PUBLIC TRUST BALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21844, 5 July 1934, Page 4

PUBLIC TRUST BALL

GAY SCENE PRESENTED The Peter Pan Cabaret wns thronged with dancers last evening for the annual ball of the District Public Trustee and officers of the Public Trust Office. "Under tho shaded lights the varied colourings of the frocks, and the bowls of multi-coloured Iceland poppies with which tho cabaret had been arranged were particularly attractive. An exhibition of the bolero, and the carioca, given by Miss Margaret O'Connor and Mr. Basil Leitch, was watched with interest. The chaperonos and ladies on the committee present were: —Mrs. A. S. Faire, who wore a frock of moss green windswept crepe; Mrs. J. G. Nilson, in peach souplo satin; Miss L. E. Kennedy, ciel blue sand crepe; Miss C. M. Rankin, daffodil velvet; Miss M. J. Maxwell, primrose taffeta. There were also present:—Mrs. A. L. McKeown, in willow green satin; Mrs. G. Myers, black suede angelskin; Mrs. It. C. Russell, black crepe romaine; Mrs. W. Foley, black chiffon patterned in cerise and silver; Mrs. R. G. Stokes, ivory angelskin lace; Mrs. S. R. Nassam, shell pink lace and georgette; Mrs. Lloyd Williams, gold creiK) and ring velvet; Mrs. Lessing, Lido blue georgette; Mrs. T. Niven, floral tafTeta; Mrs. A. Sneddon, old gold satin; Mrs. N. C. Sneddon, black flat crepe; Mrs. T. J. Sheahan, black •suede crepo and sequins; Mrs. Clem Lessing, phlox pink French suede; Mrs. Emmett Kelly, black angelskin crepo and sequins; Mrs. N. R. Chapman, orange and black taffeta; Mrs. Coakley, blue ring velvet; Mrs. Clements, apricot Chantilly lace; Mrs. E. Taylor, lacquer red crepo; Mrs. Duncan Ward, magnolia satin and lace; Mrs. S. H. Thomas, lavender georgette and silver lame; Mrs. C. D. Birchfield, cherry satin; Mrs. K. McFarlane, geum red satin; Mrs. R. Purcell, black delustred satin; Mrs. L. Tustain, deep wistaria satin bcaute; Mrs. Paul Thompson, blue Chantilly lace and velvet; Mrs. A. M. Hutchitigs, black Chantilly lace; Mrs. 'J'. Gooding, black and rose floral marocain; Mrs. Malcolm Kirk wood, amethyst delustred satin; Mrs. C. Connolly, black floral taffeta and net; Mrs. D. Campbell, white and rose floral suede marocain; Mrs. H. G. Knowles. black lace. Mi ss N. Danglow wore black ring velvet; Miss E. West, opal blue crinkle organdie; Miss Constance Barclay. gold angelskin lace; Miss K. Whitehead, black satin; Miss M. Palmer, rose delustred velvet; Miss Nola Maxwell, ice blue crepe suede; M iss F. Smytheman, shell pink satin; Miss L. Edwards, ivory lace; Miss McKay, black chiffon velvet; Miss Clements, black spotted taffeta; Miss Knowling (Melbourne), shell pink satin with diamante trimming; Miss M. Turner, loaf green twilled Ottoman silk; Miss J. Mackav, rose satin; Miss M. Palmer, foxglove pink georgette; Miss Portia Cato, daffodil organdie; Miss Laura Moss, pink checked organdie; Miss Stella Reed, pink angelskin lace; M iss M. Stonehouse. delphinium blue georgette; Miss Patricia Cato. reseda green velvet; Miss Ella Undrill, magnolia satin; Miss Rona Hill, eau de nil windswept cfepe; Miss Joy Verran, lime green Ottoman silk.