FASHION NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 88, 15 April 1899, Page 6 (Supplement)

FASHION NOTES.

THE SKILFUL NEEDLEWOMAN SHOULD TRY TO MAKE ONE orfi THESE BLOUSES.

Gather together your spoils from tKos< enchanting sales that have been charm, ing money from your pockets, and set ta work to rejuvenate your evening dresses, Bodices new and quite smart you niuaj decidedly have.

Do not the sketches enchant you? Th S y are intended to carry your hearts^by storm. In the centre is a charming gi^

gestion for a full-dress bodice, speedily; attractive to a girl with very thin anps< To a skirt of eau de nil silk this wqulfl form a-, happy complement in silk,mus|la of the same shade mounted over r<B,6* pink. The embroidery across the decollet&gs would be of green and pink, picked, out! with pearls, a pointed belt to match outlining the waist. The shoulder straps,^ of pink roses, while the ruched sleeVls; finish at the top with a drooping dra* pery that carries out to admiratioit^h^ swathed bodice.

To be correct the back is also swathed, and an entrance effected down the side< Three yards of wide silk muslin twJH' make this bodice. ;' '$8m

A charming dinner or theatre bodice fit pongee silk of a rich orange colour, withr a dainty little zouave of tinted lace, figures on the left-hand side. Just.the t& quired touch of relief is imparted by $ fold of petunia velvet. caught through-aj paste buckle across the front, .■ah&jfflT'. folded waist belt to correspond.

The petunia again appears in the fbrat of narrow ribbon.on the border of . ..'■ J THE HANGING DRAPERY, \\'\ which forms the front of the bodice, Stss on the frills to the elbow sleeves. ~%Mm

An entrance is easily effected in fhd centre front, hooking the drapery across afterwards. It will take 41yds of si&i lyd of piece lace, scalloped at the edga with a pearl edging, and Jyd of velvet cut on the cross, to carry out these sug« gestions. For a more mature wearer the Ihir^ bodice shown is a delightfully pretty orie* It may be made entirely of soft sattfl* the shade oyster, pr nejarl,white,..or thS foundation may foes .of satin -wltha'dra-i pery of silk muslins Between the dra-* pery folds is a vest of lace, and wherflf, the drapery terminates at the waist is bow and ends. . [jijp Short puff sleeves with kilted frills Ofl , lisse are worn. At the back the crossed, drapery is repeated, but without displajN,; ing so large an opening. |i!' The bodice may be made to hook IttfKf centre front, afterwards hooking the Vilrtt and drapery across. Allow 3yds of satfot. and lyd of 10in lace for this model. ,/■

The 'Lynton' is an extremely stylisft yoke bodice made with the yoke and sleeves laid in half-inch wide overlap* ping folds. The folds are laid on a fitted lining, and the yoke is pointed front and . back. A pretty combination of materials, would be to have the yoke and sleeves of pale pink silk, or liberty gauze, and thet girdle of rose colour. It would be equally; charming of black liberty gauze, s&tin^ and velvet, or in violet tones.

The fashionable guimpes seen witHi so many of the. newest winter waists afford an infinite" variety of dressy; effects, and- bence are evoeedinglJJ

popular. The blouse sketch above is of national-blue cloth, made tight" fitting in the back and crossing suf-* plice-fashion in front. The guimpe, ai yoke, and sleeves of white Irish poplin are banded closely with quarter^; inch blue velvet ribbon, and the blbus© is trimmed with strips of the silk* , edged with the ribbon. - -•-%•■