A Symphony in

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 237, 27 December 1927, Page 4

A Symphony in

Fair Femininity in Fullness, Flares and Flowered Fabrics FASHIONS and FURBELOWS at ELLERSLIE

PERHAPS one of the most feminine and charming collections of clothes that have been worn in Auckland for many seasons was to be seen on the lawns at Ellerslie yesterday, when the Auckland Racing Club opened its meeting. The collection typified simplicity in all its remarkable and elaborately simple phases.

TT was anything but an easy task to describe in minute detail the fashions that were worn, for not only were there a number of minor differences to milady’s silhouette, and the general line and fabric and design of her gown, bu£ there was also a host of new colours to be seen that were so elusive in their misty prettiness and blending of many shades as almost to defy description. The lawns, with their glowing flower beds, made a charming setting for the myriad gaily-coloured gowns of madame and mademoiselle as they fluttered about in all their colourful beauty. Brilliant blues and sandy beiges led easily in the race for colour supremacy, and were followed by pinks and reds and greys, with the ever-popular black holding its debonair own to the best of advantage. The coat and frock ensemble was tremendously popular, and every second woman seemed to be wearing either an ensemble of beige georgette and lace or one of blue. Still, they were all very charming in their graceful individuality. More length in skirts was a noticeable feature of the day’s fro eking. Skirts were fuller and longer, and much more graceful, and showed a decided tendency to flare in unexpected places. The waistline seems to be slowly succeeding in its long-awaited ambition to rise to a higher level, and yesterday it was almost universally given a loftier resting-place than it has had for a number of years, making with the lengthened skirt a subtle change in madame’s silhouette, but only a very subtle one. For the young girls, sleeveless frocks were to be seen, but this was a fashion wisely confined to the very young ones. Several dainty picture frocks of taffetas, lace, and befrilled muslin and georgette were seen, and all were accompanied by the most charming of accessories, those little things that play such a big part in any successful dress scheme. A charming revival of this season that was widely expressed at Ellerslie yesterday was the use of summerweight furs, dainty things in pastel tones that gave a flatteringly soft finish to many toilettes of lac© and georgette and chiffon. Feathers, too, were used, and the good old-fashioned ostrich plumes at that. Many quaint interpretations of the feather boa of grandmama’s day were to be seen, but what brilliant descendants they are from such a humble beginning! The feathery fashion was a decidedly colourful one, for no longer is the boa content to be black or white,' or a speckly mixture of both. Kather it appeared in such brilliant tones that it seemed to be vicing for predominance with all the gay materials. Hats were more interesting -han ever, wide of brim or small, devoid of trimming, or laden with half a garden of roses, they made welcome relief after the long, long seasons of severelyfashioned hats that we have liad, and provided brilliant splashes of colour that bobbed and nodded all over the lawns, or that coyly retreated beneath their owners’ diminutive parasols—fluttering things composed of a wisp of lace and ribbon and silk, that made a charming re-entry into the fashion world, after being furled and doomed to lie in disgrace for many years. As for accessories, they seem to grow more charming and more complicated with each passing year, and many plain black satin toilettes relied for their success on a single splash of vivid colour provided by a boutonniere, by a hat, or on the triple rows of pearls that were so frequently to be seen, vieing for popularity with A delightful young people’s party Bags were of every shape and colour and size—mostly capacious, as though optimistic of the day’s betting results. In all, it was a delightful fashion parade of frills and furbelows, so very fascinating. Among those present were:

