AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXX, Issue XVII, 25 April 1903, Page 1172

AUCKLAND.

Dear Bee, April 21. The second day of the AUCKLAND RACING CLUB'S MEETING took place on Easter Monday in the presence of a very large number of spectators. A few light showers fell in the early’ morning, but it cleared up fine and eleai' during the day, with a pleasant cool breeze blowing. Mrs Williamson, blaek; Miss Williamson, periwinkle blue frieze, black hat; Miss Waller, pretty cicl blue surah, with infinitesimal tuckings, blaek picture hat with plumes; Mrs Jervis, black silk, with bands of ecru lace, blaek toque with ecru laee; Mrs Colbeek, navy serge, with ecru lace collarette, white felt hat; Miss Thorne-George, brown silk, black hat; Miss F. Thorne-George, grey voile, black hat with plumes; Mrs Duthie, navy gown, pink felt hat with brighter pink roses; Misses Thompson (2), white silks, hats with flowers; Mrs Ranson, very pretty greeny blue silk, with bands of lace insertion, white chiffon ruffle, white toque with carnations; Miss Decamp (America), black, with ecru lace, black hat; Mrs H. 0. Nolan, black silk gown, pink poppy, boa, toque en suite; Miss Percival, black voile, blue collarette veiled in fawn lace, black hat; Miss Edith Percival, blaek; Mrs Lawrence, white tucked silk, blaek hat, with plumes; Mrs Wright, grey voile, black hat; Miss Davis, navy serge, black hat; Misses Moss-Davis (2), white silks, black hats; Mrs E. Moss-Davis, oyster grey voile, black hat with plumes; Mrs Dennis O’Rorke, navy zibeline, trimmed with embroidery, pouched bodice, with a collar and small vest of white silk, and was ornamented with embroidery, ■ black toque; Mrs Alister Clarke (Melbourne), bright navy bengaline, with Lincoln green embroidery, and motifs of velvet cord passementerie, navy toque; Mrs Ralph, blaek silk, with ecru lace, black hat; Miss Gorrie, blaek skirt, white blouse, black toque, with white bird and wing; Miss Gwen Gorrie, black skirt, white blouse, red toque; Mrs Thomas Morrin, rich black silk, with pouched bodice, a collar and small vest of white silk, the costume was ornamented with embroidery, blaek toque, with blue; Miss Morrin, eiel blue crepe de chine, white hat with blue bows; Miss —. Morrin, white silk, coequelicot red hat, with scarlet berries; Mrs Bagley, black; Miss Basley, periwinkle blue, with ecru laee, hat swathed with Nil green; and her sister, mauve frieze, blaek hat, with plumes; Mrs Edmiston, lavender frieze, with tuckings on hips, lavender toque en suite; Mrs Rosenthral, navy costume, white let in at neck, white felt hat with wings; Mrs Fred. Yonge, blue dress, with fawn laee; Miss Yonge, white skirt, blue flowered blouse, red hat with scarlet berries; Mrs Alison, agapanthus blue figured foulard, blaek hat; Miss Alison, sky blue voile, with fawn laee, black hat; Mrs Worsp, black silk, with eeru lace, blaek toque en suite; Miss Worsp, tobacco brown cloth costume, the skirt was a flounced one, blaek hat; and her sister wore a pink crepe de chine, with eeru lace, pink hat with flowers, and black velvet streamers; Miss McLaughlin, fawn voile, with bands of ecru laee, black velvet hat, with wreath of mauve flowers; Mrs Kelly, black skirt, white tucked silk blouse, white hat; Mrs Crowe, electriquc blue costume; Miss Horne, fawn coat and skirt, with strappings, heliotrope vest, heliotrope flowers in toque; Mrs Dillingham, navy- serge, black toque; Mrs E, Firth,

