ON THE LAWN AT RICCARTON

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21941, 16 November 1936, Page 2

ON THE LAWN AT RICCARTON

A WELL-DRESSED CROWD

VICE-ROYALTY ATTENDS The Canterbury Jockey Club’s loqrday Metropolitan meeting concluded at Riccarton on Saturday. The sunshine in the morning tempted many women racegoers to Wear summer frocks and wide hats, which looked very attractive on the lawns, but the wise ones provided themselves with umbrellas, which were useful when a heavy shower fell late in the afternoon. The club was honoured by the presence of their Excellencies. Lord and Lady Galway, who were accompanied by Lord Hartington, Parliamentary Un-der-Secretary of State lor the Dominions in the British Ministry, and Lady Hartington. Their Excellencies were attended by Captain A. G. W. HeberPercy, and Mr G. E. Boyd-Shannon, accompanied by Lord Hartington. Their Excellencies and party were welcomed by Mr Arthur Eiwortny, chairman, and stewards of the club, and conducted to the Vice-Regal box, where during the afternoon, many prominent citizens were presented to them. Lady Galway wore a fawn sheer wool frock with scarf collar, brown coat to tone, small close-fitting brown taffeta hat trimmed with fawn and brown leaves and berries and finished with an eye-veil. Lady Hartington wore a black plisse pleated frock with green flowers, at the neckline, black angora coat with velvet collar and belt, wide black straw hat. with black and green ribbon bands and green bow under the brim. Mrs Elworthy wore a black silk crepe ensemble, the yoke of the frock and deep hems of the sleeves and the short coat being of black net closely banded with tubes of crepe, a black ostrich feather necklet and a wide black ballibuntl hat with black cere rosette. Among those making their first appearance at Riccarton during carnival week was Mrs G. Hampton Rhodes, who wore a navy ensemble trimmed with navy and white patterned silk, white fox fur, and wide straw hat, and Mrs Percy Eiworthy, whose black ensemble had cape sleeves lined with black and white crepe de chine, and her wide black hat was trimmed with a large cluster of white grapes. Shr, was accompanied by her sister. Miss A. Julius. Mrs R. Rhodes and her daughter, Mrs Philip Woodhouse, of Blueclifls, who had arrived in Christchurch a few days earlier, were meeting many friends on the stand. Overseas visitors included Lady Roche, who was accompanied by her son. Sir Standish O’Grady Roche, Lord and Lady Waleran, the latter wearing a brown crepe satin frock with uncommon trcllised sleeves and ermine coat and a small brown hat trimmed with berries. Mrs W. Burgis, who recently arrived from England to visit her mother, Mrs Deans (Riccarton), was being greeted by man/ friends, and another visitor who was attending her first race meeting in the southern hemisphere was Miss Petersen, who accompanied Mrs E. R. Webb and Miss Betty Webb. Frocks and Hats A few long dresses were worn with success, notably one of black cloque worn by Mrs R. S. Hunter Blair. The wide stitched silver satin collar and cuffs matched her grey fur, and she wore a wide black hat. She was accompanied by Major Hunter Blair and Colonel Walter Clark (Melbourne), who Is visiting Sir R. Heaton Rhodes at Otahuna. Mrs Forbes, who accompanied the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes and Misses Bertha and Jessie Forbes, wore a long frock of black georgette and lace, double stranded fox fur, and black hat. Mrs David Buddo and Miss Wilkinson, of Wellington, were in her party. Mrs George Macdonald wore a suit of biskra linen tweed, brown blouse patterned in biskra and wide brown ballibuntl hat trimmed with a green cire quill. Mrs Frank Reid wore a short-sleeved crepe frock patterned in brown, beige, ' and lime In daisy design, and brown hat with lime coloured posy in front. She was accompanied by her sister-in-law, Mrs A. Salmond (Wellington), and by Miss G. Trolove (Marlborough). A smartly tailored frock of black lace, lightened with cameo pink, was worn by Mrs Maurice Macfarlane, with a wide brimmed black hat: and a small brown straw hat with eye-veil was worn with a brown, red, green, and yellow crepe frock, patterned