WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 176, 13 April 1923, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD

MATTERS ,OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR,

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RACES AT TRENTHAM AUTUMN FASHIONS IN FROCKS Visitors to Trentham racecourse had a most delightful day’s outing yesterday, when tne first day of the autumn meeting of the Wellington Racing Qlub was held. To got so mild a day after the bitter weather of the previous days was most fortunate, but, nevertheless, warm wraps made their appearance as the day grew. The dressing was quiet and in very good taste. A contrasting note of colour to the greys, the navy blues, and the fawn colours that seemed so much worn being frequently given by bright-ly-coloured hats, although’ a great many black hats were worn. To look down from a height upon the gathering below was to get the full effect ot their brightness among an otherwise Very quietly-dressed gathering. Fur coats and fur wraps were plentifully seen, some of them being very handsome indeed. On the whole, women are keeping to a moderate shortness of skirts, only here and there a really long one being seen. Her Excellency Viscountess Jellicoe, who had a horse running in the third race, and tho Hon. Lucy Jellicoe were present, and were received by the president, Air. Harcourt, aild (Miss Harcourt. Lady Jellicoe wore a braided violet frock panelled with satin in the front, a violet hat, with feathers and furs. The Hon. Lucy Jellicoe were a cinnamon brown frock and velour hat’of a deeper shade of brown. Miss Harcourt was in navy blue, with a navy blue hat and grey fur stole. Among others who were present were: Mrs. Moorhouse, who was weai-ing a black coat and skirt, ermine stole, and black feathered hat; Miss Barron, black velvet coat and skirt, small black hat; Mrs. MaoEwau, black heavily-embroi-dered frock with fiaiqe-coloured. and gold collar, the skirt also opening to show touches of tho same colours, and a black velvet hat with loop of ribbon at the side: Mrs. Elgar, black, with a loose draped cloak, (fur wrap, and black hat with feathers; .Mrs. Strang, long seal coat worn over her frock with deep collar of sables, and black hat with black Paradise plumes; Miss Ccleridge, light brown costume and hat of a deep shade of brown; Mrs. White (Hawke’s Bay), dull peacock blue coat and skirt and grey paniio hat; Mrs. D/ Riddiford (Featherston), navy blue costume, the coat opening over a fawn vest, black velvet hat with clusters of feathers at each side ; Mrs. Watkins, navy blue costume, hat of a brighter shade of blue, and fur stole; Airs. Walter Johnston, long seal coat, worn over a dark frock, with deep collar, and cuffs' of fur, and black rib-bon-trimmed hat; Mrs. Joseph Joseph, navy blue, with ful’s, and small black hat trimmed with feathers; Miss Joseph, brown vostume. and hat tiim,pbJ with deop henna feathers; Mrs. Arthur Duncan, navy blue coat and skirt, grey fur stole,' and navyhat trinimed with silver;. Mrs. Bethune, navy blue, with grey velvet hat; Mrs. Vivian Riddiford, grey costume, with high fur collar, and velvet hat of a darker grey; Mrs- La Tvobe, navy blue coat and skirt, grey velvet hat; Mrs. F. K. Hunt, smoke blue costume, black hat trinimed with a grey wing; Mrs. Gage 1 Williams, fawn costume embroidered with white, and hat of the same shade embroidered on the brim in a paler shade; Airs. J. Myers, navy blue, with a black cloak and black velvet hat trimmed with ospreys; -Mrs. AV. D. Stewart, navy blue, with hat touched with purple; Miss Sybil Nathan, black, with a black cape lined with white and small black hat; Mrs. Eric Riddiford, dark brown costume and brown hat to match; Mrs. Gathorne Hardy, navy blue costume, grey furs, and navy panno hat; Mrs.’ J. Crawford, dove grey frock, with seal collar and cuffs and panels finished at the ends with seal, her black hat was trimmed at the side with a black feather pom-pom; Miss S. Duncan, navy blue frock, .with long side panels embroidered at the ends in grey and black velours hat; Mrs. Tringham, navy blue costume, white fox furs, and wide-brimmed navy velvet hat Mrs. McVilly, navy: blue with srn brown hat trimmed with ribbon, ai , | fur stole; Miss Tringham, navy blue embroidered frock, touched with red, and navy hat; Miss Duncan, navy blue, with short mole fur coat, and black hat; Mrs. Donne, navy blue, with furs, and navy hat with upturned brim lined with Royal blue; Mrs. Lang (Dunedin), brown costume, brown hat, and furs ; Mrs. G. D. Greenwood, black frock with jade green and silver embroidery, jade .green velours hat and short fur coat; Miss Agnes Duncan, cinnamon, brown frock and broff-n hat with pale blue ostrich feather at the side; Mrs. W. B'idwill (Featherston), dark brown, with fur collar and small brown hat to match; Miss Alice Duncan, navy Blue costume, with red and White waistcoat, and navy hat; Miss Baldwin (Palmerston North), dark henna costume with mole collar and cuffs, th© short loose ©oat embroidered in gold thread, and mole velvet hat; Airs. E. Blundell, brown velvet short coat and brown plaid skirt, with velvet hat to match; Miss Vida McLean, grey and violet flecked costume, pe-tunia-coloured hat, and fur stole ; Miss Wilson, black and wUffte striped costume, Heep sltijnk stole and ceriso hat; Mrs. Pow, mole velours coatumo and black velours hat; Mrs. Pigeon (Gore), navy costume, brown fur cape, and navy tint with silver trimming; Mrs Hamilton, brown coat and skirt with high astrachan collar and cuffs, and brown panne hat trimmed with a cluster of feathers; Miss Brandon, .puttycoloured costume with high fur collar and Oriental-coloured hat; Mrs. Harold Johnston, navy blue with Oriental-coloured trimming and molo hat with the same coloured trimming edging the brim, finished with a large chou at the side; Miss Skerrett, navy blue with short fur coat, and black hat with ’a petunia-coloured flower in the front; Mrs. C. Wilson, brown costume furs and brown hat; Miss Nathan, brown costume and brown velvet hat; Mrs. Reading, long embroidered cloak over a dark frock with squirrel collar and cuffs, and black velvet hat; Airs. G. Thorne George, navy blue with an ermine stole, and black velvet hat; Miss Todd, brown costume, with brown hat and furs ; Airs. Hodson, fawn costume and fawn hat to Alatch; Airs. - AlcEvcdy, grey frock with a silk strike, grey furs, and black hat; Airs. AV. Perry, brown costume, brown feathered hat and furs; Aliss Biss, navy blue, with grey astrachan collar and cuffs, blue hat; Airs. G. Hume, black, with a black hat and furs; Aliss F. Hall-Jones, dark fawn costume and hat to match; Mrs. Pike, black with a black hat; Mrs. S. Kirkcaldie, grey, and navy hat trimmed with dark blue and gold; Airs. Gordon Reid, grey with a brown ifiTTinu Tuts ; Airs. St. John Clark (Auckland), nigger brown costume and brown velvet liat trimmed with feathers; Airs. JFindlay, black with a Srey hat; Miss Purdy, fawn frock and riental-coloured hat; Mrs. Bucholz, black crepe-de-chine, touched with red, and red hat, with furs ; Airs. S. AVheeler, fur coat over a dark frock, and black feathered hat; Mrs. Taylor, navy blue, with a black hat and furs; Aliss

