FASHION SCRAPS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume VIII, Issue 34, 22 August 1891, Page 304

FASHION SCRAPS.

The ‘ sheath skirt ’ is • uncomplimentary ’ to tall, slim women, and it outlines and emphasises the adipose contours of a short, stout one. Women who like neither the bell nor the sheath skirt, with fan back, and who have tired of plaitings, take refuge in the moderately gored skirt, with either a long apron overdress open up the side to the belt, or with a similar foundation, graced with draperies it la Grecque. Square-toed and round-toed boots are coming in, say the knowing. We are seeing the last of the pointed forms. Women with small feet are smiling, for they think they can button themselves into shorter sizes. J L » n g> grey pead kid gloves seem to be the proper tiling at the matinees. They go with the inevitable bunch of violets most excellently. Pale green, apricot, light blue, and rose de chine are preferred colours in spring millinery. A new material is tulle etacelle—that is, tulle sparkling with powdered gold. It makes a toque with a large white velvet bow arranged as an aigrette in the back/with in front a great gold butterfly. Five pretty bridesmaids at a pretty wedding wore crepon frocks of the pale shade of Neapolitan violets, looped with silver girdles over petticoats of silver brocade. Their white hats had Neapolitan violets for trimmings, and they carried baskets of the same flowers mixed with valley lilies.