TME LADIES COLUMN EDITED BY "EVA"

Observer, Volume 2, Issue 30, 9 April 1881, Page 316

TME LADIES COLUMN EDITED BY "EVA"

— Shaded tassels are the latest. — Beaded jerseys cost £S each. — Mantles will be worn very long for -winter. — Dress sleeves are -worn tight, and somewhat larger. —When bracelets are worn, lace is not required. — Mrs. McCosh Clark was out in her crane and wine silk on Friday last. — The "childrens" party at St. James's Hall was an innneji.se success. — Mrs. Hancock's costume was a pretty grey silk, with but little trimming. ■ — -The most fashionable jerseys are embroidered with coloured flowers. — The masonic ceremonial brought out but one solitary Tarn o' .Shantcr. — Our girls like jerseys, and will " never, no never" give them up. — Very few Auckland ladies attended the Panmure races. ■ — Miss 11., of Mangare, looks remarkably well in her navy blue dress, with cap to match. — Cardinal and crrmc have parted, after a long and protracted friendship Cardinal is "out."

— Silver serpents of the finest workmanship, with jewelled eyes, are much' worn by English women. — Cats heads in diamonds, with topaz eyes, a little pink coral tongue and blue enameled collar around the neck, are the latest fancy in jewelry. — Initial letters in hemstitching, in block or old sampler patterns, are the latest fancy in handkerchiefs. — Miss OR., of Pumpkin Mat is now wearing a black velvet Tarn o' Shanter, which is well worthy of mention. ■ — Mrs. Hamlin, of Epsom, wore a black silk, ornamented with wreaths of coloured flowers on the front and sleeves. — Miss C. (presumably in order to please "Eva") has acceded to my request, and removed those obnoxious cardinal bows. — Flannel costumes are all the rage in fashionable London. We shall have them here in good time, no doubt. — A very elegant costume of black silk, with chenille fringe, made its appearance amongst the gay crowd in Princes-street last Thursday. — Another lady, who was present, exhibited a very pretty and well-made violet silk, trimmed with white Breton lace. — Why were there no Tarn o' Shanters at the Masonic' ceremonial ? Was it because our shop girls could not get a holiday ? — I have noticed a really pretty costume of grey carmelite trimmed with bronze-green satin, and rink hat to correspond. — A lady arrival by the "Oxford" has brought out a handsome pompadour costume trimmed with bronze, a la princess, and deep draped sash. — Who is the lady in the bronze-green cashmere, trimmed with silk on the basque bodice principle? It is a very nice ' 'get-up," and deserves notice. — A peacock lustre, trimmed with crone brocade, has been brought out recently by a "dressy " young lady, and created some little 1 sensation.

— On the occasion of the Masonic ceremonial I noticed a very pretty black cashmere, made with polonaise, pleating* of lace at foot, with cascade down the front and loops of cardinal ribbon. — Mrs. Heather was one of the ladies who patronised the Masonic gathering. Her black satin with trimmings of jet fringe, showed to advantage. — Mrs. Barton Ireland was the most tastefully dressed lady at the Masonic ceremonial. She wore a sage green satin, trimmed with pompadour, hat and parachute to match. — All Parisian dresses, whether for house or street, evening or day, country or town wear, are made to have a tapering effect, narrow at the bottom and somewhat bouffant on the hips. — Seafoam green is a favorite evening color, and is a pale tint of blue green resembling the gem aqua marine. It combines very prettily witli shell pink. — On Friday last I saw a very pretty and elegantly attired young lady in Q.ueen-strect. Her dress was of grey carmelite, with yoke, sleeves, and sash of black velvet. — Who is the dear creature in that light, pompadour, a la princess, with handkerchief drapery and rink hat to match. It is really an elegant "get up." — A certain young lady, who shall be nameless, upon reading the " Arsenic Eating "story, said to a companion, "I wonder what the stuff tastes like ; I think a little of it would not hurt me. " Oh ! foolish one, beware ! — Mr. D. G. and Miss W., by mutual consent became man and wife last Wednesday. The knot was tied by the Itev. Mr. Tebbs at St. Matthew's Church. Both looked "well" and happy. — The St. Thomas's young ladies are mutilating last week's Observer by cutting their dear parson out and pasting him in bibles and hymn books. They say those tassels were done to perfection. — A prune lustre, notable "both for elegance and style, made its appearance in (.^iieon-strect on Saturday last. The trimmings were of crone silk, and the dress was on the polonaise principle. A large hat trimmed with crane and cremc, feathers was also worn. — A sensible and elegant street costume for the cool days intervening between now and midwinter rains consists of plush, combined with any line woollen cloth of dark, warm colors. The dress may be made with a trimmed skirt attached to a mock waist, a plush jacket trimmed with big buttons and cap to match, and is a dress so easily donned that it will be valued for its simplicity and convenience. — The young lady with the Tain o' Shanter is no longer seen drilling raw recruits at the lower end of "Wcllcslcy-strect east. She informed her beloved pupils the other day that "she" was not going down there to be laughed at by the Observer man. "Hurry up," "wait a minute," "stand still," "turn round," "back to school." I miss those orders very much.