DRESSES FROM SHORT LENGTHS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 69, 14 December 1907, Page 11

DRESSES FROM SHORT LENGTHS.

'ft is. "en regie" now (says.the' "Queen") to havo a skirt of soft material and a hprlico of !silk of! the, same shade. This made like a kim'onoj'..opening .over a Jaec vest, with undc'rsleove's to the elbow, is set in' a band of embroidery matching it,' that is carried round the sleeves and the neck; from which' a" bias.baiid of-the material'fnllcd reaches-to the.waistbdlt, which is generally ornamental. .Th.ij'skirtcan' he .as- simple as possible. Some of tho/thin chiffoiis; and c'reps do 'chine have - given the -keynote 'to - the. .makihg of cloth,'.and it-'doss not take much to make a princess drpss'with three;folds oi> the ; skirt held down: with- buttons, and _per-haps-.an Opening-down the-front; to admit of of,:.lace.' or 'silk. '... Many of ■ thfl| plain skirts are trimmed with'interlacing rouleaux.of silk ,or satin carried above the horn,, and have an accompanying coat,' which shows .the waistband, has'.- a turned-down yelvet: collar, and fastens., with loops and buttons' down .-.the- front. .. . Of; course, one or.two lace iir linen blouses.'can' he worn with a number, of skirts,-and ,we are-still favouring: those that are made with open'-holo embroidery,'! and theso sapie. thin' blouses will be worn nil. the winter, through.'. They are all very well for young , but matrons wrho:havo' passed the meridian of life are favouring.the bodices.like the skirts, which aire/'rieaTly always now attached to,the skirt, fastening at the back. The broad division of skirt and bodice is all very well for.the young,-:- but does .hot. suit.' "embonpoint." Young and; slender 'people wear, bre.telles to unite the two, but' theso again are not the mode , for; the., middle-aged. There .is'inrtre elaboration..a great.daal.in the bodice's.'than, in-.tho-'skifts, aiid- !w<» always!aim,at/a'-Bat : effect in' all'oil r triin'niings..now, .he, they.'o'f lace.'.silk, or velvet: ' .Lace'insertion wo. can hardly .do WTong. with,: nor. withbrnidihg nor,embroidery;"-, Young people, with', hardly, an, exception, 'favour ; .the 'Empire style, for .evening and the daytime, in so far.'tli'a't tho how of ribbon comes up into .the centre of the ..back,'.the. fulness'of ..the skirt 'below., it. and long ends.'.generatly of- chiue! ribbon.' failing: on either side. There., is-often a toijch of black, velvet or: silver or gold'.som'ewhere., ..". O.ur figut-es airenow closolv definefl! and.the'.bo.diees must have.a perfectly'fitting lining: ... : !' . '.•'■■ ...".