WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVI, Issue 4, 26 July 1911, Page 64

WELLINGTON.

J uly 22. . The Races. Race week began under the brightest auspices on -Saturday with a good day's sport, ami the most glorious weather imaginable. Though the sunshine was brilliant, overnight there had been a sharp frost, which left an appreciable nip in the air, so winter frocks were übiquitous, with here and there a gay dash of Colour provide i by one of the new season’s hats. \ ci\cb coats and skirts seemed very popular, and they looked exceedingly well with the handsome furs. The President’s luncheon was unusually big, as this year there arc more people here than ever for the races. Miss Harcourt wore a dark blue cloth coat and skirt, smartly braided, her beaver hat was trimmed with a wide band and cabochon of oriental embroidery: Mrs. lan Duncan, dark green velvet tailormade braided, and worn with a jabot of lace; Mrs. A. Duncan, seal coat over a mole . .'loured cloth, black velvet hat” with white poinsertias; Mrs. Tringharn. lotus blue doth, braided in the sanu shade, blue hat with upstanding piun.<Mrs. Goring .Johnston (PalmerMon), wcdgw’ood blue frieze, with facings of black, black plumed hat; Mrs. Clifford. green tailormade braided in the same shade, green tegal hat; Mrs. A. Di n ■ (Hawke’s Bay), black velvet tailormade, black velvet hat; -Mrs. Monckton. navy blue coat and skirt, him hat with roses; Mrs. Burnett Stuart, prunvllo doth, -martly braided, whet hat with plume: Mrs. Dalziell, pi cl hdh tailormade. grey velvet hat with plumes uf the same shade; Mrs. I'(\an Rowland-. (England), dark grey Li • i h and Id.ii k wlvet toque; Mr-. Kenneth I’um.in. black doth tailormade, 1 • velvet hat with v,hi:e plume.-; V ■ Millar, white cloth coat and skirt, 1 < ixb-f an I black \elvet hat: Mr-, t Lmonation blue and blade '•::i|M*d veh»l, blue toque with Ida*, k ’ 1 ■ th and Beal r * t gr« • a : Mi-s Wroughton (.VhburtonL dull johp colour frieze, r ‘imined hat '.ned with black: Miss h. n/ e. d . r’-. Hu< Merge braided in Ma. k. I hat; M t’ l v •*«■».• I aul skirt, f.uud with grev, rn v velvet hit: Mm. Watkins, dark f.. .m ro.it nn I skirt, and green hat: Vi-. T:i|c. Id. ip serge tailormade, and blue hat with black velvet; Mrs. Thorn-

ton, navy coat and skirt, black velvet hat; Mrs. Noel Adams (Nelson), -black velvet tailormade, black satin hat with white osprey; Miss Boyle (Christchurch), grey cloth, black velvet hat; Mrs. Sealey Rutherford (Canterbury), rose du Barri cloth, tegal hat of the same shade; Mrs. Baker, grey blue tweed, blue toque; Mrs. Hayman, navy coat and skirt, black velvet hat; Miss Anson (Christchurch), dark blue coat and skirt, and blue satin hat; Miss Moore (Christchurch), green tailormade, black hat with forget-me-nots; Miss McNab (Blenheim), dark blue tailormade, blue and black ha.t; Mrs. Gillon, navy coat and skirt, and emerald green hat; Miss Miles, grey satin coat and sk.irt, black velvet hat; Mrs. Blundel, black and white coat and skirt, green hat; Mrs. Biss, green tailormade, and green and white hat. A Vice-regal Afternoon.

