THE LADIES COLUMN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6948, 23 February 1884, Page 4 (Supplement)

THE LADIES COLUMN.

FASHION NOTES. Velvet flowkbs are the favourite garniture for tbe Parisian bonnets. Gloves in all shade 3 of brown and tan are worn with all sorts of dresses. Ladies in Paris are wearing a modißcation of tbe nld-fashioned pointed girdle. Artificial roses, made of silk and satin, are furnished for garniture to ball dresees. Embroidered or hem-stitched banderchiefs are preferred to those trimmed with lace. Muffs made of cbenille fringe in many overlapping rowa are worn with chenilletrimmed wraps. Velvet is used for everything in Paris — dresses, cloaks, bonnets, and even the trimming of the bonnets. Worth's new wraps are made close fitting in the bust and cling to the figure to produce a slendering effect. .Belts and chatelaine bags made of finely embossed leather, of entirely new designs, are again in high vogue. Golden-brown cloth suits with real gilt braid are made by Paris tailors in the styles in favour with English ladies. All-grey trimming furs are used to adorn the favoured grey and green velvet or cloth costumes of the coming season. BEAUTIFUL BONNETS. The last bounet sent to the Princess of Wales was of terra-cotta velvet, capote shape, having on the left side three kittens' heads. By the way, the latest lovelty for trimming felt hats ie a tiny little grey monse running up the crown, mistress pussy emerging from a bow of velvet. Alas '. poor mousy, if you were alive I would nut give a sou for your life ! The Grand Duchess Veladimir of Russia, has ordered a series of boonets, the moat charming of which are a dark green velvet capote with panache of coral leathers, tbe folri3 of the velvet crown secured by two miniature pugs in carved wood, and a theatro bonnet which would make you hold your breath iu ecstatic admiration, it's so perfect. Of ivory velvet, capote shape, the brim is slightly turnsd up and covered with sealskin ; on tbe left side is placed a cockada of sealskin "oreilles d'ours," flat and pointed, lined with ivory velvet. Strings of ivory ottoman ; the crown of the capote is secured by a fine golden cord, and wee golden pins attach the velvet folds here and there. Of elegant simplicity, this bonnet is certainly the highest attainable note, and is called tbe '•Chapeau Germania." The "Malibran" is another creation of a totally different style, and ■will suit beauties of the dashing, dazzling Spanish type. High in crown, with broad hrim, around the edge of which is placed a tiny bebo plisse of lace, shadiDg the tace. On the side a large bow of black velvet, secured by a jet dagger. Parsing around the crown and knotted low on the neck iu charming carelessness is a torsade of canary Ottoman velvet.