THE LADIES

Observer, Volume 1, Issue 1, 18 September 1880, Page 2

THE LADIES

We have had to cut short our ladies column this issue, but I am not very sorry, as it is hardly the thing I wanted. Is there no female good Samaritan mixing in the "hupper suckles" of Auckland society who will undertake the management of this part of the paper, and describe for me the ravishing toilettes worn, by our Antipodean Venus's and Juno's.

— Scanty round ovcrskirfcs continue to be the fashion. — Kerchief gowns are likely to be as popular as ever for the coming summer. — For incipient •wrinkles nothing can beat tar soap. — Black toilets are now as much worn at ■weddings as colored or "white ones. — The latest craze in furniture is for that made in cbouLscd w<md. *- — Large bows of cambric or muslin, edged with lace, are also very much the fashion, and are preferred to any other kind of cravat. — The latest novelty in parasols is called the "Japanese" — the shape being nearly flat, with sixteen ribs shown on the outside. — Mrs. Lingnrd gets all her bonnets and millinery at Mrs. Nichols, Adams' Arcade," Queen-street, near the Turkish Baths. — Dressy toilets are not considered complete without the fichu — that known as " The Lamballe" being the fashion for summer. — Summer pimple? and simple eruptions can be cured by using a weak solution of carbolic acid in rain water. — The Empress of Germany has a mania for wearing black silk, holding that, no lady beyond the middle age should wear light colors. — The introduction of lady ushers in the church is now being advocated in order to induce young men to attend. — The latest fashion in Paiisfora walking garment is called the ' l'alotot Mandarin," and consists of a semi-Jitting paletot a la Chinese, with a flowering front and pagoda sleeves. — The style in haiidrcssing is now changing in consequence of the high ruffo worn, which compels ladies to raise the hair to keep it out of the way. — Skipping doubilcss i* a healthy enjoyment for y<'ung children, but when indulgcdiu on the public footpath becomes a source of annoyance to passengers and should be stopped. — Colored balyensos, for edging the skirts of colored dresses, are much used, and are more durable than the white ones that have been so very fashionable. — Some of the smartest and newest aprons are made of cream or fancy Madras muslin, trimmed with lace and a narrow plaiting of the muslin. They are finished oft" with colored bows. — Ladies whose noses have not been made to suit their faces need not despair as a novel arrangement — "a nose machine 1 ' — has been invented, which so directs the cartilage that an ill-formed nose is quickly shaped to perfection. — The fashionable colors in millinery for the approaching fine season are straw color, bran color, seal brown I)u B:irr>e rose, white, almond, biscuit, violet, heliotrope, cashmere shades, and reel. — The latest thing for the neck is a gay bordered handkerchief folded in three corners on the bias and tied round the neck with the knot in the Lack ; the point in front is then drawn down and tucked into the bosom of the dress, while a lace pin confines it at the throat, — The handkerchief costume is very fashionable, and looks exceedingly pretty if well made. To illustrate— A dress composed of pearl-grey handkerchiefs with blue borders. The under skirt cut round, without any train, is bordered with a deep kilting, the tunic draped in front under a bow, falls in points at the sides, and. is drawn into a putt' at the back. Jacket bodice trimmed en fichu. Hat of while f-traw lined with blue and trimmed with a handkerchief to match the dress.