WELLINGTON FASHION NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 15, 12 October 1907, Page 3

WELLINGTON FASHION NOTES.

;One hears :it often said.' that the kimono bodice with its variations of sleeveless; blouse-; arid. brctblles is surd to be ,dohe;to.;dea,th at the very beginning ■of the season; and for this reason -many women are ; 'afraid, to- have their new frijeks made in a style- -they believe, will',"sobli become unpopular. But English>and American papers show that even late summer ; and autumn frocks are being made .with the' wide-arm-hole) .-cape, or long shoulder effects , which were ; prevalent, in the oarly spring.' ~A'! loading; vWellington. dressmaker gives'it as'her; opinion that'the vogue of: the' kim'orio, . sleeve will last right through our summer .-j. A,-great many frocks are, being made in that style now,' but vit 'lOhds to such, manifold variatibhs, and the new materials are themselves; so novel that people will notsoon , tired ' of tho season's fashion. ■' ;' ■ • Tho Princess- robe - which has been- tho rago in England and America: is. not m' tho least-likely -to.': become ' popular hero. It is not everybody's style, but re- , quires a particularly ' good .figure.to set it off' woll, and has to bo made with, great caro or tho fit'of-tho skirt. / is' sacrificed-'.to the;.fit. of /{fe the bodice, 1 as' was generally . tho caso with' tho corselet' ftijg skirts which,, came in ,a : . Irff few years ago. . Even l|l when theso. corselet skirts

wuun iiueso . corseiot sicirLs wero well mado, they: either did not givo: satisfaction, or people grow tired of them vory quickly, as tlioy invarinblv mado thoir way back to the dressmakers to bo. turned into skirts of ordinary length. Womon who can afford a: great many dresses may perhaps havo one or two made in tho princess stylo, but they alone. Another fashion in. skirt's that is not likely to bo much sought after, is tho empire skirt, but cut like the ordinary skirt in front. Theso aro pretty in somo materials, but' only suited to cvoning wear. The influence of tho tailor has been moro felt this year than over beforo in England and Amorica, and evon unlined lingerie, coats have been tailored.

Tho result is that skirts aro becoming simpler in stylo, and in all materials rapidly reverting to tho severity of tho tailor-mado. Tho three main characteristics of this season's'blouses are tho short or three quarter' sleove (which except for shirt bloUsos aro universal), tho mixttiro of trimmings, and the absence of square yokes, if the absence of anything can be. regarded as a positivo characteristic. The mandarin sleeve (it is

really the'-same _as the kimono, but sounds'-well for. a change) is scenhore, ' 6ven-iu' most oj>en loosely-jmeshed torohion- laces. Trimmings' are mixed in .a wiiynevor; kniwn ' before, and' oho' finds not only embroidery and insertion on the samo blouse, but even a mixture of laccsi- One blouse shown was of -torchon with yoke' and. sleeves .of Brussels lace, and tho. elbow frills edged'with yalo'ncionncs lace. 'The lace 'blouses .'aroi very pretty, aud nothing; could bo more useful; for evoning- wear. .They, aro all' made over silk, .and some 'have;: a"waistband of- coloured, silk.'. Porhaps - the , - of all, arc the loosely . worked torchons, •or those 6f - torchon: 'audi, ortibroidery insertion altbriihtinfi." In many'/ 'cases tho yqko of, a bloiiso whether of laco or.muslin, is formed 'from a round or pointed col'kr pointed:collar of heavy lace. :