SOUTH CANTERBURY RACES

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21175, 28 May 1934, Page 2

SOUTH CANTERBURY RACES

A SUCCESSFUL MEETING Delightful weather favoured the South Canterbury Jockey Club for its May meeting, which was held on Saturday, at Washdyke. Bright sunshine tempered the keenness of the temperature and interesting racing was enjoyed by a large attendance. Tailored suits were much in evidence on the lawn, brown and blue being the most favoured colours. Among the guests were:— Mrs Donald Grant (wife of the president), who wore a fawn angora tweed suit and a light fawn angora felt hat. Mrs W. Grant, black crepe de chine frock with a black seal coat and a black velour hat relieved with white. Mrs Harold Elworthy, cinnamon tweed suit and hat and musquash coat. Mrs B, E. H. Tripp, navy crepe de chine frock under a black fur coat, navy and white scarf, black felt hat. ' Miss Cecil Elworthy, chevron tweed suit, blue and brown plaid scarf, and a small stitched felt hat. Miss Betty Harper, cornflower blue belted suit, fawn felt hat. Miss Margaret Rolleston, delf blue frock, fawn fur coat, and small blue cloth hat. Miss Mae Scott, brown tweed suit, an angora wool felt hat. Miss Rosamond Rolleston, cigarbrown wool crepe frock, moss-green collar and tie, brown felt hat with moss-green mount. Miss Diana Orbell, crepe de chine frock, striped in fawn, brown, and yellow, light brown musquash coat, brown angora hat. Miss Denderah Rhodes, brown and white check tailored frock, musquash coat, small brown hat. Miss Mary Bridges, flag blue frock and blue felt hat with feather mount. Mrs Gerald Murray, shepherd plaid tweed suit, short fur coat, brown felt hat. Miss Sylvia Orbell, hazel brown cloth coat, white cuffs and collar, turban hat to match. Miss Phyllis Boyle, Persian rust fleck tweed ensemble, with fur collar, dtirk fawn hat. Miss June Orbell, delphinium blue suit, blue and white striped blouse, blue felt hat. Miss Jean Hargreaves, sage green tweed belted suit, green felt hat. Miss Loo Cartwright. lawn and brown check tweed costume, small brown hat. Mrs J. S. Barker, fawn and brown check skirt, short dark brown suede jacket, brown felt hat. Miss Mary Martin, nigger brown ensemble, hat to tone. Miss Nan Orbell, emerald green frock, with high roll collar, brown tweed coat, emerald green felt hat. Mrs Herbert Elworthy, fawn tweed | cloth, belted coat, and dark brown velour hat. Mrs H. Sinclair-Thomson, ceil blue angora tweed frock with white collar, and large felt hat banded with white. Mrs E. G. Kerr, nigger brown face cloth coal, musquash collar, fawn felt hat with chevron ribbon band. Mrs F. L. Barker, fawn hopsack coat with fur collar, brown felt hat. Mrs Maurice Grcsson, brown tailored coat, with high l'ox fur collar, brown felt hat. Mrs C. E. Thomas, black crepe de chine frock, black sealskin coat, black felt hat. Mrs G. R. Kingston, brown and lawn check suit, with brown high-neck jumper, and brown felt hat. Mrs J. H. Hargreaves, brown coat, bright check scarf, brown felt hat with feather mount. Mrs G. Rich (Cave), Egyptian rod suit, dark brown felt hat. Mrs R. A. Rickman, mauve crepe de chine frock with grey fur coat and mauve felt hat.'

Mrs J. W. McAdam, brown crepe frock, black sealskin coat and brown velour hat. Mrs B. Irving, nigger brown frock and musquash coat with brown felt hat. Mrs Maurice Harper, Lido blue suit with blue flecked angora felt hat. Miss D. Barron, bottle green frock, facings of tartan and green felt hat. Mrs Mervyn Raymond, red wool crcpe frock with black and white check tweed coat and red felt hat. Mrs 11. E. D. Willcox, slate grey tailored suit, grey felt hat with red trimmings. Miss Kathleen McQuilkin (Ashburton), light cinnamon brown tweed suit, small tweed hat. Mrs Hector Scott, cinnamon brown belted coat, brown felt hat. Mrs J. W. Fair, brown cloth frock with musquash coat, brown velour hat. S Mrs W. Bannerman, brown coat J with fur collar, brown felt hat. Mrs G. W. Scott, brown and fawn ilcckcd tweed frock, brown fur coat, felt hat to match. Mrs H. Elliot (Roxburgh), brown fur coat and felt hat. Miss Marger.- Edgar-Jones, black and white tweed ensemble, angora brown felt hat. Mrs G. E. Geddes, wine crepe de chine frock, brown musquash coat, brown felt hat. Mrs Lionel Eaton, nut brown marocain frock and hat, with brown musquash coat. Miss Dorothy Raymond, brown and fawn check costume, brown felt hat. Miss Helen Fox, bottle green ensemble, small corded green hat. Mrs W. H. Walton, black and white check frock, with mole fur coat, black hat banded with white. Miss Florence Clissold, nigger brown tailored costume, small brown hat. Mrs G. H. R. Ulrich, mushroom brown coat with fur collar and small tailored hat. Mrs W. R. Fea, wine frock, smokey grey squirrel coat, wine velour hat. Miss Isla Allport, brown and fawn check suit, small brown felt hat. Mrs Hamilton, rust brown coat, with black fur collar and brown felt hat. Mrs John Page, pale grey cloth costume, red, black, and white check scarf, grey felt hat. Miss Margaret le Cren, nigger brown cloth coat with fur collar, brown felt hat. Mrs John Moore (Christchurch), rust tailored suit, brown felt hat. Mrs Grey Colbeck (Christchurch), marled brown tweed suit, small brown felt hat. Mrs T. W. Satterthwaite, nigger brown diagonal twill ensemble, with fur collar, and brown velour hat with crystal ornament. Miss Netta Parry, fawn and brown check tweed suit and hat with fawn tweed coat. Miss T. Farrell (Hinds), henna cloth coat with fur collar and felt hat. Miss Nellie Farrell, light navy coat and felt hat. Mrs R. L. Fisher, fawn cloth frock, three-quarter length coat, and fawn hat. Mrs C. S. Fraser, nigger brown tweed coat with fur collar and small brown toque. Miss Betty Webb, (Christchurch), brown coat with mole fur collar, rust felt hat. Miss Marion Eaton, black wool crepe frock, brown musquash coat, small black hat. Mrs Arthur Albury (Waimate), navy blue corded cloth suit and navy hat. Mrs L. E. Finch, brown and fawn check suit, musquash coat, moss green felt hat. Mrs J. T. Brady, black face cloth coat with fur collar, black felt hat wit.i eye veil. Mrs Clifford Simmons, Mrs R. Littlejohn, Mrs R. E. Adair (Mayfield), Miss

