IN Town AND OUT

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 640, 17 April 1929, Page 4

IN Town AND OUT

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NOTES Mr. and Mrs. J. Byrne, of Paliiatua, are on a visit to Auckland. Mrs. Wilson and Miss Iv. Wilson, of Kakatahi, are visiting Auckland. Mrs. Mowat and Miss Mary Mowat, Wanganui, are visiting Auckland. Miss Morna Harvey, of Auckland, returned yesterday from Wanganui. Mrs. C. T). Warren, of Auckland, is the guest of Mrs. H. Valder, in River Road. Mrs. Levy, of Auckland, is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. J. Nobbs, in Maungatautari Mrs. 11. O. Nolan, of Auckland, and Mrs. Scanlon, of Napier, are at the Hamilton Hotel. Mrs. Simpson, of Auckland, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. A. Me* Vicar, in Maungatautari. * * * Mrs. E. McNair, of Epsom, left this week to visit Russell and Whangarei. Mrs. V. Crichton, Auckland, lias been staying with Mrs. Robbie at Master - ton. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Hanna, of Auckland. visited Palmerston North last week. Mrs. Nelson, of Mount Eden, Auckland, is visiting Wanganui and Palmerston North.

ATHENIAN CLUB The annual meeting of the Auckland Athenian Club was held at the Operatic Society’s Hall. Grafton Road, on • Monday. The attendance of members was excellent and augured well for a most successful season. The balance-sheet showed the finances to be in a very satisfactory condition. An election *of officers for the 1929 season resulted as follows: —President, Mr. W. Wright; vice-president, Mr. C. Munroe Emanuel; hon. treasurer, Mr. V. Trask; hon. secretary, Mr. O. M. Ri9hardson; committee, Misses Rainey, Kirkby and L. Walker, Mesdames Cornish and Tysoe, sen., Messrs. King, Regan, Wyatt and Middleton. Tho services of the retiring president, Mr. P. Free, were eulogised and lie was made a life member. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the retiring secretary. Mr. E. H. Perkins. It was decided to hold the first regular meeting on Saturday, April 27. i After the general business was- disI posed of, supper was served and the remainder of the evening spent in dancing. ! Yesterday afternoon the Mothers’ I Thought Guild held a small, but in- | teresting, meeting at the home of the j president, Mrs. Hemus, Belvedere, Epsom. Mrs. Bampton. a member of ! the committee, read the report, after ' which Mrs. Hemus gave a short talk i on the aims and ideals of the guild. I There were now 98 members in New i Zealand, representatives residing in ' most of the big towns. A letter was , read from a lady in Western Australia, who offered to work there for the guild and be Its representative there. Such an offer, Mrs. Hemus said, was most encouraging to the members and would be gratefully accepted. A delightful after-noon tea was served.

