ON THE LAWN AT RICCARTON.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19462, 8 November 1928, Page 2

ON THE LAWN AT RICCARTON.

Seldom, if erer, have the, grounds at the Riccarton racecourse looked better than they did yesterday, when the weather was ideal for the third day of the Canterbury Jockey Club's Metropolitan Meeting. Golden laburnum and drooping wistaria nodded a cheery welcome to the many visitors,-and the gardens were gay with violas, tulips, and rhododendrons, while graceful yellow irises along the margin of the lake near the tearoom were reflected in the clear water beneath. But Nature's riot of colour was rivalled by the charming colouring of the women's frocks, which were seen to the very best advantage in the brilliant sunshine.

Mrs George Gould, wife of tbx chairman, wore a charming frock oi mushroom georgette and lace and : large crinoline hat. Lady Clifford wore black crepe di chine, with collar. and vestee of ivorj , georgette/ piped with red and black ' y and wide black crinoline bordered wit] lace; Lady Rhodes, a graceful frock o; polyanthus crepe de chine, trimmed - with lace to tone, and pretty hat oi \ the same colouring; Mrs J. Cracrofl i Wilson, fine black lace and georgette mounted on ivory silk, black hat witl pink feather, mount at one side; Mrs ' Melville Jameson, navy and cherry patterned crepe de chine frock wide navy hat with ecru lacx ' bow; Mrs Murray Gard'ner, blacl 1 crepe de chine, with touches of mignon ette green, black straw hat; Mrs G i Moffatt (Invercargill), smart jumpe; , suit of black crepe de chine, witl touches of gold and gold buttons, blacl velour hat; Mrs T. F. Gibson, sapphin • blue lace frock; with long coat t( 1 match, sapphire blue ballibuntl hat; ' Mrs Russell Beals, blue satin coat oyei blue and buff patterned frock, blu< hat; Mrs Philip Woodhouse, uncom mon green frock, with collar and wid< sleeves of oak apple georgette, em ' broidered in green, oak apple . strafl > hat with brim upturned in front; M rl ' J. H. Hall, lovely frock of blach 1 ninon, boldly patterned in rose ant , beige, wide black hat with ospreys i Mrs J. C. Clarkson, black crepe d< . chine, with largo red motifs on th« skirt, wide black hat; Mrs Gordor J Fulton, smart frock of black crepe d< 5 chine patterned in green, red, anc 5 yellow in daisy design, black Bangkol hat; Mrs Warwick Gregory (Welling ton\ grey plisse georgette and radiun , lace, small cornflower blue hat; Mrs F \ G. Gibson, red and white convention \ ally patterned crepe de chine, black ' hat; Mrs Godfrey Hall, navy georgette , coat over georgette dress, with corsagt ' of ecru lace, ecru straw hat trimmed \ with navy blue; Mrs Barker (GiS' '. borne), grey pleated .georgette frocl ' under a lovely grey georgette coal J bordered with squirrel fur, grey hat Mrs 0. T. J. Alpers, black and white ' spotted georgette, wide black hat; Mn s Wilfred Beadel. beautiful dress of grej gorgeuse patterned in black, green and mauve, green straw hat; Mr* Kenneth Macdonald. beige and cherrj 1 patterned georgette with long *eig< ' georgette coat trimmed with picot ' edged bands, beige hat; Mrs E. C 1 Crosse, green and black patterned I crepe de chine frock, black ballibunt ' hat; Mrs Louis Campbell, black anc » white finely patterned crepe de chin< '. frock, with'red belt, wide black hat: ■ Mrs Chambers (Hawke's Bay), beauti--1 ful coat' of deep vieux rose silk repp ; prettily trimmed with self-colourec taffeta.petals, wide putty-coloured hat Mrs J. L. Findlay/uncommon frock oi '■ .silver grey satin, with skirt, of navj ' : plisse 1 georgette frills/ navy ;Kat witl silver grey, rosette at one side; Mn " Douglas' Deans,,, charming frook o: ! ivory, ninon, boldly ; patterned •• witl roses, wide black hat; Mrs Georgt Weston, deep