RACING MODES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 679, 3 June 1929, Page 13

RACING MODES

Colours at EUerslie

Charming gowns and suits of every j kind were to be seen in hundreds on i the lawns at EUerslie again today, j when the Auckland Racing Club con- j tinued its winter meeting. Brown and black were still in pre- j dominance, but were lightened by a ' considerable number of toilettes in i blues, reds, greens and all the other i gay tones so popular this season. Among those present were: Lady Sinclair Lockhart was wearing a j deep green gown of marietta relieved with rose beige, and her hat was crowned • with rose-beige osprey tips. Lady Xolan wore a black persian lame coat collared with soft grey squirrel over 1 her black satin frock. ller black hat was relieved with silver motifs. Lady Jlerdman wore a grown of figured , ring- velvet with a black coat and a ! small black hat. , Mrs. Roy Wilson wore a navy blue j crepe de chine gown under her brown velvet coat and a small hat of brown Mrs. I-I. O. Xolan wore a moleskin coat over her black georgette frock. Mrs. W. S. Spence was wearing a black marietta gown with a beige hat and black fur coat. . . . , Mrs. A. C. Day wore a fur-trimmed black coat and a black hat. Mrs. J. Shanly was in a beige frock, with a brown fur coat and a brown hat. Mrs. C. Phillips was in a beige and brown jumper suit with a hat to tone. Miss Wylde Brown wore a posy of pale blue flowers to match her blue hat and relieve her tailleur of black cloth. Miss Buekland was in a black satin ensemble with dark furs, and had a jade green pin in her black hat. Miss Ellice Alison wore a steel grey tailored suit, with a felt hat to tone. Miss Oribbin had her geranium rose frock relieved with beige, and wore a navy blue hat. . Mrs. G. Garland had grey furs with her black ensemble, and wore a black hat. * , _ Miss Garland was wearing a checked coat with a felt hat to tone. Mrs. 11. Lyons had a black and white floral frock under her fur-trimmed black coat. Her small hat was of black. Miss K. McGill wore a beech-brown ensemble suit and felt hat to match. Mrs. C. Lawford wore a navy blue tailored suit and a navy hat. Mrs. B. Xoakes was in a beech-brown tailleur, with furs and a brown hat with an osprey plume. Mrs. C. O. Macindoe wore a naples blue crepe satin gown under her furred coat of black velour, which had gold studding for relief. She wore a beige hat. Miss Jean Macindoe wore a checked suit of black and- white with a black hat. Mrs. W. C. Ring was in a navy blue tailleur, with furs and a navy hat. Mrs. C. Owen had a grey frock with fox furs, and a hat to tone. Mrs. Carl Prime wore a cigar-brown ensemble, with lacquer red, and a hat to tone. Mrs. Fred Alison chose a flowered frock of Chinese blue georgette, with a fur coat and brown hat. Miss Tweet Macindoe wore a mushroom pink tailored suit, with furs, and a small blue hat. Mrs. G. W. O’Connell wore a powder blue crepe de chine frock and blue hat with black furs. Mrs. Prior Williams wore a frock of floral georgette in rose shades, with a brown fur coat and a hat to tone. Mrs. Coleman -wore a navy blue ensemble of crepella with brown furs and a navy hat. Miss R. Coleman was in a henna frock of marocain with furs and a two-toned hat.