Hunt, fur coat over cream, and red velvet hat; Miss Z. Nathan, navy blue, with mole panne hat, and fur sfolo; Airs. Lees, putty-coloured frock with touches of black, and hat with roses; Aliss AlcKillop. navy blue, black hat and fur coat; also Airs. Archer Bunny (Ahinruhe), Airs. AV. Robiesou, Aliss Zona Vallance (Alasthrton), Airs. F. Bunny, Alias Shirtcliffe, Mrs. Alurpliy, Aliss Af. Alyers, tho Aliases Isaac (2).

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Airs. G. Hume (Featherston) is in town for ths races. Th© Aliases K. and J. Cameron (Kaiwarra) are visiting Dunedin. Air. and Airs. J. Guthrie have returned to the south from AVellington. Air. and Mrs. White (Hawke’s Bay) are visiting AVellington. . Mrs. St. John Clark (Auckland) is visiting AVellington.

Air. and Mrs. G. D. Greenwood (Christchurch) are in town for the races.

Airs. C. V. Houghton (Auckland) is visiting AVellington, and her sister. Mrs. A. B. Rose, is staying with her parents, Air. and Airs. J. Kirkcaldie.

Air. H. B. Black, formerly of Timaru and Dunedin, who has been for the past 34 years in Afelbourne, has returned to New Zealand with Mrs. Black and family. They have taken up their residence in Christchurch.

