PAKURANGA HUNT CLUB.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20959, 24 August 1931, Page 3

PAKURANGA HUNT CLUB.

RACES AT ELLERSLIE.

BRIGHT SPRING SUNSHINE.

It was impossible to have had a more perfect early spring day than was Saturday, and the Pakuranga Hunt Club mast have felt itself singularly fortunate to have been favoured with such weather. The sun shone brilliantly from the bluest of skies, unhindered by any passing clouds, but a light breeze with a pronounced sting In it made the sheltered places much sought after. Hie lawns at EllersLie were emerald in their vivid greenness, and the blazing geld of the marigolds and Iceland poppies in the borders and inset beds found a perfect setting against the velvety sward. The willow trees, their hanging tassels delicately outlined with green, were another witness that the winter of memorable wetness ana cold was at its ebb.

| It was too soon vet for the new fashions ! to show themselves to any marked degree, j but there was a distinctively new note j to be seen in many of the hats. Several of these showed the new tilt to the side with, in some cases, a tiny cluster of Sowers under the brim. Most were worn well off the face and some showed a small bandeau. A colour that was pronouncedly a favourite was blue, in shades of cornSower, delphinium, hydrangea and periwinkle, and another colour was raspberry red, seen in several ensemble suits. Furs, of course, were indispensable. Among those who were present were the Countess of Orford. who wcre*a navy blue, oyster and red plaid frock with short cut-away navy coat, fur stole and navy blue fine straw hat with a tilt to one side: Lady Sinclair Lockhart, black tailored suit with a lemon-coloured vest and black hat with gold trimming; Lady Nolan, black cloth suit with a deep fur stole and black hat dipping to one side; Lady Herdman, black satin frock under a far coat and black hat: Lady Leys, red plaid skirt, short- black cut-away coat and black felt hat; Mrs. Bullock-Webster, black and white pin-spotted ensemble with a fnr choker and grey tagel hat : Mrs. Wills McLaughlin, rose flecked tweed suit and close-fitting hat in the same shade; Mrs. W. Massey, navy blue cloth ensemble and navy beret to match; Mrs. H. Grierson. " brown fur coat and navy bine felt hat; Mrs. D. Prentice, mixed tweed ensemble, brown felt hat and fur stele; Mrs. George Bioomfield. coat of black Persian lamb over a figured crepe de chine frock and black hat; Mrs. J. M. Carpenter, brown cloth ensemble suit with a felt hat in the same shade, and fur wrap: Mrs. W. P. Yieary, dark brown crepe de chins frock under a tweed coat, and brown hat to | tone; Mrs. J. J. Kingston, black tailored ; suit and black felt hat to match; Mrs. j Harold Bull, wine-red coat with collar | and caffs of nutria lamb and felt hafc cf the same shade trimmed with velvet; Mrs. i Eric Nolan, oyster and cherry checked j jumper suit, and wide oyster coloured felt | hat with a fur stole; Mrs. E. C. Firth | [ Rangiriri), black coat and skirt with a i black coarse straw bat and furs; Mrs. E. ! B. Gunson, navy blue tailored suit and ! small felt hat to match; Mrs. F. Bull, { blue and white tweed suit- and blue j velour.hat to match; Mrs. Lawrence Ludj brook, willow-green and white flecked j tweed suit arid hat in the same shades; j Mrs. V alien tine, raspberry red flecked ] suit and hat in the same colouring; Sirs, j Pat Hanna, beige and brown tweed enI senable with fur wra.p and beret of the I same material; Sirs. J. Russell, green I and white tiny checked suit and green ! felt hat to match; Mrs. Paul Cropper, | raspberry red flaked tweed suit and black | felt hat; Mrs. Lloyd, floral georgette frock | under a far coat and hydrangea blue felt I hat; Mrs. J. C. O'Brien, black ensemble I with nutria lamb collar and cuffs and I small black hatj Mrs. C. Lawford, oyster | crepe de chine 1 " frock under a fur coat | and black satin hat; Mrs. H. R. Bloom- | field, marine blue and white flecked tweed ! ensemble and felt hat in the same shade; I Mrs. IT. Corbin, navy blue suit and black bat ; Mrs. H. It. H. Chalmers, dark brown tweed suit and brown fels hat to tone: Mrs. Quart ley, bottle-green and fawn checked tweed and hat to match: Mrs. H. E. Yaile, navy checked suit under a seal coat, and black bat. Sirs. Cockburn-Hood wore a cherry red mixed tweed suit and black velvet hat; Mrs. Trevor Simpson, fawn tweed suit and dark brown hat: Mrs. H. W. Wilson, forest green flecked tweed suit and close-fitting bat of the same shade; Mrs. Cuthbert MeCaw, black tailored suit and black felt hat; Mrs. Hugh Fen ton, cinnamon flecked tweed suit and oyster coloured felt hat : Dr. Margaret Knight, blue and white checked suit and widebrimmed navy hat bordered with red; Miss Nolan, black ensemble with collar and cutis of black Persian lamb and black hat with a dip at one side; Sirs. Fair- ' clough, rose coloured tweed suit and felt hat to tone: Mrs. Corbelt. black and : white checked suit and black hat; Sirs. ; Eraser, black ensemble suit and black felt hat; Sirs. Oswald, jade green suit j and small green hat: -diss Whitney, blue ; flaked ensemble, grey fox furs and pinspotted tweed hat; Sirs. Slervyn Reed, black tailored suit with a fur stole and black felt hat; Sirs. L. SL Allan, navy blue suit and dark red felt hat; Sirs. Norman Burton, black crepe de chine frock embroidered in black silk, loose cape at the back, and black hat; Sirs. Bertram Noakes, dark bro.vn tweed suit and felt hat in the same shade; Sirs. Shuttleworth, tweed suit under a brown fnr coat and mimosa yellow felt hat; Sirs. C. Horton, delphinium blue jumper suit and a grey fur-trimmed coat- and blue beret; Mrs. S. A. Stride, blue ensemble and blue hat to tone; Sirs. Watson Airey, black fur coat over a black crepe de chine frock and black hat; Sirs. Somerset Thomas, navy blue suit and black velvet beret; Sirs. W. Beilingham. rose crepe de chine and navy felt hat: Mrs. Von Dadelszen (Hawke's Bay), blue and beige plaid sjrirt, blue coat, and hat to match; Sirs. Roy Towk\ black pleated crepe de chine suit, and black felt hat; Mrs. Field Porter, black cloth ensemble with fur collar and cuffs and black hat: Sirs. Fuller, navy costume, black felt hat and fur wrap: Mrs. C. Heather, brown marocain ensemble and brown felt hat; Mrs. Tonks, brown costume and felt hat in the same shade; Sirs. P. Asser, black woollen crepe de chine suit and felt hat to match; Sirs. Leonard, black fur coat over crepe de chine and black hat; Sirs. R,. Sloodv, red checked ensemble suit, and red felt hat; Mrs. A. Donald, black tailored suit and* close-fitting felt hat to match; Mrs. Patrick, navy blue coat frock relieved with white and felt hat to match; Sirs. E. Alison, squirrel coat over crepe de j chine and black bat; Sirs. Griffiths, black j velvet under a brown fur coat and black j veloar hat; Sirs. Ring, prey and green j tweed tnsemble. grey fox furs and velvet- j hat; Sirs. T. H. Hill, black tailored suit j and black velvet* hat; Sirs. A. E. Wat- ) kins, green and silver tweed ensemble | and straw hat to tone; Miss Lask, fuchsia tweed ensemble and fawn hat trimmed with velvet ; Sirs. C. S. Craig, black woollen crepe de chine suit and felt hat to match; Mrs. A. Bullock, brown fur coat and close-fitting wine red bat; Sirs. A. E. Moore, blue mixed tweed suit and felt hat to tone; Sirs. C. Motion, black cloth coat and skirt and black velour bat.

