THE TROTTING MEETING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21378, 30 December 1932, Page 11

THE TROTTING MEETING

LIGHT SUMMER FROCKS ATTRACTIVE STYLES WORN Frocking at the second day of the Auckland Trotting Club's Summer Meeting at Alexandra Park yesterday repeated the light and attractive note which was evident on the first day of the meeting, and some very charming effects were to be seen. The fine weather made the choice of apparel an easy matter, light silk suits and frocks being worn extensively- In colours white was again prevalent, while blue in its varying shades was also popuar with a large number of the women race patrons. The excessively wide-brimmed hats were very much in the minority, although "there were some very charming picture hats to be seen.

Among those present were:—Mrs. E. V. Sutherland, who wore a black satin frock with cream lace cuffs and vest and a small black Bangkok hat; Mrs. P. C. Margetts, black and orange spotted chenille georgette frock and small black straw hat j Mrs. Bertram Noakes, black and primrose floral crepe de chine suit and blaek Bangkok hat; Mrs. A. S. Brown, wine georgette frock with an ermine stole a Jiff navy straw hat; Mrs. A. G. Mabee, apple green floral satin suit and white Panama hat; Mrs. Claude Horton, terra cotta Shantung suit with a small black Bangkok hat; Mrs. G. R. McMillan, corncoloured floral linen frock and primrose straw hat; Mrs. Atkinson, ravenswing blue crepe de chine frock and black Bangkok hat; Mrs.. E. M. Honeyfield, cocoabrown suit and small brown straw hat; Mrs. Carr, navy and white patterned georgette suit with a navy Bangkok hat; Mrs. Norman Burton, cherry and brown figured crepe de chine frock and brown Bangkok hat; Mrs. L. G. Hitchings, black (suit with a beige silk vest and beige, Ballibuntal hat; Mrs. W. C. Ring, navy and light blue patterned suit and white Panama hat; Mrs. M. Twining, grey closely-checked georgette suit and black Bangkok hat; Mrs. H. Bray, slate grey checked .silk suit and maroon Bangkok hat; Mrs. A. E. Watkins, parchment Shantung qoat and small straw sailor hat bound with brown cire ribbon; Mrs. J. H. Ansell, primrose and black spotted crepe de chine frock and white straw hat boupd with primrose ribbon; Mrs. A. Cerutty, rose and lemon floral chiffon frock with a royal blue marocain coat and white Panama hat; Mrs. Donald McDonald, beige leaf-patterned frock and Bangkok hat in a deeper shade. . Mrs. Hugh Bailey (London) wore a royal blue and white spotted crepo de chine suit and white hat wreathed with flowers; Mrs. A. Henwood, black satin frock and black Bangkok liat; Mrs. W. Massey, powder blue organdie frock, and wide-brimmed blue crinoline hat to %iatch; Mrs. Noel Airey, royal blue frock with a red and white crepe de chine collar and white felt hat: Mrs. F. W. Breed, shell pink crepe de chine frock and white felt hat; Mrs. Hayter Fergusson, parchment Shantung suit and closefitting chocolate brown straw hat; J. M. Gray, black georgette frock and small black straw hat; Mrs. F. Murphy, nut-brown crepe de chine frock and brown Bangkok hat to match; Mrs. C. Rutherford, black satin coat and black straw hat; Mrs. Ernest Boucher (Watkato), black and battle green patterned crepe, fleuri ensemble and cigar-brown straw hat; Mrs. Koefoed, black spotted crepe de chine suit and black hat i clioved with wine; Mrs. Roy Burrett, navy lace frock with a georgette hem and small navy and fawn mixed straw hat: Mrs. G. Gribbin, black georgette ensemble and close-fitting black straw hat ; Mrs. J. _A. D. Hellaby, black georgette and cream lace ensemble and black Ballibuntal picture hat; Mrs. Claude Schnauer, cigarbrown and maize crepe de chine frock and maize straw hat: Mrs. R. T. Reid (Hamilton), sla.te grey patterned frock and white Ballibuntal hat bound with black glace ribbon; Mrs. W. R. Sweetapple, conrnflour blue floral chiffon frock and beige Ballibuntal hat. Miss Margery Ryan wore a shell pink and white floral georgette frock and a white straw hat; Miss Somerset Cliye, navy and white figured crepe de chine frock and navy straw hat; Miss Ruth Sutherland, beige spun silk frock faintly patterned, and a small cream straw hat: Miss D. Farquhar, blue floral Shantung suit and cherry straw hat; Miss Brenda Brown, silver grey crepe de chine suit and grey silk hat to match; Miss Dunster. white spun silk frock and wide-brimmed black Bangkok hat; Miss Garland, beige frock and small maize-coloured straw hat ; Miss M. Walker, blue patterned crepe de chine frock and white Panama hat; Miss Elva McDonald, apple green Shantung frock and natural Ballibuntal hat; Miss Tinline, apple green and white jumper and skirt with a white hat; Miss V. Sfurges, wine crepe de chine frock and wine Bangkok hat; Miss Molly Mitchelson, navy and white checked silk frock and small parchment Ballibuntal hat; Miss Stewart, cornflower blue patterned crepe de chine suit and navy straw hat.