THE WINTER MEETING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20890, 4 June 1931, Page 3

THE WINTER MEETING.

FROCKS AT ELLERSLIE. SOMBRE COLOURS WORN. It was fortunate that tho indications of dull weather wero not fulfilled for the first day of tho Auckland Racing Club's winter meeting held at Ellerslio yesterday, and, although tho sky became ominously cloudy for a short while in the afternoon, rain did not fall. Very few racegoers, however, ventured out in light clothing, and fur coats were worn extensively. Tho colours chosen were, on tho whole, fairly sombre, and many smart models in black wero to bo seen. A distinct forecast of tho fashions for tho winter months was shown in the lightweight tweed coats and suits, frequently finished off in leather or with fur collar .and cuffs, which wero worn by a large number, whilo tho closely-fitting brynless felt hat proved yesterday that it, too, is hero to stay. Tho Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, and tho Lady Blcdisloo wero present. Her Excellency wearing a frock of willow green crepe de chino under a cloth coat in the samo shade, with deep collar arid cuffs of white fox fur, and a green felt hat turned back off tho face.

Among those present were: —Lady Sin-clair-Lockhart, who woro a tailored suit with a black "and white checked skirt and plain black coat, and a small black hat; Lady Herdman, in a black and white flecked frock with a brown fur coat and black velour hat; Lady Stringer, black and white figured crepe do chine frock with a black seal coat and small black straw hat; Lady Robertson, bottle green cloth coat with caricule collar and cuffs and a small green velour hat; Lady Leys, brown fur coat over a tweed frock, and brown felt hat; Lady Parr, nut brown coat with fur collar and cuffs and a brown felt hat; Lady Norah Jellicoe, cocoabrown woollen ensemble with stone marten furs and a close-fitting brown hat; Mrs. G. W. Hutchison, dark grey tweed frock with skunk furs and a black satin hat; Mrs. 11. 0. Nolan, deep maroon pleated frock with a moleskin fur coat and black hat; Mrs. E. Anderson, black' cloth coat with Persian lamb collar and cuffs and a small black hat; Mrs. G. Bloomfield, wine-coloured frock under a black caricule coat trimmed with fur, and a black velvet toque; Mrs. IT. Burns, navy flecked frock with a black fur coat and black felt hat; Mrs. Brian Hewett, black cloth coat with squirrftl collar and cuffs, and a black hat; Mrs. Percy Upton, brown tweed suit and small brown velvet hat; Mrs. J. C. Ewen, black tailored suit and small black felt hat; Mrs. Acton Adams (Cambridge), navy suit with furs and a navy hat; Mrs. J. Alexander, black suit with fox furs and a black felt hat; Mrs. Harold Barker (Christchurch), brown tweed ensemble and nigger brown felt hat; Mrs. Harold Bull, black satin frock with a black. fur coat and black hat; Mrs. H. R. Bloomfield, brown figured velvet suit with fur collar and cuffs and a brown felt hat; Mrs. S. A. Stride, black fur coat over a royal blue figured crepe de chine frock, and black and fawn hat; Mrs. H. E. Vaile, black cloth coat with furs and a small black felt hat; Mrs. W. F. Boyle, stone-coloured fur'trimmed coat and small felt hat to tone; Mrs. F. K. Hunt, black coat with a fur stole and black hat bound with gold and green ribbon; Mrs. E. B. Gunson, navy tailored suit with sable furs and a closefitting navy felt hat; Mrs. C. M. Croft, emerald green crepe de chine frock with a flank musquash coat and green felt hat; Mrs. C. E. Lawford, dovp grey crepe do chne frock with a brown fur coat and' small black velvet hat; Mrs. A. C. Day, Zulu brown fur-trimmed coat and brown felt hat; Mrs. Murray Benjamin, black costume and small black felt hat; Mrs T. H. Oakes, black tweed frock with a lacquer red coat and small black hat; Mrs. Alan' Donald, navy marocain frock under a marmot coat, and small navy fell", hat; Miss M. P. Horton, navy cloth eoaft with squirrel fur collar and cuffs, and a black velour hat; Mrs. W. B. Colbeck, moleskin coat and black felt hat; Mrs. E. V. Sutherland, black crepe de chine frock with a black Persian lamb coat and black felt hat; Mrs. Thorne George, Erin green coat with a fur collar, and brown felt hafc; Mrs. Bertram Noakes, navy blue furtrimmed coat and navy felt hat; Mrs. Cunliffe Parker, blue flecked coat anti royal blue felt hat; Mrs. Cockburn Hood (Wairarapa), deep maroon coat with a black Persian lamb collar, and black velvet hat.

