Fashion Gets Into Print

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 546, 26 December 1928, Page 11

Fashion Gets Into Print

SMART GESTURES IN THE RAIN Colourful Wet Weather Modes

A LTHOUGH the rain of the early morning made it impossible for women to wear all the delightful modes of summer that had been planned to make to-day's racing at Ellerslie a brilliant fashion pageant, it could not unite dampen the dress ardour of the fair racegoers. Their ensembles of lace and chiffon and other gossamer stuffs remained hanging at home in their wardrobes, and their flattering picture hats with flower-laden brims hid their beauty in dim hat-boxes. But for all that the scene on the lawns was far from drab or uninteresting. Colour was introduced into everything—hats. umbrellas, boutonnieres and raincoats were all as vivid as possible, and on the stands glimpses were seen of gay little frocks of printed fabrics that flaunted their dainty patterns, all undismayed by' weeping skies. Prints of floral persuasion were particularly popular and diffeernt from any we have previously had. There was nothings of their naivete left, either in design or colour, for the flowers instead of blooming in solitary state or blossoming in prim bouquets on their surfaces, were mostly cleverly blended into one another. There were piquantly new lights and shadows on them, too—a mauve cast on the roses, an accent of chartreuse, a sense of dusty pinks and blacks of gorgeous yellow combined with brown. Sometimes there were as many as a dozen colours and shades in one design, all so deftly manipulated that one could not disentangle them except after close analysis Among those present were: Lady Lockhart, navy blue frock of georgette banded with satin, and blue hat. with flat velvet flowers. Lady Nolan, tailored black sedan cloth suit, with polka-dotted scarf, and black hat. Mrs. H. O. Nolan, royal blue tricolette frock, under brown tweed coat, with close-fitting black hat. Mrs. Harold Barker (Christchurch), beech brown tailored coat, with furs, and wide navy blue balibuntal hat. Mrs. Gage-Williams, pearl grey frock of tricolette, with grey hat and beige coat. Mrs. Shuttleworth, navy blue tailored suit, with hat of navy felt and straw. Mrs. Bickerton Fisher, fur-trimmed coat of beige frisca, with cerise hat and floral patterned frock. Mrs. W. S. Spence, coat of steel grey, over a black frock, with a navy blue hat and a multi-coloured scarf. Mrs. Lloyd, checked ensemble of tweeds, and small black hat. Mrs. J. Carpenter, cedar brown coat and frock, and putty felt hat. Mrs. W. H. Parkes, black ensemble of georgette and satin crepe, touched with gold, and black hat with lace crown. Mrs. P. J. McClatchie, navy blue ensemble relieved with poinsettia red and red and black hat. Mrs. Ernest Davis, navy blue ensemble of sedan cloth with gold-stitched black felt hat. Mrs. Murdoch Smith, russet and beige embossed coat over printed crepe frock in rose and blue, with furs and pastel rose felt hat. Mrs. Corbett, pale oyster coat of frisca over patterned crepe frock, with grey furs and small bangkok hat. Mrs. Brittain, navy blue tailored ensemble with furs and wide blue hat. Mrs. Massey, gentian blue ensemble suit with grey fur and blue hat. Miss Marriner, pearl grey kasha coat over flower-printed frock and wide apple-green hat. Mrs. Potter, royal blue frock of georgette under blue coat with flowered black hat. Mrs. Marriner, rose-printed frock of black chenille velvet and black coat and hat. Miss E. Cullen, flecked ensemble of tweeds, and felt hat to tone. Mrs. Handson Abel, black frock with rose organdie relief and cire-braided black coat with pastel shaded hat. Mrs. Harold Caro, blue and beige printed crepe de chine frock and beige tailored coat and hat. Miss Caro, black satin crepe frock and coat, and black hat relieved with beige. Mrs. J. Russell, black mariette frock and black coat with lacquer red hat. Mrs. Stephen Hunter, navy blue ensemble suit and brown hat of visca straw. Mrs. Allan Brown, navy blue frock of georgette, relieved with cerise, and navy hat and coat. Mrs. Watson Airey, navy blue mariette frock, with navy coat and mimosa yellow hat. Mrs. Cuthbert Freyberg, Hawera, putty-shaded ensemble suit and winecoloured hat. Mrs. E. Sutherland, ash-grey pleated frock of mariette with grey and coat.