ON THE LAWNS Lady Sinclair Lockhart wore a gown of black crepe alonza trimmed rows of bronze and green embroidery up the front of the bodice. A cluster of green ostrich feathers trimmed her black crinoline straw hat. , _ _ . Lady Nolan chose a simply-fashioned gown of black crepe moravia and Chantilly lace, which had inset panels of pale petunia georgette providing a touch of colour. Her black hat was trimmed with ospreys. Mrs. Hoy Wilson, the daughter of Sir Edwin Mitchelson, the club president, who presented the gold cup to Rapier s trainer after the cup race, wore an attractively draped gown of black crepe alonza with a wide-brimmed hat of black to which a crown of white georgette gave striking relief. .. _ Mrs. 11. O. Nolan was in a tiered gown of navy blue crepe de chine, with a swathed girdle caught with a rhinestone buckle. She wore a close-fitting hat of black straw with a feather mount at one Sl< Mrs. C. A. Brown’s frock was of black crepe and georgette, and a cluster of soft feathers trimmed her liat of beige visca straw. Mrs. J. M. Carpenter wore a frock of crepe do chine in a dull amethyst tone. \ band of smocking trimmed the hip line and the skirt was knife-pleated. A hat of tagel straw with velvet trimming and a matching parasol effectively finished her toilette. Miss Mi Duder wore a black and tangerine frock of mottled crepe de chine with black bands on the collar and cuffs and a wide black sash. A droopy-brimmed hat of close-fitting shape was piped with tangerine. Mrs. M. M. Louisson was wearing an attractive yoked gown of beige georgette with long panel and tiered .skirt of close accordion-pleating. A hat of loosely woven straw in matching shade was trimmed with bands of corded ribbon. Mrs. M. M. McCallum wore a pretty gown of wistaria blue hand-painted georgette with a smart French coatee of crepe de chine embossed with large roses. A black picture hat was trimmed with a swathed bow of cherry velvet and over the front crimson roses were bunched. Mrs. L. C. Rathbone was in a gown of hyacinth ,blue and dove grey crepe de chine to which appliqued straps of blue gave relief. With it she wore a blue hat of balibuntal straw in a close-fitting shape. Mrs. W. C. Ring wore a frock of beige and Spanish-raisin figured crepe faille under a Spanish raisin coat of taffeta. Her hat was of midnight blue crinoline, trimmed with circular flowers of multicoloured velvet. Mrs. McGregor Grant was wearing a vivid patterned frock of pillar-box red and white georgette with a hat in pillarbox red crinoline trimmed with a swathed

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band of velvet. Mrs. A. Nathan's effectively-draped gown was of periwinkle blue satin crepe, and with it she wore a hat to tone, in wide brimmed sisol straw. A narrow circlet of black velvet around her throat made a charming accessory. Mrs. W. S. Spence wore a frock of golden brown georgette with panels of autumn-toned floral material, and a widebrimmed hat of navy crinoline straw. Mrs. Lowry, Hawke’s Bay, was in a butterfly-patterned frock of cyclamen and fawn georgette, banded with cyclamen crepe and she wore a picture hat of black crinoline trimmed with an upstanding bow of black velvet fastened with rhinestones. Mrs. E>. G. Greenwood, Christchurch, wore a handsome gown of embossed chenille georgette in jade toning, with shoes and accessories of matching green. Her hat of crinoline straw was trimmed with a velvet band and a large green chiffon flower. Mrs. V. Riddiford, Wellington, wore a frock of beige georgette made with tiers of fine pleating and over it she wore a pleated georgette coat. A beige hat was trimmed at either side of the shady brim with bows of deep-toned velvet and she carried a frilled parasol of leaf green silk. Mrs. It. Hannon, Cambridge, was in a bloused frock of oyster and violine blue crepe alonza, with a bodice of the oyster tone to which blue embroidered flowers gave a pretty note of colour. A hat of oyster crinoline was trimmed with two bands of blue velvet and a large blue flower. Mrs. W. Stead, Hawke’s Bay, wore a frock of georgette in a cool-looking shade of apple green. Her hat was of matching tone and she had a wrap also in a harmonising shade. Mrs. Gage Williams wore a widebrimmed hat of fine black crinoline straw with swathed velvet trimming as an effective complement to her frock of black Spanish lace and georgette. Mrs. D. Nathan was wearing a frock of crepe elise expressed in a pale lotus toning and made with a long cape that hung from the shoulders. Leaf green velvet ribbon on her lotus hat accentuated the note of green that gave relief to her frock. Mrs. Stringer was in a frock of black mariette and with it she wore a smart hat of black and tangerine toning that effectively carried out the tangerine floral design printed on her black frock. Mrs. W. H. Parkes wore a gown of georgette and crepe faille with a deep fawn tunic to rthich a light touch of gold embroidery attached a panel of black crepe. Her black hat was trimmed with ospreys. Mrs. David Gorrie’s frock was of navy blue georgette, made with a tiered skirt, and with it she wore a hat of black crinoline straw. Mrs. Coleman was in a navy blue georgette frock and coat and her hat was of navy taffeta and tagel straw. PARASOLS OF LACE Mrs. H. Bull chose an ensemble of deep fawn lace and georgette with long straps of black ribbon giving relief to her frock. She wore a hat of matching tone and carried a parasol composed of many frills of ecru lace. Mrs. Savage wore a smart frock of black georgette and a wide-brimmed hat of deep Naples, blue straw with a large coque plume across the front of the cro\Vn. Mrs. C. Louisson was in a verticallytucked frock of black georgette with a deep trimming of black ribbon tabs. Her very wide-brimmed hat was of periwinkle blue straw and trimmed under the brim with a large tangerine flower.

