AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVI, Issue II, 12 January 1901, Page 83

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bee, January 8. THE AUCKLAND RACING CLUB’S SUMMER MEETING. The Derby Day took place on Tuesday last (New Year’s Day). The attendance was one of the largest that has patronised the Ellerslie course. The threatening aspect of the sky iu the early morning gave the impression that the first day of the new century would not be ushered in under favourable weather, but as the day wore on the ominous clouds disappeared and gave place to a canopy of fleecy gossamer, which tempered the rays of the ardent sun. A cool southerly breeae blew till evening, which rather made the air inclined to be cold. Owing to the showers which fell during the past evenings, there was no dust, and Ellerslie course was looking its best, the surroundings being verdant and spring like. The lawn during the. afternoon furnished a beautiful sight, the costumes worn by the ladies being much smarter than those of Boxing Day, and very pretty and becoming hats and toques were en evidence- The management of the meeting was all that could be desired, and prompt time being observed throughout the afternoon in the starting of the various events. Renown, the winner of the Derby, was decorated with the time-honoured Blue Riband by the wife of the President (Mrs W. McLaughlin), who performed this pleasing function, amid the cheering of the crowd. Mrs McLaughlin (the President’s wife) wore a very handsome black broche, relieved with white at neck, black toque of black and white rosettes of tulle and violets; Mrs Atkinson, black silk; Miss Atkinson, white cambric, hat with blue; Mrs Ansenne, violet foulard slashed with white, black hat; Mrs Armitage, grey costume, black hat with yellow flowers; Mrs Niccol, navy tailor-made gown, white vest, black hat; Mrs Alison, black silk, relieved with white; Miss Alison, white gown, with black figured design, white bat with blue; Mrs Jervis, yhite. skirt, buttercup silk blouse; Mrs E. Anderson, cream serge; Mrs Grierson, buis costume; Mrs Harry Tt. P»loomfield, violet foulard, finished with white; Mrs George B. Bloomfield.

heliotrope floral muslin, on a white ground, full skirt macle with a tunic, muslin ruche finished the hem, the toouiee was of a gathered muslin, black hat; Mrs Head Bloomfield, black foulard with small white spots, black bonnet; .Mrs Racy, violet foulard; -Mrs Hell, brown, trimmed with velvet of a darker hue; Miss Williams, brown holland, white vest: Mrs Lawson, very stylish and striking maize coloured costume, with toque to correspond; Miss JUnney, fawn tussore silk, black hat; Miss A. Binbey, pretty white muslin, with tucks and lace insertion, blue silk toque; Mrs J. Taylor (Sydney), white costume, white hat; Mrs Roach, navy blue costume, trimmed with ecru bands, black hat with yellow flowers; Miss Mason, white muslin, blaek hat with pink flowers; Mrs A. P. Friend, dark skirt, pink silkblouse, and her daughter wore white; Mrs WilMam Read Bloomfield, pale oyster grey crepe de chine costume, with a tint of a mauve colour, stylishly trimmed with eream lace braid, black velvet hat. with plumes; Mrs Robison, black and white figured foulard. blaek hat with plumes and tulle; Mrs S. Afprrin, navy and white striped silk, toque to correspond; Mrs Thomas Mon-in. white silk, veiled in black net. with an embroidered pattern, black- toque; Miss Morrin. white chine silk, with tucks and lace Insertion, burnt straw hat, with dark red flowers; Miss Thomas, white skirt, rose pink silk blouse, white hat, swathed rose pink’silk; Misk Chadwick, ■navyfoulard, finished with white, white hat