cee All things that pass Are woman's looking glass."
About Dress. a In these days of murky skies, rain macintoshes and umbrellas, it is not an easy task to transport one's thoughts into the season of merry skies and muslin gowns, and concentrate one's attention on the likely tendencies of Dame Fashion in the immediate future. Yet if one fails to do so, the chances are very much in favour of disappointment, as it is the easiest thing in the world to have a gown constructed on the supposed fashionable lines of to-day that will look "quite out of it" almost before you find time to wear it. This especially applies to those who have to depend on the Chinese tailor, who, however clever he may happen to be, is sure to be imbued with a strong inward contempt for the ever-changing vagaries of modern fashions, and has to be carefully instructed accordingly,. otherwise you will find him " harking back" to last year's modes in a way that is likely to provees disastrous to the temper, as to the appearance of one's clothes. Then again, one has to consider the material to build with. As the early bird catches the worm, so does the early purchaser secure whatever inthe way of novelties may come Shanghaiwards, and now that our numerous stores are receiving their spring and summer goods from home, it is wise to find out as early as possible what they may comprise.
I have a little friend at home whose mind is almost entirely engrossed by the subject of dress, who occasionally writes to me, and as some of her remarks may prove of interest to those of my readers who are contemplating the replenishment of their wardrobe, I herewith give them.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.