COATS DISCARED AS RACEGOERS SWELTER IN UNEXPECTED HEAT

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 61, 30 March 1937, Page 10

COATS DISCARED AS RACEGOERS SWELTER IN UNEXPECTED HEAT

"Penelope.")

Following a wet, dull morning, the weather for the Easter Monday race meeting of the Waipukurau Jockey Club develope'd into an almost unbearably hot day. Those lucky racegoers who had doned light frocks under their top-coats, which they were able to discard as the day got hotter and hotter, were more fortunae than those who had gone dressed for a dull day. Altogether the frocking was Very sombre, suits being the favoured style. Some of the hats with their gay feather mounts were chaTming and suited their wearers to perfection. The shady trees lining the entrance drive made an ideal spot for the many gay luncheon and afternoon tea parties held under their shade. The large attendance included a number of strangers who all enjoyed an excellent day's sport. Among those seen on the lawn were: Mrs P. F. Wall, wife of the president, wearing a .burgundy-red suit with a cream jumper and a smart light navy velour hat turned up ut one side and banded in red. Mrs J. O 'Eeilly, model costume in blue tweed, worn with a white frilled blouQe and smart blue hat. Mrs D. Holden, tailored light brown check costume, worn with a brown blouse and smart little hat in brown, having an eye veil. Mrs H. Peacock, saxe blue jumper worn with a light navy costume, blue felt hat and stone-marten fur. Mrs A. Syme, navy tailored suit, light blue blouse and navy hat. Mi(3 W. B. Clarkson (Australia), light navy ensemble and smart navy hat. Mrs Bob Stead, smart light brown plaid suit worn with a -dark brown velour hat, having a gay feathor mount. Mrs W. P. Fleming, navy blue coat frock and navy velour. hat. Mrs Percy Hunter, navy and white hair-striped tailored suit, worn with a high neeked oyster white satin blouse' and smart navy felt hat. Mrs W. Stead, beige and brown striped coat frock having a wide brown suede belt and brown velour hat. Lady Hunter (Wellington), light brown check belted isuit and close-fit-ting brown hat. Mrs C. Giblin, black cloth belted suit, worn with a Tose pink jumper and a high crowned black felt hat. Mrs H. Parsons, costume in brown knobbed tweed, worn Vrith a smiart hat in brown velour. Mrs .V. Bradley, blue and white flecked tweed suit, worn with a saxa blue blouse and blue velour hat. Mrs C. Williams, lightbrown tweed tailored Suit worn with a brown velour Hamburg hat braided in brown patent leather. Mrs M. Tiffen, saxe blue woollen suit, matching hat. Mrs W. B. Fisher, cedar-brown tweed suit and small matching felt hat. Mr W. Kibblewhite, fawn and red tweed belted suit and fawn velour hat. Mrs Gallagher, costume in navy tweed, worn with a navy hat. Mrs C. Schroder, lang navy cat over a red and blue floral crepe-de- chine frock and navy blue hat. Mrs A. L. McCormick, light fawn tweed costume, worn with a cream satin .bloutee and fawn felt hat. Mrs Gerald Wilson, fawn and brown spotted flannel suit, worn with a brown blouse and a smart brown velour hat. Mrs Sam Peacock, new rust wool crepe frock and matching hat, with a jaunty feather mount. Mrs Lovelock (Pahiatua), emart brown pleated tweed suit and a small velour hat. Mrs A. Kibblewhite, coronation blue frock having a blue and white plaid collar, and a matching felt hat. MrS J. C. Windle, light and dark brown plaid coat, brown and tangerine spotted scarf and a brown felt Tyrolehn hat having a tangerine feather mount. Mrs Stone (Christchurch), rust red tweed suit, worn with a matching hat and stone marten fur. Mrs Bill Harris, smart brown pleated suit, with a becoming st.roller hat in brown- velour. Mrs L. Monckton, amythest tailored tweed isuit, worn with a navy hat and a lapel posy of carnations. Mrs Inglis, costume in blaek cloth, worn with a black felt hat and black fox fur. Mrs L. Hanson, tailored costume in raisin brown tweed, worn with a cream blouse and matching felt hat, Mrs Noel Lawrence ' (Invercargill) navy and white flowered crepe-de-chine frock worn under a navy velqur coat and small navy hat. Mrs J. S. Barrett, brown tweed skirt, worn with a cream and red woollen jumper and tsmall brown hat. Mrs J. Chambers, new-rust tweed auit, worn with a brown jumper and brown felt hat. Mrs T. Sherratt, silver grey and black tweed suit and small black hat. Mrs H. Hobson, brown crepe-de-chino frock and brOwn toque. Mrs F. J. Dunbar, sage green woollen jumper, worn with a grey tweed skirt and small green hat. Mra G. Woods, navy blue costume, worn with a navy blue velour hat. Mrs G. L. Jamieson, light fawn wool crepe ensemble worn with a brown straw hat, banded in ribbed silk. Mrs A. Dod, fawn anud red figured silk costume, worn with a b.rpwn hat, Mrs C. Agar, light grey flannei suit worn with a small grey felt hat. Mra C. Patterson, fawn tweed skirt and matching plaid coat, worn with a cream lace blouse and brown. felt hat. Mrs M. Brodie, burgundy striped American silk frock worn with a matching halo hat. Mrs W. Pattison, grey tweed suit worn with a saxe blue silk jumper and a Tyrolean hat in saxe blue velour. Mrs H. Stovell, grey tweed tailored coat worn with a matching felt hat. Mrs A. Judd, smart navy tailored suit worn with a high crowned navy felt hat and saxe blue figured srarf. Mrs G. Edgecombe, brown woollen belted suit, worn with a smart brown felt toque. Mrs D. Eadie. costume in light brown tweed, worn with a cream blouse and fawn felt. hat. Mrs Manson, brown tailored costume worn with a brown velvet toque and brown furs. Mrs H. D. Hardy, black cloth belted costume, worn with a blaek toque, with a big bow across the back. Mra F. Mc'William, g.mart blaek [ (Continued on page 11.)