with plumes; Miss Dowell, black skirt, black and white figured bolero, blaek hat, with plumes and violets; Airs Salmon, grey- figured silk, black and white tulle bonnet; Miss Salmon, white China, silk, with fichu, and transparent yoke and sleeves, black hat. relieved with white plumes; Miss Power, white silk with fichu, black picture hat'twisted to suit the face of wearer, and trimmed with ostrich plumes; Mrs Burton, pink muslin, pink tulle hat; Mrs Archer Burton, grey costume, finished with lilac, toque with blue flowers and green leaves; Mrs Lyons, white costume, pink vest, black toque, with shot blue flowers arid green leaves: Miss Aubrey-, white gown, with eau de nil silk swathing the waist and sailor , hat; Miss Thorne George, azure blue foulard, with flounced skirt, edged with laee. bat swathed with tiille to correspond; Alts Craig, white China silk, finished with blue, white hat; Mrs (Dr.) Coom, biscuit coloured silk, blue floral toquette; Mrs Creagh, grey cheek, and her daughter wore green muslin: Miss Berry, blaek relieved with lavender; Mrs Chnrtou. blaek and white figured foulard; Mrs Alfred Buckland, sage green; Miss Buckland, bluey grey costume; Miss — Buckland, white; Mrs Black, bluey grey plaid costume; Mrs Bamford, bluey grey trimmed with bands of velvet, black bonnet; Mrs’ Withers, blaek: Miss Withers, pretty heliotrope and cream striped costume, toque of cowslips and heliotrope flowers; Miss Basley, green and white striped gown, green hat, and her sister wore canary and white stripeel zephyr; Miss Steele, brown holland, draped in fichu style with white lace, brown felt hat with rose pink silk; Misses Steele (Christchurch) wore pretty white tueked muslins with laee insertion, one wore white hat with blue, and her sister white hat with pink; Mrs Donald, dark skirt, plaid blouse; Miss Donald, white gown, white hat trimmed with pink; Mrs Ranson, navy foulard with floral design, eanary straw toque with muslin and pink flowers; Mrs fl. Nolan, very smart costume of ivory silk veiled in net with embossed design, eream straw hat with flowers; Mrs Bodie, grey costume with white silk let in V shape back and front, outlined with bead passementerie, black hat with plumes; Mrs A. P. Wilson, twine coloured muslin, with lace finishings, black hat; Mrs C. Brown, dark biscuit coloured costume; Mrs L. Benjamin, blaek relieved with white; Miss Kohn, white finished with green: Mrs Catlanach; dark skirt, flame coloured silk blouse; Mrs Areh. Clark, g>»y figured silk in white ground, black toque; Mrs Browning. blaek; Mrs Thon. Ching, China blue foulard, toque composed of yellow, pink and

heliotrope roses; Miss McLean (Gisborne), grey finished with pink, greyhat with pink; Mrs Douglas, dark brown skirt, white blouse, white hat with pink Howers; Miss Douglas, pretty wfiite lace insertion muslin, pink straw hat with grey trimming; Mrs \V. H. Colbcck, China blue foulard, black toque with variegated roses; Mrs Dillingham, tabac brown striped gowns with motif of lace; Mrs Merries, lemon coloured bolero ami skirt, the bolero was square cut and edged with lace,- white hat; Miss Horne, black delaine with green floral design and trimmed with lace; Miss Crttiekshank, white muslin finished with blue; Mrs Alfred Nathan, veryhandsome mauve silk, with cream lace, white and gold toque with wings of pleated tulle; Miss Cotter, green silk, and her sister wore a buttercup silk costume; Miss Stevenson, blue costume, and her sister wore a flowered muslin; Miss JChoyce, white pique, and her sister wore a white costume figured with navy, white hat; Miss Shepherd, white silk veiled in black net, black toque with yellowpansies and yellow velvet; Miss