Show it Is already a question as to cheth er the loose coat or the tight coat the long coat or the short coat will be the proper thing and to these questions a yes and no answer can be returned I 1 realize that on the whole the long coat at least that which reaches to the knees Is to be allowed a conald erable vogue in the early spring and that it la supplied with a waistcoat of a contrasting color and in some in stances to be worn over a skirt which matches with that waistcoat an ad marable example has the skirt of bis cult colored cloth and a waistcoat also of biscuit color buttoned with gold while the coat Is of a dull shade of pale green fastened with very large gilt buttons and tied at the neck with black glace silk ends which certainly give a most distinctive note it Is some time ago now since we had the fancy for skirts which differed materially from their coats and I 1 would hall the revival with much en so that each woman always takes great care to cut the length of that coat to the measure of her in figure short women may wear long coats it not too long and always supposing the women are not too short not abnormally short I 1 mean the short coats are some of them belted and with basques but more show a predilection towards the kl mono outline the sleeves of many are cut in one with the shoulders and a pretty notion Is to have a plain cloth skirt and a little coat of finely striped velvet A blue skirt finds itself well completed with a coat of striped black and blue black satin forming the waistcoat while the hat which crowns this costume Is of blue straw covered with cornflowers corn flowers with a single calm son rose at one side the latest form of straw looks like thatch and it Is indeed called thatch straw A notable feature of the millinery of the moment Is that it turns up at one side this in direct contrast to the mushroom shape which under the guise or I 1 should gay of the bell shape has been masquerading for our als now tor some 12 months the hat which turns up at one aldo Is trimmed under its most expensive conditions with triple ostrich beath teath ers spread widely over the crown more frugal examples show velvet or ribbon and fanciful quills all tho crowns are considerably higher than they have been for some two seasons and those which are not decorated with feathers or flowers will show a large flopping wing on either side this latter plain style cu barly well when the straw of tho crown Is of the thatch order and the straw of the brim Is of a very fine de artificial flowers bloom in great profusion and every season seems to see them la greater perfection the roses are more lovely than ever this year muslin silk and velvet alike being used tor their advantage in our illustration Is seen tho latest fashionable union between a colored skirt and a black coat the color in this case being a deep wine red while the black face cloth ol 01 the coat introduces the further contrast of long waistcoat fronts of blue gray cloth embroidered in several soft shadings of course the same scheme can be carried out in any desired colors or it preferred the skirt can repeat the color of the coat and merely introduce a different shade in the other costume Is seen a more abbreviated and charmingly curved coat which Is united to a gracefully hanging plaited skirt and Is carried out in fawn cloth and Is itself adorned with black velvet pale blue cloth brai dings of black and gold and blue and enamel buttons to repeat this pretty blending of colors the waist coat being of the pale blue cloth with a decorative edging ot braid |