ELLERSLIE RACES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21143, 29 March 1932, Page 3

ELLERSLIE RACES.

SUITS AND ENSEMBLES. MORE SOMBRE COLOURS. '■ Colours, 'of a more sombre, hue than wei'6 noticeable on Saturday were a feature of the frocking at the final day of the Auckland Racing Club's autumn meeting at EUerslie yesterday. The steady downpour of rain in the early morning made racegoers chary of appearing, in light or very colourful apparel, and although the sun triumphed over the rain quite early in the day, women were wise in their choice of tweeds and woollens, for the weather was not warm. Tweed suits and ensemblesMield pride of place and were exceedingly smart. Black and brown, sombre in themselves, but brightened effectively with coloured felt hats, scarves and other accessories, were the two colours mainly favoured, although blue in its varying shades, ranging from navy to powder blue, looked very attractive. The tricorne hats and other new shapes, frequently trimmed with a feather in a contrasting shade, gave a final touch of smartness to the tailored suits and ensembles. Among those present were:—Mrs. H. 0. Nolan, who wore a sapphire blue'silk frock with a short moleskin coat and black hat; Lady Sinclair-Lockhart, frock of black and white figured georgette with an ermine stole and a black and white hat; Lady Parr, in a cocoa-brown cloth coat with brown fox collar and cuffs and a cocoa-brown felt tricorne hat; Mrs. 11. R. H. Chalmers, nut-brown tweed coat and beige felt hat; Mrs. A. C. Day, navy crepe de chine embroidered frock with a brown fur-trimmed coat and brown felt and velvet hat; Mrs. J. Allan (Morrinsville), navy tweed coat and nattier blue felt hat; Mrs. W. B. Lloyd, smoke blue ensemble suit with skunk furs and a royal blue felt hat; Mrs. C. M. Croft, black and white checked tweed ensemble and small black felt hat; Mrs. S. A. Stride, sapphire blue crepe de chine frock under a blue coat trimmed with skunk collar and cuffs, and a blue felt hat to match; Dr. Margaret Knight, black coat with a skunk collar and a black felt hat relieved with touches of jade green; Mrs. Alan Donald, navy and white spotted crepe de chine'frock and close-fitting navy and. white Bangkok hat; Mrs. M. . M. Louisson, black face-cloth coat with caracule collar and cuds and a black felt hat; Mrs. Hugh Fenton, black silk coat and black straw hat- Mrs. C.' Lawford, black suit and small black velvet hat; Mrs. W. B. Col beck, grey tweed frock under a brown tweed coat, and small brown felt hat, to match; Mrs. J. Russell, beige patterned crepe de chine frock with a beige checked tweed coat aud brown felt hat. Mrs. Cunliffe Parker, wore a red, navy and beige figured crepe de chine frock with a sable stole, and navy felt hat; Mrs. E. H. B. Milsom, black suit with skunk furs and a wine felt hat; Mrs. Watson Airev, black suit with red fox furs and a black velour bat; Mrs. Handson Abel, lime-coloured frock with a Zulu-brown fur-trimmed coat and brown felt hat; Mrs. J. M. Carpenter, cocoabrown woollen crepe de chine jumper suit with fox furs and a brown felt hat to match; Mrs. V. A. C. Crutchley, nutbiown suit with a marmot stole and lac-quer-red felt hat.; Mrs. Hugh McDonald, navy frock under a marmot fur coat and black velour hat trimmed with a white feather; Mrs. Courtney-Biggs, brown tweed coat and fawn felt hat trimmed with a primrose feather; Mrs. H. R. Bloomfield, navy tweed ensemble with a navy and red spotted scarf and navy velour hat; Mrs. F. K. Hunt, black suit with a sable necklet and black velour hat; Mrs. 11. E. Vaile, fawn tweed suit with skunk furs and a beige felt hat. Mrs. Harold Bull wore a wine crepe de chine frock under a wine coat trimmed with beige fur collar and cuffs, and a small wine felt hat; Mrs. P. C. Margetts, black suit faintly striped with white and a small black velour hat; Mrs. C. J. Schnauer, Zulu-brown Astrakhan jacket with a brown skirt and brown felt hat to match; Mrs. E. V. Sutherland, black fiock with skunk furs and a small