EXTRAVAGANCE IN DRESS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 148, 13 June 1908, Page 3

EXTRAVAGANCE IN DRESS.

It is not only the women of America who spend prodigal sums on their dress and especially on their wedding dress Princess Marie Bonaparte is "said to have received from her father, I'riiuKoliiiul Bonaparte, tin- respectable m'iii of Uill.uOll upon the occasion ol her wedding, and the report says thai the Princess bought so many "-owns that she lost a>ll count of !licm. D The order given to one firm alone is for .C:!(i,0(i(). due evening dress, made of very line voile (le soie in a soft shade of eiecLiiblue, is especially striking. Like a number of the gowns, it is in empire si vie. A long tunic or overdress, finished with a deep border of embroidery carried out i» cut beads of dark blue and gold, from a high waistband. The small ■ o corsage above consists, nui-llv -. 'handsome Venetian point lace, anil i ends in points on cither side of the busi.

showing the higli-drnpeil empire sash in two tones of soft blue satin. A small posy of roses is tucked in the n.sh. I here is a plain sleeve to tile elbow, rue beneath the tunic, which falls almost to the feel, is tihe lull, wide, long under dress of' the same material over soil satin in the same tone. The Gentlewoman says that milliner,prices in Paris are going up steadily. There was a time when the price f.'.r a hat was I'B, but now it is by no means unusual to ask for .O). r.nl that is mainly because the lace nni', now be real, and it will cost four-fifth.' of the total. ' But extravagance is not confined entirely lo women, although they have greater opportunities than men'. Hie l/mdnn Pall .Mull Magazine recentl\ printed some specimen bills incurred by men who were by no means dandies. There were tailors' bills for .€433, hats €32, underwear, gloves, etc., .Citil). boots £lO9, sticks and umbrellas .C4S. corsets .1150, jewellery £IOO, a, motor outfit £1143, and so on. No wonder some of these men tind that marring.; is impossible on an income of only €.3000 a year. That is, marriages without endowments.