Ladies Column.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 372, 25 June 1903, Page 2

Ladies Column.

;AfID THINGS jj i I |EM|NINE. Vbt ASISd AI)A MBLLBBP (kXih EIfIKTS KkSEEVED.) A LaCE XOILETIBJ 1 IHE favour shown to laoe has had ; the happy influence of profluoing of laoe-makers, with the result that the moat beautiful imitation, or machine-made, laces are now obtainable at a trifling price, and a rich-looking lace . dr t eQßj& easily within.the reach of limited resources. A pretty ideVlor a'TageilSvening gown is sketched is the accompanying figure. A fine machine-made laoe or lace imitatioji Irißh crochet," will 'majra" op equally well, the coarser type being, however, more imposing looking cani of course, be copied In Tjlaclk or White .ace. The skirt is finished with a deep flounce of its own material sewn to a band of lace inanition.; , The looks .lovely accordion-pleated; but, failing this,

it might be finely tuoked to the dopth of a few inches "from the top. A becoming ruches beneath the flounce. The pretty little bolero of lace is worn over a sleeveless blouse of accordion-pleated. chiffoß, white or blacky in harmony with Ihe lace, finished at the neck with a tnistecT scarf of either white or paleßt pink tulle, drawn through a couple of jet buckles and spangled at the ends. The transparent lace sleeves are tied with tulle, and the folded waist-band, is of pale pink velvet. Although very smart and dressy-looking, this pretty toilette need not run into great expense to.the wearer, _, i% • ! w GIRL'S PAETY FEOCK." * There is nothing thanaocordionpleating for little girl's froeka v .Bor is there'any style that so much enriches, in effect* a cheap,: thin r materialj: consequently the expense of the pleating is compensated for by the fact tbafya oheap material, can ia this way .be: used for dressy purposes. The little frock sketched makes up very prettily in white Japanese silk, accordion-pleated .throughout;. It is

finished with lace, accordion-pleated with of gu!pure, with short stoles of insertion tS Match; similar trimming the sleeves. The back of thefr'ocic ia of, gaipureT which" uV;jgeYiu^ b inwßibly after the/frock-isfastened. FANCY DKESSBS,. Flowers offer a .wealth of-choice, and may bo represented by ,gowrj.B ,p| their respective colouring, garlanded' with name-flowers,' the charm—to nfeny—■of flower-dresses being that the actuaVgowns themselves m*y be modern and serve afterwards when deprived pf their floral wreathe as- ordinary: ball dresses. Muslin, silk, satin, nun's veiling—aoy material, in fact—can be used for .a flower-dress. A 'basket of red ibsetf has sometimes been successfully imitated at fancy balls, the f bodice oT the dreas ;being trellised across [jWithj gold braid, and two arches of stiffened gold braid oh the shoulders, suggesting handles, while'oh the head a tiny basket, filled with a-'iew rose buds, emphasise the idea of the. toilette. Simple ieffedtiva: dresses are ;.tbo Puritan and f Quaker.styles j. classic draperies are aleo ;m6r^ove ! r| be copied in 'cheap art muslins with better effect thatf. if jaietiffer and more expensive mjaterial were, used. A Galatea dress, locks lovely, ,in crinkled cbeeserijoth, which c>Bti only a few pence fro the pfoth, which, Whep bought, is plain of surfadev lay in it ■a bath of water for twelve oi twenty-four hourp, then wring it;anditwist it up tight, and? leave it thua> in a cloth for about a of days until itjiß dry/ ; Brunettes rtsu&llyflnd!appudredress yary becoming, patcW and : fcowtler throwing up the?**. ' beauty of darfc-eyee - and welli-marked eye* :brows. ..The dress ijq accompjany powdered •hair may be jOr.only ankle length j blut in"any case MncliM panniers, longpointed" bodices, and tightjflfcting elbow Bleeves with! l rnfis>>s Talre jia&spensable short waieted - hair or Bhady. hat a?ijy.,pte|*y epeot may be produced, j j 0 o?T' OQg