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Show 3 ( The Easter Fashions of Paris 1 i " 1 oo hly ARIS, April S. The peace icom- mission which recently met .g I of talk among a group of clcv-v' clcv-v' iople at a noted salon the other jjh$ rig. They were complimenting the jolj rh ambassador to England, M. sJ? jon, upon the tactful manner in "t 1 i he had brought about this mcet- i J! Paris. rv m this specific case the convorsa-.fi.jfj convorsa-.fi.jfj drifted Into a symposium of the n!? person In general. We alt know ffi rt fortunate persons who are gifted JSJ Sthe capacity of always saying and rfjV the right thing at the right mo-S mo-S who are spoken of as "charm Jng- fctful. ' And. on the other hand, ffif liy well known, though not as well , i' pclated, arc those persons who with best Intentions say and do the , g thing n.s to the manner born. fhing. one member of the group tcd,- "Is the whole secret of suc-Jj suc-Jj 'Jbut the general verdict was that tactful person is born, not made, that original aptitude would assert !jin or" lorn and bred on a desert r' 3. For the benefit of tactless indl- lis and those less Seriously aflllctcd V'$ ght member of the company sug- fd the compilation of a handbook ort conversations suitable for oc-ttl! oc-ttl! ins when speech falls cither ,6,tfe jgh lack of originality, excess of ion or some, other paramount 3.i For instance, what a boon to the nd fit fas would be a collection of timely inces brought together for use r ig- that bad quarter of an hour fW .waiting for a late guest at a Wl &1 dinner party! 1 wi'i faie raiiroad station, too, it is often ."I islble to think of a sensible or op--S, ine remark to make to a departing , Conversation la too public to of confidential talk, and, having I I led to the baggage and supplied aveler wltli literature, tho awk-pausc awk-pausc comes, and the final depar-3 depar-3 hailed with relief on both sides. iow differently we should feel If ero supplied with brilliant epl-i epl-i to pour forth at the eleventh tor envious fellow ixaveJvs to dirt di-rt the journey! suggestion really seems a good We are inundated with literature ptlng to regulate behavior upon nt occasions, but a handbook of suggestions for specific times meet a long felt want. :lng about social amenities brings round to tho wornout custom of lg a new bonnet at Easter. This he festival Is so late in tho season ven If this idea was not as dead dodo we should have been wear-le wear-le spring chapeau for at least a . The selection of a hat is more It this year than usual, for, how-nuch how-nuch we may love the vagaries langes of fashion, it will be found Tot-to "follow this capricious damo Indly in the choice of headgear, arislan designers have this season ctly ignored the laws of propor-n propor-n millinery, but later adaptations :so extreme styles have been very ggjpessful. ?!he ultra hat Is the smallest piece of -sJ$Jn covering Imaginable and is really jjjffrt of the coiffure, which the Pari- ' sian woman arranges In the most attractive at-tractive of Marcel waves. A tip tilted plate or a tart of medium size Is the contour of the favorite hat. I cannot write about the spring chapeaux with a clear conscience. They are smart, and here I have to stop. I might say a great deal more, but 1 know I'd better not. The fashion chronicler Is torn between what she considers her duty, which is to admire every new mode simply because It Is new. and the dictates dic-tates of her Judgment, which asks her why she Is such a slave to conventionality. convention-ality. The polo hat Is a favorite of the "tart" order. When it really suits a woman the front than when a side or back view is caught. But nothing Is perfect in this life, and the polo does look pretty, very pretty, seen from the front. One note to make Is that all these small round hats are common looking if they are the least overtrlmmed. The choice of color In millinery Is a wide one. Black Is nearly always both becoming and smart, and there are many attractive mixtures in black and white and in shot straws taking In ollu green and brown shades. Tho Rue do la Palx milliners are launching hats of a bright cerise, almost a geranium, color. col-or. Periwinkle and a paler shade of blue, bright and dark navy, pink, mauve, brown, bronze, leaf green and panarna are shades that figure In the hats of the season. Tho so called picture creation is nonexistent, non-existent, ulthough there are exclusive modistes and wearers who love these beautiful old lines which arc In them- a perfect contour. With tho small hats clear veiling or one with a Russian mesh Is most worn, the color matching when possible that of the chapeau. The veils arc modishly worn just above the chin. I did not start to write about the major