Ladies' Column.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 383, 10 September 1903, Page 2

Ladies' Column.

flshion and things feminine By MISS ADA MELLKB A SMART COSTtTME, n caps ia a fashionable addition d to many of the new oostuaaeß. It £$ 5 is short, and springs, at the neck, from a fiat band of its own or different material, and is continued as «« stole enda. S .metimes the cape U a triple Wfaffair, though even the longest of the three capes extends very little below the . shoulder. In some cases the single capo, which ib introduced on leveral of the new costumes, reaches to the waist at the back, buL is sloped off in width until it ia no wider than a tab at the waist-line, below which it is continued as astual tabs. In front it .vanishes into the inevitable stole ends, A pretty model toilette for the spring is sketched in the accompany* ing figure, the design being suitable for ~ anj material—serge, frieze, cloth, alpaca, etc., and when the warmer weather comes

it might be copied in holland. The stitched straps on the skirt end upper part of the sleeves are of the drees material, and the deep cuffs and short strap Which borders the upper part of the cape should be of white cloth, also the straps on the ctffa. Four corded buttons and tassels aroused for the decoration of the bodice, and on ail the straps throughout the dress tiny buttons of a fancy kind are employed. In dark, bright blue serge or mohair, with cuffs and short stole of white cloth or grass lawn, the costume would be very useful, and it would work out well in chestnut brown, with cuffs and neck-straps of banana-cloth, or in mignonette-green with cuffs, .etc., of almond-coloured cloth. Three straps trim the upper part of each sleeve, and triple, graduated straps also decorate'the skirt at intervals round the foot, STYLES IN SHIRTSi Threaded ribbons and scarves are among the most noticeable features of the new fashions, and anyone who would like •»■ to introduce 'the latest' little touches "*~ into shirts, ttc, should be it ia mind the above fact, The two shirts sketched herewith illustrate different ways of fallowing fasnion. One shirt is intended for fancy flannel or delaine, striped and

flowered, and made up in the now modish way, with' the stripes taking a diagonal direction, the union broken by a centra box-pleat, piered with a couple of large eyelet-holes bound with Bilk, through which are passed the ends of the necktie worn. The collar-band is of flannel, supplemented by a turn-over collar of white embroidered'muslin, and the sleeves are tucked at the top, and caught below the; elbow into deep,, tight-fitting cuffs, with turnovers of embroidered musliui The second I shirt ia- suitable for white nun's veiling or coloured cambric. If the design is copied in stouter material, such as flannel, for instance, the gauging on the sleeves should be replaced by pleats, stitched down tight. The stitched pleats on the front of the shirt; (they are continued at the back) are trimmed with a series of tiny drop buttons, and the tabs which are cut with tho fronts are similarly decorated. The fringed ends of the ' necktie are passed beneath the. tabs and form a trimming to the shirt, which would appear to' the best advantage if made of the Bkirt materia 1 . There, are very few bodices,: nowadays, that are not built after the blouse i at'era.

FRECKLES. , Freckles, wbea they appear to excesß, are very disfiguring,! and there excuse for the girl who tries harmless, simple means to fid herself of facial blemißb.ee of the kind. It is not usual for freckles to increase to such an extent as to spread; themselves over the greater ■ t part of the face in large yellowish patches, ■but they take u job - themselves ~ this aggressivt ness, and are then very *% difficult things to get rid of. The i ordinary freckle, which blo'ssoma with the 'bus, and begins its carper with the first bright days ©f (Springi to, develop into more as ithe season advances, may sometimes be checked by the application ©£ the following old-fashioned prescription juice ol fresh lemon*, four tablespoonfulsj;-, .POiWdered borax, half a teaspponfui; sugar' candy ground to powder, one teaspooßful. •