Cap and Gown

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 689, 14 June 1929, Page 4

Cap and Gown

SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITY FUNCTION HELD IN SCOT’S' HALL ’ 1 ] GRADUATION BALL Potted palms and tubs of stately bamboo lined the entrance hall, and were arranged on the stage and in the lounges, at Scots Hall last evening, when the University College held its annual graduation ball. Bowls of autumn coloured flowers were also on the stage, and coloured lights lined the dance hall. Air. Walter Smith’s orchestra dis- ! pensed all the latest dance numbers j to an appreciative throng of dancers. During the first two dances, graduates and undergraduates wore their mortar-boards and gowns. Among the large crowd of dancers were: —ri Mrs. R. M. Algie. who was gowned in i almond green satin charmeuse with | er/es* 6^6 ounces an d beaded embroidI ]F* porbin, wearing an uneven ' length .frock of palest primrose georg- | ette with rhinestone embroideries j Airs. Rex Gambier, who wore a gown lace over parchment-coloured chiffon. Airs. Penniket, in a cuban orange georgette frock. Airs. Clive Henry, wearing an uneven length frilled frock of ivory tulle. Mrs. K. P. Hacket, who was wearing a gown of camellia pink taffeta. Mrs. Hill, who wore a black crepe de ver ie own re fi eve d with touches of siiMrs. Rusden, who was in a black crepe fleuri and lace frock. 1?' Bud son, who wore a pretty ! flock ot cherry-coloured silk net dip- 1 ping gracefully at the back. Mrs. Platts, whose smart gown was of ivory brocaded charmeuse. pray, who ivoro a pastel shaded j chiffon frock with hand-pain Led flowers. ! Miss Lambourne, who had chosen rose • pink satin and tulle. Miss Lucy Cranwell, wearing an ivorv j georgette frock embroidered with crvstKl i beads. Mdlle. Celeste Bouillon, in a period : gown of cameo pink taffeta. Miss Gilmour, who was in a gown of cherry-coloured georgette. Miss l. I-lardie, in a gown of marigold 1 ring velvet with pointed tulle skirt. j Miss Jean Mueller, wearing cedar rose ! georgette and lace. Miss Jean Macintosh, whose delphin- i mm blue crepe de chine gown was relieved with gold lace. Miss G. Hayward, who wore a silver j lame gown with embroidered skirt of I amethyst georgette. Miss I. Jenkin. in an uneven length : gown of pastel green. Miss Vera Knell, who was in rose pink i satin with a bouffant overskirt of tulle. ! Miss Garry, who wore a pretty frock ! of forget-me-not blue taffeta. Miss J. Turner, who was in gold tinsel and palest primrose chiffon, j Miss Isa Jessup, who wore a rose- ' . tucked georgette frock with a gracefikllv I ; dipping skirt. . i Miss A. Nieholls, wearing cedar rose I j ring velvet. j Miss May Maddox, whose shrimp pink i i georgette frock was embroidered with ! } crystal beads. Miss Betty Beale, who wore gold tissue j : with an orange crepe de chine skirt re- : ; keyed with gold lace. j Miss Effie J-lardley, wearing' a Chinese j red and silver frock. Miss Mollte Bailey, whose georgette • frock of mist blue and amethyst was l heavily embroidered with crystal beads [ and pearls. ! Miss Noel Self, wearing a period gown i of black and parchment lace over flesh i pink chiffon. j Miss Jean McCormick. wearing a 1 shrimp pink crepe de chine frock with j pink shoulder spray. Miss I-lilary Biss, who wore an ankle- ; length frock of phlox pink spotted het. IN SPOTTED TULLE ! Miss Phyllis Biss, whose ankle length i frilled frock was of scarlet spotted tulle. I Miss Alfreda Suter, wearing a black • ring velvet gown with draperies of black : ninon. ! Miss Marjorie Suter, who wore apple i green frilled taffeta dipping to the wear- ] er’s ankles. j Miss Pat Miller, in a marigold taffeta \ gown. i Miss McCormack, whose blusli rose | georgette frock was lace trimmed. | Miss MacCorraack, who wore a gown of