AT DIXIELAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20113, 26 November 1928, Page 5

AT DIXIELAND.

There were many dancers present at Dixieland on Saturday evening and the new lighting effects met with much appreciation. Over tho dance floor dome lights with Egyptian designs were particularly colourful. From these blue, pink and mauve shadows were cast on the dancers and from the ceiling wcro suspended latticed green baskets, from which trailed bunches of wistaria. Tha walls, shaded from palest pink to deep rose and with numbers of small lights, formed a bright background for tho large, green ferns and pot plants arranged in front of the cubicles. Tho Dixieland Orchestra played excellent dance music, which was much appreciated. Among those present were:—Mrs. J. Nevill, who wore a frock of gold lace and beigo georgette; Mrs. 11. lidmarsh, ivory crepe de chine and diamante trimming; Mrs. J. MacGrcgor, black georgette, fringed in jet and crystal, with mauve shoulder spray; Mrs. G. Mathison, car-dinal-red ling velvet; Mrs. Munro Emanuel, vieux-rose brocade; Mrs. J. Booth (Sydney), scarlet georgette, with lace; Mrs. Albert Neville, pink scquinned frock, with tulle in pastel shades; Mrs. 1). Buchan, .silver tissue, with white ostrich feather trimming; Mrs. Chamberlain, almond-green satin and old rose velvet; Mrs. B. Jones/ black brocaded satin; Mrs. Burnester, delft-bluo crepo satin; Mrs. Hardley, blush pink frilled georgette; Mrs. H. England, shaded pink tlounced georgette; Mrs. M. Wright, petunia beaded georgetto; Mrs. M. Douglas, night-bluo ninon; Mrs. Bonnington, (Wellington), black georgette; Miss Knowles, rose-du-barri crepo de chine; Miss M. Meek, amber-shaded crepe do chine, with scarlet shoulder flower; Miss Joan Carrick-llobertson, ivory georgette, fringed in silver and palest pink shoulder flower; Miss Helen Seabrooke, green-shaded fringe over coral pink georgette; Miss M. Seabrooke, jado green taffeta, over floral tissue.

Miss B. Russell wore pink frilled taffeta; "Miss Stokes, white fringed satin; Miss 1). Vaile, powder-blue georgette; Miss J. Bartley. almond-preen georgette and pink roses; Miss M. Bailey, old gold beaded frock, with pink relief; Miss Soljack, silver tissue and black lacc; Miss J. Craig, pale pink goorgettc, beaded in silver; Miss Mason, wallflower-shaded taffeta and lace; Miss A. Walton, black Ince over flesh sntin; Miss Margaret Cousins, pale pink georgette, headed in crystal; Miss J. «7cnks,- black georgette and tulle; Miss Walsh, scarlet georgette: Miss Bonnington, black satin and peach-col-oured shawl; Miss Jean Macind.oe. pale blue georgette and black shawl; Miss If. Jenks, fuchsia-pink taffeta; Miss Una Plaits, cameo pink georgette and silver circled embroidery; Miss Edna .Stewart, moon-mist blue georgette and silver: Miss M. MorLcnspii. black sc(|iiitinod frock; Miss Olive Bagley, black taffeta and carnation shoulder spray; Miss B. Dohcrly, lilac georgette and net. Miss ]);ivics wore frilled peai-li net; Miss .T. Howes, white floral taffeta; Miss M. Goodwin, silver lame: Miss E. llaydon. pink and mauve-shaded georgette and satin: Miss C. Young, silver shawl and jade beaded georgette: Miss B. Bell, saxehluo satin: Miss G. Heron, delphininmbluo georgette and pink roses; "Miss Barker, pink satin and silver lace; Miss P. Frankham, ivory crepe <le chine and diamante trimming; Miss Cccile Fitzpatrick ('Jo Aroha), wedgewood-bluc georgette, embossed in silver; Miss Fearnlev, pale pink crepe do chine and chiffon velvet; Miss P. Hunt, lemon satin and gold lace; Miss G. Brown, green satin, with cream lace overdress; Miss V. Hemlev, rose-pink and black lace; Miss Jefferics, peach crepe do chine and gold relief; Miss Ellen Merrett, black ring velvet, with uneven hemline; Miss Gwen MacMillan, apple-green lace and silver ribbon bands; Miss M. Ellv, blush-pink ring velvet and diamante; Miss M. Ormiv ton. apple-green taffeta, with lilac georgette; Miss D. Whitson, rose-pink floral tulle, over shaded satin.