DUNSTABLE HOUSE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12724, 20 August 1919, Page 7

DUNSTABLE HOUSE.

PEACE DANCEThe Art Gallery has looked very lovely on several occasions recently, but it would be hard indeed to imagine it looking more charming than it did last night, when the staff of Messrs J. Ballantyne and Co. held a Peace ball. The room looked a picture with the walls trellised in pale pink, long pink streamers hanging from the rings of electric lights, white hanging baskets laden with pink and white blossom, and the quaintest pale pink doves suspended by almost invisible wire a-s if poised for flight. This original idea was used throughout most appropriately, even the programmes were ornamented with a dove—the emblem of Peace. The main gallery was most comfortably furnished as a lounge with chairs,, sofas, carpets, etc., and to further enhance the artistic effect palms, shrub} and early spring flowers were used. Tho lights in the permanent gallery were covered with pink and blue streamers The small supper tables were each prettily adorned with a centrepiece of flowering plum- Hie whole of the arrangements for the dance had been carried out by a small committee of two, Miss Byrne and Mr Fowler, Mr Edwards assisting as master of ceremonies. Altogether the dance was voted a jolly one, and a fitting celebration of Peace. Those present included Mrs Hall, who wore a striking gown of black satin charmeuse, the bodice of which was composed of silver and black crystal embroidery; Mrs Brown, who wore black chiffon taffetas and jewelled passementerie; Mrs Harper. who also Mere a black gown; Miss Byrne, a very effective frock of hydran-gea-blue acordeon-pleated ninon trimmed with autumn leaves; Miss Millbum, smart black and gold frock; Miss Sproston, a goblin-blue draped charmeuse frock: Miss Tomlinson, pretty black frock with a gold brocaded bodice; Miss Fraser, dainty pale pink ninon frock over an underskirt of whit© lace; Miss Woodward. pastel shades of heliotrope and pink ninon: Miss Lillian Harper, a smart frock of cau-de-nil satin ; Miss Steele, saxe-blne paisley nition frock; Miss Caldwell, dainty pale pink frock with drystal embroideries; Miss Timbrell, simple black net frock over s>lk; Miss Redington, pale mauve ninon with touches of gold ; Miss English, dark maize-coloured frock with small blue and pink checked' trimming; Miss AVard, cream ninon and lace; Miss Run die. pretty pale bine ninon frock over n foundation of pale pink satin; Miss R. Byrne, handsome draped gown of black chiffon velvet, with jet ornament?; Miss Anderson, smoke-grey silk frock; Miss Piper, gold coloured satin charmeuse frock, and Miss Glass, pale heliotrope frock of ninon and satin; Misses Plimsoll, Rvan, Royal, Loch ore (2). Holliday, Harrison, Peart. Wilson. Perry, Holloway, Sullivan. Cress-well Horan and Strachan, Messrs Brown, Willis, Hooper, Provost, Davison. Caldwell. Cooper, Barker, Parker, M’DonaM and Page.