The Winter Silhouette

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 62, 4 June 1927, Page 11

The Winter Silhouette

Portrayed at Ellerslie A. Wealth of Models and a Riot of Colour

Of irresistible charm were the many attractive fashions worn at Ellerslie to-day when again the weather gods were in benignant mood, and smiled serenely on the beautiful lawns and gardens and the dainty toilettes of the throngs of fair race-goers. The silhouette favoured for winter, 1927, certainly makes itself known at the racecourse, and a charming thing it is to meet. At the moment it is rather wide at the shoulders, delightfLilly slender of hip, straight in the skirt and ‘bloused at the waist-line. There were notable exceptions, of course, but the silhouette described is decidely new and important. The slender hip was defined by belts and drapery. The narrow skirt was made interesting by plaits, tiers and jabot cascades. The shoulders were accentuated by yokes, and quaint dolman sleeves. The vogue of the tailored suit, of course, is an established one and like to go on for many moons, or at least as long as the straight line from shoulder to hem is the predominating mode. The flare was still apparent in various circular movements, but the newest outline of all was emphatically that drawn by the deep armhole and the pouched top and the narrowed skirt. Simplicity has indeed become priceless and proved itself one of the most costly of dress motifs, and at Ellerslie to-day it seems to have grown more elegant, more costly and more complicated in the matching of accessories and assumed an enormous importance and the dress alone did not by any means make the well-dressed woman. Rather, it seemed to be merely the foundation, on which she erected with the hat, gloves, shoes, stockings, bag, boutonniere, and ocasionally, jewels, a small, but oh! how costly! altar to chic. And withal, Milady at Ellerslie had an air of gracious charm and sheer femininity that banished the thought that women are becoming masculine. Among the many present we noticed the following: Lady Lockhart, black satin crepe gown, fur trimmed coat and wide black hat. !Mrs. W. S. Spence, brown frock of georgette, black hat and fur coat. Mrs. Vaile, rosewood suit of velour, felt hat to tone. Mrs. J. Wilson, coat of black panne velvet with white furs and white hat. Mrs. Jack Hellaby, bricque red gown of crepe de chine, musquash coat and bricque toned hat. Mrs. Somers, cream kasha jumper suit, with bands of scarlet, scarlet hat. Mrs. Louisson, navy marocain gown with cameo pink trimming, navy hat and fox furs. Miss Webster, wine ensemble, fox furs and wine hat. Miss Jackson, suit of navy blue with scarlet trimmed navy hat. Miss Cummings, gown of hyacinth blue chenille, blue hat and white furs. Mrs. Ring, lemon crep.e de chine gown, coat of ruby velour and red hat. Mrs. Cousins, mauve ensemble suit and hat to match.

Mrs. Dacre, tailleur of fawn tweeds, felt hat with reptile facing. Miss Joan Dacre, tweed suit in sand tonings, felt hat to match. Mrs. Louisson, black coat of satin romanie with squirrel trimming, black hat. Mrs. Reid, frock of pervenche blue crepe faille, fur coat and small hat of blue felt. Mrs. A. Neill, Christchurch, ensemble of mulberry repp with hat of petunia velvet. Mrs. Campbell, checked jumper suit, fawn hat. Mrs. Menzies, black panne velvet suit and hat to tone. Mrs. Goodfellow, ruby red coat frock with embroidery, red hat and fur wraps. Mrs. Colson, navy blue coatfrock, black hat. Mrs. M. M. McCallum, violet ensemble suit with wide hat of violet panne velvet. Mrs. Duncan Clerk, blue costume, with black beaver-trimmed coat, black hat. Miss Thorell Clerk, wedgwood blue coat with fur, blue felt hat. Miss K. Knight, cinnamon coat frock, fawn hat of felt. Mrs. Clem. Lawford, fur coat in brown, black and scarlet hat. Mrs. Arey, black coat and smart black hat. Mrs. D. Tole, black satin coat, black hat and furs. Mrs. Colbeck, rosewood tweeds, and hat of ashes of roses felt. Mrs. Browne Clayton, black tailored suit, black hat. Mrs. Seccombe, tweed tailleur in mauve tones, felt hat, and fox furs. Miss Binney, blue gown of crepe de chine, black coat, and fawn hat. Mrs. H. O. Nolan, black quilted coat of satin, black hat. Mrs. Abel, tailored suit of brown, felt hat to tone. Mrs. O’Sullivan, black ensemble, black hat, and fox furs. Mrs. Hary Mowbray, diagonal checkered frock of silk, fawn hat. Mrs. Rathbone, burgundy ensemble, and hat to tone. Mrs. Noakes, brown ensemble suit, fawn hat. Mrs. Binsdon, fur coat of musquash, rose blush hat of velvet. Miss Cornaga, frock of wine toned velourette, hat to match. Mrs. Sterling, frock of brown velvet, hat of felt in fawn shade. Miss S. Austin, tailored suit of grey and blue tweeds, green hat. Mrs. Robinson, fawn and lemon jumper suit and hat of felt. Mrs. F. Gaudin, brown ensemble suit and velvet hat. Mrs. Main Hathaway, black seal coat and small black hat. Mrs. Wells, Cambridge, grey flecked tweed suit and pale mulberry coat, hat of crushed velvet. Mrs. Hannon, Cambridge, mulberry georgette and velvet fawn coat and mulberry hat. Mrs. Harrison, tailored suit of tweeds, felt hat. Mrs. Price, fawn frock and furs, hat of felt to tone. Mrs. H. Philcox, blue frock, grey squirrel coat and small grey hat. Mrs. Corbitt, fawn ensemble and fawn hat. Mrs. Abbott, fur coat, amethyst hat of velvet. Mrs. Ewen Alison, black and white sports suit, small hat of black, white furs. 'Miss Alison, tailleur of Sahara tweeds, felt hat. Miss McKenzie, suit of striped velour, fawn hat.