The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-01
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
Spring Novelties Seen IN a Shop
Window.
New Hats and How They Are TRAINED
The Pretty PaEasoI and les Prettter
Cover Two Spring Gowns and
Two Lenten Rotiices.
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of admiration, first caught my ear as /
stood in front of that beautiful window,
and | turned to discover two French
ladies volubly talking and earnestly
gesticulating as they regarded the nov
! elites. "Es muy bonita" came next,
and two more ladies passed Judgment
in words that could not catch Then
/ heard in more familiar language:
'Wie hupsch!''
| What has become Of the true Yankee,
! thought. Is she then, indeed, no
morep And how relieved felt when
gay creature stepped up to the same
point of observation and cried, with
more enthusiasm that all the others
combined: isn't this Just perfectly
| lovely!"
But they were all right. I quite
agreed with them; it was beautiful
window, with soft, pale-yeIlow silk
stretched across, and on it laid most
delicate parasols and fans painted in
brilliant colnrinA On email upright
| stands were placed sunle exquisite
spring hats
First gave my attention TO the fans
with brilliant figures painted on
them, and broad dasE1es of light being
flashed from the sides ON the central
figure, which was usually some damsel
with valHmfnous draPGy ascending
lightly toward the heavens borne ON
delicate airy clouds
The parasols were worthy Of The
deepest admiration I paid them full
homage Those handles were the pref
There were three lying rolled in their
covers The parasol cover of to-day "a
not thing to be discarded or LEFT at
home. 1t is just as attractive as any
part Of the shade. One was a pale
green silk, with fine gold satin stripes,
very far apart, running through it. At
the top and bottom of the cover was
big loose puff of the same material
tied with silk cords The handle was
white with bunch of violets on the
knob and big green bow little be-
low.
The second was heavy corded silk
In yellow, with the same puffs on the
cover, and with q beautiful pearl
handle almost covered with a network
of gold And the third was lavender,
striped like number one, with gold,
and the handle thereof was also white,
with cameo set at the top, surrounded
with small brilhants.
There were also some open psrascls,
all in fine Lace, but they looked much
prettier closed, with their puffs and
bows.
Next I examined the hats and saw
one pretty little bonnet of black lace,
with bunch of pansies in front, beside
which sprang up small curved gold
wires, all covered with emeralds and
rhinestones. which made the little bon
not sparkle all over. There was big
hat of pale, wiry straw that had straw
ornaments In front, some straw-col-
ored velvet, and an immense jet butter
fly. l saw number of hats largely
trimmed with jet, hats both big and
small. One was made on finely
braided openwork frame, with broad
rim, had lace and tips on it, and
great quantity of jet in the shape of
q large ornament that stood up In
front
There was a pretty raspberry hat AS
one woman said: SIT was quite enough
for the street and pretty and fancy
enough for evening wear" This was
rather small shape made of row upon
row of dull gold braid, fancy braid