REGIMENTAL BALL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 151, 28 June 1934, Page 6

REGIMENTAL BALL

WELLINGTON AND WEST COAST HAPPY TIME AT E'LRICK Great success attended the dance of the officers of the Wellington-West Coast Regiment held in the Elrick last evening. The lounge was appropriately decorated with festoons of red, white and blue streamers, and the regimental flags and colours, while on a large table was displayed the silver cups and trophies. Over the entrance door the regimental badge was conspicuous. The frocking was very pretty and allied with the colourful dress uniforms of the men, made an attractive scene against the dark panelling of the charming room with its ever•changing lights. Lieut.-Col. W. S. McCrorie and Mrs McCrorie received the guests, other members of the committee being Major D. A. Lilburne, Capt. D. T. Maxwell, Capt. H. E. Edmondson, Lieut. Burford, Lieut. S. Hanton, and Lieut. E. E. Wales (hon. secretary). Mrs McCrorie was wearing a frock of black chiffon velvet with long sleeves of lace, and a coatee of bla*ck and ivorv velvet. Dance music was played by the River City Syncopators’ Orchestra. Among those present were:—Lieut.Col. N. Annabell and Mrs Annabell the latter in printemps green rippled crepe with shoulder posy of pink flowers; Lieut.-Col. F. K. Turnbull and Mrs Turnbull, the latter wearing sapphire blue velvet with narrow round yoke of ruchcd ecru net; Lieut.-Col. J. R. Cade and Mrs Cade, the latter in deep wine lace and georgette with lace coatee; Lieut.-Col. W. Strachan and Mrs Strachan (Okoia), the latter wearing a frock of garnet red satin with velvet shoulder cape; Major D. A. Lilburne and Mrs Lilburne, who wore leaf green crepe romaine and pink shoulder posy; Captain A. M. Rennie and Mrs Rennie, whose frock was of rose pink satin with velvet coatee in deeper shade; Capt. D. T. Maxwell and Mrs Maxwell, who chose a frock of pink chiffon velvet with ruchcd sleeves; Capt. H. Whiting and Mrs Whiting, the latter wearing black lace and georgette and shoulder spray of red roses; Capt. G. McCaskill and Mrs McCaskill (Palmerston North), the latter wearing ivory windswept velvet and white fur coatee; Capt. R. O. Marks and Mrs Marks, the latter in black georgette and lace; Lieut. R. L. Thompson and Mrs Thompson, the latter in black ring velvet with gold lame and shoulder spray of winter roses and freesias; Lieut. A. Bogle and Airs Bogle, the latter in wedgwood blue crepe de chine with matching coatee; Lieut. J. F. Luxford and Mrs Luxi'ord, who wore pink georgette and lace; Dr. Helen Topham, black satin with large bowls on shoulder; Mrs L. Gilberd, black matalasse with ecru lace braid; Airs J. H. Henson, pale pink matalasse apricot velvet coat; Airs Bruce Baird, Arcadian green georgette with floral embroidery in pastel tonings; Airs G. Selfc, green crepe romaine with spray of roses on shoulder; Airs K. Aitken (Fordell), floral georgette in green and cherry toning; Airs Humphrey Gower, ivory georgette and lace banded with white fur, white fur cape; Mrs Kay Sutherland, green Crushed velvet; Airs Claude Horne, black lace anil georgette, posy of red carnations and anemones; Airs Russell Scoullar, vellum satin ; V'-erned with leaf design in gold green; Airs R. Sommerville (Okoia), black matalasse with cape sleeves; Airs Bache Harvey, old gold crinkled crepe with decollctage adorned with velvet pansies;. Airs J. Murray, black floral georgette; Airs Le Oren, black frilled net; Airs L. J. Brooker, black lace; Airs Howell, apricot crinkled crepe with net godets and velvet sleeves; Airs W. J. Ferris, floral crepe de chine in green tonings; Alist-es Afyra Hainsworth, willow green georgette, scarlet coatee; E. Anderson, gold matalasse; Patricia Barry (Nelson), maize satin, old rose Coatee; Anne Paterson, green checked organdie; C. Enwright, silver threaded moss green matalasse with the new'high neck and deep V back, fur wrap; Iris Gray, hydrangea pink pebbled crepe; Dolly Gray, ivory windswept satin, velvet cape; C. Collins, floral satin; A. Leonard, black georgette with sequin yoke forming capclct sleeves; K. Hoar, black chiffon velvet trimmed with gold lace; I. AfcNiven, flame crepe gloria; Rona Ferris, turquoise blue with touches of silver lame; Jean Young, ivory matalasse and satin, trimmed trails pale pink Japonica, dawn pink velvet coatee; O. Ryder, military red taffeta with quilted and niched sleeve and hem frills; Joan Webster, dawn pink georgette with lace godets, ivory velvet cape banded with fur; E. Thorn-

