CHRISTCHURCH CLUB.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1735, 5 September 1919, Page 4

CHRISTCHURCH CLUB.

ENTERTAINS NAVAL VISITORS.

Last night • members of the Christchurch Club were hosts at a well-ar-ranged ball given in honour of the visit of Viscount Jellicoe, Admiral of the Fleet, Viscountess Jellicoe, and officers of H.M.S. New Zealand. A great amount .of trouble had been taken over the arrangements, and a' very satisfactory result was achieved. The club rooms were used for smoking-rooms, lounges, buffets and sitting-out places, huge marquees being erected for ballroom and dining-room. The former was very gay-looking with its yellow and black panelling, its huge hanging baskets of wistaria, and its yellow shading around the lamps. The diningroom decorative scheme was carried out in a warm red shade, the walls, ceiling and lamp-shades being of this colour, while the carpet was green with a red border. Scarlet and purple anemones were used in the floral scheme, a huge silver bowl of them in the former shade forming the centre-piece at the official supper table, which was lit by redshaded candles. A delicious supper was served. The party at the official table were: Lord Jellicoe and Mrs Boyle, Lady Jellicoe and Mr Boyle, the Mayor (Br H. T. J. Thacker) and Mrs Ckaffey, Commodore Dreyer and Mrs Rhodes, Captain Leggett - and Mrs G. Harper, Mr Justice Herdman and Mrs Thacker, Mr G. Harper and Mrs Wigram, Captain Share and Mrs Rennick, Captain T. Williams and Mrs C. Lord, Colonel Chaffey and Lady Clifford, Mr Geo. Gould and Mrs Stevenson, Sir George Clifford and Mrs Gould. The guests cf honour arrived shortly after nine, the official set being immediately formed and danced, with i what might be called a'' chorus'' to the participants, in the shape of other sets that were hurriedly formed by dancers who evidently felt that they had waited quite long enough for the fun to begin. In the official set, Lord Jellicoe danced with Mrs Boyle, Lady Jellicoe with Mr Boyle, Commodore Dreyer with Mrs G. Harper, Captain Leggett with Mrs Wigram, Judge Herdman with Mrs Chaffey, Mr G. Harper with Mrs Thacker, Colonel Chaffey with Mrs Dalgety, and Captain Share with Mrs Stevenson, the last-named lady taking the place of Mrs Henry Acland, who, after working hard in connection with the arrangements for the ball, was not well enough to attend. The other ladies on a committee to assist their men-folk in the ball arrangements were Mrs Boyle and Mrs Stevenson. Mr Calvin Lord was the honorary secretary. Music for the dancing was supplied by an orchestra under the direction of Miss Macdonald.

Lady Jellicoe wore a graceful gown of blue chiffon satin in a soft, dull shade, draped with georgette of exactly the same colour, the side panels of which gave a kind of tunic effect, while the back was continued as a train. Diamond ornaments were worn. Mrs A. Boyle chose black merv silk, with black georgette train draped from the shoulders; Mrs Dalgety, blue and gold brocade, touched lightly with cherry colour; Mrs Thacker was in black satin and jet; Mrs Chaffey, white satin, veiled in black georgette, with side panels of black satin; Mrs Stevenson, an effective bla.ck and gold gown; Mrs Wigram, black liberty satin lightened with a touch of vivid blue brocade on the corsage; Mrs G. Harper, black satin and jetted trimming. Lady Clifford wore gold tissue veiled in beautiful black lace, slightly draped, and caught up with a jetted ornament; Miss Clifford, peach-coloured radium silk with an "invisible" pattern, corsage ornamented with silver 'lace; Miss Molly Clifford, palest pink satin, veiled with white ninon, the skirt made with tiny frills and a row of ostrich-feather trimming; Miss June Clifford chose a gown of buttercup charmeuse; Mrs G. E: Bhodes, pompadour satin, in which a pale-grey ground was patterned with pink roses, 'corsage of grey georgette; Mrs A. Elworthy wore a beautiful gown of silver-grey brocade, flecked with gold, and finished with diamante ornaments, the narrow train'from the shoulders of gold tissue, gold band in hair, with turquoise drops; Mrs H. Elworthy chose a striking patterned silk in Chinese yellow; Mrs C. H. Ensor, black tulle and sequins; Mrs Bandall Macdonald, white satin with overdress of black ninon and_ handsome lace; Mrs E. T. Grigg, jadegreen georgette; Mrs W. Fox, hand-somely-beaded black gown; Mrs Walter Moore, white satin, veiled in georgette, black velvet train; Miss Gwen Moore, a delightful little frock of white brocade, edged with fur, belt and shoulder straps of gold tissue; Mrs J. Tripp, jadegreen gown, heavily bordered in gold; Mrs F. Gorton, white charmeuse, square drape from the shoulders of white georgette, edged with white fur; Mrs M. Bethell was in green and silver; Mrs J. W. Woodhouse, black satin and jet; Mrs Algar Williams, graceful gown of green and silver tissue, slashed at the sides to show a foundation of' green georgette; Mrs G. Gould, black satin, draped with georgette, touches of turquoise on corsage; Miss Gould chose black satin with a top of net, made over a white foundation; Mrs C. Lord, black tulle, with panniers of yellow, and train of black, lined with yellow; Mrs G. Helmore, white georgette, veiled in black georgette, train of black satin, lined with white georgette; Miss Helmore chose white georgette, made over a slip of deep yellow satin, wide of crystal embroidery in a hip-yoke effect; Mrs T. W. Stringer, beautiful black-jetted gown; Mrs F. Saville, blue satin and jewelled net; Mrs A. McMaster, gold tissue frock; Mrs Edgar Stead, violet georgette with a very little bead embroidery in jade-green and gold on the corsage; Mrs E. B. Davison,' rose-pink satin and silver bead fringe; Mrs Bernard Wood, gold tissue, draped with emerald ninon; Mrs Mel-

ville Jameson, black satin, with goldembroidered overdress; Mrs F. Peter wore black, partially veiled in sequined lace; Mrs Hutton (Bangor), dull blue chiffon satin; Miss Boyle,.black liberty satin and sky-blue brocade; Miss Stella Murray, becoming gown of buttercup georgette; Miss Ngaio Marsh, rosepink georgette, skirt arranged with folds of rose crepe de Chine; Miss Lorna Martin, black tulle, with corsage of blue sequined embroidery; Miss Humphreys, effective frock in' georgette in the old-fashioned shade known as majenta; Miss Joan Qua no, white charmeuse silver; Miss Nan Eieh, white satin, with sash of black tulle tied "in bunchy bow at ba,ck; Miss Hope Wood, becoming gown in yellow, the skirt arranged in pannier effect; Miss Agnes Turrell, white silk and silver.