THE POLO BALL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 80, 16 March 1934, Page 14

THE POLO BALL

MANY DEBUTANTES. ; \ ERY SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION. Many visitors from all parts of Hawke's Bay were present at the Polo Ball, which was held last evening in the Assembly Hall, Hastings. It was a very timely and popular function, for it was arranged so that the polo players 1 competing n> the Yankee tournament I could be present, and it also attracted I numbers of country people who had | come to town for the Autumn Show. | The ladies’ committee comprised, i Mesdames F. Mackenzie, <l. Lyons, I Neil Campbell (bon. secretary), 0 | Nelson, J .J. Gatenby, W. Mackenzie, Forbes McHardy, J. Chambers, A. Symes, Misses C. Symes, S. Russell and J. Ormond. The Assembly Hall looked particularly festive, the decorative scheme showing considerable taste and origin- ■ ality. At the right side of the room I as one entered was a special dais for ' the orchestra (Les. Henry’s). The ! orchestral platform was decorated with gay Howers effectively'massed, such as Michaelmas daisies, dahlias, and African marigolds, with a formal background of small fan palms. Mr s Jack | Chambers had carried out this floral I scheme. The hall was adorned with tall branches of line bamboo with a gay bunch of bowers at the base of each, • the stands all being tied with the polo colours. Above the stage were massed radiating streaineus ail in the club colours —black, scarlet, and yeilow—tied with a large cluster of the same colours. A bright carpet and chairs with cushions and a tail jar of golden rudbeckias gave a cheerful air. In the supper-room the tables all i looked really charming. Mrs J. J. [ Gatenby assisted by Miss C. Symes had I carried out the arduous task of decora--1 tion, and the whole effect was excep- | tionally striking. There were great : silver bowls along the tables, these i being filled .with golden-rod, dahlias m i gold tones, yellow galliardias, Iceland i poppies, little branches of yellow crab- [ applets, and japoniea fruits. Added I beauty was given by the numbers of 1 silver miniature Savile cups (won by i the club at different times), in each of which stood a candle, and there were also dozens of tall real silver candlei sticks with candles and pale parchment i shades. A buffet supper was provided. Near the supper-room was a small room where tables for bridge were j arranged. The earthquake at 11 p.nt. caused only a temporary lull in the evening s enjoyment, due to the commendable action of Les. Henry’s orchestra in immediately striking up a dance tune THE DEBUTANTES. A great many young girls made this i their “coming out” ball, and their I ve, .y pretty frocks were most, attractive. Miss Dorothy Wilson (debutante), I daughter of Dr. and Mrs 11. Al. Wilson, looked pretty in her gown of white lace The bodice was finished at the neck with a luce bertha edged with velvet ribbon forming sleeves over the shoulder, and a narrow belt. The skirt was long and flared with soft lace flounces edged with velvet ribbon. White satin shoes were worn, and a dainty posy ot paste] pink and blue I flowers carried. i Miss Geraldine Miller (debutante), I daughter of Mr and Mrs Nicholson ■ Miller, of Havelock North, wore a frock of French ivory georgette cut on straight medieval lines flaring from the knees. A handsome square collar of

silver lame cut low at the back and caught with a diamante brooch, finished the bodice. She wore a silver band in her hair, wore white satin shoes, and a cape of white embossed satin lined with pink. Her posy was of pink rosebuds. Miss Marjorie Logan (debutante), daughter of Mr and Mrs F. B. Logan, of Xvereru, wore a gown of pale pink lace over pink erepe-de-chtne, the closely fitting bodice was cut low at the bacK and finished on the shoulder with little bows of pink velvet and silver tissue. A pale pink velvet and silver tissue sash defined the waist and the skirt was fully Hared from just above the knees, f'ale pink shoes were worn and her pink posy was tied with ribbons of silver tissue. Miss Manon Tennent (debutante), daughter of Mr and Airs H. B. Tennent, vVaitnarama. wore a frock of heavy satin in ivory