POLO WEEK

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12395, 15 March 1926, Page 11

POLO WEEK

A BRILLIANT BALL. The final match of the Savile Cup tournament was played on Friday before a great many keen spectators, many of whom had motored from long distances for the event. After a most exciting game victory went to the Hawke’s Bay A team, which defeated the holders, Canterbury, by nine goals to six. Immediately afterwards the Savile Cup itself, was presented, Mr W. Mackenzie receiving from Mrs Levin on behalf of his team amid great cheering. Sir R. L. Levin, vice-president of the New Zealand Polo Association, made a brief congratulatory speech, and Mrs Levin handed miniature replicas of the cup to Messrs C. Mackenzie, N. Campbell, J. Lyons. Mrs Levin wore cedar brown georgette and a brown hat of the same shade. A great event of the Polo Week was the ball given by Mr and Mrs R. I_. Levin, in honour of the visitors, which was a brilliant success in every way. In the canopy of coloured streamers that transformed, the hall could he distinguished the colours of the various nolo clubs, while nale blue and white hydrangeas carried out the association colours. These were placed in large brass jars. A gorgeous note of coiour was given by masses of yellow and orange marigolds. Palms and potplants under rose-shaded lights mad* the adjoining marquee charming and sweet peas and beech were used in the supper room. The supper, a charopaene one, was excellently arranged. Mrs Levin, who received with her husband, wore a dress of gleaming silver tissue veiled in filmy black Chantilly lace, the godet flares headed by handsome buckles of brilliants Miss Levin wore palest pink georgette, the hem encrusted with crystal and silver, and cluster of hand-nainted suede Bowers. Staying at Westella were:— Mrs Johnston (Lower Hutt), in rose pink crepe de chine flared, with gold and heavily headed in pink; Mrs Eastwick, cyclamen georgette with silver sequins; Mrs lan Macßae (Mairarapa), orchid chiffon with a design of blue stencilled fl°J c r s - ~ M rs The guests included the Hon. -1 Tnhu Rhodes, in white manttte, with bond embroideries in yecl and black, Mrs Johnson (Canterbury), in rose georgette heavily funded in Mrs Hugh Campbell (Hawke s Bay), gold tissue and black lace; Mrs IV. Mackenzie (Hawke’s Bay), black georgette with touches of white; Mis Noilson (Hawke’s Bay), black and silver parametalle tangerine velvet; Miss Dering, white and silver beads; Miss Nelson, opal georgette; Mrs Howard Booth (Wairarapa) black cliarmante with handsome embroideries: Miss Booth, whito georgette and silver; Mrs F. Donnelly (Hawke s Bay), cyclamen georgette with embroidfred coloured flowers; Miss litzroy (Hawke’s Bay), apricot chiffon taffeta.®; Mrs Hutton (Christchurch), black georgette and lace: gold shawl: Mrs N Wilson (Palmerston North), gold iaoo; Miss Taverner (Bulls), deep Tose riinon ; Mrs Russell (Hawke’s Bav), black manott© and jet sequins; Mrs Lyons (Hawke’s Bay), vieux rose marietta over smoke grey ninon; Mrs Lewis (Wairarapa), black liberty satin, and handsome embroidered shawl j Miss Lewis, oxydised lace over orange ninon; Mrs Nelson (Hawke's Bay), black marocain, and posy of flowers; Miss Fitz Herbert (Palmerston North), sea blue crepe de cl ine; Miss FitssHcrbert, old gold taffetas; Miss N. Wilson (Bulls), wistaria ninon; Mrs J). 0. J. Riddiford (Marton), black liberty satin, with scintillating embroideries, Miss Hewitt (Palmerston North), black satin royale, with panels oi lacquer red; Mrs Cowper (Hawke’s Bay), pale blue mov.illee moire; Miss Caro, a petal pink frock of georgette; Mrs Herbert (Wellington), jade green fulgurante brocaded with mauve; Miss Herbert, orange ninon beaded all over with silver; Mrs Gatenby (Hawke’s Bay), black and silver lace; Mrs Hewat (Palmerston North), black ninon diamante yoke; Mrs Putnam (Palmerston North), sap* phire georgette: Mrs George Tripe (Wellington), pale hyacinth ninon encrusted silver lace; Mrs E. Short, apricot georgette, delicately embroidered in gold; Mrs Trevor Shannon, embosied ninon in corinth shade; Mrs C. Levett, dahlia panne, and ninon; Mrs Willi© Shannon, gold lace beaded in gold; Mrs Cameron, tangerine ninon beaded in gold; Mrs Salmond, apricot georgette, with "coloured embroideries ; Mrs W. Fitz Gerald, black satin glorieuse and Chantilly lace; Mrs Macbeth, gold lace, veiled on black ninon. Also present were Mr and Mrs Gordon Eliott, Miss Eliott, Mr and Mrs Oswald Meyricks, Miss Ursula Gorton, Mr and Mrs N. Broad, Dr and Mrs Phillips, Mr and Mrs H. D’Oyley, Messrs W. MnoKenzie, C. Mackenzie, Donnelly, Lyons, M. Campbell, Russell (Hawke’s Bay), Captain Rhodes, Messrs Gould, Johnson, Orb-ell, Major Hutton (Canterbury); Messrs Howard Booth, H. Hewitt, R. Barton, Collins (Wairarapa);* Messrs Levett, Elliott, Macbeth, W. Hewitt, J, Hewitt, and many others too numerous to mention