Trimmings.
The secret would seem to be to use very little trimming, but to make it as effective as possible. Eyelet hole embroidery is being worked in vivid colours. A little of this is introduced at the neck of the new gowns, and in the wide Ineroyable collars that distinguish many of the gowns intended to be
washed. One intense colour is worn over another, instead of black and whit over colour; the Russian influence - strong iu trimmings both as to design and colour. The scarf has become a mantle, -o broad is it, often so extravagantly trimmed. t'hantilly lace has been called int > play. Nearly every gown as jet h.is a tunie; whether they will by and by remaiiM to be proved, but they am shorter than they were. Umbrellas with flat gold tops, on which is the mono-
gram of the wearer, are fitted with a vanity bag and all the adjuncts for personal adornment, even in a
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZGRAP19101019.2.91.3
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 16, 19 October 1910, Page 69
Word Count
160Trimmings. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 16, 19 October 1910, Page 69
Using This Item
See our copyright guide for information on how you may use this title.
Acknowledgements
This material was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries. You can find high resolution images on Kura Heritage Collections Online.
Log in