LITTLE THEATRE FROCKS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 130, 5 June 1933, Page 10

LITTLE THEATRE FROCKS.

' The concert chamber was filled in every part on Saturday evening, when ■the • Little Theatre Society presented "The Queen's Husband," by Robert E. Sherwood. Great trouble had been taken with the arrangement of the stage, which opened with the King's private oflicc looking out on a terraced garden. The hangings in this were very finely harmonised, the blue drapings at each side of the stage being thrown into relief by almost black velvet curtains set of! by Burgundy in the foreground. The back of the stage was a huge Georgian window, and this had bright royal blue valances edged with golden fringe and touched with golden cords at the side. A touch of humour was given by the royal arms which were suspended above the window and included two very fat cupids. - Miss Betty Mcßae, as Princess Anrie, made her first entrance in a stylish black frock cut on the most modern lines and with a high white cowl neckline and -full sleeves caught with a large blaik and white button. ITer next appearance was in a dove grey ensemble worn with a small hat to match, with a blue wing crossing the crown. Another •unusual dress was in mustard colour cloth, finished at the waist with a red, jiayy and yellow striped leather belt. In the wedding scene she appeared in a .silver lame, cut with long flowing lines "and a jewelled tiara which confined the smoke grey veil which fell in graceful lines at the back. The part of the queen .was taken by Miss Whctu Kayhcr, who wore striking frocks. She made her first entrance in a deep beige lace, with fur trimmings. It had a beige lace coatee with fur at;,the neck, sleeves and waistline. Another appearance was made wearing a long beige coat of cloth with' wide sleeves and re vers and a gold toque, finis-hcd with an upstanding spray of pink osprey plumes. In the wedding scene she was gowned in cloth of ■ gold, cut on medieval lines, with a royal order crossing the corsage of black and violet. She wore a cluster of jewels in the corsage and ropes of pearls and long jewelled earrings. ITer robe was of purple velvet, bordered with white fur, and on her head she wore a tiara. Amongst those present were: Mesdames J. Swan, McCallum, F. Gaudin. Sheffield, Edger, Kolin, sen., Bray, Klinkhorn, Belph, T. W. Leys, P. Leary, Corrigan, Soiners, C. Moses, J. W. Thompson, C. Ponsford, Arthur Ehind, Misses Joy Bartley, Langsford, Macklow. Joyce Wright, Ince, Phyllis Peacock, Scaiey, YVriglcy (2), Una Moore.

RACE FROCKS. SEEN AT ELLERSLIE. The attendance at the Ellerslio race meeting to-day was not as largo or as varied in stylo as the King's Birthday gathering, but the weather was more favourable. Many women wore dark, warm tweeds, and practically everyone was in an overcoat of broadcloth with cosy fur collars, or long fur coats. Among tlioso noticed were:— Tho official hostess, Mrs. 11. AI. Rogerson, daughter of the president of the club, Air. Oliver Nicholson, wearing a brown frock, musquash coat and small brown hat; Lady Sinclair Lockhart, dark brown ensemble, sable cape, black velvet hat; Lady Robertson, rust wool crepe do chiuo ensemble, small felt turban; Airs. H. M. Rogerson, brown frock, musquash coat, small brown hat; Airs. N. G. Robbie, black and grey striped suit, sable furs, black and white felt hat; Airs. Champion, black and grey; Airs. 0. S. Watkins (Wellington), black ensemble, furs, and black hat; Airs. Dacrc, bhnk broadcloth coat and skirt, fox fdrs, black velour liat; Aliss Harris, black ensemble, black felt hat; Mrs. Kenneth Gordon, mole coat and 6kirt, small sailor hat; Mrs. 11. Gordon, cocoa wool crepe suit, small musquash coat, and hat to tone; Mrs. Kell, red mixed tweed frock, musquash coat, tweed hat; Miss Alison Kell, blade cloth frock, small black hat; Mrs. A. Kinder, brown suit, brown hat; Aliss Alargarct Kinder, grey frock with fur cape, grey hat; Mrs. T. Duncan (Hunterville), maroon with black astraclian jabot, small black hat; Mrs. N. Blackmore (Palmerston North), violet frock, black cloth coat, hat trimmed with violet; Airs. Donald Ogilvic, brown wool crepe suit, brown sable furs, small velour hat; Mrs. C. Alotion, black and violet ensemble, fox furs, black and j white liat; Airs. Bullock, brown ensemble, small brown velvet hat, and musquash coat; Airs. C. Carter, brown tweed suit, velvet coatce; Miss A. Laing, grey jumper suit, grey beret; Airs. L. McMillan, brown frock trimmed with carracul, small hat.

