THE SHOWS IN THE LONDON SHOPS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 14 January 1890, Page 4

THE SHOWS IN THE LONDON SHOPS.

Umbrella handles are getting quaint and .^roijesque. ■ The rnosfcr,ernarkablo handles come from Paris. At Givey's, of £jp, } street; J saw an umbiella with a' curiously carved ivory handio. It :was a model of the wand carried' by thte' jester »'6f' Henry IV of France. Another umbrella had a dagger of 6i^zed silver for a handle. The "golden calf" formed a pretty handle, and -a cp'sl]yi one, An umbrella with a handle of tortoiseshell inlaid with silver • wag, useful as well as ornamental, for a powder box and puff were concealed, in the handle. A Dresden china model oi a ram's head in silver. . „ J.he style or wearing all the lia,ir.. oa top <if the head is dying 'out ' Many fashionable women are wearing thoir hair in a loose knot, low on the neck. This is a revival of the style of hair-dressing of ten years ago. Mrs Langiry introijlpea^ it popular. The Million lasted^three years ; bnt it is doubtful whether jfr will iasfc three years this time. Hairdressers, prpjj>hejyr that it wtjq't. lasfc one. The. ' '.' "Langtry knot ".is | worn to advantage by yourig 1 women' ■with shapely heads, pretty hair, a^id. plenty of it. A^Buucll of'briglit hdir« looks pretty enough beneath tho big, fashionnblo. romantic-looting hats. Lady Claud Hamilton always |?ears has a lot of lovely hair and a per-fectly-shaped head. A small quantity of hair never looksso meagre or miserable :s whea it is twisted up into a button and worn under a large hat. M'ddleaged women with none too much hair can set off what little they have besfc by wearing it on top. Loops and bows and rolls of artificial hair can be cunningly arranged among the real hair, and worn with a sense of security on the top of the head but not on the ueck. The "Grecian" knot is found on Mary Anderson's style of hairdressing, but is softier, prettier, and more elaborate The half of the hair nearest the hoad has to be crimped, the other half is left straight and twisted into a ring, and artificial curls are struck in the middle A fluffy fringe isD|ori/i^ front. Fringes are as popular as ever. Hairclvesserasay ithey will Lilley and Skinner's of Wesfcbourne grave, have bought a pretty case of shoes. One of the newest and smartest boots is a. mixture.. of coloured material* jptatimt itaa. leather. 'Iho tan material looks like Swede, bnt it is three times . as thick. Another now boot looked both smart and comfortable. The outside was of glace kid, the inside ot lambs wool, and the price was 15s. I saw both, novelties.; at Lilley. ai?d (Skinner's 'of Westbourne-grove. They have -new; place to th.o Grove, which tue manager says is thq.bi^^boflfc shop ,in. London. The "Lattice" and the " Vandyke " are two of the prettiest evening shod^ I jTl\e -JMStMos* IbMi, pretty shoe at half a guinea, j^qcL shows up the front of an embroicrerea stocking. The Vandyke is a .more costly shoe. It is ma(teof ■ l glace'"or bronze kid , with an open-worked jet front. The Cromwell and the Maria Antoinette shoe are both popular. The former has a high pointed front, ornamented with a steel buckle. The Maria Antoinette sh«e has a front embroidered with steel, set off with a fancy steel buckle. Another pretty shoe was a combination „pf pink kid and white Mtei\Heat(^. Many women prefer ffie ballet shoe to any other. It is very much sought after. ■ : 4'n f T XIM M Oneof/ihl'ofee^nVroltieß in Prencu hats was nhown to me at Messrs /sser's in the Burlington with a shrtflbw cA^h il %' Iti.1 ti.i mnie(l with patchos of p-r^n v P V et ribbon.-. Tho patches of velvet Me c not" sewn on the hat. Incisions, ul out two inches Rpart w had been made aIL sirknna OKtsir'e o? h/ l; f U %^e <'x:i.«§ly«^i9i«iKfi) ;^^,t.f.-.-» f "« r v rr^; tl'enil^ fiiflift Ithd of' 'b^ol *Aif nbhp^, r4n«d»ot^ilrH^a> ' ,iU '-'■ \\\, ;1^ pUimesfiontii/gon ',he <o\ looked jusfc-pscurion? But it was a mace tw.sted; volve- ribbon,, wifo Jnapa mTaJfflg' on ftF^rthmMn, -^4^ M&j