TE PUKE GOLF BALL The winter dancing season opened at Te Puke on Monday evening with the Te Puke Golf Club’s ball. Coloured streamers and greenery decorated ‘the Alliance Theatre, and bright dance music was supplied by Epi Shalfoon’s Melody Boys, from Rotorua. Mr. W. Pilcher was an efficient M.C. Among those present were: A/-;. Granger, sunset taffeta frock; i.frs. Westlake, pale amethyst beaded georgette gown; Mrs. Gibbings, black georgette gown, with diamante buckle: Mrs. Ball. cream embossed satin beaute; Mrs. Perring. black frock of petalled chiffon; Mrs. Shaw, black ninon gown and lace scarf; Mrs. Martin, geranium red georgette frock; Mrs. Booker, nile green crepe de chine gown; Mrs. Simpson, beige georgette and lace frock; Mrs. Harvey (Auckland), black ninon, with cyclamen panel; Mrs. Hargreaves, vigux rose ring velvet gown; Mrs. Brown, black satin beaute: Mrs. Wilkie, french grey crepe de chine and georgette; Mrs. Hamilton (Gisborne), navy crepe de chine, with floral scarf; Mrs. Pilcher, pink taffeta in period style; Mrs. Stewart. black georgette, with diamante relief; Mrs. Webber, pale mauve crepe de chine frock; Mrs. Cashmore, black crepe de chine, relieved with ivory. Mrs. Cummings, black crepe de chine and georgette; Mrs. Holden, black crepe de chine gown: Mrs. Knight, pale pink crepe de chine under ecru lace; Mrs. Anderson, honey beige crepe de chine and lace frock; Mrs. Tees, black crepe de chine gown; Mrs. Walker, cream georgette frock: Miss Bush, creme ninon. under silver net: Miss Rogers, black georgette and lace frock; Miss Sherratt, pale blue satin beaute; Miss Perring. royal blue crepe de chine gown; Miss King, flame beaded georgette frock; Miss Boucher (Rotorua), pistache green crepe de chine and green net; Miss Tanner, shell pink and brown georgette frock; Miss Watson, black and ivory georgette frock; Miss Petrie (Bulls), black crepe de chine: Miss Fox, larkspur blue georgette: Miss Bell (Tauranga), velvet gown of lacquer red; Miss Alollgaard. pink taffeta, in period style: Miss Joyce, crepe de chine frock of delphinium blue; Miss Riddell, cuban orange satin beaute gown; Miss Tees, green ninon frock; Miss B. Wilson, cream georgette gown, with circular skirt; Miss Dyer, ring velvet gown of midnight blue; Miss Mark, pale yellow satin beaute: Miss C. Wilson, bouffant taffeta frock of lilac shade; Miss A. Collins, ivory frilled tulle frock; Miss A. Hicks, silver lame gown: Miss M. Collins, pale primrose satin beaute; Miss R. Collins, pink ring velvet gown; Miss R. Holland, mauve georgette frock; Miss A. Brown, auim. frock of ivory tulle; Miss A. Wilson, cuban orange satin, with silver godets: Miss E. Cuff, black georgette, with orange bow; Miss G. Cuff, black tulle gown; Miss W. Muir, frock of pale amethyst georgette, with circular uneven skirt: Miss J. Vercoe. green georgette, with swathe of silver lame: Miss T. Vercoe, blue georgette, with circular skirt: Miss Brown (Wanganui). black ring velvet gown: Miss Stewart, blue and silver striped frock: Miss Ryburn, blue satin beaute gown: Miss Plaice, silver bodice and cyclamen georgette skirt: Miss T. Hicks, green crepe de chine and georgette: Miss McCracken, pale pink georgette frock: Miss Matthews, green tulle frock: Miss Kerr, cyclamen georgette, relieved with silver; Miss Stubbings ( Auckland), mauve taff« t 5» skirt, with silver lame bodice.

I Vice-Regal L>ance i l I THEIR EXCELLENCIES GIVE ENJOYABLE FUNCTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE f : * OLD-WORLD GOWNS WORN Pointing the way in unmistakable manner to a return of oldworld elegance were the many de- j s ; lightful versions of the ankle--1 length gown to be seen in the brilliantly-decorated ballroom at Government House last evening, ' when their Excellencies the (Governor-General and the Lady Alice Fergusson gave a particu- , larly enjoyable dance, attended by a large number of young folk. flower-banked rooms made an j e j effective setting for the colourful * | beauty of the dancers’ gowns, which | was emphasised here and there by the ,s brave scarlet and gold and blue of the i. ! uniforms worn by a number of the n ! men guests- . j Chrysanthemums, in all the glowing ! shades of autumn, formed the leit motif : ol* the decorative scheme, both in the ,1 | ballroom and reception room and j lounges, with subtly-arranged trails j of feathery fern around the walls to _ | provide a touch of relief, i An excellent orchestra was en- ! sconced on the palm and flower - ■ banked platform at one end of the ballroom. Her Hxcellency was wearing a graced ful gown of black georgette, the corsage of which was heavily encrusted . s with rhinestone embroidery and inset

