ATHENIAN CLUB.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20080, 18 October 1928, Page 9

ATHENIAN CLUB.

FANCY-DRESS DANCE. The Athenian Club held a fancy-dress danco at tho Orange Hall last evening, arid as it was tho last of their entertainments for this season a largo number of members and visitors were present. 'The hall, with its decorative scheme of gaily-coloured streamers, made an- attractive background for the original and effective costumes that were worn. People of all nations and from different centuries danced to the excellent music which was provided by Clark's Dance Orchestra. The ladies' committee, with Mrs. P. Free and Mrs. Trask as organisers, had worked hard to make the evening the success which it proved to be. Tho supper tables, which were downstairs, were decorated with tho club colours of blue and yellow. Iceland poppies were artistically arranged in tall vases on the tables, which were banded with latticed streamers in the same shades.

Among those wearing fancy costumes were:—.Mrs. V. 11. Trask, who represented a query mark; Mrs. W. W. • Wright, Madame Pompadour; Mrs. Ballis, a vanity bug; Mrs. I!. G. Wild, Scandinavian village maid; Mrs. I). Cornish, Cleopatra, Mrs. Hewitt, columbine; Mrs. Watcrfiold, blue and white picrretto; Mrs. A. Tysoe, Charleston; Mrs. Jaques, carnival; Mrs. F. Tysoe, Eastern dancer; Mrs. P. A. Fowler, Chinese lady; Mrs. S. Brooke, orange and black pierette; Mrs. Budgens, a peasant girl; Mrs. Mayhill, powder and patches; Mrs. S. Ray, red pierette; Mrs. F. C. Jackson, black and gold bag: Mrs. \V. Curtis, lettuce salad; Mrs. Houlihan, Dresden shepherdess; Mrs. I'. Close and Mrs. A. Adams, "two little girls in blue' ; Mrs. 11. Robinson, harem lady; Mrs. S. Asquith, Puritan maid; Mrs. Breeze, Alsatian maid; Mrs. 11. D. Boles, carnival; Mrs. W. B. Darlow, "a night's outing"; Mrs. D. Clark, Persian lady; Mrs. D. Middleton, a lady from Russia; Mrs. Taylor, Hindu dancer; Mrs. Ingram, penguin; Mrs. George Stuart, modern .Apache ; Mrs. L. A. Lincoln, lady of the Nile. Mrs. G. Lennox, represented a gipsy dancer; Mrs. F. W. Schramm, Butterfly; Mrs. Blythe, Queen of the Harem; Mrs. P Franchi, The Southern Cross; Miss H. P. Congdon, harlequin; Mrs. P. Lewis, Siamese dancer; Mrs. Learning, Italian dancer; Mrs. 11. Dunran, Ace of Clubs; Miss 11. Rainey, balloons; Miss P. Rainey, jazz pierette; Miss K. Pilkington, Punchenelle; Miss E. Gore, blossom; Miss 1), Lovegrove, Maori maiden; Miss Jean Munn, Pompoms; Miss M. Mortensen, cherry ripe; Miss Laura Stone, Eastern princess; Miss M. Lutterworth, Chinese lady; Miss B. Esam, Aviation; Miss M. Mitchell, black and white pierette; Miss Laura Walker, oil bowser; Miss Coppins, Old English lady; Miss Ashley, "Good Luck;" Miss G. Simpson, Toreador; Miss Inskip, Rainbow; Miss Appleyard, a lady from Spain; Miss T. Strange, Neptune's daughter; Miss D. Titchmarsh, Folly; Miss L. Titchmarsh, Scarecrow; Miss T. Robertson, Eastern dancer; Miss Audrey Harvey, jolly girl; Miss Stella Thompson, rod and black pierette; Miss Budd, Spanish lady; Miss M. Crum, winter sports; Miss I. Stubbs, dancer from Spain: Miss A. Dunningham, Manc.hu ladv: Miss M. Ross, green pierette; Miss G. Muncaster, gipsy: Miss Nardi, black and white pierette; Miss G. Van Osselaer, period lady; Miss J. Bell, ballet girl; Miss B. Whye, drummer girl; Miss K. Chator, Early Victorian.

Also, present were:—Mrs. B. Mason, who wore black, georgette and diamante trimming; Mrs. B. Ross, pale pink and lilac, ribboned net: Mrs. Ivo. Esam, black lace over pink satin; Mrs. Norman Mac-, donald, shell pink georgette; Mrs. F. Hobday, black satin, with geranium Italian shawl; Mrs. C. Sowden, black satin; Mrs. G. H. Phillips, black ring velvet and silver laco; Mrs. D. Hardy, kingfisher blue crepe de chine and silver relief; Miss N r . Hardy, jade georgette, with embossed panel; Miss L. Stonham, ivory georgette; Miss Cnrrie, blue taffeta and silver lace; Miss O'Brien, scarlet fringed crepe de chine; Miss M. Overton, silver lace and lilac taffeta: Miss Melville. maize gold georgette; Miss Arnold, salmon pink crepe de chine; Miss D. Overton. blue georgette; Miss Hale, rose pink georgette.