Show R ri y E7LYI L0 1I A BJ i J j 1 1 j U 1I 1I I I i I J L41 I I J I JL I J I A 44 I I t c i I F t I J 4 I t W L I f I I I 1k I I q itt it-t I I Jj I L fl i iiI ii tb llbII i I cOJisIlfffElJ1fCiJA17J11SJfCOfDiIJl mKJPl1llmJ fflJ1lllWNl fDJIPJ1NJlJlIlCfT 4 MATERIAL FOR SPRING I J I I Black and White Extremely Popular and Worn Out of Mourning as Well as in Cashmeres Goming in gain < The great business of selecting J spring toilets is at hand and the first points to which women of fashion will direct their attention are the material and the color for the shape either the dressmaker their favorite fashion book or a costume seen at haphazard h will prove an easy guide later l on Sometimes a dress thus seen niakes such nn Impression that one could get I It copied for ones self Generally speaking one goes lout to order a dress with a fixed Idea oChov 1 Ing It black white or red It Is therefore there-fore upon the materials and colors In vogue that Information Is Interesting There are women who purposely always al-ways select the same shades They are often refined coquettes who have found from experience that the shades i In question suit their bqauty best or I are more becoming to their complexions I I com-plexions Others arc guided to the f same conclusion by common sense because be-cause they are surer of having har I r monyIn t bQ many details > of thclri toilets In qasesJIke there black and while render enormous scrxlcc Moreover their reign is by no means over The court mourning In England has given a rjew Impulse to the combination which is always perfectly distinguished distin-guished Moreover a trifle can brighten bright-en up a black and white costume a flower in the I hat or a colored scarf or even o sunshade of somejteubdued color sufficient t Cloth Is the only wear for the open Ijig of the season but the new materials i ma-terials of this description aie Incomparably Incom-parably supple and light Cashmere which has gone out of fashion In corning 1 corn-ing In again The fact Is that Its suppleness I sup-pleness responds to the prevailing note of fashion 1 For tailormade costumes which arc I I the most classlc of all manufacturers have created materials In checks stripes and spots which however will be mostly used for fancy costumes Alpaca vailing pacha and tammy come In with the medley and considerable I consid-erable license has been given to fancy In the composition of original fabrics I Fortunately the soft shades of color give to this fancy a character of good taste they are akin to those of old tapestries Ash grays cigar color pastel blue vlollne mauve old Ivory white etc are still the most In request re-quest Supreme style continues to Insist on a symphonic harmony of color nothing noth-ing must clash In the general aspect I of a toilet It should be that of a I monochrome Taffetas will still bo In favor but extremely soft In texture and many with printed patterns Then there are shot taffetas with all the colors of the rainbow There isan Inquiry for taffetas taf-fetas of certain periods The Lyons I manufacturers are turning out silks I that are simply marvelous for they are copied rom Louis XVI and 1830 designs combined with modern softness soft-ness which gives them quite a new aspect Stripes will probably be the prevailing prevail-ing fashion Some charming patterns are made with garlands and old designs de-signs blending In the most becoming manner In foulards we may expect some charming surprises The material la so much the rage that It Is likely to find a place among the linings There are whole series of absolutely novel designs stripes borrowed from retrospective retro-spective fashions etc which will be offered fOI dresses and will dethrone the everlasting blue and white which has hitherto been the prevailing note in this material Then the ctheical snowy effects are reserved for muslins and gauze printed print-ed regardless of cost I If Paris dressmukeis create marvels It must be admitted that they arc splendidly backed up If I not ole stalled by the creators of all the delightful de-lightful materials which form the best agents of success and even point to the route to be traced In making models mod-els Last let me add that lace di esses will be worn to an enormous extent p 0 z t Wit Wi-t I c S 1 r y r 4r U I M t I J Ts L J I r J J p i f J j m twiar ffi r I r ttii i > 0 0 G < i iiriI 1 c4toDt 1 I I I qJ iri fG C l tbr r > I I I i l m > t l J I itj Ovl 1 I i w ZSIiT KS8rWMEJZtiSE IKIBJSOSCOSmS GF j flJOJllfllMJJi1t Sl2 i1rrdJIJIliJIJJiJ S2lf1e Cl S |