Fashions from London.

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

Fashions from London.

LONDON, July It. The English summer is, indeed, doing itself proud this \«ar ami the feminine world goes in light silks ami linens and all the delightsome trifles that sunshine permits. Men London men, at least—seem to dislike making any radical change in their clothing, and the poor creatures go about in lumpy-looking tweeds not much lighter in appeal :it-re that when there is frost on the ground. Why they do not do as New Zealanders in summer, and clothe themselves rationally, it is hard to say. Probably because no one

is sturdy enough to brave public opinion, and 'wear what he’d like to. One large dressmaking firm this week has had groups of mannequins, for women’s eyes only, parading their showrooms (got up to represent the seashore) in bathing creations, and just how much would be left of these delectable dainties after an hour’s battling with the waves 1 leave my readers to guess.

One very smart gown shown at this affair was of scarlet serge, trimmed with whin* biaid. With it were worn white stockings, scarlet satin shoes, and a deligbi f ill little ■ a id i i p ■ 1 white spotted scarlet --ilk. Am i i r very smart I’i ‘Hch mo !c! on a pt-. ity fair girl was of Mark silk st .■< kin. 11 <•. Black silk stock-' ings ami black s?;i:i accompanied this gown. THE SINT 11 REVER is still in l.is > .H. an I • ars a very effective note to a <i.<-. This week, on a brilliantly s-’nshinj morning, one of the coolest looking women I met had on a coat and skirl of pale pink and white striped linen, fare.l with pink linen. One side of (he eoat had a rover of the plain mattrial, and at on:* side of the skirt, proceeding from a band of pink, rouu 1 the wide hem. was an upturned single pink rever, held with three pearl but tons to match those on the coat. (’HE \P SACHETS. Does meadowsweet, grow in New Zealand*? 1 forget. If it does, here is a use for it that may not be generally known. I’he Hower, it should be noted first, retains its odour when dried. The simplest way to make wardrobe saclicts is to tie the Howers in buialus and Lang them to dry, then (,o tie squares of mils-