AVONDALE RACES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21949, 5 November 1934, Page 3

AVONDALE RACES

FEW SPRING TOUCHES FURS AND TWEEDS AGAIN though fine the weather on SaturJ day to'r the first clay of the Avondale i | Jockey Club's Spring Meeting was not | : wavm enough for many of the new | j spring frocks to be worn and many | J people were in fur coats and tweed | i ensembles. Tailored suits in black and j j many of the varying shades of blue i | accompanied by fur necklets were ex- j | tensivelv worn. A few of the new linen > suits were to be seen, in most cases , j worn with dark satin and checked j tall eta blouses and scarves. Several of ! the new pancake berets which promise ; to be :so popular this spring, made their | appearance, and although in some cases I difficult to wear they looked extremely ! smart when made in felt and stitched ! taffeta. j Among those present were:—Mrs. ! Donald McLeod, who wore a heather j brown tweed ensemble with fur collar j i and brown velour hat; Mrs. A. Davis, I pink beige suit and straw hat to match; | Mrs. H. M. Roger son, cocoa brown j tweed ensemble aud brown velour hat; j Mrs. H. E. Yaile, in Burgundy and j j cream flecked tweed ensemble and small I : Burgundy felt hat; Mrs. Duncan Clerk, j heather brown cloth coat and brown j felt hat with feather mount; Mrs. C. j i E. Lawford, black tailored suit with j | fur necklet and cherry felt hat: Mrs. I Norman Burton, cardinal red wool georgette frock and small red straw hat; I Mrs. A. J. Farquhar navy frock under a. musquash coat and small navy hat; ; Mrs. Bruce Mackenzie, beech brown I tailored suit and small maize straw hat; Mrs. T. H. E. Oakes, fawn diagonal ! tweed ensemble with tartan scarf and | ; fawn felt hat; Dr. Margaret Knight, | j red and white checked tweed skirt, with ' ! short black jacket and small black felt ! ; hat; Mrs. Darwin Cooke, brown and | ! white flecked woollen frock and brown : i felt hat; Mrs. .Ronald Reid (Welling- j : tonV, navy and white checked marocain j frock with fox furs and white hat j ■ banded with blue; Mrs. H. M. Hume, j I slate blue tailored suit with skunk furs ' and navy straw hat; Mrs. Graham | j Robertson, black and white checked j woollen frock and Burgundy felt hat; ; I Mrs. Eric Nolan, sage green tailored j ; suit with fur necklet and green felt j hat; Mrs. Nigel Markham, cinnamon I brown tweed ensemble and small brown j | felt hat; Mrs. \Y. K. Francis, heather ! j brown suit with fur necklet and brown j ielt liat; Mrs. C. Marett, brown cloth 1 j suit and brown beret; Mrs." J. Haughev, \ i saxe blue tweed suit and small grey i lelt hat; Mrs. Rose, navy blue cloth ! I ensemble with ermine necklet and navy blue felt, hat; Mrs. A. G. George, j I slate blue tweed suit with squirrel tie j and cherry felt hat; Mrs. Frank , Murphy, black cloth tailored suit and ! black straw liat; Mrs. Kay (Te Awa- | : mutu). navy blue suit and white hat j | banded with blue; Mrs. Moss, fawn | mixed tweed suit and fawn straw hat; ! Mrs. C. Best, black and white checked i ; suit and small black hat; Mrs. AY. R. Fee. mixed tweed suit and felt hat to ! | match; Mrs. Richwhite, brown fur > 1 coat and small brown hat; Mrs. Dunne, j ! brown fur coat and brown straw hat; ! j Mrs. J. Hirst, navy blue suit with fur j stole and cherry straw hat; Mrs. V. Gib- ' I son, black basket-weave cloth coat with j | fur collar and black taffeta beret; Mrs. j j Gavegan. navy blue ensemble and small j ' navy blue hat; Mrs. C. Horton, navy blue tweed ensemble and small navy j hat; Mrs. John Stormont, amethyst | i frock under fur wrap and grey velvet I j hat; Mrs. R. N. K. Swanston, brown i I musquash coat and brown felt hat; Mrs. i j C. Foote, navy tailored suit and cherry j j hat; Mrs. Scott C'olville, lacquer red \ : frock under a seal coat, and small black j i hat; Mrs. Gordon Bartleet, fawn : ! checked tweed suit and brown felt hat; Mrs. H. Haszard, fawn-beige suit and | cherry felt hat; Mrs. P. O Connor, navy hlue ensemble and navy beret; j Mrs. J. Buchanan, black cloth en- ! semble and small black hat; Mrs. A. J.

Prescott, black tailored suit and beige felt hat; Mrs. G. Jl. Cooper, navy blue suit and blue taffeta beret; Mrs. J. Archibald, navy georgette frock and navy straw hat; Mrs. C. S. Craig, navy and' white spotted frock and navy blue bat- Mrs P. J. Delany, black ensemble and' black felt hat; Mrs. Norman Brett, brown and white patterned troc.k and brown vclour hat. Miss Lever, wore a heather brown diagonal striped tweed suit and small brown straw hat; Miss Thorold Clerk, nigger brown tailored suit and brown velour hat; Miss Janet Wallace, black cloth suit and black taffeta beret; Miss Fthel Tills, fawn tweed ensemble, and cream hat banded with floral ribbon; Miss Marjorie McMillan, beige tweed ensemble and brown felt hat; Miss Molly Mitcbelson, navy and white enpemiile and navy hat; Miss Thurl Donald fawn cloth coat and brown felt hat- Miss Muriel Dawson, leaf-green tweed suit and natural straw hat banded with black; Miss Farquhar, blue figured frock under a musquash coat and brown velour hat; Miss Dorothy Martin, navy tilne ensemble and navy and white hat; Miss Sloman, fawn musquash coat and small fawn straw hat; Miss V. Wilson, navv blue tailored suit and navy beret; Miss Muriel Dobson, black and white frock under a black fur-trimmed coat, and small black hat; Miss Goosman, nut brown tweed coat and small brown hat.