black straw hat; Mrs. D. G. Ogilvie, black suit with a marmot stole and black Straw hat; Airs. G. Thorne George, brown spotted suit with a brown felt hat; Mrs. Clutha, Mackenzie, brown flaked tweed suit and roval blue felt hat; Mrs. L. C. Rathbons (Waingaro). bottle-green flecked suit with a moleskin coat and bottle-green felt hat; Mrs. Stanley Brown, Persian-green coat with squirrel collar and cuffs and green felt hat to match; Mrs. H. Bray, black tailored suit and black felt bat, relieved with white; Mrs. F. Linlott. navy suit and smail navy felt hat: Mrs. Maxwell, black coat with skunk collar and cuffs and emerald-green felt hat; Mrs. Stephen Hunter, brown figured crepe de chine frock with a brown coat and brown felt bat to match, Mrs. C- Phillips, navy suit with a navy and v. hite crepe de chine scaj-f and sma-11 navy hat; Mrs. Murray Benjamin, black suit with a white bioderic Anglaise blouse and black felt hat trimmed with a white feather; Mrs. D. McDonald, black ensemble with a black felt and velvet hat; Mrs. J. W. Ryan, cocoa-brown en'se ruble with skunk' furs and a cocoabrown felt hat to match; Mrs. A. Bullock, , cerise caracule jacket with a sergo skirt, and cerise felt, hat to match; Mis. P. O'Connor, black suit, and small black velour hat. with upturned brim; Airs. P. Murpliv, dark brown tweed ensemble and small brown felt bat to match; Mrs. J. Graham, black suit with an almondgreen crepe de chine scarf and black velour hat: Mrs. C. F. Nicholson, brown figured crepe de chine frock with a brown fur-trimmed coat and small brown felt hat relieved with orange; Mrs. N. E. Burton, black suit and black felt hat. Miss Sheldon Smith wore a navy tailored suit and navy felt hat; Miss ifMurrav, navy suit with a fur stole and navy Straw hat; Miss C. Murray carameil.rown figured crepe do chine frock with a brown caracule coat and brown felt hafc to match; Miss M. P. Horton, navy cost with a squirrel collar and back hat trimmed with a brilliant buckle; Miss Jocelvn Bloomfiold. brown finked tweed suit and close-fitting bat of the same material; Miss Althea Parker, chocolate brown crepe, de chine frock with fox furs and a beige felt tricorne hat,; Miss Annette George, pirate blue suit and bb.ift velour tricorne hat to match; Miss Jean Carson, bottle-green tailored suit* an 1 bottle-green felt hat trimmed with an orange feather; Miss Mary Milsom slate blue suit and blue and white flecked st. aw hat; Miss June Donald, musquash fur coat and Venetian red felt tricorne hat trimmed with A white f™<her; Miss Audrey Horton, rust-coloured cloth enable with fur collar and cuffs and a close-fitting bat of tho same material; Miss Ailsa Howard, Wedgwood blue frock and small felt hat in the same shade; Miss Ruth Sutherland. Zulu-brown frock fvith a caracule jacket and small brewn felt tricorne hat. . Miss Margery Ryan wore a brown figured crepe de chine frock with a pony skin jacket and small brown felt hat, (

Miss Tui Montague, cocoa-brown frock with turned-back henna-coloured collar and a brown felt, hat to match; Miss .loan Robertson. nigger-brown frock with n brown Astrakhan jacket and fmall brown felt tricorne hat.; Miss' Lesley Waller, brown figured georgette frock with .1 brown fur-trinimed coat, and brown felt hat; Miss M. Vaile, powder-blue flecked tweed suit and small hat •of the same material, bordered with beige; Miss Phyllis Maeindoe, bottle green flecker] tweed suit, and bottle-green felt hat to mfitch; Miss Marjorie Suter, navy and red striped woollen jumper,' with a navy skirt and small navv hat with upturned brim; Miss Marjorie Tiarks, emeraldgreen woollen frock With a fur stole and green felt hat to match; Miss Sunday Stratford, white jumper and skirt, lieved with black, and a close-fitting white American sailor hat :'Miss Janet Wallace, cherrv-coloured cloth coat and white felt hat; M iss Nina Wallace', cocoa brown crepe de chine frock and brown and beige Ballibuntal hat.; Miss Brenda Brown, orange and brown jumper suit and niggerbrown hat tilted at one sid«.