The World of Fashion.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVLI, Issue 10, 6 September 1911, Page 69

The World of Fashion.

By

MARGUERITE.

TIV HE fichu has become a very fanI J portant adjunct to the modern I ’ woman’s dress. This fashion is revived from time to time, as the soft folds lend an air of old-time simplicity that is extremely becoming to both old and young. However, in the ease of a stout figure keep the folds eeiv Hat or else the size will be accentuated. To the majority of faees the plain linos of the collarless waist are rather tiyiiß''. but the ever useful fichu covers a multitude of sins. A frock of last year’s cut can be brought up-to-date with the addition of a short length of mull edged narrow Cluny or Valenciennes lace. Embroidered batiste is in excellent taste for the modern fichu, and those made of white marquisette, handembroidered, in a skilful combination of colours and edged with ball fringe, are particularly smart. Of course, all hand work is infinitely to be preferred to that done on the machine, but the' deep fine llouncings that look almost like handembroidery, may be readily fashioned into the most charming deep collars that actually come under the head of the fichu. A drapery formed of fine mull, edged with a narrow ruffing of footing, might be used by an older woman, who wears mourning and would brighten up an otherwise sombre toilette. To a slender form the fichu waist and fastening in the back is particularly becoming and graceful. A simple morning frock may be quickly transformed by the fichu to a really quite dressy costume.

of Parma-mauve faced cloth, with deep te\ers of pansy-purple velvet and soutache.