Fashion Notes from London.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIX, Issue 13, 26 March 1913, Page 70

Fashion Notes from London.

(From O.r"lui<jy Correspondent.) LONDON, January 31. Frenzied, breathless notices are posted along these windows that are not boarded,yip in memory of 'the militant suffragettes’ last “out butyric'’ (*)/telling a foolish woman public that it is losing ■the last chance of its life if it doesn’t <ome inside. For we have arrived at—spelling themselves with capitals—the Last Days of the and the advertisements plight be' dealing with a war or a national disaster, sb urgent they. There is no,. ‘Object in discussing the sales if one sayi that it is now the age of the depersonalised piles lie evening gowns, evening cloaks, thick coats. ‘ And hats would. possibly lie in the same abandon if they’d stand it. It >is the dast gasp to you of’“Any Of these for —the final stage. Millinery . *" is asserting itself, as it has a way of doing, somewhat ahead of dress, and it ■is to be remarked that the characteristics of the autumn and winter are to be accentuated into definite fashions for the spring. Again we seem to be reaching out to a sort of elfin ideal, by breaking into bows at odd angles and to a lightness and irrelevance generally; sworn gnemies all to stodginess in Spy direction,' As far removed from the conventional oldfashioned idea of what millinery meant as the north from the south —this iiew idea. It isn't right yet. The hat ought to be built for 'the wearer, hot the woman made to fit into the hat. There ought not to be “fashions,” either, of course, in an ideal world, sinee these calmly classify us all—one of the things we should never allow mere things to do! Emerald,

■in a bright, Iwihl shade, seems to be trying to push its charms into notice, and there are on exlfibition already a number of startling coats whose function it is a little difficult*to determiife. Like hunting pink in shape and length, and evidently'built for outdoor wear. Why not? Assuredly they are startling. So far they’re only in shop windows. Golf coats and woollen caps and scarves in this decisive colour are beautiful, 'and .would-bec'ome either very dark ■or very fair people, if their skins can |<ass muster. Double Brims in hats are hardly brims, since the top one is just a sort of turned back flap. The inverted brim is stiff and rather like a rounded teapot 'stand. In itself the production is inartistic. Striped Scarves are the latest phase in the wool scarf craze, and are both stylish and sensible. ' White is generally one of the stripes, and these always extend the length of the scarf. Shot Silk Hats, of waterproof material and in the slouch unconvealyonal. shape that becomes so many women, ought to be popular. And panamas are here again, even so early it; the year. These have only a black band round the crowns. Crossed Feathers (and here let it De noted that quills and cocks’ tails are to be fashionable) are an' innovation.. One black hat of this week had ~i*double black feather crossed in the centre slantingly with a very bright orange band—evidently the breSsl feWH&w of some vivid plumaged Belts .ippe.ir m si»c i < ..i-xi iiHles. .ire g-nenilh <»f‘.-lied’.’. ♦»»• .j»a lcnt leather. Shot Silk Knitted Coats. .. ■> fur rt|Hirts. on<*e djiyty and soldierlike, and warm, too, for are thick. The very newest coats are of two coloured Shetland wools, made up in the loose stitch in which we have spencers. White is generally the top colour, with orange,'blue, green, or some other colour, apparently knitted separately and joined iift’erwarits, underneath in the same stitch and wool. The collars, cuffs, and some I iimv* rovers, are then of the lining ’ . ' ' —J • r t-. Three- r ««arter SloevM ■ - on4M& aml ukji ts i»re c<Miirpg jf; again. Tl»ea>, dosiwH, naoeasifote wider sleeves than we’ve had lor some time.

A Clumsy Notion is that of covered with Haek' lace on a" black silk ' gown, unless the whole is faultlessly c%J. Bitt surely, anyhow, the lace covering is very commonplace? A very beautiful effect was, however, attained in an evening g'owy created evidently for a dark, slim wearer. TJys ’had a pointed loose bolero ant wide horizontal skirt panel of apricot silk over white mousseline de soie, with a ■big browyi velvet -flower at the, left of ■the norma) waist. ' Stiff Short Frills of Lace down the inside edge of a plain cloth coat and just showing beneath the threequarter Sleeves are new ideas. A New Undersleeve for wear with gowns which have the sleeves cut'in--one, with -the., bwticeras a few still Iwve, -is* of net in.a--rather new shape, for, as well as dr-ooping. down ■ over, the;back -of the-hand oh a loose narrow cuff, it-is in fuU gatlier.s' oh the inside seam so that it falls in double loose folds at the back.