Odds and Ends of Fashion.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 199, 25 August 1886, Page 4

Odds and Ends of Fashion.

It is much the fashion to tie ribbon on th parasol handles, in two sets of loops o bows, one high up the stick, and the otto* low on the handle, connected by two 100 straps of ribbon. The ribbon need Z necessarily match the parasol a f fanciful folio were of fashion are using ti* lonjr-hanriled eyeglasses which Pansia elegants aflbct, attached to their wrists b a chain or loop of ribbon.—Fancy-headed pins are more varied than ever, one kind being used for keeping the bonnet on th, head, and anothor for running throno], tho coila of hau\ Coral-beadpd pinaarebe coming popular. The^escen on Chinese and Japanese women's coiiTures are also patron iFed.—Singlo or odd buttons are used as a sirglo stud in the cenlre of the waistcoat women's frowns Waistcoats are extreme!? popular this season. Some of them ate finely tucked like a man's shirt, withoneor three studs ; othorsaro either drawn actoa in folds or made quite plain. Striped flannel drawn slantwise is inserted intomanv bodices, especially blue and white in dark blue gowns, black and white in bhek ones or red and white into whito flannel tennisor boating costumes. Some wiistcoats have tbo upper part full, rising out of a deeppointed band, made plain. In full dresethis is sometimes arranged in lace, th» point being marked and edged with a gem bracelet eobu on, or a twist of pearU Whito waistcoats for morning gowns are general, and they will be oven more snby-and-by when tho seaside and yachting coEtunaes begin to attract attention. At present they aro nearly always eont horns by dress-makers and tailors with black or grey balf-mo'iniing gowns, to lit into the bodice aud alternato with tho ono matchinc the fabric. Xeat little ties U6uall/ accompany them.—Gray is a most favonrite colour, in every tshado from light to dark, and it is often braided with black, Tho skirt is not usually braided, but the cuffs and front uf tho bodice are ornamented in military stylo ur in some fanciful device.