tint, witli a closely Htting bodice and skirt fitting tightly to the knees and cut in diagonal flares from the hips. A short bolero coatee of ivory satin with cape sleeves was worn, ivory satin shoes, and a Victorian posy carried of palest pink and. blue flowers. Miss Joan Harrison (debutante), daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Harrison, of Twyford, was attired in a very dainty gown of cream lace. Moire ribbon was looped effectively on the shoulders and also formed a bow down the back. A very quaint and pretty cape of velvet and real ermine fur was worn, and a posy of creamy and orange flowers carried Miss Ruth Hyslop (debutante), daughter of Air. W. Hyslop, Hastings, was in a dainty dress of French ivory georgette made in prineesse style with diagonal effect moulding the hips and long fully flared skirt. The bodice had a finely ruched bow at the shoulder, and the elbow length lantern sleeves were composed of tiny pink fril's. Her posy was of pink roses and she wore an ivory velvet coatee with collar of ermine. Miss Tui Morrin (debutante), daughter of Air. and Mrs, T. V. Morrin, Hastings, was gowned in white Venetian needle-run lace cut on graceful lines over pale pink satin the bodice made with a clasp neckline and pleated epaulettes of georgette over the shoulders. The long skirt, had finely pleated flounces of georgette at the hem and a georgette sash and bow finished the waist. A crushed-ermine cape with deep band of white fur was worn, and the pretty ensemble was completed with a posy of white and pink rosebuds. Miss Alary Bibby (debutante), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bibby. Onga Onga, chose a very attractive frock of cream needle-run lace cut on graceful lines, the bodice finished on the shoulders with hand-made taffetas flowers edged with silver to form capelett.es. A sarh of taffetas encircled the waist and the skirt, which was flareil from the knees had three rows of taffetas flowers edged with silver matching the bodice. A lovely bouquet of cyclamen ami rose carnations and gladioli was carried. Miss Mary MeOaw (debutante), daughter of Air. and Airs. W. Al eCaw, wore a soft.lv flounced Victorian froea of deep ivory georgette, the bodice worn in off-the-shonlder fashion with ■> flounce and pretty applique in paste! tinted satin, the long very fully flared skirt had floral clusters of pasteltinted satin applique. An ivory crepe silk capo was worn, satin shoos, and she carried a sweet posy of carnations in deep rose tint, also tiny delphinium, pansies, and maidenhair fern with lilac ribbons. Miss Bettv Blundell (debutante’', daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .1. Blundell.

Waipawa, was a very pretty debutante in white organdie lace with bands over the shoulders in ruffled organdie and ruffles in scrolled effect on the long skirt. A pale pink and green head bandeau matched her very pretty posy of rose buds and ribbons. THE COMMITTEE. Mrs. Fred Mackenzie wore a verysmart model frock of heavy striped black faille silk, the sleeves quaintly flared and puffed, and the bodice bunded finely over black net. A flame flower was worn at the neckline ano also a coatee of flame. Mrs. J. Lyons wore a becoming ensemble of wine panne velvet, the ! bodice closely fitting and the skirt long, with a wine panne velvet coatee Airs. Neil Campbell (honorary secre tary of the ball committee) was charmingly gowned in cerulean-blue ring velvet. The bodice was cut very low at the back with narrow bands clasped at the back of the waistline with r. large cluster of briliants from which fell soft sash drapery. Airs. J. J. Gatenby’s grown was fashioned of deep coral lace with soft lac<flounces flaring from below the hips diagonally, and a little laee coatee with collar of sable fur, and a long neck lace of real coral was worn Mrs. W. Mackenzie wore a long slinily fitting dress of beige lace, the bodice softly gathered in Empire effect, worn with a coatee of deep blue panne velvet. Airs. Forbes McHardy looked very smart in a slimly cut model of heavy ivory crepe silk with design of narrow crossing lines in scarlet and emerald green, the skirt fitting at the hips and flaring at the hem. A green sash drapery at