Race-goers Defy the Elements

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20076, 24 October 1939, Page 11

Race-goers Defy the Elements

Sombre Frocking At Turf Club Meeting

An overcast sky and occasional' showers greeted racegoers on Saturday on the concluding day of the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s spring meeting, and consequently the feminine world .journeyed to Makaraka amply prepared to defy the elements. Navy blue, black and brown in Various tonings were the most favoured colours, and the frocking thus looked anything but gay and springlike. The general trend was for tweed suits, or the severe tailored coat, bare of any trimming such as the fur collars which have been sgen so long. Handsome furs were much in evidence, and felt hats were universally worn.

The W.E.C.M.R. Band was in attendance and contributed a varied programme during the afternoon.

Among those present were Mrs. J. M. Monckton, wearing a fawn t\veeu tailored suit with a brown felt hat and a fur coat; Mrs. R. Scott (Puha), a navy blue ensemble, a felt hat to match, and furs; Mrs. F. W. Nolan, a navy blue suit and a hat of matching felt; Mrs. J. W. Williams, a green and white striped tailor-made, a brown felt hat, and a fur coat; Mrs. L. Mi Ids, a black frock, with a hat of matching felt accented with a petunia veil, ana furs; Mrs. L. H. Perry, a fur-trimmed mulberry coat, and a small felt hat to match; Mrs. G. Kemp, a nigger brown •tailored suit, a hat of matching felt, and a fur cape; Mrs. H. B. Williams, a black ensemble with a felt hat to match banded with velvet ribbon, and silver fox furs; Mrs. P. F. Barker, a green tailored suit designed witli a plaid jacket, and a green felt hat; Mrs. E. W. Symes (Hawke’s Bay), a navy blue and white printed frock, a navy felt hat, and a fur coat.

Mrs. V. T. C. Savage wore a grey tailored suit, a felt hat to match, and furs; Mrs. N. Kerr, a rust red tweed suit and a green felt hat; Mrs. E. Loisel (Tolaga Bay), a black ensemble with a small matching hat, and silver fox furs; Mrs. R. S. T. Sherratt, a heather tweed suit and a brown fell hat; Mrs. H. B. Drummond, a mulberry suit and matching hat, worn With a fur coat; Mrs, A. G. Nolan (Wairoa), a black ensemble, with a felt hat to match; Mrs. R. G. Crawford, Air Force blue suit, and matching hat, with a fur cape; Mrs. P. Pittar, a bronze tweed tailored coau and small hat - to match; Mrs. J. B. Williams (Here) chose a petrel blue ensemtue and a felt hat to matcn: Mrs. R. G. Hine, a black tailored suit, with a hat of matching felt, and furs; Mrs. H. Bennett (Waikohu), a brown tailored frock and felt hat to match; Mrs. K. Cameron, a Wedgewood blue Harris tweed suit and a navy felt hat; Mrs. A. F. Houston, cigar brown ’tailor-made, a felt hat to match, and furs.

Mrs. A. Pittar chose a London tan suit and small green felt hat; Mrs. R. Fitzgerald, a fur coat, worn with a navy blue and white printed frock, and a navy hat; Mrs. J. L. Broad, a navy blue ensemble with a widebrimmed felt hat to tone; Mrs. R. P. Baigent, leaf green tailored suit and hat of matching felt; Mrs. C. Pyke, an Air Force blue checked tweed suit and a blue felt hat; Mrs. M. Gudgeon (Tikitiki), a navy blue tailored suit, an amethyst felt hat, and furs; Mrs. J. Jobson, slate blue frieze coat and felt hat to match; Mrs. M. Holden, grey tweed tailored suit, a matching felt hat, and furs; Mrs. G. Oman, a fur coat worn with a black straw hat; Mrs. A. M. Welham, a navy blue frock and a matching felt hat; Mrs. B. R. U. Burke, green tweed tailored suit and felt hat to match.'