Cue day this week Her Excellency Lady Islington had an informal little afternoon tea at Government Housv. The drawing-room was bright and cosy, and there were many flowers about, anemones and camellias predominating, together with narcissi and violets. Lady Islington was wearing white crepe do chine, braided in soutache, and having entredeux of lace; Miss Stapleton Cotton, grey eolienne de soie with, a net guimpe, and dull silver embroideries: Mrs. Guise, nut brown souple shantung. Some of the guests were visitors from other parts of New Zealand, who had come to Wellington for the races and other gaieties. At Trentham. Trentham was thronged with a cheerful happy crowd of race-going people on \\ edne'-day. and the weather was exquisitely line. '1 he only draw back was the train journey, which, on the return, was disagreeably delayed by a contretemps, so it was long after the usual hour before the keen sporting people got Lack to Wellington. His Excellency the Governor was present, attended by Captain MacDougal. and accompanied by Lady Islington, Miss Stapleton-Cotton and Captain Shannon. The Vice-regal party were received by the President of the club, and Miss Harcourt, who afterwards entertained them with a number of other people, at luncheon anj afternoon tea. Her Excellency wore a braided coat and skirt of black chiffon velours with a jabot of Irish lace, and a black velvet hat with two rosecoloured pleureusp plumes: Miss stapleton Cotton* fuchsia red cloth with braided panels, smajl toqufe of purple panne: Miss Harcourt, navy cloth braided in black, black satin hat with wide Egyptian galon: Lady Clifford (Christchurch), black braided tailormade, black hat with white plumes; Mrs. Abbot, black velvet tailor-made and Coronation blue hat; Mrs. Duncan, grey cloth and hat with roses: Mrs. lan Duncan, black cloth dress, long seal coat. Mrs Godley (Thames), grey souple cloth braided in the same shade, grey satin hat with tiny Howers; Mrs. Vavasour (Blenheim), grape purple tweed coat and skirt, black bat with purple flowers; Miss Vavasour navy tailormade. black and white hat; Mrs. Goring Johnston, duck’s egg green cloth with soutache, tegal hat with green plumes: Mrs. Beethani (Masterton), black velvet en tailleur, black hat with dull silver cords and tai-seis: Mr«. Walter Johnston, plum coloured cloth with wide military braid, black panne hat with plumes; Mrs. Leo Buller (England). dark sapphire souple cloth braided in black, mole tegal hat lined with blue; Mrs. Noel Adams (Nelson), rose du Barri chiffon cloth, with net guimpe. long fur coat and black hat with rose du Barri plumes; Mrs. Joseph, long seal coat over black eharmeuse, musquash toque; Miss Joseph, black braided cloth and seal coat, black bat with vivid rose plumes: Mrs. D. Findlay, navy eoat ami skirt, with wide Idack braid: Mrs. Gibson Smith, greav tailormade and black velvet toque; Mrs. Hume (Featherston), vioux ro’p cloth with strappings of the same materia.]. vioux rose hat with shadcsl flowers; Mrs. Ri«.s. dark blue coat and skirt, I lack satin hat: Mrs. Harfgill (Dannrvirke). laurel green tailormade. with black rovers, black velvet toque: Mrs. ( ceil Kebbell (\Va.irani|>a). black braided coat and skirt, ermine and velvet toque: Mi-i. t’aselherg (Masterton), dark him* tailormade, ami black velvet hat: Mrs. MuHirdy (Napier). nio'e velvet tailormade, and mole velvet hat; Miss < lifford, naw coat nnj skiit. and dark blue bat; Miss

cream cloth, the tunic banded with brown velvet, black velvet hat; Miss Rimpson, blue braided tailormade, and black and white hat; Miss Cleghorn, brown tweed coat and skirt, brown hat with wings; Miss Anson (Christchurch), pale viedet frieze tailormade, black satin hat with cluster of violets; Miss Booth (Nelson), white cloth coat and skirt, black hat with white wings; Miss Boyle (Christchurch), navy blue cloth, braided in black, black panne hat with green plumes; Miss Elder, navy coat and skirt, and black hat with roses; Miss Rathbone, dark blue tailormade, blue and green hat; Miss Abraham (Palmerston), grey cloth, braided in grey, grey hat with wings; Miss Reid, brown coat and skirt, black hat with feather fantaisie; Miss Macdonald (Christchurch), 'black velvet coat and skirt, black satin hat; Miss Inglis (Hawke’s Bay), dark blue cloth, fur coat, and black and white hat; Miss Burnett Stewart, cinnamon souple cloth, with soutache and buttons, black picture hat with feathers; Miss Stringer, "rev tailormade. with Subdued touches of mauve in her grey hat; Mrs. J. H. A. Burnes, dark blue tweed, with horizontal braidings in black, black hat with wings and roses; Mrs. Hall (Palmerston), navy cloth, black hat with pale blue plumes; Mrs. Sydney Johnston (Hawke's Bay), tabae brown velvet tailormade, brown toque- Mrs. Elgar (Thames), grey souple cloth, braided in grey, grey hat with grey plumes. Tuesday was the day of Miss Fulton’s wedding, of which an account will be found elsewhere. An At Home.

