FIGURES FROM THE PAST

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21782, 23 April 1934, Page 6

FIGURES FROM THE PAST

INTERESTING BALL GOVERNORS OF EARLY DAYS An artistic and historical succcsb has been achieved by the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Philip Game. At his suggestion all past Governors of New South Wales were recalled, with their ladies, for a recent ball, so that the people of to-day might study them. Sydney people like pageantry, and their appetite for it grows. The Governors' ball at the Town Hall created the atmosphere of early colonial days, says a correspondent It is but a little time ago that the mere mention of "colonial" in some quarters would have evoked an acid reminder that "This is no longer a colony." But people seem to have mellowed, and the "old colonial days" now have a charm for many, just as they have in the United States, That charm will increase. The Town Hall had a reproduction within it of old Government House at Parramatta and soldiers in scarlet and white, stiff stocks, much braid, cartridge pouches and what-not coloured the scene. There was a dancing set for each Governor, the costuming being appropriate to every period represented. Sir Philip Game impersonated Governor Macquarie, there being no direct descendant of Macquarie available. Descendants of other Governors appeared in most of th« sets.