THE LADIES

Observer, Volume IV, Issue 84, 22 April 1882, Page 90

THE LADIES

Madame Patti travels with thirty-three trunks. The dressing of Mr W. Rattray's shop windows for the last two or three Saturdays has heen so remarkable for its beauty and good taste that it has been the theme of universal comment. The Devonport races, on Saturday, were not very' largely patronised by the ladies. The ■weather was' threatening, and amongst the twenty or so of the fair sex on the grand-stand, not one dress was conspicuous for its beauty. Lady Lonsdale recently purchased at the School of Arts, South Kensington, a beautiful set of fireplace furnishings in two colours of plush ; the ground being of peacock-blue, on which are applique designs of birds and flowers in old gold. The hair is still worn low in the brow, either in a curly fringe, or in much-waved bandeaux, Behind, it droops low in loops and torsades, or is arranged in plaits. Bands of gold or silver, or strings of pearls ore worn, or one large flowerapray near the left ear. All the ridicule showered down upon cestheticism has failed to eradicate it, or even to lessen its influence, if we may judge from the prevailing tints for winter and spring dresses. Most Bunthornian hues prevail, from peacockblue, the favourite, up to every shade of greeneryyallery that can possible be combined. Only for afternoon and tea-gowns for young ladies, black satin is coining into fashion.