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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 10, 8 September 1909, Page 64

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September b. Hockey Ball. The gaieties in connection with the visit of the hockey players culminated in a grand ball in the Garrison Hall on Friday week. The members of the visiting teams were present in full force, together with the managers and chaperons, and fully 250 couples took advantage of the splendid music. A special train from Hastings brought numerous visitors from that town. The hall was elaborately decorated with streamers and bunting in colours representative of the different teams, and with the dainty colours of the ladies’ dresses, combined to make an attractive and animated scene. There were a great many very pretty dresses worn, and, of course, with so many strangers present, it was impossible to remember all the frocks. Amongst the Auckland visitors I noticed Miss Wynyard, in a handsome creme satin charmeuse Empire gown; Miss Cooke, dainty creme silk; Miss Paton, pretty pale blue frock; Miss Culling, soft white muslin; Miss Ward, white silk. From Wellington were Mrs. de la Mere, in a handsome black net gown over glace; Miss Arnold, becoming white satin gown; Mies E. Ellison, handsome creme net gown over shrimp-pink satin; Miss Kelling, creme satin charmeuse. Amongst the Nelson ladies were: Miss Hamley, lovely mauve crepe de chine, deeper tone velvet trimmings; Miss Harl, pretty white frock of chiffon glace; Miss Coster, eau de nil silk; her sister wore pale pink; Miss Lucus, white muslin frock; Mies Everett,

pale iblue silk; Miss Whitwell, pale blue ninon; Miss Parsonage, gown of palest blue satin; Miss Robertson, creme crepe; Miss Lewison, pale pink; Miss Rita Johnson also wore pale pink. Other pretty gowns were worn by Mrs. E. Basil Jones (Hastings), creme glace, veiled in black net; Mrs. Andrews, black satin gown, sequined net trimmings; Miss Amner, shell-pink crepe de chine; Mrs. Jowett, pale pink; Miss K. Crowley, white glace with over-dress of creme net, pink trimmings; Miss Vernon, white embroidered Empire frock; Miss Zowell, mauve silk; Miss Larking, elaborate pale blue satin; Miss Campbell, dainty pale green silk; Miss Allomes, pale blue silk; Miss T. Moore, shell pink glace; Miss Craig, white Empire frock of silk; Miss M. Moore, pale green crepe de chine; Miss Collier, white embroidered silk; Miss McKinnon, white silk, cardinal sash; Miss McDonald, white silk; Miss Ashton, Empire frock of lilac figured ninon; Miss M. Shields; Miss A. Smyrk, becoming pink silk; Miss E. Humphries, handsome cream satin, Maltese lace berthe; Miss Grent, eau de nil silk frock; Miss Weston, dainty white silk; Miss Smyrk, cream silk; Miss Aiderton, flowered chiffon; Miss A. Roulston, pale green mousseline de soie; Miss O’Leary (Wairarapa), white embroidered muslin frock; Miss Scott, soft white muslin; Miss Freeman, white silk; Miss G. Gifford, white silk; Miss Francis (Horowhenua), dainty white muslin; Miss Humphries, becoming pale blue; Miss —. Humphries also looked nice in pale blue; Miss F. Cogs, pale blue silk frock in Empire style; Miss Cogs, white frock; Miss E. Cogs, Empire gown of palest pink crystalline; Miss Evans, white chiffon taffeta, gold Oriental trimming; Miss J. Ferguson, pale green silk; Miss R. McAllister, cream silk, with sequined net trimmings; Miss Simpson, becoming pale pink silk; Miss Niven, white silk frock with Maltese lace on corsage; Miss Wellwood (Hastings), pale green mousseline de soie; Miss Bissell, pale pink ninon; Miss Price, white frock of embroidered muslin; Miss Hutson, vieux rose chiffon taffetas, with guipure lace; Miss O’Reilly (Hastings), flowered silk muslin; Miss Roulston, pale pink silk muslin; Miss P. Freeman, lemon coloured silk with gold Oriental trimmings; Miss Tole (Wanganui), shrimp pink silk frock; Miss Hart (Hastings), dainty white silk; Miss Robertson, deep rose chiffon taffeta; Miss Baird, tomato red silk; Miss P. McPherson, dainty white with pale blue; Miss M. McCartney, white crystalline; Miss H. Neilson, pale blue silk muslin; Miss Kenny, white chiffon taffeta gown; Miss Danes, soft white crystalline, Miss H. Neilson, pale silk.

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