WEDDINGS BRICKELL—WOOLER On Saturday evening, St. Mary's Church, Merivale, was beautifully decorated with chrysanthemums and Japanese maples for the wedding of Shirley Margaret Wooler, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs F. C. Wooler, Brown's road, St. Albans, to Maurice Crawford, eldect son of Mr and Mrs H. A. Brickell, Dyer's Pass road, Cashmere. The Rev. A. K. Warren performed the ceremony, and Mr A. Worsley played the wedding music. A frock of cameo pink Duchess satin was worn By the bride, who was given away by her father. The long skirt formed a train at the back lined with matching georgette, and a halfsash caught from the side seams at the waistline was finished w.ith a rose of ring velvet with silver leaves. The frock was made on Empire lines with slashed, puffed sleeves of elbowlength. Her cameo pink veil was beautifully embroidered and held with a silver band and wreath of pink orange blossom, and she carried a sheaf of orange arum lilies. Miss Joy Wooler, Miss Dorothy Kernahan and Miss Betty Smithson attended as bridesmaids. Their uncommon frocks of plaicT taffetas were in Shades of white and red, green and lemon, and pink and blue respectively. Large upstanding frills, faced with organdie, formed the sleeves and continued across the .front and back of the throat to form the high necklines, and long loose panels, forming a sash effect at the back of the waistlines, were finished at the hems with three flared frills. A circular flare was inset from the knees on the left of each frock in front. The torsades of velvet which the attendants wore in their hair were of colours to match their frocks, and sprays of flowers to tone brightened their organdie muffs. Mr R. A. Young was best man, and the groomsman was Mr lan Brickell. At the reception, held at the home of the bride's parents, Mrs Wooler received the guests wearing a frock of pomegranate red ring velvet made' with a cowl neckline and long cowled sleeves finished with crystal buttons. Her hat was of matching velvet with an upturned brim at the side. She carried red carnations and roses. The bridegroom's mother wore a handsome frock of moss green ring velvet, and a matching velvet toque. She also caried red carnations and roses. For travelling, the bride wore a tailored suit of grey flannel, a blouse of red checked taffetas, and a grey stitched hat to match.

MAY—O'DONNELL The wedding was celebrated recently at St. Michael's Church, Cronadun, of Kathleen Mary, eldest daughter of the late Mrs O'Donnell, and of Mr T. O'Donnell, of Cronadun, to Roy, second son of the late Mr E. A. May, and of Mrs May, of Cambridge. The Rev. Father Spring performed the ceremony, and Mrs A. Stanley was the organist. The bride was escorted by her father through a guard of honour, formed by the Children of Mary. She wore a frock of pink lace cut on classical lines, and made with a high neck, and long sleeves puffed above the elbows. The long skirt flared to form a train, and was inset with godets of velvet bands. Her appliqued veil was worn off the face and caught with orange blossom buds, and she carried a trailing bouquet of pink and white flowers. Miss Kathleen O'Malley (Wellington), a cousin of the bride, was bridesmaid, and Miss Tei'ese Blackadder attended as flower-girl. Mr Frank O'Donnell was best man. After the ceremony, a reception was hold at the home of Mr and Mrs O'Malley, and later, Mr and Mrs R. May left for the north.

Bernadette Mangos, Miss Helen Thomson, Miss Diana Smythe, Mrs W. Hall Mrs T. P. Crowe, Mrs G. Reid, Mrs D. Macdonald, Mrs Stewart Storey (Christchurch), Miss Muriel Greer Miss Clare Palliser, Mrs E. Burns, Mrs W. Duncan, Mrs Selbie Taylor, Mrs F Triggs, Mrs J. S. Turnbull, Mrs M. G Wills (Albury), Mrs F. Drewitt, Sister Adams, Miss M. Kilgour. Miss Tui McIlwrick, Miss Muriel Kilgour, Miss M. Taylor, Mrs J. Sommerville, Miss Ida Cuthbert, Mrs J. L. Howey, Misses Mavis and Mollie Howey, Miss P. Ward, Miss Elsie Macaulay, Miss Nonie Macaulay, Miss Anne Cronin, Mrs D. McLennan, Mrs W. A. Piddington, Mrs Cecil Wood, Misses Beck and Gladvs Campbell, Miss Eileen Cronin, Miss Evelyn Jowsey, and Mrs D. Borrie.