FANCY DRESS BALL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 7190, 7 October 1886, Page 2

FANCY DRESS BALL.

Tns members of the New "Plymouth Assembly Dances held a fancy dress bi-.1l on Wednesday evening, in the Freomaso iV Hall. Nearly every member of the AtBembly — about ninety — wre present, and as all but one or two appeared in fancy costume the affair was a most gratifying success. Before 8 p.m. th<* gallery, which had been set apart for visitors, was filled. .Owing to tho. rather limited accommodation of this part of the hill only ono ticket giving admission to friends hail bi. en issued to each-member. At 8 p.m. the dancers .entered the room,,a]l clojyj.y masked, .and during the fiist half hour partners ha I to be taken indiucrimiuitQly, programmes not being issued until later on Much amusement was caused by this procet'ding, and very few of: tin dancers recognised each other until the time came for dispensing with the masks. It had been an instruction from Mr. C. King, the secretary, that each 'member shoukL pre-, sent a card giving his or * her name and ; stating the costume' ivorn, "but a large number omitted to do this. We, however, t^ivo the following list of thosa who complied with tho request: — Mrs. O. Samuel, Portia; JU.rs. O'Oarroll, Mary, Queen of Scots; Mrs. W. Outfield, Spanish Lady; . Mrs.-,Stapp, evening dress; Mrs. Clement W. Govett, Portia; ' Miss Govett, \ Drea.len China; Miss Ilalcombe, Nancy Lee; Miss Stapp, Iqcroyabl<£, at tho time of the French Revolution,' 1793; Miss Baddeley, Charily sirk Miss-Muibhall, L'idy Butty; "Miss Nicholson, Naval; Miss Newlund, Perditii; Miss M. JJaddeley, Lady's Maid; Miss Deveni«li,liluterpe; Miss Mabel Humphries, Sorceress; Miss Cliff, Undine; Miss B. Cliff:, 1 Folly; Miss Ada Clarke, Spring; Mias Hemp.ton, Midnight; Miss K. Humphries, Carmen ; Miss A. Rennell, Folly ; iVliss M^GrodfEtfyj' Ophelia ; Miss Annie Marshall, .Joan of Arc ; Miss Rawson, Old Euglish ; Miss r Willis, Snow Queen ; Miss Webster, White Rose of York ; Miss Ella Roanell, Beauty ; Miss Eliza Hamertou, Tyrolese .Peasant ■; Miss M. Rawson, Lady Betty;' Miss Kirkby, Gleaner ; Miss Hahiortcn^Ainy Robsurt ; Mias Watkins, | Night ; Miss Katherine Hamerton, Mother 1 Hubbard ;< Miss --Ethel Godfrey,. Sister Silvia...: Miss Alice Stuart, Sister Alicia; Miss Florence ''Cliff, Night ; Miss Stuart, Spanish Ltidy ; Miss Halen Carthew, Piak Azalea; Miss Read, Hfmalayaa Ayali; Mias Skeet; Colleen'-'BaWn ; Miss Testar, Summer, Shower ; Miss .palziell, B.A. ; Miss Doj.sy Bird, btudenl of Heidelberg University jr'Mi6Bj r 'Mi6B Darnell, Parlor Maid ; Miss -M. New'Jand, Syrian. Peasant ; Miss Leatham, Brigand's Wife ; Miss Cornwall, My Pruity Maid" ; Colonel Slapp, Military iimiforifl 5 Gapt/ Cornwall, evening j dress ; Mr. 0 Jsauiuel, evening dress ; Mri R. C. Hughes, evening dress ; Mr. Robti Smart, Spanish Toreador ; Mr. R. W. Kirkby, Arabi Pasha ; Mr. \V- Halcombe, French OHicer ; Mr. C. Halcombe, Jockey ; Mr. (x. H. Blackbourne, Hi Chang Lee, Mandarin fronrPekin ; Mr. H. Halcombe, A 'Scotch Laddie ; Mr. Grant, Pack of Cards ; Mr. F. G. Dalziell, Master of Arts ; Mr. W. H. Skeet, Greek ; Mr. Burr, Monk ; Mr. W. Read, Hussar ; Mr. P. A. Daiziell, Naval Cadet ; Mr. W. Cutfield, My Grandfather ; Mr.C. E ChurtOD, Bottle of Paul's Ale, and Bones ; Mr. S. W. Shaw, Pack of Cards ; Mr. G. B. Kjngdou, Color-Sergt., H.M. lyth Regt ; Mr. Harry M. Skeet, Garibaldi ; Mr. W.J. Perm, Pair Weller ; Mr. W. Dalziell, Capt. H.M. 7oih ; Mr. H. Bayly, Hir W. Raleigh ; Mr. Jas Wilson, Algeriau ; Mr. J. C. Davies, Officer 17th Lancers ; Mr. A. W. Baddeley, Guard ; Mr: F. H. Hoon, Bicycli3t; Mr. C. Kiug, The Poet Gro 3V enor; Mr. L. Humphries, Order ot the Star; Mr. Uodgkins, Gentleman or 17th Century; Dr. Leathaiu, Naval Officer; Mr. Lamb, Red Cross Knight. The music was suppled by a small orchestra, conducted by Mr. Garry.