FASHIONS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 303, 1 September 1875, Page 2

FASHIONS.

We have gone verily mad on the subject of checks, which appear alike on dresses, bonnets, and' parasols. It is true that only neutral tints are worn, but the addition of large-patterned checks by way of trimming makes even these very striking, not to say often “ loud.” Less under-clothing is worn this season than of yore, for the dresses, tied back as they are, cannot be too plain in front; and, in lieu of the multiplicity of petticoats in which we used to indulge, an excellent plan is beginning to hold good, of attaching a deep flounce to the inside of the dress, with frillings and lace. ■ - The mantles are certainly graceful this summer, and many are made of the same material as the dress; the most fashionable shape appears to be a scarf rounded at the back, and tying loosely in front. One fact is undeniable, dress is quite as much the study this season as during any previous . years, and the present styles certainly admit of much artistic taste and skill. Moreover, they are peculiarly becoming, and I think that any one who has put in an appearance at some of the many fancy balls which have been going on during the spring and winter, will agree that few of the fashions which prevailed in days gone by were calculated to display feminine charms to greater advantage than do the modes of to-day.