FASHIONS AT THE RACES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 133, 7 June 1937, Page 2

FASHIONS AT THE RACES

FURS AND WARM COATS June is not usually a temperamental month, but this year she commenced in an unpleasant moon and on Saturday was remarkably uncertain and snappy, with a wind straight from the South Pole, accompanied by heavy rain with frequent showers of hail, spoiling the day for the racegoers who had anticipated a good deal of pieasuie. The Wanganui Jockey Clubs racecourse is usually a pleasant place, but on Saturday not even on the grandstand, which is exposed to the southerly winds, could one find refuge from the bleak wind and extremely cold atmosphere, although many people had brought rugs. Nevertheless the attendance was excellent and as nearly everyone was prepared there was no lack ot enjoy-

ment. Of course, racegoers came prepared for the very wintry conditions. Consequently furs or furtrimmed coats were worn by the majority, while others arrived wearing leathei- coats, raincoats, or rubber capes over their suits and ensembles. Vivid shades in these raincoats and capes, and gay-coloured umbrellas, helped to brighten the general effect. High rubber boots and goloshes were i much in evidence, but there were ' some feminine enthusiasts inade- ■ quately shod in the thinnest and scantiest of court shoes and a few in frail satin shoes which seemed out of

place. There were hosts of well-cut tweed ensembles, costumes and tailored coats. Hats were all shapes, high and low crowns and forward brims, similar to those seen during the past few months, feather mounts and bows being the favourite trimming. There were not so many jauntily set high quills. Scarves and flowers added notes of. brightness to the dressing. One of the most attractive colours in hats seen on the lawn was a new and. soft shade of blue. It was worn I by a young man, whose suit was several shades darker. This innovation in male attire caught the eye' and one heard expressions of approval that a departure from the usual drab colours had al last been made.

Among those present were:—Miss Ngaire Russell, grey Westmoreland tweed ensemble necked with colours, navy velour hat with high crown and multi-coloured quill; Mrs. Howard Christie, ceil blue frock and hat, musquash fur coat; Mrs. Ron. Hatrick, black coat with skunk fur collar, small black felt hat; Mrs. T. Wright, wine frock and feit hat, Russian Kolinsky fur coat; Mrs. S. McCallum, fawn and blue suit, blue hat and fawn coat; Mrs, H. D’Arcy, furtrimmed brown coat, brown velour hat; Mrs. F. F. Newman, brown tweeds, brown hat and fawn raincoat; Mrs. F. W. Gilligan, fawn frock, mussuash fur coat and toque to tone finished with quill and veil; Mrs. F. Turnbull, smart blue ensemble and blue velour hat, striped mink fur coat; Mrs. R. P. Giblin, navy blue frock and velour hat, mole grey fur coat; Mrs. T. J. H. Nancarrow, dark brown ensemble with coat lapels edged with fur, brown velour hat; Miss Shirley Nancarrow, Durban brown tweea coat with small hat to tone and golden fox fur; Mrs. Douglas Earle, crown suit with fur revers, brown hat; Mrs. W. S. Glenn (Kakatahi), black sealskin coat over a rust wool frock, brown felt hat; Mrs. P. A. O’Neill, black cloque ensemble with revers and sleeves smartly trimmed with black caracul, small black hat finished with a wing mount; Miss O’Neill, navy blue coat and small felt hat; Miss P. Ryan (Wellington), deep blue tailored coat and smart hat to match. Mrs. W. E. Broderick (Maxwell), beige and brown checked tweed coat, green tweed hat with quill; Mrs. B. Cave, brown coat and hat, musquash fur coat; Mrs. E. Parsons (Waitotara) dyed squirrel fur coat over a brown frock, smart brown velour hat; Miss Broderick (Maxwell), golden brown tweed coat and hat; Mrs. Douglas Wilson, pony skin coat with sable collar, felt hat to tone; Mrs. Russell Grace ; grey tweed coat, grey fur felt hat ana scarf in toning colours; Mrs. Douglas Young, cinnamon brown tweed coat, brown felt hat; Mrs. J. Higgle, musquash fur coat, brown fiock and hat; Mrs. H, E. B. Newton, reseda green suit, green velvet and astrakhan hat; Mrs. F. Handley (Maxweii), floral frock under a musquash fur coat, blue velour hat with quill; Mrs. Wilson (Waitotara), brown coat and velour hat, dyed squirrel coat; Mrs. W. McA. Duncan (Ruanui), brown boucle cloth with handsome collar of fox fur, small brown velour hat with wing mount; Mrs. G. M. Currie (Kai Iwi), smart tailored black coat trimmed with fox fur, black velour hat with chromium buckle; Mrs. P. Jd. Hartland, Coronation blue coat collared in dyed squirrel fur, jacol hat to match; Mrs. Hugh Speed, midnight blue suit and peach bloom velour hat to match; Mrs. J. Todd (Makirikiri), shepherd’s plaid suit over-checked in copper shade, brown peach bloom velour hat slotted through the crown with a quill to match; Mrs. G. R. Grace (Hunterville), heavy tweed coat in cinnamon brown, brown felt hat with pheasant feather; Mrs. T. Mitchell (Fordell), black sealskin coat with brown fur collar, brown peach bloom hat with orange and cream quill; Mrs. C. C. Baldwin (Wangaehu), navy suit and hat, musquash fur coat; Mrs. H. D. Bates, black cloth coat with large collar of fox fur, black hat; Mrs. H. D. Robertson, blue frock and smart toque, grey Persian Jamb coat; Mrs. E. Vaughan, brown and faw'n ensemble and hat; Mrs. Corballis, beaver brown tweed coat and felt hat to match: Mrs. E. Smith, black sealskin coat with musquash fur collar, black velour hat; Miss Allison Smith, midnight blue coat and cossack hat to match; Mrs. N. R. Bain, midnight blue coat with re vers of fur, felt hat to match; Mrs. A. Hatrlck, brown cloth coat with lapan fur collar and cravat, small toque with eye veil, Mrs. Hornby, brown tweed coat, toning hat and scarf; Mrs. P. McDonald, brown coat with fox fur col-

