MRS WARD'S PRESENTATION GOWN.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue II, 13 July 1895, Page 30

MRS WARD'S PRESENTATION GOWN.

THE dress, which was the work of a fashionable Court dressmaker, consists of an under-dress of rich rose pink satin duchesse; the elegant skirt has fans of chiffon let in at the hem, fastened with bunches of lovely roses ; the seams are also outlined with dainty foliage, and trailing rosebuds. The square cut bodice is nearly hidden in clouds of pink chiffon, amongst which glimmer roses, and trails of rosebuds. A fringe of the buds appears on one side, whilst on the other is a long bow of ribbon with ends to the hem of the dress. From the shoulders hung the Court train, which was of rich forget-me-not blue satin, with pink guelder roses, foliage and tinted leav< s running ss a design upon it. A delightfully novel shot effect was produced by a glimmer of gold colour. The train was lined with serpent green satin of a vivid hue, the trimming consisting of fine point </e i/oze looped with bouquets of roses and pink and «due bows. The headdress was the orthodox plume and veil, Mrs Ward wearing pearls and diamonds as ornaments, and carrying a lovely bunch of roses. The whole dress is a charming and skilful combination of colour, most harmoniously blended.