FASHION NOTES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3142, 11 February 1911, Page 4

FASHION NOTES.

QUICK-CHANGE GARMENT 3. Every woman wants them new, not only in coats and skirts, which, with the garments to get into yet invented, but ji-.r underwear as well. Ribbon beading for lingerie becomes a weariness when the miles of ribbon have to be taken out before each washing day and run through tlie garment again after it has been done up. Quick-change lingerie now includes washing ribbon, _ which needn’t be taken cut. It doesn’t wash, and it isn’t realiv ribbon, and it is not in any way- satisfactory, but chore it is. For tiio-se who like that sort of thing it’s just the sort of tiling they like, as Abraham Lincoln wisely said. The best lingerie to-day does away with much ribbon, be in- worked oil the material in “blind” embroidery. The shape of these clothes is the work of an expert. “Undies” must fit very, accurateb- in these- days of narrow skirts. They are very expensive. But, alas! That remark applies to everything nice and prettv of late. Another way to baffle the laundry fiend is to have all shirts, blouses, and washing skirts fixed with movable buttons. Alcst of the metallis and enamelled buttons we all admire so much are fitted with shanks, and put through an eyelet hole- made in the blouse front. Yet another quick-change arrangement is tlie ready-made millinery how. Two to -each hat, worn turn about, will impart a pleasing variety. Then there is t.he lace bow. which may be washed and put on again in all its pristine freshness, but with its wire generally askew arid its smartness gone. Nevertheless, it is clean. And cleanliness is a great virtue, one also l that is hard cf attainment in Jaunary. RIBBON S. Ribbons that look like gift or silver bandings of various widths are displayed in beautiful -designs, dot-tod, striped, or .brocaded in self colors or dyes. These- supply a demand for coiffure ornaments and are threaded in and outbetween the puffs and braids and oil riser used as bands across the top or the dread or in porky little bows or ornaments. FOR THE SCARF AND THE HAT. The best authorities say that satintaffetas, failles, and moires in widths of five or six inches wiil be used for millinery purposes. The failles and moires of the coming season are especially rich in texture. Some of the new moires are ten and twelve inches wide, and all are supple. Manv of the bread, exquisite ribbons rust mentioned will go into the scarfs now fashionable in Paris, Mid to be worn here, in combination with swanxdown, marabout, fur edgings, and lace frills. Fancy muffs to match will undoubtedly make their appearance. It is to he an autumn of gav trimmings and accessories as an offset, perhaps, to the sombre colors promised in general attire. TAILORED SUITS. Velvet, velveteens, and corduroy are all promised as the leaders in the incoming modes. Soutaclied black velvetmakes up one of the most noticeable of tlie new season’s tailor-made gowns lately on view. A new color is silver fawn, fine suitings being dyed this elusive shade. As all the world knows fawn is only becoming in the minority, but now that it has been invested with silver lights it will be of interest- to the majority. In addition it does not show the dust. A tailored suit carried outin this material had a rather wider skirt that we have been accustomed to recent!’'. with an original envelope-folded panel at tlie hack, the hem being decorated with braid of the same shade. The upner r-art of the coat was built on corsage-lines and was consequently very elaborate; it was finished with a. round basque, braid being arranged latitudinal Jy thereon. The sleeves were of the hell persuasion, terminating quite five inches -above the wrist. SLEEVES. AATist-long sleeves are tlie exception. Quite short with headed fringe are some of them. Alany graceful and pretty fancies are expressed in this way. THE CUT-UP SKIRT. ■' Says “Celia” in Melbourne “Table Talk:”—“As Glory Quayle in ‘The Christian’ Aliss Engenie ,Duggan wears two beautiful frocks. The first of these is a princess evening dress of pale blue libert- made with, the fold over front—that is the front- which laps over all down A beautiful embroidery design follows the line of the -front, earned out in crystal, the large- floral motifs heintr of palest pink applique and omhi niderv This gown has the very latest medistie touch fn thewaw it f cut up in front, to freely -reveal the feet when sralkins, which, by the way, are clad i ■ v Ac ■" ' ■;V . 7 ’?/ ,

palest pink hose and shoes. This is a little revival of the directoiro period. Very smart and up-to-date, tco, is the little touch of black—‘acid’ touch,' as I saw it described in one of the English papers—on the centre edge of the deeolJetage and sleeves.” This cutting-up the skirt in front has hardly caught on here yet, but in one or two instances seen, it is very graceful. The gown climes in round the feet, and requires what “Celia” calls the “fold-over front.” BLACK AND WHITE VERY FASHIONABLE. . All fabrics showing black and white or grey and white or grey effects are generally understood to be the coming vogue for 1911. Black is much talked of, both for street and evening wear. ■