Show r 4 20 THE nIE SALT HERALD H SUNDAY MARCH 4 1900 1 j r t r OO making the tb Easter astr East r Gowns 6 owns I Taffeta and nd Velvet Will Rule in the Fabrics With Apple Appl AppleGreen AppleI Green as the th Prevailing Color Brown Bro n Lace I I New Ne York March larch 2 This is the ground for or my mY ni of ot airs Mr Back Bay Ba began Mrs Van Knickerbocker stirring the whipped cream into her heriot hot bot chocolate cb and lifting the skirt kirt of or her brown walking dress ever so eo slight slightly ly that a glimpse of bt her tan silk and black lace petticoat might not be lost lit LY J ff 1 r Spring Jacket of Very Light Light Tan i Cloth Three Unlined Fitted Pitted Capes Ii Medici Collar Lined With Trills Frills of j Pleated Chiffon upon her appreciative aud audio All of you I think heard her dilate on the charms of a wonderful new nev blue gown she intends purchasing and all allot of ot you of ot course know that it was only two years ago that she wore crepe on i her heels for tor the thc admirable incomparable Incomparable incomparable able late Back Bay Ba BaYou You dont mean to say broke in Ml MiEn e eMis Mrs Mis Back Bays Toilet Well WelI I mean to say sa went lent on Mrs Van Knickerbocker that only yester yesterday yesterday yesterday day the widow came in to call and for forthe forthe or orthe the first time I appreciated that Mrs 0 t n woman oman LH 1 X and what j jand was even more to the point exquisitely dressed Her hair wae was her hat was wash wast S c hyacinth h zb t toque one of the loveliest colored chiffon affairs in the shape of ot a ribbed about the crown and lodged aged on the brim with of black straw Flaring up from the front of the crown stood a bow made of chiffon and andI I straw and two loose bunches of ot violets did effective duty one In the center of ol the th crown and one snuggled snuggle I artfully down in the r rp reton lon ion of ot the left I ear par Upon this she had drawn a veil of the exceedingly fine black silk tulle tune i that for tor dressy occasions takes prece precedence precedence precedence dence of ot the coarser Russian Russia nets and andIs andis Is ornamented ornament d not with big black disks at long intervals but tiny tny lace circle net wt on to the th not net very far apart The Th Thi effect of ot the hat and the modish veil i were undeniably bewitching particularly enthusiastic over 1 I was wa I tier her Eton coat of ot paR pale tan cloth clipping her ber pretty slim sUm waist very close dose Its perfect roundness was shown off to ad advantage advantage vantage ant by three unlined fitted capes spreading out upon her shoulders The I collar of this tempting novelty in spring wraps woo was high flaring lined with pleated tan chiffon and right under the chin two filmy of chiffon joined ends and then fluttered well be below below low Ion the waist line Her gloves were J suede matching her coat precisely am amone and andone andI one little hand band was thrust into a muff mut I C t L y i I I 1 I II J I ii 1 11 I Iii Early F ly Spring Street Dress of Helio Heliotrope Heliotrope trope Cloth With Trimming of White Cloth Applied in Strips of ot tan chiffon puffed putTed and nd puckered onto a foundation of or cloth matching the coat oat and 4 enhanced ced bou Two bouquets I my m d e ars Ni what wh t Oo you ou gather ather from that bit of or evidence when the possessor of oC the bouquets goes suddenly sUdden into colors colo and her cheeks chEcks wear weer a glow not altogether due to brisk br k walking or cold coldspring coldsprIng coldspring spring wind windi Ind Have you the least idea who he is asked the hostess Well W ll answered the detective in InU U brown I have hav my eye pye on one young 9 man and to think of or poor pool dear Back I 11 4 Bay such a fine fellow to be so soon forgotten What short memories m mories some women have hare and do you know she told me not six months ago with a touch ing quiver of o her lip that the balance of her life would be devoted devo ted to writing his memoirs A sigh for f r the short shortcomings shortcomings shortcomings I comings of oC Mrs Back Bay went round the room ream and then the hostess spoke up inquiringly The Handkerchief House Eouse Waist Can any anyone one tell me for what pur purpose purpose purpose pose all those big floss fringed silk and panned