OHINGAITI NOTES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8841, 18 June 1907, Page 2

OHINGAITI NOTES.

“The Warrigal” forwards ns the following which we hope may have the desired effect, though wo believe ladies prefer* personal appeals to rhapsodies in the Press : —‘l desire to place a few notes before your readers, which will, no doubt, ho of interest, especially to those , who are living in and arduud this district. Well the hall of the season was ushered in on last Thursday evening, being damp and showery and held in Ohingaiti Hall, tiie hall being resplendent with almost a hundred lights shedding their delicate hues in almost every conceivable'blend. The many beauteous and picturesque costumes worn by the ladies, weutTar to give a harmonising effect, and about 50 couples tapped the well-poiishcd floor until 4.30, interluded with songs which, needless to remark, wore well rendered. Now for the oft-asked query, 1 ‘Who was Belle of the Ball” ; well, I was told the young lady’s name, but owing to a trick, my memory has of often times causing a blank, I cailnot at present recall it; but I shall endeavour to do the next best thing, will describe her. She was certainly young, barely 20, tall, slender and graceful, possessinglovely dark hair, as dark as a raven’s wing, her complexion was lilywhite, dressed completely in a white costume, which become her admirably, and as light and graceful a figure, and a little more than any other lady devotee of Terpsichore, she is not a resident of Ohingaiti, but is living between hero and Hnuterville. I have not, as yet, met the young lady personally, so I am giving a true and unbiassed opinion as to .who was belle of the hall.