Mrs. lan Duncan's “At Home” is always an important feature of race week, and this year, what with the unusual

number of visitors to Wellington, and the perfect weather prevailing, there were even more guests than usual. The house is large and the rooms many and spacious, so there was not overcrowding, and people kept coining and going all the afternoon, as there were other social events happening. Golden wattle decorated the study, where coffee and ices and chocolate were to be obtained, and in the dining-room the tea-table was gay with wonderful anemones, which had been at Mr. Duncan's country house at \\ aikanae. Mrs. Tan Dunean wore white eharmeuse, veiled in ninon, which was piped with saxe blue satin, and

finished with tiny kilted frills; Mrs. Grace was wearing black crepe de chine, with a guimpe of Irish lace, black satin toque; Mrs. Dalziell, rose du Barri crepe meteor with a dessous of black eharmeuse. the two colours being combined in her hat. The guests included Lady Williams wearing a black braided tailormade. and a black and white toque; Lady McLean (Dunedin), black coat and skirt, with black and white revers, and a black hat: Mrs. Goring Johnston, biscuit cloth, braided and applique in the

same shade, black hat with white plumes; Mrs. Thorne-George (Auckland), black tailor-made, with black and white revers; Mrs. Leo. Buller, blue tailor-made, and black bat; Mrs. W. Johnston, cream cloth, black velvet hat. The Racing Club's Ball. Last winter the Racing Club’s ball was considered the high water mark of success, but this year even that record was beaten. It was an exceptionally brilliant affair on Thursday night, and no fault could be found anywhere, so j'e.rfect weija the Arrangements. All the long draughty corridors were carpeted with crimson, and each alcove round the big hall was cosily furnished and screened off. A grove of flowering shrubs and ferns disguised the organ gallery, and tall palms were placed about in groups against the white walls. From the electrolier in the ceiling -was arranged a pavilion-like drapery of red and white, and round the gallery

ran trails of lycopodium and red camellias. The stairs made an avenue of shrubs, with archways of creepers lighted by coloured electric lights, which were used everywhere, and in one place there was even a new moon shining through the trees, in the supper-room rose-coloured camellias of various shades, ranging from the palest hue to the deepest, were used for decorating the supper together with pink magnolias and strands of ribbon. Bronze models of racehorses gave a sporting flavour, and the number of splendid silver trophies belonging to the' club was most imposing.

