FASHION NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 258, 29 October 1921, Page 20

FASHION NOTES.

(BY AX EXPERT.)

I'ARIS, July 12. The vogue for black is still great. All through the spring it has predominated at teas, at the race-meets, and also at theatres, making the large and fashionable assemblies somewhat sombre affairs. i?o much in fact, has the vogue for black dresses been to the fore, that girls and women thus attired, havo been nick-mimed by sonic l'aris-wag. "LeS| I'leureuses." But yellow is superseding | black; one notices this fact, especially i where the seaside clothes are concerned, j yellow is a favourite colour for a dress: worn with a yellow bat. The fashion-j :ibl» tint is the lone of mi unripe lemon. Bright little organdie dresses arc made of it, and we also see it in foulard, in crepe <le chine, and crepe marocain. Inj velvet, it forms llowers or rosettes for hats; in silk it. is used for lining capes or the panels of dresses; and in cloth, in makes very attractive seaside coats to wear on the beach over a black or white dress. Fur is dyed this shade, and arranged in a broad square collar on a cloth evening cloak of the same tone, it adds greatly to the value. T saw a curious dress in yellow made for the Dcauvillc races, in crcpe marocain, ii is trimmed with bands of black monkey fur, wild and unkempt looking as ever, but the costume is unquestionably smart in the Parisian sense. Black and yellow seem to he the favourite colours this year, and a yellow gown matching the yellow powder so fashionable on milary's checks, with a yellow hat and gauzy st/ickings of beige, shoes en suite, is a curious sight.

Sleeves slashed, vandveked, lonp, short, slit, sire tho vogue of the hour.

The angel sleeves and the long loose sleeves with wide culls, shown cral variations, arc worn, usually on outer garments. A new sleeve, slashed, open once from shoulder to wrist, with a white arm clipping through the soft folds of iiic silk, is quite lovely, For years, the sleeve has been neglected, but the grace of the new sleeve—soft, draping so that one feels, when one does not] see, the arm beneath it—promises it a brilliant future. It is a lovely thing of brilliant silks dripping wth fringe, pricked with pearls if you will, embroidered and soutaclicd, and is really the most important part of the dress.

Many are the black hats to he seen, anil many arc the black hats trimmed, with white (lowers, and the white lmts| trimmed with white ribbon. Straw hats | are varnished and arc very fashionable.| A summer "felt," is the Parifiicnne's delight. Then- arc many little tricornes .in black felt trimmed with jet buckles, or strings of heads. A curious hat and very Incoming to the wearer, a wellknown actress, is of black felt, trimmed with a wreath of pointed crystal leaves, blossoms and buds, not unlike orange buds, an entirely charming creation. Another wonderful turban T have seen is of white moussolinc draped to form a point on the forehead, over a straight bandeau of black velvet, edged with pearls. This turban conceals the hair completely, save for little sule pieces pulled forward over the ears, which must lie quite hidden. The dress which accompanies this hat is of white georgette "irdled with bine-green silk, (lie white skirt adorned with panels of georgette which drop below the skirt edge, and long closc-llttiiig sleeves. OUR SKETCH. The coal frock and smart short cape combined, a favourite of the season, is shown on this page. Black crepe maro-

Cain is the material choson. and the . model acquires originality because ot its | smart short capo, richly embroidered i 011 the interior.