FROCKS At THE RACES

Northern Advocate, 10 November 1934, Page 12

FROCKS At THE RACES

COSTUMES IN FAVOUR. THE THREAT OF RAIN. * With the wind in the wrong quarter, ah‘d a possibility that rain might have come before the end of the day, a large number of the -ladies who attended on the' first day of'the Whangarei Racing Club’s meeting'at Kensington Park on Thursday, favoured costumes. Despite this, however, the braver ones rah* the risk of a downpour, and the result was a very charming array of frocks, with the beautiful flowers at the park as a background. Among those present -were.— ;- ; Mesdames R. G. Hosking, brown costume, hat to tone; F. Crosby, black black hat; F. Tovey, navy tailored suit, navy, hat; Hague-Smlth, brown floral frock; S. Blanshard, brOwn costume; Samson (Waimate If Orth), black costume, black and White hat; J. N. McCarroll, black coat, over floral frock, .and black hat; S. Mac Kay, olive green suit relieved with cream, and hat to suit; Ross Nelson, blue flat crepe frock and hat; to tone; L. A. Johnson, black silk frdek and large picture hat in black straw; A, R. Benjamin, wine coloured check frock and short fur coat, and hat to suit; W. C. Coote, heather crown costume and felt hat to tone; A. J. McKay; dark green frock and furs, with hat;to tone; Campbell, navy silk coat and .navy hat; Fulton, black frock and fur boat, and black hat; Russell, navy apd 'white ensemble and navy straw Jones, Naples blue silk crepe frock and red straw hat; Stonex (Auckland), navy ensemble and hat tO£uit; Rout (Auckland), powder blue ensemble and large creme straw hat; Bihrett (Auckland), navy and white diagonal striped frock and navy hat; Horton (Auckland), cinnamon brown s|lk frock and hat to tone; Carr: (Maungaturoto), wine silk ensemble and!hat to tone; H. Bray (Auckland), black floral ensemble and fur coat, and black hat; Ashton (Auckland), black costume with thin white stripe, furst and black hat; J. I. Wilson, navy ensemble and navy hat; j. J. Wilson, cornflower blue ensemble and hat to torie; K, W. Wright, fawn beige costume and felt, hat to suit; Byrne, black ensemble and black: hat; E. A.' Simmons, 'navy' 'ensemble with cape , sleeves, and hat to suit; O. Finlayson, Nile green coat and hat to suit; J. Mackie, amethyst frock under black silk coat and hat to suit; D. Baker, black and white ensemble and black hat; Laurie, floral ensemble and black hat; H. Worsp, navy and grey en semble and hat to suit; J. Richardson, fawn and beige ensemble and hat to tone; J, Gelert, navy and green floral ensemble and hat to suit; J. S. Day, nigger tailored suit and hat to tone; Stret'tbn; duck egg blue suit and hat to suit; J. Robertson, nut brown spotted ensemble and hat to tone; L. Waddell, blue and' white ensemble and blue straw hat; D. Ross, light blue flecked suit and small blue hat; Bartlett; brown frock and fur coat, brown straw hat; H. Cotter, navy ensemble : ahd,; snialj fitting' navy hat relieved with scarlet; D, Goodwin, cream suit and cream felt hat; Barnaby, delphinium blue frock with pleated trimmings .and hat to suit; S. C. Thorne, mid brown velour coat and small felt hat; G..H. MOrrish, navy ensemble and navy hat} tV. Millington, brown tailor- , ed coat and hat to sqit; H. Crane, dove grey coat and small hat to suit; V. Wise, stone grey coat and hat to tone; ; A'. P. Morgan, grey tailored flannel costume and hat to suit; Baigent, black : costuipe and black hat; E. J. Parkes, j mid'brown ensemble and hat to suit; ; F. Armstrong, navy silk coat and navy i hat; Kellaway,. Naples blue coat over