Mrs. R. Hannon was wearing a golden brown satin crepe frock with a felt hat Mrs. R. Masefield wore a tailored ensemble of nankin blue cloth with furs and a small black hat. Miss Xolan was in a russet red tailored suit of tweeds with stone marten furs and a matching felt hat. Mrs. Stewart had gr» y furs relieving • her ensemble of navy blue cloth anti wore a hat to tone. Mrs. Ernest Alison wore a squirrel coat ov< r h« r pale gr< • n fro» ' . Her hat i as of mulberry felt. Mrs. Raymond Sheath was in a beige chenille spotted georgette with a brown 1 coat and hat. , Miss N with furs and a hat to tone. Mrs. Bullock Webster wore a brown fur coat over her brown crepe faille frock and had a matching hat. Miss Bullock Webster was m a m.u-; green frock with a felt hat to tone and j Miss 'moss had a navy blue bat relieved with cherry ribbon and a platinum i K Mrs. Markham was wearing a tan ensemble suit and a small felt, hat to match. Mrs. Rathbone was in a beige tailleur with a lacquer red felt hat. J Mrs. Biokerton Fisher wore a scarlet . hat relieved with navy blue, with her t coat of black sealskin. Mrs Boucher was in a stone grey , tweed tailleur with furs and a felt hat to tone. Miss Devore wore a pastel crepe <n , chine frock banded with blue, and had , gold ornaments on her black hat. ilrs Cc-orse Devore wore a black ensemble with cite braiding. I Mrs. o*. Motion was in a brown tailored | suit and wineberry Jjat. . Mrs Mervyu Reed wore, a black and white checked scarf with her red leather ( coat and a hat to tone. I Mrs. w. C. Somers wme a pastel gown under her Ma.;k fur coat, and a natural J bangkok hat relieved with black. ! .Mis. J. A. I>. Hellaoy wore a Detailed frock of lotus ge-egotto edged hiw , black, tint! a black coat and hat with . lfcopa&d furs. , : Mrs. B. Colbeck wore a tailleur o. : beech brown tweeds and a hat to tone. , ORCHID SPRAY Miss Marjorie. Stewart had a posy of orchids on her fur coat worn over a clien- . Frost a fawn frock with a wine coat and a hat to tone. Mrs. Hope Lewis wore a diamond pin in the front of lier black felt nat and stone marten furs on her black tailleui. Airs Guv "Williams was in a. tailored suit of tweeds, with furs, and a deep tr »°S had a fur-trimmed . navy coat over her blue and white lioial frtVk and a small cedar rose felt hat. | 1 Miss Ethne Lloyd gave a dash of col- j our to her grey suit by wearing a royal bl Mrs SC M. f M. U McCailum had a geranium I rose velvet gown banded with fui. aud j wore with it a black hat with rose aud a brown fur coat. ' Mrs. H. E. Gillespie .wore a deep* brown gown and hat with a spotted green scarf and a marmot coat. Mrs. Keith Caldwell was in a black j and grey gown with a brown fur coat an Mrs. r0 J. U Ryan wore a navy blue cloth i ensemble with furs, and a navy hat l Mrs. C. Jones was m an ensemble of black, with furs and a black hat. BLACK AND WHITE Airs P. Hanna wore a smart tailleur j of checked black arid white tweeds, with I ermine stole. Her black hat was up-

, turned in front and caught with a dfa- : mond brooch. Mrs. EL Sutherland word a black lac* I mil georgette freok. and a small green | hat. Aliss Leslie Waller wore a grey tweed ensemble, with furs and grey hat. Miss Ruth Sutherland was in a faw n . tailored suit and a felt hat of the same shade. Mrs. Stephen Hunter was in a bulrush brown tailleur and a brown hat. Mrs. K. Raymond wore a grey checked suit and grey hat, and a large posy ot buttercups gave her toilette relief. Mrs. Ewen Alis'-n was in a cherry red with dark fur* and a Mack hat Mi's. Drvden wore a Mack ensemble » w -.th a dark fur coat, and a black hat. i Mrs. Fathering ham those a suit of russet t weeds and wore with it a wine red i tailleur ‘with fox' furs and a navy blue . Mr< Riddiford. Wellington, wore . t). is- spotted dwk Of winesiap crep. <>• chlno. with a hat an.l oral to match. Mi,, w. i:. Uloyd wore black furs »r.:i 1 hor tiineniblc of black crepella and a black hat. Mrs. liould had a navy georgette frock under her black coat, and a navy hat. Mrs. IT. R. Hurr.it had a smart little black gown under her grey sifuirrel coat, and a hat to tone. Mrs. A. Matae. was in a cedar broti-i suit of tweeds, with a small felt hat to I match. .Mrs. Seceombo wore a blue leather coat with grrev fur collar, and a clooo-lit ting j black hat. , _ „ I Miss Gwen Hill was in a steel grey tailleur with green relief, and a green hat. j Mrs. O’Brien wore an embossed brown ensemble and a fawn hat with leather 1 Mrs. Tiarks had on a steel grey suit j with a posy of pink flowers and a. grev • Miss McFarlane wore a furred black coat, with a small brown hat. Mrs. George Chtrnside. Melbourne, was i in an ensemble if brown tweed, ami fur. with a hat to tone. ! Miss Joan Chirnside wore a mixed ! tweed suit and a close-fitting green bat | Mrs. ivmer had a -tnuamon brown coat and black furs, with a small brown hat of felt. Mrs. Burton was wearing a fawn hat < with her fur coat of man not. ! Mrs. Kasdown had a black and orange frock, with black furs and hat.