FANCY DRESS BALL.

Waipa Post, Volume VI, Issue 252, 3 October 1913, Page 3

FANCY DRESS BALL.

AT KIHIKIHI. (Own Correspondent.) The leading tropic of talk for the past week has been the plain and fancy dress ball which was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening. As was anticipated by , those instrumental in the venture the ball was a high success in every way. The hall was beautifully decorated with ferns, flowers and bunting, and the floor was in perfect order. The stage was nicely decorated and arranged ior those not dancing, whilst the balcony was converted into a sitting-out place for the dancers. The ticket room was a temporary bar where cool drinks were served. The supperroom was beautifully decorated with ferns and Chinese lanterns, and an excellent supper was provided, the huge table almost creaking under the weight of trifles, salads, jellies, etc., and was charmingly adorned with spring blooms of red and white. The arrangements were excellently carried out by an energetic committee, to whom great, credit is due for their untiring efforts to make the ball the great success, which it undoubtedly was, in the opinions of all who attended, especial praise being due to the secretary, Miss Beth Anderson. Bedford orchestra gave utmost satisfaction, playing the best of music. The duties of M,’sC. were efficiently carried out by Messrs J. Anderson, E. Alderson, D. McCathie, C. Sutherland, and M. McLeod. There were over one hundred couples present, many beautiful dresses, both plain and fancy, being worn. There were too many to enumerate them all but amongst those present I noticed : Miss B. Anderson, Geisha Girl; Miss M. Anderson, Bridge ; Mrs Wade, WAIPA POST; Miss Howlett, Laidlaw Leeds; Mrs G. Elmsly, Queen of Fairies; Misses A. O’Brien and M. Verner, Two Little Girls in Blue ; Miss McCarthv (Auckland), Scout; Miss M. Walker, Noughts and Crosses ; Miss L. Sutherland, Red Riding Hood ; Miss B. Wilson, Parlour Maid; Miss I. McFlynn, Weldon’s ; Miss C. Rysdale, Ivy ; Miss R. Verner, Rumination; Miss Auger, Moonlight; Mrs Cran, Spanish Dancer ; Mrs Temple, Night ; Miss M. Mackenzie, pale blue evening gown ; Mrs J. Sutherland wore her beautiful wedding dress ; Mrs J. Hutchinson, white silk ; Mrs Auger, yellow silk, black lace overdress ; Mrs O. Kay, black satin, with overdress of black beaded net; Mrs Baker, blue; Miss Cullen, creme satin with an overdress of beaded net and trimmed with bugle trimming ; Miss W. Elmsly, pink satin; Miss L. Elmsly, creme satin; Miss M. Clifford, white embroidered muslin. Amongst the gentlemen were : Messrs J. Kay, Turk; Archie Kay, clown ; L.Kay, Topsy (very good); B. Lawson, Irish boy; F. Wade, Uncle Sam ; J. Duncan, David Garrick; C. Sutherland, clown ; D. McCatchie, Japanese Lord ; C. Wilson, outlaw ; —. Park, Malay ; O. P. Owen, Buddist priest; J. Otene, Darkie Sam ; —. Llewelyn, King’s jester. Twenty-nine dances were gone through and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and it was stated the ball was the best ever held here.

Mr W. McCathie has returned home after a spell at Te Aroha on account of his health, and «feels very much better for his trip- ________