SUMMER FABRICS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1933, 16 December 1913, Page 2

SUMMER FABRICS

, PABIS FASHION NOTJS.. - By T-olcjerajjli—Prase Atsoelallon—Copyi'icht;" "Times"—Sydney "SUa" Ssccial. Cables. (Roc.. December 13,- 7;20' p.ii; : .) ' Lontlwt, Decanjber• 14'.'The dress'fabrics for next- -summer,'now being designed in Parisj Airill chieflybe in'sweet pea .tints, . A jibwf colour known: a* na-orino 'is announced,.-'. It. gives a niother-of-pftarl effect. The fabricitself is a. light' velvet- corduroy, with -a' fmo gajuiM • back of.dmtedoi- -'i'bo nanus is derived from-the.'French ■ fop. "water'-' fall." It is a pale blue fabric,' \vith a. silvery white tint,,..which, when. in. mo'--tio'u, "suggests the idea of .falling' water. ■ Mr. and -Mrs. Kmpson,. who, during'.' ttioir stay ' in. Wangamii, - wore tho guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dove, left for • Hawko's Bay on Saim;day. ,:.Mr.. Emp-s-on was a former 'principal pf .tb^.Wa-; : nganui Boys' CoHcgo. .• .. . Mrs. Rothersm, of Oriental Bay, aay-6, a mo3fc enjoyable tear at Miss Toridall's tea-rooms" yesterday ' afternoon. The inner roam''was aside ■ for the. ■ party, which was a- large one, a'ri3 the • tables' were decorated-"with. sweet peas,, in all shades.'.. ; Miss Efa.'St-aifeylwho. is letting Halcombe th«r guest of honour, at..a g^'tlipring.-which .was held i .in:^ii!ie;"Halconibe l JVesters' Hall on Friday night-. Before; the': proceedings elides,;f:Mr.-;-Burchnjn, hehalf' of litvr friends' •' 'presented; Miss. Staite with a gold watch. ■'' -; I: : ■ The solftists who.took part-in the performarice 'of .''The 'Mess|ah'';, 'at Napierlast evening jvoro Madariio Nellio_.l r ield : , house", "oi Madaine. ; ' flower-Burnsj of.Christehu : rch-(sopraiio') r Mr: 0. IX Avison (tcnoi'V. and Mr V-, R. Roach (bafitone). :'- The-chftriis ill", eluded 1-75 "voices.'■■■ ■ - ■ ; An. English correspondent state's .that Madame Alban.psi, the, novelist.. who . was born in Australia, will, visit, the Commonwealth .next year, for the' pur-. pose-of gatlierinu; material for oil© or more .novels-with -an. Australian setting.