NELSON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXII, Issue XVIII, 6 May 1899, Page 616

NELSON.

Dear Bee, April 24. The weather was beautifully fine on Wednesday and Thursday for the Nelson Jockey Club’s ANNUAL RACE MEETING, -which was held, as usual, at-Richmond

Park. The racing, on the whole, was good, though not as close and exciting as one would wish. With the exception of the two first hack races, which produced six starters each, the fields were very small. The Garrison Band played a number of selections during the afternoon. The attendance was only moderately large, and consequently I have only a few pretty gowns to record. Mrs Percy Adams wore a smart English-made costume of dark green cloth, braided with black, and relieved with a pretty shade of bright red, hat to match, with black tips; Mrs Pitt, handsome black sMk and jet, bonnet, with coloured flowers; Miss Jo. Pitt looked well in grey silk, black hat, with pink trimmings; Mrs Kingdon, rich blue broche silk, hat en suite; Mrs (Dr.) Roberts looked exceedingly well in a costume of black and white check silk, with revers of white satin, large black hat, with black tips; Mrs A. P. Burns wore a stylish tailor-made coat and skirt, navy cloth, chic hat; Mrs Sweet, becoming blouse of blue silk, black skirt, hat trimmed with blue, to match; Mrs Jack Sharp, tailor-made coat and skirt of fawn cloth, vest of pale blue silk, hat en suite; Mrs Stephens, very smart costume of black silk canvas over blue silk, braided with white, front of white chiffon, hat turned off the face, with white ostrich tips; Mrs Renwick, stylish dark costume; Miss Quick (Wellington), green silk blouse, skirt of a darker green, becoming hat; Miss Ethel Mackay, green coat aricl skirt, large black hat; Miss Oldham, brown; Mrs W. Stafford, dark costume; Mrs Trask, handsome black silk; her lady friend wore a stylish tailor-made costume of violet cloth, braided with black; the Misses Mcßae (2) wore grey costumes, with smart hats.

PHYLLIS.