A navy blue astrakhan coat was worn with a matching frock and hat by Mrs. G. E. Cotterill (Tokomaru Bay); Mrs. J. Tinker (Whatatutu), a green tweed suit worn with a London tan felt hat accented with touches of green; Mrs. S. D. Nathan, a blacK ensemble with a small matching ha. and furs; Mrs. H. G. Kemp, brown Checked tweed suit and small brown felt hat; Mrs. H. H. Smith (Hawke’s Bay), a black ensemble and a matching felt hat; Mrs. J. Bray, a rosecoloured coat, worn with a navy blue frock and hat; Mrs. I. D. Bramwell, navy blue printed frock and felt hat to tone, worn with a fur coat; Mrs. R. U. Burke,, a Cambridge blue Harris tweed suit and navy felt hat; Mrs. E. Monckton, a green and white checked cape, with a green tailor-made, and a hat of matching felt; Mrs. Hansen, a mulberry coat with fur trimming ana a felt hat to match; Mrs. W. Lahglands, green tweed tailored suit ana felt hat to tone; Mrs. F. Evans, a cnecked coat, with a green felt ha. with brown accents; Mrs. Wrigi.

(Napier), navy blue suit and matching felt hat: Mrs. R. Dods, a fuchsiacoloured suit and felt hat to match; Mrs. W. Wilson, a black tailored suit, with a floral blouse and a black 1.

Mrs. C. M. Hutchinson wore a Paris sand tailored coat and felt hat to tone Mrs. J. S. Wauc'nop, fur coat and blue felt hat; Mrs. P. A. Pettit, a blue-tarn ensemble and brown felt hat; Mrs. H. H. Dods (Whatatutu), a navy blue ensemble worn with a matching felt hat; Mrs. G. A. Nicholls, grey tailored suit and

small navy blue hat; Mrs. 11. Allen (Te Karaka), a navy blue ensemble and a hat of matching straw; Mrs. N. Loisel (Tolaga Bay), a navy blue coat worn over a gaily printed frock, and a small navy hat; Mrs. J. de V. W.Blathwayt, a navy blue ensemble and a felt hat to match; Mrs. C. A. Sherriff, a bottle green frock worn with a grey tailored coat, and a hat to tone: Mrs. C. D. Bennett, a black ensemble and a matching hat; Mrs. L. Sherriff, a navy blue coat and hat of matching felt, worn with a navy and white striped frock; Mrs. P. Hockley, a navy blue coat and felt hat to match; Mrs. W. J. Mclldowie, a cigar brown tailor-made and hat of matching felt; Mrs. W. J. Sinclair, a black ensemble and hat to match; Mrs. G. C. Jones, a navy blue tailored coat, with a green felt hat; Mrs. R. J. B. Hall, a black tailor-made, a hat of matching felt, and furs; Mrs. F. A. McFadyen, a honey beige tailored coat and brown felt hat.

Mrs. L. Field was in a green tweed tailor-made and a felt hat to match: Mrs. R. A. Berge, a grey striped worsted suit, with a black felt- hat; Mrs. W. L. Irwin, a black and white checked suit with a black tailored coat and felt hat to match; Mrs. W. D. Morley, a petrel blue suit and hal to match; Mrs. A. W. Harper, a bluetarn frock, a navy felt hat, and a coat to tone; Mrs. T. A. N. Corson, a Cambridge blue frock and matching beret accented with a scarlet quill; Mrs. K. A. Woodward, a blue-tarn ensemble and hat to match.

Miss A, Thomas was wearing a grey tailored suit and a felt hat- to match; Miss J. Seymour, a blue-tarn frock and a heather tweed tailored coat; Miss B. Kemp, Air Force blue tailored suit and felt hat to match. A navy blue coat and hat were worn with a fuchsia-coloured coat by Miss M. Barker. Miss J. Perry wore a fawn and brown tweed ensemble with a fur collar, and a small brown felt hat; Miss R. Winter, navy blue fur-trimmed coat, and hat to tone; Miss R. Wauchop, a japonica red suit and a large green felt hat; Miss M. Murphy, a green tweed tailored suit and felt hat to match; Miss P. Crawford, a black ensemble, with a small hat of matching felt; Miss M. Hamilton, chocolate brown fur-trimmed coat and felt hat to match; Miss S. Dods, a brown tweed suit and a felt hat to tone: Miss B. Dobson, a tailored frock of bottle green, and a fawn felt hat; Miss D. Rutledge (Matawai), a navy blue ensemble with a hat of matching felt; Miss J. Strouts (Wanganui), a honey beige coat with a glade green frock, and hat to match.

