LONDON FASHION NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14145, 21 August 1909, Page 6 (Supplement)

LONDON FASHION NOTES.

[from our OWN CO-RESPONDENT.] London, June 25. THAT "TOUCH ". OF BLACK. The black satin waistcoat is a feature of the up-to-date dress. It forms belt and waistcoat in one, and is noticeable as an : adjunct of drosses of painted muslin, silk voile, or other light materials. The deep note of black shows up the. delicate tints to considerable advantage. At times it is repeated round -the hem of the skirt, as it? the case of a cream-tinted silk cashmere with gold and oxydised embroideries in long lines; here the black satin waistcoat was partly hidden on the chest by a band, of cashmere covered with the embroidery and carried across the front under the small black satin lapels of the waistcoat. Again, a black scarf is chosen to go with a light and dainty gown, but care must be taken, that the black does not form itself into close and heavy folds. There are scarves of black gauze which are lightened by an embroidery in oxydised sitter, in a slender, line along the edges. There are, of course, numerous scarves which are not of black —each week their variety seems to extend. Black velvet flowers are asked for, and are willingly supplied by the milliner, who will arrange them on a hat of white, perhaps in conjunction' with a white blossom here and there. In direct contrast to the black velvet lilies and irids are the flowers made of spotted and plain muslin; these are generally of white, though some of them are faintly tinted pink or yellow. Huge Leghorn hats are favourite subjects for the display,of black velvet flowers, all of immense size. Without a " -ouch " of black the dressmaker, the milliner, and the tailor, would be at a sad loss. - Black velvet ribbon, so long worn clasping the neck, now forms bracelets pinned with a small brooch in the old-i ashioned way — if the brooch is antique, jio much the better. .. EVENING CLOCKS. Wraps of all kinds for the evening are expensive items of the wardrobe in this luxuriant age. Nowadays, the possession of a beautiful cloak means as much as the possession of a new frock if not more, due to the fact that with the wonderful and* ethereal afternoon gowns, richly embroidered, for outdoor fetes, satin wraps are worn, as well as those of silk or cloth ; so that a cloak is often the hardest worked garment of the wardrobe-. The satin of to-day is so soft and amenable that it lends "itself much better to the loose indefinite mantle than it does to the long sac coat, and all the evening wraps are of the burnous type, usually of soft satin. Important variety of effect is obtained by the gorgeous colourings of the embroideries with which they are trimmed. An embroidered satin coat, carried oat in many lovely shades of rose colour, had a long and becoming panel at the back, while draped wing sleeves most happily combined picturesqueness with perfect comfort. The material of the wrap wat in satin of a soft shade of pale pink its lining was white s>ilk gauze, patterned with clusters of pink roses and sprays of pale mauve lilac; upon the pink satin background a conventional design was worked in floss 6ilk, in delicate shades of rose-colour, with elaborate applique motifs in dark damask rose velvet, outlined With oxidised silver threads. The embroidery made the yoke, which was bordered with silk fringe the front was arranged with similar embroideries, while the sleeves, gathered up at the back, were caughtwith loops of silver cord and long silver tassels. • ■■Hi mi 111 !■<■»•