WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 156, 30 December 1911, Page 6

WOMAN'S WORLD

oy "JKiie«n.") SOCIAL NEWS. XEW PLYMOUTH. The Races. prior to Taranaki's first day of the Christmas meeting, but we must still be in the gods' "good books," because for this day glorious weather prevailed; not even the inveterate weather grizzler could complain. The racecourse, with its cool breezes, green lawns, good music, and opportunities to lose money, is irresistible to our charming female sex. There were some fascinating costumes, but on the whole there was little that was> very remarkable in the way of coverings. Amongst those on the lawn I noticed— Mrs. Munro, pretty grey-flowered muslin, putty colored hat, trimmed with cerise and black-striped ribbon. Mrs. Scanlon, striking pale pink satin, I '. with gold embroidered hem, tunic of silver grey ninon, black picture hat, with black and emerald green Lancer plumes. Mrs. McLeod, cornflower blue floral muslin, with deep cream lace hem, black hat, with plumes. Mrs. Leatham, smart putty.-colorcd costume, slashed with black; hat to correspond. Miss Leatham, white muslin, black hat. Mr=. Stubbs, tussore silk; ecru colored h:it. bound with cerise and massed with -iveet peas. .Miss Wade, cornflower blue linen coat and skirt; black hat, with feathers. Miss Fitzgerald, oyster grey linen costume, white lace yoke; iiat trimmed with pale blue ribbon bows. ■Miss MeKenzie (Auckland), rose pink check foulard, cream law yoke; black hat, wreathed with pale pink roses. Miss R. McKenzie, smart heliotrope costume, hat en suite. Mrs. E. Griffiths, white muslin, heliotrope toque. Mrs. Roster, smart grey and black striped voile, trimmed with bands of black lace; grey hat, massed with violet roses.

Miss Blythe, grey linen; black hat, with bows of white ribbon. Miss Mcßeth, vieux rose voile, piped with a lighter shade tulle; hat massed with roses. Mrs. T. Oarthew, pretty grey and black striped voile, trimmed with black and emerald green s-ilk pipings; black hat, lined with shell-pink silk and trimmed with black Lancer plumes. Mrs. F. Watson, brown taffeta; white hat, with pink roses. Miss Webster, white embroidered muslin; white chip hat, piped with emerald green silk and massed with tulle. Mrs. Newman, black silk, violet floral toque.

Mrs. Les. Webster, dove grey crepe, pretty silk hat lined with pale 'blue. Mrs. Holbrook, grey linen coat and skirt, moss grey toque. Mrs. Haworth, white embroidered muslin, black feathered hat. Miss Blundell, white muslin; burnt straw hat, with pale pink roses. M'iss Cunningham, navy blue costume; black hat. ~ Mrs. C. Thompson, dove grey crepe, with cerise ceinture; large grey hat, with cerise bow. Mrs. Buxton, pale mauve crepe, with deep satin hem; heliotrope hat, massed with sweet peas. Mrs. Quilliam, pale sage green costume; black hat. Mrs. L. Horocks, saxe blue coat and skirt; hat en suite. Mrs. Hooper, rich black silk, trimmed with lace and jet. Miss Glenn (Hawera), dark green coat and skirt; black hat. Miss- Q. Glenn, dove grey costume; black hat, with black and white net wings. Mrs. S. Cottier, saxe blue costume; back feathered hat. Mrs. Lewis Webster, French grey striped voile, cream lace vest; black hat, with pale pink roses. Mrs. Ebberlett, silver grey costume; pale grey and pink floral toque. Miss Reid, white muslin; burnt straw hat, with pink roses. Mrs. Bewley, black silk; pink roses relieving hat. Miss Bewley, white muslin; burnt straw hat, with roses circling crown. Miss Kyngdon, rose pink voile; brown and pink hat. Miss Read, pretty dove grey silkblack and grey hat. Mrs. Valentine, cinnamon brown coat and skirt; putty colored hat, with ospreys.

Miss Valentine, grey costume; crrey hat, piped with cerise." ° Mrs. Hal Brown, pretty black and white silk foulard, with black ninon tunic; white hat, with tiny pink roses. Miss C. Bayly, black and white check costume, trimmed with bands of block silk, piped with royal blue silk; white hat, wreathed with pink roses. Miss Standish, smart black and white striped costume; white hat, with pale pink roses circling crown. Airs. Walter Bayly, cinnamon brown linen, with facings of a darker shade; burnt straw hat, wreathed with pink roses.

Mrs. Syme, saxe blue linen coat and skirt; black hat. Miss Bedford, dove grey ninon; black hat, with lancer plumes. Mrs. H. Weston, navy costume, faced with black; white hat, with black ospreys.

Miss W. Roberts, dove grey crepepretty grey hat, massed with scarlet roses.