rose crepe de chine suii with touches of beige and black, wide beige hat; Mrs.Herbert Lawrence, navy crepe de chine, spotted witl beige and red, beige straw hat; Mrs R. Jfl. Alexander, black georgette coat over grey crepe de chine frock, small block hat; . Mrs Blakelj (Heretaunga), very smart _ frock of black reversible satin, with vestee of pink-beige georgette, hat with - brim upturned in front; Mrs Sichard Anderson, Bordeaux blue georgette and small black straw _ hat with satin brim; Mrs Leonard Wilson, smart navy coat trimmed with narrow kilted frills over a blue and grey patterned frock, blue hat with large grey motif; Miss Doris Ronaldson, beautiiul frock of black ninon patterned with pink roses inset with fine lace and mounted on pink georgette,; black straw hat; Mrs Sinclair Murchison, black knifepleated crepe de chine frock; with blush-pink jabot, black straw hat with touches of silver; Miss Barbara Gould, black ninon patterned in red and green, wide red hat; Mrs Trevor Foster, navy blue lace and georgette frock, wide black hat with flat coloured leaves; Mrs Frank Cowlishaw, black, crepe de ciine jumper, suit, wide black ballinbuntl hat; Mrs Euan .Macfarlane, cinnamon brown patterned crepe de chine, crinoline hat; Miss Maberley Beadel, cherry red. and Bordeaux blue patterned crepe de chine, Bordeaux blue hat; Miss Joan Cooper, pretty frock of patterned crepe de chine in green, blue and, grey, black hat with green ornament; Mrs B. C. Rutherford, red patterned crepe de chine frock, beige hat lined and banded with red; Mrs Kenneth Gresson, navy georgette frock and fawn visca straw hat; MrsE. Douglas Pullon, bois de rose crepe de chine frock and hat of same shade; Mrs Jack Matson, beautiful fro'' and long coat of beech brown georgette and heavy lace, wide felt hat to match with straw, brim of a lighter, shade trimmed with velvet flowers; Miss Dora Warren, uncommon frock of bracken brown crepe de chine, wide hyacinth blue ballibuntl hat; Mrs Cyril Stringer attractive frock of blo#de lace, wide green Bangkok hat; Miss Da Montgomery, pretty frock of deep cornflower blue patterned crepe de chine, wide ; straw hat to match; Miss Betty Coop, patterned crepe de chine is oyster blue and black, blue hat; Miss Betty Petre, pretty leaf green chenille suit, cycla> men straw hat; Miss Peggy Williams, blue and grey patterned crepe de chine, cream hat, banded with ribbon to match her frock; Miss Margaret Anderson, smart suit with white jumper and black, skirt hemmed with white, wide black hat; Mrs Geoffrey Gerard, brown and beige patterned crepe do chine, beige ballibuntl hat; Miss Helen Stewart (Wellington), black crepe de chine patterned with jade, royal bine and red, banded with royal blue, small black hat banded with hluejJMiss Jocelyn Biddiford, blush pink georgette with selfcoloured embroidery, wide hat. to mttch banded with velvet; Miss Sheila Todd (Dunedin), dainty frock of white and delft blue georgette banded with blue, wide white hat; Miss Nell Buddo, cycla-, men patterned georgette frock, wide straw hat to match; Miss Barbara Clayden, dainty frock of parchment ' and black finely patterned crepe de chine, wide parchment tinted hat; Miss Virginia Nichols (Gamaru), white crepe de chine jumper suit uncommonly embroidered in green, gold, and flame, green straw hat; Miss Anne Ensor, beige crepe de chine, patterned in red and brown, beige hat; Miss Hope Pinckney, malachite green Milanese suit, with jumper patterned in silver, felt hat to match.

It was mentioned in an American newspaper 25 years ago that a farmer's wife, wishing to visit a neighbour, pulled the baby's crib up in front.of the telephone, opened the receiver and asked Central if the baby began to cry, to •aH her up at the neighbour'g house.