Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-18
new YORK FASHIONS.


Materials Answers.
Special Correspondence Gazette and Journal
New YORK, May 13.-Now that thin
fabrics are being made up, there is re-
vulsiOn against expansion i'll skirts,
whether in the way of breadth orcrino-
line higher than from 10 TO IS inches,
although II is sometimes carried beyond
such limitation. From four to four
yards and half is the usual width for
skirts. The graceful sweep Of months
gone by, is therefore not thing of the
past and the one feature necdful to rem
der the present a time Of supreme beauty
in dress, has been retained through nd
verse threatcnings from hoops or horse
hair. In corsages, surplice folds are be-
coming every day more popular and
have brought about a demand for tichns
of lace or null thar crossing in front,
are sometimes taken round To the back,
with excellent effect of roundness to
slender figures.
INDEPENDENT WAISTS
are in immense varity, from percale to
silk Of handsome quality and the latter
most frequently show a wide, soft belt
with long buckle in front and straight
at the back with rosctte in finish.
Many have the inevitable collarette with
wide putfed sleeves, but there is demand
for palmer outlines in plaits or gathers,
with sleeves of quite modest outline.
Present beauty in dress, comes largely
from free use in
COLOR,
which termed By Ruskin holy gift,
goes far to render the day one OF extra
nrIiparv ,,irtt,pnar,,tnn rnIy,r
the element not fully brought forward
last summer, when the most uallOus
observer was impressed by the lowell
ness Of womau's attire, and now with
liberty to wander through a fairy realm,
visions are called up that surpass any
thing gone before. Even gloves add a
share in color production and in green,
heliotrope, red, blue or yellow, are con-
spicupus TO n degree that would form.
crly have been thought intolerable
Green is the leading color, and hello.
trope comes next, red having q third
position, since familiarity during tho
winter has induced a shade Of pro-
verbal contempt.
QuoTA
Of tan or gray are brought out for con
sentative wcarcrS or arc chosen by
strictly fashionable ladies TO be worn
with tan or gray gowns. White gloves
are N large demand, because they cUrre-
spond with the white canvas shoes that
Will be constantly seen a. country re-
sorts, while for dress occasions, as Il
matter Of course, they hold their own
Tan shoes appear to increase rather
than diminish in popularity for dress
occasions, cOlors ,OitCn follow those OF
the gown, and in response to Il desire
for information, II is added that tam
shine thoroughly cleans and restores
the polish 10 brown, russell or ian shoes.
Imperial red leather dressing accom-.
plishcs perfectly what the name implies
and either Patentenc or Club Patent
leather polish, the former Il liquid, the
latter a paste, restores the original finish
to patent leather. For black leather
other than patent, Buttons Raven Gloss
maintains the lead and the tact tina,
these DRESSINGS are kept in Lord and
Taylor's and other leading shoe depart
meuts, is an additional guarantee ol eX.
cellunCc.
PRETTY SHADE HATS
are made Of silk null shirred and with
low crowns, are finished by accordion
plated rutIes, bows vi the material or
SOFT balls ut the same, set on long, allt
pins. some hats show a rr,wn oh1mt
four inches hInh ana wlta5ut I MIMI
and occasionally thsre is - tiniIn nf
| flowers, bu. Iii ase arc out II plarr sinrr
entirely out OF keeping WITH The essen.
nal simplicity th4i cnaractrrizes tbis
STYLE of hat. Elsewhere in millinery
the kind OF crown Inst mentioned i a.,
Stunning position and often with n bond
Of black velvet reaching 10 the ton rivrs
desired tone 10 ligbfe, smrronuIInu.
Black indeed has Increased arentiv IN ;,
popularity as relief "a unIe roiors
whether in millinery or dress roods ana
fayurite mode Of placing IN ths for,na,
is in the way Of Two Prince of W,lIns
tips that may flare together or a little
distance anart II 1880
,,y ,,mn
,ro,,dinas 1870, ~ in ',l IN
half inch "Ua wig ,'s,'p rN SIN STRIPES
warE ~ ~" IT. IT. y" "g., oisch slou !ii(l
WHEN in Ir;,,tt, H. G''se' espeS"'ly
trme rasari i ,,S,o,s' nv 'he same :
snnarcs nr I'inem pdrs aet IN
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