Mrs. Bickerton Fisher :wore a brown checked suit and brown felt hat; Mrs. E. D. black coat with fur collar and cuffs and a small black hat; Mrs. A. A. Martin, black tailored suit with furs and a-black hat; Mrs. W. A. Fairclough, brown checked ensemble and beigo velour hat; Mrs.'Wills McLaughlin, orango woollen juniper suit with a coat and small hat in the samo shade. Mrs. R. D. Rainger, beige and wine flecked coat and small hat m the same, material; Mrs. C. Marges, black suit with black and white chocked collar and cutis and a black velvet toque; Mrs. Douglas Prentice, brown tweed frock and brown flecked beret; Mrs. C. Phillip;;, black coat with a squirrel collar', -and black felt hat; Mrs. Ivan Phillips, black coat arid black felt hat; Mrs. F. Biggs, powder blue flecked tweed coat and small hat in the samo material; Mrs. W. C. Somers, royal blue coat with a fur col-, lar, and blue felt hat; Mrs. C. B. Buddie, - black satin coat with skunk furs and a small black felt hat; Mrs. C. F. Nicholson, nut brown coat with skunk fur collar and cuffs and a closefitting brown felt hat; Mrs. H. Bayly, 1 navy suit wi(,h furs and a navy felt hat; Mrs. McKay Grant, turquoise bluo floral crepo de chino frock with a black coat and.J black felt hat; Mrs. Owen W. Bayly, black fur-trimmed coat and black felt hat; Mrs. Foster, black coat and black felt hat; Mrs. Lawrence Ludbrook, leaf green tweed suit and green hat ill the same material; Mrs. Ewen Alison, grey squirrel coat and snlall hat to touo; Mrs. A. E. Moore, electric bluo tweed ensemble and blue felt hat; Mrs. Handson Abel. Burgundy red coat with black Persian lamb collar and cuffs and small red cloche hat; Mrs. Trevor Brett, Nile green woollen jumper suit and green felt skull cap; . Mrs. Dryden, black coat trimmed with fur and a small black hat; Mrs. L. Horrocks, navy repp coat and small navy hat; Mrs. M. Gambier, brown tweed tailored suit and black hat; Mrs. Roy Bridgman, black tailored suit and small black hat with touches of red; Mrs. Crutchloy, red and"fawn tweed coat and small red hat; Mrs. George.Tole, mixed tweed coat with fur collar and small tweed hat; Mis. H. Marsack, black coat with an ermine stole and black hat; Mrs. Alison, green, black and white floral crepe do chine frock with a black coat and black velour hat; Mrs. ifanna, navy flecked frock with furs and a navy hat; Dr. Margaret Knight, black cloth suit and wide-brimmed black Bangkok hat; Mrs. Hugo Friedlander, black fur-trimmed coat and violet velour hat; Mrs. Valentino, fawn coat with fur collar and cuffs and a fawn felt hat; Mrs. Max FriedlandeV, brown fur coat and brown felt hat; Mrs. Willis, brown fur-trimriied coat and rose-pink felt hat. Mrs. 11. W. Wilson was in a jade green flecked frock and liab of tho samo material; Mrs. Benjamin (Dunedin), black coat with grey fur collar and cuffs and a small black hat; Mrs. Alan Moody, biack coat trimmed with fur and a black

