FRILLS OF FASHION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9092, 23 November 1907, Page 3

FRILLS OF FASHION.

/Once more the consideration of light clothing is uppermost in our minds. Washing dresses are to- be more popular than ever this summer, and pretty prints are to be obtained in all colours. But theaa dresses must be well made, as a skirt which dips in the back or side width loses all its smartness. The present ideal skirt is one that hangs out full at the hem, and to obtain this e'lecfc the washing skirt must have at least seven gores. It should be perfectly plain at the foot, except, perhaps, for a few tucks. The upper part of the «kirt may fit the figure, but a little fullness at the back gives a prettier effect. The time of the year when the moth doth corrupt is close at hand, and the furs which have been hanging in the | wardrobe all the winter must now be attended to with extra care. In I London and on the Continent the owners of valuable furs store them in a cold storage establishment during the hot, summer months. However, the colonial woman can preserve her own furs equally well by packing them away in a tin box with a closely-fitting lid. With evening dress, large, soft scarves of crepe de chine, trimmed with fringes of flowers, are now worn — not the common-place, artificial flower seen every day. but flowers in taffeta and in silk muslin. At the ends^ of such a scarf of crepe de chine a fringe of wistaria may be placed in varied shades of mauve, the leaves being simulated in green taffeta. Roses used as a fringe to blue tulle give an ideally fresh ', effect. There would not seem to be the possibility of much novelty in the method of tying the bow to keep back a little girl's hair, but the American mother has discovered for herself that it can be made both striking and effective in the general scheme of dress.^ Briefly, her aim at the present time is to make the two loops of the \ bow stand as sharply and aggressively erect on the top of the head as they can be made to do. There is some degree of art in securing the assertively upstanding result that ie desired, and which at first sight seems to the uninitiated onlooker to involve a stiff internal wire. But in deft hands this is never needed. The first essential of success is to use a ribbon of the very best quality only, and of thoroughly firm make. A width of about 2_in to 3in is generally chosen, and is pulled exceedingly tightly together in making the bow. The loops ! are then pulled out and turned boldly upwards, where, in a well-made bow, they will remain standing.- If a second bow is used to tie the hair on the nape of the neck for girls of somewhat older growth, these loops are given an upward turn, though not quite so conspicuously. '