THE ORNAMENTAL BACK.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 214, 3 June 1908, Page 5

THE ORNAMENTAL BACK.

'A little while aero tho back of a hat ,wa ' farmore important than tho frontj(says ; writer in the " Argus V), and now the back : of gowns are to he extensively trimmed, whil the fronts\ are designed on quite simple lines The illustrations depicting the; very, newes gowns show that in some cases .the back and fronts .are as distinctly, 'different as som< of the grotesque dresses at a fancy' ball • , It is just as if the wearer could not mak up her mind as to which style she preferred and so the front.'of the bodice has the. ap '. pearance of studied simplicity, while _tn< hack is .quite j intricate'and; splendid/ Thi new '/departure is-not confined to dresse alone, for it is very, evident in respect t. tailor-made garments that are being at. the present moment in, London and Pans The front of the- coats are. neatly .cut',' an< : fitted with plain, masculine-looking waist - ; coat, -while the back is... adorned • with •} heavily-embroidered collar/the elaboration o. which does not extend to the front beyonc the shoulder. In evening coats the. back: ' are treated' in most fantastic- styles,; anc cords and tassels aro used as decoration! ■ under almost any circumstances. Sashes anc buckles enter largoly into' the scheme oi / back-trimming, and the former as often as ■■ not'are not merely girdles, but stjirt. froni the side-seams of the bodice and are earned up or down according toHhe individual build of the girls who are "to. wear them. airain, buttons run riot, and are'employed to adorn trimming itself. Taking it on the whole, i tho new importance of the back is a fashion to be hailed with - delight by the woman who is-not so slender and graceful as she would l liko, and the new . doctrine, ' 1 Take care of the back, and. the front will take care of itself," is ,being- preached on i all sides". . - •' -