AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIX, Issue 24, 11 June 1913, Page 62

AUCKLAND.

June 9< Winter Races. IT would lx- hard to imagine a more perfect day for mid-winter than that of the opening day of the Winter Race Meeting. The grounds at EHeiMie wore a fine sight. Beds of bonlire Milvias were gorgeous splashes of colour. and the lovely antirrhinums at the top < nd of the lawn were a picture. \j'he 3rd Mounted Rifles Band played delightfully. Their Excellencies arrived very early, and were received by Mr 11.

Gorrie (vice-president; and Mr G. Dunnett and Mr W. (’. Somers. The Countess of Liverpool wore a cream cloth coat and skirt and lovely brown furs, black hat with deep orange mount. The whole stall were in attendance, including Captains Shaw, Eastwood, Hulton (A.D.C.'s) and Mr Gavin Hamilton. There were not many cut side visitors present, but one was Mrs \. Riddiford (Lower Hutt i, wearing a lovely deep purple velvet frock, a large hat in a deeper tone, and ermine stole ami muff; Mrs Budge (Hawera) wore a smart black coat and skirt, black fox furs and black velours hat: Mrs Perkins (nee Beauchamp) a dark blue cloth eoat. and skirt, and black velours hat; Lady Lockhart, purple ami red shot corduroy cloth coat and skirt, and pretty feathered hat of velvet; Mrs XX. 11. Parkes, cream cloth coat ami skirt, fur toque with cream ospreys and sable furs; Mrs C. Buddle, blue and black shot corduroy, faced with black panne, black hat; Miss I na Buddle, cream cloth coat and skirt, and a. becoming black velvet hat; Mrs Foster, deep amethyst coat and skirt, hat to match with smart yellow feathers; Miss Mary Foster, dark mole coat and skirt, smart black hat: Miss Esther Foster, dark blue coat and skirt, cerise hat; Mrs J. A. Tole, black velvet <-oat and skirt, and black feathered hat; Miss M. Foie. smart him* coat ami skirt with a touch of soft pink at the collar, ami pretty hat; Miss Claire Tole, blue coat and skirt, smart yellow hat; Mrs W. R. Holmes, black charmeuse coat and skirt, yellow pedal straw hat with touches of cerise and nattier blue; Mrs T. Cotter, black charmeuse and long seal coat and black ami white hat; Miss M. Cotter, reseda green coat and skirt and pretty nattier blue feathered hat and long seal coat: Miss W. (/otter, smart blue suit with touches of cinnamon brown and lovely hat with white feather: Mrs W. Colbeek. cream cloth with line black striped coat and skirt, black velvet hat wreathed with pale vieux rose feathers; Mrs Dem* Pitt wore black, with a white satin hat lined with black; Mrs G. Dunnett, handsome long sealskin coat and black feathered hat; Mrs F. Fryer, white cloth coat and skirt, black hat massed with white feathers: Mrs W. Donald, blue coat ami skirl, black and red hat; Mrs MacCormick, dark coat and skirt, purple hat; Miss M. Mac(‘ormick. blue coat and skirt ami pretty hat; Mrs W. Walker wore grey, with black velours hat: Mrs G. Purchase, smart grey coat and skirt, black hat ; Mrs Angus Gordon, black coat and skirt, small black and white hat; Mrs P. Butler, grey coat ami skirt, purple hat: Miss Butler, navy blue coat and skirt, black hat: Miss Alice Walker, nattier blue cloth tailored suit with touches of black, black seal toque with a touch of blue: Mrs Masefield, grey coat and skirt, faced wit th blue, hat to match; Mrs John Reid, black cloth coat ami skirt, relieved with purple, black velours feathered hat: Miss .Jessie Reid, blue cloth coat and skirt, smart black hat with bird of Paradise at one side; Mrs .1, R. Reed, black cloth coat ami skirt, black seal hat ami black fox furs; Miss Mavis Reed, black velvet frock and pretty hat: Miss Enid Reed, black velvet, smart hat with cerise mount at one side; Mrs C. Brown, smart <*oat and skirt of gun metal blue, and a smart black hat: Mrs Sweet. Royal blue cloth, black hat ; Mrs Hartland wore grey, ami black and white hat: Mrs Charlton Dawson. grey cloth. grey hat. relieved with blue feather*. and ermine furs; Mrh Findlay (Te Kuiti). blue cloth coat ami skirt, black velours hat; Mrs Caldwell,

