LADIES' COLUMN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13193, 2 June 1906, Page 6 (Supplement)

LADIES' COLUMN.

|||||< ( 1 LONDON' FASHION NOTES. ; - |H |?j [PROU 081 OWN COItRESrOXDKNT.] 1 i,vS ' London*, April 20. jfv, Among th? oddities in the millinery world— ; . and there are very many .at present—must tfi■ 'be classed the curious toques of helmet shape £;< made with high crowns in rough nutmegs'-;" ' grater straw, dyed in tartan colourings but absolutely without anything in the way of !•* ' a brim. ; A favourite. trimming for ii cranky 1 shape of this description is a twist of tartan ribbon where the brim should be and •\r_ then at the side a cluster of spiky wings "" - , also reproducing the tartan effect. Pucecoloured straw.is seen in some of the more • exclusive millinery shops, 'wreathed with ' titty shaded roses in purple arid rose-colour ;*• ' ,V with moss and foliage and a. cluster of i ' purple feathers; while underneath the brim at the back there will in all probability lie i*;< *. ~ a huge caiche-peigne of. purple tulle. This fv;. ' is indeed going" to be a season for tulle, if ' one may judge of things as they are at present; tulle, combined with velvet, has ' been more or* less worn all through the winter. Without doubt the season's millingtSfj! ' ery is noteworthy for the extent to which ' peculiarly coloured straws are chosen and i , for tiif; prevalence of the use of coloured ijV/' veils,* some of which are becoming provided i§;\ the proper colour bo chosen. To sum up : briefly, among the hats we ha;ve the -NapoI shape, the mushroom, the plateau, the •>[ French sailor, and the chip, while lingerie ' bats will again make their appearance a, little while hence*.; Then there is the hat '*» ~ entirely of tulle, lined with white. Bonnets arc in agdiin for those who do not. -are for mats, and many of these bonnets are slquiteslquite- small, finished with long strings of tulle. Masses of flowers art; seen upon the bats,'both above the brim and under it, 1 and really the tloral cachc-peigne is very often much larger than the bait itself.. . FjOni ono who , has; just returned • from tfy* / Paris, I learn that there is as great a rage for 'hats of all shades of the new reddishv,: pink' in the French metropolis as there is in London. For some of tho very dressy French hats, when flowers or plumes are - nsecl, ribbon is employed swathed in soft r* ' , folds round and' round the crown of the Vi"; bait." A new shape which it is announced I'--,, I will .bo popular in Paris before long is a KVs> mostr original one. It is described as having »» | a very low, broad, round crown; and a short I 1 round, straight, brim in front; but at the "■'* back the brim widens enormously and" is Iklp-A curved in a downward 1 direction, somewhat ~' similar to the extraordinary beadcoverings a worn by English coalheavers — does not BfeS&jijffift sound at all charming or becoming, does it? St&Y, j The ; front of this queer bat has the crown |j|p| draped round and round with soft ribbon, two bunches of the looped rosettes occupy gotC the two sides of the shape well set backward, and beneath the down-turned , broad Sfw'if?".-; back brim there is a large cache-peigne of iprii'f-" the same ribbon which tilts the hat well forward almost on to, the wearer's nose. The , •- new . back brims, •by the bye, are called , " Biwolets.'" " Quite a feature in Paris at the present time is the use to V which ribbon |f' jis once more put; it is made in allcolours, S|||^ designs, textures andywidths, and,,is always glossy in appearance,;; and usually very ' soft arid -silky.,. A correspondent writing from \Paris, remarks: "There have been wi' r seasons when no ribbon at all was allowed S ' upon any hats, and' there have been seasons when ribbons ,\vere .the sole trimming of J smart' headgear; such a season is now with '0 us. For all .'smart morning< occasions, for , wearing ' with tailor-made garments, for shopping .v and (for. walking, for motoring, ."V and even for, driving, the hat of the season it Will be a renovated form of the old sailor jpO' f< ' shape tilted up high behind and low in front .over the forehead, and profusely trim,C' , me3 '.With: a ' lavish assortment of loops of i. ribbon at'the" left side' of the hat slightly to ' ' the back, with other loops of the same rib-. Kl' ". bon forming a high cache-peigrie; behind. 1 The Sbbon may be :of one colour, or of two j J- tones, or of two shades of one tone, or of | two contrasting or blending colours, but "it, ;.j '%? ' " must be soft and supple and divided into a ! |. fabulous number of short loops four, or five £< inch's long, forming altogether? a kind of ! fb i choii or rosette. A '"small checked design | ' g characterises some of the new ribbons. Velijtl'f-" vet ribbons are used ait times, but of course , ' . this kind are not so effective as; the soft r', 1 brilliant-faced taffetas, but when velvet. > ■ ; ribbon is used! it is always of the - "chiffon" - type. ' . V - . • —' • . 1! ■

; L ' AN" ATTRACTIVE FROCK. ' vt ; -at(ractir« -'example/is shown- in . the a.boTe> figure in S i the' corselet or ' Princess Hy, eveniig',frock, finished with a delightfully iswßthed _chemisette !of Brussels net, run 15$$$'* through with Slack velrct bebe ribbon. The lp>fyt wide Tacit" falls in points,.and is embroidered : with chenille. a groundwork of tulle.. The rest the frock is in black crepe de chine, the s«iUn.'. outlined 'with jet. :-:y£: -—

MV * u ' A SMART MODEL. .;•••.•: .In. th« above sketch we hare » smart It'll; p* little* model in cream flannel with a small ft « < spot. It- is made with a vest of plain fef linen f and.straps;; of. embroidery, . finished ' !>•' . with a red tie and 'leather belt. ; 1 ;;.y . ■ • '• ' •