San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
EASTER FASHIONS.
THE LATEST IN POINTS FOR THE
LADIES.
Bonnets, Gowns and Trimmings Ca
lore, to Make the Souls
of Papas Sore.

Presented by the LIGHTS Fashion Edi.
tress to the Ladies.
A review of the thousand and
one pretty things we all love to
possess, and continually wish for
another thousand, which are pre-
pared for us by the caterers Of the
feminine world from all over the
globe for the opening Easter sea-
SOD, it would be an impossible task
to enumerata in the short space
which has been allotted me by ye
all powerful despot of the sanctum
sanctorum Of the Daily LIGHT, and
therefore, in the few condensed
notes have prepared on the styles
for this issue, may be seen only
the endeavor to give general, sue
cinct idea of the prettiest and lead
ing styles to be = orn by the lead
ers of the fashionable world, and
by them dictated to their placable,
trustful sisters.
In San Antonio the ladies are far
ahead of the gentlemen in "up-to-
date" styles, yet our beautiful city
is 80 cosmopolitan in its makeup,
so diverse in its population, that
the readers Of the LIGHT must ex-
cuse me in not giving the latest
styles from the capital Of Mexico,
from Berlin, st. Petersburg, Lon
don, Rome, or the shores of the
Fam bezi. The gentlemen have not
been consulted. They can consult
the tailor's fashion plates, or the
haberdasher, IL they will, land il
they only would, and these they
may find what they will
not in this column, instructions
as to what to wear as the latest in
cut and cloth.
Never before, perhaps, were the
accepted textiles more perfectly
adapted to the reigning fashions
than they are at the present time.
Skirts are models of severity and
stateliness, while bodices are exact
ly the reverse, displaying grace
and a freedom Of outline that is
truly fascinating. And these wide
ly contrasting characteristics are
most admirably brought out and
emphasized by the latest products
OF the loom.
Many of tbe spring fashions
differ more in detail than in gener-
al appearance from those OF the
season just passed.
Godets are still seen in skirts,
whether the latter are formed of
many or few cores.
Some of the latest skirts
are made with three and others
with four Of these stately tubular
folds.
In gored demi-trained skirt the
godets sweep out with unusual at
Effectiveness.
The novel feature OF a shapely
three-pie skirt lies in a deep, full
fiounce Of the Spanish type.
The blazer costume, with its
flowing skirt, jaunty jacket and
trim waistcoat, is once more given
prominence.
An exceptionally smart air dis
tinguishes costume that consists
of a three-piece skirt with .godets
and a moderately long double.
breasted coat-basque, made with
loops and plaits like a mans coat
at the back.
Britelles and a soft yoke exert a
charming influence upon a new
Princess costume, the skirt portion
of which is made with the newt.
able godets.
Pointed and fiaring cuffs are
again disposed upon "gigot'
sleeves.
The square-yoke waist is quite
plain in design, but is capable OF
very effective developments. One
of the popular spring skirt pat
| terms suitable for all sorts of sea.
sonable fabrics consists OF one front
gore, wide side gore and one
large breadth in the back, which
has a fold OF the goods down the
centre and is gored slightly at it'
sides.
The new finish given to mutton
leg and other sleeves that are tight
from elbow to wrist is very pretty
and has the advantage of making
the hand look smaller. Th'
sleeve is cut so that at thu
edge OF the wrist 1t expands
like the calyx Of flower. This ex
banded part is finished in many
ways-lined with a pretty con
trasting color in silk, filed in will
lace, or piped with satin or velvet
Ir fancy waists, those of silk nov
tale the lead. OF course these will
be used in fancy taffetas, China
and surahs all the summer through
for certain occasions. For other
they will be replaced by host o
dainty waists, in embroidered mus
lin, pink, blue, tan and cream lin
en-, chambray, shepherds check