Ladies' Column.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, 17 September 1903, Page 2

Ladies' Column.

FASHION AND THINGS FEMININE By MISS ADA MELLKR [Am Bights Ebsbbvjed] A TUCKED DRESS. veiling is a material that deserves serious consideration iHtflK ror epriug wear aad that is likoly to be fashionable daring the year, having, in a good quality, almost the effect of crepe de chine, while of coarse, quite inexpensive and washing well. A pretty styls for a dresa of cream coloured or white nun's veiling is illustrated in the sketch in this column. The bodice is blouse and tucked all over, and

is mounted into & short novel yoke, and epaulets of guipure, with continued,bretelles to the waist, the lace being threaded through with black bebe velvet. The sleeves have graduated tucks at tbe top and deep cuffs of guipure below, and the ekirt is arranged in graduated tacks from the waist and finished with a deep li ounce, slightly tucked, headed with velvetthreaded lace insertion, and trimmed with one or two narrow bands of its owb material at the hem. . , A PERFUMED TOILET CLOTH. A perfumed toilet cloth is .esteemed very highly" by the ladies of France. It is prepared by steeping a new linen cloth in rose water for twenty-tour hours, then drying rfc without wringing; after which a composition is spread on both sides of the cloth, and is allowed to dry. This composition is a paste made from any mixture of dry scented powders, such as powdered cloves, mace, nutmeg, and cinnamon; roots of orris, angelica, etc.; fragrant balsams, ambergris, rausk, balm, and other things, the ingredißnta being worked up with tbe necessary quantity of mucilage of gum tragacanth, gum |"J arabic. When dry and smooth thecloth is enclosed in a covering of silk and spread over the toilet table. AN 4 ETISTIC "pBESSING JACKET. A simple, artistic little dressing jacket is piotured herewith, combining all the moot fashionable points with absolute simplicity of style. It would look very pretty in pale flannel, either pink, blue, or mauve, trimmed with a fancy bprder,

mala, as is now found on the selvejge °* the new flannels, and used in the'making up of the materials. The jacket sketched has the fashionable kimono sleeve and round neck outlined with fancy material, three large buttons, and silk loops being used for the fastening. '•- FASHION NOTES.!- __,','» For walking putpasea 3kirt3 ate shorter than they were, which is very convenient if a little lesß graceful. It is not improbable *hat at no far distant date we stall be walking in the all-round short skist again. Of course, it is being worn already, in the; trottoir skirt, but is seen merely here and there, and is at present only worn by the quite young j but there are signs that seem to prophesy the general.retuiai of the skitti that just touches the ground all the way round, without developing into even tho smallest of trains, and indicate that it will be among smart, not merely convenient, fashions. The trottoir skirt finds its prettiest completion in a coat built on the well-known principle, which has proved itself without a rival for sporting pur« poses, mountain-climbing and so forth, being at once smart, workmanlike and particularly becoming, with its box-pleats, belt and short basque. Stitching, piping and strapping are going to be with us in the future, as they have been in the paßfc, and for tailor-mades fulfil all necessary requirements in the way of trimming. Tailor-mades, by the way, should be dis« tinguished by smart simplicity rather than elaboration. The first point to be considered is, of course, perfection of cut* After that little matters. The large, round collar which reigned on coats last winter, and was made of the dress.materia], has vanished, the now modish collar heir g of lace, and very often so deep as to develop into a Victorian cape. The seek of the new coat itself is quite simple, and admits of a filling in as of yore. THE DJIBBAH. The latest evolution of the! tea-gowa is a loose robe, known as a djibbah, which is really an adaptation of the peasant dress of the Persian water-carrier, only beautified of course to suit modern smart tastes. '• , '"'':.'