Mexboro’ & Swinton Times – Saturday 04 January 1913
Denaby Cricket Club Ball
Enjoyable Function.
Noticeable improvements
The annual ball of the Denaby Cricket Club, held on New Year’s night in the Large Hall. Denaby Main, was again a charming success, and of a different order to many of its predecessors.
This social function, which is one of the oldest fixtures of the social locally, has gone through vicissitudes but it has never before quite reached the excellence of last Wednesday’s gathering. There have been a larger number of guests in years past, but the beautiful discipline and quiet good Latina which overspread everything on Wednesday last has never been excelled.
The Cadeby disaster, with its far-reaching effects, was bound to hit the ball a little, and it was directly because of the shadow hanging over the place that a good many familiar faces were missing from the ranks of the guests. There was altogether a quieter and more sober tone prevailing, and the general effect was in the direction of improvement,. while it avoided any tendency to tameness. The dancing, the supper, and the general arrangements, were all of the very best.
The Large Hall, so splendidly adapted for this kind of thing, had again been kindly lent by the Colliery Company, and had been charmingly decorated by the lady members of the committee. The holland was beautifully laid, and the dancer who could not go straight through the two dozen dances without fatigue was a degenerate. The conditions were all in favour of the fullest enjoyment, and the 140 guests spent a happy time. The music was provided by Mr. Moses Soar’s orchestra of five instruments, and the dance programme included all the most popular dances, with the exception of the cotillions, and quadrilles, and good old Roger de Coverley were thrown in; though the programme so far outstripped the time allotted to it that the latter was not danced.
Dancing lasted from shortly before nine o’clock until four o’clock in the morning. There was a good and representative list of guests , though the Denaby Club might reasonably have expected more generous support from the Mexboro’ and Swinton clubs, the former being principally represented by Mr. W. Nicholson, Mr. W. P. Turner, and Mr. J. Willis, and the latter having no representative at all. This year the whist drive, which has always been appreciated and enjoyed by the non-dancers, was missing from the scheme of things, and next year the committee would do well to revive it. The supper, which as usual, had been generously contributed to was all that could be desired, and was not only excellent in material, but was admirably catered for and served.
The Denaby Club must have a meet capable staff of mendicants, for they easily outstrip any rival effort in the district in the matter of contributed viands.
The dancing was in the control of Mr. Walter Nicholson, Mr. A. Robinson, Mr. L. Robingon, Mr. E. Robinson. Mr. C. Farrell, and Mr. K. Twigg, who made excellent masters of ceremonies.
The Guests
The following is a list of the guests:
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Asher, Miss Ainley, Miss Edith Allen (Mexboro’’):
Mrs. Bellamy. Mr. Brearley, Mrs. Birch, Mr. Bolter, Mr. F. Bridges. Mr. B. Bridges and Miss Bridges (Conisboro’), Mr. and Mrs. W. Biggs (Conisboro’), Mrs. F. Biggs, Mrs. Birley and Miss Birley (Doncaster).
Mrs Coates, Miss Ada Curtis, Miss M. Curtis, Miss A. Curtis and Mr. H. Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. W. Chappell (Mexboro’), Mr. and Mrs. Copley (Swinton). Mr. and Mrs. R. Collins, Miss Cawton, Miss Carney, Miss Constantine.
Mr. J. H. Dean, Miss Dyson, Mr. L. Dutton, Mrs Dodds, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dunk (Conisboro’) Mr. and Mrs. E. Downing (Conisboro’) Mr. D. Dalton. Mr. and Mrs. Dutton.
Mr. A. Ellis. Mr. H. Ellis. Mr. H. E. Elliott (Mexboro’) and Miss Sargent (Barnburgh).
Mr and Mrs. C. Farrell (Conisboro’), Dr. Feroze.
Mrs. Greenfield. Mr. and Mrs. R. Goodlad, Mr. F. Guest (Mexboro’), Mr. G. Gladwin, Mr. G. W. Gulliver (Kilnhurst), Mr. A. Glasby and Miss N. Dodsworth (Mexboro’) Mr. G. Gibson.
Ms. J. H. Hill, Mrs. Hill, Mr. J. Hall, and Miss Earnshaw (Conisboro’), Miss Hiles (Mexboro’) Mr. P. Hall, Mr. J. M. Hague (Mexboro’) Mr. and Mrs. H. Littlewood. Mrs. Lee (Mexboro’) Mr. B. Lee (Conisboro’), Mr. and Mrs. Leonard, Mrs. Leader.
Mr. Mellors, Mrs. J. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. H. Mills (Mexboro’), Mr. E. Marks (Wakefield), Miss Mason, Mrs and Miss Marsden (Doncaster).
Mrs Nettleship, Miss Niel, Mr. W. Nicholson (Mexboro’).
Mr. and Mrs. F .Ogley (Hill Top) and Miss Watson Manchester), Mr. and Mrs. Oswald and Miss Hornung.
Mrs. Park, Miss Parkes (Mexboro’), Mr. F. Richardson, Mr. F. Ridgill (Conisboro’), Mr. G. L. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs E. Robinson. Mr. and Mrs. A. Robinson.