Mrs. B&rker, of Christchurch, was in a rose and green flower patterned frock of Ivory chiffon and with it she wore a hat of leaf green straw with velvet trimming. Mrs. E. Oxley wore a frock of French grey crepe de chine with a black liat trimmed with a large osprey plume. Mrs. Duval gave gay colour relief to her frock of lightly embroidered white georgette by a sash of cherry taffeta. With it she wore a black hat. Mrs. B. Noakes chose a panelled gown of georgette and lace in a beige tone. Rows of fine tucking trimmed her frock and she wore a crinoline hat of matching shade. Mrs. Bayly wore a froclc of putty coloured crepe faille under her rucked coat of navy blue taffeta, and to accompany her smart toilette, she chose a hat of navy blue satin. Mrs. Norman Brett’s frock was of

Chinese blue georgette, and was attractively draped. Her hat and parasol were of matching blue. Mrs. C. S. Mackellar wore a slender coat of black crepe over a white georgette gown and a close-fitting hat of black balibuntal. Mrs. U. Hale was in a bolero frock of navy blue accordion pleated crepe marocain over a vest of pleated primrose georgette. Touches of lacquer red embroidery adorned the coatee and she wore a primrose hat. Mrs. C. Poison’s frock was of Sahara georgette and it was banded in effective manner with tangerine and black panne velvet. She wore a beret of black velvet. Mrs. Church, South Africa, wore a frock of navy blue georgette, panelled with fawn and a navy blue and beige helmet hat, with a tiny eye-veil of navy blue. Mrs. IT. Kainger was wearing a printed crepe de chine frock of cherry red and navy blue, with a navy blue straw hat. Mrs. Stride wore a floral patterned frock of navy blue crepe de chine and a large, flower posy trimmed her navy blue crinoline hat. Mrs. Gillies’s navy blue ' frock was strikingly beaded in a multi-coloured design-and she wore a smart hat to tone. Mrs. M. Pilling chose a frock of navy blue and fawn georgette and wore with it a coat to match. Her hat was of navy blue with fawn trimming. Mrs. Frank Graham, Christchurch, wore a jumper suit of sapphire blue crepe de chine with pleated skirt, and a hat of harmonising tone. Mrs. Alex. Duncan, Dunedin, was wearing a black and white floral patterned frock of crepe marocain, with a black hat. Mrs. P. S. Crisp wore a jumper suit of navy blue crepe de chine and a widebrimmed hat of navy Bangkok, trimmed with velvet ribbon band * and bow in cerise toning. Mrs. Arthur Dodd was in a frock of beige georgette, with rows of pin-tuck-ing and. lace panels. She wore a black hat with trimming of upstanding ospreys round the crown. Mrs. Waller wore a deeply fringed frock of black satin crepe that was accompanied by a smart hat of generousbrim proportions in black, with a trimming of black velvet.

Mrs. Trevor Bloomfield chose crepe de chine for her frock and had it made in a deep Spanish raisin tone. With it she wore a hat of beige shading. Mrs. F. Hellaby was wearing a frock of cameo rose georgette, with a hat of the same pastel toning. Mrs. G. Swabey had her frock of Pompadour pink georgette trimmed with deep bands of fringe in ombre tone, and a huge single pink rose trimmed her hat. Mrs. R. Burns wore an ensemble suit in cedar brown colouring, composed of attractively panelled lace and georgette. With it she had a picture hat of wistaria mauve tone. Mrs. I. Alexander wore a taffetas frock of checked black and white tone, with a black hat and smoke grey furs. Mrs. Elliott Davis had her ensemble of mushroom georgette trimmed with deep bands of lynx fur right round the revers and hem, and she wore a hat of mushroom pink felt. Mrs. Milsom wore a cameo pink pleated vestee of georgette in her pleated frock of navy blue crepe de chine, and to complete her ensemble she chose a black hat with feathered trimfning. Mrs. Sinclair Reed pinned a scarlet and gold posy to the shoulder of her navy blue coat and frock of georgette, and with it she wore a hat of navy blue with scarlet and gold trimming. Mrs. Tattley was in a rose pink georgette frock under navy blue, and she wore a navy crinoline hat. Mrs. Robertson wore a petunia georgette frock in floral patterning and a green and petunia , hat. Mrs. Schnauer’s ciel blue frock of crepe de chine was made in jumper fashion and lightly embroidered in rose and gold. Her hat was of toning blue. Mrs. de Salis wore an ensemble suit of satin crepe in deep Sahara shade. The frock was effectively panelled with georgette and she wore a lacquer red hat.

