Show Y 1 ASTER 80NNtTSJS SHOES AND HOSIERY 4 f s i r j 1 1 I i t j AA 1 A 1 V r r 4 7 i Lc rJ i t H I i i I I f vl o r I I r r rt 1 i t t I 1 I II b I 1 i iI I 1 r II r I t I q J1 o r If 1 I 1 e f J rAN i f AN EASTER BELLE n New Ynrk April 6Easter Sunday dress parade is no longer an epoch making day in the fashion world Full 40 days ago every possible noelty from J hats to shoes had been revealed to a shopping public and few women any longer reserve Easter morning as the first and auspicious moment for donning don-ning the fresh spring bonnet Early in March because of the un1 precedentedly mIld weather straw and flowers bloomed sporadically in the crowd Cambric shirt waists too have already blossomed out tentatively and every one who is going to have a new coat this sea on has already aired it frequently Nevertheless the spring opening dues officially date from this moment and for 1S9S the parade will be made memorable with wider plumier plu-mier hats more abundant showy skirts and veils of larger dot than we have seen in a good many years PROMENADE SHOES The Easter parader who interests herself in the details of dress is patronizing patron-izing a brown patent leather shoe in lilaco ot a black one and a prettier dress boot with its English toe and I I military hec would be hard to find j I These Oxford tics are cut by half an inch lower at the ankle than we remember I re-member to han ever seen them before and a striking feature is the broad long tongue that flares out an inch above the Up of the shoe and gives a chic finishwith such a footgear brown lisle ribbed hose are adopted As a matter of fact ribbing is an all important im-portant feature of hosiery this season and the smartest stockings I in the market mar-ket for ute with low shoes are ribbed I in perpendicular and horizontal lines together giving the stocking plaid effect ef-fect but in one color A few coquettish churchgoers IIft t Ing their skirts ever so little at the 1 curbstone will show slim feet shod in i brown varnished leather and round i ankles I an-kles clothed in brown ribbed lisle hose shot with yellow lights or picked I out in red knots Either fashion is highly approved and a look at the newest foot coverings on the counters I shows that in silk or lisle they are woven wo-ven with especial elastic tops That is the tliread are so combined that the I stocking grips the knee and in case I the elastic supporter extending from I the corset or the round strap gives way I the garment will to a certain extent i maintain itself neatly in position A few elastictopped hose are prettily pret-tily woen with what appears to be a I scarlet sky blue or orangeyellow garter I gar-ter bow and buckle clasping just below > be-low the kn Meanwhile only the hopelessly frivolous minded wear the highly decorated jeweled I and beruflled round garters set X ° Cthon j he lingerie counters plain blatikor yellow elm > tic circles finished with a small fat I bow ofribbon > ot < < trjips extending I from the waist is t Gat the tasteful woman adheres to strongly I IN SILK ATTIRE I This is an Easter notable for its variety j r va-riety of colors in feminine dress and i the fact that a greater number of all i silk gowns will be worn than we have known in the space of ten years Fou lfrds with their almost tropical splendors splen-dors of tinting command first notice the striped and figured taffetas are reigning belies ana tile richer silk weaves lour de velours etc are everyone L every-one the choice materials of the really I 1 J elegant costumes i 4 ft CAs fo colors blue is dominant everywhere F 2 every-where the glowing violet abbess and hyacinth blues while cerise and all the I clear high tones of green flash out at every turn Still the palm for popularity I popu-larity goes to blue and it is worthy of comment that less is seen of red than I > any other color Blue hats blue plaid I wash silks dark blue gloves pal blue lawns linens ribbons handkerchiefs silk petticoats fans and parasols There s no t > escaping the color and the sapphire is the stone that glitters at Ytt J L k J every feminine throat and belt on the arm and finger If there is another salient mode of the spring it is the fancy lace for ap pliques Long white and black lace vines wreaths bouquets and single I flowers and evep figures of trumpets drums coronets tambourines torches etc are to be purchased at the shops and i applied according to the design I I de-sign or fancy the buyer may have in i her head and on whatever material j she selects from silk muslin to coarse brown linen j I i Honiton guipure chantilly mochlin i in all the makes of lace these figures are to he had and from the silk pettl i coat hid beneath her dress skirt to the wide muslin parasol that shades her fade the woman of the moment s i sewing on frostlike fancies of net and > needlework Investigating the matter in detail we 1 find there are lovely wired lace coro i i i i I I r a I i i4r f i I nets for women to wear in their hair in mechlin are delicate copies of the I imperial stars and orders of European monarchies to apply about the fronts of evening gowns lace necklaces studded I stud-ded with rhinestones and equally lovely love-ly lace