LONDON AND PARIS FASHIONS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume V, Issue 45, 8 November 1890, Page 19

LONDON AND PARIS FASHIONS.

RABIS COWMS. -EE tC-HloN-PLVTE, PAGE 2L • This week we have sketched some delicious go* ns worn by several pretty actresses in new plays, notably. ‘Le Kot • andaale and • Les Miectes de I 'An nee' at the Palais Royal. Fig. A show- Mdile. Clem as Emma in the fir-t--named comedy, attired in a summery frock ot mauve surah, with tablier front and plastron of eream white silk, covered with golden fdapilla her becoming ha: is of gold straw. with trimmings of foliage and panache of pale pink ostrich tips. She wears also a dainty mantle of Parma mauve velvet, with trimmings of jewelled passementerie, and edgings of maave and violet feathers. NldHe. Eerny Fig. C as Adele in the same play dons a gown of ma-tie faille, embroidered with sky-blue feredses- The drapings and short train are of aobieiin-blae woollen stuff. Her hat. of Tuscan paille dentale, is trimmed with sapphire velvet, the brim of openwork straw is ornamented with rows of dark blue and light blue velvet passed in and out. Hand-sere Mdile. Bonnet ■ Fig. B . as the Conuners in ‘ Les Miectes de I Annee. looks exceedingly -tAir in a fancy costume composed of a soft.pink silk skirt, scattered with golden spots, edged with bullion fringe, and caught up with a coapte of small satin masks, apparently fixed by a golden • eordeliere. The corsage of sapphire velvet is embroidered with braces cm rtTaußhra of similar colour . The picturesque hat worn with this costume is of dark blue velvet, with pale pink plumes. Fig- D. : Madame Alice Lavigne * ears a gown of chamois silk, the skirt quite plain, the corsage ornamented with dull >rold embroideries, and sleeves of bronre velvet, with grelots. Her hat is a dainty combination of saffron crepe ebiffon with light garland of cornflowers and deep blue velvet bows. < »n the first night of the above mentioned play, Madame de Saint Andre E wore a handsome gown of scarlet and-black shot silk, ornamented with grey trimmings ; a black lace hat, with branches of white lilac completed her attire. <’n the same evening the Countess de Rooiancbe appearexi in a coquettish Jacket of navy-blue velvet ami wood-brown mervilleux. with grelot fringe of similar tint worn over a pleated tulle plastron. Her bonnet of r-ale blue crepe de chine was completed by a tuft of light teachers ami a littie white lace. Madame Gaston de Saint Brise kioked charming in a toilette of black velvet and Louis XIV. damask, the latter having grey and pale yellow stripes scattered over with bunches of roses ; a border of grey feathers edged the skirt and cvorsage, and, together with a" grey straw hat trimmed with pale yellow feathers, made a delightful