Mrs. Dargaville was wearing a draped frock of black satin carreau accompanied by a small hat of black satin and strawMrs. Fairclough chose a frock of crepe de chine, made on straight lines In a leaf green shade. With it she wore a hat of pale beige straw. Mrs. E. Rhodes was in a vellum-tinted frock of satin crepe, contrasted by a wide-brimmed hat of unrelieved black. Mrs. Finn wore a ficelle-coloured frock of crepe de chine with a hat of harmonising shade. Mrs. Dumbleton was wearing a frock of black taffeta and lace, and her black hat was trimmed/ with clusters of white flowers. Mrs. Buchanan wore a frock of beige georgette, with tucked trimming, and her black hat was adorned with black plumes. Mrs. Hanna wore a beige lace and georgette ensemble and a hat of deep beige crinoline. Mrs. A. Ivernot wore a black satin romaine ensemble with deep revers of putty crepe and a black crinoline hat. Mrs. C. Macindoe chose a black ensemble of georgette and lace worn with a hat of shady black crinoline straw. IMrs. Ernest Davis was in a frock of ficelle lace and georgette, and she wore a hat of leaf green crinoline. Mrs. Mark Davis wore a royal blue and black: panelled gown of crepe faille with a small black satin hat. Mrs. Harry Mowbray chose a cherry red hat to give colour to her otherwise completely white toilette of draped georgette. Mrs. J. P. O’Connor was in a frock of hyacinth blue crepe morovia and a hat of rubric red crinoline. Mrs. E. H. Reid had a scarf of primrose yellow georgette to accentuate the primrose trimming on her wide black hat. Her gown was of black silken lace and georgette. £ Mrs. Prior Williams’s frock was of lotus beige lace with a large droopy bow caught at one hip of royal and midnight blue velvet. She wore a hat of lotus crinoline straw. Mrs. Gunson wore a royal blue georgette frock inset with lace and a shade black hat. Mrs. George Gribbin was in a white embroidered frock of black lace and georgette, and with it she wore a hat of black crinoline with black and white ospreys. Mrs. Snedden wore a biscuit-tinted frock of georgette over a foundation of Oriental patterned crepe de chine. Her black hat was trimmed with ecru lace and a green flower. Mrs. Kneebone wore an ensemble of clove grey georgette and heavy lac with a grey hat to match. Mrs. D. Goodfellow wore a draped gown of black crepe satin with a cascading frill or white crepe caught with a gold clasp. Her wide-brimmed hat was trimmed with a. large cluster of white flowers. Mrs. .Milne wore a frock of pale fawn marocain with yoke and bands of cherry line had a hat of cherry red crino-

Mrs. J. Cahill was in a pleated frock of sand crepe alonza with an inset band of lime yellow, and she wore a small sand-toned hat. . , , Mrs. Percy Upton wore an ensemble of navy blue georgette with a hat of na\ > visca with rose motifs. Mrs. G. McMillan wore a feathertrimmed hat of blue straw with her royai blue georgette frock. . , Mrs. Hatrick, Sydney, was in a tierea frock of black georgette and lace over a blush rose foundation and wore a black osprey-trimmed hat. Mrs H. W. Wilson wore a fawn and almond green frock of figured crepe de chine with a hat of pastel rose toning. Mrs. J. Paterson wore a black chequered coat frock of satin crepe with white georgette revers and a close-fitting hat of lacquer-red tagel straw Mrs. Phillips was in a finely-pleated frock of rubric-red crepe de chine with a small-brimmed hat of black straw. Mrs. Kenneth Gordon wore a scarlet and gold frock of lame and a small hat of scarlet velvet with feather trimming. Mrs. A. S. Rickerby wore a cyclamen and silver lace frock and a hat of cyclamen to match. Mrs. Humphrey Clark wore a navy blue georgette and lace coat and frock and a navy hat. . Mrs. H. E. Vaile was wearing a frock of steel grey georgette inset with Paris lace and a hat of matching shade. Mrs. Hugh Bennett. Gisborne, wore a frock of plaid taffeta in which fawn was the dominant shade and a hat of fawn R. Rainger wore a black georgette frock inset with ecru lace and a black hat trimmed with massed primrose flowers. Mrs. F. E. Gaud in was wearing an ensemble of navy blue georgette and navy blue hat to match. Mrs. Mervyn Reed was in a tiered frock of dull Pompeian rose crepe alonza with a hat of matching crinoline straw. Mrs. Spillane, Wanganui, ensemble of black georgette and lace and black hat of crinoline.