armlets treated tactfully with the new diamond and starshaped I spangles I i I THE SHIRT WAIST FOREVER So far the shirt waist has broken < < the aroh l J i record for maintaining Its hold on popular pop-ular favor Other styles of garments i I have had their little hour and gone I I j their way but the shirt waist takes II every week a new and more alluring form adds something novel to its decorations 1 orations and so keeps the feminine public faithful at its shrine The novelty of novelties Is a shirt of 1 thin taffeta in a pale tint barred withes hair with-es of white and bands of chine IJpn1s I g flowers The shape is commonplace but the tie to accompany such a shirt I is cut from the same silk hemmed on 1 both sides and to arrowhead ends It I is drawn twice about the collar and 1 t mt eth I knotted under the chin in a bnrvknotI as big as a chest protector Ever so I many of this pattern of shirt are made I to be worn with the tail outside and I the tail is cut in coquettish scallops or I points or Iqng leafshaped tags I I A faithful recorder is required to make mention also of the satin Ascot I ties J the broad ends of which are accordion I I ac-cordion plaited fourinhands have j I I their ends plaited thus too and the 1 h I change her ornamental collar as often i as she pleases Such collars as she pre fers she can buy ready made at the i i shops of velvet in various colors high I sloped band hooking together in the rear and studded with spangles or steel nail heads describing some artistic pattern on the velvet surface Blue I brown red yellow velvet satin and suede collars of this make are for sale and many of them are made with bib or dickey fronts to be inserted in the necks of tailor gowns 1 Velvet belts trimmed wftfi steel are sold with the cellars while tor wear with skirts and cambric shirt waists are smart red and green leathe belts trimmed jn steel points There is a distinct leaning toward military ideas just now Pretty shopping belts of leather have highly decorated reticules hanging therefrom In the form of sol diers sabretaches and black leather or canvas belts are clasped with squares of highly polished brass in front On the brass plates twin American eagles crossed muskets or some such warlike device is brought out In high relief Shopkeepers have ceased to compute the number of thousands of yards of duck and pique already sold since spring shopping began Suffice it that enough of these goods has been passed already across the counters to very nearly give every woman and girl in the United States a gown of one or the other of these materials Ging ham dimity percale prints and linens have been all very much pushefl aside by the purchasers in behalf of duck and pique and there is little wonder thereat WASH FABRICS Summer time can bring forth no more charming afternoon suit than a plain skirt of sky blue or pale rose or leaf green pique set off with a few rows of flat white cotton braid and worn with a shirt waist of the same goods and color buttoning up to the left with four broad flat white ptarl buttons A white washleather belt and a necktie of accordion ac-cordion plaited blue satin drawn into a fourinhand white washlather gloves and a blue sailor hat having a great scarf of white veiling tied about I the crown and knotted to one side fin ishes a costume that from dress hem I to hat crown need not cost over 16 I yet it is lit to grace a queens garden party or lunch tabl Dresden Toques ate not a bit less attractive at-tractive from the standpoint of economic eco-nomic beauty In summer dress than those in solid colors Against a white 01 blue corded ground the gayest of field flowers In all bright colors are printed in wreaths single sprays or ornate rows Such piques trim to perfection I per-fection with white or colored embroidery embroid-ery and lend themselves most gracefully grace-fully to the simple styles of home dressmaking dress-making t Even the smart modistes make these I cotton fabrics up in the form of sailor blouses with hip tails flaring below the I belt the wide collar faced with white and the inner vest topped by a high I stitched neckband Qne and all these duck and dimity print and gingham suits blouse forth abundantly in front The stuff and silk suits demand more formal front decoration but no check I j is laid upon the fullness of the cotton waist Their sleeves moreover have i I shoulder flaps that do duty where the j puff once was and in the majority of j t cases the skirts have gored ruffles seton set-on the foot so shaped as to run high I up at the back or merely fjaring out I all about A great many pretty duck coats and blousy bodies have their great white I wide sailortolars barred closely with black scarlet or rbluejSoutache braid of silk or cotton and deep white cuffs turn i back similarly treated Down the I pouched fronts are set ornamental but j r f bf i tons of white or smoked pearl and the I collar does < < not roll away from the short pointed sailqr vest Instead the I vest is either left plain or a couple of anchors golf clubs or hockey sticks are outlined in colored cotton on the bust APRIL HATS Every Easter bonnet Is made fast to lISn ef its I wearers head by a new veil and