mole cloth coat and skirt, nattier blue hat; Miss X’ida Caldwell,'smart blue coat and skirt, nattier blue and cerise hat; Miss Rnth Buckland, blue coat and skirt, blue hat with yellow flowers; Mrs Devore, Misses Devore, Miss Foote, Mrs Stevenson, Mrs Ranson. Miss De (‘amp, Mrs Milson, Mrs Alison; Miss Doris Baldwin (Rarotonga), pretty vieux rose frock with touches of black ami white silk, black hat wreathed with roses; Mrs Ryan, dark purple coat and skirt, with hat to match; Mrs Murphy, cream cloth, tangerine velvet hat. Milson, Mrs Alison, Miss Doris Baldwin. Second Day. The second day’s racing was not favoured with quite as good weather, but though showery, one was able to get about, and there was a record attendance. His Excellency the Governor and Lady Liverpool were again present. Her Excellency was wearing a black cloth coat and skirt, brown tagel hat, with nattier blue feather and black furs. Lady Lockhart wore black cloth with finishings of bright Oriental embroideries and a black feathered hat; Miss Foljambe, nattier blue eoat and skirt, grey squirrel fur toque and stole ; Mrs. XV. Colbeck, smart blue brocade frock, relieved with •cream net, blue tagel hat with yellow wing, and long musquash coat: Mrs. F. XValler, grey frock, musquash coat and pretty purple velvet hat with band of brown fur: Mrs. V. Riddiford. grey and black corduroy coat and

skirt, black seal hat: Miss .'ein Shand (Wellington) wore a smart eoat and skirt of nattier bine charmeuse, white satin hat lined with black, and a smart yellow osprey; Mrs. \V. R. Bloomfield, Wack velvet coat and skirt trimmed with black fur, black hat with feathers, and 'black fox furs; Mrs. Arthur Myers wore rather a bright shade of green, and a small black hat; Mrs. Arthur Nathan, a long seal coat end black toque; Miss Nora Gorrie, blue cloth eoat and skirt, smart brown hat with tangerine ribbon bows; Miss Gwen Gorrie, grey coat and skirt, purple Pedal straw hat; Miss Maud Buckland, smart blue cloth coat and skirt, 'black velours hat; Mrs. Henry Horton, saxe blue cloth coat and skirt, black hat: Miss Horton, dark blue cloth coat and skirt. Mack hat and furs: Mrs. Field Porter, ■brown coat and skirt, and hat to match, brown furs; Mrs. C. Nathan (who has just returned from England), a smart suit in a soft shade of brown, trimmed with fur, and brown hat to match; Mrs. W. R. Holmes, black charmeuse coat and skirt, mustard yellow Pedal straw hat, with blue and cerise touches; Mrs. W. H. Parkes, black cloth skirt, black 'hroehe silk cutaway ecat, black hat with white feathers, and sable furs; Mrs. Milsom, blue coat and. skirt, black hat; Miss Phyllis Boult, long seal coat, black hat with white feathers;' Mrs. Copeland Savage, blue rough cloth coat ami skirt, and a pretty hat; Miss Milly Cotter, blue cloth coat and skirt, grey hat covered with nattier blue

