IN FASHION'S REALM.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 2 March 1914, Page 2

IN FASHION'S REALM.

UP-TO-JMTE NOTES ON YVHA'I TO WEAR. 1 'Shall take up furs in my next as the subject is too great a one for a patchy notice. Even then it will only be in the form oi a foreword. Here i may say that , the furs oi the coming season will be a bit of a revelation. Ihcre.will.be sets—cap or hat, stole and .muff, in unity with silk lace and other attractive gildings; and fur will be used. for trimming as never ' before in modern memory, if our clinate admitted we should smother ourselves in furs, but there is the question of location, and it must be considered. Again furs are related to luxury and ease-, which means that while my lady in her motor car may indulge her bent to the full, her poorer sister must be circumspect: While furs, as regards cost, range ; from thousands down, it , is absurd to say that you cannot get real fur for a few guineas. It depends on-the kind and then the quality. At the same time roses often go by other "names, but what matter if they look a<s well. A wonderful novelty this time will bo dyed furs. You will see them in as many collours as materials "have, and when such is used for trimming the effect should be superb. You will find furs in brilliant colours as well as subdued ones, or to paraphrase Mother Shipton—"Furs of an air will be seen, In blue, in red, in green." IMack is very fashionable ju>st now. The black hat", however* needs some relief, as a. spray of cream sweet pea or other flower. Apart from colour the prettiest hats are, to my view, tluise loosely built silk ones, \there the crown is in pouchy folds and "the brim reveals a negligee fold. A swathing to divide hind's either a spray of flowers or a cluster of fruit, cherries in the right relation being attractive. Hats which are enfolded with silk which gathers into a knot at side with up-standing ends are modish, and here we havo variety ga-

lore. But the. velvet, plush and broohe hats are mainly attractive at this moment because they are the advancing note. The illustration gives a hat of fancy plusli -which is very artistic as well as novel. The mount , may be as expensive a% a paradise or as cheap as anything on the stand. ( In this instance I have ventured to employ a surround of fur, as such j will be freely used in winter . mllin- j ery. Wo shall, in fact, have brims edged witli it, and both in colour and harmony and direct contrast. You may look forward to a. wonderful j millinery season, tlie variety being infinite and the choicest examples beyond criticism. In our pleasure-loving community the party-dress is a leading consideration. W© shall soon have to give it more space than it usually gets. There are certain golden rules in selection and dressing which are not always observed. First one shoiild see to it that everything is fresh and dainty, one's underwear for preference being white. Stockings should be plain but of fine mesh, and incidentally the new Tango shoe, the one with the criss-cross lacing, is not an outdoor clfoice but for dress. In your frock never allow more than two colours or two shades of one colour, and if you are in doubt play trumps and select black and white. The coiffure is always important, arid if yoiitli has been passed beware of anything out of, the way "for the or-, namentation. Kven so the jeunne fille should be satisfied with a ribbon. A fan is a necessary adjunct and the knowledge of how $o use it, and the gloves should be of the best. In choosing a cloak some thought may be given to the fact that it plays an important part going and coning'. "A fad is for the evening stole and muff, such being for show more than use. A selection may be pale pink ninon edged with very