ASSEMBLY BALL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1736, 6 September 1919, Page 7

ASSEMBLY BALL.

NAVAL VISITORS HONOURED.

The Art Gallery has been dressed up in many styles and schemes during the dancing season, but it has never looked prettier than it did last night, when the Assembly Ball, in honour of Admiral Viscount Jellicoe, Viscountess Jellicoe, and the officers of H.M.S. New Zealand, was held. This is the second of the series of assembly balls held this season, the first, another conspicuous success, taking' place during Grand Naional week, and on that occasion :owder and patches prevailed. The dancing gallery had the walls ■anelled in yellow and white muslin, ■ach panel being surmounted with a luster of yellow artificial roses or a ;ide yellow bow. At intervals around he wall, mirrors were inset, giving the ffect of further vistas of ballroom and aneing figures, and at one end was ected a small dais, which was furished with "easy chairs, and beautified ith pots of flowering cinerarias in two iades of purple. At the bottom of the ill appeared another small platform, lis being for the orchestra, Miss Macjnald's band of players. Baskets of yellow roses and fern were suspended from the ceiling, which was of yellow muslin, through which the glow of the electric lights filtered with I softened charm.

The permanent gallery was furnished | as a big drawing-room, with the excep- j Lion of a portion at the end, which was j screened off and used as a suppeivroom. | A dainty repast was served at small ables, beautified with scarlet anemones, j The buffet table, which was in one of the smaller rooms, was also decorated with anemones, while branches of flowering shrub wreathed the walls.' The guests of honour arrived about 9 o'clock, Viscountess Jellicoe wearing black satin, veiled in tulle, with corsage mainly composed of electric blue, sequincd trimming, which also formed a short, narrow drape at either side. A necklace of fine diamonds was worn, and in her dark hair sparkled a diamond crescent. Mrs Macintosh wore a particularly graceful gown of lovely lace, in ivory shade, ivory cham-ieuse composing the wide belt, and forming a drape in pannier effect at either side, corsage bouquet of purple velvet flowers. In the opening set, the Admiral - danced with Mrs Walter Moore, Lady Jellicoe with Mr Justice Herdman, Commodore Dreyer with Mrs W. Fox, Captain Leggett with Mrs Cotterill, Captain Share with Mrs Helmore, FlagLieut. Morgan with Mrs Algar Williams, Mr Helmore with Mrs Macintosh, and Colonel A. V. Bettington with Mrs Barton, of Featherston. Some beautiful gowns were worn by the ladies present. Mrs W. Moore was in white satin, veiled in black georgette, with narrow train of black velvet; Mrs W. Fox, lavender brocade, with ceinture of violet velvet; Mrs Cotterill, black satin and jet; Mrs Helmore chose smoke-grey georgette, with train of grey patterned satin; Mrs Algar Williams, apricot crepe de Chine, patterned in a deeper shade, lace drape from shoulders forming a quaint "cowl" drape on the shoulders;. Mrs Barton, black charmeuse, with lines of jet; Mrs Henry Acland was in a distinctive gown of soft black liberty satin, with pendant lines of black chenille finishing the skirt, wide.beaded ceinture defining the waist; Mrs Arthur Elworthy, draped gown of stamped chiffon velvet in a peach-blossom shade cotnbinftd with georgette of a slightly paler shade; Mrs A. Bovle, handsome gown of grey and silver brocade, the bodice draped with beautiful lace; Mrs Stevenson, striking gown of cerise brocade, the bodice softened with georgette in the same shade; Mrs Hutton (Bangor), black satin, with train of black velvet; Mrs Frank Graham, pale saxe-blue georgette, with short tunic, of chiffon glace in the same shade; Mrs Bethell, royal blue georgette, the corsage draped in a crossover effect with gold lace, finished with gold tassels; Mrs C. Lord, black tulle with relief of yellow; Mrs F. Scott, rose-coloured Julie, with corselet top of black velvet; Mrs F. Savill, ninon of a Parma violet shade over a satin slip of the same tint, purple wings in hair; Mrs A. MeMaster, pink figured ninon, with narrow side panel of silver tissue; Mrs Bernard Wood, gold tissue gown; Mrs Nedwill, gobelin-blue georgette over satin of the same shade; Mrs E.' B. Davison, quaint-looking frock of black satin, over which was draped a tunic of pale-blue georgette, bordered with lace, the corsage being composed entirely of lace; Miss Sylvia Fox was in a pretty gown of soft black satin, with tunic of black tulle, outlined with gold, and panels of gold brocade; Miss Gwen Moore, dainty empire frock of fine lace in an ivory shade over a foundation of palest pink ninon; Miss Hope Wood, silver lace frock, veiled in white tulle; Miss Helmore, black net, embroidered in tiny wreaths of flowers, with which was worn a corsage of blue-green brocade; Miss Nan Rich, black tulle and sequins; the Misses Barton (2), of Featherston, were gowned in black; Miss Stella Murray, black beaded net. over satin, scarlet velvet dahlias on corsage; Miss Rattray (Dunedin), gown of ivory lace, with panniered drape of 1 exquisite brocade in silver and sky blue; ' the Misses Herdman were frocked, respectively in blue satin with tulle of the same shade, and pink satin and ■ tulle; Miss Olive Strachey, beautiful 1 sheatl -nvn of black satin, the long, i olosi>' ing drape from one shoulder '. I be/ " - passed in beads and mother-of- )' x the train lined with blue