Summer Finery Sunned At The Valley
Pastel Colours Dominate Final Meeting
by...
Ursula Jeffries
of the story, and get on
LESS COLOUR
frocks.
with
a
Monday's race meeting at the Valley, which marked the closing of the first half season of the racing
To begin with, calendar, will long be remembered
we were just little nonplussed at finding less co- by us. Not only from the point of lour than is usual at such meet- view of the many thrills and chills ings. The tendency was towards we experienced; of the surprising pastel colourings. There was a good deal of white, pinks and blues. As wins and equally incredible losses
far as the eye could see, it was we shared, and of the good perform-subdued and restful scene. That ances on the part of ponies and was all to the good as far as we After all, the sun riders we witnessed, but also be- were concerned.
provided all the dazzlement our eyes cause it seemed an occasion for could stand, but at the same time feminine punters to sun all their we couldn't help but sit up and take summer finery.
extra notice when a splash of colour passed our view.
we
a
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 8, 1938
GIRLISACS
Between ourselves, girls, would dearly love to give our sion of the afternoon's racing,
ver-
1
but
Colour is one of our weaknesses, y'see, so when Miss Mignon McLay went by, the urge to gaze long and lovingly at the poly-coloured seer-
we realise the risk we would run of
&
frown from "Rapier." Bless sucker frock she wore, was more
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him! So we must keep to our side than we could resist. The green, blue, yellow and rust tones were patterned voile, came in for atten-
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carried out in a zig-zag pattern, and tion next. They proved to be the the whole had the effect of rousing Misses Ho Kwong after we had got our lethargic spirits like wine. Athem focussed. Their gowns were saucy white straw accompanied it, and the result was very soul satis- fying.
And just about the time we were sort of settling into a comfortable | groove again, our attention was di-I verted from the triumphant Red Feather, which sailed through in easy fashion to win the biggest race
edged with white piping and ac- centuated with a bunch of white jasmine worn on the right shoul- der. Tiny green bows were tied in their hair.
SMART SUITS
Standing a short distance off was
of the day, to its delighted owner Mrs. E. Mackenzie in a white suit Mrs. L. Dunbar who, in our opin- with hip-length cape. We always ion, was wearing the most stun- think a white suit looks so smart, ning frock of all. Girls, you miss-
don't you? This particular one was ed a rare treat!
indeed a winner. A blue striped Never have we
of the blouse, was just too natty for words!
seen anything so lovely or so colour-blouse went with it, and the navy ful. It was a tropic print border-banded in blue to match the shade blue bonnet, with peaked crown ing-on-the-barbaric, We trained our glasses on the pattern, but are still at a loss to describe it. Great splashes of red, yellow, green and Also in a white`suit was. Mrs. white on a royal blue ground met Andre Middleton-Smith, the form
splashes that could only er Miss Van der Stegen. Hers was have been put there by a master made of sharkskin and set off with genius. With it she wore a wide-a kerchief of royal blue and red brimmed straw of navy blue, its chiffon tied round the throat. Mrs. crown garlanded with daisies in Ann Ellis: wore a suit of rough white, red and yellow. Truly a ra- linen-the jacket gathered at the diant outfit for a radiant winner!!
our eye
PASTEL SHADES
back to give it fullness. An open- neoked blouse of olive green, and an off-the-face turban of brown were other touches.
.
Of the pastel frocks we liked- for we weren't blinded by colour *Neath a shady brim of natural entirely, y'know was the pale coloured straw, with brown trim- blue frock worn by Mrs. A. M.ming, we recognised. Mrs. H. Don- Braude. It was buttoned down ovan whom we have long since the front with self-made but come to include in our list of keen tons, and had panels of flowera racegoers. She wore a brown and achieved by & quilted effect white frook of hand-blocked linen. on either side. The high neck was And among otherɛ' familiar: faces offset by a choker of vari-coloured passing our line of vision: was that beads, and as a final touch of smart- of Miss Beryl Fair who not only is ness she wore an off-the-face white a keen rider herself, and whom we turban, with vell.
Imagine must share from experience in the fallures; and: triumphs of Looking appealingly girlish was other riders, but another enthusisa-` Miss Peggy Eccleshall in a flower-tic punter. She, too, chose white- ed pique print. Blue was its main a cool tailored frook which we colour, while red provided dashing thought suited her admirably. touches here and there. The frock had a wide circular skirt, corset- fitted bodice, and cut-away sleeves that gave dashes of bare shoulder) A wide-brimmed white straw, worn away from the face, completed the whole,
Well girls, we've had some eX- citing times at the races, haven't we; and we are all just a wee bit sorry that it is over, aren't we; but the ponies must have some sort of respite, mustn't they? So, until next September
your Two young ladies, identically good to the last. fashion re- dressed in Chinese' gowns of green | porter:-: