News For Women FUR FASHIONS AT RICCARTON RACES

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28259, 23 April 1957, Page 2

News For Women FUR FASHIONS AT RICCARTON RACES

Fur" was fashion news for women at the first day of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn meeting, held at Riccarton yesterday. It appeared in stoles, wraps, jackets, hats, and as a trimming on topcoats and suits.

Full-length fur coats were few, but among them was a luxurious dyed ermine and several of grey squirrel. A mink stole, a Russian fitch wrap, and a sleek marten jacket worn by Australian visi-i tors were three fur garments outstanding in their elegance. White fur hats in bucket shapes and cloches looked their best when worn with black or charcoal grey tailored suits. One of the most attractive jacket frocks was of oyster and coffee flecked tweed, trimmed round the' edge of the collar and patch pockets with beaver and worn with a beaver turban. One woman wore a brown fur flower brooch at' the neckline of her tailored black worsted frock. Neutral Shades

Neutral shades ranging from offwhite and wild rice to blonde beige, worn with warm tans, brown or black accessories, brought a welcome t change from the dark greys, which still hold their own in favouritism. Qne of the smartest suits on the course yesterday was made of a fine charcoal grey wool with bloused jacket and narrow skirt. It was worn with a turkey red “flower pot” hat of peach bloom felt and matching accessories. The deep-crowned hats, scorned by many women last spring, have been accepted now, though most women wear them tilted back a little, which is inclined to spoil the line. As a contrast to so

many cream and beige-toned felts, burnt orange, ming blue, and watermelon pink hats, which required no trimmings to be effective, stood out gaily in the crowd. Topcoats, in general, followed the straight line. Many were made in the new nobbly tweeds, flecked in several colours. Three-quarter and seven-eighth length coats, worn over straight skirts, are back in vogue and make an ideal suit for a chilly day. Two or three seen at Riccarton yesterday had fur-trimmed collars and' looked as snug as full-length coats. Tailored Suits Tailored suits in worsted or fine tweeds are still dearest to the heart of most Christchurch women, and there is no doubt that they look right for any occasion. Dark grey and dark blue were the most popular colours at the races yesterday. Their closest rivals were # loose jacket suits in neutral shades of light-weight woollen fabrics. Mr G. H. Grigg, chairman of the committee, and Mrs Grigg, entertained many guests at luncheon, including visitors from other parts of New Zealand. „ Among their guests were Mr Justice McGregor and Mrs McGregor, Judge Dalglish and Mrs Dalglish, Mr Justice T. A. Gresson and Mrs Gresson, and Mr and Mrs T. P. Cleary, who are visiting Christchurch for the Dominion legal conference.