Lady Islington wore a lovely gown of pale pink brocaded chiffon, the corsago veiled in diamante tulle and delicate lace, her tiara and necklace were of diamonds; Miss Stapleton-Cotton, oyster chiffon velvet, the bodice encrusted with em'bossed silver embroidery, diamond and. pearl ornaments, a fillet of green leaves in her hair; Mrs. Guise, rose pink eharmeuse, ninon tunie with gold embroideries; Miss Harcourt, white satin and nialtese lace; Mrs. Godley, white satin, aluminium embroidered tunie, diamonds; Lady Clifford, black satin duchesse, with fine white lace on the bodice;; Mrs. Burnett-Stuart, blue chiffon velvet with gold embroidered bodice; Mrs. Goring Johnston, lettuce green satin eharmeuse, with bronze chiffon tunie beautifully worked in gold, diamond and pearl ornaments; Mrs. Vavasour (Blenheim), heliotrope satin. with opalescent embroidery; Mrs. Richardson, cream eharmeuse, veiled in gold tissue, over dress of black laee; Miss Millar, pink satin, with pearl and crystal fringe on the tunic, smart wreath of pink roses in her hair; Mrs. W. Johnston, aprieot satin, -with a handsomely embroidered tunie, diamonds; Mrs. Grace, black brocade, 'with panels of lovely lace, diamond ornaments; Mrs. Hugh Beethani, petunia velvet with dull silver embroidery, pearl and diamond ornaments; Mrs. Tripe, S re y eharmeuse, veiled in silver tissue; Mrs. l-.lgar, champagne-coloured satin eharmeuse, with overdress of opalescent ninon edged with silver fringe; Mrs. lan Duncan, pale yellow satin eharmeuse, with overdress of mole jewelled ninon bordered with sable; Miss Boyle (Christeliuieh), blue satin veiled in silver net; Mrs. Bidwili (Lower Valley), white satin with laee panels; Mrs. A’Deane (Hawke’s Bay), eream eharmeuse veiled with, jewelled net; Mrs. K. Duncan, pale pink satin eharmeuse, with embroidered ninon tunic: Mrs. Fitehett, black satin veiled with silver tissue overdress of black jetted net; Mrs. Gillon, white satin, -with black laee overdress; Mrs. J. Fuller, but-tereup-yellow satin, with panels <>f gold tissue; Mrs. VV. Hislop, floral chiffon over white satin;' Mrs. Leo. Buller, amethyst chiffon velvet. with silver embroidery on bodice, diamonds; Mrs. Gilmer, pale blue satin veiled in ninon; Mrs. G. Hume (Lowei* Valley), eream satin, with an overdress of black jewelled net; Airs. Cecil Kebbell (Alfredton), mist grey eharmeuse, veiled in gauze of the same tone, with pearl and crystal embroidery, Josephine sash of Empire green, black and grey;j Mis. McHardy (Napier), ovster-grey eharmeuse with a tunie of gold tosca' net edged with grey fringe; Mrs. Whyte, pale blue Liberty ‘satin veiled in black embossed net bordereil with pale blue; Mrs. H. Gore, pale pink chiffon with a

dessous of ivory satin; Mrs. J. Rose, cresson green satin, veiled in brown and green iridescent gauze; Mrs. Litchfield, black chiffon velours and jet; Miss Litchfield, ivory satin, the corsage em-

broidered in silver and pearls; Mrs. W. Hume (Wairarapa), unite satin, veiled in black damante ninon bordered with satin; Mrs. Broad (Palmerston), flamecoloured ninon bordered with dull gold galon over ivory satin; Mrs. F. Lcekie, black chiffon velours, the corsage encrusted with jet; Mrs. Mae Ewan, black jetted ninon; Mrs. Thornton, white

