Ladies' Column. [Edited by "Olio."]

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 42, 17 August 1895, Page 1 (Supplement)

Ladies' Column. [Edited by "Olio." ]

The Editress will be glad to answer any questions pertaining to fashions oi cookery. Answers to Cobbfspondents. "Louie."— l know uo other way of cleaning chamois leather gloves than by washing them in warm water with soap, aad pulling them into shape while drying. FASHION NOTES. A box pleat is introduced into the middle front of many dresses, often iv contrast to ; tho rest, of white satin. The leading dressmakers (says a correspondent in a Home ' paper) contrive that this pleat should give tho pouch effect. Iridescent paillettes in ' green, blue, aad other tones are fashionably worn, and many narrow galons of theee appear on the edges of short bodices ' and sleeves, and are carried down the seams. The pleats are again often arranged ' half-way down from the neck to the waist across the bodice with bands or stripes of guipure embroidery, between whioh are put lengths of ribbon, mostly black or white, ornamented again with jet borders ending in fringe at the edge of the corsage Coloured ribbon is likewise laid between the pleats to bring out the effect as if they were set on to a velvet corsage. Pretty, warm-hued velvet blousee, of. a different colour to the shirts, amethyst, moss-green, and black, are particularly popular, made without acy basque— as all bodices and blouses ore now worn inside the skirt — with very large sleeves, and trimmed with creamy guipure, usually in deep narrow Vandykes from the throat ' downwards. Sometimes narrow bands of fur at the thiout and wrist replace the guipure, and on occasions ormiue is used. A bunch of real violets or roses usually fastens these bunds, placed towa'ds the ' right ear. Short Zouaves of plush or velvet, with waistcoats en suite, are worn with brown, ' or almost any skirt, for outdoor walkiug. With a brown skirt, a brown felt hjt, trimmed with brown and moss-green, with a clustering mass of violets at the back . nestling into the upturned brim, nothing could look better. Brown plubh and black ■, velvet are also equally fauhiouable. These out-of-door Zouaves are quite amongst the prinoipal nouveaulds of the winter season. For evening wear, pretty blouses are made of lace. They fit the figure fairly, but without breast seams, the lace being , lightly pleated, and puffs over the draped - silk waistband. Draped bretelles of the same silk drop back and front from the shoulders to the waist, puffing over the belt, blouse fashion, like the lace. Two jackets for evening toilette attract attention— one of yellow guipure embroidery with jet, bretelles with tasselled ends, the other of dark velvet applique mounted on silk matching the skirt. There is also a pretty shape for demi-toilette — this consists of an open jacket of black velvet, with very large revere, gigot sleeves, and buckles in front, between the fronts of which appear a vest of coloured silk or chiffon. At the present moment, when the collarette is so fashionable, few dresses and mantles are without it. A great many collarettes have the Mercury bows at tho tides. The«o are often made with three rows of velvet ribbon, three loops of velvet • standing out like ears on each side. Collarettes whith are entirely new are being made of huge bows, or rosettes of ribbon loops or broad frilled ribbon. The bows, some eight in number, are alternately of I velvet and satin ribbons, contrabtiug in shades. The rosette in front is finished with ribbon streamers to match the special ribbon.