The Archive · 1905

The First Day

So entirely different wore the fashions worn this Spring from those of last, that I think I must try to describe some of the gowns I saw. The weather on the first day, although fine, was not exactly promising, as a dull haze predominated the greater part of the day. The most distinctively up-to-date gown 1 noticed was a pale blue and white grandmother silk, in tiny pin point checks. The plain full skirt was finished near the hom with a quaint little knife-pleated kilting in lavender taffetas, that gave it an old world appearance. 'The bodice was an artistic modlay of lavender, eau-de-nil, white, and blue, the same colours being repeated with prismatic harmony in the wide-brimmed 'Trelawny hat, which was entirely composed of tulle, and' trimmed with French roses that toned with the colours in the gown, carrying out the rainbow effect of the whole, An elegant gown was ina faint shade of prie grey tuffetes, dotted here and there with cerise spots. The prettily fashioned bertha bodice was relieved with white lace and telling touches of cerise velvet. A circular plateau hat of pale grey chip was worn with it, trimmed round the flat crown with a wreath of old pink roses and very blue forget-me-nots, a white ostrich plume ing the underbrim at the left side. Disti Pure Blood and a Clear Skin are imy sible when the Liver, Stomach and does ae sages Segpa an dha ae dag exactly what is necded_—a gentle but gh corrective. They regulate the bil vary secretions a promptly cure headaches and Indigestion.

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