white surah, with tuckings, black hat, enveloped with gossamer veil; Mrs Benjamin, blaek silk, eeru laee vest, blaek hat; Mrs Ernest Bloomfield, terra frieze eoat and skirt, black hat with ostrich plumes; Mrs Lucas Bloomfield, blaek gown, hat with red flowers; Mrs William Bloomfield, white silk, with tuckings and ruckings, large black" velvet hat; Mrs Duncan Clerk, Royal blue, ornamented with chenille embroidery, the skirt was tucked, cream hat with flowers; Mrs Buller, blaek; Miss Buller, navy; Mrs Owen, blaek; Mrs Owen (Mt. Eden), periwinkle blue serge, eream hat; Mrs. Hanley, fawn costume, toque en suite; Miss Heywood, fawn tussore silk, hat with scarlet; Miss Walnutt, grey bolero and skirt; and her sister wore a rosewood frieze, blaek hat; Mrs. Keogh, maize silk, veiled in blaek net, black toque with yellow flowers; Miss Keogh, blue and white plaid, brown hat; Mrs. Martyn, black silk; Miss Nichol, blaek skirt, white blouse, black hat with red flowers; Mrs. McCormick, brown dress and hat; Mrs. Nichol, brown skirt, velvet blouse, brown toque; Miss Gorrie, rich roy’al blue bengaline, ornamented with pattes of embroidery, pouched vest, black toque with black sequins; Mrs. Cohen, wood violet serge, large blaek velvet hat, with feathers; Miss White, white costume, black hat, with flowers; Miss Gillies, brown figured tweed, with pouched body, bl own toque; Miss Hay, grey voile, with white silk let in at the neck, white hat; Mrs. McCloud, royal blue bengaline, blaek hat; Miss Chapman, grey costume, blaek velvet bolero, blaek hat; and her sister wore a terracotta costume; another sister wore periwinkle blue; Miss Dawson, the latest style of coat and skirt in grey frieze, flat blaek hat with purple velvet; Miss M. Dawson, black voile, with white let in at neck, blaek hat with yellow roses; Miss Lennox, white silk, blaek hat; Mrs. Hamlin, blaek brocade, with mauve vest, mauve floral toque; Mrs. A. P. Wilson, black frieze, with white toque with green; Miss Bush, black skirt, white blouse, white hat : Mrs. Bodie, cream silk, with tuckings, cream toque with violets; Miss Binney, black gown, with white embroidery, blaek hat; and her sister wore royal blue; Mrs. Coyle, black silk; Mrs. Shannan, pale grey voile, with ecru laee, grey hat, with ostrich plumes en suite; Mrs. W. Ralph, fawn; Mrs. Dufaur, black, with eeru lace, blaek hat; Mrs. Markham, white serge, black toque; Mrs. Stuart Reid, mourning costume; Miss Firth, white silk, green toque; Mrs. Hume, navy serge, cream sailor hat with black; Miss Davy, navy; Mrs. Farrell, black; Miss Kempthorne, periwinkle blue gown, blaek hat; and her sister wore a white Indian silk, blaek hat; Mrs. Jones, blaek; Miss Jones, fawn silk; Mrs. Ching, blaek silk, white let in at neck, black toque with white lace; Miss Ching, white Liberty, silk, with wide tucks all round, white hat with one mass of flowers; Mrs. R. Lusk, black silk, with twine-coloured lace, pink straw hat with blaek velvet; Miss Ring, black silk costume, black hat; Mrs. Keesing, grey tweed, trimmed with black, black hat; Mrs. Clement Dixon (South Africa), black voile, black hat; Mrs. Passmore, fawn skirt, pink figured silk blouse, white hat with bird wings; Mrs. Thompson (Fiji), black silk, with twine-coloured lace, blaek hat; Mrs. Sutherland (Fiji), black skirt, rich grey cloth coat, ornamented with applications of blaek velvet, rich motifs of grey silk cord passementerie, with hanging tassels down both fronts, black hat; Mrs. Geo. Dunnett. rich blaek silk, handsomely ornamented with eeru embroidery, black toque swathed with the same; Miss Diinnett, grey voile, with tuckings and ecru laee, black hat; Mrs. A. Bull, pretty pink crepou.-jvith ecru lace, blaek picture hat; Mrs. IL Bull wore hydrangea erepon, with ecru laee and tuckings, black hat with ostrich plumes; Miss D. Stevenson, forget-

