The World of Fashion.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 5, 31 January 1912, Page 69

The World of Fashion.

By

MARGUERITE.

A Home-made Neglige.

THE girl who counts on going visiting this summer will wish to include in her wardrobe a fluffy short negligee. Long eilk kimonos can now be bought so reasonably that many girls will not bother with them, but a good-looking short negligee is costly. One that ean be easily made from silk muslin, chiffon doth, handkerchief linen or soft china silk has a tucked yoke and sleeves cut in one. The material is tucked lengthwise and the yoke ends just below the bust in empire effect, and the kimono sleeves —which are not sa flaring as the ordinary kimono —at the elbow. The top of this yoke is cut deeply surplice in front, and quite shallow at the back. The edge is finished with narrow German Valenciennes laee and insertion, and a two and a half inch insertion to match is brought across the fronts just below the shoulders, and carried to a deep point at bottom of sleeve, where it joins a similar band brought straight across the back and dipped to the point. A fluffy rosette heads this trimming on each sleeve and another rosette with

long ends srs st paint of surplice in front. Below the kimono yoke, joined to it by a narrow strip of lace insertion, is \ skirt of the materiel sun plaited. It is cut in four deep points falling below ths knees, two in front and two at back. The edge of the skirt van be trimmed, with laee and insertion like the surpliea and sleeves, or. what is more stylish, insert a band of the deeper insertion to outline the points. Place it two inches from the edge. This trimming must bo put iu before the plaiting is done. Instead of the sun plaits fine lengthwise tucks can be substituted. The depth of the points should be regulated by their becomingness. The longer they are the more graceful. The novelties of the season are mostly in the direction of the, so to speak, etceteras of the toilette. There are fascinating bead arrangements in barbaric and Oriental colourings to finish off the little Magyar blouse; dainty sets of collar and cuffs of Russian and Swedish embroidery, jabots and rabats of the finest lawn, finished with English handmade laee, and many of them, such fa our present passion for colour, are inset with bright embroidery. Pretty neck fitments are the natural corollary of the no-eollar corsage which flourish exceedingly this season. The

daintiest of ruffles are to be had in delicately fine lace: smart looking black ostrich feather tees, drooping of aspect (no feathers are curled this season), crown light-coloured toilettes in a most distinctive nmucr; marabout in pale shades, with tiny flat posies half concealed by the fronds of feathers, and exquisite lace scarves made, if possible, more interesting by a lining of pa!e-eol-oured ninon. There is a certain beauty of youth which makes it possible for a young girl to dress becomingly in materials and colours that are not expensive, and the simplest frock suited to the individual girl is far more attractive than the elaborate one made after some thought-to-be fashionable model. It is quite possible, especially this season, for a girl to be noticeably well dressed at comparatively small c:st if she follows these rules, for there are so many materials that are effective and suitable which are sold at quite low cost. Combining plain and figured material or combining an all-over embroidery or net with plain silk or voile is one of the most attractive fashions of this season. A fascinating little frock of this order is made with a front panel, a band around the bottom of the skirt and th( front of the waist either of figured silk or of all-over embroidery or lace, tho latter the least to be desired. The bordered foulards and mufilins of this season make up so attractively that it is no wonder these two materials are popular. The double skirt or the over-skirt, which is so fashionable, can be carried out most easily in these bordered materials, and then no other

This frock is a useful silk robe in tural Shantung Silk. The bodice has find pin tucks, the front hand embroidered in a quaint design with three neutral shadings, each part being outlined with a narrow black edge—it is piped with black satin: waist-band of same material. Each side of skirt panel is also edged with blaek, with several rows of pin tucks round, skirt, lace yoke aftd sleeves.

trimming is require]. A very model for a young.girl is made on the double skirt lines, and is of one of the new shades of blue with black polka dote. The skirt around the feet looks decidedly wider than the fashion of tho hour because of a full flounce set upon its false or upper skirt, which is very straight and narrow', and is fastened' high onto the bodice, giving the shortwaisted look that is eo popular at present. The bodiee fa of blouse shape, with the kimono sleeve, but has the great charm of a wide sailor collar and revers, the rever at the right side fastening over to the left, where it meets the band', or rather, the border, that trims tho overskirt. These rovers and the collar are trimmed with a plaiting either of the silk or of fine white lawn. Tho sleeves, reaching only to the elbow’, aro also finished with a plaited cuff of tho white lawn, a band of embroidery forms an undereleeve and a piece of the same embroidery the chemisette, which is cub quite low; in fact, too low to be pretty; for it is a mistake, even with a sailon Collar, not to have the neck of the chemisette come to the base of tho throat. 'Die too open neck is not appropriate for anything but an afternoon: or evening frock, even for a young girl. Both of these models will make up welf in linen.