Airs. A. E. Watkins, brown suit, fur coat, brown hat; Airs. James Bull (Iluntervillc), black cloth suit, fox furs, and black liat; Airs. J. O'Shea, maroon crepe suede, musquash coat, small red felt hat; Airs. G. Lindsay, black ensemble, black velour liat; Miss Betty Taylor, scarlet wool crepe suit, black felt hat; Miss Shirley Watkins, fawn mixed-tweed and chocolate cloth, felt hat to tone; Mrs. YV. Cotton, strawberry corded velvet, grey coat, small black hat; Miss Paterson, scarlet frock, fur coat, black turban; Mrs. W. H. Patterson, dark brown suit, fur coat, small maroon velvet toque; Miss Doherty, grey cloth and velvet grey hat; Airs. J. AI. Carpenter, tobacco brown wool coat and skirt, small brown hat, and fox furs; Miss Eunicc Lindsay, dove grey ensemble, white choker, grey velvet hat; Airs. W. T. Cotter, black frock, fur coat, black hat relieved with white; Mrs. 0. R. Buchanan, maroon crcpe wool, black cloth coat, maroon velour hat; Aliss Nancy Cotter, check wool crepe, fur coat, hat to tone; Aliss Laing (Palmerston North), brown suit, brown hat, with furs; Mrs. Raymond Sheath, black ensemble, black liat; Mrs. John Nevill, blue frock, musquash coat, blue velvet hat; Mrs. G. Gresham, grey and black mixed tweed suit, blue felt bat. '

Mrs. G. C. Glenn (Wanganui), grey and green Harris tweed, green hat relieved with white, fox furs; Mrs. C._K. Smith, royal blue woollen crepe de chine, blue hat to tone; Mrs. Martin (Wellington ), black and scarlet frock, black astrac'.ian coat; Mrs. S. Dransfield, grey and black checked costume, black hat; Airs. Casement Aickin, brown woollen crepe, brown fur coat, small brown liat; Mrs. J. Caiman, black crepe de chine, black fur coat, small velvet toque; Mrs. H. K. Vickery, fawn suit, white fox furs, black felt hat; Miss Judy Aickin, cerise and blue corduroy velvet, and hat to tone; Mrs. H. P.. Bloom field, fawn and green "rock, musquash coat, green hat; Mrs. K. Swanston, tweed ensemble, brown sports hat; Mrs. R. Aircy, fawn tweed and fox furs, tweed sports hat; Miss Pearl Donald, brown, fur coat, brown felt hat; Mrs. G. Robertson, black woollen suit, black velour hat; Airs. C. Eraser, maroon frock, black coat with furs, small maroon toque; Miss Joan Bertram, ciel blue wool crepe de chine, heavy grey coat and figured beret; Mrs. Ronald Reid (Wanganui), green suit, with mole trimmings, hat to tone; Airs. Toswell (Wanganui), nattier blue frock and blue hat.

