FASHION'S FADS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 235, 27 June 1908, Page 11

FASHION'S FADS.

After many 'years of comparative comfort in the matter of collar bands to blouses and a gowns, fashion (says the "Argus") has do- ' crcod that wo need a change. Tho idea be- I gan with tho introduction of a tiny pleating on tho top of the high band of laco which J t.) be smart ascends in two high points ' under tho cars. In mo'doration tho frill was pretty, although except in tho case of very 1 fair skins it needed frequent changing. Now 1 the size of tho frill has increased to such an extent that there is every chanco that ' in a short timo wo will all lie looking like 1 frilled lizards. Up to now the fancy has ' l?l;on the. form of Uvo or throo rows of J graduating ruffle's of tulle or line lawn, which are placed at tho top of tile high collar, so 1 that tho chin rests on tho widest, aiul the narrower underneath ones givo support. These collars, called "Van Dyck," have, a most curious effect, and aro very unbecoming to tho full-faced woman, nor can they bo said to beautify even tho . most porfcct of contours. Scarves aro another feature of tho coming season. In England and Paris tlicy have becomo so popular for outdoor wear as to bo rather commonplace and cheap, and as a rulo directly an accessory comes within roach of tho masses tho "elegante " will have none of it. However, scan'es are too pretty to bo discarded at once, and for evening wear they aro moro used than ever, but they aro mado of white tulle, that most expensivo and ephemeral of 'substances which is always to the front, one way or another, with tho woman who does not fear expense. Of course, it is not tho white tullo of the 2s. Gd. a yard quality which is expensive enough to most of us 'when wo think of its durability. Tullo .of tho best quality is i 'guinea or more a yard, and it does not endure oven as. long as the commoner varieties.