Jar, brown felt hat; Mrs. A. Bayly,| musquash fur coa‘, brown frock and | hat; Miss Margaret Smith, rust i brown tweed suit and toning hat of felt; Miss Hili, green coat and green velour hat; Mrs. W. Craig, brown suit under a leather coat, brown fell hat with cellophane quill; Mrs. S Barton, blue frock and hat, fawn velour tweed coat; Mrs. P. England, brown frock and high peaked hat of j brown astrakhan and felt, black coat, I | Mrs. F. Fantham, blue frock under a I 1 leather coat, fawn felt hat; Miss. 1 Montgomery Moore, Java brown | tailored coat with fur revers, HomI berg hat to tone and coloured scarf, i Mrs. H. L. Widdowson, tailored costume patterned in beige and brown small check, green silk raincoat and green velour hat; Miss M. Murray (Palmerston North), midnight blue suit, blue velour hat, Russian squirrel coat, blue spray; Mrs. Collinson (Palmerston North), brown frock and hat, musquash fur coat; Miss E. Meads, deep wine suit and hat, musquash fur coat; Miss M. Shaw, green tweed ensemble and green hat; Miss K. Glenn, wine frock and hat, fur trimmed black cloth coat; Mrs. H. Dyke, blue suit, musquash fur coat and Breton sailor hat to match; Mrs. Jack Harris, bottle green frock, hat and shoes to tone; Mrs. Archer, fur-trimmed black boucle coat and smart black hat; P. Cooper (Wairarapa), worsted tailored suit, musquash fur coat and brown hat; Mrs. F. Perry (Wellington), tailored grey worsted suit, squirrel fur coat with spray of orchids on the deep collar, pewter grey hat in Hungarian style; Mrs. G. Allen (Auckland), Alaska sealskin coat in safari brown shade over a matching woollen frock, with autumn toned flpwers at the neckline, which harmonised with the feather mount in her brown velour hat; Mrs. Mills, leather coat over a wine woven frock, wine felt hat; Mrs. G. Morris (Marton), mulberry suit and hat, musquash fur coat; Mrs. B. H. Morris (Marton), brown frock, squirrel fur coat and brown hat; Mrs. P. Healey, henna-brown costume, brown hat and dyed squirrel coat; Mrs. K. Stevens, havana brown suit and brown hat, fur coat; Miss M. Brewer (Waverley), tweed costume, brown felt hat, fur stole; Mrs. M McNie, midnight blue tunic suit, fur-trimmed coat to match, and toque with eye-veil; Mrs. G. H. Swan, black frock, black fur eoat and velour hat; Mrs. Grumitt, grey Westmoreland tweed suit with matching jumper and hat; Mrs. J. Laird (Waitotara), brown frock and hat, musquash fur coat; Mrs. W. Scott, beaver brown tweed ensemble with hat to tone and fur stole; Mrs. J. Gray (Waverley), brown suit and hat, fur coat; Miss P. Gray

