ENJOYABLE DANCE
HAPPY STAFF FUNCTION Multi-coloured streamers and flags and gay Chinese lanterns made effec- I tive decorations in the Masonic Hall, ! Claudelands, on Monday evening, when the staff of the Auckland Herd Improvement held their annual dance. Excellent dance music was supplied by the Regent Dance Band. The hostess, Mrs S. J. Sheaf, was wearing a frock of aqua blue tinsel cloque with a white fur coat. The committee were:—Mrs Goodall, lilac ripple chiffon; Misses J. Adams, waterlily green taffeta, J. Bailes, Wallis blue taffeta, M. Cummings, blue shot taffeta, J. Higgins, blue embossed satin, F. Gravey, jet taffeta. Among those present were:—Mesdames F. Gallagher, scarlet brocade and chiffon velvet; Graney, black lace; D. McCorkindale, black ring velvet; H. Cummings, black marquisette; W. Bradding, regal blue shot, taffeta. Misses M. Hayes, eau-de-nil angelskin; A. Longden, ivory satin; T. Shepherd, ivory taffeta; B. Irwin, black hand-painted taffeta; D. Hibbert, striped coat and blue taffeta skirt; F. McDonald, black Romaine; J. Webber, pink embossed satin; B. Mayer, petunia taffeta; H. Speight, vieux rose ace; P. Harris, cyclamen taffeta; J. Henderson, black crepe Glamis; H. Dey, Burgundy crepe and sequins; J. Cherrie, blush pink georgette and lace; M. Whittaker, floral deque; N. Troup, shell pink chiffon; T. Peterson, honey gold embossed georgette; H. Adams, blue velvet; Joan Webster, emerald green embossed satin; Esther Leitch, gold and blue shot taffeta; S. McDonald, ivory satin striped marquisette; Dowling, floral taffeta; L. Perham, beige georgette and lace; L. Sayer, Saracen red lace; R. Gould, rose and gold shot taffeta; H. McDonald, waterlily green mouselline; K. Green, green and gold shot taffeta; D. Downes, floral cloque; R. Lees, grey satin; G. Turnwald, cerise taffeta; E. Boyd, black taffeta; L. Burnett sunset taffeta; P. Adams, powder blue soie; B. Clark, jade green chiffon; P. Gilbert, old gold satin taffeta; R. Page, black taffeta; R. Bruce, apricot embossed satin; G. Houchen, blush pink chiffon; J. Grimwood, black chiffon; E. Sage, chartreuse satin; I. Nicols, green taffeta; E. Houchen, nut brown taffeta; B. Davy, midnight blue taffeta; G. Osmond, black matalasse; M. Fowles, petunia chiffon velvet; E. Musgrove, green shot taffeta; Bremner, floral georgette; D. Houchen, leaf green lace; M. Lineham, midnight blue georgette; M. Grover, buttercup net over floral cloque.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21157, 5 July 1940, Page 3
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372ENJOYABLE DANCE Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21157, 5 July 1940, Page 3
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