VOGUE OF BOUTONNIERES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17756, 17 September 1927, Page 10

VOGUE OF BOUTONNIERES

CRYSTAL AND TIN

SCENT YOGI? BAG FLOWERS. A new button hole, grown for the spring collections, is a bouquet nf crystal bowers, inierspci'M-d with silk 'eaves, and hods. Another is an allcrystal creation —a spray ol wheatloaves, caught at the top with a buckle Bunches ot cherries, in realistic red crystal, With white leaves, and red glass flowers arranged in a tight: nosegay, are suitable lor a. very original boutonniere. For those who like novelty, but fear 'the last-mentioned, on account of breakage involved in wearing the crystal flowers, bowers ol lelt, ot leather, and oven tin, are being shown. Very large bouquets of tin roses are also being used on the airiest tulle dresses imaginable. The bouquets ot felt or of leather, and fiat cowers made ot a combination of these two materials, are to be used on sports dresses this spring. Tin* varied coloured flowers lightly stylised, are employed for this type of boutonniere.

Of Every Hue. It is also a fashion to scent the flowers worn with '.heir own scent. Oil y very delicate perfume is possible. Thus, violet flowers are perfumed with violet scent, rose with, rose, cyclamen with cyclamen, orchid with orchidee, and so on, and so on. Flowers of every hue are being reI reived-'with great enthusiasm, with all sorts ,of costumes. The .chrys.auUip•■nitwiis of last -tspasuu syce,in larger size, garni .some fresh species have been introduced for wear with the new costumes. , .. Lacquered pansies, so fresh-looking that they may easily be mistaken for the real, comb in attractive little bunches. - Then there are the large carnations in the new shades of pink and lavender. For the afternoon dress that requires a touch of white there is a tropical bower with large soft full petals, and a yellow centre. Mammoth gardenias in . shell-pink and white, with buds tucked under the loaves, are the latest fad in. Paris. For those who either prefer, or require a flat shoulder flower, there is the cubist bower made of fiiip'v pleated gcorgelto and a silk floss centre. These either match a dress or add a touchy contrast.