PARISIAN FASHIONS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2391, 5 November 1887, Page 1 (Supplement)

PARISIAN FASHIONS.

It is as yet too early to give anv positive information respecting the fashions for the autumn and winter, but i-omc few novelties have already made their appearance in compliance with the exigencies of Transatlantic buyers and homeward - bound tourists. .Striped materials are now being made up in rather fantastic shape for dames. A toilette iu silk and satin Pekin, in two shades of heliotrope, has tho skirt cut bias so as to form a V shape in front. This is met at the Unco bv a wide, straight-plaited flounce, sloping upward at the back to meet two long loops of the full width of the skirt. The cor* igo is made with a corset bodice forming a barque, with the strip l '-, running horizontally, the corsage itself drawing the stripes lengthwise, as is also the case with the fall sleeves, which arc gathered into wide calls with the stripes encircling tho wrist. Two large hows of the material finish the bodice in front. Another toilette iu this style is in marine bine sicilienne with scarlet satin stripes. The skirt front parts to show the folds of scarlet surah. At the left side is s-t a panel, formed of three fiat plaits of the sicilienne, crowned by two bands of the same material. The corsage forms a jacket, opening in front over a blouse waist of scarlet mi rah, which is held in place by a band in blue and red passementeuo. Thu prettiest new colour of the season is a pale, yet vivid green, like the tint of a light coloured emerald. It has a name as pretty as being called "fresh mors colour." Very stylish handkerchiefs are now marked with a small monogram, finely embroidered in a shield, or star, or circular piece, in coloured cambric, stitched down to ihe corner of the handkerchief. This device must be of a hue contra-ting whh that of the handkerchief. If the shield is composed of blue or red cambri •. the monogram mn-t be worked in whit- On a handkerchief of pink cambri,-, the shield is pale bine, and tho monogram is embroidered in pink. On a pale blue handkerchief the device is in red, and the monogram may be either in bine or white. When the handkerchief is striped, nr spotted, the shield or star must he of the colour of the printed design, and Ihe monogram in that of the ground-work. As will be seen those combinations may be indefinitely raised. The monograms now used on better paper as well as on lingerie are much smaller than heretofore. The newest device for stamping ladies' note paper is to have it simply marked with th; owner’s Christian name in heavy script letters, set fransver.-t-ly at tho left hand corner of the sh— t, in a now style of gilding, which gives the ; letters tho appearance of having been ; sanded with guld-snid. |