Show Daughters Eve 5PIUXG WRAPS AXD PARASOLS I 1arasols Parasols are not much carried until June has fairly set in but sun umbrellas um-brellas and coaching parasols are an absolute necessity before April is over There was a happy time when parasol and umbrella could be used for ore I and the same thing made medium size and in silk it could be carried alike for sun and rain But one of the absolute requirements of a womans wardrobe in these times is a number of parasols and one or more rain umbrellas Not to lend Oh dear no The lending of umbrella or parasol is quite contrary to the rules of etiquette of feminine friendship The umbrellas shown this spring are of plain colors or shaded silks I saw one the other day of a shaded green which exactly matched the shaded green costume with which it was to be carried The costume was of cheviot and the only difference between the umbrella and the cloth was that it was covered with silk and the different differ-ent material of course was not precisely precise-ly the same color Some of the shops undertake to cover an umbrella for a dollar but the material in such a case a i l BROWN VELVET SILK AND CREAM LACK Is of very thin silk or silk and cotton I mixed and is not satisfactory for anything any-thing vt protection from the rain I t year ago an epidemic of blue umbrellas um-brellas wltn blue handles resembling lapis lazuli swept over the country X ver had so many umbrellas of preI ciwiy the same appearance been seen I awl a great deal of hard feeling has I bitn displayed in public conveyances ilY > women carrying umbrellas so iden II tial in every particular that the maker mak-er could not have distinguished between be-tween them These same blue umbrellas umbrel-las have worn remarkably well and are I still carried by many but the new ones are so much prettier it will not I be long before they disappear The I newest ones are bright red with natural nat-ural wood handle or with silver top at tht end of the handle on which the monogram is engraved It has taken i irien a long time to realize the advis abilty of dressing in a becoming way I OP rainy days but they have awakened t the fact of the importance of so dnnig and these red umbrellas cast avery a-very becoming shade over any complexion com-plexion and are really very enlivening among the hosts of black brown and dull colored ones The parasols are marvels of beauty and taste Expensive yes very but there are all kinds and descriptions and even the cheap ones are dainty and pretty enough for anyone to carry The novelty parasols are of course the most expensive and handsomest A white moire parasol trimmed with Point DeGeme or Chantilly lace and with white enameled handle and stick is a very desirable thing to possess but a white parasol of grosgrain oren e or-en surah silk can be trimmed with platrae or any kind of cheap lace and is handsome enough to gc with almost any costume for summer wear Colored crepon is a beautiful material mater-ial for parasols In daffodil yellow and boa green light blue and gray they 43 1TI1 t z I I II I c l SPltiG PARASOLS i look indescribably soft anti artistic in I < coloring and when opened are also ext g ex-t treirely pretty The glace silks also make up to look very well and glace silk comes in every color of the rainbow rain-bow ths season It looks harsh when untrimmed and Chantilly lace black is very much used to soften and tone down the crude effects Black which ii haf been so much worn all winter will still remain a very favorite color this sprlnsr In anticipation of this faCt the shop keepers have provided themselves with a briiitlful assortment assort-ment of black parasols All the different i dif-ferent laces crepons surahs moires Ii IT cusseUne de sole crepes and even i grosgrain silks are used to cover the g new shapes which are invariably t made with ebony handles 4 Some of the parasols are made to 4 b gin with of silk and are covered i with ruffles of graduated width to the i very stick itself where they finish off 1 with a full ruche and a bow of ribbon r rib-bon in and but of the flounces are put little knots of narrow baby ribbon and F the whole effect is light and fluffy In M the case of white parasols this use of i ruffles is a great advantage because r with only the silk itself the sun light l4k is very dazzling and very unbecoming w 0 Lining made of thin rose pinl silk is lF sometimes used by women who want t to have their complexions look fresh t and young Parasols of the fancy colored silks L striped or figured are the cheapest and they are really within reach of everyone every-one They wear well and can be had In a great variety of patterns The natural wood handles or even the Dresden handles are prettiest with this I L style of parasol The old time parasol with thecarved ivory handles made of I fine black lace over white silk or with the coral handle which were in vogue r < n the time of the Empress Eugenie I 0 1 i ilh will it is said be once more in fashion this summer with those who are always al-ways not only up to date but a little ahead Ivory and coral are certainly the fashion and there never has been any handle so pretty as ivory or coral when artistically carved but celluloid imitations will doubtless soon flood the shops and then goodbye to the orig inal fashion < WRAPS 0 A little rumor was whispered about some few weeks ago to the effect that big sleeves were doomed and man a woman took fresh heart again and fondly and deludedly thought she would be able to have two new gowns instead of one as so much less material mater-ial would be needed for the sleeves The latest fashions would seem to prove that the rumor was an idle one absolutely without foundation While the sleeves do not stand up to such a height they are quite as full and take up every whit as much room in the coats It is absolutely impossible to wear any coat over dressy spring cos tumes with the slightest comfort A wrap is the only thing possible and wraps are in consequence seen everywhere every-where In light weight velvet in silk bengaline moire and lace the wraps are made They all stand out almost straight from the neck like cherubs wings and give every one a very bunched up appearance Some are trimmed with lace and some with insertion in-sertion some few are ruffled all the way up or down as the case may be and the prettiest and most dangerous to health are merely very deep collars either pointed or round Cln tarf cloth or gray crepon wraps are often made trimmed with white lace or black and with a full ruche of crepe about the throat inside the collar which is of course flaring The evening wraps are more beauti ful this spring than for many years past and can be made of inexpensive materials to look almost as well as the superb brocades ahd other heavy fabrics fab-rics The Misses Del Monte who are very prominent in fashionable society and who always dress alike have this spring ivory colored long full cloaks for coveting which are exceedingly handsome They are made on what might be called the improved circular shape and are very long and full They have stiff round shoulder capes of ivory mirror velvet covered all over with tiny gilt spaingles and bordered L Y9 Ptc 1 d4i 1 1 I I I BLACK SATIX WHITE LACE AXD MOIRE with a band of braver fun Inside the full high collars are very full ruches of light heliotrope which give an odd and becoming finish Miss Cameron the eldest daughter of Sir Roderick Cameron wears over her evening gowns a picturesque garment of pale gray satin brocade It is made with enormous sleeves and a full Watteau pleat in the back with full straight fronts and is finished around the neck and down the front with light gray ostrich feather tips Such a garment needs careful cutting and fitting to avoid a bulky and unbecoming un-becoming appearance but Miss Came rons has been cut and fitted perfectly and is most becoming to her slender stylish figure This style of wrap really real-ly looks very much like a tea gown but nevertheless is a very sensible pattern pat-tern It can be made in a dark material ma-terial or in any light cloth or cashmene There really does not seem to be any absolute model to follow in wraps for afternoon and evening wear provided they stick out stright over the sleeves and are becoming two facts which would seem to be in direct contradiction contradic-tion but with any care taste and ingenuity in-genuity and a little study as to ones good points the very odd fashions of tl e present day can always be modified to look welland individual taste has never had such an opportunity to show I itself as now AXHELM |