The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-05

scarcely any actual resemblance They
are. IT is true. all OF some dull. old shade.
but on the other hand. Of almost every
shade imaginable. They have. also. al
most every one of them. some thread
running over in a foreign color But
we discover. also. that these threads are
rarely alike in shade or texture. In ad-
dition TO this. we make up our minds
first. that the queer, crazy designs formed
by these threads are rather similar, when
suddenly It dawns upon US that no two
Of them are alike.i This arouses our in
terest. and we begin to think them wor-
thv Of closer attention after all. Then be-
gins the absorbing question or which one
of these bewildering fabrics We shall Sc
lect for our own.
Shall it be this thin. sheer goods that
has a fine silk stripe running through 1t,
and besijes. n sort of spider pattern all
over IT; or this dark Hut with dull pink
fleur-de-lis closely covering It? Perhaps
this gauzy black stuff would be better
with the fine gold thread so closely woven
shat IT almost conceals the groGnd work;
and yet this dull pink With funny irregu-
lar dots of raler and duiler pink over
would be prettier yet: and these palmer
materials with the silky stripes are very
attractive. Dear, Il Is so hard 10 make
up ones mind
But IL really matters little which ore
you take. For believe me, wher YOU get
one of them home. ard see 1t apart from
the cczen other materials, you are bound
10 like It, and 1t is almost sure to be be-
coming Fer that Is the Beauty of them
all. They are all soft, and yet there is
something about each that makes 1t stand
cut. In a word, they're awfully pretty
If you consider each alone. But take my
advice. and don't look at too many al one
time. or you'll never in this world De
satisfied with one. The very finest of
them. with the patterns run over in silk
threads, costs 50 n yard. But numbers of
them are much less expensive.
The ruzzlirg question is. how 10 have
them made. IL il is really decided that we
are not to have the hoOpskirt. what then,
are We TO have2 And II 1t Is not yet
quite decided, how sool will 1t be? While
the world is lowering in a state of un-
comfortable suspense, wondering what
will happen next, IL Is safe to observe
the RULES laid down during the last few
months. At least there is one comfort
for all Of us, that so far the skirts have
failed 10 flare 10 any considerable de-
gree; they have remained within strictly
proper bounds, so that we shall be quite
safe in having the modestly harirg skirt,
even on the new costume very pretty
cut your plain skirt open at the left side.
Just enough TO show an embroidered
pettlcoat below In some plain. harmonic
ing or contrasting color Make your
bodice Empire, have V embroidered
Just like pctticOat, then the corselet
plated In fine folds at the shoulder seam,
drawn down both sides of the V in front,
and disappearing under a wide belt en-
broidered like tho petticoat and the vest.
Have your under sleeves embroidered
also.
/ have Just seen most stunning spring
coat 1t is extremely striking with its
perfectly straight lines. 1t has nothing
but plain velvet yoke. edged by a bit
OF fanciful passementerie, from which
falls the cloak proper straight without a
fold, TO the feet. front and sides. The
front is OF plain cloth. the sides OF vel
vet to match the back Of cloth. The
sleeves are OF cloth, very slightly fuled
and dropping at the shoulders very no.
ticeably. 1t sounds most ordinary, but
looks quite the opposite.
Then there is also the new cape. The
cape will grow more and more puffad up.
for IL will receive even more attention
this coming season than IL has done all
winter. Now that IL will soon be too
warm for the velvet and fur cape, the
pam cloth one VIII begin 10 assert Itself
And no sooner will this transpire than all
womankind even to the very lowest, will
be able TO ape the society woman and
produce garment that will by courtesy
bear this name. For II will be such
simple matter TO initiate the nantes CT
the high danes In winter II was not so
easy, for although a makeshft for both
fur and velvet was TO be had a. very lit
tie cost, II was still at too high cost to
come within the reach Of all. And so
the poor envious creatures were obliged
to cling TO their coats. But the cloth cape
is quite another thing. II will not be long
before the streets will be plentif1lly
sprinkled with young and aspiring
maidens from the lower ranks Of life all
clad in garments Of exactly the same cut
and quality Of material feeling extremely
smart and proud of themselves as they
consider how stylish they look, how easily
they might be taken for real swells. Then
will society shed her cape in sheer dis
gust and wonder whether any OF It's pet
garments will escape the communicating
touch Of the people.