sage green ring velvet with petal j pointed hem. • Miss Joyce Rotherham, wearing lilac ; taffeta and tulle embroidered with cryj stal beads. } Miss Shirley Burclier, who wore a marij gold tulle frock with pointed hem. j Miss M. Rainger, whose smart frock i was of floral lame with a fichu of pink ■ taffeta and a deep petailed band of pink ! taffeta defining, the uneven hemline. , Miss V. Fox, who wore a silver se- ; quined gown. Miss E. Fox, who was in a frock of shrimp pink crepe de chine. Miss F. Kenny, in a, gown of sunset pink chenille with bouffant taffeta skirt.. I Miss Dorothy Wills, whose gown was I of absinthe green satin charmeuse. Miss Ruth Walker, who was in a chic gown of orchid and black georgette. Miss C. Jolly, who wore a gown of cherry-coloured ring velvet. Miss I. Pasooe, whose chenille and georgette frock was of prettiest leaf green. Miss N. Batty, who wore absinthe green satin beaute and silver tissue. Miss E. Parker, whose gown was of blue satin beaute and tulle. Miss Phyllis Wiles, who was in turquoise blue georgette embroidered with silver beads. Miss N. Vautier, whose frock was of. cameo pink georgette. Miss D. Kalaugher, who wore an uneven length gown of lime coloured crepe de chine. Miss M. Kalaugher, in a peach-col-oured tulle frock. Miss G. Miles, wearing a rose georgette and gold lace gown. Miss F. Tvissling, in a maize-coloured frock of taffeta and chiffon. Miss D. Johnston, who was in a chenille gown of deep cuban orange. Miss I. Parker, wearing a bouffant frock of cameo pink taffeta with pe tailed hem. A BLACK LACE FROCK Miss M. Milne, who wore o. cedar rose sash with her black lace frock. Miss P. Schnackenberg, wearing a smart sequiiied scarf with her lido blue georgette gown. Miss P. Dickey, in a pretty frock of rose pink frilled tulle. Miss V. Lawes, whose frock of absinthe green georgette was relieved with silver lace. Miss L. Gosling, who had chosen a period gown of cameo pink taffeta. Miss R. Leach, wearing flame satin beaute with overdress of flame tulle. Miss N. Mackay, who wore a pervenene blue crepe de chine frock. Miss B. Challis, in larkspur blue satin charmeuse. with overskirt of blue tulle. Miss E. Wann, whose pretty frock was of ivory taffeta and net. Miss E. Leach, in pervenche blue ring velvet, with corsage of blue and silver beads and sequins. , -)L Iss Wallace, wearing hyacinth blue chiffon, relieved with silver. Miss A. Boyce, who wore camellia pink satin and tulle. Miss R. Gresham, wearing peach pink crepe de chine. Miss I. McLachlan, whose unevenlength georgette frock was of absinthe Miss D. McGuire, who wore an ivory lace gown over pastel georgette. Miss A. Leatham, whose dainty frock was of phlox pink georgette. ! Miss F. Fraser, in a bouffant gown of flame petalled > taffeta. Miss M. Gray, whose powder blue georgette frock was embroidered with silver beads. Miss L. Talbot, wearing a gown of ivory embossed chenille. Miss Gladys Brown, who wore a frock of almond green lace over parchment georgette. Miss A. Hacket, whose black georgette frock was trimmed with deep black fringe. Miss V. McCallum, in a black tulle frock, relieved with diamante. Miss N. Scott, whose frock was of cameo pink ring velvet. Miqp J. Day, wearing a bouffant frock of naples blue georgette and tulle. Miss M. Guy. in a gown of gold lace and old rose georgette. Miss Todd, whose pastel georgette frock was embroidered with gold beads. Miss B. Ritchie, in a pretty frock of leaf green chiffon Miss J. Shaw, in a frock of leaf green crepe de chine, with shoulder spray of pink flowers. IN PHLOX PINK TAFFETA Miss Mollie Hutchings, whose frock of phlox pink taffeta had a' bouffant overskirt of tulle. Miss Leila Rosser who wore a frock j of sunset pink chenille embossed geor-