me-not blue erepon, with ecru lace, black hat; Miss Cotter, blaek trained skirt, white blouse, black bolero, green felt hat; Airs. Ansenne, blaek skirt, scarlet silk bodice, veiled in blr.ck lace, blaek hat, with red berries; Miss Shayle-George .blaek costume, white vest, blaek picture velvet, hat; Mrs. Leonard Marshall, cream silk, veiled in white embroidered net, blaek hat with plumes; Miss Thorpe, pale heliotrope, linen gown, blaek hat; Mrs. Geo. Roberts, black; Miss Walker, navy serge, red hat, swathed with poppies; Miss Simpson, pale pink crepe de chine, hat with pink; Mrs. Simpson, blaek; Mrs. Henry Walker, eleetrique green gown, while vest, blaek hat; Mrs. (Colonel) Dawson, grey voile, grey hat; Mrs. Cottle, blaek silk, with white lace; Mrs. Parsons, blaek; Miss Eve Smith, white silk, with cent lace, while hat with blaek veil; Miss Witehell, black skirt, green blouse, hat with green; Miss Kaynes, iris blue poplin; Mrs. Kingswell, blaek silk, with bead passementerie; Mrs. Goodhue, black and white figured foulard, blaek hat; Mrs. Dargaville, blaek silk, with ecru laee. blaek toque; Mrs. Friend, grey frieze costume, with ecru laee. black hat; and her daughter wore dark skirt, while blouse. The race meeting was brought to a <Boso last Easter Tuesday, and once again the weather conditions left nothing to be desired, while the attendance was about up to the. usual number for an off day. Mrs Davy, blaek; Miss .Davy, fawn gown, cream hat; Mrs Owen, black silk, blaek hat; Mrs Angus Gordon, blaek skirt, blue blouse, black toque; Miss Whitney, black skirt, white blouse, black toque; Mrs Windsor, blaek gown, black hat: Mrs Cat.tanacli, blue foulard, blaek hat ; Mrs Devereux, blaek gown, toque with pearl bead garniture; Mrs Hickson, blaek costume, blaek bonnet; Miss Hickson, lavender gown; Mrs Keogh, maize silk veiled in blaek. blaek hat; Miss Wallnutt, grey voile bolero and skirl, and sister briek-eoloured; Mrs Fred Yonge, fawn silk costume, eream hat; Miss Yonge, white gown, red hat; Mrs Abbott, reseda green with fawn laee. blaek hat; Mrs Fritter. navy tucked voile, black toque; Miss Frater,

white; Miss Keogh, black skirt, blue silk blouse, blaek hat; Mis MacCormick, brown cloth gown, brown felt hat; Airs Nichol, brown gown, blaek cape, black hat; Aliss Dawson, brown coat and skirt, blaek hat; Miss Bush, blaek skirt, white blouse, black hat; Mrs Otway, white tucked silk, white hat with ostrich feathers: Airs Au. enne, paon line; green costume, blue felt hat; Aliss Cotter, blaek bengaline with ecru lace at neck, green felt hat with green ribbons; Aliss Stevenson, white silk, hat with pink rambler roses, blue ribbons Airs Ching, black silk with ecru lace at neck, toque on suite; Aliss Ching, grey coat and skirt, white felt hat with flowers beneath brim and white ribbons at back of crown; Alisses Binney (2), black gowns, relieved with ecru laee, blaek hats; Airs Stuart Heid, mourning costume; Aliss Firth, white silk gown, red plaid toque; Airs Alarkliani, white costume, black toque; Airs Hume, white silk with 1 lickings and lace insertion, hat with spring green; Airs Farrell, black; Airs Geo. Dunnett, biscuit-col-oured silk, finished with blaek velvet and black ribbons, black toque with

