SYDNEY UNIVERSITY FOOTBALLERS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20042, 3 September 1920, Page 9

SYDNEY UNIVERSITY FOOTBALLERS.

—, * COMPLIMENTARY BALL. Tho Sydney University football team were the guests of honour at a, ball given last evening in the hall at Canterbury College, a ball which trill long be remembered as one of the brightest and best held there. The visitors were welcomed by Professor Gabbatt, on behalf of the Professorial Board, and Professor Hugh Stewart, on behalf of tho Ooiiego_ Club. Three hearty cheers were given for the visitors, and then to the strains of a bright fox-trot the dance commenced. In compliment to the guests masses of wattle were used for decoration purposes in the lounges and at the entrance to the ballroom.- In-, side the decorations were most effectively carried out in royal blue and gold, the colours of the* Sydney University, intermingled with maroon and gold, tho colours of Canterbury College. Festoons in these colours plaited together, hung with balloons," were overhead, and each light had long fringes of the two University-colours very prettily arranged. The organising eomraitteo were Misses Irene Taylor, Edna Parsons and Archey, Messrs . liarkness, Dickenson, "Webb, Livingstone and Pen--lington. The chaperones were:—Mrs Hight, who wore black satin and lace; Mrs Cane, who wore a dainty cherry ninon frock patterned with roses; and Mrs Stringer, who wore black ninon over wnite, with touches of gold. Tho members of tho Sydney University who attended the danco were: —Major MacCallum (manager), 'Messrs J. Morgan (captain), K. Stokes-Smith, C. R. Farquhar, (,\ Nothling, R. L. Raymond, G. B. D. Hall, R. Stanley, E. T. Eiby, J. Flynn, G. Goldsmith, T. Lawton, D. Fowlds, J. Ziezler Huie, R. G. Buckleton, A. Wallach, L. J. Nash, H. T. Hingst, A. Murray and F. M'Gurren. Amongst others present were Mrs Peter in gold tissue; Miss Doreen flight, dainty pink chiffon taffeta frock with flame and silver brocaded corsage: Miss Lorna Gardner, black net and laco trimmed i with jet; Mrs INorman Wardell, dainty yellow accordian pleated ninon frock with draperies of pale yellow veiling ostrich feather trimming; Miss Doris Whit-son, cream net and lace; Miss Kathleen Hollow, primrose crepo de chine with flame corsage; Miss A. lurk, pale yellow taffeta with floral shadow tissue bodice; Miss Hester Erwin,.flame and gold tissue froch Miss Norah Foster, white lace w : touches of pale pink and silver; Miss Eileen Jackmim, dainty white lace frock over a foundation of silk; Miss Archey, gold brocaded corsage and black frilled net skirt; Miss IreneTaylor, pretty saso blue ,net frock edged with narrow silver braid; Miss Edna Parson, black chiffon taffeta with silver and jet embroideries; Miss Miriam Somerset, cherry coloured satin; Mrs L. A. Dougall, emerald green charmeuse adorned with gold; Miss P. Archey, black net frock with corsagv of green and gold shot tissue; Miss M. Vigers, mauve taffeta with corsage and panels of heliotrope and gold shadow tissue; Miss- Joan Mausell, heliotrope satin relieved with a deep tangenno swathed belt; Miss D. Webb, striking crimson frock contrasted with black; Miss Pearl Stewart, sago blue silk net embroidered in gold; Miss Eileen Lascelles, saxe blue charmeuse veiled, in mauve; Miss Marjorie M'DougaJl. beautiful chocked patterned pink brocado with loosely hanging panels oigeorgette; Miss Kathleen Lascelles, lemon coloured taffeta relieved with jade and silver; Miss Hartley vieiu rose Ratin with touches of black; Miss North Bennett, amber coloured charmcuso frock rcliovml with iaila: Miss

Audrey Richardson, pale blue charnieuse with hip panniers of net and relieved with a girdle o? coloured flowers; Miss Eunice Harris, white net over silk; Miss Musgrave. pea green taffeta with jewelled trimming; Miss Gough, cream satirr with vieux rose angel sleeves'; Miss Mary Keir, jade green and black; Miss May Beau, dainty pale pink and cream taffeta embroidered in beads; Miss Molly Bean, black crepfc de chine; Miss M. Bain, lemon coloured taffeta relieved with-a peacock w , bl ' ocaded corsage'; Miss Irene Wrathall, coral pink crepe de chine. Amongst the men present were Dr Hight, Professor Gabbatt, Professor btewart, Messrs vL. A. Stringer, K. H Livingstone, E. Norman, D. Harkness, Cuthbert, Fabian. Wardell, Lascelles, Ronaldson, Scoullar, Gee, M'Lachlan, sco.tt Glanville, Hammond,- Bascand Buckhurst, M'Callum, Dickenson, J. Riddell. W. Jamieson, P. L. Williams, V. Leslie, C. Bell, 0. Walker, PenImgton, G. Barrett, M. Warrington, S. bcoular and Colonel Barton.