Ladies' Column.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 386, 1 October 1903, Page 2

Ladies' Column.

FASHION AND TBINJGS

FEMININE By MISS ADA MELLEB [All Bights Kebkbved,' A SIMPLE VOILE DBESS. VgVKUB-PIN embroidery and a jour QNmP trimmings are likely to be plenti•ffigk fully used during the spring and summer, especially on voile gowns, though they are also effectively introduced on toilettes of black taffeta and crepe materials. A pretty costume for the spring is illustrated* in the accompanying figure, which ahowa a design for a toilette of voile or canvas' with a jour seams, and fancy braid garnitures. The bodice, where it opens, is improved by a slender piping of velvet. The skirt is tucked round the hips, and the braided trimming from the bodies is continued a little way down the front of the skirt. A gown of cafe au lait voile trimmed with black j garnitures would be useful and smart, s\

again would a costume of: navy blao. canvas, with braided trimming introducing some red in. it, or green, if preferred, for of bine and green is as t aahionaDTßaß ever. A vest of white, and scarf of soft silk give fcfflH HplilflPoucheia to the toilette. The grey, or in black works out cquallpVwell. The velvet piping to the bodies might be of black or, green velvet, and the cuffs of velvet, to match. Jtf the blue and green scheme were carried out the slip worn beneath the dress should be green and the dress itself blue canvas or voile, the green showing. itself beneath the a jour seams. Another suggestion is brown canvas, with touches of old rose introduced into the fancy- braid garniture, or the braid might be all brown and the scarf old gold silk, NOVELTIES IN BLOUSES.. Great preparations have been made in the way of slip blouses to meet the needs of the coming seasons, The newest „ note is the cross-bar tuck, an instance of which is given in one of tbp blouses illustrated. The original is made in. soft white washing silk, tucked across and across in diamonddesign, with a lace medallion in the centre of each square or diamond, and the deep cuff a are of lace, extending almost to the elbows. The other slipbiouse is typical of a leading novelty in cambric blousee. It is of cnt cambric in

a shamrock design, and the same Btyle of thing is produced in a,dahlia pattern. Each flower or leaf is bordered with narrow braid (which throws up the pattern; and is lightly joined to its neighbour, a good deal of' openness' being evident between the fiowerß, and thus rendering important a pretty silk Blip beneath. A. charming effect is produoed by a transparent blouße of buff-coloured cambric when worn over a green silk underalip. A LOTION AND POMADE FOB WEAK HAIB. Common puraffin haß the reputation of being an excellent stimulant tor the hair; but the prescription is unpleasant, not to say dangerous, and one that, thereforo, would be better substituted by the following :—Jamaica rum, 2£ fluid ounces; tincture of cantharides, H fluid ounces; glycerine, 2 drachmß; oil of rosemary 20 dropß. Mix all, then add one ounce cf Eau de Cologne and 9 ounces of distilled water. Bnb a portion of the preparation into the roots of the hair every night for a time. Those whose hair is of a very dry, wiry nature, may be benefited by an occasional application of a stimulative pomade made as follows:—Cicoanutoil, 4 drachms; lanoline, 4 drachms; melt them together, and when nearly cold add li drachms of tincture of cantharides. Apply the pomade to the roots of the hair regularly, frictioning the acalp with the tips of the fingers until a glow ia produced.

OPPOEIUNITIES OP FASHION. Now is the time to hunt up any small pieces of really good lace and other things that may be lying by and turnjfchem to practical account, for it is doqbttul if a more glorious opportunity thai* the present could be found for using up remnants and outtings. i Pretty pieces of chine ribbon that have been considered praotically useless, ouacpount of their .aeaatineßa? may, after jail, render good aemoe>