SUCCESSFUL BALL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 152, 30 June 1932, Page 11

SUCCESSFUL BALL

WEST COAST REGIMENT With its softly-glowing lights and handsome woodwork, panelling, the largo room at thc Elrick looked very attractive last evening on the occasion of tho ball held by the officers of the Wellington West Coast Regiment. There was an attendan’cc of about 300 and tho many lovely frocks worn by the ladies and the dress uniforms of the officers presented a colourful sight in tho artistic room which requires no decoration to enhance its beautiful appointments and furnishings. Tho regimental and King’s colours, handsome cups and a canopy of coloured streamers, decorated the lounge room and the entrance ball was arranged as a sitting-out room. No effort had been spared to make the function a memorable one, and the committee responsible for carrying out these happy arrangements ’comprised: Alajor W k S. McCrorio. Captain H. E. Edmondson, Lieut. E. T. Pleasants. Sec-ond-lieutenant E. E. Wales, and Lieut. O. H. Burford (hon. secretary). Lively dantje music was played by the River City Syncopaters, including special novelty numbers, which were encored. The officers and committee were assiduous in seeing that the evening was thoroughly enjoyable. Lieutenant-colonel Cade. M.C., V.D., and Mrs Cado received the guests. Mrs Cade was gowned in a model frock of wine lace.

Among those present wore: Lieut.•colonel F. K. Turnbull, D. 5.0., M.C. and Mrs Turnbull, wearing a model frock of richly-shaded flora! georgette with panels of black georgette; Lient.•colonel N. Annabell. M.C., and Mrs Annabell in floral brocade and georgette; Colonel J. P. Davis and Mrs Davis, who wore black lace with parchment georgette yoke and diamante ornament; Major McCrorio and Mrs McCrorie, wearing a frock of leaf green satin and georgette and floral coatee; Major D. A. C. Lilbume and Mrs LPburne, who was in a model frock of black satin; Major G. G. TTancox (Palmerston North) and Mrs Hancox, who wore a frock of black georgette and lace with diamante ornament; Major G. E. Pollock (Feilding) and Mrs Pollock, who was in a scarlet lace frock and black chenille bridge coat; Major Webber; Captain D. T. Maxwell and Mrs Maxwell, the latter in black lace and georgette; Captain EL E. Edmondson; Captain A. M. Rennie and Mrs Rennie, who wore a frock of rose pink lace and georgette; Captain H. M. Keesing, M.C., and Mrs Keesing, who wore a model frock of cardinal red velvet with ornament to match; Captain Doyle; Lieutenant O. TT. Burford. Lieut. T\. Congrieve; Lieut. M. Hartwell and Mrs Hartwell, the latter in bla'ek lace and georgette; Lieut. J. 8, L. Deem and Dr. Helen Deem, who was wearing a smart frock of vellum tinted satin with black velvet jacket trimmed with white fur; Lieutenants E. T. Pleasants, C. Pleasants, K. Armstrong, J. R. Luxford; Second-lieutenants E. Clutterbuck, K. Thompson, W. G. Bassett, E. E. Wales; Mesdames R. Lawrence, mushroom pink dotted net, relieved with blue; P. O. Neill, black satin, with cape effect and pink flower ornament; M. Barton, apricot satin with rucked design; F. Searle, mushroom beige aud brown figured velvet; F. Hutchison, frock and coatee of caramel floral ninon; G. C. Glenn, bottle green velvet, with bustle bow; Alan Millward, rose pink lace; W. Hallam, parchment Spanish lace and flounced coatee of satin; L. Simmons (Manaia), torquoise blue georgette; R. A. Howie, bright red lace; D. Morrison, Sierra brown lace and velvet jacket to match; W. Peat, black satin and black velvet jacket, with high collar and white fur; Alex Bogle, lupin blue crepe chiffon model, with scarlet coatee; D. A. Murnane, petunia la«ee over green; D. Cutelli, frock and coatee of flamingo pink satin with white fur; J. Goss, black georgette; B. Harvey, ivory satin and velvet bolero coatee; Wilberfoss, black satin; L. I. B. Gilberd, black crepe roinain o and floral velvet coatee in red shades; W. IL Whyte, pink moire and blue velvet coatee; .Ross, red lace and georgette; J. A. Niefiolls, apricot taffeta; Hugh, Stevens, floral georgette in blue and rose tonings and brocade coatee. Misses Molly Bowler, blue floral georgette; Bowler, apricot, embossed ® green georgette; Aithnah Kearse, ivory satin and lace flounced; J. Collins, pink georgette and cream silk lace; M. Redpath, shell