Miss Masemore, black ensemble, furs and black hat; Mrs. Milsom, deep rust wool crepe de chine, fur coat, hat to tone; Miss Roberts, Lido blue frock, fur coat, blue velvet hat; Mrs. B. T. Reid, terracotta crepe with squirrel coat, small stitched hat; Mrs. Gillespie, grey flannel suit, small green stitched hat; Mrs. F. Ryan, navy blue and musquash coat, blue hat; Mrs. Handson Abel, brown woollen ensemble, small brown hat; Mrs. R. Healy, black ensemble, with wide fur collar, small black hat; Mrs. C. Phillips, black cloth ensemble, small black velvet hat; Mrs. I. Owen, brown with musquash coat, brown velvet hat; Mrs. W. Endean, sapphire blue ensemble, with, furs, blue

hat to tone; Mrs. John Alexander, grey and black tweed, black carracul coat, felt liat; Mrs. C. Lawford, black suit, black velour liat; Mrs. Vennell, mixed green woollen suit, white jumper, small green hat; Mrs. M. McCallum, Parma violet coat and skirt, black fox furs, small turban hat; Mrs. C. Nixon, purple crepe de chine, musquash coat, and purple felt hat; Mrs. A. W. A. Perkins, black figured wool ensemble, black furs, black velour hat; Mrs. H. McDonald, grey and black diagonal tweed, with fur trimmings, black and white hat. Mrs. F. Waller, bottle green musquash coat, furs, hat to tone; Mrs. H. A. Wooton, grey suit, grey beaver hat; Mrs. Fox Rogers, bottle green ensemble, green felt hat; Miss Joan Robertson, dark mulberry coat frock, email felt hat; Mrs. H. Vaile, red fleck frock, black carracul coat, black hat; Miss Mere Vaile, brown ensemble, Drown hat; Mrs. B. Brewer (Cambridge), black frock, diagonal stripe coat, black velour hat; Mrs. Smith, black and white frock, marmot coat, brown hat; Mrs. A. J. Farquhar, black ensemble, sage green hat; Mrs. H. Rainger, black frock, navy coat, navy hat; Mrs. J. C. McKay (Waipu), Bordeaux red coat frock, hat to tone, fox furs; Mrs. Boscawen, royal blue crepe costume, brown fox furs, grey hat; Mrs. J. C. Griffiths, black ensemble suit, small black hat; Mrs. W. Thompson, blue frock, blue tweed coat, mustard frock; Mrs. Herriott, nigger brown ensemble, brown fox furs, brown hat; Miss N. Malion, bottle green ensemble, small green hat; Miss R. Malion, brown and beige frock, marmot fur coat, wine liat; Miss M. Ilarvey, black frock, black seal coat, brown hat, with tangerine: Mrs. Magee (Rotorua), fawn and brown tweed ensemble, tweed beret; Miss Kathleen Fisher (Cambridge), Harris tweed suit, small brown hat; Mrs. L. G. Malion, saxe blue suit and hat to tone; Mrs. Dryden, black ensemble, black hat; Mrs. Newell, figured velvet frock, marmot coat, blue liat; Miss Millington (Whaiifjarei), black ensemble suit, black hat; Miss D. Farquhar, beige frock, navy coat, mustard felt hat; Miss Myra Hosking (Whangarci), brown frock, fur coat and brown hat; Mrs. J. G. Garland, black frock, black coat, black hat; Mrs. Garland, navy frock, navy and red flccked coat, brown hat; Mrs. Perreau, old rose frock, black coat, small black hat.

Mrs. F. McNeil, black frock, diagonal coat and black hat; Mrs. C. .Jones, grey and cherry cafc suit, grey hat; Mrs. Gudgeon, grey suit, grey and cherry hat; Mrs. Irvine, black suit, grey coat, black hat; Miss Irvine, brown suit and small hat; Mrs. F. Abbott, inolc frock, mole fur coat, dark brown hat; Mrs. Lindsay Mitchell, fuchsia ensemble, hat to tone; Mrs. Lvle Aklcrton, scarlet ensemble and red hat; Mrs. C. Abbott, fawn tweed ensemble, hat to tone; Mrs. M. M. Louisson, black cloth ensemble, black French felt hat; Mrs. C. Abbott, fawn tweed ensemble, maroon hat; Mrs. Murdock Smith, brown wool frock, brown cut wool coat, small toque; Miss Betty Manning (Hamilton), grey and black suit, black hat; Mrs. A. Hanner, palm velvet frock, short musquash coat, beige felt hat to match.