LONDON AND PARIS FASHIONS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue VI, 10 August 1895, Page 181

LONDON AND PARIS FASHIONS.

HILE there is much to admire in (©, —o i 3, tte present millinery, there is . /\| much to condemn in the arterrnt VciS. 'ZPUy N *° re introduce the quaint old T 5 I 1 ityle of hairdressing. My first I I I sketch is a smart spring hat from a ■ . 'iti'jKf <4 J 1 Paris. It is called the * Maurice • * bat ’ and is in fancy pink straw. The brim is cut away at the back, and replaced by a cluster of roses * shaded from pink to crimson. There is an under brim of pleated black lace, and a shaded pink glac6 silk bow in front on the crown. The ornaments are in jet.

For my second, third, and fourth illustrations, I give some evening styles new and pretty. 2. Fire bouchons Recamier adorn the brow, whilst the sides are carelessly undulated. From the high chignon escape tiny curls, real or false ; in the centre is fastened an aigrette of gilt wheat-

ears. 3. Youthful frock: P.incess blouse in spring green accordion-pleated silk muslin, finished off in deep vandykes, and drawn to the waist with a folded satin sash, fastened at the side by three leafless roses, similar to those puckering the muslin scarf round the hem of the satin skirt. Other blossoms loop up the waves of the elbow sleeves in satin, veiled with muslin. Floral shoulder knots adorn the beaded band which frames the square opening of the bodice. 4. Skirt in deep corn yellow moiib, ornamented with a long trail of glycine, which droops on the right side, in opposition to the sash ends in mauve velvet, edged with lace and caught up with a tuft of glycine. This forms the continuation of the folded belt and aide folds reaching on the right aide np to the shoulder. Foil puckered sleeves in keening. Wreath of glycine round the low bodice in white guipure over yellow satio.

The days of the dressy blouse are not yet numbered, and will be the vogne for many a month to come. With black satin or moirb skirts the Parisiennea are extremely partial to white satin corsages covered with light-coloured chiff >n gathered ala Bebl. For instance, mandarine yellow silk mnslin smothering a creamy foundation is very popular with brunettes, while orchid mauve chiffon veiling white ha. a decided run among blonde young ladies. For day purposes the magpie blend is one of the smartest. Black and white is always safe and ever undeniably elegant. The blouse following my bat is made with the new Empire sleeves gathered to the yoke at some inches below the shoulder line. These important affaiis are bnilt in a soft black and white check snrab, and from the elbow are provided with a slender cuff of black jet and narrow silver

braid worked so deftly together on a white satin ground that they form an exquisite trimming. The yoke matches this lower portion of the sleeve, and the same idea is further carried out by way of straps from bust to waist, these vertical insertions being headed by a couple of full-blown rosettes of black and white baby ribbons. To clasp the waist a rather narrow white satin belt is provided. By the way, there will be a general mourning among womenkind when Madame Modus decrees that bands and sashes shall no longer be with ns to knock at least ten years off the age of the wearer. What a variety of r6les the pretty diamond or paste safety pin brooch is allowed to assume, my lady may secure her bunch of fresh hyacinth or gardenias to her corsage by means of this dainty little jewel ; or she can clasp her ostrich plumes with the glistening bijou, or, still better, ornament her lapel with the same.

The fifth illustration is a fashionable Paris walking dress. It has a round bodice with gigot sleeves and godet skirt in

nasturtium brown tweed, brightened up with a shower of beads recalling all the nasturtium tints. Yoke in guipure work, outlined with gold thread. Straw bat, trimmed with coq ies in shaded ribbon, with two aigrettes quivering on each side. Collarette, with large bow in gauss.

The sixth sketch shows a new French blouse made in nymph pink ciepon or canvas cloth, accordion pleated, and

striped with frills crossed in the centre with silver braid or fancy galon ; similar trimming encircles tbe full elbow sleeves in plain canvas, over which droops a Greek drapery in Surah silk. Belt in ruby velvet, fastened at the side under a cluster of loops and ends. Heloise.