PALMERSTON NORTH

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 1, 6 January 1909, Page 58

PALMERSTON NORTH

Dear Bee, December 31, Christmas week is. as you know, THE RACING CARNIVAL of the Manawatu. We have three days’ racing at Awapuni, one -dgy at Ashurst,

and two days at Rangitikei. Taken on the whole, the weather was good, although the first day of the Palmerston meeting, December 23rd, was bitterly cold, with occasional sleet showers, which necessitated the donning of winter costumes and wraps. On Saturday (Cup Day) the .weather w»s glorious, with a clear blue sky and brilliant sunshine, which made our picturesque racecourse a thing of beauty. Flowers are everywhere, and the beds in front of the members’ stand a gorgeous mass of colour. A vice regal party was present on all three days, Lady Plunkct only for a short stay on Cup Day. 1 will do my best now to describe a few of the most attractive pretty toilettes worn. Lady Plunket was in black, with handsome black silk coat, navy hat with blue feather: Lady Gathorne Hardy, pale green mousseline, with 'Valenciennes lace trimming. hat of darker shade of green with green feather; Mrs Waterfield, black eliif...a over white glace, white ostrich stole, black hat with white lips; Miss Doris Johnston, in white, with trimmings of white lace threaded with narrow blackvelvet ribbon, white hat with white flowers and white wings; Mrs Goring Johnston. a grey silk frock, with lace and embroideries, white stole; large black hat with black feathers; Mrs R. S. Abraham, black chiffon and lace, black hat; Miss Abraham, heliotrope floral muslin, brown hat with tulle and small roses; Miss Marjory Abraoar-, rose-pink voile and lace, black hat with foliage and pink rose; Mrs L. A. Abraham, a Directoire costume of Saxe blue, with la?e trimming, black hat; Miss Sybil Abraham, white muslin and lace, white hat with white silk bows; Mrs F. S. Mcßae, white linen coat and skirt, with wide white lace insertion, green straw hat with shaded heliotrope flowers; Mrs W. L. Fitzherbcrt, in err am, with heliotrope border, cream lace coat, green hat with flowers; Mrs P. Sim. cream embroidered silk, large cream Leghorn hat with roses and blue silk ; Mrs R. Levin, Saxe blue Shantung silk, with lace trimmings, white ostrich stole, white hat; Mrs Alan Strang, a blue green Empire toilette of Shantung silk, richly embroidered in silk of same shade, large black hat with long black ostrich feather; Mrs Walter Strang, nattier blue braided costume, black hat; Miss Reid (Wellington), Wedgwood blue coat and skirt, braided and furnished with buttons, large black hat with ricn crimson roses and loops of blue ribbon; Mrs Carr ( Feilding). rosepink crepe i.e chine, black hat with black feathers; Mrs Goodbehere (Feilding), light grey oat and skirt, black hat; Mrs A. Fitzlierbert (Feilding), grey striped silk over pink, grey crinoline hat with pink rose and black feather; Mrs E. W. Mitchings, white lace robe over silk, heliotrope traw hat with profusion of many coloured sweet peas; Miss Monro, pale o rcen Eton coat and skirt, cream hat with pink roses and loop of turquoise blue silk; Mrs Randolph, black cloth coat and skirt, wide white satin revers braided in black. black lace hat with black tips Miss F. Randolph, pale blue crepe de chine, with wide cream lace insertion and pale blue silk fringe, black hat with black feathers; Miss Fraser, pale pink Shantung silk and lace, black hat.; Mrs (?. E. Waldegraye, becoming black toilette, with lace vest, black hat, with black feather and pink rose; Miss -Margaret Waldegrave, rose-coloured chiffon voile Empire frock, Tuscan hat with roses and bows of rosecoloured silk; Mrs Warburton, champagne embroidered costume, cornflower blue straw hat with pink rose: Miss Warburton, white embroidered muslin, cream hat with heliotrope Hewers and ribbon; Mrs .Fulton; (Wellington), dark green Shantung silk, floral toque; Mrs F. Pratt, black and white striped silk, with cream lace and touches of blue, black plumed hat: Mrs Broad, white taffeta silk, with green stripe, green velvet ribbon trimming, white chiffon rutile, large white hat, with white feathers; Mrs O. Moeller, in pale pink, with white lace, floral hat; Miss Hewitt.’pale pink silk muslin, large pink hat; Mrs Arthur Russell, white lace toilette, cream race

