MAD=HATTERS DANCE

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21159, 8 July 1940, Page 4

MAD=HATTERS DANCE

FOR RED CROSS FUNDS The characteristic brightness of the social functions held by members of the White Queen committee was again a feature last week when a large number of supporters attended a mad-hatters dance. Organised to support Miss Jean Carruth, the White Queen in the Tirau-Okoroire Queen Carnival, the function was an unqualified success, over £45 being made. Prizes for the mcfcst original “madhats” went to Miss Madge Carruth and Mr Geoffrey Beale (Putaruru). A novelty waltz was Avon by Miss Joan Allen and Mr Barnett (Tirau). Mr N. L. Higginson was master of ceremonies. Among those present were:—Mesdames J. McLaren, Tuscan grape cotelle; J. Landman, crepe de soie; T. H. Beeson, pale blue taffeta and organdi; A. Carlson, black patterned cloque; C. H. Walford (Putaruru), amber-rust and black silk; R. W. Cook, black silk net and sequin coatee; E. J. Brown (Auckland), black and white romaine; H. Bellamy, clover tulip taffeta; Fred Andersen, madras-spot black net; N. L. Higginson, patterned lacquered cloque; H. Martin, black craquelle; John Brown, sea green velvet; Emnnnel (Auckland), black georgette; J. Griffin (Matamata), fuchsia and gold georgette; H. Bellamy, fuchsia cloque. Misses Joan Carruth, white net o\-er lemon crepella; Grace Barker, lac bleu crepe and lame; Nancy Parker, violet cire taffeta and net; Phyllis Barker, amber-rust Chinese lacquer; Joyce Harwood (Auckland), green net over satin beaute; M. Holmes, phlox pink organza; Freda Hart, opal pink panne velvet; M. Clark, blue flowered taffeta; Connie Purdy, Nile green matalasse; Joan Landman (Tirau), Venetian lace; Hazel Purdy (Piarere), sky blue cotelle; Madge Carruth, Indian orange romaine; Betty Parker, jade green taffeta; Ruth Allen (Tirau), Buckingham lilac velvet; Valerie Gubb, green cyclamen taffeta; Evvy Heffon (Tirau), black charmeuse; June McLaren, black tulip taffeta; Joan Allen (Tirau), old rose cire taffeta; Rona Harwood, Jenolan blue georgette; J. Goodwin (Tirau), green net and rhinestone brilliants; Hazel Purdy (Piarere), sky blue cotelle; Joan Urquhart (Rotorua), crepella cotelle; M. Simpson (Matamata), black flowered cotelle; Eve Bellamy, apple green net over cire satin.