The Sash and Its Possibilities.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 18, 28 October 1908, Page 70

The Sash and Its Possibilities.

Ah a iiaturM result of the present yogue for gowns which lit quite closely the •figure, there has come a revival in favour of the sash, an accessory which at one time was looked upon as a necessary part of almost every costume intended for wear on smart occasions. Once again we find sashes here, there ano' every .where, sometimes perfectly plain, but more often finished with fringed ends. The greater number of the new sashes are made in M»ft black satin, an arrangement which appeals to those of frugal mind, since a sash of this description can be made to do duty on many different gowns, and will look, of course, equally (well on all of them. (In a frock in any pale pastel shade, too, nothing is smarter than a clever touch of black, in the shape of a soft satin sash, artistically draped round the figure, and finished on one Hide with long floating ends. According to the latest rumours from Paris, the newest Directoire sasho- are no longer draped in such a way' that the knotted ends fall in front, a mod? which

found favour only for a very short time. The newest sashes are invariably tied on one side, more frequently on the left than on the right, and sometimes even in the centre of the Isaek. in a fashion which prevailed in Early Victorian days. Very wide sashes of soft black satin are sometimes arranged in such a way that they drape the figure for some distance above and below- the line of the waist. The draperies are then crossed at the back ot the skirt and brought round to the front, where they are knotted loosely just above the knee with long fringed ends which reach almost to the feet.

On certain smart frocks in crepe de chine, destined for afternoon wear, a fishwife effect is produced by the draping of a wide sash of soft satin straight round the skirt. This sash is then brought high at the back of the waist, where it is finished with wide loops of the same fabric. Another graceful effect, noted recently at a smart French watering-place, was arrived at by the novel arrangement of a-sash in Empire green soft satin on a gown of fine white Indian muslin. The folds of green satin started from the left side of the bodice, and after being draped

over to the right hip they were continued round the back of the skirt, and broughtup again to the front, where they were gathered up, quite low d'own upon the skirt, under a large satin chon. tarried oilt in this striking contrast of green upon white, the effect of this arrangement was more original perhaps than beautiful.

With a sash of the same colour U th« gcwn, however, the effect would be more satisfactory, while a black satin sash . on an evening gown of bla-ck crepe de Chine might be seen to great advantage, draped in this way, especially if the ends were finished with a handsome fringe ot j«t- j