SOCIETY OF ARTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22099, 3 May 1935, Page 3

SOCIETY OF ARTS

EXHIBITION OF WORK 'THE OPENING CEREMONY Bowls of golden calendulas and chrysanthemums and masses of fern made attractive decorations in the Kitchener Street hall last evening, when the otth annual exhibition of the Auckland Society of Arts was opened by Sir Joseph B.# G. Smith. There was much to interest onlookers as apart from the oils and water-colour paintings, there was also a display of handpainted fabrics, haud-loom weaving, silver work, sculpture, pottery, photographs, drawings, needlework, etchings, woodcuts, lino cuts, and lithographs. Incidental music by Miss K. O'Leary's Orchestra was most enjoyable. On arrival the guests were x-eceived by tho* president, Mr. C. Reginald 1' ord, and by Mrs. E. B. Gunson, who took the place of Mrs. Ford, who was absent owing to illness. Mrs. Gunson wore a tunic frock of black ring velvet and silver lame. * Among those present were: —Mrs. Gilbert Archey, who woro a frock ot lido blue satin with a short white fur coat; Mrs. R. A. Lippineott, in ivory crepe; Mrs. E. Wadham. deep wisteria panne velvet; Miss Ida G. Eise, sapphire blue chiifon velvet; Mrs. W. J. A. Thomson, midnight blue embossed chenille georgette; Mrs. A. E. Devore, black lace; Mrs. Y. Russell, black georgette and lace; Mrs. J. E. D. Spicer, black chiffon and Mechlin lace; Mrs. A. W. furley, midnight blue velvet and satin; Mrs. E. Ryburn, black georgette with a blue and silver lamo coatee; M rs * Innes Allan, cherry ring velvet; Mrs. Gully, black J,ml white crepo tunic frock; Mrs. A. G. 'l'izard, pastel pink georgette and hice; Mrs. E. Smythe, navy and cherry niarocain; Mrs. W. Goodfellow, black lace; Mrs. Outhbert McCaw, heather brown lace; Mrs. Hubert E. Green, black lace frock; Mrs. Drummond Holderness, Marina hlue crepe suede;' Mr&. S. Lewis, black and silver threaded georgette; Mrs. 0. \\ • Egerton, black Chantilly lace; JVlrs. Key-Jones, beige lace; Mrs. J. Rose, lido blue angelskin lace. Mrs. D. Commons, wore black taffeta- Mrs. Lawrence Taylor; black chiffon; Mrs. Duncan MacDiarmid, coral pink metalasse; Mrs. J. G. McLean, cinnamon Chantilly lace; Mrs. Desmond Campion (WanganuO, black georgette; Mrs. T. Purtlorn, black over silver lame; Mrs. C. West, black Chantillv lace; Mrs. A. J. Matlnas, black lace; Mrs. Cassrells. black georgette embroidered with silver beads; Mrs J. Howie, pearl grey crinkled satin; Mrs. T. H. E. Oaks, navy and pearl grey patterned georgette; Mrs. L. Vigers, black crepe with a brocaded wrap; Mrs. Mac Murray, black lace; Mrs. Raymond Sheath, sage green crepe; Mrs. T. Oliphant, rose and white diagonal-striped taffeta; Mrs. J. ington, black panne velvet; Mrs. A. * • Whyte, black lace; Mrs. B. Langstone, willow green crepe; Mrs. J. A. Ansell, panna violet lace over silver lamo; Mis. F. Gash, Burgundy lace; Mrs. J. H. Jackson, midnight blue georgette; Mrs. E. M. Axford, beige lace. _ Miss Vallance Young was in lido blue velvet; Miss D. Smith, black georgette; Miss Grace Collins (London), oyster angelskin lace; Miss M. Weeks, bltle

and maize patterned georgette; Miss Vera Turley, pearl grey and white patterned windswept marocain; Miss hAnderson, saxe . blue crepe Henri; Miss Betty Goldie, beige lace; Miss Meg Russell, water lily green georgette- Miss Sheila Gumbleton, cherry lace; 'Miss S. Amy Holland, cherry patterned marocain; Miss Betty Mactarlane, Marina green lace; Miss li,ve Vaile, willow green lace and georgette; Miss Amv Dawson, black and beige patterned crepe; Mi ¥ s Elaine Goodfellow, black ring velvet; Miss Alice J. Westwood, black souple satin; Miss Winifred Dudley (Wellington) black and silver marocain; Miss May 0. Gilbert, heather brown lace; Miss N. Rudd, Lido blue georgette; Miss Bay Egerton, olive green satin; Miss Joan Edwards, green and rose patterned georgette; iMiss Spicer, henna satin; Miss M. Simpson, coral pink georgette;' Miss Lesley Waller, deep rase marocain. Miss Jane Mander wore black Chantilly lace; Miss Maisie Jackson, black taffeta; Miss Alice Jackson, maize georgette; Miss Josephine Mulvany, black lace; Miss Glimmer, blue and rose floral georgette; Miss Etta Cooper, beige georgette; Miss Alison George, blue and white floral chiffon; Miss Stella Moore, sapphire blue panne velvet; Miss Owen Gilbert, sage, green crepe marocain; Miss Ailsa Lewis, plum-coloured ring velvet; Miss Montgomery, cherry lace; Miss Connie Lloyd, floral chiffon; Miss 01 ire Lloyd, navy crepe; Miss Isobel Devore, autumn-tinted floral chiffon; Miss 0. Cassrells, cherry crepe suede; Miss Hilda Wisemah, autumn-tinted floral chiffon; IMiss Isabel Johnson, black souple satin; Miss Phillips, cherry crepe satin; Miss P. Young, white frilled lace; Miss Betty McGregor, Lido blue lace; Miss M. Kerr-Taylor, silver lame; Miss W. Kerr-Taylor, silver lace with a rose lame coatee; Miss Ivy Perry, black georgette; Miss Leonora Anderson, Nap lies blue flat crepe; Miss Amy Dawson, black floral georgette; Miss Agatha Tunks, black georgette with a wine velvet coatee; Miss Lois White, brown figured velvet; Miss Vclla Wiseman, steel blue cobweb lace; Miss W. Cook, black and red satin tunic frock; Miss A. Lippineott, wine floral marocain; Miss O. Jones, Burgundy marocain; Miss Joyce Sheath, primrose crepe marocain; Miss 1. Auld, turquoise blue plaid taffeta.