MAINLY FOR WOMEN

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^v/ontinued from page 10.) tailored suit, worn with a, black high crowned black felt hat. Mrs Herrick (Herbertville), saxe-blue cloth frock, worn with a saxe blue hat, trimmed with white. Miss Speedy (Dannevirke), deep red and fawn cheek costume' worn with a red felt hat; her sister was wearing a becoming frock in amethyst wool crepe with a inatching felt hat. Miss D. Juli, smart black Eussian suit, trimmed with big scarlet buttons worn with a black felt hat, banded with scarlet feathers. Miss Mary Wall, coat frock in beige wool crepe with brown and fawn flowers at tho neck, worn with a fawn hat and smart iiame coatee. Miss E. Monckton, navy blue coat frock and navy halo felt hat. Miss G. Beachen, stone grey tweed costume worn with a brown velour hat and brown fur. Miss S. Moroney, brown astrachun coat, worn over a lemon flowered crepe de chene frock and small brown hat. Miss Jamieson, blue and white floral crepe de chene coat, small grey hat, trimmed with blue. Miss C. Syrne, cigar brown belted coat, worn with a brown velour hat. Miss Y. Ross, new rust tweed belted suit, worn with a brown velour hat turned up at the ba-ck. Miss Jean Marshall, navy Russian suit, worn with a navy blue felt hat. Miss Margarf^ Pattison, sunray plaited navy ensemble worn with a navy halo hat. Miss Mary Buchanan, costume in grey tweed, worn with a cream satin blouse and a black astrachan pie hat. Miss J. Pattison, burgundy and beige flecked tweed belted suit worn with a red Jack Tar felt hat. Miss M. Sherrett, cream flowered American silk frock worn with a matching hat. Missf Susie White, costume in brown and beige check tweed, worn with a brown velour hat. Miss A. Wilder, navy blue suit worn with a smart navy pie hat having an eye veil. Miss A. Rood, costume in rust red tweed, worn with a scarlet silk blouse and matching felt hat. Miss Nola Williams, black belted suit, worn with a scarlet silk jumper and black velvet toque. Miss L. Edgecombe, brown cloth suit, worn with a Hamburgh hat in brown velour. Miss S. Monckton, costume in grey tweed and small blue felt hat. Miss Prue Wilder, fawn tweed suit and small green hat, Miss J. Ormond, coronation blue frock worn with a small blue hat. Miss L. Parsons, Pheonise blue tweed suit, worn with a white blouse and blue hat, Miss Shirley Clay, navy tweed skirt and grey jumper having a red belt and blue halo hat. Miss M. Jefferd, saxe blue tweed check ensemble and a small blue hat. Miss Alaine Rois, smart green and red flecked suit and small green hat. Miss M. Nation, co-stume in stone grey tweed, worn with a red boret. Miss Freda Hole, long grey tweed coat, and grey felt hat. Miss Wells (Wellington), tunic frock in brown and white spotted crepe de chene and small brown hat. Miss R. Turnbull, black cloth costume worn with a cream blouse and black felt hat. Miss Jessie Shand, navy tailored costume, navy hat and .stone marton fur, , Miss L. Bridge, grey tweod tailored suit and small grey hat.