Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-28
FOR THE FAIR ONES.
What Will Be Worn in Gay Paris
This Spring.
SHADES AND MATERIALS LIGHT.
Some Scraps Gathered About the Newest
Ducks of Bonnets.
FASHION SCRAPS AND SHOP HINTS

Shall we or shall We not have paniers?
That is the question. Of course we are
looking out for light materials. Grays are
| going to have the call, as far as 1 can
gather. You may have any shade of gray
you like, but gray it must be. Fur on
| jackets has quite taken the place of any
other kind of trimming, and long basq ues
are the order OF the day. As to the shades
of color, the latest is what is called the
Fontenoy blue, in which 1 seem to recognize
our old friend, the electric blue. Take this
and trim it with steel passementerie and
you have one Of the prettiest combinations
possible.
In the way of jackets, the prettiest have
seen have been of cloth. heavily trimmed
with fur. There have been great variety
of blues and greens. Olive green cloth has
been very largely used, and without doubt
| has been the feature Of the past few weeks.
Black cloth, marine blue, brown of various
have seen some of the prettiest things in the
way of jackets with stripes
Some New Spring Dresses.
| One of the prettiest gray dresses have
seen for some time was quicksilver gray,
trimmed with velvet, and with artistic
black guipure and silk embroidery. The
skirt of cloth with an embroidered tablier
| The corsage pointed, with attached basques
of art guipure, stopping at each side of the
back. The front is draped en- fchu, OPEN
ing over front of velvet, which terminates
with false corselet of guipure. The belt of
cloth, opening in V shape, starting from
under the arm, tightening the fchu, and
closing at the center of the front with
feur-de-lys of black diamonds. The sleeves
of velvet, with the top open in a slashing of
art guipure.
Light materials are, of course, to the
'front.' Let me give you for an example of a
pretty costume light woolen material of
pink. brown and velvet, spotted with black,
and an inset of black velvet. The skirt Of
wooden material, draped at the front and
trimmed on the left with a pekined dart.
The corsage drawn into the figure with a
gerbe of pleats. The top open and rounded
over an inset of velvet, which is attached to
the lining of the corsage, and finishing with
high collar of velvet. The sides of the
corsage of BIASED pekin, which forms the
basques The sleeves close, of pekin, with
top iull. Around the waist velvet ribbon.
A New Riding Habit.
One of the latest designs in the way of a
riding habit, which is supposed to give the
rider perfect safety from catching, differs
vsry littleein appearance from the ordinary
habit of the day. Its popularity consists In
the way that the portion of the under side
which is cut away to allow for the pommels
is concealed when the rider is mounted.
The arrangement is an exceedingly simple
one. This skirt is opened up on the under
side, as many of the other safety skirts are,
and only very small piece cut out, some
what of horseshoe shape, at the top of the
opening. Onto this is stitched a shaped
flap of cloth, which when in position fits
over the left leg from the knee upward, so
as to practically convert the habit into
trouser so far as the right leg is concerned
A strap and buckle, to which long tape is
attached, fasten this flap to the bend of the
habit on the left side when the rider is
seated.
Before dismounting this strap is unfast-
ened from the band and allowed to drop, the
tape preventing its falling down alto
gether out of reach, and the effect when the
lady is standing is to conceal the opening
which is generally SO unsightlY in safety
habits.
A part of the arrangement is band of
elastic, which fastens round the left knee to
Ike, , the habit in its place and is fitted with
a spit ring an swivel, which give sway on
any pressure.
Ball Dress-Bridemaids' Hats.
A ball dress for a Young girl which has a
yery pretty effect is of white. crepe and is
trimmed with cordons of white marguerites,
white lace and white tuIle embroidered with
dots of silver. The skirt of crepe, with un-
corsage n creme with cordop of maroner.
ties at the waist and little rounded basone
closed with a yolant of lace, The corseIet
is comnosed of a front adjusted in HAS with
ont darts draned at the ton A doubIe
voiant of lace orramantino the ton of The
corselet and donbIe braces formed bv scarfs
of tulle with dots The collar biob and
shaped. with border finely embroidered.
A tooue of cloth. trimmed with black passe-
menterie and black feathers
At a recent wedding there were some
really charming br1demaids' hats. made of
the most delicate tint of beliotrone moussel.
inc chiffon very we'll drawn for there ia
great art in gathering this soft material on |
Ir,re They were trimmed with two tones ~
violet in dark and LIGHT shaded velvet with
osprevs to match. and each one was bent to |
suit the face of the wearer: a band of gold |
ealloon encircled the crown. They were to |
be worn with cream woolen creme gowns
having benpaline sleeves of the hpliStrone
The bride had a stylish orav velvet hat with |!
broad brim turninp nm Mt the hack ribhon |
encirclinp the crown and nIume of feathers
in the rear nretty bonnet worn on the |
ausnicions occasion was hordered wi1b orav
velvet enclosing a crown of white cloth
styles Tor the Hair.
The question of hairdressinp ia alwavs |
one of the most important to a woman Who |
nretends to be stylish. The Greek stvle is !