Miss Muriel Hill, who wore a chenille frock of afterglow pink. Miss Gladys Grinter. in a frock of absinthe green ring velvet and georgette. Miss L. Hardy, who wore flame coloured ring velvet and silk net. Miss E. MacMillan, whose peach T coloured satin gown was relieved with silver lace. Miss M. Saunders, wearing a taffeta frock of deep leaf green. Miss Y. Orbell, who was wearing a black taffeta faille gown, relieved with gold lace. Miss J. Entwhistle, who wore briar j rose georgette, with petailed hem. Miss D. Wayte,' whose ciel blue chiffon j frock had a frilled skirt of uneven j length. Miss T. Smith, whose period frock was ! of almond green and silver gros grain j taffeta. Miss K. Smith, in a pretty gown of j floral ninon, dipping at the back. Miss N. Clarke, whose frock was of amber coloured taffeta and tulle. Miss B. Banott, who was in black ring velvet. Miss B. ITasswell, whose frock of floral lamo and lacquer red georgette was of i uneven length. Miss C. eiiste, who was wearing a gown of wild rose taffeta. £ 1 HOSPITAL AUXILIARY i MEETING OF COUNCIL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES A meeting of the Council of the Auckland Hospital Auxiliary was held * on Wednesday in the hospital board 1 room, Kitchener Street. Mrs. Alfred c Kidd, president, was in the chair, and i there were 22 members of the council present, also Hr. Buckley Turkington, hon. secretary, Mrs. C. J. Kirk, hon. treasurer, and Mrs. Campbell, Mayoress. < A welcome was given to Mrs. Lichen- { stein, the new convener of the Badge Committee, Mrs. Mutter., secretary to 1 Mi's. Carr-Smith, city sewing circle, and i to Miss Nutsey, matron of the Public Hospital. Apologies were received i from Mesdames Duncan, Hammond Hyde, Prendergast and Miss Ormond. j Reports were received from Mrs. j Carr-Smith, convener of the city sewing circle, whose workers had made 3 and donated 75 garments during May. Mrs. Donaldson, Newmarket branch, re- , ported purchase of warm underclothing for children, and also reported that their branch had no more funds at its ' disposal. Airs. Potter, Mount Eden branch, reported 151 new garments and 121 ’ second-hand garments sent in to the depot, also 21 pots of jam, sweets and flowers. Cushions and several parcels . of books were taken to the Alexandra Home. A Paddy’s market realised the sum of £57 7s, and tickets are being sold for a picture night, which should f also realise a substantial amount. Miss Van Ossler had also been doing good 1 work with her motor transport, and ‘ Airs. Whitehead visits the hospital regularly and distributes fruit, sweets, jam and flowers. Mrs. Neill read a report of the Onehunga branch, which attends to the wants and comforts of folk at the infirmary. This branch has also the care of the wireless at the infirmary, which gives much pleasure to the inmates. Concerts are also given, and sweets and books regularly distributed. Sister Hannah, Sister Esther, Alajor Gordon and Airs. Dromgool also reported on cases helped through the ! auxiliary; Airs. Drysdale and Airs. Hugh ! Maguire on parcel transport for the i month; Airs. Ararler on the work of her I committee, which takes patients home j from hospital, and Airs. Tiarks, whose ! workers take the patients for weekly | drives. Arrangements have been made for hospital week, which is 0 be held from I June 22 to June 28 inclusive. The ' street collection day is to be Friday, ' June 2S. A card evening and dance j is to be held during that week at the j Click Clack Cabaret, and several people are kindly giving bridge parties and ■ entertainments at their own homes, i ■ The clergy will make an appeal through ] ! their services on Sunday, June 23. j Next Wednesday, June lf», a public , j meeting will Ixe held in the concert i I chamber of the Town Hall, when inter- i | esting addresses will be given, also a i report of the year's activities.