SUCCESSFUL BALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19416, 26 August 1926, Page 5

SUCCESSFUL BALL.

GRAMMAR SCHOOL EX-PUPILS

The annnal ball of the Grammar School Old Boys and ■ Old Girls' Associations, held in the Auckland Grammar School last evening, passed off most successfully. Tho largo assembly hall presented a brilliant scene with its gay decorations and over 400 guests danced to excellent music from Birtley's orchestra. Blue and gold streamers, tho colours of the schools, formed a canopy overhead, from the centre of which blue and gold balloons wore released during one ot the dances. The dais, which was arranged as a lounge, was decked with palms and pot plants and bowls of daffodils. The various class-rooms had been converted into sitting-out rooms and card-rooms, and in others supper was served, tho tables being decorated with daffodils and violets and blue and gold streamers. Among those present were Mrs, T. Macky, president of the Old Girl's Association, wearing a frock of black marocain embroidered in beads; Mrs. E. Roberton, black souple satin; Mrs. J. Drummond, kingfisher blue and silver brocade; Mrs. Flummer, black panne velvet with panel of silver tissue embroidered in blue and rose; Mrs. Mitchell, green shot taffeta; Mrs. W. H. Morpeth, amethyst marocain; Miss Wallace, black crepe de chine embroidered in ivory silk; Miss K. Edgerley, flame marocain; Miss H. Wilson, gold satin beaute; Miss E. Penrose, white satin with spray of pink flowers on the shoulder. Miss M. Fox, flame marocain and silver embroidery; Miss E. McGarrv, apricot taffeta and silver lace; Miss Hacket, almond green georgette with hem of white fur; Miss Wilson, rose silk and black lace; Miss Upton, cyclamen taffeta, appliqued in floral design; Miss Gaudin, rose gsorgette with overdress of silver lace; Miss Maxwell Walker, old gold lace over satin; Miss Leighton, geranium red georgette; Miss Wells, pale blue georgette; Miss H. Jones, . ceil blue taffeta; Miss R. Jones, kingfisher blue crepe de chine and lace; Miss Webster, turquoise blue and silver; Miss Macky, eau de nil green lace.

Miss Wilson, flame georgette embroidered in gold; Miss Russell, cyclamen marocain and gold lace; Miss Norrie, white embossed georgette; Miss Gudgeon, black beaded georgette; Miss O'Neil, old gold beaded georgette; Miss Duder, green and silver lace; Miss Mason, pink taffeta and silver; Miss Yerex, nattier blue georgette; Miss P. Macindoe, peach pink georgette and cream laco; Miss Hardley, orchid georgette, beaded jn crystal; Miss Clark, shot blue and petunia taffeta; Miss Luke, crimson georgette and silver embroidery; Miss Foubister, gold satin and lace: Miss Jeffries, primrose and silver; Miss Lamb, fuchsia georgette with silver embroidery; Miss Shrewsbury, pale blue and orchid georgette; Miss Bull, blue and grey georgette; Miss Brinsden, pale pink taffeta; Miss Jackson, petalled frock of cyclamen and heliotrope georgette; Miss Asser, flame georgette and silver. Mrs. S. Tong, white georgette, finished with diamenti? and ostrich feather, trimming; Mrs. Heighway, black marocain with floral border over rose georget£e: Miss Heighway, grey georgette over pink; Miss Musseler, orchid georgette and silver lace; Miss Elliott, tangarinc georgette; Miss Good, white and silver; Miss Gaudin, blue taffeta with large bow of deep rose. Miss E..Wilson, red velvet; Miss Sim, cyclamen and silver; Miss Vodeny, kingfisher blue romaine; Miss Mueller, white crepe de chine with floral border; Miss Nicholas, pink taffeta and silver lace; Miss McVeagh, reseda green lace; Miss Miller, black crepe de chine; Miss Swan, orchid embossed velvet and silver lace; Miss Hall, peach coloured taffeta, embroidered in crystal; Miss Gregory, mauve georgette; Miss Bennett, blue and petunia georgette.