Ladies' Column.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 373, 2 July 1903, Page 2

Ladies' Column.

f thing? \g. MELLEE r V fiWHTS Rkskbved.) AN EVENING CEOAK. SrHE festivities of the season incline b one’s thoughts towards evening s and frocks, and for this reason I , am offering illustrated suggestions this week of evening garb for various ages. The cloak sketched is a very useful model, and having no sleeves, description, refraining from crushing it. Almost every lyrornan^would find such a cloak of more or less service all the year "rounctrm is carried out in nut-brown cloth, hprdered with brpwn fox fur and lined with quilted red satin,' the cape being of coffee-coloured guipure lace over cherryred satin. A black Cloth lined with pink would also b]B pretty, and useful j and,

again, green lined with old-gold a successful combination, ; If.,_ the cape might be substituted by a hood of cloth, which] woujdb a useful for drawing over the head•' instead of wearing a turban or light'scarf when going by rail 'oromnibus from'the Suburbs to the town, or vice-versa. - Woollen. r ocheted :with- a pretty*; of -brocade; 3 wjth £h J|sn,. ana Simmed with satin-ribborisi' are'usefntjor Keeping in one's "wardrobe "for evening'wear, wben soinetbingiifchfrand warm ja-wanted that wiU |rom, #hijl aadxftt not disturb the coiffure^,£# blond * ia useful for the same purpose—-one that is fiue as laee almost, but quits warm withal. : Few things -combine £he. light weight of Shetland wool. ;-,?>-»# io FROCK. *"« teens, just promoted to : long, s|irts, it better, suited- to youth, than jpotted or should be., made of this .material, in an ecru tint" tfnmnv'cr with J fihe fashionable punched lace, arranged as frills on the trimming, a double fall of lace 1

in : iflr''i" ,?Trv mountSa aflft* Blip-ofnoft white or ivorycoloured ailki and tp.e waiat, be draped witti? satiri<ribboa VM Kfl>primrose or pm ! blue-, • a «Inotf,af ribbed ;J3fe match making iB somewhat perplexing to those taking an important part,in society for tbo btftethe rules are easily learnt, Hospitality should, tot course, be #^M*Mw¥tf? After bSft of dinner party *he csttU should be iftde wtthin ft'week; and if ijhg entertaini©tft has been of a Jormal nature, the Jisit may flWs tajce p)aoeltße next day, oVtwo day a iltertfardß-t 111 iftvited to a dinner and bail, aid unable ttS accept the iavitatioß, ! ai dall-ahdtild begmade soon aiterl the «njUSrtai»jnsnt, sjll-the samej f * S S' 0 y... gA IJ $ l *■* li.- I:.L VL AM kiI MaofhaP •!! *'—ther is 4ns pliable, j Snd 6 thSsftfor* £ tery well auited to fliOQpurjipsq gfco it is now though,, incUhjftd to Forthi§ reason; it Is lsab|e%> arrango 322 find ifveryicbmrbitable. )dfi! seoret of it up to dryiwitfe tfef, in it, ihateaiof riasjnggfc 1 *» re glyceri" I»W*.fl*i Thirty pwnas of gold were',rec(^ere^^ogt^Sp»niaii