacock green frock; Margaret Wigley, cire rust cloque; Ethel Wrightson, pale green tulle and velvet; Joan Harper, gold taffeta; Olga Millar, lemon taffeta and net; Juno Aitken, white silk net; Betty Rhodes, ice blue chiffon; Frances Perry, silver satin; Frances M'Bridc, red earth cereal crepe; Margaret Treacy, turquoise faconne and sequins; Meryl Oaten, pink embossed taffeta; R. Baird (Invercargill), §reen and floral georgette; Barara Weil, blue check taffeta; Hazel Brown, brown embroidered lace; Joyce M‘Donald, white ninon; Catherine Sim, lavender taffeta; Joyce Carrington, ivory and gold cloque; Doris Forster, white floral georgette; Lillian Cooper, mulberry spotted taffeta; Mattie Edgar, silver satin; E. Somerfield, sea-green cloque; Molly Scott, green lace; Elvie Green, pink floral .taffeta; Doreen Stuart, clover moiree taffeta; Margaret Elder, scarlet crepe; Margaret M'Bride, cyclamen pony skin taffeta ; E. Brown, black taffeta and sequins ; Nancy Logan (Napier), turquoise blue redingote; Lorna Scott, brown silk velvet; Eileen Wacher, blue floral taffeta; Mollie Reid, lavender windswept satin; Norma Bain, midnight blue angel skin; Edith Cooper, white georgette and gold satin;. Eve Barnott, black tulip satin and cloth of gold; Joyce Paul, green crepe de chine; Eunice Brown, purple satin marocain, with gold; Eileen Wilson, rust figured satin ; Joan Cunliffe, lavender and black embossed taffeta; Brenda Wishart, figured faconne; Bernice Williamson, blue embossed satin, with silver;, L. F. M'Cormack, royal blue, chromium trimming; Rita Monson, brown and gold velvet; Clarrie Hunter, wine velvet; K. Coughlanl emerald chiffon, trimmed with white; Rosa Moody, .spotted net; Helen Wood, water moire satin'; Joan Finlayson, petunia georgette, multi-coloured stones; Pat ißenzoni, rust satin; Nance Glasson, green satin; Jeanne Russell, blue taffeta; Constance Potts, violet satin beaute, white fur; Iris Gordon, black Italian sombre, scarlet trimmings; Patricia Watts, black floral taffeta; Olive Wright, blue lace over satin; May Hungerford, gold cloth; Freda Ledlie, apricot floral taffeta; Ismay Paterson, blue spotted mousselaine; Pat. Strachan, green georgette, gold accessories; Shona Duncan, black figured crepe de chine, velvet redingote; Hazel Munro, black diamante and red poppies; Audrey M'Caul, pink and blue floral faconne taffeta; Judy Gallaway, blue and white striped crinkly crepe; Eileen Richards, dark blue taffeta, laced with red velvet; Ray Porteous, pink crepe and red flowers; W. Lindon, gold satin; H. Campbell, blue American taffeta; Cathie Loch'head, pink taffeta; Arita M‘Neur, lemon embossed taffeta, with mauve; Kathleen Taylor, black moire taffeta skirt, floral moire top, silver accessories; Evelyn Rosevear, figured satin; Muriel Lane, black satin; Betty Molesworth (Auckland), white figured satin; M. Gibson, green floral taffeta; Anne Joughin, wine chiffon velvet; Glynn Ingram, primrose velvet; Margaret Pooke, blade velvet; Sheila Robertson, shirred taffeta; Valma Gain, blue georgette (Grecian); Betty Randle, purple shot taffeta; Deirdre Bain, floral georgette; Meronea Hankey, blue taffeta; Jean Rumbold (Christchurch), sea green taffeta, with darker green velvet trimmings; B. Finlayson, black net and taffeta; M. Nevill, old-world frock of ivory taffeta ; Mary M'Cormack, cerise taffeta;. Cath Reidy, blue and pink shot silk taffeta; Norma Spedding, white taffeta; Doreen Rhodes, blue satin; Valerie North, blue velvet; Rita Caulfield (Invercargill), dull red crepe American frock; Marion Dryden, blue floral satin; Esme Hankey, flame taffeta; Margaret Anderson, black silk, lacquered velvet; Evelyn Little, Mack silk velvet; Shelagh Mooney, georgette autumn snades of green and flame; Amy M'Menamin, blue net, with gold trimmings; Ismay M‘Millan, pink taffeta ; Enid Harrison, figured pink taffeta ; Roma Trafford, midnight blue taffeta; B. Ross, black and white taffeta; Dorothy Paterson, blue and silver brocade; P. Dougall, black taffeta, with silver spray; Joyce Ingram, white metal cloque; Mona Madigan, mustard lace, with mustard coatee and gold shoes; D. G. .Ewing, black taffeta; Eileen Mollison, pink embroidered Anglaise, trimmed black velvet; D. Meggett, pale blue net and taffeta; Breta Callender, black elephant crepe; H, Fleming, wine frock, black coatee; Doreen Cameron, turquoise blue silk velvet; N. Hall, Mack frock, with powder blue coat; Lorraine Benton, black taffeta, lined with crimson; Eleanor Cleland, green cloque, relieved with petunia flowers; Vera Venn, black satin; E. Robertson, black velvet and sequins; R. Fairbairn, pink redingote; Fay Cameron, floral chiffon.