FANCY DRESS CARNIVAL

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14522, 18 August 1911, Page 6

FANCY DRESS CARNIVAL

AT THE BIKK.

(By Jean.) Tho rinking season at Olympia. was brought to a brilhant close last niguc, wheLii all tho youth and baauty of Timaru. in artistic, striking or comic fancy dross were to be seen taiing part in this most popular aumsanient. 'J he hall was decorated with flags and Chinese lanterns and presented a very gay aud attroct.vo appearance.. Tho judg<w wore Mrs CotoriH, Mrs Thomas mid Mrs Cart \v right, and theirs must liavo ben a. diliioult tusk to select tho best among so many beautiful costumes.

Miss Rita. Glover won first prizo for her charming fancy dress of ".Night," made of black not w..th silver sttus, floating gauze headdress with largo crescent fit by electricity, wand with fivo silver stars, also illuniinated. M.ts It. Caldwell as Oddie's Poster, won a first prize, and her dress was very ingeniously devised. The poster pr.zo for those under sixteen fell to Miss L. Hathaway, representing the No-w Zealand Express Company. Mr W. 3Jell as usual gamed a well deserved iwize as a human butterfly. Tl-e woi'd yellow tights, violet velvet doublet and a big jewelled butterfly on his .shoulders. Mr G. Gardyne won a first prize as ''Spot Messrs Morton :uid Pearson's poster, ami little Master Real as jleid's ixkster for Nestle's chocolate, was a- prize-winner.

Other fancy <b\isses were as follo>re: Mrs Cotterill, a nurse's uniform; Miss Cottcrill, a very pretty Normandy Peaszmt costume; Goodman, Grace Darling; Mi- Gillies, a Maori; Miss Gweu Wood, a Spanish tambourine girl; -Miss Radcliffo wore a sweet shepherdess costume with pale blue quilted satin skirt, flowered hodioe and panniers, rustic bat with rosos; Miss I'aton was a scarlet lamp shade; Mr L. Wood, in military tin.form: Miss F.ichbaum, cnrly Victorian cestume; Miss Whif.?, Winter; Mr Sealey, rraval uniform; Miss Fitzsimmons, a svnflower; Mr Georgo Timewoll, as "a ballet girl" caused a great sensation in a short .blue muslin frock with pink sash and hat, becoming white stockings and scusible winter boots; Mr J. Collins, a clown; Mr A. Hunt, a nigger girl; Mr T. Craigie, Pierrot; Miss Caldwell, Pierrette; Miss MaeAtear, Night, in a very handsome black dress with silver crescent and stare; Miss G. Jones, Dutch girl; Miss Allen, harem skirt costume; Mr A. Hughes, clown; Miss Gould, Bell tea; Miss Vogeler, fisher girl; Mr Guinness, military uniform; Mr Mitchell, scarom costume; Miss Creomer, tennis; Sir .7. Gunn, as "Morning after night before" was extremely well up, and was moro of a warning than an example; Mr Dalgleieh,_ a cricketer; Miss T. "Webster, Union •lack; Mr R-. Cooke, n Maori chief in a splendid Maori costume; Miss Gilchrist, Gretcheu; Miss Hawkes and Miss Knight, very becoming Japanese dress; Mr Qrombie, Prehistoric; Miss Gilchrist, Japanese; Miss Auld, Golden F.agle poster, a very striking dress; Miss Demuth, a roso; Mr Foden, Jack Frost; Miss Hawkes, sailor girl; Miss Sclwood. sunflower; Miss Butt, Ruination ; Miss Menzies (for Miss Strnehan) "tTpvixvdate"; Miss Bell, Evening; Misa Ivy Hilton, sailor girl; Miss Young, Irish peasant; Miss Lynch, Quakeress; Mr Lamont, Admiral'; Mr

Williams. '-Su.-M Utile -ill in sram"; Miss JL>. S.lvmud, -'Ti'iiam I'ust"; Miss "R. rVaiiMillv. :. Ijhv ; Mi.- M.iusford, Pnllv Vurdcn ; Ms A. Griffiths, a. ragamuffin ; Mr Rit-lannn, a. .swa;iKer; Mr Draiman. a roivboy; Mr Mnller, uniform; Sir'J. Gillies, Maori: Mr ¥. Home, cricketer; Miss Alice Newton, Little Lord Fauntlcroy; Mr Brown, tlie Man in tko Mask; iir Goodwin represented the Shaw Savill Company and Mr Leech the New Zealand Shippinp; Company, Mr Frost a Chinaman, and others too numerous to describe. Among the onlookerß were- Mrs Thomas, Mrs Ca.rtwright. Mrs Cotterill. Miss Rhodes. Miss Brodriek, Mr Arthur, Mr and Mrs Andrews, Mrs and Miss .Tonus, Mr and Mrs Sutherland, Mrs Hell, Miss Hardcastlo, Miss McAlister. Miss Smith, Miss Creomer, Miss WarrstafF, Miss Kni H ht. Miss Palleson, Miss Sheffield, Miss Harris, Mrs Pearson. Mr Glover, Miss A. Connelly. Mr and Mrs Leech, Miss Budd. Miss Maedonald, Mr Sinclair, Mr Smiley, and others. THE PRIZE-WINNERS. The. following aro the prize-winners: Best gent's poster, Mr J. Gurdyno (Morton and Pearson); best i>oster, boys under IG, Master E. I!eid (lU'id, confectioner); gent's fancy dress, Mr W. 801 l (Butterfly). Best ladies' poster, ansa K. Caldwell C Oddio's); under 10, poster. Miss L. Iluthaway (Express Coy.); best ladies' fancy dress, Miss liita Glover (Night); Potato ltnw, A. Grifiit'lis and T. v'orrcH; llalf-rmlo Ladies' Race, Mi«s 1. Caldwell and Miss B. l'attou: Mns'cal Chairs, J. Patton and J. Collins; Mile Handicap (this season's skaters). J. G.-n-dyne. and T. Carton; Ladies' Walkimp: 11-aeo, Miss r. Patton and I. H.Iton; Couples Pi.aeo. Mr Sealpy and Mi.?'; B. Patton: Ladies' Onc-sk'at© Race, Miss Patton and Miss I. Hilton: Milo Handicap, P. Foster and C. Glovar; -Most Graceful Lady Skator. M!ss Montgomery. Miss "Rita. Glover aud Miss Ireno Caldwell: Sustained Humorous Character. John Gunn and It. Cook" To-day tb-n rink will be open for three, sessions and to-morrow will be the. closing day of the season.