ENJOYABLE DANCE.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20342, 27 June 1934, Page 10

ENJOYABLE DANCE.

St Margaret’s College Old Girls. m NINE DEBUTANTES. Invitations issued fty the president and committee of the St Margaret’s College Old Girls’ Association were accepted by over 250 former pupils arid their friends, who last evening attended the association’s annual ball, held at the Winter Garden. Whilst almost any pleasantly arranged dance offers an evening’s enjoyment to young people, there is none that holds so great an attraction as that of their old school, and the old girls’ delight at meeting one another again in such pleasant circumstances contributed largely to the success of the evening. The Committee. A great deal of work is involved in the organisation of a dance which has become as popular as St Margaret’s, but the large committee faced this in a splendid spirit of co-operation which resulted in perfection of detail that left nothing to be desired by the guests. The members of the committee were:—Mrs Guy Cotterill (president of the Old Girls’ Association), Miss Mary Morten (vice-president), Miss Marjorie Best (honorary treasurer). Miss Rose Reynolds (honorary secretary), and Mrs George Rich, Misses Gwen Rankin, Alma Chamberlain, J. Eddy, Dorothy Gerard, Jean Ballantyne and Kancy Frater. Mrs Cotterill wore an attractive frock of cornelian red silk crepe and a gold lame coatee. Miss Morten’s handsome frock of wallflower red panne velvet featured very full, elbow-length cape sleeves and quaintly placed rucking on the bodice. Miss Best’s attractive frock of dark moss green pique crepe was caught at the back of the oval cut-out bodice with a flat posy of silver leaves, similar leaves forming the front of the belt. Miss Reynolds had chosen a pretty japonica pink georgette frock with cowled sleeves, the skirt being weighted and widened by godets of little frills. Deep myosotis blue tree-bark crepe was worn by Miss Rankin, the severe lines of the effective frock being repeated in a little matching coatee with a high up-standing collar and a scalloped edging. Miss Chamberlain wore deep sapphire panne velvet slightly rucked to one side of the neckline, her matching coatee had distinctive widely flared cape sleeves. Little sprigs of roses patterned Miss Gerard’s dainty pastel pink taffetas frock which had an off-the-shoulder frill finished with a bow in the centre of the back. Guests of Honour. Their guests of honour were Bishop West-Watson and Mrs West-Watson, and the principal of St Margaret’s College, Mrs C. L. Young. Mrs West-Watson wore a handsome trained frock of deep wine red satin, a quaint and pretty effect being obtained by a little over-yoke of parchment net piped to the bodice with the satin. Mrs Young was in black panqe velvet enhanced by a softly draped collar of vellum tinted georgette and point lace forming a fichu over the corsage. Little flared cuffs of the lace also finished the long-fitting sleeves. Nine Debutantes. In these pleasant surroundings, the exciting event being made even more enjoyable by the presence of so many other former pupils of the college, nine young girls made their debut into adult society. Upon arrival each was presented with a dainty posy, in harmonious or contrasting effect with her frockv the posies being the gift of the association. Later the debutantes, escorted by Miss Reynolds, were received by the Bishop and Mrs WestWatson, each girl being introduced by Mrs Cotterill. This graceful ceremony was followed by a dance in which only the debutantes and their partners took part—an interlude in the programme that was both picturesque and charming. The debutantes were:— Miss Dorothy Pairman, whose simple frock of shell pink georgette. had a charming old-world air imparted by a frilled fichu collar and full, doubleflounced skirt. A sash of matching velvet encircled the waist and fell at the back in long ends. Miss Ngarita MacDougall, in a quaint white georgette frock, the skirt of which was composed at the back of rows of narrow lace. These came up in front, meeting a panel of the georgette. Rows of lace also trimmed the cowled sleeves. Miss Lola Anderson, who wore a pretty frock of ivory windswept satin with a twist of satin and silver lame edging the high neckline in front and continuing round the V-shaped back. A bow of the lame lined with satin was placed at the back waistline. Miss Audrey Sedgley, whose lovely frock of heavy white crepe was dotted gold spots. A deep yoke of pale gold lame on the bodice was pointed to the waistline back and front. The winged sleeves were also of lame, which reappeared in the lining of her sash. Miss Daphne Sedgley, in a chalk white Hamilton-crepe frock with cutaway back partly filled in with lattice work. The little pioot-edged collar continued over the shoulders and fell in loose ends edged with a pearl fringe. Miss Katherine Clarkson, who was in magnolia windswept satin. the frock being made with cowl folds at the neck high in front and low at the back. The sleeves were outlined with a wide band of silver lame, and the satin sash was caught with a buckle at the back. Miss Betty Aird. who wore filmy tulle over a severely plain frock of white taffetas finished at the hem with kilted pleats. The tulle billowing out from the waistline was arranged in an off-the-shoulder effect, caught in front with two large pink roses, and wide ruffles of tulle were worn on the upper arm. Miss* Jeanette King wore a primrose taffetas frock with waterfall frills of net on the skirt, dipping at the back into a slight train. The back of the bodice was slashed in trinle rows from r.eck to waist, and the little epaulette sleeves were also slashed down the centre. Miss Hope M’Donald (Cheviot) wore a frock of reversible white crinkle crepe. It was made up on the dull side of the material with a large bow at the back waistline and epaulettes of the shiny side. Many Guests. The supper tables were effectively decorated with blue and silver paper ribbon (the association’s colours) placed diagonally, whilst in the centre of each stood a tiny, low, blue bowl holding a spray of berries. On the principal table we're Iceland poppies in crystal vases. Music for the dancing was supplied by the Bailey-Marston Orchestra. Others present included: Mesdames Randolf King. Oscar Anderson. Geoffrey Cameron. W. J. H. Sedgley. S. A. MacDougall, Phillip Waterreus, Dar\el» Poulton. W. .1. Hudson. R. Ti. Ballantyne, Misses Jessie Crosbie, Barbara Salt. Oona Foster (Parnassus), Lola

