Bachelors’ Ball, Wellington.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXX, Issue XXVI, 27 June 1903, Page 1813

Bachelors’ Ball, Wellington.

The Bachelors' Ball, held in the Syd-ney-street Hall on Thursday, was a brilliant success. The decorations everywhere were extremely pretty, and no pains were spared to make the guests enjoy themselves. The ballroom was lined with eharming pictures, including one of the supper at the ball given the night before the battle of Waterloo, and this was appropriate to . the occasion, which happened to be the anniversary of the great battle. The hall was also draped in pink muslin, and trails of lycopodium with pink paper poppies intermingled, making a pretty effect. The stage and siderooms were luxuriously furnished for resting places, greenery being placed in all bare corners. Electric globes shaded with pink silk threw a soft glow over the gay scene, and an elaborate sit - down champagne supper was set out in the gymnasium hall. The •tables were decorated with pot-plants and chrysanthemums. King’s band played dance music splendidly. Airs Crawford and Miss Soimnerville kindlyplayed the extras. It was close on 2 a.m. when one of the most enjoyable dances given in Wellington for a long time came to an end. The thirteen hosts were warmly congratulated upon a most successful event, and were loudly el.ecred at the end. 1 must not forget the programmes, whieh had an artistic design on the outside, with portraits in pencil sketches of each of the hosts. These wore Alessrs Webster (2), Dalziell, Abbott, Duncan’, Weston, Turnbull (2), Hodson, Owen, Pike, Johnston, Tripp. A number of pretty dresses were worn. Among wearers were Airs Dunean, rich grey satin, trimmed with white lace'and steel; Airs Adams, black satin, trimmed with jet and chiffon; Mrs Findlay, black satin with white lace; Airs Collins, pretty gown of white chiffon and striped black jetted velvet; Airs Pearce, rich tueked yellow satin, trimmed with lace and blue velvet; Airs Buchanan, lovely white satin, flounced with aceordion-plea fed chiffon; Airs Turrell, cream silk, trimmed with lace and flowers; Airs Kennedy, black jetted gauze; Airs Cooper, white satin, prettily tueked and trimmed with soft lace; Airs Rawson, blaek satin with laee berthe; Airs Cox, wedding gown of lovely satin, flounced with accordion chiffon; Airs Purdy, blaek satin, trimmed with chiffon; Airs Owen, white figured gauze; Airs Symonds, white brocade, trimmed with lace; Airs Tweed, grey silk, trimmed with chiffon; Airs Young, white satin with chiffon and pearls; Airs Izard. blaek and white gown; Mrs Crawford, pink satin, with white lace and flowers; Airs Strang (Palmerston), white brocade, with chiffon flounces; Airs Baxter, black silk, with laee; Airs Alantell. red velvet, trimmed with ecru laee and black vol-

vet; Mrs Ritchie, white satin, bertlf of law, rose chiffon chou; Mrs cream satin, with eliilfou; Miss Coates, handsome black brocade, with jet and ecru medallions; Miss Duncan, pule pink silk, trimmed with chiffon and silver knots; Miss Tolhurst, white satin, with chiffon yoke and sleeves; Miss Cooper, pile pink silk, with deep ilounce of cream net; Miss Hislop, black gauze, trimmed with ecru medallions; Miss Harcourt, blue brocade, trimmed with white chiffon; Miss Riddiford, pretty white satin, trimmed with ehiffon and blue flowers; Miss Nelson (Auckland), white nierveilleux, with chiffon berthe; Miss Seddon, white satin, trimmed with chiffon and lace; Mrs Seddon, pale blue Oriental satin, tucked and trimmed with white lace; Miss Rawson, soft white silk and net gown; Miss O. Rawson (debutante), white ehine silk, trimmed with chiffon; Miss Tripp (Christchurch), pale yellow silk, draped with white lace; Miss Stowe, cream satin, trimmed with chiffon and red flowers; Miss Reid, while satin and chiffon; Miss Fell, white silk, berthe of deep silk lace; Miss Al. Fell, green silk, trimmed white chiffon and lace; Miss (fore, blaek satin and chiffon, flowers on corsage; Miss Denniston (Christchurch), white satin, .trimmed with chiffon; Miss Fitzgerald, pale green silk, 'trimmed with white lace: Miss K. Fitzgerald, cream silk, with lace and flowers on corsage; the Misses Fitzherbert (2), soft white silk and ehiffon gowns; Miss Rawson, pink satin, trimmed with chiffon to match; Miss E. Rawson, pale blue, veiled with white laee; Miss Brandon, white satin, berthe of laee with flowers; Miss L. Brandon, soft white gauze; Miss Fraser, cream flowered satin, with ehiffon; Miss Hope (Christchurch), white silk, with chiffon frills; Miss Somerville, white silk and lace; Aliss Skerrett, green silk, veiled with black laee; Aliss J. Skerrett, rose pink velvet, berthe of cream laee; Miss N. Skerrett, white gauze; Aliss Simpson, soft cream gown, frills edged with narrow blaek lace; Aliss Riley, white crepe de chine, with laee; Aliss Aliles, blue silk, with berthe of white laee; Aliss Finch, white silk and chiffon; Aliss Al. Finch, pale blue silk, trimmed with deeper shades of blue velvet; Aliss Nelson, white crepe de chine, with chiffon; Aliss AlcGregor, yellow satin, with berthe of white lace; Aliss Ewen, blaek satin, with net bodice: Aliss Butt, white merveilleux. trimmed with chiffon and red flowers: Aliss Lee, white silk, with chiffon berthe; Aliss Atkinson, white brocade, with chiffon fichu. Amongst the gentlemen present were: Alessrs Coates, Duncan, Crawford, Ritchie, Harcourt, Afantell, Lees, Cooper Skerrett, Buchanan, Turrell, Kennedy’ koung Strang, Higgins, Milne, Latham, Gore, Ale Shane, Kebbel, Jackson, Leckie' Rawson. Fitzherbert, Gould, Cox, Slowman Fell, Drs. Collins, Rawson. Adams. Purdy.

OPHELIA.