SOUTH TARANAKI.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 20, 19 May 1909, Page 65

SOUTH TARANAKI.

Hawera, May 15. Egmont Races. The Egmont Racing Club's winter meeting proved very successful. Weather conditions were most unpromising when racing commenced, but, happily, the rain kept off till night time. Among some of the dresses worn I noticed: Mrs McLean, in a black costume, pretty hat to match; Mrs R. McLean, maroon coat and skirt, trimmed with black braid, molecoloured toque with maroon feathers; Mrs Webster, blue coat and skirt, white felt hat with white wings; Mrs O'Callaghan, green tweed coat and skirt, brown hat; Mrs Harrison (Eltham), black costume, black hat with wings; Mrs Paget (Stratford), green coat and skirt, black hat; Mrs Robison (Eltham), smart grey coat and skirt, violet hat with green quill; Mrs Cowern, navy blue costume, brown hat; Mrs Major, brown and green Directoire costume, brown fur hat; Mrs Pearee (Patea), grey costume, brown hat with green roses; Mrs Nolan, blue and white striped eoat and skirt, brown straw toque with shaded roses; Mrs B. Brewer, navy blue cloth costume, green hat with wings; Mrs Williams, light brown coat and skirt, heliotrope hat trimmed with violets; Mrs Willis, brown and black striped costume, brown hat trimmed with velvet; Mrs Hogg (Stratford), navy blue costume, wine-coloured hat; Mrs Boadie (Auckland), navy coat and skirt, black hat with feathers; Mrs Brewer (WaitotAra), black and white striped frock, black hat; Mrs Nalder, smart grey costume, braided in black, emerald green hat with blaek wings; Mrs Jlawken, blue braided costume, mole-coloured hat with blue roses; bliss Glenn, navy costume, coat trimmed with a lighter blue, saxe bhie hat; Miss Q. Glenn, green tweed braided costume, much buttoned, brown hat with wings; Misa Russell, black and white eheck costume, large purple hat; Miss Coutts, navy costume, white hat trimmed with save blue velvet and quills; Miss Brett,-blue shirt frock, white felt hat; Miss Douglas, grey striped shirt froek, grey hat; Miss McLean, maroon couiume, small mole-coloured hnt with matoon wings; Miss Koeh, navy blue costume, blue toque; Miss Nolan, uavy eostdlhc, the coat trimmed with green, molecoloured hat with green wings; Miss B. Nolaa, brown eoat and skirt, large brown

bat trimmed with Velvet and wings; Miss Alexander, black costume, smart black hat; Miss MeAllum, green froek braided in black, black and white hat; Miss Morse, prune coloured costume, hat to match; MisU Jaekson, navy coat and skirt, vicux rose hat. Peraaaal Item*. Mrs A. C. Parkinson has returned to Hawera, after a long holiday spent in Wellington. Mrs Saunders. Wanganui, and Miss Chalmers, Auckland, are the guests of Mrs H. Coutts. Mr H. Chalmers has returned from Auckland. Miss Russell, Christchurch, is the guest of her sister, Mrs O’Callaghan. Mrs Bodie, Auckland, is visiting relations in llawera. Mi«s Powdrel! has returned to Patea after a trip to Australia with the N.Z. tennis players. The many friends of Mr and Mrs W. Dingle and Mr Parkinson will be pleased to know they have arrived in England, all well.