FASHION NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 163, 10 July 1907, Page 10

FASHION NOTES.

COSTUMES OF FLANNEL AND LIGHT WOOLLEN MATERIALS.

FOR GIRLS WITH PRETTY ARMS.

In the • ball-room the lamp-shade sleeve is very popular among girls with pretty arms; but'as it is very short,and is composed of frills somewhat stiffly arranged one over the other, made of goffered lace or accordion-pleated' chiffon, it is not a safe choice unless the arms are round'and of a pretty colour. The puffed model, with its tucker of lace, is, under the circumstances, the best choice.

Elongated until they reach the elbows, the lamp-shade sleeves that are' made of soft lace, only just sufficiently gauged to produce a moderate amount of fulness, will be found most useful and graceful in connection with the harness bodice that is one of the leading fea-. tures in dressmaking of the present season.

For short-waistefl evening frocks, Ninon and Orient satin are still favourites. I With the satin the feeling is to keep ,the skirt plain, elaborating the upper part with quaint, dropping fichus* or berthas of lace, while almost invariably the sleeves are made a distinctive feature in some transparency. '• Geisha" bows are seen on nearly every garment nowadays, even furtrimmed coats not being exempt from this fashion. The bows are placed between the waistline and the shoulders, and are formed with long ends reaching almost to the hem of the coat. In some instances the sashes are finished with fringes of sable or ermine tails.

The simplest, anff perhaps the most effective, wear for mornings is the neat little coat and skirt in striped grey and white flannel. The coat still shows the shortened waistline, and reaches just to the hips, while the trimming is mostly of braid to match, or hands of its own material, the stripes arranged diagonally. Serge has for the nonce been somewhat discountenanced by cloth, while so many of the new woollen materials and light tweed's are made of such featherweight consistency as to suggest the possibility of "adopting ' them throughout the hottest months of the year. As an accompaniment to the short, coats, a crossover waistcoat of white cloth, elaborately braided, or simply bound with braid, is the inevitable accompaniment, and with a grey and white pekine costume nothing is prettier than a pale pastel blue waistcoat trimmed with black and silver braid. BUSINESS GIRLS' COSTUME. A smart little green and tan costume, made for a leader of fashion, is cpjite likely to be particularly interesting to the business girl who likes novelty and neatness to mark her new spring suit. The material is a- smooth tan wear, not too fine and glossy for everyday wear, yet not too heavy'for fairly warm days. All over "it runs a check in green, that looks more like shadows than hard plaid lines, and it is from this soft effective check that is taken the colourings for the trimmings and accessories that make up the chic costume. The skirt is of a walking length, and falls in well-arranged box-pleats all the way round, leaving a plain front panel; then the upper part is arranged more like a little pony coat than a bolero, yet it scarcely meets in front, and, being unfastened, shows pretty glimpses ol the blouse worn beneath/

The lining of this coat model is green and green cloth is used for the cuffs of the rather short sleeves and the small roll collar. Fancy may reisn supreme for the choice of blouses, though one selected to accompany the suit is of a striped flannel, with a butterfly tie of silk and a belt of green leather.

•A SMART COATEE COSTUME. The illustration is thedecorative part of a costume - of velvet or rich cloth, or it may be cloth and velvet combined, though this would not be so attractive. The skirt is pleated and trimmed at the foot with two broad bands, and the coat has

a tight fitting back, and is fashioned to wear over a fancy blouse. Four pleats of graduated width extend from the shoulder to the waist line and arc very prettily crossed by three pointed tabs with miniature buttons. The sleeve is the seasonable one and the cuffs and collar are of velvet of a pare shade, plain or embwidered, in pastel in keeping. The costume is graceful and rich and simulates three styles in its decidedly artistip treatment.

A PEETTY LACE BLQUSE.