BRILLIANT FUNCTION.

Thames Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 19826, 1 October 1936, Page 3

BRILLIANT FUNCTION.

SPECTACLE. Grand Military Ball. AT KINCKS THKATRE. . A LARGE ATTENDANCE;. . The King's. Theatre was en fete on Monday-night, when the C Squadron of .'the. Auckland (East Coast) Mounted Rifles held a military ball. Although there were no decorations about the walls, termingled. witaftehsajfownsy?anade quite art interesting change, for the onlookers. The Blue Boys Orchestra was responsible for bright, "merry music, and an extra was played by Mr. and, Mrs. Walker. * Mr. W. Bongard' very capably fulfilled the duties of master of ceremonies.

The Sjupper tables at St.-James 1 Hall were most tastefully decorated and lavisshly set. The bowls of scarlet anemones on the' official table made a. startling offset to the Ice-* land poppies : on the buffet tables, all being the' excellent work of Mrs. J. Pease. •

The' hostesses for the .evening were Mesdames T. McCarroll" and M. Liggins, Avho carried posies of roses and sweet peas, with, maidenhair fern, a.nd orange-shaded primroses respectively;, these, were also the handiwork of Mrs. Pease.

Mesdames Wilson and McGregor, who accompanied their husbands, Major Wilson and Captain' McGregor, from Auckland, Wex'e the guests of the official party. '• • The ;ladies who were- responsible for the "sue'eess of the fete Avere Mesdames Hendrj (Turua), Sutherland, Harden, W. Price, G. Price, G. Hunter,- J. Pease, and the Misses Lil. Price, J. Wilson, V. Miller and E. Bongard. ' Among the dancers were: —

Mesdames Liggins, black .ring.-vel-vet; McCarroll, black georgette with. appliqued . roses. in shadings of red; Hendry (Turua), cherry.ring velvet; Sutherland,, black ..chiffon Velvet; Harden, ..ecru Jace. over peach satin; W. Price, burgundy..-chantilly lace; J. Pease, forest green ; .. angelskin lace; Q. Price, black velvet and georgette.;. Wilsni (Auckland), lineoln green crepe faille; McGregor,.prune .panne. velVet; W. Bongard, pillar-box red elephant crepe; W. Watson, petunia; georgette; E. Watson, black mousseline with silver beaded corsage; Young (Paeroa)/ emerald soft satin; Hoult, silver blue 'satin b'eaute; C. Poulgrain, sea greeitV tinsel .crepe and silver lame; Bryan,.'florai •georgette; A. Price, pink, angelskin lace; (). Hetherington, blush pink .angelskin lace; T. Miller, black flat crepe with white lame corsage; K. Hetherington, ametliyst crepe suede and silver lame; R. Hetherington-(Waihi) eff-white tinsel crepe faille with gold lame; Clark (Waihi), eau-de-nil gauged georgette; Henw'ood (Hikutaia),' black ring velvet; FinissyJones (Komata), peach. • angelskin lace; L. Griffin", black ring velvet skirt and lame- tunic; ■A. Fisher, black and white striped erepe.suede; G. Smith, black flat erepe and silver lame 1 ;: LaAV (Kopuarahi), floral georgette; Clemson, royal purple

satin with gardenias; Chapman, smoke bluc ; appliqued taffeta; A. Beck, bottle green .Hat. crepe; A l . Johnstin- (Ngatea),. blackberry taffeta with white quilted collar; Dovell, scarlet and silver lame.; Sur.man, black georgette relieved, with peach panne val Ve t; Knowles, pink lace; Aitken (Paeroa), blue taffeta; Bockett .(Paeroa), pink georgette G. Darling, scarlet flat crepe; Mellsopp,.sea green lace; Ludwig, floral panne velvet;... Grubb, black .floral taffeta; Grant, petunia flat crepe with 'silver girdle; Len. Griffin, tomato georgette; Miildfebrook," rose georgette. And the Misses L. Price, mille-fleur soft: satin; J. Wilson, eau-de-hil craquelie crepe with flame trinimings; V. Miller, floral niousellino-de-soie; E. Bongard, blush rose flat crepe; Ansenne, black panne-'velvet and georgette; Poulgraih, myrtle green lace.; Duncan, apricot crepe faille; L. Sfeedma'n, smoke grey georgette; Campbell, striped taffeta; R, Miller, buttercup taffeta; R, Dixon (Paeroa), pink'chiffon; L. Ward (Paeroa), cherry ring velvet; H. Ward, sky blue taffeta; E. Greeves (Paeroa), red marocain; G. Adams (Paeroa), red checked taffeta; C. Steedman, rose'crepe faille; Jackman, pale pink flat crepe; Docherty, parchment pleated faille; A. Griffin, forest crepe' satin; P. Johnstone, floral georgette; Harvey, tomato flat crepe; J. Law, blnsh pink angelskin lace; J. Griffin, black crepe suede; J. Court, shell pink crepe faille; J. Price, royal blue satin and silver lame; G. Strong (Paeroa), cherry velvet; McClune (Turua), floral georgette; T. Darling (Coromandel), mauve taffeta ; Harris"'(Hiktitaia), flame crepc-de-chine; Atlhi (Komata North), forest green flat crepe; M. McLonghlin (Waikawau), white flat crepe; Cooney, mauve and violet taffeta; E. Arundel, black taffeta and white lame; E. Harden, Avhite satin, and cherry flowers; L. Baker, peach satin; H. Donovan, black checked taffeta; I). Donovan, rose pink, flat crepe; Munro, apricot satin beanie; Nankivell, leaf green crepe faille.