WANGANUI.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XL, Issue 12, 21 March 1908, Page 62

WANGANUI.

Dear Bee, ~ March 13 The weather was glorious on Saturday fox (be .... SECOND DAY’S RACING .(Of.the Auiumiy fleeting, and there was a very la rge at(|endaijij.<\ Airippgst. (he many pretty frock's I noticed Mr. Bidwill (Wairarapa) in a beautiful Wedgwood blue chiffon taffetas, the skirt was made very full and the deep hem at tha

foot was finished with French knots, wide swathed belt, with Honiton lace on the bodice, she wore a white feather boa, black crinoline straw hat with black chiffon swathed round the brim arid big buckle in the front, long black ostrich feathers waving into the hair at the back; Mrs. H. Johnston (Wellington), black silk voile gown with white chiffon on the bodice, sleeves of white chiffon veiled with black lace, black picture hat with white chiffon and ostricli feathers; Mrs. Tweed (Wellington), smart pale grey figured silk froek with tiny pink rose on it, the bodice had frills of narrow Valenciennes lace on it, pale pink chiffon shoulder searf, black straw hat with chiffon and black ostrich feathers; Mrs Buchanan (Hawera), pale grey costume profusely trimmed with black and white silk braid, cream chiffon shoulder scarf with pale blue hand painted ends, blaek and white striped silk hat with pale, blue ribbon swathed round it and shaded pink roses and foliage in the front; Mrs Rawson (Wellington), smart navy blue tailor made coat and skirt, blue silk felt hat with crown of blue gauged silk shaded blue and green coque. wings; Mrs Abbot (Wellington), stylish brown striped tweed coat and skirt, blue and brown shot hat with long blue and brown coque feathers; Mrs. A. Fitzherbert (Feilding), navy blue costume, the skirt was. made with a narrow piping of green, vest of blue chiffon edged with green and tiny green tassels ornamenting the cream yoke, becoming felt hat with shot silk rosettes and green velvet in the front; Miss Beetham (Wairarapa), dainty white embroidered linen frock, large black picture hat with long black ostrich plumes; Mrs. Major (Hawera). cream embroidered voile wit'n creain lace on the bodice, cream hat with ostrich plumes; Miss Imlay, black and white figured silk voile, the skirt was made with a wide band of black velvet at the foot, belt of black velvet and berthe of cream with velvet strappings, black hat with ostrich feather; Mrs. Saunders wore a pale pink and grey floral muslin with yoke of cream lace, and bands of pale pink silk edging the shoulder straps, pale grey crinoline straw hat with chiffon and ostrich tips anß pink roses; Mrs. Imlay Saunders, smart black and white striped voile costume with V-shaped vest of cream lace, kimono sleeves and strape of the same material, becoming black crinoline straw hat with chiffon and long ostrich plume; Mrs. Clay, black and white check material, the bolero had a collar of green velvet, blue and green shot straw- hat with ribbons and flowers; Mrs Speed wore a wine coloured cloth tailor made, . the coat was three quarter length, golden shaded straw- hat with large pink roses and foliage; Mrs Barthorpe (Silverhope), violet cloth coat and skirt, vest of pink and eream silk embroidery, pretty violet gathered silk hat with shaded coque feathers; Miss Ward (Silverhope), black and white costume with kimono sleeves and shoulder straps edged with blaek glace silk, fancy straw hat with pale green gauged silk on it; Mrs Hatherlv. smart blue tailor made cloth coat and skirt, brown straw hat with shaded roses and foliage; Mrs. Griffiths, blaek voile, with- lace and bands of black silk, stylish green velvet hat with shaded quill wings; Mrs. Stone, pale grey tweed coat and skirt, the coat made with a small basque at the waist, pale grey hat with chiffon and feathers; Mrs. Briggs, black voile with lace, black and white bonnet; Mrs. James Watt, pale grey costume, with embroidered grey silk sleeves and cream lace, cream straw hat with sprays of wistaria in it; Miss Cameron, tabac brown tussore silk frock with brown braided coat, cream crinoline straw hat with wreath of mignonette in it; Mrs. H. Wilson, pale pink floral muslin gown, with berthe effect of rows of Valenciennes lace and insertion, pink straw hat with bunch of tan grasses and flowers; Miss M. McLeod (Wellington), white muslin frock with lace and insertion, pretty black crinoline straw hat with ostrich feather; Miss L. McLeod (Wellington), smart navy blue Eton coat and skirt, with wide silk military braid, cream vest, felt hat with navy and green quills; Mrs. Lomax, pale grey voile with bands of cream insertion, gray hat with ostricli feather and pink roses; Mrs. A. Cameron wore a . beautiful dark green silk gown, the bodice banded with lace, cream hat with crown of figured net_and ostrich feather; Miss Ralston (Australia), brown striped tailor-made coat and skirt, fancy straw hat with wreath of white roses; Mrs. Barnicoat, black and white striped coat and skirt, with rcvcrs embroidered in pastel blue cloth, eream hat with pink •nd white convolvulus and white oa-

