Cheery Dance In Hamilton

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 762, 7 September 1929, Page 20

Cheery Dance In Hamilton

VICKERS MACHINE-GUN CORPS GAY AND COLOURFUL SCENE Members of the Vickers MachineGun Corps organised a cheery dance in the Regent Ballroom on Wednesday niglit. Thu decorations were very colourful, Chinese lanterns and streamers being principally used, while the lighting effects helped the decorative seneme. Mrs. W. Allen acted as hostess, and was wearing a frock of parchment georgette over flesh pink charmeuse. Among those present were; Mrs. Ready, who was gowned in black lace; Miss Ready, in lettuce green taflela and lace; Miss R. Joyce, peacock blue satin and silver; Miss Carrie, scarlet crepe de chine and. silver; Miss J. Perliam, peach georgette and' silver lame; Miss M. Reid, wearing larkspur blue crepe de chine; Miss AI. Brown, ciel blue georgette; Miss Z. Dowd, ecru lace; Miss O. Kirby, lettuce green georgette; Miss T. Nolan, buttercup crepe de chine; Miss V. Bliss, gold crepe de chine; Miss E. I3arr, who had on blush pink taffeta; Miss Levesque, in apricot taffeta; Miss N. Howden, old rose brocade; Miss E. Wilson, ivory crepe de chine; Miss A. Graham, cyclamen pink satin; Miss H. Montgomery, ivory satin and net; Miss R. Clarkin, delphinium blue georgette; Miss M. Clarkin, pink georgette and floral tissue; Miss P. Langley, cream brocade. Airs. J. R. Ellis, who wore gold lace: Airs. F. J. Cramp, silver on net; Miss L. Hepburn, pastel blue crepe do chine and tulle; Aliss N. Hepburn, black sequined net; Aliss Mamblyn, sea blue taffeta; Aliss Luke, jade green taffeta and gold lace: Airs. X. R. Robertson, Auckland, powder blue georgette; Airs. L. W. Brown, steel blue taffeta; Airs. O. Cole, cherry crepe de chine; Aliss Priest, leafgreen taffeta and silver lace: Mrs. Brook, black lace; Aliss N. Jackson, wearing fuchsia shot taffeta; Aliss T. Bennett, lemon and gold tissue; Airs. Shakeshaft, mimosa yellow georgette; Aliss D. Blackwell, Auckland, delphinium georgette sequined in silver; Aliss Carey, sunset taffeta; Aliss T. Alonckton, black georgette; Aliss AI. Dold, primrose georgette; Aliss Nelson, flame satin; Aliss L. Ellis, Paeroa, sunset taffeta; Aliss Flynn, silver lame; Aliss AI. Alonds, black net; Aliss J. Hirst, geranium red crepe de chine; Aliss AI. Britt, lime ci'epe de chine and silver lace; Aliss Locke, primrose crepe de chine; Aliss E. Bliss, scarlet'georgette and tinsel; Aliss J. Duncan, in silver lame and pink georgette; Aliss E. Hall, hyacinth blue taffeta; Aliss Kennedy, lettuce green georgette, beaded in silver; Aliss D. Hirst, peach pink crepe de chine; Aliss G. Kanfoy, pale pink georgette and gold lace; Aliss L. Edmonds, leaf-green georgette.

