AT THE RACES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8482, 17 July 1913, Page 5

AT THE RACES

The winter meeting of the Wellington Racing Club was begun yesterday, and although dull the weather was calm and pleasant the greater part of the day. There was an unusually large number of strangers, the ball, of course, being an additional attraction. His Excellency the Governor and Lady Liverpool arrived at noon. With them came Mr and Miss Vavasour, of Blenheim, and Mr, Mrs, and Miss Grigg, of Christchurch. Her Excellency wore a graceful gown of cedar brown cloth with sable furs and a large brown hat with white velvet crown and plume. Mrs Grigg was wearing a tailor-made gown of blue cloth, and small black hat. Miss Vavasour wore pale blue cloth, with white furs and large hat. , : Miss Harcourt wore a violet cloth dress with ermine stole, and her violet hat was trimmed with a long feather the same shade. Mrs F. M. B. Fisher wore a blue tailormade gown and small toque of brocade with high upstanding bow and furs. Colonel and Mrs Heard were there, the Jatter wearing a royal blue gown, black furs, and small black hat. Mrs C. J. Johnston was in a long fur coat and black hat. Mrs Collins, black velvet coat and skirt and becoming wine-coloured hat. Mrs Walter Clifford, grey striped cloth gown, black hat. Mrs Arthur Pearoe wore black piped with emerald green and a white hat with green plume; Mrs Burnes, dark gown, hat with roses; Mrs H. D. Bell, sealskin coat over a blue dress, and black hat. Mrs Walter Nathan wore a sealskin coat, blue gown, and black hat; Mrs F. Nathan, long fur coat and small hat; >J\lrs Algar Williams, pretty cloth gown with cut-away coat, and small hat with osprey; Mrs a dark gown and pretty hat with white beefeater crown; Miss Pearce, navy coat and skirt, dark furs, and black hat; Mrs Arthur Duncan, seal coat and fur hat. Mrs A. Abbott, black silk poplin, ermine stole, black and white hat; Mrs Gerald Tolhurst, brown fur coat over a brown dress, and hat to match; Mrs Gillon, pretty red hat and blue dress; Mrs F. Ward, a fur coat over her biscuit brown dress; Mrs Hales, dark cloth gown and black hat; Mrs Shand, blue dress, white furs; Mrs Peacock, in grey, with becoming small hat of black silk; Miss Skerrett, long fur coat and brown hat; Mrs George Nathan, navy blue dress, salmon pink hat; Mrs Nelson, a violet hat with pink roses, and a tailor-made gown; Mrs • Knox Gilmer, blue cloth dress and hat with cherry ribbon. Mrs Bristowe, black and white cloth gown; Mrs Gray'wore a dark tailormade gown and small black hat; Mrs C. Richardson, pretty grey tweed dress and hat with white ostrich feathers; Mrs Frank Leckie, a gown of red cloth with black hat; Mrs James, navy gown, black hat with white tips and black furs; Mrs Moss wore a blue dress, black fox furs, and black hat. Mrs Tringham wore a pretty tailored gown and wide-brimmed hat with blue feathers; Mrs Digges-Smith, grey, strapped with mauve, and white hat; Mrs E. Blundell, navy blue with trimmings of red, large white hat; Mrs T. Young, a long sealette coat and small hat; Mrs Mac Ewan, blue dress and furs, hat with feathers; Mrs Duthje, dark grey coat and skirt and hat with feathers; Mrs H. Atkinson, long fur coat, smart black hat with white tips; M!rs Haywood, tailor-made gown, black hat; Mrs Kernot, Jong fur coat and hat with white ostrich feathers; Mrs S. Fitzherbert, navy gown, and hat with cerise feather; Mrs Arndt, long sealette coat and hat with long plumes; Mrs Christie, navy gown and hat with red osprey. Miss Seddon wore a violet hat with her blue dress; Misses Nathan were also in blue; Miss G. Nathan wore a long 6ealette coat and small fur toque; Miss Stuart, gown of mole-coloured cloth, squirrel furs, and small hat; Miss Nelson, wine-coloured dress, and hat with pink osprey; Miss Luckie, black hat and navy doth gown; Miss Hislop, grey drees with Robespierre collar or net, and pretty blue hat. Miss Fitz Gerald, black hat with orange ribbon, and dark blue gown; Miss McLean, brown dress, fur coat, and hat with blue ostrich feathers; Miss Massey wore grey, and her sister a blue cloth gown; Miss Martin Kenney, long coat and small black hat with feathers; Miss Hall-Jones woro a violet hat with tall osprey and a tailormade gown; Miss Keniber, blue trimmed with red and a blue hat; Misses Watson wore navy blue, with pretty burnt straw hats swathed with ribbon; Miss Myers was in grey.