handkerchiefs have been in introduced Introduced that I see everywhere and what is going to be the quality o of the new foulards Hark to me replied the girl from Chicago spreading a filmy bit of ot white cambric on one knee and setting there thereon on her crisp cooky Those handkerchiefs handkerchiefs handkerchiefs chiefs those big fellows a foot toot and a ahalt halt half square are Intended for the beau beautification beautification of o smart spring theatre and house louse waists They are rInsed fringed and anti fig figured figured figured for use in combination with panne or ir taffeta of ot a solid tone and usually form orm the sleeve cape revers collar yoke oke cuffs etc and ad the consequence consequences is s something to fill the heart of othe the beauty lover with Joy As to the foul foulards foulards foulards I ards the very highest satin finish you youcan youcan ou can get brings you nearest the acme of I sartorial perfection Big bold designs large arge leaf patterns broad undulating bands ands of color and very daring con contrasts contrasts contrasts characterize the foulards Just I now Instead of ot polka dots and Dresden sprays If U I have read the augurs right she continued there is sure to be a t 1 r Reception Gown of o Apple Green Lib Liberty Liberty Liberty erty Satin Pleated craze for clear cle r apple green straight through the season My lly tailor assures me that it will be the perfection of taste for skirt linings and yesterday I apos apostrophised with alt all the admiring adjectives adjectives tives at my command a reception gown of ot apple green liberty satin relieved by b decorations of o Persian figured panned ribbon and black velvet The whole costume was accordion pleated and with a high black velvet collar girdle and no ends on the skirt it had for the moment no rivals In my sight Taffeta and Velvet My rh tailor by the way wa is a remark remarkable remarkable remarkable I able person for his prescience so far faras faras faras as feminine frills are concerned and he tells me that taffeta and velvet are sure to be extensively used In fhe he Ens Easter Easter Enster ter dressmaking I was even accorded a glimpse of a bewilderingly lovely pale tan tall velvet walking dress for a famous famously ly h rich belle A coat and skirt to wear with a coral pink or a pastel blue skirt and the velvet elvet was trimmed with stitched straps of cloth of ot tan tone while khaki brown lace faced the coats revers Another glimpse I had was of a dove gray raY velvet skirt and coat and suit I strapped beautifully with black taffeta taffeta feta eta and the coat was gorgeous so with its buttons of mother of pearl having each a cabochon emerald sunk Into the polished center Of Ot course I 1 ex exclaimed exclaimed exclaimed claimed at the extravagance of ot these gowns but when I was told that the thene new ne velvet for tailor suits is especially woven to stand wear and weather without the least loss of lustre or flat fiat flattening flattening of pile I began to wonder it if i I might not invest in such a suit myself and find it a positive economy Its all very well for you ou young slim creatures to talk of at the coat and skirt suit wailed walled Mrs Van Knickerbocker The days da s for such comfortable dress dressing dressing ing are done for me so 50 when I dropped in on my man the other day I resigned myself to a gown of oC ceremony and real realizing realIzing realizing izing every pound of oC this too solid flesh I selected a variety arlet of or heliotrope cloth strapped with white I taffeta and finished about the hem hero col collar collar collar lar sleeves and revers with a very pretty feather teather garnishment decorative as fur but light as ostrich plumes in ina Ina ina a deeper tone of heliotrope than my m suit sult itself Itsel It goes almost without say sayIng sa saIng sayIng Ing that I have a sash attachment fas fastened fastened fastened at the back by two pearl buttons holding amethysts bulls eyes and knot knotted knotted knotted ted in front with fringed ends falling taIlIng well below the knees In SIn all of which tasteful array you outshine any an the slim young oung things no matter how smart stuart he velvet suit may maybe be flatteringly ir ted ed the girl from Chicago as the meeting round the tea table broke up Its magic circle MARY ARY DEAN |