ton, parchment lace; Holst, fuschia violet satin; M. Jack, Orleans blue velvet with off-the-shouldcr sleeves, trimmed with, silver lame; Lorraine Watkins, ivory pebbled cre_ne, white fur coatee: N. Roberts (Pohangina), military red corded velvet and cape with white fur; Alorda Peek, hydrangea pink pebbled crepe with diamante; B. Scott, parma violet crinkled crepe with sleeve insets of green georgette; Casbolt, silver grey and black tartan taffeta with shoulder frills; J. Falconer, floral brocaded silk in spring green tonings; R. Brown, pale green windswept crepe with bugle bead trimming; Al. Gower, parma-violet- velvet with silver lame inset at back of dceolletage; Parrish, green matalasse; C. Carver, black georgette and silver lace; J. Keating, cyclamen pink crinkled crepe with pastel blue georgette under cape and girdle; P. Hair, camelia pink georgette with silver sequin trimming and shoulder spray of roses; Shirley Nancarrow, corn gold taffeta with ru'ched effect shoulder straps; I. Strang, hyacinth pink crinkled crepe; B. Alp, turquoise blue lace; J. Walters, black marocain and patterned lace; Af. Blennerhassett, iceland poppy pink crinkled erepe; J. Chew, bla*ek velvet witii Tudor slashed back; J. Walton, black satin relieved with white; E. Beadle, shell pink crinkled crepe with cowl collar, pink floral hairband; P. scarlet satin and lace; M. Richards, frilled black net and satin, black ring velvet ’coatee: Kilner, green crepe de chine patterned in cherry; AL Armstrong, silk dimity tartan in green tonings; E. Wilson, deep pink satin; A. AfcFarlane, floral georgette in pink shades; B. Vincent, primrose crepe de chine; E. Pepper, Orleans blue and cherry checked taffeta; G. Pepper, Erin green •check chiffon with beaded passamentra trimming. Major R. Hardy, Capt. H. E. Edmondson, Capt. K, Congrieve, Capt. Ziesler, Lieut. E. E. Wales, Lieut. G. R. Haldane, Lieut. C. Pleasants. Lieut. E. Clutterbuck, Lieut. S. Hanton, Dr. Topham, Dr. R. E. Hewat, Dr. B. Baird, Afessrs A. Alitchell, J. Oliver, C. Elliot, N. /Mien, L. Mullins, Dineen. England. Y’oung, Donovan. D. G. Flower. R. Carruthers, Haldane. D. Ryder, A 7. ATcGrcgor. R. Scoullar, L. Gilberd, A. Bogle, D. A. Morrison, C. Brown. Alurname, V. Clapham, R.. Sommerville, Harrison. Bache Harvey, J. Howie. J. Afurray, Al. Bignell. J. IL Henson, C. Horne, R. Sutherland, J. P. Luke, R. ATcEntee, G. Sclfe, IT. Gower, Benge, B. Corrigan. R. Scoullar. Aliine Allen, R. Goss, A. London.