E. Scherff. biscuit. coloured costume; Mrs D’Arcy, handsome Ranfurty- blue flowered French muslin with full flounce outlined with black lace braid, Rubens hat trimmed with lace and bouquet of flowers; Miss Nelson, white muslin, white straw hat with flowers; Mrs Windsor, violet foulard; Miss Deys, navy foulard with slashings of white lace, white hat with pleated tulle, piuk flowers, white feathers; Mrs Sidney Nathan, very handsome black silk (rimmed with white silk embroidered stitching, black hat with pleated and black and white tulle bows held together with a buckle; Mrs Lindsay, white tucked muslin, finished with blue; Mrs J. M. Dargaville, black costume, trimmed with passementerie; Mrs Robert Dar--gaville, dark skirt, canary blouse veiled in white muslin, black toque; Misses Dargaville (2), white costumes, black hats; Miss Goodwin, whitegown, black hat; Miss Chapman, navy spotted foulard, sailor hat; Mrs Devore, black silk; Miss Devore, white; Mrs Loveridge, white muslin with grey floral design; Miss Dunnett, pearl grey tucked crepe de chine, black hat with blue poppies; Miss Niccol, blaek skirt, blue blouse, blue toque; Mrs Grey, white skirt, bluey-, blouse; Miss - Ybnge, canary veiled, in white, -black hat trimmed with yellow; Mrs (Col.) Daw-son, cherry pink veiled in black net, greyhat;- Miss Davy, pink; Mrs Caro, black finished with pink niched net, black bonnet with pink; Miss Caro, white tucked muslin, relieved with sapphire blue silk; Mrs Elliott, black; Miss Elliott, lemon coloured silk veiled in white muslin; Mrs Frater, black skirt, white tucked muslin blouse, black hat; Mrs Hill, white pique, blaek toque; Mrs Peel, biscuit coloured costume; Mrs. Robert Lusk looked very- pretty in a mode grey, madle with a "flounced skirt, black sash, tied at one side, black hat with pink roses and ostrich feathers; Miss Lusk, white muslin, with canary- silk round waist and neck, blaek hat; and her sister wore white muslin, black waistband, blaek hat with plumes; Mrs. Chamberlin, blue and blaek striped crepe; Misses Sutton (2), shades Of pink muslin; Miss —. Sutton, blaek skirt, green plaid crepe de chine blouse, white hat: Miss Little, lovely- shell pink silk, with white tulle fichu, tucked, pink silk .yoke and sleeves, blaek hat; Mrs. Hamlin, white veiled in blaek net. and trimmed with gold passementerie: Miss Firth, white China silk; Mrs. Hope Lewis, dome blue-flowered French muslin, black hat trimmed with blue tulle; and her daughter wore white: Mrs. Gorrie, black skirt, grey striped blouse; Misses Gorrie (3). white muslins; Mrs. Foster, mode grey crepe de chine; Mrs. A. Gordon, dark skirt, heliotrope striped blouse; Miss Griffiths, blue flowered foulard: Mrs. Guineas, white serge, violet hat; Mrs. Grahame, green costume; Mrs. A. Hanna, white muslin, with blue waistband; Miss McCosh Clark, white costume, bat swathed with blue; and her sister wore a pink muslin, cream hat, with pink flowers; Mirs Jackson, white; and her sisier wore a white skirt, rose pink silk blouse, hat with rose pink trimmings; Miss Heskcfh, fawn silk, with lace trimming, cherry- coloured velvet toque; and her sister, grey check; Mrs. Arch. Tayier, grey check; Misses Ire-