Mrs. Walker, costume of pale blue embroidered chiffon, over white silk, with an over skirt of black ninon; black feather stole; black hat, massed with Lancer plumes. Mrs. C. Weston, white muslin, embroidered in black; white hat, banded with black velvet and wreathed with pale pink roses. Miss V. Kirkby, vieux rose costume, relieved with bands of grev silk- <rev chip and straw hat. " ° Miss Rowe, pretty dove ninon tunic and bodice, trimmed with a deep silk fringe; grey tagel hat, circled with gold guinipe and grey Lancer plumes. Mrs Paul, black ninon over tafTeta, hem of sk,rt embossed with cream motits; black and white hat, with Lancer plume. Mrs. Barlow, rose pink ninon; white , hat, with pink ros«s. Mrs. J. Avery, black silk; bonnet relieved with white ospreys. Mis. Murley, croam coat and kj t faced with black; black toque Miss Emery, saxe blue voile, hat to correspond. Miss O. Mackay, dove grey costume faced with black; black velvet hat hat F ' Honan ' cream si,k ; black Mrs Smith, rose pink costume; ecru colored hat, with pink ospreys. SECOND DAY. Mrs. Valentine, neilotrope shangtuns, trimmed with bands of mauve and white check silk; putty colored hat, trimmed with ospreys. Mrs Leatham, black and white striped silk; black hat, with ospreys and "reen leaves. ° Miss Leatham, white muslin, black hat trimmed with emerald green. ' > Miss Kyngdon, rose pink voile, pretty ' ecru colored hat, relieved with pink ' ospreys. ' ) Mrs. Paul. French silk canvas cloth l heliotrope floral chiffon yoke and under < sleeves; black and white hat; white ■ leather boa. Ic Miss Cunningham, smart cornflower k

blue floral muslin, cream lace yoke; ecru colored hat, massed with blue hyacinths. Mrs. Young (Stratford), reseda green costume, trimmed with gold guimpe; black hat.

Mrs. Clemow, pretty French grey costume; braided hat to correspond. Miss R. McKenzie (Auckland), pretty pale grey voile; black hat. Miss 0. Stanford, grey striped muslin; hat trimmed with blue.*

Mrs. Menzies, grey coat and skirt, faced with black; burnt straw hat, trimmed with blue.

Mrs Cusack (Waitara), tussore silk, trimmed with lace insertion; white hat, wreathed with black daisies.

Mrs. Kcbbel, white muslin; black hat, trimmed with point lace and black and white ospreys.

Mrs. Addenbrooke, reseda green silk; black hat.

Mrs. B. Griffiths, white muslin; putty colored hat, with pale pink roses. Mrs. Smith, white ninon, trimmed with silk embroidery and fringe; black hat, trimmed with pink sweet peas and ospreys.

Mrs. Munro, white embroidered muslin; pink and black hat. Miss Turnbull, dove-grey ninon, tunic outlined with cream lace insertion; black tagel hat, circled with black and white cord and finished with lace wings. Miss E. Bayley, biscuit-colored crepe, faced with black; black hat, with black and white and emerald green bows. Miss Bedford, grey linen coat and skirt, faced with black; grey tagel hat, trimmed with cerise.

•Mrs. F. Obeli, grey ninon, with tunic of cream lace, embroidered in black; grey hat, with net wings, piped with cerise.

Mrs. Standish, slate grey and white muslin, trimmed with silk lace insertion; pale grey straw and chiffon toque, trimmed with violet roses.

Mrs. Samuel, navy cloth costume, with black braided tunic; burnt straw hat, trimmed with Mack velvet and pink roses.

Mrs. Brewster, grey check costume; black hat,

Mrs. Scanlon, white embroidered muslin; black hat, with emerald green and black feathers.

Mrs. Boddam, cream cloth costume, with silk fringe; black hat, with Lancer plumes.

Mrs. C. Thompson, tussore silk; black hat, with Lancer plumes. Mrs. Heard, black and -white striped muslin, cream lace vest and uudersleeves lightened with pale blue; pale pink and blue hat, massed with pink roses. Miss Hannah, black and white striped silk, relieved with pale blue; ecru colored hat, wreathed with pale pink roses. Mrs. Les. Webster, black silk; black and pale blue hat. Mrs. P. Lawson, white muslin; cornflower blue hat, trimmed with white rosea.

Miss Bayly, grey silk; black hat. Mrs. Syme, grey costume, cream lace coat; Tuscan hat, trimmed with black lace, piped with magentrf. Mrs. Walker, cream lace robe, with tunic effect, outlined with black velvet; black hat, with vieux rose Lancer plume. Mrs. Paget, black and white striped ninon, with band of black silk; black and whito hat, trimmed with ospreys. Miss Ashdown, white embroidered muslin ; black hat, with saxe-blue feathers.

Miss E. Roberts, pretty dove grey, voile; grey hat, wreathed with pale pink roses. Mrs. Walter Bayley, bottle-green satin, with tunic of gold fisher net, outlined )w)ith gold guimpe; mole-colored hat, massed with pink roses. Mrs. C. Weston, white hand-embroider-ed muslin; white tagel hat, piped with black and trimmed with -white feathers. PERSONAL. Miss Gay Shaw and Miss Mildred Matthews leave on the 2nd prox. for Blenheim, where they will be the guests of Mrs. W. Skinner. Mrs. and Miss Amy Crawford leave on Monday for Taumarunui, where they will visit Mrs. J. Strang. Miss Mildred Thomson is on a visit to Auckland. Mr. Guy Shore, who is visiting his mother (Mrs. Courtney) leaves for his home at the Thames on Monday.