feathers; Mias Nellie Waller, blue and red shot velvet, coat and skirt furtrimmed, black hat covered with shaded blue and white leathers; Mrs. Gorton, vieux-rose coat and skirt, blacklist with white feathers; Mrs. W. Lloyd, blue cloth coat and skirt, and purple straw hat; Mrs. Ernest Davis, cream frock and long seal coat and large black hat; Mrs. C. Lawford, dark grey coat and Skirt, small black hat with black and white shaded plumes; Mrs. W. C. Somers, deep amethyst cloth frock, trimmed with velvet, and hat to match; Miso Roie Nathan, black coat and skirt and black fox furs, black hat with shaded grey and white feathers; Miss Gladys Nathan, dark blue coat and skirt, black furs and black velours hat with white ospreys at one side. Third Day. Mrs V. Riddiford wore a smart cream coat and skirt, black velours'hat with mustard-yellow feathers, and black furs; Miss Joan Hislop (Wellington), grey and black corduroy coat and skirt, black seal toque with deep blue ribbon bow' at the back; Mrs Ernest Bloomfield, smart fawn cloth coat and skirt, and a purple hat; Mrs 11. Isaacs, smart brown coat and. skirt, black velvet hat wreathed with white feathers; Mrs H. O. Nolan, smart coat and skirt, and black hat and furs: Miss Dorothy Nolan, purple cloth coat and skirt, cerise and blue hat; Miss Roysie Greig, grey cloth coat and skirt, white fur toque with touches of blue; Miss Edith Isaacs, blue cloth coat and skirt, with touches of purple, black hat with grey feathers; Miss Syms, tweed coat and skirt, brown hat; Mrs Norman Banks (Waikato), blue coat and skirt, vieux rose felt- hat; Miss Stella Nathan, smart blue cloth tailored suit with touches of pale vieux rose, and a smart hat to match; Miss Sylvia Thorpe, blue cloth coat and skirt, smart black and red hat, black feather ruff with deep red rose; Miss Vida Caldwell, soft shade of saxe blue cloth coat and skirt, and a smart hat; Miss Nancy Hanna, blue coat and skirt, and a pretty hat; Miss Mary Foster, dark coat and skirt, and pretty purple hat: Misses Devore, blue cloth tailored suits and pretty hats; Miss Brenda Kenderdine, blue cloth faced with bright red, black and white hat. The Merrymakers’ Dance. A most successful and enjoyable dance wae given by a committee of girls, in the Masonic Hall, Eden Terrace, last Wednesday evening. The committee included Misses I. Cranwell. H. Dawes, K. Edwards, E. Gill, V. Gill, E. Harvey, D. Montague. E. Potter, <’. iSheath, E. Sheath, ami V. Ziman, and they' are to lie congratulated on the arrangements and the delicious supper, which was prepared by the girls themselves. The sup-per-room was decorated with a canopy of lycopodium, while the tables were tastefully arranged in green and salmon pink. The music, which was supplied by Armiger’s Orchestra. was delightful, and, together with a good floor, the dancers had everything to be desired. Among those present were: 'Mrs. Montague, handsome maroon satin, black lace; -Mrs. Potter, smart white satin; Mrs. Hunt, white satin, beautiful white lace over-dress; Mrs. Dawes, champagne voile, old gold

