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Show in New Apparel v All sorts of aurprlscs meet us on j dcnce. Tho now metal cloths nro noft boo, writes a fashion correspondent In theNew Vork Times. All of tho designers, their creative sad artistic faculties stimulated by discoveries dis-coveries at Tut-Ankh-Amen's treasures, recently brought to light by tho open-lag open-lag of Uie last of the Pharaohs' tombs, havo given to the world an unprecedented unprece-dented wealth of snrtorlnl splendor, prlstlno and barbaric In coloring. Evening Eve-ning gowns, particularly, give evldcnco of this Egyptian origin of Ideas. . They ere agleam with embroideries of varicolored vari-colored semi-precious stones. Even tho salts and wraps are colorful In n novel icnso and are ornamented with cm broideries varying from those of prlml- Egyptian Draping, With Beaded Ornament Or-nament of tho Same Era, Makes One of the Newest Evening Frocks. tlvo and ancient design to tho most brilliant hucd and pretentious of motifs. Somo of them even flaunt the outstretched wings of tho royal vulture, vul-ture, that symbol of hope which the Pharaohs Introduced Into their decora-tire decora-tire scheme of things funereal to such a marked degreo. There la a decided slgnlflcnnco In the fact that these novel shndes are the exact colore of the semi-precious stones which ornament many of the royal garments recently taken from tho Eiyptlun tomb. Particularly smart are toe blues of the turquoise, the pinks iwd reds of the cornelian nnd the blues and lapis lazuli. Above all, the bsljtent use by all of the Parisian twturlers of shndes of Intense blue, fame, scarlet, citron yellow, orange, tnd what nro known as Egyptian red and PompoIIan colorings oil bespeak their ancient origin. Colors for Out-of-Door Wear. Bo there Is no dearth of color this on In costumes designed for out-of-door wear. Formal evening gowns are, as a rule, keyed to less vl-wut vl-wut colors, though thoy more than ipensato for this through their bril-y bril-y of sheen. Fashioned of plain fancy tinted lame, with a slight t "rtug of silver cloth, this type of n i ablaze with all-over em- i?rtcs ln "emi-prcclous stones v m two colors. Turquolso blue rcrrstM or cut red stones with a I wen of black nro particularly In evl- raiuru, lending tncmselvcs Ideal! to tho prevailing modes that ar draped. It Is remarkable, however, t seo how many of tho newer models fo evening nro of simple, tubellko line with beaded embroideries covering a! most tho cntlro surface Often tho draperies nro set on sept rntcly at ono side of the front or o the hip. It Is only tho draped molr evening frocks nnd tho charmlngl youthful danco frocks of crepe or o chiffon which nro more vividly co: ored. Quito Egyptian, the designers claln Is tho wldo panel train hung frot tho shoulder lino; It is so heavily b Jeweled that it sweeps far but frot tho flguro at tho back even when, a Is occasionally tho case, the Jowele glrdlo sloping downward from th waistline ln front, holds tho train t tho flguro nt tho hips. Somehow thl train suggests a return of tho mor formnl typo of wedding gown and th passing of tho Ingenuo bride. The American woman Is choosing i long coat for spring and It is a raos elaborate nffair wherever It Is found It Is made ln most lnstancs and strangely enough, of silk, but that sill la never allowed to bo plain and no adorned. There is all-over embroider; used In conspicuous and lnconsplcuou ways. Thero is usually applied i collar of soft white or gray fur ti moko it cffectlvo and becoming nt th nechllno. Thero Is always a tlo bel or sash with n wMe or a narrow bov at ono end, which Is the only mean of holding tho coat in place. Th sleeves arc, as a rule, fitted and nar row, but the embroidery extends nl over their surra co as well as tho sat face of tho coat The linings of thesi wraps are soft and sumptuous ln gray; or white or tan In one of its many ln tercstlng spring shades. Capes of Silk. Then thero are tho capes made c sillr. They are as graceful nnd charn Ing as they can bo, with many width of fullness left ln them so that tliol wearers can exert all of their indi vldunl ability In tho direction of hua glng thoso waving folds about thel figures arid giving to them tho drape lines that most become their own per sonnlltles. The question of this outer wrap baj been something ln which tho Amerlcai womnn delights hor fancy for express lng tho present style. Hero nnd thero wo seo n thrce-quar tcr coat that holds a grave interest for it is something do now ln the pos session of styles. These coats an looso and unbelted with strictly flow lng lines, and they, too, are em broldered clthor for trimming nboul the edges, or, ln an all-over patten following tho treatment of tho longci wraps that havo already been da-scribed. da-scribed. Cont8 for tho threo-plocu suits arc often found to bo short At times ex tremely rtiort At other times -thej grow longer, remain ln straight llnet and end somewhere about the knew But these coats are cut so cloverlj that thoy never for one moment sug gest that they are anything but cs sentlal parts of the suits of which they are parts. A great many of the coats for thi thrco-plece suits are either trimmed with braid or ornamented with em broidery of one sort or another. It li seldom, Indeed, that they are left plain for It seems as though they must hnv some little Blgn of trimming to kecr them In key with tho season's styles Ono of them Is made of gray kashr cloth and Is lined with a shado of nl round green silk that makes a de llghtful color combination. I torn . . i . rva stones witn a roona green shk mat manes a de wen or black oro particularly in evl-1 llghtful color combination. I Sleeves Are sleeves In this coat are chnrnc-of chnrnc-of the sleeves In many of tho " ot this general character. They tloseiy fitted at tho urmholes, and u elbow they keep up that fitted "thout any Interruption. After ' wey Biope nwny until by tho wIm ach .,h0 ,mmls thcy bnvo w! ?8 .and Bprcadlng. If they S,TJttt be u"el anywhere, nnd Cth. 8 say 0,111 the m"s' bo, 'n- ; tnkes p,nc nt th flM , or the ,ower sections V"0 kcpt Ju8t 1,8 nnrlQ8 tltL i? 8 beea t0T flcnsn Post lUiii 6 ot ,hesu dr"Pctl 'rocks, A,?".0" Entlan beaded Swaflned L. lw nttenn "as hW eskJrt,,n,llllc Sta thnt U is notice-I notice-I S.r?T- Tb8 s o"e of ttSte! ,0 BU,t th0 Amorl. I !th i? most beautifully. I CorSf rlb,ln bows nro I ih moment. They aro : Interesting becoming nnd extremely fracefu nnd thoy certainly hnvo a marked styl about them. On the early spring hat tho brims nro very apt to turn nwn from the face, nnd to dlscloso ono oy conspicuously, whllo tho other eye I completely covered nnd left out sight. Th.ey promlso us for spring mnn neck nrrangements of organdie, man plnclngs of kerchiefs and scarfs an Bhnwls. All of this leads to tho stl moro "plcturo" stylo of headdress foi with tho fichu developments, thero I needed somo sort of hair arrangt ment which will carry out tho feolln of old-fashioned sweetness nnd th demureness of expression that goc along with thnt typo of dress, braiding on tho bottom of tho coat I done with dark and light tones of gru; with Just tho least littlo bit of almon green braid strung along with th gray tones. Tho skirt is qutto stralgt nnd plain and it has a top of the grec which Is provided with long tooc sleeves that aro gathered Into tlghtl fitting 1xinds that make the cuffs. |
