THE LADIES' COLUMN. FASHION NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6817, 22 September 1883, Page 3 (Supplement)

THE LADIES' COLUMN. FASHION NOTES.

TriE white lace overekirts and fichu of moresque Uce make timplo surah dresses rich en .ugh for dinner and eveiiiug toilets. The sho-t ekitt may have lace flounces-, or heavier silk ilonnees may be notched in wolf's teeth, us thj sharp p i:ils are called, and placed in many thick fri !s. Long Spanish lace scarfa with fine silk mebhe ami i.and-run figures both iu black and white arp frequently seen drawn down the front of the biitqut, then carried off on each side to form panniers, and finished off v\ ith Joop3 and ends behind. Thi3 is a pretty way of utiliui' g the acaKs that are now fashionably worn ar.mnd thu neck. Among the quaint now brooches are five pieces ot beaten gold like small coins; each piece lapa ovr ihe edge of that next it, and a jen el is sunk iu each c >iu, tbo ruby, diamond, s-appliire. emerald and jaointhall being us"d. A pansy Is admirably copied in tinted silver for a small brooch The wild sweetbrier ia imitated iu the same way, and a single feruleat holds a diamond dew drop. A novel and dressy boilice for evening wear consists of a short zouave jacket Ot tinted silk or fatin, underneath which is worn a dainty waistcoat made of tulle or Persian mull laid in softest folds over the shoulders and narrowing at the belt. From here the folds flow and strap around the hipa, to b" c-uight up with the drapinqs of ihe dress skirt in tiie back, forming light [isnniers uuaeriv ath the edges of the zouave, which only reach to the waist. The Watte ■• u wrappers, which have come into such fashion again, are exceedingly be -oinin); to till, slender women, and stand next i'i popularity and comfort to the more dressy tea gown and Grecian house-robe. These wrapp-rs are made principally of foulard, India silk, aud summer cashmere; and, for exceedingly warm mornings, are shown V' ry csol, nir.\ -looking garments made of lilac, |'ii k or pure whit<: lawn, or of French cambric, trimmed with yards of lace and ribb.m. For very young ladies are wrappers of sate- n in «ay foulard designs, trimmed with Irish ) oiut lace or kilt|ug3 of the plain satiu, edged with narrow Valenciennes.