FASHION NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 242, 9 October 1920, Page 20

FASHION NOTES.

(By an Expert.) PARIS, June 28. The little coquetries of the tbilotte, axemplified in scarves, neck chains, feather neckwear, and those jolly little degage coats that are so frequently slipped on nowadays for .house wear, are very much to the fore just now. To the male mind the expenditure lavished on these trifles may appear inconsequent and extravagant, and the. only answer we can give to this charge is that they afford such an opportunity' for pretty graceful poses and gestures. One can make as much play with a long scarf of tulle, a wide stole of fur, or an ostrich feather boa, as a Spanish lady with her fan and tlie folds of her mantilla. Quite recently I have been shown perfectly enchanting little draperies that are half scarves, half coats, fashioned of various transparencies that are hung with tassels, or lightly decked with metal embroideries. One of these, in a rich shade of rose crepe dc chine, comprised a straight length mounted on to a yoke piece uf dull silver lace, the sides just caught together beneath the arm to suggest sleeves; while in another of jade-coloured georgette, the centre back formed a capuchin, which was weighted with a silver tassel, and almost touched the hem of the garment. Extraordinarily beautiful, too, are the shawls, the caalimerc shawls of our great grandmother's time—the chosen wrap of all women who go in for wide skirts. It imparts a certain dignity and importance to women with the "grande dame" air about them. To go with these cashmere shawl wraps, there are cashmere hats and bags. The economic fashionable -women of to-day has dug among the lavender-perfumed folds of old-time luxuries, and brought.out the rich old shawls. The pride of her great-grand-" mother is now being cut up to re-appear as the "dernier cri" in a cashmere bag or hat; Taffetas has taken up mucin of the, foreground of the dress stage. Some of the smartest women in Paris are picking out the lovely new foulards, many of w.hich arc- in black and white. Two other materials bound to be taken up by the fashionable are crepe meteor and crepe do chine. Of all colours jadegreen is the tint which bids fair to be as popular all through the summer as it has been during the spring. With the limited skirt Jias come a. •fancy for tlie most elaborate stockings and footgear. The short French vamp is much to the fore for street and day weaT, and is to be seen in suede, patent leather and kid. A friend of mine was exploiting a pair of kid shoes the other day which had one strap about tho ankle and several over the irrstep. "One hundred and seventy-five francs." she remarked, and with a sigh she added, "Oh, well, I was tired of my car anyway." That it is a question of aome such alternative, is found in the prices affixed to all the shoes and stockings, and sometimes, although the cut may look perfect, some of these new shoes axe just on the wrong side of a perfect fit. Very elaborate are the evening shoes. Gold and silver slippers for example, frequently exploit jewelled buckles. You may even trim your evening shoes with lace or with ostrich feather tips if you feel so inclined. Equally sumptuous are the stocking over which the skirt curtain rises For wear wiith black kid or black leather pumps wo have exquisite stocking of black silk which are either embroidered or inset with web-liko lace. As to the short vamp shoe, it has almost necessitated a new kind of stocking. -v all event* you find the hoee designed for these often embroidered low down on the mstep. And then, too, wo have some favoured models, among which, of course, one locates, the Egyptian typo