Pearl Trimmings.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 25, 22 June 1907, Page 57

Pearl Trimmings.

Pearl trimmings for debutantes’ evening dresses are high in favour, and flounces of soft silk or satin are often supplemented with fringes of seed pearls.

Real hand-painting on silk is an important feature in the world of dress. Flower patterns are almost invariably chosen, and the most fairy-like results are obtained, the silk treated in this manner being generally applied in the form of panels or insertions for evening dresses. Medallion . insertions of handpainted mousseline de soie or chiffon are likewise introduced on lace dresses. In Vienna, whence the new tailormades usually emanate, it has been decreed that our shoulders shall be squared and our sleeves made full. They are not exaggerated, and I think they are quite generally becoming, for in reality the best tailors do not exaggerate details of this kind. Indifferent models show wild eccentricities, but not so those from the best houses. There are, however, certain women who have a craze for anything new in the way of decoration.