AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue XVII, 25 April 1896, Page 483

AUCKLAND.

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iHE Easter Tuesday races of the Auckland Racing Club autumn meeting were as successful as on the prior day. His Excellency the Earl of Glasgow, Countess of Glasgow,

the ladies Augusta and Alice Boyle were present, attended by Captain Preston and Major Elliot. The steeplechase came oft without any accident, I am glad to say. The prettiest and the most stylish gowns worn on the lawn were those of the ladies Augusta and Alice Boyle. The Countess of Glasgow wore a very handsome old gold check shot silk, the sleeves and bodice of Ulas shot silk, finished with a fichu of cream lace, dainty bonnet of lace and ribbons to match, very striking parasol of a darker hue of lilas lined with buttercup; the ladies Augusta and Alice Boyle wore very stylish slate grey crepons with bodices of dovecoloured shot silk, deep cream lace trimmings hung round the shoulders of the gowns, pretty cream chitton hats with large bows of dove coloured ribbons at the back, terre carnation adorned the front, cream veils with black spots finished these recherche costumes; Mrs Dawson (wife of the President of the Club) wore a black crepon with cream flowered silk bodice, cream chiffon parasol; Miss Elliot, pink striped zephyr; Mise Esme Elliot, navy serge: Miss Wylde-Brown, white muslin ; her sister wore dark skirt, pink blouse; Miss Thompson looked very pretty in white embroidery muslin with bouton d’or collarette, white hat with bouton d’or floral trimmings: her sister wore dark skirt, pink blouse; Miss Sage, white drill, white beefeater hat; Mrs Holgate was very much admired in black with cardinal trimmings, toque to correspond -, Mrs Harry Tonks, dark skirt, terre blouse ; Miss Snelling, dark skirt, coquelicot red blouse; Miss Kilgour looked very pretty in a mignonette green silk gown with yoke and sleeves of white, buttercup coloured fancy straw hat; Mies Dunnett, black silk with cerise brocaded bodice; Mrs McLaughlin looked distinguee in a black seaweed crepon with scarlet carnations; Miss McLaughlin, pink cambric, white satin bodice, very pretty white straw beefeater hat with ear trimming floral decorations; Miss McPherson (Hamilton), navy; Mrs Arthur Taylor looked well in white drill, white bonnet; Mrs Churton, grey and black check tailor-made gown, small check felt hat finished with red ; Miss Ella Baker looked well in a pretty pink gown veiled in white muslin; Miss Percival, pink gown veiled in white muslin, pink chiffon hat; Miss Edith Percival, cream muslin; Miss — Percival, dark skirt, light blouse; Mrs Willie Bloomfield was very much admired in white silk, white toque with pink flower; Mrs George Bloomfield, fawn tailormade gown: Miss Ettie Ireland, white muslin, large black picture hat • Mrs Goodhue, heliotrope flowered delaine ; Miss Eva Rich, cream silk; Miss Nelly Scherff looked well in a white pique; Miss Eva Scherff. brown tweed; Miss Edith Tanner, navy riding habit; Miss May Chambers looked chic in a mode grey crepon with silk sleeves, pink floral bonnet; Miss Mowbray, fawn; Miss Heywood, grey check ; Mrs Hope Lewis, beige tailor-made gown; Miss Dargaville. dark skirt, green velvet blouse, green beefeater hat; Miss Griffiths, absinthe green striped gown with absinthe green velvet sleeves, velvet beefeater hat to match ; Mrs Bull, black silk ; Miss Ethel Bull, white pique with silver belt, cream straw beefeater hat; Miss Beatrice Bull was very much admired in while pique with white chiffon hat relieved with pink ; Mrs Cottle, black silk with blue veiled in black net: Miss White, azure blue gown veiled in chiffon; Miss Walker, (Parnell) looked exceedingly well in fawn tailor-made gown : Mrs Walker (Ellersie) black silk : Miss G. Walker and her sister were both gowned in white piqui; Mrs Windson. spuice silk veiled in black net; and her sister wore brown; Mrs Keesing, brick-coloured silk finished with white lace ; Mrs Alfred Nathan, an exquisite robe of black finished with ecru lace, toque with magenta and green ribbons; Mrs Hay,black silk; Miss M. Hay .dark skirt, terre blouse, hat with terre trimming; Mise Kate Hay.black skirt.light blouse; Miss Blanche Hay, grey check; Mrs Stewart Menteath, black and white check finished with black velvet, cream fichu, bonnet with pink roses era suite-, Mrs Moss-Davis, black silk with blue brocaded sleeves, black bonnet with pink flowers; Miss MossDavis. brown tailor-made gown; Mrs Isidor Alexander, black silk with brick-coloured brocaded sleeves; Mise Stella Alexander, white; Mrs Tewsley, black silk with grey sleeves; Mrs Lyons, fawn skirt, buiscoloured muslin blouse; Miss Horne, black gown finished with magenta; Miss Firth, navy; Miss Ada Dixon, brown ; Mrs A. E. Gilmore, pale pink muslin; Mrs Dufaur, black crepon with orange-coloured blouse: Mrs Charles Haines, electrique grey, brown silk bodice; Miss Isaacs, fawn gown trimmed with silk: Miss Edith Isaacs, grey gown trimmed with green: Mrs G. Dunnett, slate grey trimmed with white, white hat; Mrs Seccombe looked pretty in white nun’s veiling; Mrs Nichol, pale green hat to match with pink flowers ; Mrs Robison, navy ; Mrs Duthie. Mrs Ansenne; Mrs Rees and Mrs Blair both wore dark skirts, light blouses; Miss Brodie, black silk skirt, green tartan blouse; Miss Grey, dark grey; Miss P. Buckland, fawn gown with white silk trimmings; Misses Churton (two), dark skirts, light blouses; Mrs Buchanan, grey lustre; Misses Kerr-Taylor, pink gowns, hats era suite : Miss Bailey, dark green tweed, the bodice flecked with white; Mrs Burton, brown relieved with blue; Mrs Bews, fawn skirt, cream blouse; Mrs Burton, dark skirt, canary blouse; Miss Spiers, white pique: Miss Ledingham, black silk ; Miss M. Martin, grey lustre ; Miss Brabant, white gown, white tulle hat; Mrs Scott, mode grey trimmed with passementerie; Miss Dowell, grey, and her sister fawn skirt pink blouse; Miss Davy, brown skirt, pink blouse, brown toque ; Miss Eaton, white serge, green vest; Miss Jackson, grey • Mrs Worsp. nil green ; Miss Worsp, black gown, slate grey vest; Miss Trimmell (Wellington), navy blue; Mrs Bodie, electrique blue fancy curl cloth ; Miss Lucas, pink gown spotted with black : Mrs Alfred Buckland, mode grey ; etc., etc.