(Waverley), costume in Harris tweed, wine felt hat and brown raincoat; Mrs. Morgan (Turakina), blue costume and hat, musquash fur coat; Mrs. C. Spillane, fawn tweed coat and toning hat; Miss G. Mann, brown frock and hat, musquash fur coat; Mrs. Hall (Wellington), beige and brown diagonal tweed coat with collar of striped fur, brown hat; Mrs. E>. Gifford Moore, Harris tweed coat, toning felt hat; Mrs. Gifford Moore, senr., black frock and hat, black fur coat; Mrs. H. O. Taylor, fawn tweed coat, fawn frock and fur felt hat; Mrs. Beard, brown ensemble and

!iat; Mrs. E. Thomas, check patterned tweed costume, fur wrap and brown toque; Mrs. S. Cunningham, black and white tweeds, black fur coat and black hat; Mrs. R. D. Jackson (Wavtrley), green and white check tweeds, green velour hat with “saucer 1 brim, musquash fur coat; Miss Jean Parsons, sable dyed squirrel fur coat over a rose-coloured frock, small hat to tone; Mrs. Morrel Stevenson, brown frock and hat, fawn teddy bear coat; Mrs. Tennant Wells, deep lilac tweed coat and toning hat of spray of violets; Mrs. Billinghurst (Maxwell), brown fur coat with fox collar, brown velour hat; Mrs. E. Cutfield, lawn tweed coat, brown fur stole, brown hat; Mrs. A. Walker, blue suit trimmed with grey caracul, blue hat to match; Mrs. Reg Lawrence, light blue tweed coat over a Corona Lon blue frock, blue velour hat; Mrs. M. Bond, forest green coat with hat to match; Mrs. A. E. Falconer, black cloque frock, black fur coat with brown fur collar, black velour hat; Mrs. D. Ronayne, wine frock, marmot fur coat and brown felt hat; Mrs. F. Jackson, black sealskin coat, black hat; Mrs. McNie, blue frock and hat, fawn coat; Mrs. R. Mitchell, furtrimmed brown boncle clotn coat, brown hat. Miss Dorothy Handley (Maxwell), navy blue cloth tunic suit and blue pixie hat; Mrs. C. C. Smith, musquash fur coat over a brown frock, brown velour hat; Mrs. Gordon Hammond, fawn musquash fur coat over a

brown frock, smart brown hat vitfj stitched fawn wing bow; Miss Todd, tailored coat of black astrakhan., small black felt hat with brim; Mrs. A. Campbell, brown fur coat over a brown and beige suit hat in lighter shade; Mrs. H. R. Beau champ, brown frock under a u°s'^ er " musquash coat, brimmed felthat to match with toning wing moultt, Mr.. W. Mann, fur trimmed black coat a black hat; Mrs. C. Mann, brown frock and hat, musquash fur coat. Miss Izard, green and white suit an toning hat; Miss V. Craig, navy blue coat with fur collar, black fe t ha. Mrs. J. B. Davis, navy coat with severs of dyed squirrel, navy blue hat, Mrs. J. C. Small, black frock am hat, black astrakhan coat and jacoi hat; Miss Annette Johnson, hrown suit and brown "postman” hat; MiSo Mary Mouat, brown coat and brown felt hat; Miss Allomes, musquash fur coat over a chenille dotted rose frock, brown velour hat with mustard gold quill; Mrs. 2. Haggitt diagonal tweed coat in fawn tonings, fawn hat, Mrs. T. Blennerhassett, blue coat and toning felt hat; Miss Mary Blennerhassett. fawn teddy bear coat, fawn hat and toning scarr; Miss F. Rus ®® u > fawn tweed coat, brown felt hat; Miss N. Lewis, green frock and glengarry hat to match, short fur coat; Mrs. 1. M. Remington, brown coat and hat.