Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wednesday 4 August 1915, page 12


SPRING FASHIONS.

is the first display of spring of minors the prettiest of the s! iris as those consist m" of ot he returned with notice- they are not tggic«¡mel\ full and they had one merit denied to all the other s They were felt light round the bottom The plain skirls appeared almost without exception to line the fullness set chiefly over the hips the results being that an appearance of breadth and Riven tepon ill. across the back and that the greater weight it the sides caused the club to club, their so that at the front and back they were shorter than at the sides- In one could call such an effect 1,1 useful and it will be necessary to insist that dressmakers should 1 said against it

Some of the tailored costumes have closely. pleated skirts the plots being at

ringed closed, in the centre of the front and at the back His noticeable that all of these have the pleats secured so as to lie quite flat so that these skirts appeal to be made with it than the plain ones The little straight 13ton coats made quite Himph nie len becoming and so are the select a less Hindu e effects used chiefly on the blouse pot (son of three piece suits and on cotton frocks V ici. pretil result is obtain it by means of a long sleep ed blouses of fine lawn world under a simple sleeveless frock of pale embroider ed crepe The sleeves in such flocks ate of the bishop Bille finished with little bands and frills of pretty cuffs at the wrist I In combinations of materials in some of the libel s are interest- ing J taffeta silk is used in con

bounties will union silk prison and even with a claim voile, vi Inlet on the keel tine as it is made up with wealth and with very eli en, of salt as much of the one mate it is been used as the other is that neither can be described as 111111111111-. This fashion will make it possible to two up leniently which would not be long 1 similar to use alone for the wild ducks If we regard the losses reported to models as represent

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mg The extremes of the nation of the day, as I think we must me. there is much to commend in the new styles No one is in the mood for extravagances, and when we have toned the styles down to still our tempers and the times we si j i 11 probably look, and feel quite comfortable and picturesque

Jil pictures this week represent t two quiet styles of dress suitable for pie sent wear, and a very pretty midsummer gown which shows a quite new and very d mills little I ton made of the This type of lillie coil sill r predict be very popu lal especially when in ide in fine cm holders instead of lice