1938-02-04 — Page 2

A Brilliant Function

St. John's Ambulance Ball Incentive For Social Gathering

(By URSULA JEFFRIES)

Social Hongkong put on its

Honours go to the official table, best bib and tucker on Wednesday presided over by His Excellency, night and attended the St. John's The Governor Sir Geoffry North- Ambulance Ball en masse. The cote in his capacity as President "Gripps", where this brilliant of the St. John's Ambulance As- function was held, was literally sociation and patron of the ball. jammed to the gates. Cars of Here sat, (to select but a few), all types and sizes lined one end Mrs. Dicken, wife of Commodore of Pedder Street to the other, Dicken, looking very smart in a while upstairs in the ballroom low-cut gown of dark green, with people were pressed together, gathered bodice front and the like caviar, their babble of voices largest drop earrings I have ever rising above the crescendo

Art Carneiro's dance music.

Governor Patron

of seen. Mrs. Smith, wife of the

Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, wore а dull-toned purple taffeta, off-set with a corsage of pale mauve or- chids perched jauntily on her left shoulder. Looking very regal in black lace was Mrs. Bartholomew, wife of H.E. Major General A. colour in their various mess un- W. Bartholomew, while Mrs. Ger-

the men,

Between ourselves, especially those in the services, rather out-dazzled the ladies for

dress uniforms. Wherever

one

other

rard, wife of Professor W. T in black looked they caught the eye and Gerrard, looked chic held it fascinated by the bright chiffon velvet with a corsage of red jackets, gold braid and rows red roses adding the only splash of imposing medals. But that of colour to an otherwise severe does not mean that they

out-gown. The dressed the ladies. Oh no! the there are always women spoken fashionably gowned were well re- of after parties as having stood presented among the female con- MacGregor, wife

out among the rest were Lady tingent, only, on the whole, they

of Sir Athol affected more sombre tones.

SHOP TO BEST ADVANTAGE AT

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ladies-for

MacGregor, Mrs. Dalziel, wife of Wing Commander Dalziel, Mad-, Jame Sun Fo, Mrs. Arthur Woo, Mrs. A. Morris, Mrs. R. Langley and Miss Benoy.

The Younger Set:

On the dance floor I caught brief COY glimpses of other fascinating gowns as their wearers swirled and whirl- ed in and out of the dizzy maze of

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The sound of swishing taffeta was heard a good deal, and billowy softness of net was

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 4, 1938.

TWO PURPOSE FROCK

Here's a dress simply enough for office wear and` smart enough for afternoon tea. Of black crepe, it features a novel white tucked- in front, which can be removed at will. A good idea would be to have one in white satiri, and another in silver lame for very spe- cial occasions.

intricately shirred bodice. A giant Yes, indeed! Not since New diamante buckle and wide stitched | Year's Eve has Hong Kong seen such belt completed the picture.

Interesting Variations

a brilliant gathering of the great and near. great, and if you don't believe me, take a look at some of the names I haven't already men- tioned:

Worthy of note, too, were the The Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall; Chinese women present, some of Hon. N. T. Smith, Hon. Dr. and whom introduced a striking and in- Mrs. Li Shui Fan, Sir Athol Mc- teresting note of variation into the Gregor, Vice Admiral L. G. E. the scheme of things with novel ideas Crabbe, Major-General A. W.

·ob-jin dress: I noticed two particular-Bartholomew, Commodore E. B. C. served on at least four ladies. ly stunning gowns that were some-Dicken, Mr. Ho Kom Tong, Hon. One particularly youthful and how out of the ordinary run of Sir Shouson Chow, Wing Comdr. pretty frock was of white net, stud-Chinese dress. One, for instance, Dazielle, Mr. Fung Kong Un, Cap- ded with sequins which sparkled had a three-quarter-length jacket tain S. H. Batty Smith, Professor and winked like little stars as the over a slim fitting skirt. The whole W. T. Gerrard, Mr. David Yu, Mr. light caught them. And speaking was carried out in pink satin and Fung Pin Fan, Dr. Arthur Woo, of sequins-I counted at least seven the jacket was Chinese, but the Col. and Mrs. H. H. Blake, Surgeon- (gowns which sparkled, gleamed, skirt distinctly western. Cascading Captain and Mrs. G., D. G. Ferfus- glittered and shone with them. at a provicative angle down the son, Mr. Tang Shui Kui, Captain They were worn either en bloo or back and front of the jacket were Peter Howarth, Major Benoy, Flag- in tantalising splashes to illumin-sprays of pastel-pink flowers em Lieutenant P. J. Thormhill, Mr. and ate dark gowns. One black and per- broidered in silk. The whole was Mrs. M. H. Turner, Mr. D. J. Sloss, fectly severe decollete gown had a very striking. The second, while Mr. H. H. Bedow, Mrs. G. F. Hole, little cape of net on which was conforming to the usual style of and hosts of others. stitched regiments of gold sequins Chinese dress, had long-tailed birds travelling in single file from the embroidered in sequins down the neck to the hem,...

whole length of the front and back. Outstanding among the dresses The lady who wore it, added great- SNAPPING OUT OF HUMDRUM worn by the younger set was that ly to its beauty, incidentally. gracing the slender figure of Miss Madame Sun Fo, by the way, Snaps, those humble hole-and- H. Gerrard. Of white metal cloth, wore a redingote type of jacket, knob closings with we have sewn shot with silver, it was perfectly three-quarter-length and flaring at secretively upon our garments, are sheath-like with all the interest cen-the back, over her rich looking gown snapping out of their humdrum ex- tred on the very new brassiere of black chiffon velvet. Made of istence and entering society." At- fitted bodice which is the rage this brocade, the jacket had a black tired in ornamental metals, thia season. The Fair sisters, Betty and ground, with gold and silver thread mechanism is now seen, keeping up Beryl, were also observed flitting patterning a grape leaf design. The with the zippers, and coursing. to and fro among the dancers, and edges were piped with gold brocade. down the front of smart wool one wore a perfectly charming blue |I thought it went very well with frocks, from neckline to hem, crinkly crepe, with a cleverely and her simple Chinese cut gown, once a closing and a trimming,