LATEST LONDON FASHIONS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1190, 21 December 1894, Page 13

LATEST LONDON FASHIONS.

From Our Own Correspondent . Regent-street, October 27.

There is a decided promise in the near future that hats and bonnets, but more particularly the' former, will be worn either with higher crowns, or the trimmings arranged so as to give height should the crowns in some shapes still remain low. There is a tendency this way already, and the new autumn millinery designs prove a distinct departure from the plateau, or flat‘style, that has so long been in vogue now. ‘ t - i This move will, to some faces, be advantageous, as the flat hats have been far from becoming too many ; for instance, a broad face, or one with’ pudgy features, requiring pointing, so to say, or sharpening by a higher style of headgear, as well as hairdressing; or the effect of the head generally is wanting in chic, and a bluntness and a dowdiness is the result. It is indeed only the possessors of what the novelists describe as “ clear cut “ features, or very young girls, who look really well in quite flat hats.

My millinery sketch this week is from a taking high-crowned model in burnt straw, trimmed with a, novel bow of black chiffon in front, and a white mercury wing on either side from behind each loop of tho chiffon.

A stylish little travelling cloak forms the subject of our second illustration, composed of a good checked grey tweed. The shoulder collar is the novelty of this design/ dwindling off to points at the hem of the" cloak, and the whole is lined With red silk. With/this is worn a boatshaped hat, trimmed simply by a band of black ribbon and quill feathers on left side. These hats seem the most popular of any this autumn for travelling and touring ; though we have noticed a good many girls looking extremely fascinating in tweed or woollen Tam-Q.Shanter caps, but these are only suitable for girls, whereas the j boat shapes accommodate themselves to I most ages.? > ; /

A very stylish costume for promenade is shown in bur third illustration. The material of which it consists is dark blue crepon. The bodice it will be seen fastens, contrary to usual, on the right side, and is decorated by a broad collar of dark blue velvet. The fastenings are invisible, but the bodice lias the appearance of being held by the smart dark blue velvet bow at the bust, and' another at waist which has a band also of the velvet round it. A small toque of white straw, trimmed with dark blue rosettes and wings, completes a very pretty and becoming costume.

Roselle.

At the opening of the "Rotorua railway the front engine was driven into Rotorua by Mrs Seddon, wife 'of the Premier.