Aliss J. Gibson, wearing black tulle; All's. Alorrow, sunset taffeta; Aliss AT. Alorrow, black georgette; Miss Aleredith, Auckland, lime green; AHss E. Dold. apricot taffeta and tulle; Miss T. Hawkins, cherry taffeta; Aliss N. Webster, ceil blue georgette; Aliss D. Beachon, delphinium blue crepe de chine; Aliss O. Bramble, kingfisher crepe de chine; Aliss L. McCormack, black crepe de chine; Aliss AI. Bailey, cherry crepe de chine; Airs. R. F. AVard, shell-pink crepe de chine; Aliss J. Aluvray. flame velvet and lace; Aliss At. Gibson, cameo pink and silver lace, tiered skirt; Aliss Hannah, orange crepe de chine; Aliss Cooper, black ring velvet; Aliss W. Tait, salmon pink satin and lace; Aliss A. Alonds, burgundy crepe de chine. COMING-OF-AGE PARTY GAY PAPATOETOE FUNCTION A delightfully gay party was given by Mr. and Airs. A. B. Stonex, Kimpton Road, Papatoetoe, in the Renown Hall on Thursday evening, to celebrate the coming-of-age of their son Fred. About 80 guests attended and spent a very enjoyable evening dancing to music supplied by Air. and Mrs. Deverell, Misses Ray Stonex, Freda Stonex and Elma Clapham. Between dances musical items were contributed by Aliss Audrey Willerton, pianoforte solo; Miss Freda Stonex, dance; Aliss Lulu Hunter, elocutionary item. A Atonte Carlo waltz was won by Aliss Wignall and Mr. Roy Hicks. Novelty competitions were won by Air. W. Gall (2), Aliss AI. Stonex, Aliss Y. Willerton and All*. Ivan Stonex. Large bowls of golden daffodils and irises effectively decorated the supper tables. During supper toasts were proposed by Air. Fred Stonex, sen., and Air. Ivan Stonex, and responded to by Air. Fred Stonex, jun., and Air. Sid Stonex. Airs. A. B. Stonex received the guests wearing a dainty frock of airforce blue georgette and lace, finished with a posy. Among those present were; Airs. R. Stonex, wearing a frock of black georgette and lace, finished with a shoulder posy; Airs. S. Stonex, who wore beaded buttercup georgette; Airs. J. Stonex, in cherry georgette; Airs. W. Clapham, whose frock was of black georg'ette, with lace trimmings: Airs. R. Linkhorn, in ivory crepe fleur; Airs. Deverell, in shell pink crepe de chine, with frilled skirt; Airs. W. Gall, wearing a frock of cherry crepe de chine, with uneven hem; !tlrs. I. Knapping, in ivory georgette, with tiered skirt; Airs. Clayton, froeked in midnight blue crepe de chine, with uneven hem; Airs. Fred Green, in black satin carreau, with trimmings of silver lace; Airs. Till, who was wearing a frock of black georgette; Airs. A. Anthony, whose frock was of lavender crepe de chine; Miss Ray Stonex, wearing black georgette, with dainty french embroideries; Miss Freda Stonex, who wore blush rose taffeta, finished with large bow; Aliss AI. Stonex, whose frock was of midnight blue chiffon taffeta. Aliss B. Stonex, in an apricot crepe de chine frock; Aliss D. Wolfe, who was wearing powder-blue beaded georgette; Aliss E. L. Blake, in black georgette, with uneven hem; Aliss E. Watts, who was in blush rose georgette, with rosebud trimming; Aliss P. Bradbury, whose frock was of buttercup crepe de chine, with handkerchief skirt; Miss C. Wignall, in orange satin and tinsel; Aliss Audrey Willerton, wearing an anklelength frock of pink frilled taffeta; Aliss J. W ignal, who wore ivory crepe de chine and tinsel; Aliss Alary Dreadon, m lettuce green beaded georgette; Aliss Lulu Hunter, in an ankle-length period frock of litchen green taffeta and peach georgette; Aliss L. Bradbury, froeked in dawn crepe de chine; Aliss N. Till, wearing black georgette, with an uneven hem; Aliss F. Caple, in a frock of magenta georgette, with trimmings of chenille georgette; Miss B. Franks, whose frock was of primrose crepe de chine; Aliss J. Knight, who wore alice blue geoi'gette, with corsage of silver lace; Aliss E. Clapham. in primrose taffeta, with georgette skirt; Aliss B. Baird, in black chiffon; Miss T. Willerton, wearing a frock of cyclamen taffeta, with french embroideries; Aliss Joyce Fricker, in lime green satin beaute, with gold corsage; Aliss Snowden, whose frock was of black taffeta, relieved with a carmine posy.

MATAMATA NOTES Aliss Isobel Stevenson has returned to Palmerston North from a visit to her sister, Airs. A. C. Hampton. Aliss Esme Carter, Kamo, is on a visit to Airs. E. C. Banks. Airs. A. S. Thirlwall has returned from Woodhill, North Auckland. Aliss Tierney, Taihoa, is visiting Paeroa and Auckland. Aliss E. Park is spending the vacation at Rotorua. Air. and Airs. J. S. Doull, who have been visiting old friends in Matamata during the vacation, have returned to Kopu.