LADIES' EXPRESS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 280, 12 June 1875, Page 2

LADIES' EXPRESS.

The Editor will be glad to give insertion t» any local contributions from his lady friends that may be considered interesting in the family circle, or to the sex generally.] :o: PARIS FASHIONS. The moat novel toilette created thia week by our most imaginative tailor for ladies, is a black velvet dress, with long narrow train. The skirt is as plain as untrim med velvet can make it. But the bodice opens in front and behind over white satin plastrons, veiled with white beaded lace. These plastrons have behind, and in front also, the shape of two inverted Vs joined together at the waist by both points. The longest and narrowest V reached from both sides of the neck to the waist; the shortest and broadest from the waist to the edge of the basque, and ended into a shallow vandyke. The black velvet sleeves had five creves from the waist to the shoulder along the outside seam. These crevss were filled with puffed beaded white lace over white satin. This remarkable dress was worn with much success at the opens by a very fair, tall, and dignified-looking woman. Our lingbres do not seem to rack their brains very severely for new models There is nothing really new for the present. Linen collars and cuffs are more or less high, with larger or shorter points ; but these are always now curved, not folded out, as they have been since last spring. Muslin, net, and erflpe lisse ruchings continue to divide with lace coquilles the privilege of complrting the habille toilettes. They are only made of more moderate- size and height, thanks to the drooping Catogan chignons.