The World of Fashion.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIX, Issue 13, 26 March 1913, Page 69

The World of Fashion.

By

MARGUERITE.

Evening Gowns for Girls. VENING gowns for girls who are just out or who are still in school or college, and therefore should be gowned in decidedly girlish fashion, are graceful and charming this year. Although, as usual, the most attractive of these gowns are simple aud dainty in effect, rather than extreme, many of the features of the more elaborate costumes are to be noticed on these dainty frocks used in modified form and adjusted to the girlish charms for which they are to be the setting. Pannier and drapery effects are both used on the girl’s dancing frock, but instead of being carried out in rich brocades or heavy satins or diaphanous materials embroidered with beads and spangles the ingenue’s evening gown is of soft satin, with an overdrapery or pannier of fine white net, tulle or chiffon. Bands of fur, lace and lace pleatings are used for trimming these frocks, and also bands of crystal beads, **■>--the net overdress may be delicately embroidered with the crystal beads, but in a light and dainty fashion, not with the rich, sparkling patterns suitable for the older woman. Accordion pleating is used for-the underskirts and for the overskirts also of some of these evening gowns, bnt it must be remembered that this year’s accordion pleating is not of the sunburst style that was once fashionable, but is perfectly straight up and down.

Hats. The choice is so various; either a lover of fashion shows her pretty face beneath as wide an aureole of hat as can pass through the door of a railway carriage, or she wears a cap that often sinks over the face till the hair its hardly visible. However, with most of our new models •we see the shrinkage of our hats, which <i year ago were frankly enormous, and have now receded to the size of our headfl. Yet there is a charm in these little bats which, provided they are put on as they should be, gives them a special chic, while no one but a savage would even consider the question of a barette to raise them on either side. Hairdressing has changed a good deal of late to make it possible to wear them, and it has now reached a point which ensures that most women .can place them at the Tight angle without any great difficulty. How to Dress the Hair. To drewa the hair as it should be 'dressed Ibis is Innocent of pads or of any

elaborate decorations, even of a twist or coil. It ehould firet be waved, and then taken in the hand and given a sharp twist, so that a kind of seam is visible all down the back, the ends being simply turned under. There is no frame, pads, or deeoratiion of any kind, the only adornment being the soft, deep undulations which bring the light and shade •into the scheme which is bo becoming. The way in which it ie twisted is exactly that of the early ’nineties, with the difference that in those days the scheme - was finished by the hair being piled on the top of the head in many coils, or forming a eouronne round it, while in the preßent instance the Beam of hair takes all the ends underneath, the finish being the little Montespan fringe which all Frenchwomen have adopted con more. A large, many-pronged pin of golden or dark shell, studded with miniature “cannon” halls, is pushed into the seam of hair, and forms the only decoration. With this very accommodating arrangement of tire hair, the little hat sits very snugly on the head. Trifles for tke Evening Tollette. Among the triflee of this season’s evening toilettes, write® a Paris correspondent, are the jewelled heels which women are wearing on their shoes. As they climb the staircase of the Opera it looks very pretty to wateh the glitter of the stones in a red or green or black heel,

and at a dance the effect is charming; but they are a luxury, for both materials and workmanship are very expensive. A black tulle gown trimmed with bauds of skunk and a bright green sash was given an extra note of distinotion the other night by a pair of dainty’ black satin shoes with green heels set with brilliants. Another black drees, velvet, trimmed with ermine, had black velvet shoes with ermine knots on the toes, and white heels also set with brilliants. Red heels with white gowns are in favour, and violet heels with black and violet gowns. Gloves are much lees worn in the evening than they were, but bracelets are worn a great deal more, and fastidious women wear very few rings, often only one, « very rare and beautiful stone, simply set, on a beautifully manicured hand. Veils. Shadow lace veils in black are perhaps more worn than any other kind. Avoid the grotesque element in them. A pattern settling on cheek, nose, or brow is apt to give the impression of <t birth

mark! Chenille figures also on the new’ veils. Brown veils are worn, and black veils lined with pink are supposed to bo becoming to the complexion.