FASHION NOTES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3212, 6 May 1911, Page 11

FASHION NOTES.

You don’t have to be a dressmaker to realise that a divorce suit usually costs more than a wedding gown. The jupe culotte, or an plain English —-the harem skirt, is the bone of contention in Paris just at present. As far as can be seen, it will, at its worst, be only Avorn on the stage, and by those who ahvays go in for -eccentricities. On the other hand it is believed .that a modified form will be used by the right sort of woman in their own homes at tea. for bridge in the afternoon, and for’ small dinners, but such as these have Avide, full trousers, made of soft chiffon, and these are discreetly veiled by a skirt or long tunic pf gauze, which is" Aveiglied doAvn and thickened by rich embroideries. Black, black and ivliite, grey and fawn seem the best-liked shades at the present moment. Many models are in bright colors, but the smart dressed Farisienne favors the first named. A black go.Avn to be successful must be in many blacks, and should have touches of jet or of hand-made embroideries, in fact ft should have varied tints in the way of material. Black and AA’hite looks Avell in stripes and is at its best in soft silk or foulard, and should have a note, of bright emerald green—an artful mixture said to have been on© of the successes of the ill-fated' Empress Josephine. A grey gOAvn ought to be all grey, as bits of another color are out of the picture. It also should be made in soft material. Cniffon does Avell in grey, and' so does crepe-de-chine, or mousseline-de-soie and in winter ’a grey velvet is most desirable.

A grey evening gown in moussaline-de-soie, with a grey satin underskirt, bodice and sleeves trimmed with touches of beaded embroidery. The waist extremely high—almost under the arm - —the low-necked bodice.being filled in with grey chiffon. Grey silk stockings and grey suede shoes, would complete this attractive toilette. An evening gown in rich black satin, the bodice draped fichu fashion, with black lace thickly embroidered' with silver and relieved by a cluster of red carnations, would give its wearer a distinguished look. A really smart gown could be made in ivory satin with a tunic or overdress of mauve silk ninon, with a panel t" very fine silver embroidery; a cluster mauve roses and green foliage should i worni on the corsage, and a shoulder scarf of silver tissue.