Nash, Phyllis Ford (Riccarton), Margaret Quartley, Margaret Cooper. Sylvia Smith, Kathleen M’Namara, Bernice Smith, Wiki Aird. Grace Martin. Mary Pitts, Trixie Bradley, Mary Stallard. Doreen Bradley, Freda Rose, Rona Woodward. Betty Simpson. Noni Thomson Patricia Moore, Dorothy Forne, Betty Hatherley, Betty Larcomb, Hiliary Sargent. Constance Andrews. Lorraine Dudlev. Janet Richards. Joan Meikle. Vera Fox, Ra.vma Morgan. Eileen Redfern. Edna FirtU. Jean Osmem, Betty Barrow. Naida M’Aulay. Norma Barnett. Estelle Doherty. Gwen Barrow, Marv Rvan (Timaru), Jeanne Russell. Rita Clark. Yvette Rierg. Carol Eagers, Tsabel Bates. Elsa Whitta. Stephanie Holmes. Natalie banks, Bertha Frizzell. Rita Berry. Kathleen Davis. Winnie Stemmer. Joan Lee. Marjorie Coburn, Muriel Brown. Ola Ritchie. Win Hills. Amy Dixon. Ola Knight. Margaret Weblev, Madeleine Pyne. Patricia Knight. Chrissie Talbot (Fairlie). Alison Conner. Jean Rutherford. Gwen Clarke. Nancy Talbot (Fa irliel. Moira Crespin, Lorraine Harker. Marjorie Talbot (Fnirlie"). Ida Worthington. Elsie Rutter. Aileen Thomnso,,. Mavis Mulcock. Shirlev James Fiona Riley. Betty Thompson. Joy Shaw tAmberley). Norah Fitzfribbons (Rangiora), Bonnie Nieholls, Tsobel Ashworth. Patricia Simpson, Joy Nieholls, Lesley James. Joan Jackson

(Wellington), Maisie Jamieson, Pearl Lisle. Betty Deighton, Joyce Huglvs, Phyllis Rvan. Barbara Buchanan. Kaara Trent, Sheila Wingham and ina Buchanan.