MARTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 21, 22 May 1912, Page 66

MARTON.

May 18. Recently the Town Hall presented a gay s< pne, the oee.iiJon being a children'* fancy dress ball given In Mrs. SI .idle n and Mrs. Stronri»orn. Being the first of the kind givCn here, unusually keen interest was taken by all inv ; tod. The ballroom was hung with crimson <ur tains and gay bunting ami palms draped the dre-w circle, while Chinese lanterns were 4 suspended from the ceiling. On entering the hall the guests were received by their host?4Heu, Mrs. Sladden,

gowned in eau-de-nil silk, with dewdrop net tunic, and Mrs Stroniborn, pale pink silk brocade. The. grand march, led by Bluebeard, was indeed a .brilliant spectacle—while Orchestra supplied appropriate music to the old-timed games and dances. The new supper-room, off the ballroom, supplied a long-felt want. The tables were artistically decorated with auUinin flowers and foliage, and the delicious supper much appreciated. The stage was arranged as a drawing-room. The girl’s characters were Molly Sladden, 80-Peep; Bessie Sladden, Cupid; Margaret Sladden, Queen of Hearts; Kathleen Stroniborn, Shepherdess; Clodagh Kit Cat, French Folly; Molly Scott, Charity Girl; Nancy Scott, Alice in Wonderland; Jean Carrington, Shepherdess; Rita Bell, Fairy; Betty Simpson. Japanese Girl; Barbara Wilde, Nurse; Eugenie Wilde, Italian Peasant; Jean Rawson, Little Grannie; Jean Simpson, |\ Greek Girl; Freda Marshall, Autumn; Beatrice Marshall, French Fisher Girl; Margaret Marshall, French Peasant; Katie Cameron, Kate Greenaway; Ruth Cox, Quaker Girl; Ethel Cox, Good Luck; Nancy l ane, Flower Girl; Kathleen Anderson, Irish Girl; Josephine. Anderson, Fairy; Nancy Brice, Fairy; Mona Brice, Folly; Annie Lowe, Folly; Marjorie Bryce, Gipsy; Nellie Stewart, Red Riding Hood; Shirley Miles, Japanese Lady; Joyce Powell, Cherry Ripe; Eila Hutton, (Wanganui), Geisha: Faith Netherelift, Pierrette; Joan Broad. Little Red Riding Hood; Dulcie Hawke, Spanish Dancer; Peggie Deighton, Quakeress; Bubbles Deighton, Fairy Queen; Diana Deighton, Polly Put the Kettle On; Gvacie Duncan, Japanese Girl; Ruby Ferens (Westport), Quakeress; Margaret Mackenzie, Queen Elizabeth; Vida Wilding, Welsh girl; Molly Wood, Dutch girl; Pattie Cooke, Dutch girl; Helen Wood, early Victorian lady; Cis<sie Swainson, Dutch girl; Phyllis Wilson, Fairy; Shiela Campbell, Valentine; Mary Marshall, Chrysanthemum; Esther Marshall, French fishwife; Lorna Marshall, fortune teller; Gwen Beckett, a page; Sophie Alloway, powder and patches; Isobel Alloway. Greek lady; Nancy and Constance Alloway, Kate Greenaways; Gwendoline Bull, Swiss girl; Muriel Bull, Punchinello; Margaret Gal pin; pierrette; Elspeth Cameron Night; Jessie Tennent. Amazon: Molly Bishop, purple hyacinth: Winifred Beckett, snowflake: Beryl Barthorp, powder and patches; Nancy Mair, Little Miss Muffet; Elsie Meldrum, Swiss peasant; Phebie Forlong, French peasant; Boys: Dilnot Stadden. Swiss boy: Warren Stormborn, gentleman of the 17th century; Tom Scott, Tweedledum; Bob Scott, Tweedleee; Hoddy FullertonSmith, page; Aulbone Fullerton-Smith, Pierrot: Basil Openshaw, Little Boy Blue; Cecil Bell, shepherd boy: Alex. Aidworth, sailor; Richard Wilde. Bluebeard; Sam Wilde. Little Boy Blue; Don Bryce, goblin; Pat Lowe, baker; Harold and Norman Porritt, gnomes; Jack Stewart, Boy Blue; Archie Stewart, nigger minstrel; Denin Morrison, Court page; Piers Powell, clown; Jack Hutton (Wanganui), soldier; Noel Netherelift, golliwog; lan Deighton, Boy Blue; Buster Broad, powder and patches; Philip Briant, Dick Whittington; Godfrey Briant, Chinaman; Strathmore Cooks, Dutch boy; Alex. Meldrum. barrister; Keith Wilson, cricketer; Bruce Wilson, clown; Leighton Bull, wild oats; Willie Galpin, pierrot: Tommy Caccia-Birch, Robin Hood; Roliin Simpson, pierrot; Howard ■Wallace, Turk; Tommy Theed, red Indian; Lionel Barthorp, cowboy; Jim Broad, cook; Jack Broad, clown; Dick Broad, policeman; Guy Broad, Little Boy Blue; lan Brice, jockey; Kenneth Marshall. jockey; Basil Marshall, Little Jack Horner; lan Miles, Chinaman; Cyril Oreav*. a ( scout; Rex Marsha?!, nigger; Reggie Anderson, Con the Shaughran; Gordon Anderson, masher; while Mrs Bristow as Bluebeard, Mr Braithwaite as a pirate king, ami Mr Br'ustow as a nigger added materially to the children’s amusement. Among the many invited guests were Rev. and Mrs Kitcat, Dr and Mrs Scott, Dr and Mrs Crawford, Mr ami Mrs Birch, Mr and Mns Caccia-i»ir<*h, Mr an I Mrs Meldrum, Mr and Mrs Anderson, Mr and Mrs W. Broad, Mr and Mrs Bryce, Mr and Mrs Bishop, Air and Mrs It. Cooke, Mrs Fullerton-Sinith, Mr and Mrs Milne, Mr and Mrs Alloway, Mr ami Mrs Openshaw, Mr and Mrs Netherclift, Mr and Mrs Morrison, Mr and Mrs Porritt, Mr and Mis Harris, Mr and Mrs Barthorp (Silverhope) ; Mesdames E. Smith, Itawson (2), Wallace, Mackenzie, Brice (2), Galpin, Awdry, Howard, Briant. Shannon, Mcßelter, Cox, Deighton, Wilson, Powell (HunterSunpson (Qluntervijle), Hutton

(Wanganui), Hodgkinson, Bull (Hunter•ville), Cooke; Misses Sanders (Christchurch), Cash (2),’ Cook, team, la»ne, Tennent (2), Smallbone,- C-ampbell, Stedman, Morrison, Hardy, Dunean, Wallace (2), Somer, Beckett, Fitz Herbert,' Danford, McGregor, Mcßeth (2), Hibbard, Howard (2), Simpson (2); Messrs Cook, Brodriek, Smith, Backman, Brice, Ful-erton-Smith, Cash, and inany ot'hern.