in small floral design, by Miss Sylvia Orbsll. Miss Rose Hatton wore a natural linen suit, navy taffeta scarf, hat to match her suit banded with navy. Mrs Bruce Stringer, recently returned from England, wore a black frock finely patterned in yellow, red. and green, and a black stitched taffeta hat with eye-veil. Miss Nancy JBuchanan wore an uncommon frock of yellow fine wool, patterned all-over in Chinese design, plain navy five-eighth length coat, and navy hat. Another smart broom yellow ensemble trimmed with brown buttons was worn by Mrs Rossmore Cracroft Wilson, with a wide brown hat, and Miss Kathleen Rutherford, of Parnassus, wore a shorif-sleeved yellow frock with long basque and bow of brown ribbon at the neck to match her big brown hat. Others present were Mrs George Gould and Miss Barbara Gould, Mrs Derrick Gould, Mrs J. M. Tripp, Mrs William Deans, Mrs Norton Francis. Mrs Timaru Rhodes and her daughter, Mrs Edward Elworthy, Mrs J. W. Woodhouse. Mrs Harold Greenwood, Mrs Edmund Hamer, Mrs H. A. Rhind, Mrs George Francis, Mrs Frank Clark, Mrs J. Boyd-Clark, Mrs T. Y. Wardrop, Miss Joan Lee, Mrs Gerald Gerard, Mrs D. V. Donaldson, Mrs Frank Courage. Mrs G. Leslie Rutherford and Miss Betty Rutherford, Miss May Newton, Mrs J. B. Starky, Miss R. Cracroft Wilson, Mrs Victor Mulligan, Mrs Howard Booth (Carterton), Mrs J. R. Cuningham and Miss Joan Cuningham, Mrs J. F Buchanan, Mrs Percy Hall (Seddon), Mrs C. Reid, Mrs George Reid, Mrs J. H. Hall, Miss D. Bone, Mrs Leslie Blunt (Kaikoura), Mrs Gordon Fulton, Mrs Godfrey Rutherford, Miss J. Fulton, Lady Ward, Mrs Vincent Ward (Wellington). Mrs J. D. Hall, Mrs T. Renwick (Marlborough), Mrs Jack Acland, Miss A. Ormond, Mrs Endell Wanklyn, Mrs J. H. Williams and Misses Margaret and Janet Williams, Mrs Percy Wynn-Williams, Mrs J. W. K. Lawrence and Miss B. Lawrence, Mrs lan Murchison, Mrs Stanley Foster and Miss June Foster, the Misses Morkane. Lady Clarke-Hall, Mrs John Montgomery, Mrs H. S. Barker, Mrs J. McL. Reid, Mrs D. C. Macfarlane. Mrs Paul Thomson, Mrs A. A. Macfarlane, Mrs Guy.Beadel. Miss Maberley Beadel, Mrs Denis Wise, Mrs J. H. Grigg, Mrs David Bush, Mrs Sealy Rutherford and Miss Joan Rutherford. Mrs Denis Chapman and Miss Mary Chapman, Mrs W. H. Galsford (Dannevirke), Mrs H. L. Bowker, Mrs John Russell (Wellington), Miss E. Elworthy, Miss Nancy Bond, Miss M. Cotterill, Mrs George Aitken, Mrs Gilbert Grigg, Miss Cynthia Wilson (Bulls), Mrs George Hutton, Mrs J. F. CracroftWilson, Mrs Arthur Grigg, Mrs Cregol, Mrs Bruce Douglas. Mrs Jack Anderson, Miss B. Nancarrow, Mrs F. Brittan, Mrs W. Strange, Mrs T. Lascelles and Miss K. Lascelles, Mrs Herbert Hill, Mrs Rawei Hill, Mrs F. G. Gibson, Mrs Russell Laidlaw, Miss Norton, Miss Mollv Jefferd (Hastings), Mrs T. C. Robinson and Miss Dorothy Robinson, Mrs Aylmer Vivian, Mrs H. L. Widdowson, Mrs J. Mawson Stewart, Mr and Mrs P. R. Dearden, Mrs G. McCrodie, Mrs C. H. Lawrence, Mrs Gifford Moore. Mrs Austin, Mrs E. C. Levvey, Mrs Shirreff Hilton, Mrs T. F. M. Gibson, Mrs Keppel Archer, Mrs A. Miles, Mrs S. Bowron, Mrs F. Egan, Mrs W. H. I Walton (Timaru), Mrs G. Fleetwood and 1 Miss Ena Fleetwood, Miss Betty Holmes, Mrs E. W. Pidgeon, Mrs E. B. Davison and Miss P. Davison, Mrs T. F. Gibson, Mrs G. Oldham, Mrs Henry Harris, Mrs A. H. Rothenberg, Mrs G. van Asch, Mrs W. G. Scanned, Mrs F. W, Johnston, Mrs E. G. McCullough, Miss N. McCullough, Mrs Douglas Macfarlane, Miss M. Bean, Mrs C. G. Curtis, Mrs Maurice Johnston, Mrs J. Selby and Miss M. Selby, Mrs Herbert Smith, Mrs J. F. Green, Misses M. and G. Skoglund, Miss J. Donnelly, Mrs lan Donnelly, Miss Effle White, Mrs Miles Acton-Adams, Miss Marjorie McKellar, Mrs E. McPadden (Westport), Mrs A. C Cottrell and Miss Joan Cottrell, Mrs William Anderson, Mrs A. H. Cavell, Mrs Guy Cotterill, Mrs John Moore, Miss R. Gerard, Mrs R. H. Hennah, Miss A. Prins, Miss D. Humphreys, Mrs G. KingseoU, Mrs E. J. Cordner, Mrs Gunn (Wellington), Mrs H. A. Young, Mrs O. Harley, Mrs B. Clouston (Blenheim), Mrs R. A. Young, Mrs Gladstone Ward, Mrs A. Leslie Macfarlane, Mrs Algar Williams, Miss P. Boyle, Mrs A. P. Boyle, Miss O. Mcllraith, Mrs Erik Rutherford, Miss M. Stead (Hastings),

