DANCE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7928, 11 October 1911, Page 11

DANCE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE

A small dance was given last evening at Government House. His Elxcellency tho Governor and Lady Isiingtpn entercd the ball-room at half-past eight, and dancing then began. Tho ball-room looked very bright with its decorations of yellow broom and effective groupings of arum lilies. Lady Islington wore a beautiful gown of white satin trimmed with flounces ot wide slver and crystal fringe, a diamond tiara and necklace. , Miss Stapleton Cottpn, a. very handsome French grey satin with overdress trimmed with silver embroidery. Mrs Guise, Empire gown of cream satin veiled with violet. Lady Williams, oyster grey charmeuse", overdress ninon edged with silver- . , , . Mrs Godley, white satin with crystal and silver embroideries. Mrs IV. Barton (Featherston), white satin with beautiful lace panels. Mrs Godfrey Pharazyn (Hastings), white brocade with pink floral design veiled in ninon edged with pink roses. Mrs Hume, maize charmeuse with a beautiful overdress of lace. Mrs Ziman, black satin charmeuse, diamond ornaments. Miss Ziman (debutante), pretty gown of white charmeuse trimmed with pearls and crystal. Miss E. Ward, . beautiful gown of oeriso charmeuse with short violet tunic edgqd with silver embroidery.-, Mrs Dymock, wodgewootj blue charmeuse, tunic of embossed net. Mrs Fisher, rose pink satin. Miss Gore,, cream satin, overdress of tangerine ninon. •'Miss Cooper, white satin with net tunic embossed in blue.

Mrs DaLiell, pale blue satin and lace veiled with floral blue ninon.

Mrs A. Duncan, pale blue charmeuse with silver and crystal tunic. Mrs lan Duncan, handsome old gown brocade and gold embroideries. Miss Buddo, pale blue chanqeuse tunic of ninon edged with silver. Mrs A. Abbott, pale blue satin with tunic of ninon. edged with gold. , Mrs Myers (Auckland), pale blue- satin with beaded overdress.

Miss C. Williams (Dunedin), pale heliotrope charmeusc with lace overdress. Miss Collins, white channeuse tunic of ninon edged with silver fringeMrs Burnett-Stuart, palo blue charmouse with overdress of embroidered ‘tuelle.

Mrs Thornton, white satin with touches of cerise veiled with black ninon.

Mrs K. Duncan, mole satin, black ninon tunic edged with fur.

Miss Kettle (Napier), white charmeuse, tunic of chiffon embroidered with pearls.

Miss Pearce, white satin with overdress of palo blue ninon. Mrs Elgar, oyster grey charmeusc, tunic of heliotrope with a wide edging of gold embroidery. ' Miss Miles, oyster grey satin and silver embroidery veiled with ninon.

Miss H. Milos, eau do nil satin and gold with overdress of chiffon. Mrs G. Campbell, maize satin with lace overdressMiss Lucy Brandon, nattier blue satin.

Miss Nora Brandon, white satin veiled with pale pink ninon. Mrs Fergusson, whit© satin with pearl trimmings.