ma-jor articles of dress, but of the minor sundries, which Include such pretty trifles as belts, girdles, buckles and col- it Is very smart, but if not her metier t let. her shun this modish toque like the plague. My chief objection to the polo is that It Is much prettier seen from SOME DAINTY EASTEE TRIPLES. selves always good. But even here i there is a tendency to turn up the brim in the back where there is a good deal of width and fill in the opening with an abundance of feathers. The fronts of these hats are almost devoid of trimming, trim-ming, which for tho most part consists of a small bow or scvoral rosettes of ribbon. The veil is an Important adjunct and does much in the making or marring of lar and cuff sets. Indeed, nothing so largo as a hat was to bo my subject, though the minute toques I have touched touch-ed upon are so small that they might with a little stretch of imagination come under this head. Some of the little accessories are really tho most conspicuous features of the toilet and make more toward smartness than any other adjunct. RpI'S ntvl firfllon o rn rior'ni lh" 1'--:,t- eru In thlr, line. The old favorites In crushed kid, leather of all colors and cntbroldcrcd linen come to us again this season, but the manufacturer; have Improved upon the finish of the old materials, and the designers have surpassed themselves in artistic decoration. deco-ration. A new belt that appears In all the modish colors is made of glove kjd. It is of the crush order, but wrinkles so closely to the, form that the effect Is of a plain band. It Is finished either with a square kid buckle or one of rolled gold. The newest belt Is of leather combined with moire or faille silk. Tin-, silk Is laid under the leather, which is then punched in eyelet work or strapped strap-ped with the leather. In some cases the leather binds the silk belt top and bottom and runs In narrow bands along its length. In white this cut kid work Is very stunning, producing somewhat the effect of Ivory bas-relief- Belts embroidered in Chinese designs are handsome. Particularly attractive is a red one. A yellow dragon belt Is the coveted possession of a modish girl, and she Is going to wear it with tho swaggerest of her white linen gowns, which will also boast an embroidered design of this historic monster. Since all shades of violet are so fashionable, fash-ionable, the pretty mauve belt Is In evidence, evi-dence, made of alternate strips of leather and silk. Jt Is shaped In a "dip" at the front and fastens with a strap. All of the more elnborato belts are finished with gold or jeweled buckles, and in many instances the gems aro "the real thing." On most of the linen belts are to bo seen oval buckles of mother-of-pearl. Cloth of gold and sliver aro manipulated manipulat-ed into charming belts and girdles on evening gowns, but for, smart tailored dresses the most approved arrangement is to have the gown material shaped Into a narrow belt and fastened with a leather buckle the shade of the gown fabric. Gray Buede belts studded with steel nail heads, fastening with a butterfly but-terfly buckle, are new and effective. In lingerie neckwear the choice is almost unlimited, ranging all the way from dainty confections of Jace and embroidery to coarse canvas worked In oriental effects. Even kid is pressed Into this service and forms a yoke around the neck of dainty femininity. Sets of lawn and embroidery are extremely ex-tremely pretty made with a single piece of rather wide swiss Insertion trimmed at the top with a narrow plaiting of lawn and a deep plaited ruffle of the same. material at the bottom. The cuffs are carried out in the same way, with is- nf (t il"iii' r"vorciPrl. the wide rufile being at the top and the j a narrow one at thrt wrist. Another similar sim-ilar effect Is gained with a single laco trimmed, plaited ruffle at. the base of an anglalso broderic turnover collar. Tho deep cuffs of -anglai3c are. adorned with i the plaiting, which runs down the sides, giving a 'smart finish to the sleeves. A stock of lawn resembling the old time neckwear of the "gentlemen of the old school" Is carried out in sheerest mull and tics In front with a double bow with lace trimmed, plaited endB. Very rffectivc and smart arc sets or hemstitched collars and cuffs finished with frilled lace, Irish point makes attractive at-tractive "sets," which are perfectly straight bands depending upon the ex-quisfto ex-quisfto pattern of the dcntellc for thejr beauty. The fans of the season require a separate sep-arate letter, but tho handsomest wind wafters are rather small. Those for evening use are covered with spangles in attractive designs or are of lace em-- em-- broldered with Louis patterns and empire em-pire wreaths. CATHERTXE TALBOT. |