ON THE LAWN AT RICCARTON.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume 1, Issue 3, 9 February 1914, Page 4

ON THE LAWN AT RICCARTON.

SOME OP THE DBESSES. The weather god was extremely kind on Saturday to the ladies who had made up their minds to go to the races, for a more genial day could not have been imagined. It seemed specially designed to show off pretty-peeking, and the scene* on the, lawn and grandstand was a bright and animated one. As was natural at a "between seasons" meeting (for all that it is called mid-summer), the gowns worn were of different types, some being distinctly summery, and others in much heavier ni&kes. Tailored costumes, as usual, had a good following, and many of them were worn with the smart little black velvet hats that strike such "a chic and effective note in present-day dressing. ; Not very many country folk were present in c,ompsrtion, to, the crowds, who come in, for the big meetings. Her Excellency Lady Liverpool was pTiiJuiiu ill Ou-aipit-rrjlC-u I/O "h'v. ClVjTiiu Jon glace, in shot tones of amethyst and emerald green. . Her hat was a small, flat shape, trimmed with purple velvet pansies and lemon-coloured ribbon. Lady Ward's becoming gown was carried out in golden tints, the skirt being of corded silk, and the stylish coat in brocade of exactly the same shade. With it she wore a white hat with black plumes. Lady Clifford chose a purple cloth costume, and her closefitting straw hat was trimmed with a purple Lancer plume. Mrs Bernard Wood wore pearl-grey cloth, and smart black velvet hat. Mrs Quane, always an exceptionally smart dresser, wore a stylish tailored suit of navy serge, the coat showing the new sash effect carried out in tprquoise silk, black hat with deep amethyst plume. Miss Quane also appeared in navy blue. Mrs Stringer wore saxe-blue pailette, small hat'in tones of saxe-blue and black; her black satin race-coat was effectively ornamented with gold lace. Mrs A. E. G. Ehodes wore a smart black gown and black hat. Mrs Harvey Paterson, beautiful gown 6f Irish crochet, effectively touched with black,nattier blue hat< Mrs Kohn was in gray with black and white hat. Mrs Grantley Norton chose a fawn-coloured costume and a black hat, Mrs G. Hoimes, mole-coloured crepe meteor, with touches of cerise, hat trimmed with stripped ostrich plumes, Mrs George Gould, saxebme frock, and white hat, Mrs Pyne, mole-coloured crepe-de-chine, black hat trimmed with tulle, Mrs J. Donald wore a 'stylish confection of black satin and 1 cream crepe-de-chine, the skirt being of satin and the bodice and tunicj of crepe-de-chine. With it she wore a black hat trimmed with plumes.. Mrs Lester Matson looked very well in a 'black tailored cloth costume, and black hat in the new sailor shape, Mrs Westenra, fawn-coloured face cloth costume, small' hat of saxe-blue velvet, Mrs D. Allen, striking gown carried out in dark blue satin "and gold brocade, black hat. . Mrs Turnbull, lemon-col-oured silk crepe, hat to harmonise, Mrs Boyle, mole-coloured corded silk, black hat. Mrs Dalgety, black and white checked costume, small black hat, Mrs Pollen, effective gown of black radium de soie, trimmed with cut jet beads and black lace, small black toque en suite, Mrs J. Buchanan was in black satin, Mrs Holmes appeared in mole-coloured silk and hat to harmonise, Miss Holmes, pearl-gray whip • cord touched with emerald green, gray hat, Mrs Isaac Gibbs wore an effective gown of black satin, both skirt and bodice draped witli handsome lace veiled in black ninon, black and white hat, Mrs G. Helinofe* mole coloured silk with touches , of j cerise, hat .with stripped ostrich plume,s,, Miss Harris was in gray and purple, Miss Walcott Wood black and white' checked cloth/-worn with black cbat and black hat,> Miss Cracroft Wilson : navy supple, satin, waist belt of cerig?, velvet, black' hat. with small wings, Miss Cowlishaw, fawn crepe-de-chine with panels of heavy ecru guipure,' black and white hat, Miss Humphery/y; dark blue tailored suit, black hat, Miss Agnes Humphrey, pale blue dark blue, hat with Lancer plume, Knight,! stylish tailored gown, green' straw hp,t;'Mids M 'Donald, pretty ahi^ ( thyst silk frock worn with black ihatn Other smartly-attired ladies present ino; eluded Mrs A. E. Bolton, Mrs E. M. Mac-. Donald, Miss Boyle, Miss Kitty Sinclair Thompson, Mrs Walter Clifford and the Misses Clifford (2), Mrs T. CowliI shaw, Mrs Geo. Ehodes, Mrs and Miss Nancarrow, Mrs Nedwill, Mrs Gerald Stead. Miss Janet Ogle, Mrs AlfsecL

Bunz, Mrs Cecil Louisson, Mrs G. G. Stead, Mrs Lowry (Hawkes Bay), Mrs M. Louisson, Mrs Symes, Mrs Percy Herman and Miss Herman, Miss Butherford, Miss trould, Mrs Wigley, Mrs Stevenson, Mrs Walcott Wood, Mrs Graham, Mrs Jennings, Mrs Wanklin, Mrs Murray Aynsley, Mrs Gerard, and Miss Williams. ' .