eeru lace; Aliss Dunnett, green and black plaid, blaek hat; Mrs Leo Marshall, pale oyster grey voile, grey toque en suite with ostrich plumes, grey boa; Miss .Shayle-George, black; Aliss Seymour Thorne George, white silk gown, heliotrope hat; Aliss Malker, navy serge, toque with poppies; Airs Bagnall, navy voile, blaek hat; Aliss Bagnall, Egypt red frieze, black hat: Airs Hankiii Reid, China blue figured foulard, blaek hat; Airs Lewis, pretty pink linen gown, the skirt had wide tucks all round, pink hat; Airs Dennis O’Rorke. bronze nioyan doth gown, the jacket was made with a long basque, short white vest, black toque: Mrs Alistcr Clark (Melbourne), reseda green costume, blaek toque; Aliss Shepherd, blaek skirt, mauve brocaded blouse, black toque with ereani roses: Airs AleDonald, black silk: Miss McDouall, periwinkle blue cloth gown, black hal : Mrs Dignari, azure blue ereponette, black hat with pink flowers; Mrs .Hdrich, blaek silk with twine ■ coloured lace, blaek bonnet ; Airs Dllfaur. blaek silk, white vest, black hat; Airs M . Ralph, brown; Mrs Lawrence, navy blue serge, white vest, black hat : Aliss Edith Percival, black; Ahs Thompson (Fiji), blaek silk with fawn laee. white hat with blue; Aliss Moss Davis, white serge, pink Hop bat: Airs McLaughlin, blr.ck silk with white silk cape, veiled in blaek laee; Airs Ralph, blaek silk with twinc-col-oured laee, black hat: Miss Gorr.e, dark costume, black toque; Aliss Gwen Gorrie, black skirt, white blouse, red hat: Aliss Morrin, while silk costume, burnt straw hat wreathed with forget-me-nots; Air- Basley, Wack; Aliss Basley. black silk with ecru laee, white felt hat, swathed with Nil green: Miss AVorsp, grev voile, large flop hat; her sister wore an Egypt pink foulard with white spots, made with bolero, bat with pink flowers and blaek velvet streamers: Mrs Ernest Bloomfield, eiel bine erepon with eeru laee at neck, blaek hat : Airs Dunean Clerk, white silk with much tucking, white bat with pink flowers: Airs McLoud, royal blue bengaline, blaek hat: Mrs Wright, grey tweed, trimmed with grey poplin and blaek

velvet: Airs SehertT. black silk, white muslin at. neck, bonnet composed of green leaves and white aigrette; Alis. Schertf, dark skirt, grey fancy tweed jacket, black hat; Airs Geo. Roberts, black: Airs Cottle, black silk gown, black bonnet: Airs Henry Walker, eleetrique green cloth, gown, white vest, black toque; Aliss —. Taylor (Bar dowie), dark skirt, light blouse, sailor hat; Airs Williamson, black; Miss Williamson, periwinkle blue frieze, blaek hat; Miss Waller, white serge with Rus siaii jacket,White bat with flowers; Airs Colbeek, oyster grey voile, black hat; Miss Tl.orne George, white silk costume with tuckings and lace insertion, burnt straw Victorian bonnet with ostrich plumes; Aliases Thompson (2), white silks, white hats with flowers; Aliss Decamp, brown coat and skirl, black hat; Airs Ranson, black foularl with white spots, trimmed with ecru lace, white toque with earnations; Mrs Kingswell, black silk with ecru lace at. neck, blaek hat with pink flowers; Mrs Sharman, white frieze with black braid ing, black velvet bolero, white felt toque with green ribbons and mauve

flowers; Mrs Clem Lawford, fawn gown with twine-coloured laee, white toque with petunia flowers; Mrs Edward Firth, bright navy tailor-made gown, white collarette and rovers, black hat; Mrs Thomas Morrin. fawn-coloured voile with bolero front and sous munches of satin, black hat with flowers; Mrs A. Hanna, pretty ecru tinted bengaline with white spots, the dress was finished with twine-coloured lace ami black velvet, black hat, wreathed with mauve Howers; Aliss Gorrie, royal blue Vienna cloth, trimmed with coloured embroidery. white lace cape at neck, white toque, swathed with black jetted tulle; Miss Koberts, black; Miss Olive Buckland, white silk, hat with white; Miss Tribley, dark skirt, pink silk blouse, black hat; her sister wore white silk: Miss Moss Davis, white serge with bl.ick hat: Airs Hope Lewis, navy. The Eden and Epsom Tennis and Croquet Lawns closed for this season last Saturday afternoon. The weather was beautifully fine and the attendance was very large. The prizes won during the past season were presented by the wife of the president (Mi A. Heather). Key. Ah - .McFarland made a most appropriate speech, congratulating the prize winners. The final. Ladies’ Combined Doublet of the intcr-l'niversiiy championships was played olf on Saturday, Misses Pearl Gorrie and Aletcalfe beating Misses Blades and Hull. Afternoon tea was provided by the members, the tables being decorated with cactus dahlias of various hues. Mrs Heather, black muslin over blaek skirt; the skirt was corded in vandykes and had narrow flounces at hem; the bodice was tucked: while vest, black feather boa, black toque turned oil’ the face v it h paste ornament. blaek ostrich plume; Airs 11. Heather, grey coloured cloth skirt and coat, the neat, very plain belted eoat was ornamented with chenille embroidery, black toque with black feathers; Mrs Oldham, black skirt, galois grey silk blouse with cordings. black toque; Mrs Haultain, black voile with satin strappings, ecru lace (ape

