SOCIAL NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 29 December 1917, Page 6

SOCIAL NEWS

The races.—Glorious weather prevailed for the Taranaki Jockey Club's Christmas meeting on Wednesday. The lawns were in splendid order, while the Aowcr beds round 'the kiosk, with their wealth of bloom, made a gorgeous picture. The Citizens' Band, under the eonduetorsliip of Mr F. W. G. MeLeod, played an excellent programme of music, which added greotlv to the enjoyment of the day. Amongst (hose ladies present were.:— Mrs. l'\ N. Blum'.c]!. moss green cos■tun;e, cream hat lightened with pink roses; Mr?. \T. Bayly, navy silk'costume, deftly trimmed with linie-eolored silk, hat c;i suite; Mrs. Clemow, black taffetas costume hat trimmed with ospreys: Mrs. McQuade, saxe blue costume, biaek hat with lime-colored crown; Mrs. Paget (Stratford), nigger brown crcpe dt chine, hat relieved with vieux rose silk; Mrs. K. Bain, black taffetas and Ttinon costume, cream tagel hat; Miss M. Paget, vieux rose silk, hat to correspond; Mrs. Bavies wore a cream costume, cream and navy hat; Miss K. Bennett, check costume, pretty cream and emerald green crcpe dc chine hat; Miss Gilbert, cream gaberdine eostum, hat en suite; Miss D. Gilbert, cream costume, cream hat finished with black velvet ribbon bows. Miss C. Pellew, brown check costume, pretty pale blue hat; Mrs. I/. Kir by (Wellington), cream costume, cream mushroom hat; Miss Laing (Inglewood), navy costume, fawn and emerald green hat; Miss S. Capel, navy crepe de chine, hat to correspond; Mrs. A. Kirkby, tussore costume, black hat trimmed with pink roses; Mrs. Sutherland (Inglewood), pretty fawn and saxe blue costume, hat en suite; Miss Spence (Stratford) navy costume, lime-colored hat; Miss X. Capei pretty moss green crepe de chine, hal lightened with pale pink; Mrs. Ashtoit (Stratford), navy taffetas, hat to match; Mrs. Dell, navy tailor-mado costume, tuscan hat; Mrs. C. M'Allum, white crepe de chine, black and white hat; Mrs. Nolan (To Wora), sage green costume, cream hat; Mrs. D. Hursthouse, tomatocolored crepe de chine, hat relieved witli black ospreys; Mrs. L, Nolan, purpla crepe de qhine, and ninon costume deftly trimmed with fawn, hat to correspond; Miss Putt, black glace costume, black hat trimmed with pink and blue flowers; Mrs. Kollo, floral voile, black hat; Mrs. J. Kenny, cream and black costume, ros« pink and silver grey hat; Mrs. firookman, pretty nigger brown ninon costume, hat to match; Mrs Robinson, heliotrope ninon, black hat with pink roses; Mrs. Brewster tussore costume, saxe blue hat • Mrs. B. Chancy, cream gaberdim costume with pale blue silk sports coat, lis'.to correspond; Mrs. Abraham (Stratford), cream costume, cream and black hat; Miss 'Hawke, navy blue taffetas, blue hat deftly trimmed with pale pink roses; Mrs. Hooper, floral voile ooeturae, f >iaek hat finished witli white roses; Mrs. L. Webster, saxe blue crepe de chine,

tung costume, navy hat trimmed with pink ro=o>; Afiss Mackay, white voile costume, vieux rose hat: Mrs. 0. Samuel, navy eosu and skirt, black hat; Airs,' P. Fookes, black crops do chine, hat en suite; Mrs. Johnstone, cheek costume, black hat trimmed with emerald green. Airs. W. I[. Moves, cream costuim, hat to correspond: Alius Brewster, cream gaberdine coitume, blue and purple hat; Mrs. (J. Kebbcll, creaiii crepe dc chine, hat to correspond; Ahs. Young, cream costume, purple and pink hat; Mrs. Pellew, black iiinon, French grey hat; Miss Tiplady. cream gaberdine costume, navy hat deftly trimmed with red roses; Miss O'Brien, cream costume, black and white hat; Airs. Tonks (Hawera), navy taffetas, hat to correspond; Mrs. AfcLaren (Toko), cream cpstume, saxo blue sports coat, blue and lemon-colored hat; Mis-s Fussell (Stratford), tussore costume, black hat with cerise roses; Mrs. Brewer (Hawera), navy costume, cream ami ,black hat - Airs. Armstrong (Inglewood), navy silk, blue feathered hat; Airs. D. IKirkby, black silk costume, pretty saxc blue hat, lined with black silk.