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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 1, 3 July 1912, Page 64

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June 29th. At tie Kaces. The Napier Park Racing Club held their Winter Meeting last Wednesday and Thursday. Ou the first day the weather was perfect, more like spring than winter, but Thursday was overcast and bitterly cold. Mrs Wilfred Stead was wearing a tweed tailormade, long fur coat, blaek hat; Mrs S. H. Lowry, navy blue taliormade with soutache braid, black and emerald hat, gray furs; Mrs Russell Grace (Pahiatua), green eoat and skirt, sable toque; Mrs Arthur Russell, smoke blue cloth, black hat; Mrs F. Armstrong (Dannevirke), blue eoat and skirt, black hat; Mrs Swan, navy blue, Llaek hat; Mrs John McVay, long sealskin coat, black bonnet, with white osprey; Mrs F. Douglas, purple frock, hat to match; Mrs C. Bennett, gray, gray and black- hat; Mrs Hassell, cherry-coloured frock, black hat with wings; Mrs Reed, blue, braided with soutache, black hat ■with wings; Mrs Moeller, electric blue tailormade, large blaek hat; Mrs Nantes, blue coat and skirt, hat with cream feathers; Mrs Jowat, blue, gray fur hat; Mrs Oliver, black and white check tweed, blaek and white hat; Mrs Roach, navy blue, black hat; Mrs Knox (England), grey doth frock, black hat, with plumes; Mrs Hugh Campbell, heather mixture tweed, fawn hat with blue wings; Mrs Warren, mole frock, mole and black hat; Mrs J. Armstrong (Dannevirke), heather mixture coat and skirt, tweed hat with mount: Airs 11. Gaisford (Dannevirke), navy blue, black hat with wings; Mrs J. Gaisford. blue, black hat; Miss Drury, blue, blaek hat with nattier blue wings; Miss Mason, blue frock, hat with white wings; Miss Cameron (Wanganui), navy blue, blaek hat; Miss Smith, blue, white fur hat; Miss Moeller, green costume, brown fur hat; Miss Hindmarsh, bright blue tailormade, hat to match; Miss MHindmarsh. blue, black and blue hat; Mias C. Hindmarsh, grey braided frock, grey hat; Miss Kebbell (Wairarapa), nattier blue, blaek hat with blue; Miss J. Crosse, navy blue tailormade, black

beaver hat; Miss G. McVay, brown tweed, brown velvet hat with wings; Miss Dcwes, grey coat and skirt, grey hat. A Dance. Mrs Leslie McHardy, George Street, gave a small danee last week. Only young people were invited, and they all had a most enjoyable time. Those present were: —Miss Hartgill, Miss Niven, Miss Crosse, Misses Mason (2), Miss Beniau, Misses Hindmarsh (3), Miss Hoadley, Miss Brown, Miss E. and V. Humphries, Miss Dewes, Miss Moreeroft, Miss Lusk. Assembly. On Thursday the second of the winter assemblies took place. The hall was prettil decorated with palms, flags and coloured draperies, and rose-coloured shades cast a becoming glow over everything. Amongst those present I noticed: Mrs. Leslie McHardy, handsome black jet frock; Mrs. Edgar, pink satin, net over-

dress with silver trimming; Mrs. A'. Ct Russell, pink and heliotrope; Mrs. Ewen Troutbeck, cream lace with sky blue silk; Mrs. Hawkins, floral silk pink ninon overdress; Mrs. Ziele, black and emerald green; Mrs. A. Browne, old rose s<Mn froek, handsome lace tunie; Miss Moeller, pale pink ehiffon; Miss McHardy, pink frock; Miss M. Hindmarsh, blaek; Miss C. Hindmarsh, white satin veiled with Royal blue ninon; Miss Lipscomb, nattier blue frock; Miss Lusk, tangerine and white; Mrs. Sandtmann, old rose with silver fringe; Miss Whiteley, lavender nion over pink satin; Miss Dewes, -white spangled net; Miss Bernati, white sating Miss Tonkin, white silk; Miss Crosse, maize ninon; Miss Snodgrass, pale blue; Miss L. Snodgrass, cinnamon brown. Golf. ' 1 Last Saturday the Ladies’ Club played a medal round over the short courses There were a good number of players. On Thursday the first round for the captain’s trophy was played.