FROCKING AT ELLERSLIE.
i VISITORS ON THE LAWN. FUR WRAPS AND COATS. Despite heavy showers of rain in tho morning the wearier cleared and a very large number of race-goers attended the third day o£ the Auckland Racing Club's winter meeting. The flocking, however, lacked distinction, and as a cold %yind was blowing, fur coats and wraps were donned even by those who had chosen tweeds and j tailored suits with which to defy the elements. Among those present were Mrs. St." O. 1 Nolan, wearing a grey tweed suit, small black hat and skunk cape; Lady Lockhart, black sedan cloth coat, trimmed with fur and black hat with kingfisher blue feather mount; Mrs. G. Buttle, black marocain accordeon-pleated frock and black hat, with amber fluted ribbon; Mrs. Colbeck, primula-shaded tweed suit and beige felt hat; Mrs. Robertson, navy blue velour coat and petunia-shaded hat; Mrs. Savage, black velour cloth coat and black velvet hat; Mrs. Charlton Dawson, cinnamon brown cloth suit and brown hat: Mrs. R. Towlej brown cloth suit and saxe blue hat; Mrs. Waller, grey suit, jade green coat and grey velour vagabond hat; Mrs. Macßae Peacock, navy blue suit and wine-shaded hat; Mrs. H. Mowbray, beige and fawn check suit and scarlet felt hat; Mrs. Markham, black armure coat, trimmed with fur and black felt hat; Mrs. S. Nathan, grey coat and skirt and saxe blue hat; Mrs. Rhind, cinnamon brown velour coat and sanatal felt hat; Mrs. Tole, black velour coat, trimmed with fur and black hat; Mrs. Herman, cyclamen-shaded frock and coat and felt hat in deeper shade; Mrs. H. Horrocks, black marocain frock and black hat with fur wrap. Mrs. E. A. Dargaville, grey tweed coat and skirt and jade green hat; Mrs. E. Austin, navy blue coat, trimmed with fur,,'-' and navy blue hat; Mrs. Duncan Clark, black marocain frock and black hat; Mrs. Stirling, grey cloth coat and navy hat; Mrs. E. Alison, black and white check suit and beige hat; Mrs. H. Bloomfield, emerald green coat and felt hat to tone; Mrs. Airey, black cloth coat, trimmed with fur, and rose de bois hat; Mrs. Noakes, navy coat, trimmed with fur, and beige hat; Mrs. Wright, navy frock and petunia-shaded hat with fur wrap; Mrs. Pettet, bottle green velour coat and fawn felt hat; Mrs. Mervyn Reed, black accordeon-pleated frock and black hat, with fur wrap; Mrs. MacCullum, wall-flower-shaded tweed coat and felt hat to tone; Mrs. L. Rathbone, tweed suit and petunia-shaded hat; Mrs. H. Bull, navv blue cloth coat, trimmed with fur and beige felt hat; Mrs. Lloyd, mole-shaded suit and hat to tone; Mrs. Philcox, grey frock and black felt hat, with squirrell coat; Mrs. Coverdale, black cloth suit and black hat; Mrs. F. Bull, brown coat and browQ felt hat; Mrs. N. Banks, brown tweed coat and felt hat; Mrs. E. Firth, navy suit and navy blue felt and velvet hat; Mrs. H. Hanna, navy coat and check skirt, with navy hat; Mrs. Felix Kelly, mulberry ensemble suit and hat to tone; Mrs. Rainger, navy blue suit and blue hat; Mi's. J. Fraser, mole coat and hat to tone; Mrs. Louisson, black caracul coat and black and while check skirt, with beige hat; Mrs. R. Burns, black cloth coat and black velvet hat ; Mrs. J. Watson, cinder rose tweed suit and felt hat to tone; Mrs. Bruce Mackenzie, beige ferry cloth frock and black hat, with fur wrap; Mrs. Stewart, navy Blue suit and black hat; Mrs. N. Abbott, grey tweed coat and skirt and jade green hat; Mrs. MacDonald, wine-shaded ensemble suit and hat to tone; Mrs. E. Anderson, leaf green coat and beige hat; Mrs.. Sinclair Reid, navy blue* suit and fuchsia-shaded hat; Mrs. Spence, navy blue ensemble suit and navy hat with fur wrap; Mrs. J Hellaby, cinnamon brown tweed suit and brown "hat; - Mrs. J. Russell, bottle green coat, trimmed with fur, and green felt hat; Mrs. A. Rhind, rose de bois coat, with fur collar and cuffs'and beige felt hat; Mrs. Lawford, heliotrope tweed .• costume and black velour hat. Mrs. A. Mills, mushroom pink ensemble suit and pink felt hat; Mrs. A. L. Foster, cinnamon brown suit and brown felt hat; Mrs. Philson, navy blue frock and jade green hat; Mrs. Hannon, petunia-shaded ensemble suit and felt hat to tone; Mrs. E. H. Reid, wine-shaded velour cloth coat and wine-shaded hat; Mrs. Seccombe, beige tweed suit and beige felt hat: Mrs. Brown Clayton, black velour suit and black hat; Mrs. Wells, petunia embroidered coat and beige felt hat; Mrs. Vallentine. grey tweed suit and jade green hat;. Mrs. Bailey, black armure coat, with fur collar, and cuffs and black hat; Mrs. Phillips, with fur wrap; Mrs. Swanson, green coat, trimmed with fur. and blaqk hat. Miss Knight,' delphinium blue crepe de chcne frock and beige felt hat, with fur wrap; Miss Colbeck, sanatal jersey frock and cinnamon brown coat with brown fur hat: Miss McCullough, navy blue embroidered frock and small navy hat; Miss Lloyd, brown tweed suit and ' brown velour hat; Miss Sweet, sanatal cloth suit and jade green hat; Miss Mcßae Peacock, brown velour coat and brown hat; Miss Vaile, palm green coat, trimmed with fur and sand-coloured felt hat; Miss D. Vaile, erev tweed suit and grey velour hat; Miss Waller, brown velour coat and rose pink hat; Miss Horsley, navy blue frock and Valencia blue hat; Miss Lawford, navy blue cloth frock and beige felt hat. Miss Tole, navy blue coat, trimmed with fur. and cinnamon brown hat; Miss Kingswell, tabac brown cloth suit and brown hat; Miss Brigham, fawn cloth suit and fawn felt hat; Miss Austin, black sedan cloth coat,.trimmed with fur, and black felt hat; Miss Kissling, cavalier brown cloth suit and brown hat; Miss Hay, beige frock and hat to tone, with fur wrapj Miss Jackson, black cloth suit and jade green hat* with fur wrap: Miss Philcox, "beige frock and hat and fur wrap; Miss Hall-Jones, mole velour coat and wine-shaded hat; Miss Burns, navy and beige frock and navy hat; Miss Martin, beige suit and rose de bois hat, with fur wrap; Miss Fouhey, Burgundy red cloth coat and hat to tone; Miss Workman, cigar brown suit and hat to tone.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19658, 9 June 1927, Page 7
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