Plain and Fancy Dress Ball.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1852, 2 July 1886, Page 2

Plain and Fancy Dress Ball.

TheGreytown Citizens’ Plain and Fancy Dress Ball, which was held at the Town Hall last night, afforded immense delight to a large company of lovers of the light fantastic. The scene was a varied and animated one, and presented a brilliant and attractive spectacle. Along the walls slender palms and delicate ferns extended their giacetal leaves and looked as though they grew where they were ■ added to these were beautiful festoons of artificial flowers, and over all were flags of various kinds. No little pains bad been bestowed in the decorations, and the gentle* men who designed and carried them out must have felt a pleasing satisfaction in hearing the commendatory remarks on all sides. The hall certainly looked attractive, but the scene became charming when the large company of dancers arrived, with bright uniforms and rich costumes intermingled wi.h the plain dressss.

When the band struck the first chord of the evening snd the couples took the floor for the opening polka, the scene was enough to m ipnelise and draw into the mazes of the diw wen those who knew not the steps. I') e music supplied by Messrs Kaissnbnr-, Luiu qvist, Papworth, Bentley—pisno, violin, •t' ni ie bass, and oornet respectively—was delightful, and the duties of M.0.. during t' « 1 vet-itig’s carnival, were nl.ly ix-cUed bv Messrs Bright and Webster. And here we may mention that the names of the gentlemen who ohilied tide year’s festival through with such tact and wisdom, ere Means 3. Fuller, R. Bi'ijbt, G. Joins, B. Grey, J. Jaokeon, T. Ingley and H. Humphries. It was with some difficult* that our rapreHuiUtivr got a list of the fancy dresses, snd he is even row in teiror lest he has forgotten mher tailed to note the whols of thsm. He bed similar fe*dir gs last year, hot as he did not get a " blowing up ” than, be hopes

he will escape this veer eVo. Tt«c <-0 its numbered 150, and in «lie get up of il - faiey costumes a huge amount of ingenuity I M been displayed, some of the dreeaea Betting oS to much advantage tjje personal attraction ol the wearers. Indeed, there were young ladies who partook, to outward appearance, of tbs the nature of fairies, they looked so pretty, and it was only at the supper table that the wild dreams of the enthusiastic reporter were dispelled. And just here we would ” speak a few ” as to the viands in the supper room. Mr Arthur Jones was there, the, monarch of all he surveyed—until the fair ones with their gallant knights commenced the attack. Bn had provided bis tables with all the delioaeiM of the season as well as the substantial*, anA the set oat looked so inviting that it was no wonder that the couple* had to “ hnrry up ” so often for the next dance. Mrs Arthur Jones, who baked and cooked for the ooea* sion, did her work well. Opinions were somewhat divided as to who was the “ belle of the ball,” for there were several young ladies so near akin in this respect that it was almost impossible to decide. The young ladies of Moroa and Morrison’s Bash took the palm Irst year, and the honor may |be given to them this year also. Miss Annie Hodge was a great favorite. One young lady from Moroa wore a dress which contained over six hundred different pieces of material. There was very little oompettiion among the gentlemen in the way of fancy dresses, and we hope next year to see an improvement in this. There were visitors from Martinborongh, Featherston, Mas ter ton, Carterton, Matarawa, and especially from Moroa and Morrison's Bash. Tbs large company of dancers were very sociable and thoroughly enjoyed the night’s pleasure. The gallery dnriog the night wee well filled with spectators, who, judging by the hours spent there, most have enjoyed the scene below.

The following ladiea and gentlemen were in fancy dress: Ladiea Miss Campbell, Moss Bose ; Miss Kata Campbell, Height of Fashion; Miss Mary Wakelin, Morning Star; Miss Viot»ria Fuller, Good Lnok ; Mrs Bright. Italian Lady ; Mies Jane Murphy, Good Lack ; Mist Margaret Morphy, Snowdrop ; Miss Elizabeth Morphy, Jaokey’s Companion; Misa Ward, Morning Star ; Miss A. Hodge, Daisy; Miss Jessie Boydhonse, Queen ol Hearts ; Mrs Wood, Hallelnjah Lass ; Miss Matthieson, Nepolitan Fish Girl ; Mias Harrison, Queen of Boss* ; Mrs Collier, Italian Lady , Miss Amalia Hodge, Flower Girl; Mias Beid, Flower Girl ; Miss H. Reid, Josephine; Mies L. Beid, latching Girl; Miss E. Jackson, Flower Girl ; Mias Mary Jackson, Lady Languish ; Miss Cissy Jackson, May Queen ; Mrs Phillips, Lady Anne Boleyn; Mrs Mitchell, Scotch 6b«p> berdess; Misa Elizabeth Harris, English Fish Girl; Miss Bartley, Night; Miss H. Waite, “ Sweet Kimberley ; " Miae Taylor. French Peasant Girl; Miss Higgins, Josephine; Mrs Jorgensen, Scandinavian Peaaant; Misa Ticehnrst, Sky Bine. Gentlemen : —K. Bright, Italian Mate ;J. Sparkes, Varney (Kenilworth); J. Hawks. Horse Marine ; J. Jackson, Clown ; A. L. Webster, Champagne Bottle ; G. Abbott, Indian Boom ; U. Catt, Bower ol Hearts ; A. Thompson, Highlander ; H. Hodge, Pedestrian ; G. Dew, Athlete; F. Hawke, Spanish Count; T. Wright, tVotan* teer Captain ; G. Stevens, Kimberley digger ; H. Jones, do. ; W. Bishop, Negative; E. Morton, Negro; T. Walker, Naval Dress ;G. Humphries, Swiss Peasant.