Miss N. Cottcrill wore a navy blue tailored suit with a pink blouse and a navy felt hat; Miss M. Blair, tailored suit of checked tweed in green and beige tonings, and a hat of brown felt; Miss J. Newton (Tolaga Bay), a black frock, a small hat of matching felt, and a fur coat; Miss P. Burke, a green tweed tailored suit and a felt hat to match; Miss D. Jameson (Morere) wore furs with a brown checked tweed tailor-made and a Celt hat to tone; Miss R. Barry, a navy blue fur-trimmed suit, with a brown felt hat; Miss M. Murphy, chocol&te brown tailored coat, a felt hat to match, and furs; Miss M. Sherratt, a green and white checked tweed suit and a green felt hat: Miss J. Marshall, a navy blue ensemble and felt hat to match; Miss J. Williams, a twilight blue and white checked tweed suit, with a blue felt hat; .Miss R. Scott, a bottle green tailored coat and a brown felt hat; Miss B. Hutchinson, a grey tailored suit; Miss I. McKenzie, a bronze frock and matching hat, with a brown coat.

Miss E. Hegarty chose a checked tweed suit in contrasting shades of brown, and a felt hat to tone; Miss P. Barker, a grey tailor-made, worn with a black hat accented with a matching quill; Miss J. Armstrong ,(Wairoa), a navy blue coat and hat worn with a midnight blue frock; Miss N. Steele, furs worn with a grey checked suit, and grey felt hat; Miss L. Miles, a black ensemble with white accents, and a matching felt hat; Miss J. Irvine, chocolate brown coat and turban to match; Miss L. Williams, a green and white checked suit; Miss S. Barton, a tweed suit checked in brown tonings, and a brown felt hat; Miss Cradock, a tabac brown frock and hat, with a coat to tone; Miss M. Cleary, a fur coat worn with a black frock and matching felt hat; Miss M. Morris (Tolaga Bay), a tweed suit checked in green and brown tonings and a small, brown hat; Mips G. Moore, a copperton frock and hat of matching straw, with a green coat.

Trentham Frocking’

Informal 5 O’Clock Party Informality marked the jolly 5 o’clock party given by Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Kemp and Mr. Brian Kemp at -The Willows,” Matawhero, at the week-end for Miss June Strouts, Wanganui.

The distinctive decorations were artistically carried out with camellias in shades of rose, delicate pink and white, and log fires added to the atmosphere of comfort.

Mrs, Kemp was smart in a frock of black cloque«accented with a charming French necklace.

Her sister, Miss Strouts, wore a becoming frock of faille printed in a floral design in autumn tonings. •

Bathed in vivid sunshine, the Trentham racecourse presented a brilliant sight last Thursday for the opening of the Wellington Racing Club’s spring meeting. The weather was unusually warm, even for October, and that, coupled with the gay aspect of the flower beds and the green of the lawns shaded by spreading trees, gave the impression of summer rather than of the season it really is. For a week day the attendance was larger than was customary. The complete absence of wind allowed women to wear whatever sizecj hat they desired, the result being that the stands were filled with hats ranging from “cart wheels” to pert little toques that appeared to be kept on heads by suction. The favourite colour was blue, in every one of its numerous tonings. Cyclamen came next and green was the next favourite. Black and white was another popular combination. Fur capes and well-tailored coats, many with upstanding fur collars, were to be seen on every hand. Another most noticeable feature of the frocking was the care that had been taken in the matter of accessories, many of which were as novel as they were striking. A large number of women carried handbags which hung from the shoulder on long straps.