land (21 were studies in white muslin, marine blue waistbands, collars, and parasols, transparent lace yokes and sleeves, black hats; Mias Hanna, pale grey flowered muslin, white hat. with lavender wings; Miss Townshend, grey and white figured silk; Miss Jlbert, green eheck; Miss Whyte, pink flowered French muslin; Mrs. Fitzroy Peaeocke, black; Misses Peacocke (2), white gowns; Mrs. Iredale, white talk, relieved with blue, black hat; Miss Iznnox, grey stripe; Mrs. Dunean Clerk, blue flowered French muslin, white tulle hat, with feathers; Mrs. Kingswell, blaek skirt, cherry and black figured blouse; Miss Preece, yellow flowered French muslin; Mrs. Martelli. blue French mnslin; Mrs. Worsp, blaek delaine, flow’ered with blue: Miss Worsp. pink floral muslin; Miss Mitchelson. blue - flowered gown; Miss Percival, black silk: Miss Ethel Percival, white cambric, cream hat. with hydrangeas; ami her two youngest sisters wore brown holland, pretty blue tulle hats; Mrs. Stuart-Reid, cream serge, gold braided bolero; Mrs. J. C. Smith, blue foulard, finished with white, black toque: Miss Smith, white; Mrs. Sharman, dark skirt, heliotrope cape, veiled in black lace; Mrs. Buller, brown cloth, black bonnet; Mrs. Moss Davis, blaek and white figured silk; Misses Moss Davis, white silks, black and white Rubens hats respectively; Mrs. Ernest Moss Davis, black skirt, fawn jacket; Mrs. H. Tonks, crushed strawberry govvn; Miss Rooke, violet foulard; Mrs. E. C. Smith, green, veiled in fawn, fawn toque, with pink flowers; Mrs H. Niccol. white pique, blaek hat: Mrs. Talbot-Tubbs, white muslin, blaek toque; Mrs. Thorpe, black silk; Miss Thorpe, white chine silk, with fichu; Mrs. Stafford Walker, grey and blue striped gown; Mrs. Walker, black silk, sea-green bonnet; Miss Wilkins, fawn silk, hat with bouquet of flowers; Miss M. Wilkins, blue and grey stripe, finished at waist and neek with red velvet, red velvet toque; Miss Tanner, dark skirt, blue blouse, white hat; Mrs. Moody, black silk; Miss Roberts, black striped moire, crushed strawberry pink straw hat; Mrs. Simpson, blue-flowered trained foulard, long fawn sacque jacket, blaek hat: Miss Simpson, pink flowered trained foulard: Mrs. Cottle, claret-coloured costume. relieved with black; Mrs. Hutchison. black, relieved with blue, white hat with plumes: Mrs. Roberts, black broehe, relieved with white; Mrs. Murray. blue flow ered gown; Mrs. Oldham, white pique; Miss Buller, pink flowered muslin. The Steeplechase Day, on Wednesday last, brought the A.R.C. Summer Meeting at Ellerslie to a conclusion, when the most perfect of summer days prevailed. There was a cool southerly breeze, and the sky was prettily flecked with silver-tinted clouds. The day might well be termed an ideal one for an out-door gathering. The attendance again was very large. The management of the was again all that eould be desired. Mrs McLaughlin, black broehe, white let in at the neck, finished with twine-coloured lace, white bonnet; Mrs Colbeck, mode grey' costume, toque with roses; Mrs Stuart Reid, white muslin, white hat with blue; Miss Dawson, pink muslin; Miss Muriel Dawson, white muslin; Miss Stevenson, canary relieved with white; Miss Daisy Stevenson, white cambric; Mrs Frater, black costume; Mrs Markham, white saque jacket and skirt; Mrs Hanna, white muslin, with blue sash, hat with blue; Mrs Gorrie, blaek silk; Miss Gorrie, grey striped costume; Mrs Goodhue, black and white figured costume, black hat: Mrs Angus Gordon, dark skirt, pink check blouse; Miss Hesketh, grey skirt, blue bodice, white hat; and her sister, grey trim.med with cerise costume: Miss Waller, white silk; Miss Hanna, grey trimmed with ecru lace, white hat with heliotrope wings; Mrs Hill. biscuit-coloured gown, finished with pink. black hat trimmed with pink; Mrs Giil. pink flowered French muslin, blaek hat; Mrs Roberts, lavender silk veiled In blaek net, black hat; Mrs Hutchison, brown holland skirt, green blouse, black hat with yellow flowers; Mrs Fitzroy Peaeocke, black; Miss Peaeocke, white skirt, blue and white striped blouse; and her sister wore h. pretty blue foulard; Mrs Kingswell, royaj blue foulard with white spots.

