THE "TALLY-HO!" BALL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2027, 13 August 1920, Page 4

THE "TALLY-HO!" BALL.

HUNT CLUB'S GATHERING. A rousing "Tally ho!" from the huntsman's horn fittingly opened the Christchurch limit Club's hall, which was hold in thy Art Gallery last' evening, and which was attended by many followers of the sport in Canterbury and other centres of New Zealand. Outside, all was rain and bluster, dampness ami discomfort, but inside the Art Gallery all was light and brightness and gaiety, and dancing went with a swing from the number which followed on the heels of the opening "Tally-ho!" until the chords of the' very last one crashed 'themselves to silence. The gallery where dancing took place had the walls lined with black, with groups of hunting emblems appearing at intervals, while some very line hunting pictures also hung on the walls. Festoons of red were used with discretion, and the ceiling was composed of red and white muslin. The permanent gallery filled its usual dual function of lounge and supper room, some verylovely flowering hothouse plants in pots being used in the decorations. The small adjoining room was turned into a buffet for the serving of light refreshments between the dances, and also as a smoking room. Music for the dancing was supplied by Miss Mnedonald's • orchestra, and proved very popular, almost all the numbers being encored. Needless to say, some very beautiful and stylish gowns, many of them imported from London and Continental fashion centres, were worn. Draping was a feature, and it must be said that the soft evening.dress materials of the present day lend themselves most admirably to this kind of graceful manipulation. The tendency for gowns to be very bouffant about the hips, and very narrow towards the feet, was also well sustained. Mrs Derek Wcstenra (Dunsandcl) was in a verv graceful and charming gown of georgette in a soft tone of mauve, made with tiny kiltings of the same material; Miss Nan Rich (secretary „of the" Christchurch Hunt CluM. dainty gown of white satin, with pointed drape of tulle edged with black; Mrs Percy El worthy (Timaru), handsome black supple satin gown, with jetted corsage; Mrs M. Bethel! (Pahau Pastures), jade green georgette, with "cuirass" bodice of gold lace, and narrow train of brocade; Mrs John Grigg (Longbcach), soft ash-grey trained charmeuse gown; Mrs .Stanley Foster, blue brocade; Mrs Pat Campbell was in black velvet; Mrs Jack Vernon, handsome black jetted gown; Mrs C. Murray (Wharcnut), black satin worked in gold thread; Mrs T. C. Robinson (Mount Palm I, white satin and georgette; Mrs Maurice Louisson, gold tissue, with side panels of gold lace; Mrs A; G. Maitlnnd, black gown, with handsome gold embroideries, and touch of henna-coloured brocade on the corsage;' Mrs M. Godby, blue and gold brocade, with flounced side panels of tulle; Mrs Egerton Reid, black georgette, with short streamers of mauve ribbon falling from the waist, and a touch of a similar colour on the corsage; TSrs Alex. McMaster (Ainberlcy), modish little frock with panniers of pale rose brocade, finishing a skirt of dull blue veiled in jewelled net, the corsage repeating the two colours; Mrs Melville Jameson (Timaru), black satin draped with tulle, and richly embroidered in gold and silver thread; Mrs Prank Graham, ivorylace frock; Mrs Bernard Wood, pink and silver tissue, with bouffant draperies of pink tulle; Mrs George Reid, dainty frock of pale pink georgette, flounced to the waist, and finished with pink and silver brocade; Mrs A. Prater, turauoise blue brocade; Mrs F.ric Riddiford (Wellington) wore a pretty green frock; Mrs B. L. Blunden (Waikarii, dainty gown of pink brocaded marquisette; Mrs Cillanders (Cheviot), deep rose-coloured brocade; Mrs Gaisford (Bulls), flaniecolourcd crepe de Chine; Mrs John Deans (Coalgate) was in a deep ivory shade, of crepe de Chine; Mrs Win. Deans (Sandownl, royal blue satin; Mrs Leslie Orbell, pink tulle flounced gown, with wide brocade sash; Miss Clifford, lemon-coloured georgette, the skirt gracefully draped, and having a front panel veiled in jewelled net; Miss Molly Clifford, pole blue and silver; Miss June Clifford chose primrose crepe de Chine, and added a particularly attractive evening wrap of stamped velvet in a Japanese design, lined with cream satin; Miss Rita Moss (Wellington), acordion-pleated ninon frock in the old-fashioned shade known as majenta. with a loosely-fltting "cuirass" bodice of gold tissue brocaded in the same shade as the gown; Miss -Violet Bell (Wellington), artistic pale green gown, also accordionpleated both as to skirt and corsage, and finished with sash and loops of pale blue brocaded ribbon; Miss Freda Moore, oxidised gold tissue, witli tunic of gold "fisher" net edged with gold lace; Miss Murray, pompadour silk frock, with streamers of rose-coloured velvet; Miss Neroli Knight, blue, satin, with blue, silk net tunic; Miss Hester . Gould was in black; Miss Barbara Gould wearing white satin and lace; Miss Peggy Norton, pale blue charmeuse; Miss Rita Gibson was In a very pretty frock of leaf-green liberty satin; Miss E. Teschemaker, lemon georgette embroidered in gold thread, tunic of gold tinselled tissue open at the sides, wide hip sash of tomato and gold coloured brocade; Miss Sherratt, rose pink gauze tissue over satin; Miss Mildred Sherratt, royal blue satin draped with georgette in the same shade; Miss MncGillivray, gold brocade; Miss Agnes Turrell, white ninon; Miss S. McGaliun, very pretty black frock; Miss Allen (Waikari), cherry satin flounced with tulle; Miss B. Wood, black lace frock; Miss Betty Cottcrill, black frock with touches of powder-blue; Miss M. Bean, charming frock of pale pink accordion-pleated silk, with empire bodice in varying shades of pink and blue; Miss Gonda Tcsclicmaker, lovely gown having a foundation of rich violet satin, with draping of georgette in the same shade; Miss Elsie Balrhclor (lHincdinl, striking gown I of tetc-de-negre gauze embroidered in gold, j and bordered with gold lace, panniers and pointed drape of tete-de-negre silk striped

with gold; Miss Ida Russell (Hawkc's Ravi, palp pink frock,-Miss Campbell was stvlishly gowned in black; Miss Valerie Reid, pretty sea-green georgette, with panel of Japanese brocade. <■ Others present included Mr Derek Westenra (Dunsandcll,. master of the Christchurch hounds; Mr ,J. 11. Grigg,whip; Mr M. Dethell (Pahau Pastures), master of the North Canterbury hounds: Mr Herbert Elworthy (Timaru), master of the South Cailr terbury-hounds; Colonel and Mrs Shawe, Mrs E. C. Studholme (Waimate), Mr and Miss Northcote (Waiau). Captain and Mrs Westmacott, Misses Cicely O'Rorke, Ella Helmore, S. Russell (Hawkc's Ray), Margot and Emma Hall, M. Teschemaker, Cracroft Wilson Cti, Messrs John Grigg, G. H. Grigg, A. X. Grigg, Maurice O'Rorke, Roger Johnson. Percy Johnson, Melville Jameson, Denis Cotterill, R. and 0. Wilson (Hawkc's Ray), T. C. Robinson, Erie Riddiford, Ixmis Campbell, D. Gould. John Deans. William Deans, E. Cracroft Wilson, D. S. Murchison, L. Orbell, A. McMaster, H. Douglas, Geo. Reid, Drs Maurice Louisson and Maitland.