collar, -lack toque; Airs Hooper, greyskirt wi.'h blaek strappings, while blouse, black hat: and her mother wore a blaek gown, blaek bonnet with violets; Airs Moginie, blaek skirt, white blouse, blaek hut with plumes; Mrs Oberlin Brown, navy foulard, black hat: Miss Oberlin Brown, holland skirt, while blon-e. white muslin frame lint with black velvet belie ribbon velvet; Mrs Batty, blaek skirt, white blouse, grey jacket, fur toque relieved with white: Aliss B. Blonzard-Brown grey striped foulard, burnt straw hat: Aliss Little, black skirt, pink muslin blouse. Panama hat: Mrs Vdy, navy; Airs Watkins, navy cambric, black hat : Aliss Slonian, fawn skirl, pink blouse, black hat relies*cd with white: Mrs Fenton, cream silk with tuekings mid embroidery, blaek hat: Airs Billings, black skirt, while silk blouse witli tuckings and laee insertion, black hat with ostrich plumes; Aliss Bramwell, pink cambric skirt, while silk blouse. Panama hat ; Aliss llesketh. navy serge skirl, navy silk ecru lace eip. l collar, white hat; Miss Paton, black skirt, figured blouse, blaek hat: Miss Hall, navy serge skirt, white blouse, white hat; Aliss Hull, bright blue linen skirt, white blouse, white hat: Mrs duo. Dawson, blaek skirt, fawn silk blouse, black toque: Aliss Dawson, white muslin with embroidery, white hat; Aliss Gittos, white muslin, white hat; Aliss Caldwell, holland skirt, white blouse, cream hat with (lowers; Miss Blades, blaek skirt, white blouse, sailor hat; Miss Aletealie, white muslin gown, white hal: Miss Towle, blue and white striped cambric, sailor bat; and her friend wore white; Airs Cooke, navy silk with white spots, toque en suite: Mrs Mair, brown holland with white braiding. Panama hat; Aliss Stewart, white muslin; her sister wore n brown holland skirt, white blouse, white hat ; Mrs Rice, blaek silk costume, black bonnet, relieved with white: Aliss D. Rice, holland skirt, white blouse, white muslin hal with blaek velvet ; Miss Stella Itiee. brown holland: Miss D. Inly, navy skirt, white blouse, sailor bat; Aliss M. Rice, holland cost nine: Aliss I’dv. holland skirt, blue blouse,

Panama hat; Miss Garland, black skirt, del blue blouse, white hat; and her sister wore a navy foulard, white hat; Mrs Beale, black skirt, white blouse, black hat swathed with drake’s neck green silk; Mrs Hoskins, navy gown, with white embroidery, black toque; Miss Cooke, white pique skirt, silk blouse, white hat; Miss Trevithick, white embroidered muslin skirt, silk blouse, sailor hat; Miss Gor.ie, blue skirt, white blouse, white hat; Miss Pearl Gorrie, holland skirt, white blouse, white hat; Miss . Gwen Gorrie, black skirt, white blouse, white muslin hat edged with black velvet; Mrs Turner, black skirt, blue blouse, black hat; Miss Heid, black skirt, violet foulard blouse, black hat; Miss Hardie, white muslin with blue rosette, black hat.

Mrs. Oldham, of Mount Eden, Auckland, gave a young people’s euchre party on Friday evening last. The function was undoubtedly a great success.

The Wapiti Hockey Club intend to open their season next Saturday on the Remuera grounds, near the station.

