A FANCY DRESS DANCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23221, 19 June 1937, Page 26

A FANCY DRESS DANCE

The Lyric Hall, Oamaru, was the scene of colour and gaiety on Monday on the occasion of the fancy dress ball held under the auspices of the Eveline Women’s Institute, as a further effort towards raising funds for the erection of a north-end hall. The hall was crowded with merry-makers. Mesdames Meikle and Bee acted as judges for the fancy costumes. Mr Meikle was M.C. The winners of the various prizes were as follows: —Fancy costume, Mrs Mavs (powder and patches) and Miss Jean Bissett (Early Victorian), equal, 1; men, Mr T. Shirkey (sheik) 1. Original: Mrs P. Hughes (Dinah) 1: men Mr B. Palmer (baby) I. The winners of the lucky spot dance were Miss Vernon and Mr M’Cabe. Those in fancy costumes were: Mesdames Allen (gipsy). Robertson (Spanish lady), Kilgour (period costume), Black (Japanese lady), Gurwood (gipsy), Boyd (fisher wife). Shave (gipsy), A. Keith (Spanish lady), D. Clarke (period costume), Brooks (Old English lady), Mackay, Kennedy (English lady), Moffat (“This Toothpaste ) Sherwin (Old Woman in the Shoe). Misses B. Keith (Blue Devil), Brady (waitress), Ball (“Keep off the grass ), G. Hughes (Spanish man), A Burndge (Spanish lady), D. Sherwin (Little Miss Muffet), M. Sherwin (negress). E. Hartley (negro), D. Brooks (Eastern princess), M'Cormack (Dutch girl) D Clarke (Japanese girl). Copeland (Irish Colleen). Skeen (gipsy), Woolsey (period costume). Messrs Black (parson), Mackay (pirate), Kennedy (pirate), Moffat (nurse), Judkins (gipsy), and R. and L. Palmer (twins).