Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-26

one evening bonnet Is trimmed all with
ine whea, and lavender velvet. with n
touch here and there OF bright gold.
Have you seen the new silks? They
Are very fresh and fair. with their small
flower lunches printed on pale grounds
The rainbow silks are quite dazzling.
Nor only arc they shot with two coiors
on the surface--say sage and old rose
and fieci<ed with another. bat beneath
you sec all the shades q the rainbow
subtiy shaded. one into the other, 50
gradually that you can discern no diyid-
ing line. Then there are more bright
plaids. for the plaid In silk seems 10 have
cone - stay. IL has wonderful way
81 relieving quiet costume. and Is be-
coming 20 nearly everyone.
Two new spring costumes are about
completed. They are intended for very
early spring. and therefore have de-
parted very little from the winter gown
The first is dull blue. rather pale. close
Is striped with black velvet. Ii is Of
empire cut. and the skirt has a gath
cred border II brown velvet at the edge
81 a rich leopard shade. A Figaro
jacket OF brown velvet, closely fitting,
crosses in front. and Is edged with an
open passementeric OF brown and blue
from which falls a pretty chenille and
ball fringe. This passcmcnterie and
fringe also appear at the bottom of the
velvet puff OF the sleeve falling over the
blue cuff. The back has Vatican OF
the same striped material as the gown,
coming from beneath the Figaro. and
sees these days
But the train Is AZ least more endura-
Die than the dreaded hoop skirt. Let
rs b devoutiy thankful that the prin-
ct~s OF Wales has declared against IL
II London society does not take ID up
tiere Is some hope for the poor Ameri-
can women that can DO nothing but fol-
icw 1ondon's or Paris leading. Be
sides being grateful to the princess Of
Wales. should not the women Of the
laud also extend vote of thanks 20 the
honorable gentlemen who have 80
kindly endeavnr,Ad 10 relieve their dis
treSs ~ introducing bills 10 the lc--isla-
tire against the dreadful thing? "a
was mos, thoughtful Of them. ard we
feel sure their act WAS prompted by no
selfish motive.
But have almost forgotten my
sscond spring dress II Is extremely
simple. a. the early gowns u the season
saonld - The material Il a diagonal,
The shade soft chocolate brown. Tho
skirt. Il round cut. has To trimming
save three very scant rufiics Of tho
same nsfsriul The wars. II quite
plain. closing iuviSibly az The side. and
with the slight friluess drawn in n. Tho
t-slt ia 'front.' beneath o pointed velvet
freit. shafie q gown. At tho neck H. =
very small triple velvet coiiarcftc. tho
longest II The thrsc Just reaching tho
shoalaers The only touches - color
about The gown ar the gold brooch
that clasps The velvet collar. the Fellow
gloves nod tho bright yellow pluines in
the brown hat
An evening hrfice that = vet quiet
enough - vear In Lent Il thing - be
desired Hers are .rvo-chr-o~e which
v0u will FIRST. . game or eft high.
material fDiird N the shoulders both
"a. : *nd front. with the faIiue~s al
xaiheres into the center os she bodice
aad can4h. la big goid or fancy
bu.kie. h~nesth atight.flffin~. urfsstel
belt. vsrg light. n velvet or other
material. Shelves With two great iouhie
pufs ah5ve 'he plain cut bows on The
siisgsi3sra fhe ether i quite tifrr-
ems. ha- \ fuil Tstfssrr-i zs.se front
ssrst. hr.i acro<s From arm g. arm. me
fuiine~s teirz r1nnd anf falling lr.1sslg
IN the rsitir. over "a = short black
vei~et jacket iyinr Rack "a lasg-
rsvrrs pver 80 srnas and te-rfr DIVA
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