whether the net mask be whlteor black it boasts a dot of more abnormal size than has been seen in many a long day Indeed so large are some of these chenille balls that they much resemble fat caterpillars caught in the rush but luckily such dots are few and far He tween about four to every yard of veiling is the usual allowance and the net is of very open weave Hang or drape or pin or hunch your veil to please your own sweet will because I be-cause the law says nothing explicit on this point antrMfldntashas been the I effort to Iduce the women at large to catch the fullness her back hair with a jeweled pin that neat French fashion 1 I still hangs tire Contrariwise with little 1 lit-tle urging the unique comb has met with no resistance and now we have beautiful unique combs of spotted shell the top curved quite like a cows branching horns and edged with sparkling rhinestoneS Into a multiplicity multi-plicity of shapes this comb meant to hold only the back hair in check is twisted Every one of its contortions however is graceful and silently we whipped whites of eggs about your straw crown Not only is it exceedingly exceeding-ly decorative even of more artistic value than flowers but it is the choice substitute for birds of any species even the aigrette The hat that leads the procession this April is the hat that claims close kinship kin-ship with the model displayed in the large picture this week Its material Is blue straw bound with black its rolling roll-ing brims shaded by full black plumes while up through knots of black liberty satin ribbon in front is drawn a long icutsteel arrow one of the favorite milliners mil-liners ornaments this spring Large rosettes of black chiffon form the caches peignes in the rear The suit that accompanies this hat has a turf uoisc blue tleur de velours under petticoat banded In graduated rows of black velvet ribbon running to points In front Over the blue skirt so treated falls a second full petticoat of black net on to which are fastened disk of black spangles at intervals Black fleur de velours forms the body of the basque which turns back broad resets in front faced with turquoise blue antique velvet The revers roll from a vest of cream lace showering down from < 1 sapphire ornamentat the throat Straps of blue velvet cross upon the lace and are held at various points with sapphire ornaments while the sleeves along the outside are slashed open to show puffings of the cream lace strapped down with civet bands Three Easter suggestions are given in the accompanying picture each gown in turn illustrating the uses to which cerise baize cream and gray cloth can be advantageously put The I first suit of cerise taffeta bearing a hair line of white has a yoke of tucked white silk about the shoulders and i m I 1 lit fl I IV it IIII 6 i II PI f l fl < II ull rU i 1 A r Q f r f r Y L1rHLdr 1 via s x2 ki r IL J rv s Nttr try yL 1r rm 1xur > r ti It3LT + Vb r 1 9 q iI I i AN EASTER NOSEGAY i I collar that attracts the restless public 1 tIat ii J sl i attention buttons behind I is of white i or dainty polkadotted linen and ink I front is plain as a clergymans Roman i j i band Under the ears a flap of linen 1 begins to roll over and in the rear this roll is quite deep With such collars I wash stocks and butterfly bows are in best taste I COQUETTISH COLLARS 1 The majority of gowns seen so far this season are finished at the neck by 1 plain high bands to afford the wearer ample opportunity apparently to j are dropping out our tucking and pompadour pom-padour combs for the style ofr hairdressing hair-dressing is again without formand I void of distinction CLEAR CONSCIENCES Easter bonnets must serve as a tangible tan-gible proof that the blood of the feath eyed Innocents is no longer on feminine I hands If you cannot deck your spring hat with ostrich plumes a half yard long and as curly as the beard of a Moor then wear tulle clouds reefs wreaths fountains billows of white tulle dotted in black and laid l like the < < S from ths falls a wide tabbed collar of cerise finished with an application of white renaissance lace and a close edging edg-ing of kilted cream chiffon Cerise taffeta taf-feta forms the body of the waist and the Haring skirt ornamented at the hip with lace while a full lace Jabot falls from the steel ornament at tne I collar to the white steel trimmed silk bet betGown Gown No 2 has body of pale blue taffeta taf-feta tucked and milled from neck to waist Over this fit tucked straps of I baize green cashmere edged with narrow nar-row blue ribbon closely quilled A skirt of baize green cashmere is worn with this the lower half slashed and edged with quillings of blue ribbon and showing show-ing a1 under flounce of turquoise blue taffeta tucked and ruffled to accord with the body I Gray grenadine soft lenten gray Is the goods of the third toilet A yoke > tg c > c I and side vest of pale green silk closely tucked is displayed while the gray body is prettily trimmed in front and I on the sleeve tops with a silk braid interwoven in-terwoven of gray and green threads Over a green silk petticoat the gray skirt falls and displays a decoration of braid to harmonize with that used on the basaue M DAVIS |