Miss Dina Isaacs wore a navy blue tailored suit and navy felt hat to match; Miss F. Hamlin, dark grey tweed suit and wide-brimmed grey felt hat; Miss M. Chambers, eai brovrn suit and hatto match; Miss Carnegie-Brown, green and rest checked tweed suit and beret

in the same shades; Sfiss C. Slariin, brown tweed coat and navy felthat; Sliss Upton, fawn mixed tweed suit- and hat to tone; Sfiss Asser, delphinium blue tweed suit and felt hat to tone; Sliss Jocelyn Bloomfield, brown and beige mixed tweed suit and tweed hat to match; Miss Vaile, navy blue suit and navy hat to match; Sliss Yah Jackson., cigar brown belied coat and white felt hat; Sliss Lesley Waller, green flecked tweed suit and green hat to match; Sliss Rosemary Waller, dark grey mixed tweed coat and skirt and dark green hat; Sliss H. Lowe, cornflower blue suit and fine straw blue hat tilted to the side; Sliss SL Jackson, brown ensemble and felt hat in the same shade; Sliss Marshall, lime georgette with flame blouse under a fur coat and felt hat to match; Sliss Brigham, grey woollen suit with japonica pink blouse and grey velour hat to match; Sliss F. Murray, brown ensemble suit and floral crowned bat with brown felt brim; Sliss C. Slorray, navy blue suit and felt hat to match; Sliss Joyce Herdman, navy plaid silk frock under a brown fur coat and navy felt- bat ; Miss Setb-Snath, lime and brown mixed tweed suit and beret to match: Sliss Thomas, dark grey tweed suit and black velvet beret; Sliss Noakes, chocolate brown suit and brown felt hat; Sliss SL Tiarks, dark grey woollen jumper suit and hat to tenia.