ASCOT FASHIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19699, 27 July 1927, Page 7

ASCOT FASHIONS.

LONG FEATHER BOAS

SUMMER FUR

Feather boas' are apparently returning. There were voluminous specimens at Ascot, brilliant in colour, t and very fall They are worn -close to the throat, with one end long and falling down the back; on a small wearer the end mya be so long that it requires picking up and carrying in the manner of the erstwhile train. One ,o£. bright -crimson was conspicuous, but effective, worn with cream dress and toque; one of black and white had its full end of black; there was another of cyclamen hue--to indicate merely a few. A sunshade of cream ostrich feathers was carried by a well-known woman, about 14in. broad, uncurled feathers being used. An effort is being made to reintroduce ostrich plumage . and so give filip to a South African industry. Here and there ostrich feathers were on hats, but on very few. A keen rival this year to velvet ribbon for hat trimming is Petersham. Milliners find that the fine-corded variety is more amenable in arrangement, especially on brims, for it can be made to set flat despite the widening curve of the shape. Its effect is soft, and inconspicuous and when several shades are arranged together the result is generally.', very satisfactory. A narrow' Petersham' band and bind, with a posy of. flowers iit'one side, constitutes the sole trjmming of many of the exclusive Bankok and v Leghorn shapes. Dresses were ' for' the most part of diaphanous and dainty lace, in cream or colour, simple georgette, printed chifton, ninon with gigantic floral designs, ninon and crepe do chine with small geometric pattern. r-f . j Quite a number of the .pale-coloured dresses--\vere -trimmed' with - summer fur dyed to match.; others had trimmings of narrow lace and embroideries of au kinds. Others, again, had beads or-, iridescent shells One particularly handsome gown was embroidered all over in a cockatoo design on cream satin, with a. deep mauve border and was entirely V(^ 1 with cream chiffon. Black « Chant-illy was the selection made for a. specially attractive dress of lace. The transparent coat of georgette or lace, fur-edged, has been a very usual adjunct to the smart dress this season, and ;at-Ascot one saw many of these' delicate "two-pieces. Long capes of chiffon, the chiffon often being closely kilted, and a ruche being left at the neck, were & novelty, and a change from the Flowers ,made of subtly, coloured felt were seen .on hats and as shoulder knots. - Wimen had sleeves, many girls had no cov6n*ig at all on their arms. In the sunshade display, one noted among the blues, delphinium, peacock, cerulean, electric, royal and' cornflour; among the greens, eau denll, moss, sea, emerald, Lincoln, ; and grass, merging amazinglv into . yellows varying from lemon and buttercup to Califrman poppy and marigold. More wonderful even than their colour were the materials of which .thev were made, the daring designs painted cn tjiem and their vanning sizes. Some "were of rich, delicate Nottingham of beads, some, of silk straw, • canvas® some just a bun«» seem to be just a c6ritinii&tion of :'*he hat to frock below. One had-ifgolden snake curving on its white surface, several resembled chessboards, one or two were built of petals to look like chrysanthemum:,, while quite a.large number boasted a decorated vertical frieze-like hem. , Lovely pearls were general. A earl} every lady had a shoulder posy. Even - one, of course, had silk stockings, sometimes of black, but more often of flesh, tints. Black shoes there were, too, but those of the new colours, of beige and srey, were more general. Shoes get more and more trimmed, and the material unions are highly decorative.