Nurse Scott, Nurse Steele, Mrs .E. Speight (Kilnhurst), Mr. H. W. Smith, Mr. and Mel. J. Shelton, Miss Steckhius (Mexboro), and Mrs. G. Schonhut, Mr. G. Senior (Conisboro’), and Miss M. Caine (Sheffield), M. J. Senior (Mexboro’). Mr. E. Sheldon, Miss Stevens (Conisboro’).
Mr. R. Turner, Mr. W. P. Turner (Swinton), Miss Twigg, Mr. K. Twigg and Miss Ethel Bayes, Mr. D. Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Willis (Mexboro’) Mrs. Williams (Kilnhurst). Mr. W.Whitlam, Mr. Ware, Mr. H. S. Witty. Miss Witty, and Miss Henan Witty. Miss Whitehouse, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Walton, Mr. and Mrs. Winfrey, Mrs. Wathey, Mr. and Mrs. R. Williamson, Mr. H. Williamson, Miss Wraithmell, Mr. Norman Walker and Miss Dorothy Nicholson’s (Mexboro’), Mrs. Winter (Mexboro’), Mr. and Mrs. A. Winter, and Miss Webster.
The Dresses
some very pretty dresses were displayed on the holland, and also on the stage, which, comfortably furnished, again made a very desirable retreat for sitting-out, but the ball as a spectacle a lacked variety and the dash of colouring which had been imparted into previous dances by the fancy dress section, which was this year dropped, though it will probably be revived on future occasions.
Mrs. Frank Ogley, of Hilltop, had on a lovely gown of gold satin with pale heliotrope ninon over-dress. Mrs. Williamson was in grey satin trimmed with cream, and Miss Williamson was wearing a pretty frock of pink satin veiled with grey. The Misses Witty were both prettily attired. Miss Edith Witty in cream satin with a chiffon tunic fringed with silver, and Miss Hessie in a simple cream silk, with silver trimmings. Miss Dorothy Nicholson also favoured cream satin, with a chiffon tunic and hand-painted insertion, a nice “creation.”
Another simple but extremely pretty cream satin gown was that worn by Miss Sargent, a dainty braiding of soutache with pearl ornamentation being carried round the bodice and down to the’ . hem. Miss Twigg wore eau-de-nil satin, with silver fringe, and Miss Watson, of Manchester, white silk with a green chiffon overdress. Miss Edith Allen wore a very pretty cream satin, with painted chiffon over-dress silk fringe and silver trimmings. Mrs. Asher wore pale-blue silk with handsome lace trimmings. Mrs. Farrell was in cream ninon over satin fringed with silk. Mrs. Willis had an effective gown of champagne silk ninon over satin, with silver and floral silk trimmings.
Cream satin was a predominant feature, and Mrs. Mills favoured it, her gown being covered with silk net and silk trimmings. Miss Hiles wore a very dainty white silk veiled with chiffon, and Miss Nellie Dodsworth had on a pale silk, with chiffon tunic and silver fringe. Mrs. Dunk wore cream satin, with dewdrop net tunic and silver trimmings. Miss Earnshaw in grey ninon with net tunic, and Mrs. Dutton was in plain white silk.
Miss Lily Steckhius wore white ninon de soie over silk, trimmed with silk net and silver. Miss Ethel Constantine’s address was an ivory lace tunic over silk, trimmed with point lace and with eau-de-nil. Miss Parkes wore silk net over pale-blue silk, with silver trimmings. Mrs. Winter wore black silk voile trimmed with silk, and Mrs. A. Winter pale blue silk, painted chiffon dress, with black k and silver stripes and silver fringe.
Miss Eason wore black silk with lace tunic and oriental yoke, and Miss Cawton black crêpe de chine with jet fringe. Miss Bayes was in cream silk with ninon tunic; Mrs. Greenfield in navy satin and cream yoke: Mrs. Whitlam in black voile and cream lace yoke. Mrs. Hurley wore pink velvet edged with fur and pearl trimmings. Mrs. Schonut was in black and white voile trimmed with black; and Mrs. Farmer in blue-grey silk with oriental and silver trimmings.
Mrs. Arthur Robinson wore black gilt with emerald green piping; Mrs. E. Robinson had on grey ninon over satin; and Mrs. Luther Robinson pale-green silk veiled with heliotrope chiffon. Mrs. Collins wore white satin veiled in white chiffon with blue bows, and Mrs. Leader (Doncaster) green satin with pear fringe. Mr. Winfrey’s, dress was a cream striped voile with oriental trimmings. Mrs Shelton wore black silk voile with insertion and pearl trimmings, and a yoke of pink silk. Mrs. Walton was dressed in black silk piped with cerise and fringed with trimmed silk. Mrs. Wathey wore a black voile with silk trimmings. Mrs. Copley a sky blue silk with pearl trimmings, and Miss Ethel Park a white satin with net over-dress.
The thanks of the promoters of the ball are due to the subscribers, and also to the hard-working committee whist did so much towards its ultimate success.