OLD CEREMONIES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 62, 10 September 1937, Page 14

OLD CEREMONIES

PARLIAMENT OPENED

SPRING DAYS AND CLOTHES

The mild sunshine and springlike day were very favourable for the opening of Parliament yesterday, and. as usual, the quaint old ceremony drew a great number of onlookers. Those on official duty outside who have to wait so long must have been devoutly thankful for the lack of wind and the measure of sunshine, while within doors in the Legislative Council there were many spring frocks and hats, some very charming and others displaying touches of the "freak fashions" which are put forward by designers in England and Paris for the delectation of women who like the unusual. Mainly the colouring was quiet, black and white and navy blue being favoured, with touches of colour in the scarves and accessories. The hats showed more of the unusual, Breton ' and American sailor shapes being in evidence, while the Tyro-

been opened yesterday, and many admired the charming arrangement of flowers. Beautiful cinerarias in pots were freely used, giving vivid touches of colour; there were also a number of bowls of Iceland poppies, pink stock, and grape hyacinths, making a dainty array of spring flowers which are so welcome.

Mrs. Barnard received the guests with her husband, and was wearing a frock of Burgundy lace of silk crepe of the same tone.

His Excellency the Governor-General was present, accompanied by Major and Mrs. Arthur Purvis and Sir Standish Roche.- Others present were the Prime Minister, the* Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage, the Hon. and Mrs. P. Fraser, the Hon. and Mrs. W. Nash, the Hon. and Mrs. D. G. Sullivan, the Hon. and Mrs. H. G. R. Mason, the Hon. and Mrs. H. T. Armstrong, the Hon. and Mrs. R. Semple, the Hon. and Mrs. W. E. Parry, the Hon. P. C. Webb, the Hon. and Mrs. F. Jones, the Hon. and Mrs. W. Lee Martin, the Hon. and Mrs. F. Langstone, the Hon. M. Fagan, the Rt. Hon G. W. Forbes, the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, the Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Myers and Lady Myers, the Hon. Sir Walter Carncross and Lady Carncross, the Hon. Sir John Reed and Lady Reed, the Hon. Mr. Justice Johnston and Mrs.