VICTORIA LEAGUE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22211, 11 September 1935, Page 5

VICTORIA LEAGUE

PRESIDENT HONOURED DANCE AT THE PETER PAN Fragrant with spring flowers and gaily decorated with red, white and blue streamers, the Peter Pan Cabaret made a delightful setting for a dance given last evening by the girls' committee of the Victoria League in honour of Miss Mowbray, the.League's president, 011 the occasion of Iter birthday. Prior to the commencement of the dance gifts of flowers were made to Miss Mowbray and to Mrs. L. S. Rickerby by the men's committee, and later a small presentation was made to Miss Mowbray by the girls' committee. In the supper room the tables were arranged with laclianalias and freesias, while pride of place was given to a large birthday cake, which was cut by the guest of honour. On arrival Miss Mowbray, who was wearing a frock of black Chantilly lace over silver lame, was received by Mrs. Kicker by, chairman of the girls' committee, who wore black cire satin relieved with diamante. The dance committee comprised:— Miss Mary Cruickshank, who wore midnight blue georgette and lace with cerise flowers; Miss Marjorie Cerutty, in pale cyclamen crepe threaded with silver; Miss Joan Charlton, blue floral taffeta; Miss Allison Laery, floral georgette relieved with gold lame; Miss Kay Spriggb, water-lily green frilled taffeta; Miss E. Hutchison, black lace with shoulder spray of scarlet flowers; Miss H. Eraser, blue sprigged organdie; Miss M. Hutchison, ciel blue floral georgette; Miss H. Hardley, apricot ring velvet; Miss Dina Isaacs, white and gold flat crepe:. Miss Althea Morley, cornflower bluo organdie; Miss J. Thomson, cameo pink angelskin lace; Miss Joy Bishop, foxglove pink crepe suede; Miss Reka Paterson, black crepe suede. Assisting them were Mr. Townley Little, chairman of the men's committee, Mr. Jack Cochrane, secretary, Mr. J. Copsey and Mr. R. Hammond.

There were also present:—Mrs. G. S. Jackson, who wore «eaf brown Chantilly lace; Mrs. D. A. Gray, in ivory tulle; Mrs. Anthony Stubbs, lobelia "blue taffeta; Mrs. S. Niven, leaf green crepe suede; Mrs. Brown-Morris, rose embossed chenille; Mrs. Campbell Paterson, camco pink satin; Mrs. H. Bartrom, black craquelle and silver lame; Mrs. W. F. Neal, black lace; Miss M. Sherlock, black and emerald green velvet tunic frock; Miss R. Poole, almond green georgette and lace; Miss B. Poole, eau de nil georgette; Miss Roseanne Lovell, lavender and 'white checked organdie; Miss L. de Boissiere, Marina green georgette; Miss Sybil Davis, lobelia blue crepe and silver lame; Miss Bobbie Marriner, water-lily greofl moss crepe; Miss Nancy Paterson, black ring velvet; Miss Vera Fielder, blue and rose patterned crepe; Miss Pat Scanlon, heather brown ring velvet; Miss Ruth Scarborough, delphinium blue satin; Miss T- Hammond, black ring velvet; Miss J. Goodison, ivory suede; Miss A. Grant, green and white plaid organdie; Miss L. Cabouret, maize crepe; Miss Molly Grove, black ring velvet; Miss J. McGregor, Burgundy crepe; Miss Ida Lockwood, ivory net appliqued with black; Miss Netta Simich, cream lace; Miss M. Bain, leaf green taffeta; Miss F. Grant, midnight bluet georgette; Miss R. Thompson, black satin and green suede tunic frock; Miss Edmee Noble, dusky pink crepe and silver lame; Miss J. McKenzie, Marina blue crepe; Miss M. Kyle, cherry patterned georgette; Miss Gypsy Speddiag, maize corded romaine; Miss Phyllis de Boissiere, black crepe and silver lame; Miss G. Pickett, jade green coxded taffeta; Miss Mavis Cooper, midnight blue satin; Miss Neville Ingram, green and rose floral chiffon; Miss Phyllis Robinson, black cire satin; Miss May Ellis, ivory suede; Miss N. Jarnieson, black and gold spotted marocain; Miss M. Wright, ruby souple satin; Miss Phyllis Renner. pastel pink organdie; Miss Vonnie Henderson, cherry satin; Miss Beatrice Lowe, delphinium blue floral georgette; Miss Gay Henderson, patterned georgette; Miss Ellie Thronsen, pink floral georgette; Miss Linda de Renzy, cherry floral taffeta.