felt hat; Mrs. Upfill, black frock ; and coat and a black felt hat; Mrs. R, Buchanan, black suit with an ermine ] stole and black turban felt hat; Mrs. C. ; | J. S'chnauer, black satin frock -faith sable f|| furs and a black: velour hat; Mrs. J. ,W. "j Ryan, black suit with a navy fur-trimmed j coat and black felt hat; Mrs. H. R.' H. I Chalmers, russet brown tweed coat and brown felt hat; Mrs. C. H. Drysdale, I black Persian lamb coat and black felt '-J hat; Mrs. Noel Airey, navy frock with | a musquash coat and navy velvet hat; Mrs. Hugh McDonald,' black georgette ; frock uneler a brown fur coat and navy velour hat; Stephen Hunter, brown suit with stone marten furs and a brown felt hat; Mrs. Hosking (Whangarei), brown fur coat over a black and white patterned frock and small black aiid white fciat; Mrs. G. P. Findlay, black georgette ',-j frpck with a seal coat and small black j hat; Mrs. J. I). Jones, navy ensemble with skunk collar and cuffs and a small v navy hat; Mrs. E. Boucher, navy geor- | petto frock with a tweed coat and navy hat; Mrs. A. J. Farquhar, black frock coat aud a black and white hat; Mrs. G. , ■ Gribbin, black chenille georgette frock •. with a brown fur coat and brown felt 'ss hat; Mrs. J. ,D. Carpenter, nut brown fur-trimmed coat and brown felt hat; MrE. 'J! H. Cotter, black crepe de chine frock :• with a squirrel coat and black felt hat; 4 Mrs. Norman Burton, black coat with ~ ;;f an astrachan collar and black felt hat; Mrs. Eric Yates, bottlo green fur-trimmed coat and bottle green felt hat; Mrs. ; U Naldor, black fur coat over a black satin frock relieved with almond green and a black felt hats Mrs. A. Kidd, navy coat with furs and a navy felt hat; Mrs. R. j T. Reid (Hamilton), bluo flecked suit and blue felt hat; Mrs. J. Graham, dark grey suit with a fur stolo and black velour hat; Mrs. Shuttleworth, brown fur coat and primrose felt hat; Mrs. J.Frater, black coat and small black hat; Mrs. A. M. Gould, dove grey tweed suit and black hat with ermine tips; Mrs. W. Howard Thomas, fawn frock under a Jur coat and fawn hat; Mrs. Field Porter, \ black coat with moleskin collar and cuffs and a small black hat; Mrs. Peacock, black tweed coat with an astrachan collar '■ ; and small black,felt hat. Miss Peggy Robertson wore brown tweed fur-trimmed coat and brown skull 4 cap; Miss Betty Parr, grey and red pat- ; terned crepe do chine frock with a grey coat and grey and red felt hat; Miss :• Joyce Herdman, navy, red and white flecked tweed frock with a small hat trimmed in the same colours; Miss Sylvia ; Colson, black and black checked frock j with a hat in.the same material; Miss Molly Mitchelson, bottle green flecked tweed suit and a green hat; Miss Audrey : Alison, electric blue leather coat and blue . > j tweed hat to tone; Miss Tweet Macindoe, ■: canary crepe-de chine frock under a black v j coat trimmed with Persian lamb collar and cuffs and a black felt hat; Miss M.- : Suter, navy- tweed coat and navy felt •] hat; Miss Nathan (Wellington), scarlet repp coat and small red hat trimmed with corded ribbon; Miss Friedlander, j black and white ensemble with a black velvet hat; Miss Laura Mappin, Burgundy i red georgette frock under a fur coat and brown velvet hat; Miss June Dpnald, ■' j green and fawn jumper suit and beret - | to match; Miss Connie Rainger, tweed coat with a small felt hat to tone; Miss .' " t Betty Kelly, parma violet velour coat 5 and small velour hat. . . | Miss Mere Vaile, fawn and brown tweed ; frock and hat in the same material; Miss Kitty Horsley, clerical grey tweed suit ] and