NEW PLYMOUTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIII, Issue IX, 26 August 1899, Page 30

NEW PLYMOUTH.

Dear Bee, August 17. The gentlemen of Mrs Boult's dancing class gave a most ENJOYABLE DANCE last Friday evening in the Freemasons' Ball, and although the former did nothing in the decorating •ine, they gave a most recherche supper. Among those present wire: Mrs Boult, black, trimmed with geld laee; Aliss Kirkby, cream, ami gold ribbons; Miss B. Kirkby, cream, and violets; Mrs Penn, white muslin; Miss Batten. yellow; Miss J. Fraser, blue, and •white laee; Mrs Avery, black; Miss llobv, cream; Miss E. Hoby, blue; Miss' G. Paul, pink silk skirt and tulle bodice to correspond; Miss Humphries, white, with sprays of violets; Mrs Dowling, cream; Miss Q. Boult, white; Miss 1. Ellis, pink, and cream laee; Miss Bundle, eream; Miss Newitt, white and yellow; Mrs Foote, fawn, trimmed with pink chiffon; Miss J. Cottier, terra-cotta blouse. white skirt; Miss I. Cottier, white; Miss Avery, cream and gold; Miss Jacob, rream: Miss E. Hursthouse, pale blue; Miss Parker, white; Miss L. Jackson, dove-coloured dress; Miss A. Jackson, eream; Miss S. Cunningham, scarlet and cream lace blouse, dark skirt; Miss AL Boy. cream: Miss Mothin. pale yellow anil chiffon trimmings; Miss A. Avery, white; Miss Burgess, yellow muslin trimmed with black ribbon: and Messrs Harris. Webster, Humphries, Lusk. Dempsey. I’arker, Batten, Mackay. Wynn-Williams, Kirkby. Spence. Paul (2). Holdsworth (2), Scot, Elliot. Hursthouse. Avery, Hoby, Berridge. Moulton, Foote. McIntyre. Haise. Woodhouse (2), Bayly, Ford. Neil. Mac Diarmid. The Cycling Club held a

PLAIN AND FANCY DRESS BALL in the Theatre Royal on Thursday evening, and was a great success. There were no floral decorations in the hall, but the walls and in front of the dress circle were hung with bicycles, which gave it a very quaint appearance. The supper tables, which were arranged by Misses G. Paul and J. Lawson. looked very pretty decorated with the Club’s colours, red and white. Besides the merry throng of dancers, there were crowds of spectators on the stage and in the dress circle, and the music, which was rendered by Mr McKinnon Bain's orchestra, was very tantalising to the latter, as they could not go down and join the former. The music for the first mazurka was specially composed and dedicated to cyclists by Mr McKinnon Bain, and will be published shortly. The ball was opened at 8 o'clock by the grand march, which was splendid for showing off the dresses. During the evening Masters E. Bayly and Avery did some very clever trick riding. and there was also a bicycle race between Mr Forbes and Mr D. George, ridden on Home trainers, and won by the former. There was a prize given to the best dressed fancy costume of lady and gentleman, and was won by Mrs Hayward as ‘■Court Lady" and Mr Moulton as “Sir Joseph Porter." I must now tell you what the others wore. Miss Treeby looked splendid as Queen Elizabeth: Mr Messenger, Gondolier; Mrs Messenger. Court Lady; Mr: Taunton, black and white; Airs Taunton looked striking as Queen of Hearts; Mr Mace, Italian: Mrs Mace, French Vivandiere; Miss Bosworth Red Cross Nurse; Mr Ad. Goldwater. Captain of Hussars; Miss Hart (Auckland) looked exceedingly well as Duchess of Devonshire: Mr Moulton, Sir Joseph Porter: Miss O'Donnell, Stars and Stripes; Miss B. O'Donnell, Carmen; Mr A. E. Nathan, Spanish Admiral: Miss E. Weller, the Sun; Miss Bellringer. Folly; Miss Allen looked well as a Red Cross Nurse; Miss —. Bellringer, Star Footballer: Mr Strouts, Looking Backward: Mr F. Thomson. Cricketer; Messrs Kirkby Wynn-Williams, and Spence went as the "World’s Trio"; Miss A. Moon, Japanese Lady; Mr Ken. Webster looked splendid as a Schoolgirl; Mr Barclay. Sailor: Mrs Barclay, evening dress; Miss Weller. Night; Miss Kyngdon. Snow Storm: Mr Frost. Merchant Naval Officer; Miss Dennchy, Erin; Miss Hayward. Early English; Miss Atkinson, Eileen Alannah; Miss Af. Bennett, "Taranaki News"; Miss Rawson, England and America; Mr IL Bennett was much admired as Old Mrs Trix; Mr E. Sole. Maori; Mrs Sole, Vivandiere: Mrs G. Pott. Magpie; Miss Batten, Fox: Mr H. Goldwater was very laughable as a Sandwich Man, alias Baintridge; Mrs H. Goldwater, Cinderella; Miss Muschamp, Sykes’ Cura Cough; Mr Brown, William Pitt; Miss Mann was an exact character of Klondyke; Mr Sykes, Cricketer: Mr Penn.. Tester; Mrs Penn,

Naval Officer's evening dress; Miss R. Bennet, Sunny Lea Tea; Mr P. Webster, Nigger; and many others whose names 1 did not know. Those who wore evening dress were: Mrs Boult, yellow anil black; Miss Kirkby. green ami cream; Miss Gabb looked pretty with white over pink; Mrs Fenton, yellow; Miss Smith (Auckland), green and violet; Mis-. F. Avery, cream ami yellow; Miss Clarke, blue, trimmed with darker shade; Miss B. Rennell, white; Miss E. Rennell. white, and blue feathered boa; Miss Jacob, white; Miss Ramson, pink and black; Miss Crocker, blue; Miss Gill, white; Miss Pearce, white and blue; Miss —. Pearce, white, with heliotrope silk; Miss Ramson,yellow; her sister, white; Mrs Lent ham, black satin; Miss Thicker, white; Miss Lawson, blue; Miss A. Weston, white silk and lace blouse; Mrs IL Weston, pink silk blouse, black silk skirt; Mrs C. T. Mills, pink; Miss H. Humphries, pink and cream; Miss Drake, white; her sister wore pink: Mrs Dowling, white; Miss Abbott, white and pale blue: Mrs D. Cock, black silk: Miss Cock, pink; Miss M. Taylor, pale blue blouse, white skirt; Miss Irvin, pink and grey; Mrs Hall, green silk blouse; Miss Foote, pale blue; Miss Al. Skeet, scarlet silk blouse; Miss D. Biggs, yellow ; Miss Cunningham, scarlet silk and white lace blouse: Miss Bedford; Miss Fraser, yellow, and scarlet sash; Miss J. Fraser, blue; Misses Berridge (2), blue: Miss Dalziel. white; Miss Thomson, white blouse; Miss Cornwall. yellow silk blouse: and her sister wore magenta; Mrs Ab, black silk; Miss Al. Humphries, time and yellow; Miss Edgecombe, cream, and scarlet sash: Miss Davy, white and yellow; Mrs Paul: Mrs Eva, blue silk; Mrs Mont. Mills: Miss M. Eva. white silk. Among the gentlemen were: Messrs Parker. Lusk. Weston, Haise. Harris, ■Webster. Mclntyre. Kaynes (2). Levine (Nelson). Brash. Scot. Forte. Holdsworth (2), Humphries. Berridge, Woodhouse. McNeil. Bal Harry, Drs. Home and Leatham. etc.

NANCY LEE.