black toque; Mrs Duncan Cle*k, l»fne ■'costume, veiled in lawn striped

net, black hat; Mrs Bodie, grey and blue passementerie; Airs Nolan, ereum silk veiled in embossed net; Mrs Shepherd, brown holland skirt, eream blouse; 1 Miss Shepherd, blue trinnned wiyh white braid, white hat trimmed with blue; Mrs Noakes, black silk; Miss Noakes, grey trimmed with white braid; Miss Shepherd, dark given e. stuine, white vest, cream toque with flowers; Mrs W. H. (.’burton, white cambric; Mrs Crowe, brown holland skii*t, blue blouse, white hat; Mrs Walker (Ellerslie), blaek silk relieved with heliotrope, heliotrope bonnet; 1 Mrs Forbes, brown holland skirt, pink blouse; Mrs Cottle, dark claret trimmed with black; Mrs Coney, blue and white stripe, white hat with piuk flowers; Mrs Sealey, grey- costume; Mrs Stafford-Walker, grey . and, pink combination; Miss Sutton, grey; Miss Salmon, white shower muslin; Miss Wituhell, white skirt, blue blouse; 1 , Mrs Bell, brown; Aliss Tanner, brown holland skirt, pink blouse, white hat;; Mrs Woodroffe, lavender costume;] Afiss Woodroffe, white; Airs Barry Keesing, black trimmed with cherry, silk, black hat; Mrs Caro, blaek and pink combination; Aliss Caro, blue and white stripe, hat trimmed with blue;; Afrs Hudson Williamson, blaek relieved with blue; Airs Hay, b’.ack and white striped gown; Afrs Alartelli, yellow silk veiled in white muslin, black hat; Aliss Goodwin, brown holland costume, black hat; Afiss Jackson, white muslin, blue sash, black hat; Mrs (Dy.) S.cott, grey and pink combination;] Miss Wylde Brown, pink costume, hat with feathers; Airs Creagh, grey; Aliss Creagh, green French muslin;

Mrs Oldham, blue; Miss Wallnult, pretty lavender muslin; Mrs Loveridge. black costume, black hut; Miss Mowbray, grey costume, white V shaite let iu front and back, black hat; Miss Daisy Mowbray, fawn, trimmed with shell pink, hat and parasol ell suite; Mrs Niccol, black; Miss Nichol, dark skirt, blue blouse, blue toque: Mrs Grey, dark skirt, white blouse, black hat; Mrs Mitchelson, grey, trimmed with diamond shaped lace’ applique, cream toque with pink; Miss Mitchelson, blue and white, ■strijied cambric; Misses Ireland, white muslins; Mrs S. Morrin, navy and white stripe: Miss Thorpe, white muslin; Mrs Worsp, green muslin, black toque: Miss Worsp. white muslin, with green sash’; Mt* Ching, handsome royal blue ■ material, finished with white, black hat profusely trimmed with white ostrich feathers; Miss McLean (Gisborne), white pink hat; Mrs H. Tonks, white cambric, black hat; Miss Percival, canary and white striped gown, black toque, and her sister, white muslin; and her sisters. brown holland: Mrs Ralph (Ponsouby). green plaid; Mrs Ralph (Sylvia Park), black, relieved With white; Miss Muir, pink and blue flowered muslin; Mrs J. C. Smith, black silk, black hat; Miss Smith, white; Mrs Wilson, white skirt;, heliotrope blouse, heliotrope hat; Miss Scherff, white book muslin, with fawn lace; Mrs Black, dark green; Miss Atkinson, white silk, finished with black velvet; Mrs Alison, black silk, - relieved with white: Mrs Grahame, absinthe green foulard; Mrs Thomas Morrin. violet foulard. with white spots, brown hat, trimmed with white; Miss Morrin. white mousseline de soie, cream hat. with roses; and her sister wore a pink