LADIES' COLUMN

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 50, 28 February 1914, Page 11

LADIES' COLUMN

LONDON FASHION NOTES IN THE WORLD OF DRESS. ECHOES OF SPRING. PROPHECY REGARDING COLOURS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LONDON, 16th January. Scarcely past the threshold of winter, we are hearing all about tho spring Were it not for ihe hints that come from abroad the times would indeed be dull from tho drees point of view, for here ■we are surrounded by bargain sales a,nd bargain-hunters. The sale period is a godsend to the careful shopper. To the ©eeker after fashions it yields a blank. COLOURS FOR 1914. At the beginning of each season. th«r« are a few people iv Paris who^ have announcements to make concerning colourings and designs, and what they have to say becomes law. These lords of "creations," as they aro aptly termed, are dressmakers, manufacturers, a.nd designers who have formed themselves into a syndicate, and their decrees are ac« ceptcd unquestioned by leading houses all o\er the Continent, in America, and in England. Their manifesto issued for the spring tells all womankind that the most favoured tints arc to be yellow and "old gold" shadings and tans. Browns and subdued greyish greens will next be .popular. There aro live new varieties of reseda, ranging from light mistletoe to deep cucumber. Terra-cotta and cedar, in a dozen shadings, will also be in demand, ranging from a light coney to a shade so dark as to be called tete-de-negre ; Greys, violets, and attractive combinations of blues and greens are prominently named. Ultra-brilliant and violently assertive colours will be out of favour, but for that section o£ wearers who insist on something pronounced, there are lobster red, new beetroot, Tango, and potrole (a bright, deep dark blue). Pale shades of blue are not recommended for the Riviera; they "look all wrong down here. Pale blue fights with the vivid blue of the sea and sky. On tho I other hand, all the new shades of rose and red look eplendid ; and, of coxtrse, navy blue is always effective and 'correct.' " There is, too, a beautiful colcmr called "old blue"— a shade that is difficult to describe; it is one reminiscent, of a shade often seen in old tapestries. "Violet de Monsiegneui,*' olive green, Egyptian blue, nut-brown, and claret aro all tones that have been with us for some time, but they will remain in fa,vour. Egyptian brown, is an attractive shade, and for afternoon wear, combined with skunk or black fox, a very dark rich ruby tone is having a great success. Swallow blue is a pretty variation of ravens-wing; it. is brighter than the latter. Japonica. pink, currant red, rose madder ; and geranium are alt more or less variations of one colour, and all are striking. ALL WHITE. Relative to the Riviera a correspondent advises "white, and yet again white," fpr girls who have not a large supply of pinmoney. "White serge or fine cloth ; later on while linen and muslin; white satin or mu&lin blouses; white hats: of. course, white shoes. If you make a specialty of white you can 'ruffle' with the best with-