FASHIONS FOB LADIES. Jewellery Falling into Di favour Ex cept for Ball Costumes.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 204, 21 May 1887, Page 3 (Supplement)

FASHIONS FOB LADIES. Jewellery Falling into Di favour Ex cept for Ball Costumes.

JiiWisLLisKY i? almost entirely dispensed with in ladies' dies-s, excepting at balls. A slender bracelet or two pairs of solitaire pearls set as earrings, or two small gems mounted for the same use, arc alone ad missible. The high military collar, now so generally adopted, effectually pre\ents the wearing of a brooch, and the disappearance of lace' bows and jabots has done away with the once universal lace-pin. Necklaces and collars of beads to match the passementerie of the dress are a good^ deal worn. A curious idea for ornamentation of a ball toilet is to have a rivierre in diamonds disposed among the ornaments, the corsage cither arranged in curves over the bust, or in loops over one shoulder, where thoy are secured with a bow of ribbon. Ornaments composed »f diamonds set on black s elvet are far more fashionable than are diamond necklaces, and are to be worn encircling the throat. An exceedingly pretty dress was worn in Paris a few weeks ago, composed of a white satin front, which is covered with apron drapery in gold lace, held down at the left side by a cluster of pale yellow ostrich feathers, wifch a band of the same for the border of the skirt front. The white satin corsage is cub low in the neck and is made doublebreasted, being closed down on the left' side with three gold clasps. Small revers of pale-yellow satin are set at the opening of the cersage. Another evening drees was of pale silvergrey satin and tulle, the back of the short skirt being covered with superposed widths of tulle ; at either side of the skirt is placed a panel, embroidered with floss silks and silver thread in patterns of pale pink roses and silver ribbons ; the satin corsage is cut low, with short sleeves. It is embroidered up one side with a garland of roses ; draperies of tulle shade the shoulders, and the skirt front is formed of plain 'satin, laid, in three large plaits, over which float pale pink satin ribbons,