FROCKS AT ELLERSLIE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22392, 13 April 1936, Page 3

FROCKS AT ELLERSLIE

NEW GREENS AND REDS SUMMER AND AUTUMN MIXED HATS "AS YOU PLEASE" The Easter Meeting of the Auckland Racing Club is always a popular one to which visitors come from all over the Dominion. Thus it was that on Saturday, the opening day, although so many Auckland people have wandered further afield for the holidays, the stands were tilled with eager spectators of the races prepared to make the most of the day and its varying fortunes. The weather was delightful until the middle of the afternoon, when light, drizzling showers set in and forced people to seek shelter. With its inset Hower beds and borders ablaze with French marigolds, cannas in rich colourings of gold, coral pink and crimson, bonfire salvia and josephines, Ellerslie was looking vefry attractive and made a bright relief for the somewhat sombre dressing of the women race-goers. So mild has the weather been during the past few days that it was not surprising ttx see a mixture of summer and autumn tracking. Fur coats and light crepe de chine frocks were seen side by side, and printed silks with big straw iiats beside heavy tweed coats and tiny felt hats. There was much of black to l>e seen in the frocking, but here and there the sombre effect was broken by touches of the new season's colours —vintage, Kenya red, Gloucester green, plumberry and Peking blue. The terra cotta and the plum wine shades were particularly attractive and one of the smartest frocks in the latter shade was made with a turn-over flat collar and buckle decorated with many coloured jewels in the latest fashion. It was worn with a smart little hat of plum velvet to match. Green was also very popular and ranged from Gloucester green to a soft, grev green, which was seen in a smartly tailored suit worn with an ivory satin blouse and green hat of the same material. Navy blue was also much worn, also a deeper Peking blue and a sprinkling of the very lovely rich spindleberry that is one of the newer colourings. Befeathered hats are again making their appearance and here and there were to be seen high-crowned hats that were given a still higher appearance by a cluster of coque feathers that rose above them. Quills, too, gave a jaunty appearance to others, and very insouciant also were the little velvet caps with their two peaks that were either pulled out wide on either side of the weaVer's face or cocked a little to the front. Another type was the halo hat but this, which is eminently becoming to most vouthful faces, was not so widely worn as might have been imagined. This season, women evidently can allow their fancy to run riot in the matter of hats, for there is no restriction in shape, size, type or kind. They can be as individualistic as they please and still feel that they are keeping within fashion's demands —a dangerous liberty, perhaps! Among those who were present were: Mrs. H. M. Rogerson, who wore a mole and beige suit and cherry-coloured hat; Lady Myers (London), Marina green suit with mink cape and wide-brimmed hat of the same shade; Mrs. A. McGregor Grant, black tailored suit with silver fox fur and black hat; Mrs. E. H. B. Milsom, black and green figured frock under a black coat and green velour hat; Mrs. J. M. Carpenter, navy blue suit and small navy hat to match: Mrs. M. M. Louisson, leaf brown suit with Persian lamb coatee and brown felt hat; Mrs. M. M. McCallum, black tailored suit and black hat; Mrs. Eric Nolan, figured crepe de chine frock under a mole fur coat and navy blue felt hat; Mrs. L. C. Rathbone, black crepe de chine and black velour hat; Mrs. Ernest Davis, leaf brown craquelle ensemble and brown hat; Mfs. J. Macky, black and green ensemble and black hat; Mrs. E. B. Gunson, grev tweed coat over a figured frock and brown felt hat:; Mrs. Kenneth Myers, pale blue suit with smoke grey fox fur and blue hat to match ;l Mrs. W. S. Spence, navy blue suit, fox fur and navy hat; Mrs. H. Tiarks, black ensemble suit and black stitched velvet hat; Mrs. W. Colbeck, grey woollen suit and brown hat; Mrs. Oswald Gibson (Melbourne), cigar brown and white figured crepe suede under a brown coat, silver fox. furs and small brown velvet toque; Mrs. Watson Airey, black self-striped suit and black hat; Mrs. C. Brown, black and white striped suit and black hat; Mrs. Walter Bovle, grev plaid cape suit and black hat; Mrs. H. Bayly, plum wine crepe suede frock with deep fur cape and wine velvet toquej Mrs. Ronald Horton, navy and white check suit and small navy blue hat; Mrs. J. C. 0 Brien. figured brown and maize crepe de chine suit and brown velvet beret; Mrs. B. H. Edkins (Kerikeri), Gloucester green woollen frock and small green velvet hat; Mrs. J. Russell, black crepe de chine frock and black hat; Mrs. C. Colson, wineberry coloured frock with stone-marten furs and hat in the same shade; Mrs. H. M. Prins (Te Awamutu), black tailored suit and black hat; Mrs. F. K. Hunt, black suit with green relief and black hat; Mrs. Cuthbert Mitford, forest green suit with skunk furs and green felt hat; Mrs. Douglas Gray, spindleberry woollen suit with squirrel furs and velour hat to match; Mrs. Lightfoot, navy blue cape suit and black hat; Mrs. F. McGovern, green and grey striped suit and green hat; Mrs. A. Marshall, tweed costume and hat to tone; Mrs. H. Fenton, brown checked suit and brown straw hat; Mrs. F. Allen (South Australia), rust-coloured cape suit and small navy hat; Mrs. L. Ludbrook, navy blue suit and hat to match; Mrs. A. E. M. R hi rid, brown suit and felt hat in the same shade; Mrs. C. E.

