Ladies' Column.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 446, 3 November 1904, Page 2

Ladies' Column.

LATEST LONDON AND PARIS FASHIONS. By MISS IDA MBLLER

[All Rights Reserved.] a jjANY of us are concerned just now jVI with thoughts of the holiday outfit, and a few words on suitable clothing for the summer trip at home or abroad seem appropriate to the moment. The holiday trousseau requires to be carefully thought out, and should be influenced in a great measure by the whereabouts of the holiday. If the goal is a boarding-house or apartments at a seaside haunt where the whole of the holiday is to be spent, more luggage can be taken than when the aim is to move about and travel from one place to another. If going with a personally conducted tour to the Continent or elsewhere, take as little luggage as possible. Much luggage is not only an anxiety and inconvenience but also an expense. If you can manage with a Gladstone bag or portmanteau and nothing else in the way of packages, unless it be a handbag, so much the better, for you can then be your own porter and thus save a good many shillings. Where rigid economy of luggage is a consideration and a tour abroad is contemplated, the dresses taken should not exceed two complete costumes, with a couple of blouses. The case can be conveniently met by a trottoir skirt and Norfolk or Eton.Coat of homespun, suiting, frieze, or some such fabric, with a delaine, tussore silk, or cotton blouse; a costume of cropoline, mohair, or summermloth ; and a 'dinner-blouse of black chiffon with a yoke of light lace or jet sequins. The homespun costume will be for journeys, mountaineering, and hardy wear generally, and the coat can, of course, be omitted on hot days, the skirt and cool blouse alone being worn; and the other dress will be for excursions in towns, etc., the skirt serving for evening wear with the chiffon blouse. For this reason it should rest upon the ground, as the trottoir skirt indoors is ungraceful. The hat taken by the, tourist should be of black, navy or burnt straw in one of the new sailor shapes, or with spout-front, trimmed with ribbons and perhaps a few flowers, but preferably quills. It must always be worn on journeys, never packed J but it can, of course, be placed on the car-riage-rack and discarded in favour of a soft tam-o’-shanter, which can be carried in the hand-bag, A golf cape or three-quarter coat of tweed or suiting this again, not packed but thrown over the arm when not worn—is a necessary addition to the holiday outfit in view of chilly or rainy days.

A PRETTY LlflEJi FROCKThe luxury of a cotton dress must be denied to the outfit of the tourist; but the holiday-maker who is stationary can afford to include one such costume in her trousseau for morning wear at the seaside or in the country; and can also take away with her a cool muslin dress for afternoon promenade wear. A pretty style for a linen or serge frock is suggested by. our sketch. The bodice is gathered to a stole inlpi with coarse lace, and shows a small vest of lace

tcrmatoh. The skirt is tucked over the ;, hips and finished with folds below, and. the . sleeves conclude in deep oufis with The design carries out very efieotiveljr. ia^

pale blue linen or cloth with white croohefc lace; also in holland-coloured crash linen. inlet with Swiss embroidery. A linen" dress is too crushable for the travellmg tourist's out, but almost invariably find! its way into the trunk of the seaside holiday-maker at homo. If made up with a few tucks, folds, or strappings it usually wears better owing to increased firmness, than when dovoid of any such additions. Alpaca and mohair are useful materials for holiday woar, as the dust shakes easily from them, and grey, whether in linon, mohair, homespun or material, is a serviceable colour, because it dc?*jS not readily fade or show the dust. \

A SJAART GOLf JERSEY. The fashionable golf jersey is of great utility to the holiday-maker, whether! tourist or otherwise, and may be strongly recommanded as an addition to the outfit for seaside, country or mountain wear. Knitted golf jerseys have rapidly improved in the matter of design, and are now most tastefully made, and are produced in soft, pale blues, the fashionable reseda green, various shades of reds and browns anc other colours, as well as in white anc spotted designs. One of the latest ant prettiest jerseys is illustrated in our sketch Flat brass buttons are much used | decorate golf jerseys, and these are intro duced on the model shown, which is tume back with a wide collar, and has an adde vest. Some of the new jerseys are mad with revers that can be folded over th chest for extra warmth, and this is feature that renders the designs part, cularly useful to the traveller. A hare wearing, fashionable costume is' produce by a golf jersey of pastel blue or resec green wool, worn above a skirt of frieze ( homespun to match. The cheape material for the skirt would probably be aflj serge, which really gives splendid wear ev<H in light delicate colours. I doubt if amoH serviceable or prettier costume at the priM

could bo selected for the holiday outfit wg a skirt of electric blue or pastel blueJH serge, and a golf jersey to match—or cn fl the colour and substitute the new regal green. As art serge is rather heavy Jfl skirt should be made without pleats, oro weight would be an encumbrance tcH A BLOUSE FOP TABLE D'HoH The blouse sketched has been- sel flmil with a view to suitability for djHHS or boarding-house wear during the eudH holiday, either with a personally cond «Kj£ tour or otherwise. It will prove MsE useful if made of black, accordion-plJB»| chiffon, mounted into a yoke with snol jH pieces of ivory-coloured guipure laceH

waist being gathered into, a Swiss 881 lace to match, .while the sleeves .havH to correspond.] A blouse of this descmj can be worn at the theatre.or casinoH be, and is always useful. The laaH belt is a pretty and hovel feature, a:*! a nice shapeliness to the waist. OB ohine might take the place of oHH preferred. ■ ■ J/ Wl&&b¥