ROTORUA.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 2, 13 July 1910, Page 64

ROTORUA.

July 0. Rowing Club's Ball. The Rowing Club's annual ball was held in the Assembly Hall on Wednesday evening, and proved a brilliant success. The militating features were the weather and the floor, which were not at their best. The ballroom was transformed by touches of gay bunting, mirrors, and lycopodium, into a fairy place. Overhead was suspended an outrigger, with outspread oars and touches of the club’s colours. The whole colour scheme of the ballroom, stage, and supper-room carried the club’s colours of green and gold. The members of the club responsible for the decorating work were Mrs. McPherson, Matron Pownall, Miss Chrissie Smith, Miss Gordon, and Messrs. McDowell, Cherry, Harker. Hall and Redward. Amongst the occupants of the ballroom was Miss Alma Clarke, the debutante of the occasion. Miss Donne wore a white muslin, eerise-tinted roses; Miss Malfroy, pale blue silk, trimmed with ecru lace and olack velvet; Miss Rawson, moss velvet and lace frock; Miss Person, white; Miss Corlett, shell pink crystalline and powder and patch; Miss Chrissie Smith, black satin, with turquoise enamel ornaments; Miss Lundon, tangerine silk, relieved with black satin; Miss Pownall, eolienne trimmed glace silk; Miss M. Lundon, cream silk ninon over glace silk : Miss Gordon, white book muslin; Airs Broomhall, cream taffetas, with violets; Mrs McPherson, ivory satin charmeuse Empire frock; Mrs Carter, ivory satin, with steel trimmings; Mrs Frank Lundon, black velvet, crimson roses; Mrs Neagle, cream lace over glace; Mrs Raw, black; Mrs Holben. opal green nun’s veiling en Princesse: Miss Taylor, cream Persian lawn; Mrs Shepherd, blue satin, silver sequins; .Miss Auld, shrimp pink chiffon taffetas; Mrs George, white chiffon taffetas. Those in fancy dress were: Miss Woodcock, nurse; Miss E. Robinson, “Captive Girl”; Miss Meeeh, poppy; Miss Penn, sunflower; Mr McCallum, stockman. Personal. Mr and Mrs Falloona, of Waiwera House, returned to Rotorua this week, after a fortnight’s holiday spent in the South. Mrs Crowther, of Grand Vue, has just returned from a holiday spent in Auckland!. Amongst those visiting Rotorua at present are Mr and Mrs H. J. Merryweather, Mr and Mrs Gunimer, and Mr Sills, of England; Mr and Miss MacDonald, of Auckland; Air Pearce, of Wairarapa. Mrs Nosworthy. of Ashburton, is staying at Waiwera House, Rotorua, at present. Miss C. Birks has returned to Rotorua from a short holiday spent in Auckland. Major C. A. R. Scott, of England, is

at . present staying at Arawa House, Rotorua. Mr Ballantyne, of Lands and Survey Depaxiaient, Auckland, accompanied by Mrs Ballantyne, are staying at Arawa House, Rotorua, at present. Madame Carreno promises to pay Rotorua a visit almost immediately. Mr and Mrs Maurice Lyons, of Christchurch, are at present staying at Grand Hotel, Rotorua. Mr and Mrs B. Bulls, of Takapuna, are at present staying at Grand Vue, Rotorua. Miss Stella Empson, of Rotorua, is at present in charge of the Okoroire office, relieving the Postmaster, who is laid up. Mrs Grove has returned to Rotorua from Palmerston North, where she has heen for some weeks visiting her father, Who was dangerously ill. Mrs and Miss Gibbons, of Kopu, are Staying at Bathgate House, Rotorua. RATA.