satin, the tunic of blaek lace and ninon threaded with cherry-coloured satin; Mrs. Stringer, blaek ninon, with effective touches of rose pink; Mrs. M. Holmes, rose pink ninon over petal pink Liberty satin; Mrs. Larnaeh, blaek ninon embroidered in Egyptian tones; Mrs. Christie, aprieot-satin with a tunic of pale mole ninon; Mrs. Dean, pale grey eharmeuse draped in lace; Mrs. Samuel, pale blue velours and lace; Mrs. Brown (Fiji), Coronation blue Liberty satin, with ninon of the same shade; Mrs. Bennett (Blenheim), pale mauve satin •with silver embroideries, and fringe on the mauve ninon tunic; Mrs. Hartgill (Dannevirke), pale grey satin with opalescent embroideries; Mrs. Elder, saxe blue satin and ninon; Mrs. Noel Adams (Nelson), sapphire blue ninon, with Oriental embroideries; Mrs. Bidwill (Wairarapa), ivory satin with a tunic of aluminium net; Mrs S. Kirkealdie, white and rose-coloured chine, veiled in black gauze; Mrs. Watkins, black fisher net over blaek satin; Mrs. Findlay, black satin and jet; Mrs. D. Jackson, black ninon with gold embroideries; Mrs. Gib-son-Smith (Dunedin), blaek broeade; Mrs. Reading, grey satin with silver embroideries; Mrs. Tripp, white satin and lace; Mrs. G. Fulton, ivory satin veiled' in net; Mrs. C. Tringham, pink satin veiled in pale pink brocaded gauze, with crystal fringe and galon; Mrs. A. Warburton, white satin, with panels of opalescent net; Mrs. T. Cameron (Wairarapa), ivory satin with appliques of embossed silk net; Mrs. West, blaek satin and jet; Mrs. Williams, blaek and silver tissue over blaek satin; Mrs. Parker, white satin and lace; Mrs. Biss, blaek net over white Liberty satin; Mrs. Abbot, black satin and ninon, heavily worked in jet; Miss Nancy Johnston (Hawke’s Bay), white satin, with draperies of veiled gold gauze; Miss Brandon, white erepe de chine and ninon with poppy red tulle sash; Miss Fitzgerald, white satin, with a tunic of silver embroidered net; Miss Clifford (Christchurch), a Josephine gown of shot mauve and silver satin, with harmonising embroideries; Miss Reynolds (Dunedin), an Empire gown of rose du Barri eharmeuse, with panels of gold brocaded lace; Miss .Wolineaux, white satin, veiled in jewelled net; Dr. Elizabeth Gunn, grey ninon over primrose satin; Miss Osborne-Gibbes, pale blue eharmeuse, with a ninon tunic; Miss Pearce, white satin, with crystal and pearl embroidery and lace; Miss L. Brandon, dark blue charmouse, veiled in ninon; Miss Vavasour (Marlborough), pink satin, with an overdress of figured ninon; Miss Miles, pale blue ninon over satin of the same shade; Miss Callender, Rose du Barri Liberty satin, with embroideries in dull gold; Miss Chilman, ivory erepe de chine, with lace tucker; Miss 11. Elder, vieux rose eharmeuse and ninon; Miss Booth, ivory satin under floral ninon; Miss Buckley, white satin, with gold tissue and fringe; Miss Kember, rose pink crepe de ehine; Miss Martelli, flame-coloured ninon veiling satin <>l the same hue; Miss Meredith (Masterton), pale pink eharmeuse; Miss Wilson, ivory crepe de ehine, piped with emerald green; Miss McKellar, pale blue eharmeuse; Miss Plimmer, pink and white ninon, with pearl embroideries; Miss Stuart - Forbes, white satin, veiled in floral ninon; Miss Pettitt (Dannevirke), mauve charmeuse, the tunic bordered with silver; Miss Hartgill (Hawke’s Bay), vieux crepe de ehine with Oriental galon; Miss Callender, pale pink ninon over pink ratin; Miss Moore (Christchurch), ciel blue Liberty satin veiled in ninon; Miss Nathan, white chenille spotted gauze i ver white satin; Miss Reid, mauve chiffon over palest blue satin; Miss Rath-

one, ivory satin with gold embroideries a the tunic; Miss M. Rathbone, floral linon over ivory satin; Miss Nixon, gold ict over Coronation blue ninon; Miss A’est, emerald green satin draped with linon; Miss N. West, white satin with liver net and fringe; Miss King, white 'tin with pearl passementerie; Miss 'Braham (Palmerston) black ninon de uie; Miss Marks,' white satin nd silver net; Miss Wrough-

i (Ashburton), silver beaded net er ivory eharmeuse; Miss Roberts, ule erepe de ehine finished with silver; -■ Brown, white eharmeuse; Miss Sulim (debutante), white satin niuon

r.ml pearls; Miss Rapley, pale pink merv.llienx; Miss Hannah, Coronation blue 1 iherty satin with iridescent embroidery; Miss Waddy, silver net over pale blue niessaline; Miss Cotterell, pale pink

eharmeuse; Miss Ross (debutante), white ninon over eharmeuse finished With crystal and pearls; Miss Bunny (Nilson), opal eharmeuse; Miss Wilson (Bulls), pale pink crepe de ehine; Miss

Griffiths (Blenheim), white crepe de chine and ninon; Miss Otterson, white eharmeuse veiled in ninon and embroidered with tiny pearls; Miss J. Brandon, pale pink eharmeuse; Miss Butts, pale blue ninon and eharmeuse.

OPHELIA.