| Show WOMEN OF FASHION A Parasol Flower and Ribbon to Match Her GownS Gown-S NEW STAGE DRESSES No Lack of Material In the Choice of Spring Gowns Oddities in Boots and Shoes The Lady Barter Costumes NEW Yom April 3 1891rSpecial correspondence cor-respondence of THE HERALD Parasols have sprung into prominence in the shop windows and the early spring sun even spies one here and there upon the drive in the park They have wakened into life and activity like mushrooms A few hours ago they werd almost unthought of as part of the seasons necessary accompaniments Now the windows are filled with them and everyone is either buying or making one of these light airy absurdities which snail bo nevertheless sufficient to act as a protection protec-tion from the mildness of April suns Buying or making So runs the text for it is one of tho easiest things in the world to produce a lace parasol of the style favored favor-ed fn he shop windows All that is needed is some figured black not a parasol frame and a little taste and ingenuity The prettiest and newest parasols para-sols for spring use have no lining The net is gatherod very full at the top and falls hence to the edge in a deep flounce The lace is secured to the sticks which hold it in place and a ribbon bow conceals the shirring shir-ring at the top Around the edge there is a deep fall of lace from three to eight inches wide which may iffancy dictates be caught up at intervals in-tervals with sprays of flowers real or arti flciaL flcialWhite White lace parasols are dotted here and t here with bunches of violets or whatever flower chances to be the favorite of the owner A lively creation seen at Riverside during the first warm smile of the sun was of white net put on very full From the top of the parasol hung low sprays of arbutus arbu-tus which were fastened in places so as to give a careless effect rL r ii4s7 ill 1liut J t3 FROUFBOU TOILETTE The toque accompanying this was of white lace and arbutus sprays with pink silk ponpons Another parasol as yet held in reserve from public view is of black net with deep lace ruffles Bunches of lilacs decorate the top and the inside The parasol para-sol is small and is not designed to be closed On calling expeditions it is left in the carriage At home it is preserved in a case designed specially for this purpose The long girdles have boon modified for shopping and every day expeditions into deep belts which are girdle shaped They are narrow at the back but with a deep point in front extending several inches above and below the waist line Very stylish styl-ish ones are of black leather trimmed with silver or steel Still more fashionable are the all gold or all steel ones Heavily gorgeous and glistening are the cut silver ones which gleam ana sparkle like ten thousand thou-sand suns as the wearer passes by These belts varying as they do in style and material are suitable for wear with all costumes Pearl belts are seen upon evening even-ing dresses cloth belts trimmed with nail heads or jewels are part of a street outfit and passementerie is stitched upon the belts of gowns for every day wear should the owner prefer home manufacture rather than the brilliant effects to be found in the hops Since the long dress skirts became popular popu-lar it has been necessary to make the lining of dress skirts quite ornamental since each lift of the skirt left it plainly visible At crossings on muddy walks and in passing down stairs the skirt had to be lifted or a single wearing would render it unsightly Of course no woman of taste was willing to display underneath fashionable gown a muslin lining wrinkled and shapeless with a simple braid and a blank band of facing upon It On consultation with the modistes it was decided that silk should be chosen for I these foundation skirts and that the skirts should be prettily trimmed with braid cord or passementerie SHOES roil EVENING WEAR This method of making the foundation akirts pretty has long been a French style thoughlt has been but recently adopted here hereWhere Where the skirt draperies can be fastened on the waist the foundation skirt is made separate and is put on like a petticoat Should the skirt draperies be unattached to the waist both skirts are gathered in on the same band A pretty blue costume trimmed with red showed when the skirt was lifted a silk foundation of blue trimmed with bands of red On each side of the red bands was a slender gold cord Boots shoes and slippers continue to take on shapes that are more unique The Juliet JB made in all shades of pretty colors to be worn with house dresses Stockings of a contrasting hue peep out at each side of the low cut scallops MrsLangtry is delighting the world of women by a magnificent exhibition of nice dresses in her play of Lady Barter There are five changes each one of which seems prettier than the last In the first act the Lily wears a riding habit The bodice is of the regulation coat shaped black in color Underneath there is a waistcoat of horsecloth with largo blue spots The skirt is beautifully fitted The horsecloth referred to is a kind of goods new with the season It comes in many shades and is diversified by large hairy spots of the same or a contrasting color The spots are ofttimes of ecru upon a black ground giving leopard skin effect Again they are of white and brown upon a blue ground or yet blacK and white upon a deep red foundation The effect is showy and generally good In Lady Barter n Mrs Lan try lays claim to wearln the largest sleeves ever seen in a dress The gown which bears them is a polonaise dress with a petticoat of pearl grey satin with scroll work done in gold and fawn color The polonaise is of fawn silk trimmed lightly with gold passe menterie The sleeves arefashioned on the leg of mutton pattern and arc immense above the elbow > The prettiest dress of all is said to be alight a-light blue crepe dechino tea gown On one side of the skirt is a cascade of pale yellow slightly draped The bodice is sufli ciently tight fitting to show the contour of the waist Zouave forms of gold embroidery embroid-ery outline the armholes and a gold embroidered em-broidered collar stands smartly upright a w NI J I i 1 WORN IN LADY BARTER Two pairs of sleeves accompany this gown producing at will an appearance so different as to suggest a change of gowns One pair of sleeves is of yellow material to match the cascade on the side of the skirt The other is of blue crepe echine Both pairs of sleeves are full and flowing Apeach colored afternoon reception dress is trimmed with gold embroidery as to the waist The skirt hangs full and perfectly plain All of the gowns are simple but the ball dress which is of white crepedechine is simpler than any of those described Mock gems jewelled girdles and brilliant passementerie are put upon the gowns at will thus varying the possible monotony of many appearances in the same costume Some idea of the perfection of Mrs Lang trvs dressmakers can obtained from the fact that the dresses were all ordered by telegram from Worth aud Felix who understand un-derstand Mrs Langtrys taste so thoroughly thorough-ly that they require no instructions as to color material or style By means of a dummy of the proper size and shape an exact ex-act fit is secured Here is a toilette worn by Sara the divine in FrouFrou n The gown is a loose one of white China crepe with elbow sleeves The sleeves neck and skirt have a gold embroidery Around the bottom of the skirt is a deep knotted fringe against which is placed deep band of ostrich tips A Louis XV jacket is of spring green velvet vel-vet with gold embroidery and feather trimming |
