The World of Fashion

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 3, 20 January 1909, Page 58

The World of Fashion

(By

MARGUERITE.)

fee li'ihk i -oiu .»»<• ji>exp* risivr materials now employed for juvenile garments, and t?o easily an they put together thanks to the perforated paper patterns—that any mother of moderate means and a certain amount «»f leisure may provide }.( r young daughter with a wardrobe alma.*! as dainty and varied as that ordered for the minor heiress of a multi millionaire. simple school frock. For lessons and play there is nothing more practical for small girls than the frocks of galatea, striped percale of hairlined linen suiting, which are to be found in all the popular blues and pinks, varied with white, gray or t in. These are made Up in the simplest manner possible, usually in one piece, with three wide box plaits, bark and front, pressed and often stitched to the waistline, but Haring below the belt, and with a one-tone sailor collar and dickey. Natural and tobacco coloured linens are made up in a similar manner, brightened with rod linen collar Fnd dickey <o relieved by those of white

pique, which lend an air of freshness to a dark frock that can be worn for several days. GUIMPE DRESSES. Girl’s chambray guimpe dresses in pink, blue and pale green have skirts of two distinct tvpes—the one. deeply sideplaited and Haring from waist to hem and the slightly gored, with the fulness shirred into the belt. But. in both instances the chemisette and collar are of white allover embroidery and there are narrow revers faced w’th the frock material and edged with a line of fancy white braid similar to that finishing the bottom of the skirt. Some of these chambray frocks are exact replicas of the elan tartans so much worn during the winter, and are trimmed with turreted bands of plain colour, which form panels from shoulder to hem or traverse the blouse diagonally, thus forming a waist length V, back and front. This- latter trimming method demands a similarly shaped guimpe. which to remain stationary, should be attached to a nnwlin body.

TRIMMED WHITE WITH COLOURS. Rather a novel departure from the all white scheme in the design of small girls’ frocks io the fad for trimming some of the heavier linens and cottons with plain ami striped materials of contrasting colour. The idea is charmingly developed in the ease of a school dress of the jumper order, the sideplaited, knee-length skirt being banded above the hem with navy blue percale; which also outlines the neck, short sleeves and waistline, while a coat frock of white shrunken cotton has a front panel, Ixdt, collar and cuffs of red and white galatea, daintily hand-embroider-ed in rod wash cotton. Frocks go treated, however, are only suitable for informal use, and in the same catagory as those intended for school and play. UTILITY HATS. Quite useless is it to deny that the happy, healthy little lady its exceedingly hard on her head gear, for she loves to play out of doors. The most practical of play hats are those of rough straw, rather Hat in shape, trimmed with bands of washable ribbon. Therse would best be of brown straw, which is almost sunproof, whereas the more attractive looking blues and pink quickly fade and lend thlir wearei*a shabby appearance. There are various kinds of pique hats which will withstand an immense amount of ill treatment and submit to indefinite laundering. One shape is somewhat like gyytoo( flhdylqi shY mfw m m mb the. popular fiat with a broad stitched brim and a detachable crown; another is of the lingerie model, and a third is like a. stringless .sunbonnet, which hooks beneath the chin and possesses the merit of protecting the infantile complexion ami keeping the hat from blowing about the eyes. LINGERIE HEADGEAR. Headgear of embroidery, mull and lace never goes out of favour with the younger generation, and each reason becomes more Huffy and fascinating. In shape it varies somewhat from that of a. twelvemonth ago, in uiat crowns are slightly higher and brims more Haring and rather more needlework than net and lace is employed. Some of the new lingerie hats are entirely of shirred mull and not to be detached from their wire frames. For that reason they are rather shunned by mothers of liihited bank accounts or economical tastes. Nevertheless, trimmed with- broad white ribbon bows and provided with chin ties they are a fascinating frame for a ros'e-tinted face, and well withstand several months of disc re a t in* a ge. & The threatened triumph of the highcrowned hat has come to naught; its pride has been brought low, and almost tlat millinery once more the vogue. It docs not look flat, however, when crowned with a multitude of flowers made of ostrich curled or uncurled, or with the swatliery of tulle that forms the fashionable mob greatly beloved at present. No arbitrary rules are being exercised now with regard to the matching of toilettes and millinery; on the other hand, there is an enormous predilection evinced

for pure white, pale grey, and black, elegantly relieved with feathers of such neutral shades as grey and-a delicate fawn. These under a sunny sky look lovely and eool.

When flowers arc Used strange colours are chosen for them. Curious, too, aro the hues that appertain to foliage. What do you think of a wreath of deep purple leaves from which spring sprays of deadly nightshade in the natural purple colour of the flower?

The bride who has not an extensive trousseau cannot do better than to include in it one white serge suit made with a short skirt and a neatly tailored rather simple coat. With this she may wear a severely tailored white linen shirtwaist in the morning, one of fine muslin in the afternoon and a rather elaborate net or lace blouse in the evening, provided she is not stopping at an ultra fashionable hotel or a private, house.

The litlhxbridesimiids were in white satin covered with cream net, mob cap® ami pale blue sashes. The older bridesmaids’ also wore eream net with blue sash. 'Their hats were in cloud colour, pale Hue, and silver. The bridesmaids were the Hon. Mary yVestenra. Miss Margaret Drexel, and Miss Rosamond Grosvenor, wearing ivOry satin dresses, veiled in figured net, and trimmed with JaCe-edged fichus, and paTn blue satin sashes. They hail satin lulls matching the sashes. They carried bouquets of white roses and lilies of the valley tied with white satin ribbons. Besides the bridesmaids eight children walked hand in hand. 'They made a charming group, dressed after a portrait of tiarah lardy Jersey as a child, with whito muslin frocks over satin, and blue sashes find with mob caps trimmed with blue ribbons, blue satin ehoes and old-fashioned blue mittens.