RAUMAI.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 246, 16 September 1929, Page 2

RAUMAI.

CHILDREN A BALL.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) RAUAIAI, Sept. 16.

Never was a more successful function held in Raumai than the schoolchildren’s fancy dress ball in tho hall on Friday night. The building was taxed to its utmost capacity, while the children, wearing their original and excellently thought out costumes, joined in the dances and grand mfcrch with such splendid discipline that great credit was reflected on the teaching staff and committee for the time which must have been spent in training the pupils. The building was artistically decorated with wattle and native foliage while streamers of gold, orange and green were latticed overhead and gaily coloured Chinese lanterns were suspended at intervals from among the decorations. Paper-chains in green and gold brightened up the supper room where the children were served with a delicious repast. As the grand march moved off, some original and well made costumes were seen. Tall, noble looking admirals and guardsmen, stern visaged pirates and Indian chiefs waltzed with dainty butterflies, Columbines and fairies through a medley of ladies and gentlemen of all nationalities. Little people of storybook land and even somo old familiar friends from Dickens stopped out from their pages and joined gaily in the dance, all enjoying splendid music played by a professional orchestra. A Monte Carlo waltz was won by Annie Harland and Jim Rowbotham. Some of the costumes noticed were:—Shealah McDonald, Japanese Sunshade; Janet Howell, Victorian Lady; John Rowbotham, Costermonger; Alex AlcDonald, Robin Hood; Ngaero Klink, Irish Colleen; Rhona Klink, Ballet Dancer; Jim Kerrigan, Snowball; Jacky Howell, Sun’s Ray; Tim- O’Rourke, Alexican; Margaret Alexander, Spanish Orange Seller; Pauline AlcDonald, Superstition; Nancy McDonald, Queen of Hearts; Betty Blixt, Fairy; Vic. ■Montgomery, Admiral; Brian O’Neil, Air Pickwick; Alavis Youle, ‘ Superstition; Muriel Smart, Pierrette; Lorna Thomas, Grandmama; Joan Wood, Purple Pansy; Maisie Wood, Pirate; Jeanette Spelman, Hawaiian Girl; Kevin Balmer, Indian Chief; Kathleen Brewer, _ evening dress; Clarence Healy, Gypsy; Jim Rowbotham, Indian; Eric Youle, Parcel Post; Annie Harland, Good Luck; Phyllis Rouse, even-ing-dress; Audrey Brown, Queen of Diamonds; Alargaret Bristow, Old Mother Goose; Alary Wood, evening dress; Louise Healy, Tamborine Girl; Kathleen O’Neal, Victorian Lady; Irene Woodman, Queen of Diamonds; Sally O’Rourke, Ora.ngo Seller; Josephine Balmer, Robin Redbreast; Nolcan Lamy, Spring; Arthur Brown, Dutch Boy; Flora Stubbington, Tea Pot; Beth Stubbington, Irish Colleen; Jim Cheyne, Jester; Maurice Read, evening dress; Teddy Cheyne, Little Boy Blue; Colin Caldwell, Tenriis Player; Doris Montgomery, Picture Book; Mabel Milne, Petals; Iris Alontgomcry, Indian Squaw; Nince Havill, Flower Girl; Audrey Havill, Dingle Bells; Norman Milsett, Earthquake Refugee; Dick Morris, evening dross.