My Cambridge correspondent writes: Dear Bee, —There has not been much to write about lately, partly on account of its being Lent. On Easter Monday the Waikato Mounted Rifles. No. 3 Company, held a gymkhana out at “Bardowie,” but the day was not favourable for outdoor sports, and rather marred the pleasure of those attending. On Friday afternoon the annual Chrysanthemum Show was opened by the presiden (Dr- Roberts), who spoke of the succees of the previous shows and the grand display of blooms at the present one. The root show was combined with the flower show in a tent adjoining, and proved a great source of attraction to the farmers. Afternoon tea was dispensed in a third tent, and notwithstanding it was in an out of the way position made a record take of a 12 for the two days. The first day it was presided over by Mrs James Hally, and the second day by Mrs Wells, ably assisted on both days by bevies of young ladies, who looked well after the wants of everyone. The takings at the door amounted to £67, the total amounting to over £BO for the two days. The Cambridge Orchestra, under their able conductor (Mr Edwards), played selections during the afternoon and evening, and gave great pleasure to those present. Mrs J. R. S. Richardson carried off the prize for the best bloom in the show. Mr Buckland, as usual, was the winner of a great many prizes, both for flowers and roots; his show of flowering begonias was beautiful. A very pretty feature of the show was the collection of pot plants, for which Mr Hartley carried off t he Ist prize and Mrs Wells the 2nd. There were more than usual competing for the table decorations, in which .Miss Richardson was Ist. Hers was very lovely, carried out entirely with tea roses and maidenhair ferns. The Misses Willis were 2nd. theirs being shades of mauve with autumn leaves. Miss Wells was successful in gaining the prize for an afternoon tea table arranged for three. Hers was very dainty. A special prize was given by the president for the best decorated bicycle or go-cart, for which Miss C*. Willis was the winner, her bicycle being decorated with lycopodium and yellow chrysanthemums. Amongst such crowds as were present it was almost impossible to see much of the dresses, but of the few I got a peep at I noticed Mrs Roberts, tussore silk, trimmed with some beautiful silk, Maltese lace, brown hat, trimmed with pale blue and forget-me-nots; Mrs Willis, broehe silk, black bonnet trimmed with sequins; Mrs John

Hally, black silik, black toque, relieved with buttercups; Mis Wells, black broehe silk, grey and white bonnet; Mrs Buckland, grey broehe, black mantle, black bonnet with crimson roses; Mrs James Hally, heliotrope silk, trimmed with darker shade of velvet, black picture hat; Mrs Bamford (Remuera), peacock blue gown, trimmed with black and white applique, black and cream toque; Mrs Brewis (Hamilton), black costume, hat to match; Mrs Graham, black and white silk gown,black hat;Mrs R. Gwynne (Hamilton), grey and white costume, hat to match; Mrs J. R. 8. Richardson, tussore silk, blaek picture hat; Mrs C. Hunter, black silk, relieved with white, black hat; Mrs Martyn, green coat and skirt, black and white hat; Mrs Brooks, black silk dress and jacket, black bonnet with pink roses; Mrs Ross, blaek gown, relieved with white, black and white boa, black and white toque; Mrs R. Roberts, black eoat and skirt, hat to match; Miss Cave, blue silk voile, black hat, trimmed with cream and pale blue; Miss Wells, drake’s neck cloth costume, relieved with white, hat to match; Miss IT. Wells, pink silk blouse, black voile skirt, grey coat, white hat; Miss Willis, blaek Eton coat and skirt, white hat; Miss C. Willis, black silk blouse, black skirt, black picture hat with pale blue; Miss E. Willis, white silk blouse, blaek skirt, grey eoat, white hat, trimm; 1 with pink; Miss Wright, white silk frock, blaek picture hat; Miss Dunn, blaek and white costume, hat to match; Miss Taylor, heliotrope blouse, black skirt, blaek toque with violets; Miss Brooks, cream frock and hat to match; Miss J. Brooks, green costume, white hat; Miss Gwynneth, black silk blouse with string-coloured lace cape, blaek skirt, black and rosewood hat; Miss Street, white silk frock, black picture hat; Miss Young, blaek costume, relieved with white, hat to match; Miss Ferguson, white silk frock and white hat; Miss Peterson, blue and white figured costume, white hat; Miss Buckland, green frock, blaek picture hat.

PHYLLIS BROUN.