YESTERDAY’S RACES

New Zealand Times, Volume LIV, Issue 12660, 21 January 1927, Page 5

YESTERDAY’S RACES

The first day of the Wellington Racing Club’s summer meeting held at Trentham racecourse yesterday saw ajj nature mantled in colourful array . . . beautiful green lawns . . . flowers that flaunted in their’ radiant beauty . . . and the clothes of Milady expressed in the most captivating way the very spirit of blithe summertime ... The gay sunshiny day that favoured the opening of the meeting brought in its train a galaxy of frocks that seemed more beautiful than ever—the grace of their lines only equalled by the alluring beauty of their colourings. Hats seemed to have slightly lost their noble ambition to rise,- and were consequently content with a mpre lowly existence than has been the general rule for some time,, while trimmings were varied. Ribbons, feathers, flowers, all were popular, while ostrich seemed to have taken a new lease on millinery existenoe. In its curly state it tumbled with the grace of a waterfall over shapes large and small, While in a glycerined condition it either stood partly up, or drooped caressingly down the right shoulder usually being the object of its downward devotion. Amongst the many present were noticed: Lady Clifford (Christchurch) wearing a black frock, coat, and smart hat; Mrs Gage Williams in a beige frock with deep bands of navy blue; Mrs Elgar»(Featherston) in a handsome frock of black silk and black hat; Mrs A.. Strang, black coat-frock with long panels lined with palest flesh georgette; Mrs Ashford, black crepe-de-chine prettily trimmed; Mrs George Murray-Aynsley (Christchurch), floral silk frock and black hat; Mrs W. Hume (Wairarapa), black lace frock, and feathered hat; Mrs G. Hume (Wairarapa), heavy silk frock in purple tones f Mrs Arthur Duncan, frock of black silk with red trimmings, and small hat; Mrs John Duncan, black and white frock, black coat, and red hat; Miss Bell, frock of floral silk, and fawn hat; Miss Bollard, wearing navy blue ensemble; Mrs J. Gillon, in black frock and hat; Mrs (Dr.). Clay, pale pink and black frock and hat; Mrs Tringham wearing beige lace and georgette; Mrs D. Collins, , floral silk in red tonings, with black hat; Mrs W. Bidwill, black frock and mauve hat; Mrs E. J. Riddiford, handsome gown of black lace; Mrs Eric Riddiford, beige frock trimmed with bands of silk, coat of beige georgette with band of matching fur; Mrs D. Riddiford, black frock with floral contrasting trimming ; Miss Shirtcliffe, in an all black toilette; Mrs Murray Litchfield, wearing frock of gteen with golden brown embroideries; Miss Nathan, light green , frock; Mrs Peacock, bois de rose on- | ssmble, and hat to match; Mrs Janies i Findlay, navy blue coat and hat; Mrs | Macartliy-Reid, black taffetas; Mrs Mc- , Liver (Auckland), beige georgette wij.h large shoulder rose; Mrs Dr. Gilmer, black coat of satin and small hat; Mrs Dr. Young, grey laoe gown; Miss En-. wriglit, black and white ensemble; Mrq Arthur Young, beige lace and georgettg and mauve hat; Mrs Archie Sieywright, eau de nil frock, rose hat, aniV ermine stole; Mrs Malfroy, black sil}* coat and hat; Mrs Biss, mauve crcpep de-chine jumper suit, mauve hat ; Mrg W. Coull, puoe frock and hat to tone; Miss G. Harcourt, bricque frocjj and hat to match; Miss Coleridge, green, frock and hat; Mrs E. W. Kane, cape and frock of black georgette, witjj, hat of black crinoline; Mrs R. Parker-, ( bois de rose ensemble; Miss F. Parker.’ lose and beige georgette frock a'nflj hat to tone: Mrs (Dr.) Graham Roberts, son, draped frock of beige georgettq, and laoe, and crinoline hat trimmed with flame flowers; Mrs Alex. Gray, black and w'bito ensemble and white hat; Miss Gray, frock of black satin with hem and flowing sleeves of white georgette, white hat with black briip edge; Mrs Garland, black frock with touches of Chinese blue and gold embroidery, black hat; Mrs Lowry fHawke’s Bay), black frock with roses patterned, black hat; Mrs Bert Roylp, coat and hat of wine colour, fox fuf; Mrs (Dr.) Elliott, floral crepe-de-chipe and matching hat; Miss Elliott, pale pink frock; Sjlias Miles, printed crepg-de-chine in light shade of tan, hat to tone; Mrs Mansfield (Christchurch), frock and coat of black satin, and smpll feathered hat of black; Mrs (Dp.) Shand, navy blue satin- Miss M. Myers, navy taffetas, with hat of navy and white; Miss Herman (Sydney), jumper suit of rose aud white, white fox fur, and red hat; Mrs J. Myers, black coat and hat; Mrs McCrge (Rangitikei), frock of printed georgette and hat to match; Mrs Handiside, black frock with accordion pleating, facings of beige; Mrs Hebb, smart ensemble of navy blue; Mrs T. Wilfortl, frock and cape of smoke-grey georgette; Mrs \V. Read, black georgette frock and black coat; Mrs D’Oylcy, black ensemble suit trimmed with ermine; Mrs Aitken, frock of royal blue and black, black hat with high ribbon trimming; Airs Mouat, black georgette frock trimmed with blue and gold enpjroidery, black hat trimmed with 0,|.preys; Mrs Gordon Harcourt, black frock,' floral scarf, and black hat; Mrs Magnus, frock of beige laoe and biack georgette over 2 ,a h*st pink, black coa& and hat.