SOME NOTES ON THE MODES.
"Whitn and washing blouses of. all sorts arO ,not, only, wor.n.now. in .England, but are likely ; to contimio to ho wovu through tho winter, when. wo are turning a favourable eyn on thin materials in, the bouse. Groat pains are bestowed on tho hang of skirts ami.tho elaboration of bodices. ■ Except.for ombroiderios, .nothing is so .fashionable as flat trimmings made of lane, silk, or velvet. Wo liave borrowed our fashions from Japan, China, and Rumania. ■ Dirocloiro iind' Second Empire modes all find favour, and v/o fall back for inspiration on Romnoy and Gainsborough; Reynolds, Lancrct. and even Vandyke sometimes, for while seeking to bo picturesque wo are. not solicitous to. bo "bizarre'; and even Egyptian modes como within our ken. recalling some of Cleopatra's triumphs in headdresses and draperies. "Wo have, not much fault to find with our ■siMire.es of inspiration, or the result, for certainly they ore artistic. •''.'■
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 69, 14 December 1907, Page 11
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154SOME NOTES ON THE MODES. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 69, 14 December 1907, Page 11
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