RACES AT ELLERSLIE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22131, 10 June 1935, Page 3

RACES AT ELLERSLIE

WINTRY CONDITIONS FURS AND TWEEDS Wintry conditions prevailed on Saturday, the final day of the Auckland Racing Club's Great Northern Steeplechase Meeting at Ellerslie. Tweed suits and ensembles', heavy fur-trimmed coats and fur coats were worn extensively, and were exceedingly smart with berets and hats in matching materials. The everpopular black tailored suits were much in evidence, accompanied in many cases bv handsome silver fox furs.

Among those present were:—The Lady Evelyn Drununond, who wore a brown checked tweed ensemble and felt hat to tone; Lady Sinclair-Lockhart, brown fur-trimmed ensemble and a brown straw hat swathed with a feather mount; Lady Allen (Morrinsville), brown and beige checked tweed suit with sable furs and a brown felt hat; Lady Burdett, navy blue ensemble and navy hat; Mrs. M. M. McCallum, palnta violet frock under a sealskin coat and a small black hat; Mrs. Eric Nolan, navy tweed coat with. seal collar and navy felt hat; Mrs. L. C. Rathbone, tcrra-cotta cloth suit and velour hat to tone; Mrs. McGregor Grant, Burgundy tweed ensemble and Burgundy velour hat; Mrs. E. H. B. Milsom, black cloth coat with Persian lamb collar, and a green velour hat; Mrs. John Nevi.ll (Ctevedon), fawn tweed coat and a green tucked velvet turban; Mrs. W. H. Lunn, black sealskin coat and small black hat; Mrs. C. Brown, black fur-brimmed coat and black velour hat; Mrs, A. I. Johns, black cloth ensemble and black and white hat; Mrs. W. B. Lloyd, black cloth coat with Persian lamb collar and black felt hat; Mrs. P. Blundell (Wellington), fawn tweed suit with fur necklet and a brown felt hat; Mrs. T. C. Eraser (Hamilton), beige flecked tweed suit and felt hatto tone; Mrs. Cuthbert McCaw, Burgundy cloth frock under a sealskin jacket and a Burgundy felt hat; Mrs. j C. E. Lawford, black tailored suit, with I a green and black scarf and a small black felt hat; Mrs. Hugh McDonald, grey and black diagonal striped tweed coat and a black and white hat; Mrs. Peter Savage, navy tailored suit with red fox furs and a navy velvet beret; Mrs. M. Pilling, navy suit and a navy velour hat; Mrs. J. H. Frater. Burgundy crepe frock under a squirroll coat and a Burgundy velour hat; Mrs. Firth, navy suit with fox furs and a navy hat; Mrs. H. Kelly, black cloth ensemble and small black hat; Mrs. Cuncliffe Parker, black sealskin coat and a black felt hat; Mrs. Lindsay Horroeks, black cloth coat with skunk furs and a black felt hat; Mrs. Harold Bull, black cloth suit and a ciel blue velour hat; Mrs. Kenneth Myers. Jubilee blue cloth suit with grey fox collar and a blue felt hat to match. Mrs. Harry Horroeks wore a Marina green light-weight tweed suit and a stitched green hat to match; Mrs. R. D. Wright, black tweed coat and a cherry velour hat; Mrs. Norman Burton. brown striped frock under a musquash coat and a brown felt hat; Mrs. Scott Wilson, green tweed frock with a musquash cape and a brown felt hat; Mrs. Norman Hanna. nigger brown tailored suit and a brown felt hat; Mrs. Gilbert Archey, navy tweed ensemble and a navv felt hat; Mrs. Frank Macky, Arden green cloth suit and green velour hat; Mrs. Curling Lawford, fawn Harris tweed suit and felt hat to tone; Mrs. J. G. McLean, navy tweed coat with skunk collar and a navy felt hat; Mrs. Noel Airey, navy suit and a navy felt hat; Mrs. B. H. Edkins (Kerikeri), hunter's green suit and snia 1 brown felt hat; Mrs. Buddo, terracotta tweed suit with stone marten necklet and felt hat to tone; Mrs. H. M. Hume, light navy cloth suit with skunk furs- and a navy velour hat; Mrs. J. Falconer Brown, bottle green suit and green felt hat; Mrs. B. C. Chilwel', navy coat with skunk furs and a navy velour hat; Mrs. Hugh Eraser, fawn tweed tailored coat and small fawn velour hat; Dr. Margaret Knight, cherry and white checked skirt with black jacket and a black felt hat; Mrs. H. C'orbett, mole fur coat and a small mole and rose straw hat; Mrs. E. J. Vallentine, green frock under a musquash coat and a green velour hat; Mrs;. Bruce Mackenzie, forest green tweed suit and small green felt hat; Mrs. H. McKail Geddes, green tweed frock with a brown fur wrap and a brown felt hat; Mrs. Frank Seccombe, navy tweed coat and a navy felt hat; Mrs. J. Hellaby, heather brown suit and brown velour hat; Mrs. Frank Abbot:;, beige fur coat and a beige velour hat; Mrs. C. Brabant, brqwn mixed tweed coat and a red felt hat; Mrs. A. Moody, ruby red tweed ensemble and a velour hat to tone; Mrs. W. N. Abbott, black tweed coat and a small black felt hat; Mrs. W. H. Shuttleworth, heather brown tweed coat and a maize velour hat; Mrs. Roy Towle, navy tweed ensemble with fox furs and a navy velour hat; Mrs. J. Russell, black cloth coat with squirroll collar and a black felt hat; Mrs. Humfrey Gordon, navy blue frock under .1 brown musquash jacket and a navy felt hat. Miss A. Smith wore a navy blue tweed coat with fox collar and a navy fell, hat; Miss Draper, brown mixed tweed suit and a brown felt hat; Miss E. Groig, brown and red Harris tweed suit and a brown felt hat; Miss Lorn a Towle, fawn and brown pin-striped suit and a forest green velour bat; Miss Nancy MacCormick, grey striped tweed suit and a small grey felt hat; Miss N. Upton, grey tweed ensemble with black Persian lamb collar and a black velvet turban; Miss Marion Macfarlane, beige camel-hair coat and a brown fell, hat; Miss Marye Savage, Marina green frock under a brown fur coat and a small brown felt hat; Miss Elbe Thronsen, grey tweed ensemble and grey felt hat; Miss Mere Vaile, brown Angora wool frock and a brown felt fiat; Miss Molly Gifford, brown tweed coat with fox collar and a brown felt hat; Miss Elizabeth Lunn, Lido blue tailored suit with a squirrel necklet arid a small blue felt hat; M iss Bay Egerton, fawn tweed suit with skunk furs and a brown felt bat; M iss Alison Milsom, nigger brown frock and a brown felt hat; Miss Jocelyn Archey, navy corded tweed suit and a navy felt bat; Miss Flora Ghilwcll, navy coat with a skunk collar and a navv velour hat; Miss Betty Kelly, fawn Angora suit and small fawn hat.