BALL AT ELMWOOD GARDEN

Southland Times, Issue 23826, 25 May 1939, Page 15

BALL AT ELMWOOD GARDEN

SIX DEBUTANTES PRESENTED ST. JOHN’S SCHOOL OLD GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION Members of the St. John’s School Old Girls’ Association must have been gratified at the success of the first ball arranged by them, which was held at Elmwood Garden last night. The ballroom was decorated with a huge suspended ball in the centre of the room, made of streamers in the school colours, blue, green and brown, and filled with balloons, which were released during the evening. The lounge and supper room were decorated with bowls of chrysanthemums. At nine o’clock Miss Molly Girdler, president of the Old Girls’ Association, presented the six debutantes to Miss Enderby. principal of St. John’s School, and to Dr J. A. Pottinger, chairman of the Board of Management, and .Mrs Pottinger. Each of the six girls received a bouquet tied with streamers to match her colour scheme from Miss Girdler on behalf of the committee. The debutantes were:—

Miss Helen Hargest, only daughter of Mr and Mrs James Hargest, Rakauhauka, who wore a gown of white net over a fitting satin under-dress, which had a Peter Pan collar, short puffed sleeves and satin buttons trimming the front of the bodice. A spray of blue flowers was worn at the neck. The full skirt was banded at the hem with several rows of blue satin ribbon. She wore a double string of pearls, the gift of her godmother and a wide Chinese bangle of blue feathers. A short white fur cape was worn with the dress. Her bouquet was of pink begonias and abutilons and blue forget-me-nots and maidenhair fem.

Miss Joan Newth, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs R. D. Newth, Louisa street, wore a model frock of white georgette made with an Empire bodice outlined with bands of ruching, which also formed the shoulder straps. The sleeves were short and puffed. The fullness of the skirt was accentuated at the back and rucking confined the skirt over the hips. She wore silver sandals and carried a bouquet of pink abutilons and carnations and blue forget-me-nots. Miss Patricia Snow, only daughter of Mr and Mrs T. Snow, Louisa street, wore a frock of ivory taffeta embroidered in a spot design. The fitting pointed bodice had rucking at the sides, which also finished the neck and the short puffed sleeves. The wide skirt was of crinoline effect and she wore a three-auarter-length red velvet cloak with an Eton collar. She wore gold sandals and a gold locket and chain. Her bouquet was made of deep cream abutilons and scarlet cyclamen.

Miss Ngaire Folley, second daughter of Mr and Mrs E. J. Folley, Herbert street, made her debut in a simple frock of white georgette over taffeta, made on Empire lines. The bodice had short draped sleeves and the skirt was very full. Over this was worn a full length cloak of white velvet with raised shoulders and stitched medici collar. She wore a string of pearls and a silver bangle and carried a bouquet of scarlet abutilons and cyclamen and silver leaves.

Misses June and Joyce Mac Kay, twin daughters of Mr and Mrs C. S. MacKay, Gala street, were presented in similar frocks of ivory taffeta, made with tight-fitting bodices, with flat posies of forget-me-nots finishing the square necks. The short sleeves were trimmed to match the skirt which was rucked three-quarters of the way from the hem, each line of gathering finished with a sprig of forget-me-not. Each hem was. finished with a kilted frill and velvet ribbon, looped in front, was worn round the waists. Miss June Mac Kay’s frock was trimmed with blue ribbon and flowers and her bouquet was of pink carnations, blue forget-me-nots and maidenhair fern. Miss Joyce MacKay’s frock was trimmed with pink, while her bouquet was of pink abutiloqs, pink cyclamen and silver leaves. They both wore three-quarter-length coats of white fur cloth with wide shoulders and Peter Pan collars. Among those present were Dr J. A. Pottinger and Mrs Pottinger, Dr Garfield Crawford and Mrs Garfield Crawford, Archdeacon J. A. Lush and Mrs Lush, Mr and Mrs C. J. Brodrick, Mr and Mrs F. M. Corkill, Mr and Mrs R. P. Fish, Mr and Mrs J. L. Hazlett (Gretna Green), Mr and Mrs A. Highet, Mr and Mrs H. Gray, Mr and Mrs H. 0. Davies, Mr and Mrs K. Clark, Mr and Mrs C. B. Broad, Mr and Mrs J. S. Clarkson, Mr and Mrs C. R. Hart, Mr and Mrs H. R. Williams, Mr and Mrs C. R. Story (Venlaw), Mr and Mrs A. Rutherford, Mr and Mrs J. Strettell, Mr and Mrs R. H. Oliver, Mr and Mrs W. L. Bews, Mr and Mrs A. H. Robins, Mr and Mrs R. M. Collingwood, Mr and Mrs J. Davidson, Mr and Mrs J. A. Holmes, Mr and Mrs M. M. Lawn, Mr and Mrs D. A. McDonald, Mr and Mrs R. Poole, Mr and Mrs R. W. Williams (Te Wai).

Mesdames J. Hargest, R. D. Newth, T. Snow.

Misses N. Enderby, W. Armour, B. Drewe, R. Courtis, M. Crawford, P. Hodge, J. Carswell, N. Jenson, J._ Kennedy, Lawn (Dunedin), M. Chisholm (Otautau), B. Macdonald, H. Nichol (Bluff), P. Oliver, S. Rankin, S. OwenJohnston, E. Riddle, Y. Smith, C. Russell, N. Rice, P. Taylor, M. Nichol (Clifton), N. Watts, G. Witt, K. Moffett, J. Mackrell, J. Tapper, S. Wilson, D. Moffett, J. Moffett, M. Wilson, M. Webb, P. McCarthy, M. Macalister, E. Lawrence (Hedgehope), B. Martin, R. Macdonald, M. Maclean (Redcliff), N. McPherson, J. Chisholm, J. Andrews, E. Johnston, O. Holloway, L. Thomson. Messrs H. Armour, G. Bailey, S. Barclay, J. Chewings, A. Allan, G. Baker, G. Cookson, E. Broadbent, I. Hutton-Potts, N. Dorman, K. Hargest, O. Cowie, P. Campbell, J. Williams (Wyndham), K. France, R. Gow, E. Winslow, J. Smith, G. H. Geddes, M. Chaplin, A. Chisholm, A. Gilmour, R. Kennedy (Otautau), G. Macdonald, Matheson, G. H. Reed, J. Oliver, H. Russell, R. Strang, G. Townsend, R. H. Mackrell, G. McCrae, J. Scandrett, N. Webb, I. Wilson. R. Watts, M. and P. Moffett, G. McKay, B. Williams, G. McLachlan, W. Maclean, K. McKenzie, W. R. Macdonald, J. Hazledene, I. Muirson and Dr F. Neumann.