Miss Kathbone, grey tweed lailleur and cream velour hat. Miss R. Sutherland, lotus rose crepe de chine frock and pink and blue hat. with velour coat. . t Mrs. George McMillan, navy blue coat frock, with brown coat and cedar-brown hat. Miss M. Dawson, nattier blue frock and coat and hat to tone. Miss Janet Murray, fur-trimmed frock of grey sedan cloth, under blue coat, with blue hat to tone. Miss F. Murray, navy blue ensemble suit of crepella and navy and tan hat. Miss X. Colbeck. frock and coat of beech-brown shading, and two-toned brown felt hat. Airs. E. H. Reid, fur-trimmed black cloth ensemble and black hat, with beige relief. Mrs. Purchas. embossed coat of black satin, over black frock, and hat to match. Miss Buckland. navy blue coat over black frock and black hat. Mrs. Stewart, steel grey tailleur of tweeds and navy blue felt hat. Mrs. C. Browne, printed frock of crape de chine and georgette in bronze shades and yellow* and black hat. Mrs. McMillan Bull, ash grey tailored coat of tweeds over tailored suit, relieved with rose and wide hat of natural and brown bangkok. Airs Mervyn Reed, almond green coat and small hat with eye-veil. Aliss Stewart, navy blue frock of georgette, with lacquered coat and small black hat. Aliss Sheila AlcLeod. Hastings, rosebeige ensemble, with furs and blue hat banded with beige. Airs. Johns, printed crepe de chine in autumn shades and hat to tone. Mrs. E. H. B. Milsom, navy blue frock of georgette under tucked beige coat and wide-brimmed hat to tone. Aliss Porter, black tailored coat, with brown furs and small brown felt hat. Airs. Markham, black velour cloth, with furs and black hat. Airs. Snedden, black ensemble, with, touches of white and black bangkok haiMrs. R. Hannon, Cambridge, fleck suit of tweeds in cedar wood shades, with black felt hat. Aliss B. O’Aleara, iris mauve frock, under fawn coat and mauve hat. Airs. G. Gribbin, black satin ensemble suit and black hat with lace bows. Airs. C. J. Schnauer, floral frock of georgette, with checked relief and petunia coat and wide grey hat. Airs. Horrocks, navy blue ensemble suit and navy hat with cire ribbon. Aliss C. Biss, brown coat over petunia frock and small black hat. Airs. P. Thomson, tucked coat of oyster crepella over beige frock and toning hat. Aliss B. Pierce, cedar rose tailored coat with brown leather facings and hat to tone. Alrs..L. Alahon, black tailored coat and black Bangkok hat. Mrs. Boucher, grey tailored suit with blue scarf and brown felt hat. Airs. Moginie, rose-relieved ensemble of navy blue, and navy hat. Airs. Chilwell, scarlet tartan coat and red hat banded with velvet ribbon. Mrs. Donald Gorrie, navy blue tailored ensemble with brown furs and navy beret. Airs. Pettit (Alorrinsville) wearing a fur-banded coat of black velour and a small black hat. Aliss K. Holmes, grey ensemble of tweeds and beige and black hat. Aliss Ethne Lloyd, checked tweed coat over grey frock and grey hat Aliss Peacocke, powder blue frock and hat, with brown coat. Aliss Shank, printed frock of leaf-green and beige milanese, and black hat and coat. Mrs. R. Coleman, navy blue ensemble suit with floral relief and navy hat. Aliss Ruby Coleman, cedar wood suit of tweeds and felt hat to tone. Airs. Alappin, bricque suit of tweeds, with geranium rose hat and scarf. Miss Partridge, mole-coloured frock, with coat to tone, and black hat. Airs. C. Lawford, black taffeta frock and black hat, with brown coat. Aliss R. Thomson, beige frock of tricolette, under navy caracul coat, and hat to tone. Airs. Nalder, airforce blue tailored coat, over frock of same colour, and blue hat. Mrs. Batchelor, Cambridge, navy blue tiered frock, with black felt hat. Aliss P. Alacindoe, beige shaded jumper suit, with coloured relief, and hat and coat to tone. Mrs. Clarkson, Wellington, black frock of stamped heriette, relieved with amber and black hat. Airs. Ernest Alison, 6triped coat of oyster and blue frisca, over blue frock, with bangkok hat. Aliss Nancy Sharland, checks of cedarbrown suit, and black felt hat. Airs. J. Ryan, navy blue ensemble suit, and navy hat. Airs. J. Alurphy. spotted frock of navy and white, with tweed coat and beige hat. Aliss Cuff, navy blue tailored suit and navy felt hat. Mrs. Gambier, gentian blue ensemble, i and hat of matching shades. Airs. George Alarriner, frock of mari- [ ette, under crushed velvet coat, wfth black hat.