Fashions of a Past Era

As part of their Golden Jubilee celebrations, the Victoria League of Poverty Bay held a parade of fashions from past decades, some of them going back to the early 1800's.

Staged at their annual "Pioneers" function in the War Memorial Hall, to which the inmates of the various homes for the aged and the pioneers are invited for an afternoon's entertainment, the parade displayed some historic gowns, some of them proving rather humourous when compared with modern-day standards.

The parade was compered by Mrs E. MacBeth, who will be remembered as the well-known Operatic Society producer, Eva Moore.

Lynda Sinclair models a side-saddle riding habit and crop owned by Mrs W. D. Lysnar in the early 1900's. At right is the compere, Mrs MacBeth.

Oldest garment in the parade was this beautiful crinoline ball gown, modelled by Annette Morice, which was owned by her great-great-grandmother about 150 years ago.

The whole parade on stage for the finale. In front are four wedding gowns, varying in age from over 100 years to present day.

What the well-dressed bathing beauty wore at the turn of the century. Mrs M. Stubbings in a "bathing suit" owned by Mrs W. D. Lysnar.

Mrs G. E. Frowde, ready for a cycling outing in 1900.

Miss Terry Burke modelling the frock her great-grand-mother wore on arrival in New Zealand in 1860.

Mrs J. Primrose wearing Mrs Charles Gray's wedding gown of 1882.

A cocktail frock of the "roaring 20's", modelled by Mrs V. Hays

During the afternoon, the guests were presented with button-holes and sprays as part of the jubilee celebrations. Here, Mr Percy Bushnell has his button-hole pinned on by Jenny Wanklyn, a great-great-grand-daughter of the League's first president, Mrs W. R. Barker.

Mrs E. Sutherland receives a spray from young Nicola McIldowie, a great-niece of the present president. Miss N. Cotterill.

The proceeds from the exhibition game of American gridiron, held at the Childers Road reserve by the elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of tatter Day Saints, went to the Crippled Children Society. Three of the children are pictured enjoying the game with the society's field officer, Mrs O. Hale. From left: Geoff Stubbs, Doug Snowden, Maurie Carrington, and Mrs Hale.

Station 2XG announcer Keith Everson and technician Ray Malone recently went on location and conducted their lunch-hour West End session from the window of Huberts' Radio Centre. They are pictured broadcasting, watched by Mr Gerry Huberts

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 120 : June 18, 1964

Fashions of a Past Era