patterned frock and blue hat; J. A. Brown, bottle green woollen costume and hat to suit; A. C. M. Finlayson, brown and beige fine check tailored costume and hat to tone; A. R. Crane, slate tailored suit and fur, with straw hat to suit; L. Weston, green pattern- , ed frock and plain coat with cape ; sleeves and hat to suit; S. Worsp, i brown and fawn checked coat, ana . hat to tone; Dunnett, blue frock with . pleated trimmings and hat to suit; G. . Finlayson, cocoa brown tailored cos- . tume and hat to tone; C. Bevins, mixi ed tweed costume and felt hat; J. Glahville, fawn and brown check cos- ) tume with large bow and hat to tone; Kensington, black ensemble relieved with white and black hat; Lindsay, br-own and fawn costume and hat to tone; A. Walker, maroon frock and hat to suit; R. Trimmer, brown tailored costume and hat to tone; H. Armstrong, brown frock and fur coat, hat , to suit; A. A. Finlayson, blue ensemble and hat to suit; H. Wilson, royal blue frock and hat of ,same shade; Dyer, floral frock and musquash fur coat and small hat to suit; Clarke, navy frock and straw hat in navy; Keeble, brown tailored costume and hat to suit; Clarke, black tailored costume and white vest, with white felt hat; S. H. Ward, green v/oven costume and felt hat; T. Mitchell, black and floral frock and black hat; C. W. Irvine, blue silk frock and hat to suit; H. Hutcheson, floral frock in navy and hat to suit; G. Birnie, white figured frock and hat to suit; D. Cook, navy costume and hat; J, Donaldson, brown cistume and brown straw hat; K. Bedlington (Malay States), leaf green ensemble and hat of same shade; D. J. Thomson, blue ensemble with beige . straw hat; Matheson, blue and white figured frock and navy hat; Foster, fawn suit and hat to tone; A. L. Tresidder, -pink suit and pink hat; J. Clarke, black silk coat and fur, black hat; M. Fraser, navy floral frock and nayy’hat; ■ Goodison, maize coloured swagger suit.and hat to tone; L. Hall, cream suit and small .hat to suit; R, Harding (Dargaville), mixed flecked costume and felt hat; T. J, Evans, navy figured ensemble with plain navy coat and hat to suit; ■ Misses I. Wilde,. nigger brown geor- • gette and radium lace, and large pic- , ture hat in same shade; G. McCarroll, cherry woollen frock with fur neck- ; let and cherry hat; M. Collins, navy 1 tailored costume and felt hat; J. MacKay, green frock and green hat; Dal- ! ston (Auckland) stone grey costume and hat to suit; Broughton, black en- 1 semble and black hat; Joyce Stonex ' (Auckland), brown tailored coat and \ hat to suit; M. Whiteman, maize col- ! cured frock relieved with black and ' black hat; E. Sargent, wine coloured , frock with faggotting and straw hat ’ to suit; G. Brown, brown and fawn ; tailored costume and hat to tone; B, Brown, navy tailored costume with J thin white stripe, and hat to suit; M. Henty, fine check brown and fawn | tailored ’costume and hat \o suit; | Steedman, blue and black floral ankle * length frock and hat to suit; Simons, brown and white bordered crepe frock ' and hat to tone; M. Armstrong, dove ' grey coat and black beret; M. Simmons, floral frock and musquash coat and hat to tone; M. Staple, brown costume and felt hat; P. Northover, pink costume and hat to suit; C. Harrison, tweed costume and felt hat; Bradney, grey costume and felt hat; J. Wilson, g flecked linen frock with cardinal f stitching and hat to suit; Geddes, leaf v green frock and green hat; Rountree, j green and white frock and white hat; c E. Johnson, Harris tweed suit and felt j hat; J. Hosking, cream costume and i hat to suit; Langmuir, cardinel floral e frock and grey hat; M. Webb, green j and white spotted frock, white hat; M. [< Smith, ankle length frock in moss t green and white, and hat to suit; P. ]\ Wilson, putty coloured woollen coat 2

and hat to suit; M. Mac Kay, white ensemble and white hat; A. Mac Kay, cherry frock and hat of same material; L. Wilkinson, tailored costume in brown and fawn check and small hat to tone; M. Baigent, cornflower blue linen costume and hat to suit; McCarroll, cream linen costume and small cream hat with veil; G. Organ, blue linen frock and hat; M. Wilkinson, floral frock, red picture hat; Madden, mid-blue ensemble.