trimmings; Mrs. Sheath, black; Mrs. Harvey, black ; Miss E. Harvey wore her pretty debutante dress of white satin; Miss V. Ziinan, pink satin, over dress of creme lace; Miss K. Edward, smart dress of shot-coloured net; Miss E. Porter, dainty dress of pink satin, black lace; Miss D. Montague, pretty white lace over white satin; Miss H. Dawes, floral ninon, over pale blue satin, chou of crimson velvet; Miss E; Sheath, creme lace, pink ninon; Miss E. Gill, amber satin; Miss V. Gill, white satin, over-dress of ninon; Miss I. Cranwell, smart light blue voile, small pink roses; Miss C. l.anauz.e, pale green ninon; Miss M. Cooke, pretty dress of pale pink satin, brown fur trimmings; Miss D. Cooke, pink satin, turquiose blue belt; Miss Z. Moses, 'handsome white satin, over-dress of lace with chon of tangerine satin; Miss K. Barstow, dainty pink satin, white lace; Misses Gannaway. crimson and grey, and creme sathi, blue tunic; Miss iK. Moore, white lace; Miss J. Moore, pink satin, mauve tunic; Miss R. Carlaw, crimson velvet; Miss 1). Knight, striking royal blue satin, Oriental trimming; Miss ‘M. Kalman, pretty pink satin; Miss M. Seccombe, white; Miss Burmester, apricot satin, ninon overdress; Miss E. Mahoney, white satin; Miss S. Mahoney, pink satin; Miss Fitzpatrick, white satin; Miss Walters, yellow satin; Miss I. 'Histed, black velvet, scarlet in hair- Miss F. Histed, smart biscuit-coloured satin; Miss H. Tattersail, white lace; Miss Esam, 'heliotrope satin, black and gold ninon; Miss Clark, white ninon, hand-painted roses; Miss I.axon, vieux-rose velvet; Miss —Laxon, pink; Miss 'Martin, silver embossed net, osprey in hair; Miss Austin, white sartin, veiled in net; Miss Rowan, white satin, orange ninon ; Miss Griffiths, pink satin; also Messrs. Crowther, K. Rutherford. D. Hennah, S. Heighway, R. Baker, 0. Clark, W. Burton, J. ifones, W. Good, Gittos (2), Gardiner (2)' 'Sloman (2), Dunkop, Collier, Westbury, Barstow, Ross, Hartlaud, C. Trevithick, Mowbray. W. Webb, G. Moses, B. Gordon, 'L. Swales, H. Jacobi, *N. Lord, and many others. Dance. Mrs Kenderdine, Parnell, gave a charming dance on Thursday night in honour of the debut of her daughter Edna. The large music and drawing rooms were used for dancing, and there was plenty of room though there was a large number of guests present. Mrs Kenderdine wore a black and gold toilette; Miss Brenda Kenderdine, white, with pretty touches of blue; Miss Edna Kenderdine, in a dainty white frock of charineuse and ninon. There was one other debutante, Miss Richter, who wore the regulation white frock. Among the guests were;—Miss Blanche Devore, a most becoming frock of amber charineuse and ninon; Miss Audrey Stubbs, pretty frock of palest pink, with dainty wreaths of flowers; Miss White, pretty blue frock; Miss Margaret Oliphant, frock of soft green satin; Miss Jainie Williams, pretty coming-out frock of erepe de chine and lace; Miss Phyllis Lindsay, who came out at the first Government House dance on June fl, wore the same pretty frock; Miss Enid Reed, dainty frock of white ninon and lace; Miss Minnie Steele wore pale pink; Miss True Walker, pale blue charineuse and cream lace; Miss Mavis Clark, pahheliotrope ninon; Miss Marjory (lark, a dainty frock of white eharmeuse and ninon, finished with tiny white roses; Miss Doris Tewsley. primrose satin ami ninon; Miss G. Douglas, blue floral ninon; Miss Vere Symes, pale pink char-

incuse; Miss Crossett, nattier blue charmeuse; Miss Daisy Friend, white charmeuse, with pale blue .overdress; Misses Culling, white charineuse and silver frieze; Miss Doris Baldwin, white ninon and satin; Miss Mary Colegrove, pretty frock of pale grey ninon, with touches of tangerine; Miss Florence Walker, palest pink; Miss McCormick, Miss IClsie Neill, Miss Vera Dut'hie, Miss Thelma Hanna, Mis* Phyllis Metcalfe, Miss Doris Baker. Miss Phyllis Dews, Miss Kent, Miss Suggate, Mrs Stevenson.