coat, with black trimmings, black hat, with white feather and White ospreys; Miss Russell, white embroidered muslin black hat with roses and hydrangeas: Miss Trixie Russell wore a long paste! blue coat over a blue frock, large black hat, with scarlet geraniums; Mrs Martin. pink and white striped silk, coat of cream silk, with facings of the striped silk, pink ami cerise tulle ha?, with fuchsias; Miss E. Mclennan, cream and pale blue floral muslin, black crinoline hat., with black tips; Mrs C. Louisson, pale pink toilette, with tomdies of brown, black hat, with black feather; Mrs IT. Cooper, rose-pink chiffon taffeta, large hat. with pink plumes: Mrs Tripe. Canadian blue chiffon taffeta, black hat, with black plumes; Miss Snow’, floral muslin, frills, edged with Valenciennes lace, burnt straw hat with shaded pink and cerise roses; Mrs J. Pascal, pale blue cream lace and tuck of pink trimming corsage, floral hat: Miss Pascal, cream and pale blue floral muslin, hat with cream ami pale blue chiffon: Mrs Stowe, cream silk, blue silk belt, black and white hat. with black tips; Mrs Rawson (Weibrown and blue striped cloth coat and

skirt, eream Leghorn hat with black lace and roses and lilac: Mrs. K. Duncan Wellington), cream cloth toilette, large black hat with cream roses and foliage; Mrs. Abbott (Wellington), cream doth coat and skirt, black and white hat w’ith many coloured flowers: Mrs. O. Bunny, violet silk, white ostrich feather boa. large black hat: Mrs. A. Loughnan. turquoise blue toilette with touches of black, black hat; Mrs. T. R. Moore, cream lace skirt, long coat of cream crepe de rhino. floral hat; Mrs. R. Davis, lavender an dwhite silk frock, white hat with roses and plums; Mrs. Rodgers, cream voile, the skirt bordered with nil green, black hat; Mrs. Gemmel, black brocade, black hat with black feathers; Miss Gemmel, rose pink muslin, much trimmed with cream lace and rose-coloured velvet ribbon, large cream Leghorn hat with tulle and pink flowers; Miss — Gemmel. white muslin and lace, white hat: Miss Bannister, pink chiffon taffeta, hat with pink feathers; Miss — Bannister, pale blue ehiffon taffeta, hat with blue feathers; Mrs. Bell, green linen eoat and skirt, black hat; Miss Bell, white muslin and lace, black plumed hat: Miss Gwen Bell, white muslin, large cream hat with coloured roses; Miss Preece, dark green silk, bodice with V-shaped vest of cream lace, crea inhat with black tips; Miss Sheila Preece, cream cloth Eton coat and skirt, black hat: Mrs. A. Bell, heliotrope Empire toilette, black hat with black feathers; Miss Knight, nil green silk with cream lave, darker shade of green straw hat with crown of white lace and small flowers: Mrs. Putnam, peacock blue silk, green hat: Miss Scanlon, white and blue floral muslin trimmed with Valenciennes laee, cream straw hat with hydrangeas; Mrs. Bunting, Empire frock of cream chiffon taffeta, large cream Leghorn hat with lace and cluster of pink roses; Mrs. Wallace, pale pink striped toilette, sash of black velvet ribbon, black hat lined with pink and trimmed with blaek feathers.

VIOLET.