Ladies' Column.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 413, 14 April 1904, Page 2

Ladies' Column.

Latest London and Paris Fatfons, Bx MISS ADA MELLEB, liADt JOURNALIST, &0. [lll Eights Resebyed.J A SIMPLE EVENING DRESS. dresses show a dißtinot I iliviP ta* l " towards soft transparentjSfctfK fabrics o£ the chiffon variety, rather than towards the mora substantial brocades and silks, though the chiffon or monsseline dress needs, of • course, to be mounted on a silk or satin Blip. Accordion-pleating is still much in vogue, and few styles are prettier than the accordion-pleated toilettes of white or cream-coloured chiffon with ribbon embroidery or trails of chiffon flowers. The latter are somewhat expensive, but one. must, of course, pay for le dernier cri. Chiffon or soft Indian Bilk dresses scattered with rose-petals are pretty for eve-

sing wear. An example of a simple gown arranged in this way is eketohed in this column. The material is white linon de soi with white roaepetals strewn on the bodice and the lower part of the skirt, the hem having a ruching of the dress material. The gown might be copied in pink chiffon with pink rose-petals and would look very well. The bodice and skirt ' should be accordion-pleated or merely gathered and the sleeves follow suit. The latter are finished with'two flounces of ivory-coloured lace, corresponding with the berthe, and the waistbelt should be of panne. If made of coloured chiffon of a rather vivid shade, the dress might be. mounted on a white Blip in order to subdue the colour.

COAT WITH STBAPPED GOLLAB. The new fashion of making oeraß to outdoor ooats of strips of cloth, velvet ox silk, latticed together is a very pretty one. The idea is depicted on the saque coat sketched, the original being a charming model in putty-coloured cloth with a collar composed of straps of i£rM>wn material, stitched along the edges and

mounted on white Ottoman silk, with a fringe, matching the coat in colour, running along the outer Btrap. The sleeves are strapped and .finished with stitched cuff a and the bottom of the coat is trimmed with a few rows of stitching, and below them some small pleats. A similar design is to be met with in ooats of blaok and fawn-coloured cloth, with ribbon-velvet collars.

THE LATEST NOTES IN MILLINEBT The latest notion concerning mjpnery is the use of gold gimp as binds tfc-hats. A Napoleonic hat of dark brown musquash fur is bound in the. new way, and felt tcques are trimmed en suite; while a picture hat of pale pink felt has a band of dull gold gimp laid on the outer brim, concealing the wire with which the capeline is coaxed into retaining its pretty undulating outline. The adaptability of the capeline is, of course, its great charm. The hat wires up into practically any shape, and is once more a leading feature of autumn modes. Magenta is also strong among fashions Hats of pale or dark magenta felt, or straw, closely packed with roses in graduating shades of magenta, are the hats par excellence for brunettes who can wear rich colours.

A PERFUME FOR GLOVES. , Ladies are supplementing the use of dreeß-sachets, inserted is the hems of their frocks, bj perfuming their gloves—which reminds us of the Countess Zicka in 'Diplomacy'-—and some of them use the -; following prescription: Ambergris, 1 drachm i civet, 1 drachm j orange-flower water i ounce. These ingredients aire united and rubbed into the gloves with fine cotton wool. Another recipe runs thus: Take of essence of roses ioaj oil of cloves and mace, of each 1 drachm j frankincense, *os. Mix all preparation in papers between giotss. Being hard pressed, the kind should tal» tke scent in twenty-four hours. Small pieces of peau d'Espaghe laid among gloves impart a lingering scent to them, and it is also fashionable to stitch the scented skin into frocks.

A TONIC FOR MOltT: HAIB. The lotion. reocmmeidedCoonsisto oili Bicarbonate of soda (ift? powder), Jos i Ban do Cologne, lot; powdered borax. loz % rectified spirit, 3osa 3 distilled water, 163zs. Mfx all together by shaking tfc» ingredients vigorously in a bottle. Thiis lotion should be accompanied with a ". plentiful amount of brushing.