The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-15

After their skirts and shoulders were
j accommodated there was no room for
anybody else. What arc we coming to,
indeed. Tor i'll the horse car we take up
two seats and at homo we have to build
an extraordinary receptacle to hold our
corsagcs and make caricaturcs of our
selves Of 4 truth till we put the cxag-
gcratcd costumes we presumed to imi-
! tate in r total eclipse.
Last seasons gown is made to suit
the requirements of the present fashion
by trimming the skirt with row upon
row of trimming. This produces the
full effect so desirable Double skirts
| also hold this season. saw one
that was designed after this fashion at
reception last week. The top skirt of
crcpon rave reached just below the
knees and the lower skirt was of shot
bengaline. No sign OF Il panel decorates
skirts these days, but the rcvers-oh-
the revcrs-a small zouave or Figaro
jacket is fairly weighed down, or held
up. if you will, by them. Put them on
your old gowns and freshen them up.
Let them he Of lace or velvet, and the
brighter it is the better.
Fashion fairly outrivals nature in her
verdancy. The shades are distinguished
by Ewes apple, serpent ivy, time and
willow, and these same tints are pro-
duced i'll yelling. The green veil is the
thing this season. Draw it over your face,
but be sure your skin is peachy. The
/ effect of this veil is on the whole sur
| prising. 1t only lends the gcntlcst of
shading to the complexion and YOU
/ don't notice the veil so very much after
I all, save that it seems to call attention
to the fact that you had never noticed
before what very pretty woman the
wcarcr was. The green wells bold
thing, howcvcr-mird how You triilc
with it. The faded rose looks more
! faded by contrast with the green leaves,
You know.
Hats have Irish point lace stretched
into place in crowns and brims. The
best hats have it and you can detect the
hat by the lace and gain thereby some
vague hint of the correctness of the hat.
This same bold lace is laid over velvet
rcvcrS, Anne of Austria fashion, and if
the lace is of tinscl and spanglcs, then
so much the better. A lot of new
colors have appeared this spring. Our
grandmothers recognize them as their
old friends and can duplicate them ex-
actly in bandboXcS and chests that con-
tain heirloOms. Violet runs into ma
genta and the millincr can tempt you
with her seductive smile in purchases of
magenta velvet roses, horrible malfor-
mations-and rank travcsties on ma
lures creations. But everything goes.
The velvet cape that reaches just to
the waist line was the prctticst wrap
out on Easter day. Some of them
were violet, some green and some of
the iridcsccnt shades, and another was
of chccllcrcd velvet. One of these vel
vet capes was covered with passcmen-
tcrc of waved cords. The long fringcs
about the waist are as fascinating and
irresistible as ever and are 10th to de
part. jet rain" it is called, and it is
as pretty as it is useless and foolish
Probably the very newest thing is
the accordion-plaitcd velvet. Alsatian
bows are made of it, and it is used as
trim facing. The prctticst hat have
seen this season was Il chic creation of
black lace straw with an insertion of
Irish lace between the line OF the
crown and the brim The trimming
was few stiff black watercd ribbon
bows and n whole branch of green rose
leaves. Not Il color on it, but it was
unique in its girlish simplicity.
Grccn. you see, has come to stay, and
it has come not only in the things I
have mentioned, such as wells and gowns
and capcs, but also in curtains, carpets
and furniture, and it's a pretty good
shade and the one we will all be glad
to sec in nature this year
saw the lovcliest morning gown for
a bride the other day. 1t was of hello
tropc cashmere, with short zouave
jacket of white guipurc lace, confined
at the waist with Velvet ribbons
Don't be surprised when on asking
what certain new chatclaine trinkets
are when You are told that they are
match safes and cigarette cases for
women. This fashion is French, and
one of the choice novelties, am told,
and / am also told that some American
women do buy them, and use them, too.
Put away your tea gowns, they have
gone out of fashion. A loose jacket is
the thing, and it is built like a mans
house coat and has swaggcr, sporty
appearance that is highly attractive.
This is another one of the strides OF
Dame Fashion. The woman who is al
ways behind the fashion is just getting
n tea gown made, now as that cor
vcnicnt, artistic and highly ncgligec
garment has gone out of style. With
tho frills and ilounccs to offer in dinner
and street gowns we have Il pleasant
little recollection of the tailor-madc
girl in this natty house coat. 1t is cut
/ ,1.tn al. A nd