TROTTING MEETING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20805, 23 February 1931, Page 3

TROTTING MEETING.

OPENING IN FINE WEATHER.

MANY CHARMING FROCKS. f CHIFFONS AND PARASOfcS. The Auckland Trotting Club was fortunate in having such beautiful weather for the first day of its February meeting at Alexandra Park on Saturday, and the large ntimber of ladies who were present took full advantage of the opportunity to wear their graceful chiffon or georgette frocks and smart summer ensembles. The note of colour in frocks and hats was fairly striking, varying shades of bluo being most attractive. Black chiffons relieved with a coloured' floral design were very popular and looked both smart and graceful. It is at race meetings that the parasol is coming into its own again and on Saturday there were many to be seen. Undoubtedly they are an acquisition to many charming ensembles. Although wide-brimmed hats were fairly popular, there were yet many who adhered to the close-fitting biiniless type, more particularly when worn with a jumper suit or light summer costume. <

Among those present were:—Mrs. Stephen Hunter, who wore a parchment figured georgette frock with a black marocain coat and small parchment hat; Mrs, A. Kenwood, black silk coat and widebrimmed black Bangkok hat trimmed with canary-yellow ribbon; Mrs. J. W. Ryan, black patterned crepe de chine frock and small black Bangkok hat; Mrs. N. E. Burton, black floral chiffon and lace ensemble and black hat trimmed with ospreys; Mrs. A. E. Moore, cocoa-brown ripple ninon frock and natural Ballibun- i tal hat; Mrs. H. East, duck-egg blue 1 crepe de chine frock and nut-brown Baku hat; Mrs. J. A. B. Hellaby, sapphireblue georgette and lace ensemble and widebrimmed blue hat to tonfe; Mrs. Louisson, navy and white flecked ensemble and small black hat; Mrs. H. Bray, black georgette coat faced with sapphire-blue, and black Baku hat; Mrs. Diamant, parchment lace and georgette frock and natural Ballibuntal hat; Mrs ; G. Pezaro, black patterned crepe de chine frock with a small black hat; Mrs, R. T. Reid (Hamilton), beige georgette v frock and navy picture hat; Mrs. A. G. Mabee, blue floral georgette frock and beige Bangkok hat; Mrs. F. H. Levien, coronation-blue marocain and beige georgette suit with a wide-brimmed fawn Ballibuntal hat. Mrs. C. Horton wore an autumn-toned floral frock and beige felt hat; Mrs. F. Haigh, black satin ensemble with an ivory crepe de chine blouse and white felt hat; Mrs. W. R. Sweetapple, turquoise-blue and rose floral ninon frock and dose-fit-ting beige straw hat; Mrs. P. O'Connpr, black and white checked crepe de chine frock and black picture hat; Mrs. E. Meehan, black georgette coat over a figured crepe de chine frock, and black hat; Mrs. Bain, sage-green figured crepe de chine suit with a beige felt hat; Mrs. Hitchens, black crepe de, chine frock and black Bangkok hat; Mrs. C. Rosser, let-tuce-green and black spotted crepe de chine frock with a black picture hat; Mrs. Bennett, black satin ensemble and black toque; Mrs. Howes, beige checked costume arid natural Bangkok hat; Mrs. r. Murphy, navy crepe de chine jumper suit and navy Bangkok hat; Mrs. K. IJ. Wright, navy bengaline ensemble and I close-fitting navy hat; Mrs. C. J. Phillips, leaf-green Shantung suit and black Bangkok hat swathed wtth velvet ribbon; Mrs. Beale, rose-pink crepe de chine frock with an oyster-grey coat and rose-pink felt hat; Mrs. P. McManemin, navy floral satin frock and beige Bangkok hat; Mrs. Markham, black and green spotted crepe de chine suit and close-fit-ting black Ballibuntal hat. Mrs. J. M. Gray was tn a navy satin coat and black Bangkok hat; Mrs. C. VBurreU, bl,ack georgette frock and black Bangkok hat; Mrs. R. Clark navy blue crepe de chine ensemble and hat to tone , Mrs. Broad, sage green ensemble and beige hat; Mrs. Rosser, black crepe satin suit and black hat; Mrs. H. Windsor (Tamahere), beige floral georgette frock with a beige coat and Bangkok hat bound with floral ribbon; Mrs. Johns, black and white, checked crepe de chine frock relieved with cerise, navy coat andsmaii Bangkok hat; Mrs. .T Whitford Waugh autumn-toned patterned crepe ™ frock and hat to tone; Mrs. M. Walker, powder blue frock and small blue hat; Mrs. C. V. Parker, orange and black f,cured georgette and black Bangkok hat; Mrs! J. R. Mundy, beige lace and georcette ensemble and black hat; Mrs. C. A. Pettit, navy blue and white satin suit, with a navy blue tagel straw hat; Mrs. E Wislang, black satin suit and black lace straw cloche hat; Mrs. A. Stormont blue floral crepe de cluno frock and black velvet hat; Mrs. J. Stormont, claretcoloured satin frock and beige lace straw hat; Mrs. A. Burns, navy blue lace and Georgette ensemble and navy hax; Mrs. J. Ashley, black georgette and lace frock with a black tagel straw hat Mrs. D. E. Gray, black satin suit, and white felt hat; Mrs. D. McGregor, navy blue floral satin frock and navy Bangkok-hat. Miss Olive Braithwaite wore a bottle green figured georgette frock and a black Bangkok hat trimmed with black velvet; Miss Peggy Meehan, pervenche blue silk frock relieved with white, and a small white felt hat; Miss Kathleen Waters, daffodil linen frock with a floral coat and small yellow felt hat,; Miss P. Bennett white crepe de chine frock relieved with sapphire blue, and a white felt hat; Miss Joyce Howes, navy blue and whit© pinspotted georgette frock and small white felt- hat; Miss Punster, nut-brown patterned crepe de chine frock with a tagel straw hat bound with black corded ribbon; Miss S. Moir, havana brown speckled crep'e de chine frock and small beige Ballibuntal toque; Miss B. Grierson, cocoabrown floral crepe do chine frock and small beige hat; Miss Rosser, white crepe de chine frock and white felt hat; Miss I Jessup, pale biscuit-coloured frock and white felt hat; Mrs. .Holdsworth, beige lace frock and tagel straw hat; Miss xv. Spalding, mauve floral ninon frock and black Ballibuntal hat; Miss R. Reynolds, orange printed crepe de chine frock and Bangkok hat to tone; Miss Shirley Watkins, cream Shantung suit anl leaf green hat; Miss E. Curtis, white crepe de chine frpek and blue crinoline hat; Miss JN. Clarke, rose pink georgette frock with a lace coatee, and 'black hat relieved with pink; Miss Burch, blue and white patterned chiffon frock and cornflower blue Bangkok hat; Miss Elva McDonald, apricot crepe de chine frock with a powder blue Ballibuntal hat: Miss Sturges, corncoloured satin ensemble and small hat to tone; Miss Currie, autumn-toned printed geogrette frock and brown Bangkok hat; Miss Hawk, coral pink georgette frock and pink picture hat.