THE YOUNGER SET WERE PRESENT

Miss Sadie Mitchelson wore a frock of figured crepe de chine in navy and fawn, with a’ bolero effect heightened by an inset of fawn crepe. A folded hat of deep fawn visea carried out the darker note of her frock. Miss 'Molly Mitchelson wore a frock of navy blue crepe de chine, with a tiered skirt of fine knife-pleating. A navy blue hat was worn with it. Miss Leslie Waller was in a frock of sanatal georgette and lace, with a hat of matching shade. Miss Meg Kissling wore a. Delft blue patterned frock of crepe .de chine, made on tailored lines, and worn with a liat of matching blue. Miss Mabel Jackson’s frock was of gracefully-draped beige georgette, and with it she wore a wide-brimmed beige hat. Miss Nolan wore a. frock of ecru lace and georgette, with a hat of vivid jade green. Miss A. Horton was in a frock of lotusrose organdie with rows of narrow Valenciennes lace and a wide sash of forget-me-not blue taffetas, which colour was repeated in her shady hat. Miss Russell wore a jumper suit of ashes of roses shade with a hat in matching colour. Miss Murphy was wearing a frock of w r hite cf-epe de chine, embroidered in pastel tones, and a white hat. Miss Rutherford wore a beige charmeuse frock, to which contrast was given by touches of apple green. Her beige hat was trimmed with a feather bandeau. Miss Jean Macindoe was wearing a draped frock of georgette made with a circular skirt. Her hat was of crinoline in a deeper tint. Miss M. Ferguson wore a rojal blue frock of georgette, with a hat t<y tone. Miss Rona Rainger was in a frock of ficelle-tinted lace under a biscuit georgette coat and wore a crinoline hat to match. Miss C. Rainger wore a white georgette juniper suit, with coloured relief and a rose hat. Miss Rita Cornaga W'ore a frock of 'scarlet and white satin crepe, the bodice of white satin and the skirt of tiered design in scarlet. A white hat and scarlet shoes completed the ensemble. ’ A PICTURE FROCK Miss Nance Macklow was in a picture frock of r&se pink georgette, with frilled skirt embossed with pastel blue. Silver kid shoes and a taffetas sunshade with silver panels were effective accessories. Miss M. Brigham’s frock was of white crepe de chine in petalled fashion and she wore a white hat. Miss .M. Dawson was iri a primrosetinted frock of georgette, with white embroidery, with a large blue shoulder posy to carry out the colour of her shady hat. v Miss M. Ryan wore a frock of white georgette, with a forget-me-not blue hat. Miss Kernot wore a tailored frock of beech-brown satin crepe, with a hat of matching shade.

Miss Macfarlane chose a frock of taffetas in unrelieved black and she wore a black straw hat. Miss Ailsa Howard’s frock was of cream georgette, and with it she wore a tan hat of sisol straw. Miss D. Farquhar wore a frock of needle-run ficell? lace, with floral design in rose and blue. Her Bangkok hat of matching shade was trimmed with fawn ribbon velvet. Miss Janet Murray wore a black and white ensemble of crepe faille, with a black and white hat. Miss K. Knight wore a tiered frock of rose du Barri crepe de chine, with a hat in harmonising shade. Miss N. Noakes, embroidered frock of ivory georgette and fawn hat of visca straw. ‘ Miss N. Mahon, frock of grey tucked crepe de chine and wide hat of reseda green Bangkok straw. Miss Mahon, frock of navy and beige printed crepe de chine and black picture hat. Miss Emerson, frock of rose patterned crepe de chine, with pale blue relief, and hat to match. Miss Marjorie Allomes, Wanganui, printed frock of floral crepe de chine, with hat in crinoline to tone. Miss Helen Montague, ensemble of black satin crepe and wide-brimmed crinoline hat with large chiffon posy. Miss Marjorie Stewart wore a pleated frock of cueam georgette, over which a floral design was printed, and a hat to tone. Miss Colbeck wore a georgette ensemble in pastel pink shading, and her hat matched it exactly. Miss Burns was wearing a frock of nut-brown hatienne, panelled with georgette in a paler tone, and a hat of brown crinoline. Miss A. Bayly wore a diagonally-tucked frock of opal blue georgette, with a threetiered accordion-plea tefi skirt. A large posy of chiffon was caught on one shoulder and she wore a blue picture hat. Miss D. Vaile wore a pastel pink jumper suit of crepe de chine, with a smart hat to tone. Miss Marjorie Vaile was in a bouffant frock of periwinkle blue checked taffetas with a crossover fichu. Her hat was of matching tint.