the back of the waist matched her green shoes. Airs. Jack Chambers’ frock was of pastel blue and cherry floral ninon with a deep cherry sash and cherry shoes. Airs. A. Symes wore a handsome model of black lace with flesh pink georgette deeply inset on the prineesse corsage which was effectively embroidered with jet. Miss Connie Symes wore a very pretty frock of white, deep-blue and pink floral Swiss muslin; the waist had a pink sash and pink shoes were worn. Miss Sallie Russell was in deep apricot georgette made on long simply cut lines with a little georgette shoulder cape tying in front. Miss Jacqueline Ormond looked very striking in a frock of flame angelskin lace with a soft shoulder capo of the same lace, and flame shoes. SOME STRIKING FROCKS. Mrs Laurence (Haumoana) wore a striking dress of black and white satin with a spray of real flowers at rhe shoulder; Mrs H. M. Wilson, becoming ensemble of black georgette and lace; Mrs Crompton, lapiz blue lace frock with a little coatee and long flared skirt; Airs Bennett (India), charming dress of fine black Chantilly lace, the skirt very flared at the hem ; Mrs W. McCaw wore a smartly cut model of black georgette and lace, the long skirt flared and inset with a lace panel at the front and back; Mrs T. V. Alorrin, black lace model gown with a black panne velvet coatee with white fur collar; Airs Thompson, black panne velvet with white tur trimming the black velvet cape; Airs Nicholson Miller wore a black model of georgette and lace cut on straight lines, the skirt pannelled. A handsome grey f ur-trimmed cape was worn; Mrs Earle, chrysanthe-green lace frock, the pretty bertha edged with narrow green net; Airs Bauchop, very attractive gown of heavy moire silk made on long graceful lines; Mrs J. Wedd, model of pearl-grey crushed ring-velvet with relief of turquoise at the back of the low cut neckline matching turquoise beads and shoes; Mrs Barron, handsome gown of gold brocade with line net hem line in full flares; Airs G. Rochfort, becoming dress of wine-red inset with flesh pmk in embossed effect. Airs Noel Beamish, very pretty model of Mary-blue- georgette and net, the long full skirt inset with tiny frilled godets of net and embossed with silver- sequins; Mrs Eric Beamish, smartly cut model of beige georgette moulded and flared from the hips, with puffed short sleeves, and a spray of flame rosebuds at the neckline; Mrs Harold Beamish, effectively draped gown of ivory French georgette embroidered finely in silver with a deep V at the back and long gracefully fitting skirt; Airs H B. Tennent, gown of black panne velvet with a wrap of silver tissue relieved with cerise; Airs J. Kelly, long gown gracefully moulded to a flared train of petunia and silver brocade in a radiating design, worn with petunia shoes; Eric Nelson, frock of black georgette and emerald green, the green bodice crossing and tying at the waist and a flared shoulder cape of green; Mrs J. Lowry, vivid frock of scarlet crepe flammsol with a cowl neck finished with a large scarlet flower of the material; Airs Esmond Greig (Wellington), very smart gown cut on long slim lines of Burgundy angelskin lace, the fitting skirt flaring at the hem in a circular flounce of ringvelvet; Mrs W. R. Stead, very charming frock of deep delphinium-blue embossed georgette, with a gold tissue coat finished with collar of beige fox; Mrs Frank Gordon, sapphire-blue sandcrepe frock, o ith long flared skirt, and short puff sleeves; Mrs J. Blundell (Waipawa), very attractive black angelskin lace frock with a square cut neckline ; Airs Frank Donnelly, pretty dress of mbss-green floral ring velvet; Airs Thornley Sherrat.t, sapphire-blue and maize floral georgette frock ; Airs Pat White, lapiz blue frock of georgette with narrow frilled godets inset on the flared skirt; Airs Maxwell, primrose and apricot floral satin frock with gold shoes; Airs S. Inglis (Puketapu), cream peau d’ange lace frock cut on beautifully moulded lines; Mrs Thompson, black panne velvet frock worn with a velvet cape trimmed with white fur; Mrs F. C. Fryer, blaca lace and net frock, the neckline studded with brilliants and trimmed with taffetas applique; Airs H. Glazebrook, white and black frock of satin beaute with ivhite satin Howel's over the shoulder and a finely gaged waist line at the back; Mrs W. Harrison, becoming gown of Burgundy georgette with a little coatee and a spray of real pansies in the same shade; Mrs T. Tyrer, very pretty dress of pale pink net with tiny flounces in godets and a deep V neckline at the back. Miss Helen Miller, English model Victorian frock of lemon figured taffetas and tulle, witli a closely fit ting bodice and long full skirt composed of alternate bands of tulle and taffetas, with blue shoes; Miss Ma.