Mrs R. V. White and Miss Catherine White, Mrs George Rutherford, Mrs H. S. Williams. Mrs K. Ballantyne, Mrs Geoffrey Hamilton, Mrs W. Lee, Miss E. Pender, Miss Ruth Macfarlane, Mrs A. C. Thomson and Misses Helen and Lyndsey Thomson, Mrs M. Erichson (Adelaide), Mrs T. Clarkson, Mrs James Morrison, Mrs Jesse Worgan, Mrs W. Joynt, Mrs A. B. Edwardes, Mrs Neville le Cren, Mrs Sholto Douglas, Mrs' Eric Watkins, Mrs Reg. Adams, Mrs Edwin Milnes, Mrs Lawrence Gee. Mrs T. Aspell, Mrs J. S. Kelly, Miss M. Twhigg, Mrs H. Lance and Miss Mildred Lance, Mrs Charles Bell, Miss Maud Coop. Miss Dorothy Williams, Mrs Bruce Norton, Misses K. Hoare, G. Gray, J. Studholme, J. Deans, S. DampierCrosslcy, B. and M. Maling, P. Starky, L. Adams (Marlborough), B. Griffiths, G. Martin, M. Lo.ughnan, J. Glasgow, G. Fuller, E. Heine, H. Gunn, D. McCredie, J. Drury, P. McGallon, N. Morrish, G. Holmes, B. Trewin, B. Gresson. Joan and Anne Hay, Hester Herrick, P. Powrie, S. Rutherford, J. Newton, G. Smyth, B. Greenwood, P. Brewer, J. Stevenson, T. Paterson, Cecily Turner. Anne Morrow, and Gladys Acton-Adams.

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