The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-15
OF INTEREST TO THE LADIES.
Fashion Hints That Win Aid Them in
aDevising Their Spring Costumes.

Fashion Hints That Win Aid Them in
Devising Their Spring Costumes.
A new deep crimson shade has ap-
peared among handsome London-made
house gowns. 1t is styled Virginia
creeper, from frost-tinted leaves of that
vine. 1t combines handsomely with
black, chamois color, or with certain
shades of green in velvet.
Linen collars and cuffs are again in
high favor, but worn with difference
The cuffs are no longer mere strip of
white below the sleeve, but protrude for
an inch or two, like mans wristbands.
This would seem another saucy attempt
to seize upon the masculine belongings.
fashionable wedding gift just now
is loving cup of silver or gold, beau
tifully engraved, and with its four han.
dies in graceful attachment. On one
side Is the united monogram of the
family names of the bride and groom.
Paris-made jackets of pale heliotrope
cloth lined with mauve and gold-shot
surah, and elegantly braided in black
and gold, are cut in extra long princess
style. They have embroided pocket
flaps and spreading revers collars, and
are completed by Sabran waistcoats,
also braided. The model is a pre-emi-
nently fashionable one, but distinctly
inartistic in point Of length.
A late Partisan novelty-bats in dia-
moDds-are bizarre enough to attract
the attention of those seeking after new
and strange effects. Old Jewels can be
reset and rearranged in these bats,
which are described as setting of to
striking advantage ball costume.
There seems to be a mania just now
for resurrecting old fashions. The old.
time shady fat, with it's dropping fall
of lace around the brim, is to have its
turn now, II we may judge from the
Spring hats which are supposed TO show
the tendency for the coming Summer.
These modern reproductions are more
jaunty and stylish, perhaps, than the
old originals, being caught up here and
there in coquettish fashion with fuss
and feathers" but the idea is the same.
and it is sure to look very quaint and
pretty with An 1880 gown.
Finely watered moire Franchise and
black matelasse are favorite trimmings
on the new Lenten toilets of black ar
mure, faille and Victoria silk that have
Just arrived. The decorations appear
in q single extra-wide band, or several
narrower bands around the bottom of
the skirt with the addition of full
sleeves, cuffs, plastron and Empire
girdle.
Pink cloth vests dotted with bronze
beads are noticed upon chic tailor
gowns from Paris, made either of We
netian brown or dark green cloth.
The new silk hosiery imported this
season is embroidered in the daintiest
manner on the instep. Thus dark red |
silk stocking is seeded with tiniest dots,
or embroidered with miniature stars or |
the finest diamonds in the color of the |
hosiery; or black silk stocking il
wrought on the same small pattern in a |
medley of color, including pale green,
mauve. yellow and copper red. There
are also charming black stockings
wrought across the instep with tiny
rose buds In pink and moss green. For
ladies who affect the fashionable black
costumes frightened by color. there are
black silk stockings embroidered across
the instep with tiny bow knots of
violet, eucalyptus green or
bright buttercup yellow, 10 harmonize
with the color used in the dress. -Doro-
INV x. Lewis in Boston BUDGET