Afternoon Teas. Mrs. Arthur Boult gave an enjoyable little tea, and the guests were charmingly entertained by the hostess, who played, ami Miss Phyllis Boult, who sang, as also did Mrs. W. H. Parkas. Among the guests were: Mrs. Parkes, Mrs. < aldwell, Mrs. F. Baume, Mrs. Du Guerrier, Mrs. Colegrove. Misses de la Pore Beresford, Mi-s Gwynneth, Mrs. Napier. Mrs. G. H. Baker, St. Stephen’s Avenue, gave a large afternoon tea for her daughter. Iris, ami there were about 50 guests present. Tea was laid in the large dining-room. The decorations were of red berries and scarlet salvias, all the rooms corresponding. The competition, was won by Miss R. Suggate and Miss S. Mahoney. The fortune - teller of course, was kept busy, ami, altogether, a jolly time was spent. Mrs. Baker wore grey silk; Miss Iris Baker, cream lace over satin, and a large red rose at her waist. Those present were: Misses Valerie and Vivyenne Phi I son, Gertie Douglas, ‘Perry (New Plymouth), C. Macklow, Dorothy Innis, Janie Oliphant, Daisy Friend, Agnes and May Fowdds, Marriner (2), Molly Egerton, Gwen Marriner, Eileen Barstow, Francis Boylan, Margaret ami Rosie Ralph, Edna and Sybil Mahoney, Doris Knight, Elsie Neill, Cna Holmes, Phyllis and IMolly Baker, Tudor Jones, Cameron, Thomas, Dorothy Blanchard, Rachel (Suggate, Kathleen Dive, Flossie Abbott, Doris Clark, Marie Dufaur, Ernie Dufaur, Elsie Segar, Lois and Una Bailey, Vera Ziman, Enid Whitelaw-, Elsie and Mabel Hopkins, Connie Craig, Isabel Devore, Jakints ‘(2), Dorothy Paviit, Wilson, Blanchard, Mns Hugh Jones. Promenade Concert. The Societies for the Protection of Women and Children and the Prevention ■of Cruelty to Animals have hit upon the attractive idea of having a promenade concert in the Town Hall on July 3rd to raise funds to extend and keep going their good works. T he programme is to be in charge of Herr Wielaert. T here is to be a Cafe Chantant in the sup per-roo-m, and pretty girks dressed in fancy costumes will sell sweets. At Home. A very pleasant evening was spent in Buchanan’s Rooms on Friday. May 30th, when Mis. Melling gave an “At Home” in honour of her daughter’s approaching marriage. Many friends availed themselves of the invitation, some coming from Waikato and Te Kuiti. where Mrs. Alelling was a- popular postmistress for some time. Music, vocal items and cards contributed to a pleasant evening. A dainty supper was provided. Mr Aitken, assistant-postmaster, in a felicitous speech, wished Miss Melling every happiness and prosperity in her future life, and presented her with a very handsome marble Hoc..< w'ith a silver plate inscribed: “Presented to ■!.. IT. Melling by the stall' of the Auckland Post Office on the occasion of her marriage.” Mr. Waring, an old friend, responded on behalf of Miss ■Alelling. Personal. Mrs O’Neill and her two sons, who •have been spending some of their leave in New Zealand, left by the Mara m i for A’ancouver, en route for England. T’h«* Afessrs O’Neill join their regiments in India some time'in October. Lieut.-Colonel Perkins and Mrs Perkins (nee Beauchamp) were in Auckland for some days, after spending a w'eek in Roto rua. Mr and Mr* Harry Bl » >iufield were jiassongors by the Marama, ami they intend spending a few weeks in \’a neon ver. Mi*s Joan Jl'slop (Wellington) is the gueist of Mrs Wilfretl Colbeck. Mk-s Fol jam be has been the guest of Mrs Alfred Nathan, and accompanied •Ali-.s Roie Nathan to Wellington on \Vo<l nesduy night’s expre-s. Miss Nathan will be the guest of Mis Miles whilst in Wellington. Mrs. Edward Nation and her daughter urrrived from Wellington by the Main

Trunk last Sunday morning, and are intending to spend the greater part of the winter in Auckland. There are still many friends in this city who will r*member Mrs. Nation. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Vickerm.in and family are leaving Lyttelton. Mr. Vickerman having retired on a pension, and are to make their future home in Auckland.