The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-27
WHEN srRINGTIME COMES
The Fair Sex will Array itself in Purple
and Fine Lnen-The New Styles
which the Change of Sea-
Sons will brin. Forth.


women of charitable bent renew their
interest in the good work which may
possibly have Tagged during the gay
season, while those whose time Is al
ways taken up with worldly things,
devote the dull days Of fasting to dry
goods stores and dressmakers.
4 pretty woman and most artlstl-
cally dressed one said, Il always spend
Lent in planning and having made my
gowns for the summer and spring seas
on. There is a holy calm about the
forty days Of fasting which, coupled
with the freshness and beauty of early
spring, fills me with an inspiration
that finds its satisfactory outlet IN
combinations Of silks, laces, etc. l
often spend the season i'll New York,
and when I return one has but to gaze
upon ME 10 behold the whole of my
husbands estate.h
The woman who have indulged in
expensive heavy wraps and furs this
winter are bemoaning the coming OF
spring, and regretting the mild winter
season, which has made the wearing of
such things an absolute anguish. Wear
them they will on the balniest and
June-lile days. Why they purchase
such things at all will be answered
when the reason is given for Southern
peoples building houses on Northern
plan with cooped-up interiors and YER
andas as bigas ones hand.
| have felt sorry for these fur-bed-
ecked, heavily-wrapped figures strug-
Cling beneath their heaviness and heat
all the winter. One Of the prettiest
and most attractive young married
women here is now in sorrow over a
Redfern wrap which she purchased
late in the season. 1t cost cool hun
dred dollars and she has not been able
to wear it but once or twice since it
came. 1t is lovely thing, in heavy
and eXquisitely fine dark-browD broad
cloth, reaching from throat to skirt
hem, made plain and close-titting. The
back is braided in black silk, as are
the sleeves, and the latter are bordered
with fine fringe Of monkey fur. The
front fastens diagonally from the left
shoulder, and is finished also with the
fur and braid.
Nothing very pronounced and unu-
sual ever lasts long, and the spring
styles prove this in entirely putting
aside the directoire and empire gowns,
which were the rage last season.
Scarcely suggestion Of these styles
reman in the fashions for this year,
and last season although such frocks
were almost universally worn, there
were few very stylish women here
who have adopted these dresses fol
street or visiting wear.
"Such gowns" they argued, "will do
we'll enough for high teas and fancy
parties, where one can be be-puffed and
be-girdled to ones hearts content, but
for formal occasions give US conven-
tional draperies and tailor cut jackets" !"
Nothing can, be palmer than the
styles which will be worn this season.
The fancy of dressmaker and designer
can find no inspiration save in the
sleeves to these toilets, which are still
puffcd and pleated in many ways, and
ornamented with deep cuffs, buttons,
etc. The everlasting points, of which
people have grown very weary for the
past few months, will be continued,
but will not prevail in spring costumes.
a lovely carriage gown of deep green
broadcloth, which has just been reviv-
ed from Krakauer has the draperies in
the back perfectly plain. The long
overskirts, reaching to the hem Of the
lower skirt, is slightly pleated on the
hips, and opened from hip to hem on
one side, this side and the front being
bordered with graduating points Of
black silk passementerie. The bodice
has mediunsized belt Of black velvet,
making a Y in front, and the material
makes a few soft folds from shoulder
to waist over Y shaped black velvet
vest. These folds are caught with
rows Of tiny black silk buttons on the
| shoulder and over the bust, and the
leg-of-mutton sleeves have all the way
down two stripes Of black velvet over
! folded with the material, which is
held by rows Of the small buttons.
The hat to match this is broad brim-
med green straw, the brim graduating
to nothing in the back, which is fin
ished with Il jaunty bow of black velvet
ribbon and velvet strings which tie
under the chin in Il graceful, fluffy
bow. The only other trimming is an
other large velvet bow, over the front
of the brim which is also lined with
black velvet.
The hats and bonnets are all low
crowned, the latter conforming in their
close-titting simplicity 70 the plainness
Of the costumes they match. Most of
them have the crowns covered with
cloth like the dress. One belonging to
a bridges travelling suit had the crown
OF dark green broadcloth and the plain,
close-tittjng brim finished with folds of
black velvet; a knot of this in which
nestled three humming birds formed
the front ornament and there were
narrow strings and tiny bow of black
velvet 10 tasten closely under the
chain. The broadcloth suit had its
plain pannel draperies finished with
! black velvet.
Another lovely bonnet to match q
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