pink satiu, green coatee trimmed with white fur; LI, Holst, nomad brown satin and floral silk coatee; K. S. Wilson. apricot georgette and brocaded coatee to tone; Una Hine, daffodil satin; Kat hlcen Hoar, parchment .Spanish lace; P. Ryan, cherry red lace over satin; Doreen Edwards, green taffetta red coat; J. Blyth, cactus green frock with chenille coatee to tone; C. Stone, black satin black coatee with white fur; C. Car veil, red satin; Tui Herd, rod velvet frock and shoulder cape; K. Burford, coral satin with velvet coatee; Moye, black ring velvet diamante trimming and figured coatee; Enwright, gold tissue and shot with green; Molly Armstrong, floral taffeta; A. Cameron (Hawera), china blue floral taffeta with deep hem of tulle in deeper shade; Sybil Ross, parchment velvet with panel of frills at back and orange velvet coatee; E. Beadle, ivory satin with shulder trail of red flowers and flounced coatee of ivory velvet; M. Currie, pale ear nation pink satin; Betty Wilson, frock of frilled ivory net with net cape encrusted with crystal; K. Wright, pale green satin with sequin and beaded embroideries; Adlam. ivory floral ninon patterned in rose pink; E. Horrocks, frock and waist-length coatee of white satin; 11. Scott, black georgette patterned with silver and gold flowers with touches of red; G. Trott, black satin with white fur; M. Blyth black flora] ninon pat turned with honey-coloured flowers; R. Bassett, frock and coatee of scarlet velvet; J. Ileinold. white satin with deep bands of varying shades of pink

and lace coateo to tone; C. Lewis, black georgette and lace and close-fit-ting black velvet jacket; M. Richards, emerald green georgette with silver floral tissue and long coat of green velvet; E. Low, frock and coatee of floral ninon in cherry and blue shades; B. Skeat, frock and coatee of ivory peau de ange; Simmonds, wine georgette; E. Stratton, black satin touches of red; S. Richardson, black satin; Ballingall, frock and coatee of rose pink lace; S. Latham, lavender georgette; Loan, electric blue georgette and velvet coateo to tone; O. Zeisler. white georgette with puff sleeves and bustle bow of apple green satin; N. Russell. Erin green georgette with capo effect; O. Rice, powder blue georgette; M. E. Thompson, gentian blue crepe satin; M. Mclver, pale blue embossed georgette and red velvet coatee; Lindsay Hunter, honey coloured frock and coatee of lace with touches of cherry; N. Scott, moonlight blue net with bodice of floral tisue; E. Harman, black satin and red vol vet coatee with collar and cuffs of white fur; Molly Hall, scarlet ninon with triple at the hips frills dipping to the back; E. Brown, carnation pink georgette and flora.] chenille fringed wrap; D. Polson, sheath frock of ivory

georgette with bustle bow of apple green satin; Collins, black, georgette with pale pink relief; D. Clegg, rose velvet and floral coatee; B. Masters frock and coatee of floral georgette in cherry, black and ivory shades; D. Drew, black satin with yoke of silk lace; Bothwaite, emerald green georgette and orange coatee; K. Mackay, black floral georgette with deep pointed yoke of rose red georgette to match the flowers pattern on frock; J. Currie, black lace and floral velvet coatee. Messrs Mackintosh ,England, Drew. \. Bogle, I’. Saunders. J. Broad, I. I Wilson, Whalley. Perry, Bancks, S. Hanton, J. Carde, F. Swan, Flower, A. Hamilton, H. Wood (England), M. Broadhead, B. Roberts. D. Low, W. Halim, E. Webby, G. King, Sutcliff. .1. McDonald, L. I. B. Gilberd, S. Friend, H. Blyth, Nunnanc, C. Cutelli. Meuli, Larkin, R. Dennis, J. Thompson, Merrick, J. Howes, J. Jarvie, L. Wilson, 8. Trott. A. Kitchen, B. Harvey, F Searle, Lomas. W. IL Whyte. Nelson, Shaw. N'. Currie.