THE LATEST THINS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1612, 21 January 1903, Page 25

THE LATEST THINS.

The blouse AAdth the sailor collar still holds its own among newer and most charming models. In cream cashmere, Avith sailor collar of Irish crochet lace, hem coloured glace, some of the most dressy little blouses are offered. Self-coloured batiste, with sailor collars, bordered by some contrasting shade, are also pretty and becoming, a cravat tie of the same material coming from beneath in strictly orthodox sailor fashion. Point d’esprit, tucked and inlet with guipure garland, fasiiions the very most delightful little slips, knife-kilted frills of the net forming the piece de resistance to a Avide turnover collar and three-quarter length bed sleeves. Berthes formed entirely of tiny pink, roses and their attendant foliage offer themselves most persuasively toAvards the renovation of a somewhat passe evening corsage. In some instances these are accompanied by elbow' sleeves of roses arranged, trellis-wise. Girdles of flowers are most picturesque and dainty, AA-diile Avholed trails from the neck of a loav bodice to hem of skirt are most charming and decorative.. Lisle-thread hcse with lace openwork fronts are most cool, comfortable summer Avear. Coloured satin orMrid shoes to' correspond in tone with the general scheme of things are much used for evening Avear-Much-befrilled laivn and lace petticoats are the order of the day for

smart AA'ear. In any of the pale tints they are irresistible,, as also in AY'hite or cream , while a black 1-aAvn billowing Avith frou-frou frills and Avhite Valenciennes lace, was a delightful completion to the half-mourning costume of grey and black batiste. The smartest coiffure adornment is a semi-wreath of the new’ pompon roses, with bandeau of seeds, pearls and tiny drooping leaves. Maidenhair ferns are much used as hair Avreaths in their natural shade, aa \A r ell as designs for diamante 'pearls, sequined net, etc. 3 Hand-embroidered linen collars are much Avc,rn AAdth coatees of taffeta or linen. Pale blue bass straw threaded Avith lines of blue satin straAV, and decked Avith gloire de Dijon roses, presented itself as a most becoming chapeau at one of the recent race meetings. The pelerine ruffle is Avith. us iu many guises and fabrications. Among other presentments, one of the knife-kilted frills of black chiffon set on to a wide collar of Irish crochet lace, Avith long hanging ends of the was most charming and becoming.