-garet Miller I w<re a. pink figured Fr-n-h ”0.,e. the skirt, of pink organdie flaring 'ruin the knees and trimmed with cb>'ry flewers, and pretty eherrv.coloured shoes were worn. Miss Aluym.or ' Aucl land), long handsome gown of Biin.niidv Itiee, the bedice swatlie I and crossing at the

back; Miss Pat von Dadelszcu looked smart in geranium faille with finely gaged bow in front of the Icw-eut bodice, and a white ea;e of silk crepe with a band oi marmot fur; Miss Fllen Digge (England), very smart gown of flame lace with white fur on the flame lace cape; Miss Euth Small, jade green wool lace frock with capelet sleeves; Miss M. Nairn, pale ninit organdie lace with stiff little lace flounces over the shoulders; Miss Nancy Van Asch, blue organdie with fluffy ruffles at the shoulders: Miss Cecily Bell, fine jade green and white checked organdie; Miss Hazel Chambers, pale pink crepe flannnsol with a long skirt and moulded hip line; Miss Hazel Bell, smart organdie frock in black and gold lines, forming a cheek effect over white with pleated graduated flounce defining low neck; Miss Margaret Bell, vivid flame georgette frock with striking white de-, sign and capelet shoulders; Miss Paterson, white and green muslin with green shoulder flower on the neck flounce; Miss Fryer, ceil blue satin, the coatee made with puffed sleeves and ruffled edges; Miss Alix Koclifort. striped yellow and black organdie, the low-cut neckline slightly flounced and finished with a tie of black velvet ribbons; Miss Yolande Pettit, blue, cherry and white floral muslin with puff sleeves and a cherry belt; Miss Renee Reeve, long white dimity muslin ruffled at the hem with a pretty coatee of blue ninon and lace; Miss Helen Coleman, I- reach blue suede crepe with a long moulded skirt flaring at the hem and a shoulder cape of the material; Miss P. Candy, deep peach crepe with a soft neck fold and ties at the back; Miss Jill Moodie. (Napier), dark wine lace slimly-fitting frock with a brilliant clasp and cerise shoulder flower; Miss Sophie Davidson, pink satin frock with short puffed sleeves;' Miss Phyllis Stead (Melbourne), chrysanthe-green chiffon frock prettily draped and very long, with side sash drapery’of japoniea chiffon; Miss June Humphries (Napier), dove-grey and white moulded frock with narrow bands holding the backless corsage over the shoulders; Miss Mary Rainoow, black panne velvet model, the slashed back studded with brilliants; Miss lole Hill, fluffy frock of pink organdie with flared petals on the shoulders and a flared sash; Miss Nancy CromptonSmith, white and powder-blue floral taffetas with a little bolero coatee; Miss Jean Ballantyne, beige organdie with flared ruffles on the long skirt, and a bronze velvet assh; Miss M. Mitchell (Majorca), smart black lace model, the bodice cut low with a little capebertha clasped in the centre back; Miss Frances Mitchell (Majorca), charming frock of flame floral ninon with_ a square-cut neck and long flaring skirt; Miss Betty Menzies (Poraite), pink net model with puff sleeves and trails of taffetas applique; Miss N. Crompton, flesh pink satin and net gown, with a long full skirt and little black velve. coatee; Miss Audrey McLeod, prettilycut frock of flesh pink lace with a garnet sash of ring velvet, posy of garnet coloured flowers at the shoulder and a real garnet cluster bro- :h; Miss K. Roulston, very dainty frock of cerise and white check taffetas; Miss Fuller (Waipawa), model gown of flame woe, lace; Miss Myra Lindsay, pink silk crepe frock inset with needlerun lace; .Miss Helen Shields, striking frock in floral blue effect; Miss Dobson (Takapan), very dainty dress of pale rose pink.