GRADUATION BALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23037, 14 May 1938, Page 26

GRADUATION BALL

GAY UNIVERSITY SCENE informal celebrations A POPULAR FUNCTION The formality which was observed at. the graduation ceremony in the Town Hall last night was dispensed with at the function which followed at the University College, when the students and their friends in large numbers attended the annual graduation ball. The finale to capping day, it is an event always notable for its popularity and enjoyment, and last night's occasion was 110 exception. The assembly hall and library were both used for dancing, and the entrance hall was arranged as a lounge with comfortable chairs. In the first hall the decorations comprised a large blue drop-scene representing the sky. a touch of realism being given by the twinkling silver stars with which it was liberally bestrewn. A similar dropscene, differing only in shape, was placed at the back of the orchestral dais in the library, this being ornamented with the New Zealand and Auckland University shields. Supper was served in the common rooms and lecture rooms, where bowls of attractive flowers adorned the tables.

The Graduands

The graduands present were: —Miss Mary Grierson, who was wearing black floral taffetas; Miss Betty Drummond, waterlily green taffetas; Miss Naera Mackie, cream lace and green velvet; Miss Margaret Bartrum, blush pink taffetas; Miss Marie Best, white georgette; Miss Nancy Gray, black stiffened net over taffetas; Miss Heather Dunning, turquoise blue watered satin laced with silver; Miss Betty Rabone, delphinium blue georgette; Miss Patricia King, turquoise blue pebble taffetas; Miss Eleanor Reid, floral taffetas in shades of blue and cyclamen; Miss Verna Wallace, gentian blue taffetas; Miss Antoinette Gully, peach pink net; Miss Phyllis Grant, wine velvet relieved with gold; Miss Lillian Lawry, powder blue figured chiffon; Miss C. Barr, petunia chiffon; Miss Jean Mor-ton-Smith, apple grepn taffetas: Miss Grace Kniveton, navy floral silk with an Indian sequinned coatee; Miss Lorna Black, duchess blue taffetas and silver lame; Miss Murielle Smeed, white angelskin satin flowered in autumn shades; Miss Betty Hope, turquoise blue pleated net over taffetas; Miss Shirley Entriean, black and gold lacquered taffetas; Miss Joyce Thomp*son, ciel blue taffetas. Other Guests Present + Others present were:—Mrs. W. H. Cocker, silver grey and white floral net with a reseda green velvet sash; Mrs. H. Belshaw, ciel blue shimmer satin; Mrs. Norman Weir, magnolia floral satin and net; Mrs. Denis Brown, silver grey taffetas; Mrs. Norman Webb, whito floral taffetas with a hem of frilled net; MrS. S. N. Ziman (Hamilton), black and reseda green tunic frock; Mrs. Lvnton E. Williams, white and sky blue floral taffetas; Mrs. W. Pearce. Saracen red velvet; Mrs. A. P. Postlewaite, lilac crepe satin; Mrs. A. K. Turner, closely-patterned floral satin; Mrs. Del la Varis, petunia taffetas.

Miss Joan Curry wore black floral satin; Miss Margaret McLean, blue and silver laine; Miss Margery Heughan, white and cherry taffetas; Miss Joau Reeves, midnight blue crepe and silver lame; Miss Joan Stewart. Saracen red georgette; Miss Gwen Amess, white organdie; Miss Elaine Court, cyclamen georgette; Miss Dorothy Stevenson, shell pink angelskin lace; Miss Mary Scotland, mist blue net over satin; Miss Hilda Gorrie, black lace ornamented with silver seouins; Miss Shona Paterson, marine blue taffetas embroidered with silver beads; Miss Marie Bomford, cameo pink net over taffetas; Miss Joan Woollams. honey gold satin; Miss G. Heywood, lilac net over satin; Miss Rita Leach, gentian blue net; Miss Margaret Shaw, bottle green and silver cloque; Miss Camp bell, rust georgette; Mis 3 Kathleen

Bowk ley, black ring velvet with a shoulder spray of orchids; Mjss Betty Carr Rollett, silver satin; Miss Edith Colby, gold and black floral satin; Miss Peggy Bomford, primrose georgette. Many Shades of Blue Miss Mary Martin was in turquoise blue flat crepe; Miss Margaret Ball, pervenche blue criukled crepe; Mjss Jt?an Maclaren, black taffetas, Miss Annette Every, larkspur blue lace; Miss Lillian Haszard, gold lame; Miss Damaris Metcalfe, powder blue georgette; Miss Foghertv, white satin; Miss Joan Coakley, waterlily green georgette; Miss Jean McGechie. apple preen broderie Anglaise; Miss Keitha Kenrick, turquoise blue satin; Miss June Burt, shell pink net over floral satin; Miss Burnett, white taffetas sprigged with forget-me-nots; Miss Betty C'oe, black floral taffetas; Miss Noeline Patterson. white satin flowered in shades of cyclamen.

Miss Pat Gilmour was in silver lame and flesh pink net; Miss Joan Duthie, grey and pink floral satin; Miss Beryl Campbell, rust georgette; Miss Rosalie Walker, blush pink floral taffetas; Miss Olwyn Thomassen, petunia pebble crepe; Miss Juno Ross, reseda green floral georgette; Miss June Gifford, white net coin-spotted in cherry; Miss M. Butler-Williams, powder blue floral taffetas; Miss Duenal Holcombe, sky blue taffetas; Miss Sheila Baker, gold satin; Miss Jean Kinross, turquoise blue georgette; Miss Adelaide Welsh, fuchsia net; Miss T. Clark (Ngaruawahia), black velvet and gold lame; Miss Barbara Allan, black and grey chiffon; Miss Elsa Brown, powder blue floral georgette; Miss' Audrey Davis, black panne velvet; Miss Mary Jellie, silver lame; Miss Gwen Owens, gentian blue georgette.