THE WORLD OP FASHION.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1704, 22 March 1913, Page 10

THE WORLD OP FASHION.

'AS n/i^ATTHOME, Although riortspripgi a. very far-off , time for New Zcalandere. to oontemplate / it is close at.hand for'those living la the ' older.land,' and 'as wo generally follow their fashions,' the .ensuing 'hints for the English spring, may/, bo of 'interostj W<) are told that eoft'eilks and Japanese blue, with n small design in rod, aro being shown to tho privileged few in .tho 6ano( turn of , a great dressmatar who is cau* tiously : for epnng. \. Thero is eome excuse for thia' groat secrecy, for it! has trßTtspjircd thaU'oijift'iir ftvo of the now sflnntf'.modeleHmtitajro Lvtpt under ' lock and key- and were supposed to havq been known, to but,a haidful;of people in the'privacy of,, a special workroom* have been already ■• eppied and exhibited In Berlin. Thero. 19 io doubt tlltttn great deal of 6pyin|j takes place, and that it is very difficult to know .whence the information comes, but it is equally- certain that this year thero has been more divulging than over, Tho Borlin models have, therefore,, been, destroyed and tho "Paris ;drosslnaker is more than'over careful.' The soft silk oostumo to whioh I allude (continues iho writer) is to be"worn in Nice" with' a charming innovation in. fho way of ochre-coloured lace of tho finest desoriptlon forming under-eleoveg with a full jabot upon the. hand. This eamo laoo mil ako bo worn with the Japanese blue at , ,the neck, with held in. placo around tho throat with'four oner* moiis green beetles. _ At > the wrists also theso bettles are eewn-; in; a ; kirid of bracelet, and givo a weird appearance in com junction with tho colouring of the drtes. Hats will be low and-small and tho orowns will be of all tho coloura of tho rainbow. Thero is an ttttorapt to roriw floral toques, and wo see them a.t tho milliners in Russiap violets, scarlet one-' mones, purplo hyacinths, and :'nll tho ' flowers that grow,'in,,tho . Sunny , ' South, but it is 6till an t open question If thoy will please the tasto of tho' day. It ro-<' quires somo lcadinjj society ' •woman to launch these toques, .and unfortunately sho is not at hand. ; For the moment in Paris it is the fashionable, who makes a display of. novelty, and this, as a rule, is suSclont-.tp prevent many of our well-known Parisionnes from adopting it. Fashion to-<lay lica in detail, and • each Avoman euppUes this detail by her own imagination. * But if women wero kind they would wear flowers wain and saw the industry of artificial flowermakiiiß from tho terriblo crisis it is going ■ througli.

Tha Revival of Pockets. It can scarcely bo believed that pockots.. are to bo. revived. We have been for bo ' 'many years accustomed to carry our handkerchiefs, powder-pufFs,' and mirrors in a, bag that wo cannot realise that' wo aro on tho cvo of dispensing with this ox-' travagant accessory. Pockets .will not at ■ tho outset of spring fashions be visible,,as.' , they wero in the. eighteenth century, on tlio long coats worn by men. Tlioj- will appear modestly beneath thti elit m tho .. skirt, and will'havo but a piping to 6how where, tho hand can bo inserted. Later wo may lind them upon tho .jackets, and it is oven whispered tlult a tailor has mado his now designs with as many pockets as a man carries. Can you picturo four pockets on a white canvas coat, two inside, two out? And two small pockets upon tho fancy silk waistcoat that will bo seen with most of the white costumes ' in Nioo? At first wo shall lw lost without our lii tlo bags, but Chore is no doubt that wo havo been martyrs to fashion-long ... enough, and shall hail with delimit tlw coming of tho pocket in all its lorms.

Lace Blouses. 0 Laco will bo another feature of tlic com- .'l ing spring and tho heavy laco Llouse will bo onco more indispensable. For'somo time Cluny, Irisli point,M\(l Bruges have been neglected, and now t'hey are to bo revived, not in pui'o white, but in <\ deep ochro tint. I liavo seen 0110 in a comlnnation of Irish and Cluny mado in kimono fashion with tho sleeves half-way down the arm in black satin. These sleeves do not reach much beyond the elbow, ana tho introduction of tho black satin near tho skin Rives a iiw tonclv-to tho lnco . blouse. Worn with white skirts on tho Riviera, or with dark ones iu, Pans or London, tho ocliro laco bodice ■ with its kimono sleeve; finished with.a 'nidth of black satin,' is tho fashionablo note. A' slim white throat .looks well/uncovered and tho new blouses are collar-bands, as havo Wen most of (lie bodices this winter. Particular attention should, bo given t<»: the scalp during tho autumn Mi*. Nolle*, ton successfully treats,.itfor Falhng Hair. Dandruff, Groynes*, Irritable and Oily 'Seallis. and the many complaints that prevent the natural growth. Courses including necessary preparations from ,Cl. Is Speoiftl Hair Tonic, 55.; guaranteed, to prevent hair'falling. Personel ntton- ... tion. 250 Lambton Quay. ./lei. U)!)Advt. ,