black hat; Miss Ailsa Howard, fawn checked suit and hat in the same material; v] Miss Joan Abel, brown tweed coat with \ fur collar and cuffs, and a brown hat; ' a] Miss M. Duder, fawn tailored suit and wide-brimmed velour hat; Miss Margaret ■ Cousins, Burgundy red tailored frock with a velour hat to tone; Miss Phyllis —J Macindoe, bottle-green tweed suit with a hat in the same material; Miss Wakefield \ (Wellington), beige tweed ensemble and j black felt hat; Miss Jean Gordon, not brown frock with fox furs and a brown felt hat; Miss Rona Katterfeldt, fawn ;- J tailored suit with touches of green, and a bottle-green hat; Miss Erma Andrewesj ! fawn and white flecked tweed suit and bat in the «ame material; Miss Myra | Hosking (Whangarei); bottle-green tail- ; ored tweed ensemble with a hat tp tone.

Miss June Frater wore a fawn suit and brown hat; Miss Dina Isaacs, navy coat with nutria fur collar and cuffs and small navy hat; Miss Marjorie .Vaile, beiga suit with fo:* furs and hat in the 6ama material; Miss Joan Cousins, blue leather coat and tweed hat; Miss Lesley Waller,- . brown Harris tweed "'suit and fox furs, with a small brown hat; Miss M. Dryden,navy suit and small navy hat; Miss Audrey Bayly, Burgundy red jumper suit with a fur coat and red felt hat; Miss Molly Bayly, fawn frock coat and fawn hat to match; Miss Cushla Rainger, fawn Harris tweed coat and small hat to match; , Miss Marjorie Macfarlane, black and whita ensemble and a black hat with touches of white; Miss Beverley Hcyrocks, navy coafc with fur collar and cuffs and a navy hat; Miss Marion Macfarlane, navy suit and navy beret; Miss Audrey Hutchinson, apple-green coat trimmed with squirrel fur, and a green hat to maWh; Miss Ray Thompson, black and white flecked suit _ and hat of the- same material ; Miss Joan Robertson-, brown caricule 6hort coat over a brown frock, and small brown felt hat; Miss Ruth Sutherland, navy crepo da chine ensemble and a navy felt hat; Miss Somerset Clive, nigger brown woollen, jumper suit with touches of orange, and a beret to match; Miss Janet green tailored suit with a small green felfc hat: Miss' Noel Self, blue tailored suit small felt hat to tone; Miss Evelyn Forde, black coat over a black satin frock -and black felt hat; Miss Althea Parker, tangerine tweed coat and felt hat to tone; Miss Shirley Frater, red tweed frock and white felt hat trimmed pth red; Miss; Tui Montague, fawn tweed coat with a fawn hat to tone; Miss Quayle, navy, crepo do chino suit and black felt hat; Miss Margery Evan, navy flecked coat and navy velvet hat; Miss Marie Drysdnle, beige flecked coat and small hat to tone; Miss L. Drysdalc, woollen jumper suit and 5, brown licret; Miss Wary Watthew, beiga gcorgetto frock with a brown cloth coat and brown felt hat; Miss Edna Schnauer, brown fur coat over a lacquer red frock, and small flecked hat ;» Miss C. Creamer, black fur coat and black velvet hat; Miss D. Farquhar, beige georgette frock with a beige coat and cocoa-brown felt hat; Miss Zoo Margetts, beige tweed suit and small beige felt hat; Miss Sunday Stratford, black and white figured frock with a brown fur coat and red felt hat;. Miss B. Brown," maroon woollen jumper suit with a grey fur coat and small black and white hat..