This week the races must take precedence, No longer are the races an vent which concern the select few who either ride oF own the ponies. There is a vase betting public to be considered, and one glance round the crowd. in. the members enclosure shows that there as many Women as. men, Why do women go to the races?
mean, of course, those who. neither own nor have any personal interest in the ponies, "A mere male has already answered the question by saying that a woman will always make the most of any opportunity to be seen in-a crowd when she has clothes'to show off. - Which is after alla ye m and not together adequate solution, where mirist be other reasons. First of all women take a greng deal more Interest inthe actual racing than the mere male would suspect. A lange number of them really' do study the ponies. They really do manage to take their eyes off the jockeys in order to study, the bom rush, back and forth to the [path mutuals. "And even good-looking friend happens to. be mounting "in the paddock, they manage to keep a wary eye'on the Pony's looks ax well before putting their money on either, So, although clothes must assume their customary importance at a race meeting just sas anywhere else, they don't. come first. "First comes the fact that nowadays women really do race Gaite intelligently, Rice gloves with black; red ones ith whit "and 20 smart' inva claret. coloured "lace 22 was looking
worn with a velvet "cape. in the same, "colour. "Mrs. 'Trivett was wearing brocaded' chiffon—lorge brightly coloured flowers ona back Jeeound on flesh coloured chiffon, T have the Admirals word for it that Mrs. G..-Wilson was looking very striking indeed in a gold beak Jed own trimmed. ay. the shaullers with sable; to. complete her em. semble she wore long brown gloves, Several gowns illustrated the new craze for puffed sleeves. Ins. RF, C. Master was in bottle green velvet with's top and sleeves of cream ehiffon, and Mrs. Cosgrave wore moron lance with large puff sleeves. There were lots of others I should like to mention, but in such ® crowd one {is lucky to get ax much ay a mere slimpge of same of them, "T noticed a night-blue gown of heavy" silk om with a silver sequin cape as its wearer, Mrs. H. Reynell, danced by; and I had a distant view of Mrs,"Penney' in pretty. shade what might be called thrushes" blue, "And there: was also Sfrs. INJ. Martin in powder blue with a strap of diamante and blue ery-Stals from shoulder to shoulder. Mes. Martin, by the way, has Just come back from home Teave and is Teoking, og everybody. does, happy and weet after or, hold Other Feminine Activities As for Clothes OF the week include the Ladies'
We cannot, pass. them by without
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