with a deep vestee of pastel pink chifThe Countess Thelma Metaxa wore a daffodil yellow frock of georgette, made with a closely-fitting oodice outlined with a wide band of crystal and pearl-embroidered flowers around the waistline. Among the guests were:— Mrs. Charles Nathan, in a draped gown of chartreuse green georgette with a dipping hemline. Mrs. H. C. Glendinning, wearing a flower patterned frock of ring velvet in red and bronze tones. Mrs. Sydney Thorne George, whose ‘•rock of apricot ring velvet was panelled with a doub.e vandyked row of black chiffon. Mrs. Sinclair Reid, wearing a honeycoloured frock of georgette embroidered with crystal. Mrs. Mervyn Reid, in an ankle-length frock of frilled absinthe green tulle Mrs. Trevor Brett, whose frock of ivory and gold brocade dipped in points at the hemline. Mrs. Rex Carew, wearing a frock of black velvet with a coatee effect of black and gold lame. Mrs. McKay, in a white georgette frock girdled with pearls and a pearl embroidered coatee. Mrs. P. S. Crisp, who wore a black frock of ring velvet with a mitred skirt of black tulle. Mrs. A. G. Quartley, who chose an embossed tissue gown in geranium rose and silver shading. Mrs. Borrie, wearing a draped frock of golden lace with a toning shoulder posy. Mrs. Luscombe, in a frock of lotus rose satin with a deep petalled hem and a silver girdle. Mrs. L. M. Isitt. whose frock of royal blue panne velvet fell in uneven panels to the hem. Mrs. Marler, wearing a frilled frock of white tulle relieved with clusters of wattle bloom* Mrs. Leonard Delph, who wore a black frock of panne velvet with rhinestone embroideries and a fish-tail train of black tulle. Mrs. Wylde Brown, in a frock of white georgette dipping at the sides to show panels of lace and ribbon frilling. Mrs. ’ Herman Geddes. wearing a frock of georgette in willow green shade, with deep bands of black on the skirt. Mrs. G. L. Lindsay, who wore a draped gown of black georgette and a black and white wrap. Mrs. N. Clover, wearing a gold frock of lace relieved with a cluster of roses. Mrs. J. W. C. Wales, in a pompadour frock of charmeuse inset with silver lace. Mrs. Key Jones, whose frock of floral chiffon was embroidered with crystal and diamante. Mrs. Trevor Holmden. in a draped gown of nile green chiffon, velvet. Mrs. Aldridge, wearing a rose du barri frock of mariette with gold bead embroidery. Mrs. Hove, whose frock of gentian blue satin had a pretty draped uneven skirt. Mrs. W. J. Cochrane, in a rhinestone embroidered frock of black panne velMrs. Warwick Wilson, who bore a lacquer red georgette frock relieved at one side with a diamante motif. Mrs. J. Hudson, in a poinsettia red frock of georgette mounted on gold lame. Miss Bond, a debutante presented during the evening by Mrs. Sinclair Reid, was dainti’.y dressed in silver and white, the corsage of her frock being made of silver tissue and the skirt of frilled white tulle. She carried a pretty little pink and white posy. Miss Winifred Aver ill was wearing a white georgette frock, the petalled skirt of which was relieved with tiny pink and blue posites. Miss Joan Robertson wore a frilled frock of deep apricot taffeta and tulle. Miss Finnis was wearing a chiffon frock of green toning patterned with petunia flowers. Miss Joyce Hewing wore a delphinium blue frock of georgette. Miss Haphne Rainger, in a flounced frock of hyacinth blue tulle, with a sequined bodice and a bouffant blue taffeta bow. Miss Jean Lawford, wearing a black frock of Chantilly lace with a handker-chief-pointed skirt of tulle. Miss Vera McKay, in an embossed frock of white ring velvet. Miss Janet Clarkson, whose frock of silver tissue and pointed tulle draperies was given colour by a large pink shoulder flower. Aliss R. McVeagh, wearing a mimosa yellow frock of embossed charmeuse with net outlining the pointed hem. Aliss Audrey Walton, in a crystal embroidered frock of water green chiffon. Miss M. Bruce Hay, who wore an anklelength frock of pompadour rose georgette. the skirt composed of tiny frills. Aliss B’Arcy Jones, wearing a blush rose frock of taffeta inset with silver lace. Aliss Tewsley. whose frock was of mimosa yellow georgette with draped skirt. Aliss Upton, in a lemon yellow frock of mariette with bead embroidery. Aliss W. Heather, who wore a leaf green frock of taffeta. Aliss Una Foley, in a brocaded frock of white silk crepe. . Aliss Ron a. Rainger. wearing: a black and floral patterned frock of chiffon. Aliss Barbara Pierce, whose froclc of briar rose georgette bad a skirt composed of tiny frills of pink tu'le. Miss Mary Johnston, in a draped frock of white georgette. Miss W. Knet. wearing a japonica rose frock of e-eorgette. Aliss Kirker. who wore a frock of parchment shaded mechlin lace. Aliss Mary Geddes. wearing a draped frock of pistache green satin crepe. Aliss Alarie Heald. in delphinium blue georgette with crystal embroidered flowAliss .T. Stokes, wearing an embroidered frock of thistle tuft green georgette. Miss Somerset Clive, whose frock of taffeta was expressed in a deep rose tone. Aliss L. Chatfield. who was wearing- a frock of coral rose georgette. Aliss Beth Stokes, in a blush rose frock of embossed georgette. Aliss H. Jackson, who wore a black frock of tulle embroidered in red. Aliss H. Bell, in a periwinkle blue frock jof taffeta. Miss W. Heather, wearing a chartreuse green taffeta frock.