Lawt'ord, black anil white printed crepe suede frock and wide-brimmed straw hat; Mrs. Reynolds, leaf brown woollen suit and brown hat; Mrs. F. Doidge, smoke gre.v frock and velour hat; Mrs. Percy Upton, wine frock under fur coat and wine-coloured hat; Mrs. B. C. Chilwell, npvy blue suit flecked with white and navy hat; Mrs. Allen (Morrinsville), henna-coloured woollen suit and hat to match; Mrs. McKail Geddes, black tailored suit and black felt hat; Mrs. H. F. Thronsen, navy blue ensemble and small navy hat; Mrs. J \V Ryan, navy blue ensemble and navy hat to match; Mrs. E. Axford (Melbourne), bdttle green suit and green felt hat in the same shade; Mrs. O'Connor, grey mixed tweed suit and hat to tone.

Mrs A. 1. Johns wore a black crepe de chine frock with green and gold shot relief and black hat; Mrs. S. A. Stride, fawn suit and brown felt hat; Mrs. Fowke, grey tailored suit and black hat; Mrs. H. Mowbray, black ensemble suit with deep fur collar and off-the-face black felt hat; Mrs. H. Hanna, black crepe do chine frock with white turn-over collar and black hat; Mrs. St. John Clarke, brown coat over a grey frock and brown felt hat; Mrs. Lesley Bayly, rust crepe de chine frock anil brown hat; Dr. Margaret Knight, black fur-trimmed coat and black hat; Mrs. Geoffrey Wooller, canna pink suit and navy blue hat; Mrs. A. E. Moore, black and white ilaked suit and black hat; Mrs. Gustave Pezaro, midnight blue suit and felt hat to match; Mrs. I). F. Coakley, brown frock under fur coat and brown hat; Mrs. Bligli Glibbin, dark brown frock and brown hat; Mrs. C. Buseke, maroon flaked suit and maroon felt hat; Mrs. A. Bullock, rust red frock, black coat anil small velvet hat; Mrs. Booth, primrose suit and black hat; Mrs. Alan Donald, navy and white figured ensemble and navy taffetas hat; Mrs. Norman Burton, grey tweed suit and black hat; Mrs. Desmond Williams (Te Awamutu), bottle green suit and green felt hat; Mrs. George Pezaro, brown frock and brown velour hat; Mrs. Stephen Hunter, brown ensemble suit and brown felt hat; Mrs. P. 'J'. Putman (Palmerston North), black and green striped suit and black hat; Mrs. G. Curri.e (Kaj Iwi), navy ensemble suit stitched with white, and navy hat; Mrs. F. Cross (England), grey finely striped suit and brown felt hat; Mrs. F. Lowe (England), black and white suit and black hat; Mrs. H. A. Wootton, navy blue frock and hat to tone; Mrs. Skilliug, black anil white suit and black hat'; Mrs. Hugh Wright, maroon suit and hat of the same colour; Mrs. G. Gribbin, black marocain and black hat; Mrs. D. Russell (Gisborne), brown and beige suit and brown hat; Mrs. E. Alison, bottle green ensemble and green toque; Mrs. C. Ring, brown suit with satin blouse and brown hat; Mrs. V. Cornaga, black cloth suit with white front and black hat; Mrs. H. Corbett, green and grev suit and hat to tone; Mrs. Edgar Bartleet, navy blue suit with navy hat to match; Mrs. Lindsay" Horrocks, navy blue ensemble and navy wide brimmed hat; Mrs. J. Stormont, sen., navy and grey striped suit and navy velour hat; Mrs. C. Eraser, brown suit with brown' felt hat to match; Mrs. Hamer, wine coloured ensemble and hat to tone; Mrs. L. Blade (Whakatane), navy blue ensemble and navy hat; Mrs. J. J. Sullivan, fawn cloth ensemble anil leaf brown velour hat; Mrs. A. Howell (Whitianga), grey tailored suit and grey felt hat. Miss Marjorie lnglis wore a black and white ensemble suit and black hat; Miss Swayne (Cambridge), black tailored suit and black hat; Miss Muriel Darling, mist green tweed suit with black hat and furs; Miss F. Murray, black crepe de chine frock with skunk furs and black hat;. Miss C. Murray, green plaid skirt with plain green jacket and velvet hat to match; Miss Mary Milsom, navy blue belted coat and navy hat; Miss Greig, grey mixed tweed suit and navy blue hat; Miss Marjorie Tiarks, Burgundy coloured suit with black furs and small felt hat to match; Miss Lesley Waller, coral pink tweed suit and hat to match; Miss Janet Wallace, bottle green suit and green felt hat; Miss E. Thronsen, Marina green suit and navy blue hat; Miss Marjorie Maciarlane, coral pink suit and hat to tone; M iss M. Low, leaf brown belted coat and brown hat to match; Miss Joan Hellaby, green suit and felt hat in the same colour; Miss Zoe Rhind, navy blue and navy felt hat; Miss Irene Isaacs, black metal-threaded velvet with gold lame collar and small velvet hat; Miss P. Wootton, navy blue with hat to match; Miss J). Wootton, grey suit and navy hat; Miss P. Dawson, leaf green frock and brown hat; Miss Tattley, grey suit and black hat; Miss N. Dawson, Royal blue frock and blue hat; Miss Margaret Wright, beige checked suit and brown hat; Miss L. Coakley, navy tailored coat and navy Breton hat; Miss Sheila Russell, black and white check skirt and black jacket; Miss Faye Pascoe, green check suit and felt hat to tone; Miss Betty Hodson, henna suit and felt hat to match; Miss Shirley Watkins, mustard check suit and brown hat; Miss X. Malion, navy suit with navy hat to match; Miss D. Farquhar, wine woollen suit, furs and brown hat; Miss A. Seay, Peking blue suit and blue hat to match.