The engagement is announced of Miss Hope AVood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry AVood, Christchurch, to Mr. Geoffrey AVelstead, 13th Hussars, only son of‘Air. Leonard AVelstead, of Richmond, Surrey, England.

The death took place yesterday of an old resident of Lower Hutt in the person of Airs’. Annie Peck. She was predeceased by her husband, the late Air. John Peck, about ten months ago, and had lived in the Lower Hutt district for 40 years.

Air. Llewellyn Jones. Airs. Jone ß and family, who have been living in Hawke’s Bay for a vear past, intend leaving by the Tainui for England next month.

Airs. V. E. Donald (Masterton) is visiting her mother, Airs. C. 11. Mills, in Blenheim.

Airs. J. Martin and Aliss _ Dymes (Martinborough), intend leaving this week Tor- a visit to the north.

A number of residents of Eastbourne met on AVcdnesday evening in the pavilion to make a presentation to Aliss V. Roughton, who has occupied a position in tho local school for the past seven years, and has now been transferred to the Thorndoa School. A gold wristlet watch, tho gift of parents of children attending the Aluritai School, was presented by Air. S. H. Jenkinson, chairman of the School Committee, who was supported by Messrs. H. Wright and T. Pilcher. A musical programme was contributed to by Airs. Heenan, Aliss Al. Smith. Aliss E. Jackson,. Air. Hilton and Mr. G. Thompson, tho accompaniments being played by Aliss Gillies and Air. O. N. Gillespie. During the afternoon, the children of the school assembled and presented Miss Roughton with a leather suitcase, the headmaster (Mr. E. King), making tho presentation on their behalf.

A wedding of much interest to Hawks’s Bay residents was celebrated in St. Luke’s Church Havelock North on Wednesday afternoon, when Aliss Helen Nancy (Nell) Chambers, daughter of Mr. arid Airs. Alason Chambers, of Tauroa, Havelock North, was married to Air. John Frowen Swinburn, son of Mrs. Swinburr and the Into Canon Swinbum. of AVaipawa and Fastings. The service was a choral one, the officiating ministers being the Revs. J. B. Brocklehurst and,. Canon Alaclean. Tho bride, who entered the church on tho arm of her father, wore a frock of cream georgette over ©harmense, with gold tissue panels on cither, side and Train of georgette and gold tissue falling from the shoulders, finished with a plaited gold belt. She also wore a tulle veil and orange blossoms and carried a beautiful shower bouquet with colours to harmonise. Aliss Margaret Kennedy, of Gisborne, was chief bridesmaid and the Alisses Beatrice Nelson and Helen Coleman, nieces of the bride and bridegroom respectively, were also in attendance. Miss Kennedy wore a gold taffeta dress, with hat, shoes and stockings to match, the hat being, trimmed with autumn tints, and carried a bouquet Tho little bridesmaids also wore gold taffeta dresses and carried small posies. Mr. Dubrelle Alorrah was best man. After the ceremony a reception was held at Tauroa, where Air. and Airs. Mason Chambers entertained some 200 guests. The honeymoon is being spgnt on the West Coast, the bride’s goingaway dress being of grey gabardine trimmed with liberty silk, and hat to match. The future home will bo at Hatuma.

The result of the voting in connection mth th© queen carnival, held on Easter Monday, at the Lower HuttGala, is as follows:—1. Aluuicipal (Miss Lorna Chapman)’' 36,106 votes, representing £415 6s. 6d.; 2, sports (Aliss A. Noble), 29.304, representing £366 65.; 3, Ratepayers (Aliss Doris Hickson), 15,321 votes, representing £l9l 10s. 3d. A further sum has yet to bo paid in and added to the Ratepayers’ candidate’s total, but as the contest has closed, this* cannot alter the result.

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Ladies cannot do better than visit our well-known salon for hairwork of every description. La Naturelie partings in transformations, toupees, and wigs, are delightful creations. Combings mounted ito switches, puffs, adjustable bobs, and pads, 2s. per oz. Children’s hair cut, Is.; Marcel waving 3s. 6d. Stamford and Co., 123 Cuba Street. ’Phone 21—220 —Advt.

Weddings to bo artistic must have Bouquets to harmonise with frocks. Miss Murray, 36 Willis Street. Delivdries anywhere in Dominion. —Advt.