"EVA'S" NOTES.

Observer, Volume 2, Issue 33, 30 April 1881, Page 353

"EVA'S" NOTES.

— The less trimming a hat now has, the more stylish it is considered. — Dresses laced at the "back were found to he a nuisance, and ladies are returning to the old style. — Mrs. Ellis has a beautiful costume of fawn, trimmed with brown silk, on the skirt and polonaise style. — Miss Ellis now \vears a pretty grey costume with trimmings of blue, and a small close-fit-ting hat to correspond. —The Ponsonby ladies are going to back Morpetli heavily for the amateur scullers' race. Wagers take the form of gloves and ties.

Miss H n wears a^veiy nice costume of fawn, Avith trimmings of AA r ine satin, and rink hat to correspond. — Mrs. Philson's black costume, Avith navy blue jersey and rink hat decorated with pompadour trimming, is a most effective "get up." — The ball which winds up the Archery Club season is drawing near, and lots of neAv dresses are being prepared for it. — Miss Fenton's new dress consists of a very elegant and stylish black jersey costume, Avith silk scarf and black toque hat to match. — There is lots of talk in "society" about the promised Mayor's ball, which is expected to take place very shortly. — A very pretty costume of bronze-green sateen trimmed Avith creme sateen and lace, was worn by a young lady in Queen-street last Thursday. — Every young lady has at least one toque. The fact is they are very easily put together, and can be made to look very nice, though some of them are fearful abominations. — Mrs. Cotter has been seen this week in a beautiful black silk Avhich is made with very short basque bodice in the "old fashioned" stj 7 le and trimmed with black ribbon velvet. — The most startling costiime Avhich has appeared recently, is a blue print, Avith trimmings of cre'me, made on the principle of skirt and polonaise, with AAiiat I presume is intended for a kilted skirt. — Mrs. Alexander's black silk Avith trimmings of black satin is indeed handsome. It is made on the polonaise principle Avith albatross feathers round polonaise. This lady seems particularly fond of the popular boat-shape hat.

— Ladies' hats, jackets, and ulsters are now made so much like those worn by gentlemen, that curious mistakes occasionally occur. A young lady had some difficulty recently in distinguishing between her jacket and that belonging to her brother, and found it necessary ito call him to decide the question. The Avay he found out Avas by measuring both at the waist, one was 36in., the other 22, and that settled it.