trich feather at the side; Mrs. Good, old rose pink gown with fichu of Brussels laee, deep cream straw hat with crown composed -of pink roses and foliage; Mrs. Fairburn, navy,blue silk with kimono sleeves and shoulder straps. Vshaped vest of Valenciennes lace, black hat with feathers; Miss Wilford, dark green cloth tailor-made with vest of embroidered muslin, stylish large black hat with two black ostrich feathers and blue shaded rose; Miss Barnicoat, pale blue chiffon taffetas gown, with kimono sleeves and shoulder straps of the silk with deep yoke of cream lace, becoming pale blue silk hat with waving natural coloured ostrich feather; Mrs. Feel, black silk corselet costume with black silk embroidery, cream straw hat with large deep pink rose and foliage; Miss Cowper, pastel blue Shantung silk gown with a band of blue and white embroidery at the foot of the skirt, and the same trimming on the bodice, cream crinoline straw hat with tiny roses of a deeper shade; Mrs. Hawke, pale grey tweed coat and skirt, grey hat with heliotrope shaded flowers; Mrs. Hole, becoming black and white "striped silk gown, yoke of cream lace outlined with a piping of pastel blue, the same shade being introduced in ornaments in the front of the bodice, fancy straw hat with pale pastel shaded- flowers; Mrs. Cholmeley, black cloth Eton coat and skirt, black hat with ruche of black ribbons; Mrs. Gifford Marshall, pale dove-grey voile frock with vest of lace and the shoulder straps banded with cream insertion, smart, pink floral brocade hat with pink and heliotrope flowers and foliage; Miss Moore, pale grey tweed coat and skirt, black crinoline straw hat with black ehiffon and ostrich feathers; Mrs. Izett, pale grey striped flannel coat and skirt, blackstraw hat with ostrich plume; Mrs McGregor wore an exquisite gown of wide striped black and white silk made on the cross, vest of lace and chiffon with tiny black rosettes at intervals, white chiffon hat with long ostrich feathers; Mrs Pharazyn, beautiful brown costume, the bodice trimmed with white silk and cloth, applique flowers and leaves, brown bonnet with flowers; Mrs A. Lewis, pale green flecked tweed tailor-made coat and skirt, wine crinoline straw hat with ehiffon and feathers; Miss Pickering (Wairarapa), cream cloth costume, green hat with spray of green roses and coque feathers; Mrs Greenwood, pale heliotrope frock, the shoulder-straps edged with narrow Valenciennes lace, vest of the same, fancy straw hat with flowers; Mrs P. Lewis wore a dainty pink and blue floral muslin frock with insertion and lace o*n the bodice, cream straw hat with floral ribbons and flowers; Miss Gilfillan (Auckland), eream serge Eton coat and skirt, cream hat with tiny heliotrope flowers; Mrs Mackay, pale blue and cream striped voile, cream hat with pale blue silk scarf and fringed ends; Mrs Wickham, tussore silk frock with embroidery, cream straw hat with brown in it; Miss Morgan, navy blue costume with cream lace vest, navy blue straw hat with wide blue glace ribbons; Mrs Gibbons, navy Shantung silk gown with V-shaped vest of cream net and lace, blue velvet hat with shaded blue coque feathers; Mies Stanford, pale grey tweed Eton coat and skirt, cream vest, pale pink crinoline straw hat with chiffon and pink flowers; Miss O’Brien, pretty eream silk voile gown with vest of lace, cream straw hat with large cream and pink roses and floral ribbon. COMINGS AND GOINGS. Mrs and the Misses McLeod, of Wellington, are staying with relatives in Wanganui. Mr and Mrs Patterson, of Wanganui, have returned from their. visit to the Southern Lakes. Mr A. Blundell, of Nelson, is paying a short visit to Wanganui. Miss Pickering, of the , Wairarapa, is staying in Wanganui with friends. Amongst the visitors in Wanganui for the Autumn Race Meeting were Mr and Mrs Abbot (Wellington),, Mrs Rawson (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Buchanan (Hawera), Mr and Mrs Barthorpe (Silverhope), Miss Ward (Silverhope), Dr. Skerman (Marton), Mr and Mrs W. Bidwell (Wairarapa), Mr Aidworth (Silverhope), Mrs Tweed (Wellington), Mr and Miss Beetham (Wairarapa), Mr and Mrs H. Johnston (Wellington), Mr arid Mrs Major (Hawera). Miss Beetham (Wairarapa) is the guest of Mrs Barnicoat in Wanganui. Miss Moore, of Hawera, has been staying in Wanganui with Mrs Empson.

Mr and Mrs H. Good, of Wanganui, are staying in Wellington. Dr. and Mrs Earle, of Wanganui, returned to New Zealand this week after a year’s visit to England and the Continent.

Mrs'. A. Izard, of Wanganui, has gone to Wellington to meet her mother, Mrs Montgomerie, who has just returned to New Zealand after a twelve months’ visit to England.

HUIA.