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A Gay Fancy Dress Dance

Large Gathering At Australian And New Zealand Society's Annual Gala Night

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by ursula Jeffries

The festive season wouldn't real was unsurpassable as Madame ly seem complete without a fancy Pompadour and Mr. Mudley as dress party, and the one given by Henry The Eighth. A hooped skirt the Australian & New Zealand So- of white chiffon arranged in tiers, ciety in the Rose Room of the Pen-a tight bodice with off-the-shoulder insula Hotel last Friday night, was effect, elbow length sleeves trimmed as nice as any I have ever attend- with lace, a white wig and mole un- ed. It was one of those kind of der the right eye, all contributed to parties that people like, which the perfehtion of Madame Pom- starts at nine and goes right on|padour, while Henry the Eighth in until the wee small hours of the robes of royal blue and red velvet, morning

not an ordinary trimmed with ermine and elaborate- dance party and yet not a ballly embroidered, was complete in Supper was served shortly after every detail, even to the beard. eleven, and every one danced be-Prizes for the best-dressed were 20-

eordingly awarded to both.

fore and after.

CLEVER BRAIN-WAVES Though fancy dress was optional, it was nice to see that the majority of people affected it, and

some appeared in costumes that suggest ed the result of last minute brain-

Among other prize winners. was Miss Alvena Laihovetsky who achieved the clever effect of Parcel Post" Her costume was a brown frock tied with string, and labelled with such signs as Re- gistered, Via Europe, Glass, Handle Among this group was Mr. J. J.With Care, C.O.D., and May Be Cameron, who appeared as a baby Opened If Desired.

waves.

achieving the proper effect Other costumes noticed were with a large bath towel, a safety those worn by Mrs. Hall who came pin, and socks tied with baby blue dressed as a French Artist; Mrs. ribbon. The effect was so unexpect-Slater as an Egyptian maiden; Mr. ed and provocative that to him went Fisher as Clive of India, Mr. An- the prize for the most original derson as a Maori Warrior; Mrs. | costume among the men present R. J. McNiell as a Page Boy; Mr. I thought the effect created by Mr. Brokenshire as a Matador, Mr. Bander, representing the Old Grenham as a Turk and Mr. Niel as School Tie" was a clever idea, too. an amah. By the simple expedient of knotting and attaching a large triangular scarf to the collar of his dress suit, he appeared every bit of what he was supposed to be.

FORMAL FROCKS

Those who attended in formal at- tire were well represented, as well and among their number were Honours of the evening, however, several feminine frocks deserving went to Mrs. H. Brokenshire and of equal attention. Mr. G. E. Dudley. Mrs. Brokenshire

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