Ladies Column

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 361, 9 April 1903, Page 2

Ladies Column

FASHION AND THINGS FEMININE. Be MISS ADA MELLEB

NEW IDEAS IN MILLINEBY. . 3JKJKID for millinery purposes will pre- ' WtO* vail throughout the coming months, some of the smartest and «Sfes>. and newest hats having about them a .touch of tan-coloured mauve, or other coloured kid. T j.e idea is a happy one when judiciously followed, the softness and pliability of kid being well adapted to scarf-draperies, rosettes, and an forth. A charming hat embodying the latest fad ia.mude of pastel-blue felt, the soft orushable crown round it a band of tan-coloured kid finished with a rosette of the same at the left side, and a stiff quill. The brim of the hat is lined with kid, and turned iip slightly %t the edge. Thiß, a typical bat of the moment, is sketched among the group of hats suggested in this column. Black and also white felt hats bound and draped with mauve Hid are fashionable and smart, and a few hats are made entirely of kid—but they are expensive. The picture hat of black velvet sketched is draped with a scarf of pale

blue kiad finished with a rosette and fringed ends, the fringe being made by cutting up the kid in fine straps for an inch or two. A hat of this description would be charming for bridesmaids' wear or to complete a bride's goinp-away costume. ,The newest trimming for toques 1b a huge pom-pom, light and feathery in effect, and poised at the left side. The toque sketched worfcs out excellently i« dark bine oloth relieved with a large white pom pom and finished at the b»ck with cloth la-pets A brown olAh. toque with a large white pompom is also effective and fashionable. The cloth of which the tha toque is made must, how. ever, so far as colour is concerned, b? foverned by the gowns with which it is to e worn. The mixture of blue and green ? s apparent on many of the new hats, and turbans and Spanish hats are again conspicuous.

A SIMPLE BRIDAL DRESS.

Tbe choice of a wedding dress is a very important matter with every bride, bat to some girls it is a more difficult task to choose .wisely than to others, for the .reason that they are confronted with the double duty of selecting a gown that will not only be perfectly satisfactory for its primary purpose, but will also adapt itself to after-wear without proclaiming its original mission. The court.:train, beautiful and bridal-like as it is, must be sacrificed by those who have to study economy even with their wedding finery, for this charming adjunct would be practically useless afterwards. The sketch in this column suggests a design for a pretty wedding dress that would be useful for other occasions than r>e bridal ceremony, for the sprays of orange blossom which are tucked into' the white satin bows looping up the lace fiounce on the skirt, and which would, of course, be 'impossible' for ordinary wear, could be easily removed after the great, day without in the least disturbing the dress. Moreover, the white satin bows might be replaced by knots of black ribbon.—velvet, another knot of velvet, larger in size than the bows on the skirt, taking the place of the bridal rosette, and bunch of orange blossom on the corsage. Any soft, white material, such as Jap Bilk, crepe, nuns' veiling, satin, bsngaline, surah silk,' etc., could be used for : the dress. White mohair would also produce an excellent fffect, a good quality material having the appearance of a rich poplin.' The gown is very simply made. It is. trimmed with lines of hem-stitching on the bodice and skirt, and the dress cuffs, falling in points over the hands, and the rounded yoke are entirely of hem-stitching, which is very

fashionable just now. The sleeves are finely tucked from the shoulder downwards, and fall in loose puffs at the elbows, the rest .of. the trimming consisting of a deep flounce of lace on the skirt and a berthe of similar lace bordering the yoke. The hem stitching oh the loweir part of the I bodice and on the sk'.rt could be exchanged: for insertions of lace if preferred, and of course it would be possible to dispense altogether with the deep lace flounce on the skirt after the wedd'ng, showing, instead, a mere flounce of the dress material. The lace forming the flounce would be no useless article to have on hand; therefore it would not. be imprudent to make this little addition to the gown for the wedding-day only. : A DOCTOB'S TOILET HINT. Sir Erasmus Wilson, in his work on the 'Management of the skin,' gives the following recipe for removingdiscolourstioHS of the Bkiri, such as the brown er yellowish patches commonly knows m fiver marks. Tbje best; local he says, is: Elder-flowerointment, one ounce; sulphate; of zino, .twenty gwiaai mix well. In the morninir this cerate is to be; washed away with an abundance of soap; in order to,secure^ the ente. wmoval of the gresse, and the following StTonißthen to;be applied.: bhtad rose-petals, half a pint i citric acid, thirty grains 5 mix together. , ; __