Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-24

B0nnets and Raiment for Spring
Easter Cards and Favors.

One thing q lady must have on Easter Sum
day is new spring bonnet. If she can afford
1t she Will have new shoes, new gloves and q
gown, but she must have bonnet anyhow.
The most common sight during the shopping
hours this week was women with tissue-paper
bags with the outlines of their contents suspi-
clously suggestive of q hat or bonnet. Nearly
every woman on the street has one of these
Things In her hand. A STAR reporter stopped
In q fashionable store on the Avenue, from
which many of these curious packages came.
"Yes," said the proprietor to whom the re-
porter had addressed a question, easter regu-
lates the spring fashion. The weather has
no o n to DO 40 with it. All the winter clothes
about the weather. This is the busiest season
In the year for See therev' and he directed at
tening little bits of ribbons upon odd and pretty
little Donnets, that grew under their hands,
aI1 so mere shapes into things Of beauty with
'.Ihis Is the busiest season we have had. The
styles are very pretty. particularly in head
principal thing, but the Easter costumes
throughout are dne-frOm hat and parasol to
dress, gloves and shoes. The English parasos
will not be used much this season. The most
popular will be the French coaching. The va
riable colors are preferred,
hats and bonnets. The hats viii have broad
rims and high crowns, and will be trimmed
with ribbons NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and flowers"
tors of bOnnetS, and the reporter noticed that
they seemed to be cutting the ribbons In small
pieces which were put on the front in great pro-
fusion, the colors being thickiy blended.
"Some OF the dresses will be very fne," con-
ttnued the, proprietor. "One OF the newest
things, and something very beautiful, il the
Chantilly hOunce, 40 inches wide. They have
not been introduced into this country over six
weeks" He showed the reporter a box of very
wide black lace of beautiful patterns and fine
quality This is used Tor skirt fronts. It is
$3.50 per yard"
what will ladys Easter outfit from top to
toe cost?" asked the reporter.
rive hundred dollars" he replied, "would
not DE such very extravagant price, but that
W would be very fine. The average cost is about
hats hats cost as high as S45, but the average ranges
Are women laci1g this year," asked the re-
porter.
"No; no more than usual. Rather less,
fancy:'
The dealers in ladies' goods are not the only
pussy people about Easter times. Men are forced
by the same fate that controls women's actionstO
become logged out" anew for Easter. ClOthfers
are very busy, and SO are the dyers, and the
Dleachers and scourers. The dyers are particu-
larry busy. Last years spring suits are given
1resh color-they are baptised in dyesand made
new again. "A great many new spring suits are
made that way. and many old hats are re-
bleached. Thecommunity on Easter must look
as new as the Veneerings. The stationery store
of cards ard suggestive little emblems and
tokens. Some OF the newest and neateSt of
these are the water colors by lady of this city.
Ihey are faces painted on rough parchment
card. A great many imported Easter books,
containing appropriate poetry, and very hand
somely got up, are offered for this season. The
variety oil cards Is greater than usual, and
The sales, the stationer informed the reporter,
were fully as large as usual.