flowered gown; Miss Boscawen, dark skirt, pink blouse, blue ribbon round waist and neck, hat with blue ribbons; Mrs Harry Bloomfield. pale mode grey costume, white hat. with plumes; Miss Binney, grey plaid costume, black hat trimmed with blue; Miss Buckland, blue costume; Mrs Berries, blue cambrie, trimmed with coffee lace applique, black hat, with yellow; Miss Horne, lavender coat and skirt, grey hat, trimmed with yellow: Airs .Alfred .Nathan, pale grey lucked silk, grey hat. with black jribbon: Mrs Browning, black and white striped costume, black toque vyith black ostrich feather, and her daughter wore white; Mrs Cotter, China blue foulard, trimmed with blaek lace, black hat. with coloured roses; Miss Cotter, green silk, veiled in white muslin. cream straw hat. with .blaek tulle and pink flowers; Mrs Bull, black silkMrs Lawford, grey check; Mrs Devore’ black; Miss Davy, white; Miss Dunnett. heliotrope muslin, black hat. With plumes; Mrs Moss Davis, black and white foulard; Miss Moss Davis, white Indian silk, black hat; Aliss Wilkins, brown holland; Miss M. Wilkins, white relieved with pink; Mrs c. Philips, royal blue, trimmed with white. ' - ‘ There was a very large attendance on Saturday !' AT POLO. which was held in Potter's Paddock. Mrs. Burns and Mrs. Ferguson gave the afternoon tea, which was prettily laid out in an ante-room under the stand. The table was decorated with various colours of -sweet pes. Mrs. Burns, black silk, relieved with wliite, black bonnet; Mrs. A. M. Ferguson, white muslin. with lace insertion and tucks, black picture hat with black plumes and tulle, pink roses beneath brim; Miss Claire Smith, white pique, the waist was swathed with blue* white hat with blue and blaek feathers;. Miss Thorne Georg’e. ..white pique skirt, cream Liberty silk blouse, cream hat. with ruche of green in front, and quills; Miss Griffiths, fawn holland skirt, white blouse, sailor hat; J\frs. Harry Tonks, white shower muslin, sailor hat; Miss TVorsp, • grey cheek skirt, white pique jacket, sailor hat; and her sister wore white, relieved with blue, hat to correspond; Lockhart, dark skirt, white tucked yiouse.with,cream laqe, sailor collar, sailor hat; Mrs. Elliott, violet figured foulard, black bopnet; Miss Elliott, white costume, white hat. with red flower? and'toitjiers; Mrs. (ph.)’ Sdfitt. 1 a combination of grey and pink; Airs. (Colonel) Dawson, flowered muslin with black Empire sash, grey

toque: Mrs. Hope-I*wis, white gown, black hat; ami her daughter, white skirt, pink blouse, white hat: Miss Purvhas. -white muslin, sailor hat; Miss Craigh, dark skirt, white blouse; Mrs Buddle, habit skirt, white blouse; Miss Gorrie.’ Mack and white stripe.l muslin; Miss Shepherd, black costume, relieved with -white; Mias Lennox, white skirt, coloured blouse, hat with flowers; Misses Kerr-Taylor (2), pink costumes: Aiiss Stevenson, yellow silk, veiled in white muslin, black hat: Mrs. Lawford- blaek skirt, striped silk blouse, sailor hat: Miss Hesketh, blue figured foulard, sailor hat; Mrs. Scott-West, dark skirt, eanary blouse:. Afessrs. O'Korke, C. Purcbas. Colonel Dawson. Pickering. Simpson. Dunnett, Smith, Dawson, Creagh (2). Tonks. Bloomfield. Lockhart. Woodhouse. Cotter. Herries, Drs. (. Purehas, Shannon, Guineas and Scott.

PHYLLIS BROUN.