The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-03
LATEST IN TRIMMINGS
MANY VERY PRETTY AND UNIQUE
VARIETIES.
Flowers TO be the Mode for Spring Hats.
Flower Boas the Correct Things
for tho Neck.

her plate Of blue points and engulflng
them iu horse radish and pepper.
''Oh no. ] dislike them excessively"
replied the other, but 1 have been
learning to eat them 50 as 10 have
something TO give up. during Lent"
They were wen dressed women who
had been out shopping, and had drop
ped into this fashionable lunch-rOom 20
refresh themselves after hard days
work Dil any one smile at the sug-
gcston that they had been working:
II so, LET thcm spend day going aS-ut
Gust looking that unpardOuabic SIN in
tho saicsman's eyes.
10 is small wonder that the salesman
loses his patience, however. There are
two classes of people who have every
luuluc asylum out OF preference one
IS the much abused mutOrmaA, who Is
iu CONSTANT dread OF thc small boy,
whose life Is apparently of so small mo-
mcut to the pOsscSsOr of IT, The other
includes statesmen of all descriptions who
have TO deal with women. of these, the
dealers in materials for womCn's aaoGn-
mput have the most 20 bear. NJ me
standing beside the crcpOu counter for
FIVE minutes IN one Of inc big New YORK
houses, 4 heard the salesman answer
the same question thirW-ive times. ne
answered I'm the same even tones FaCh
time and showed the same interest IN
Cacn possible buyer To seems a ply
that some automatic arrangement couil
lfk Toe lihif 10y WHICH i4tf llI'iAii vt ' ''lt'A
press a button and get Photographic
reply. instead of requiring a man TO make
q parrot Of himself sr the benefit OF liz
vetcratc shoppers.
attracted so much attention was new
importation of fine silk and wool Gre
pom. 70 came IN four cOlors only, two
of which were exhibited on the counter
one of these was a lght-hlue. Ihere
was an undcrWcaVc OF nght-bluc wool,
and over this the crepon was cfumpled
into fine little wrinkles until IL looked
like foam. A little black star was &OIk-
cd IN at intervals OF about two inches
Another shade looked Ike the foam on
a strawberry iCC-crcam soda, or Ilhe the
pale pink of a watermelon. The other
TWO shades were pale yellow ana Nlle
green. The salesman called II novelty
Crepon, but ] should call II foam Gre
pom as il looked like nothing else so
much. 1t was four dollars yard ana
forty-five inches wide.
Another entirely different variety was
"a fine green and brown SILK crepon WIN
an opcnwork stripe through which was
drawn a tiny pale green ihread. ms
was $3.50 per yard
a peculiar green on the sage tint was
a little nearer the ordinary mortals purse
being 500 "a yard. AZ the same price
was "a mauVc and blue striped in HAIR
stripes with black. This last was the
most desirable of any OF the varieties lor
spring and summer wear.
Silk crepons, however, are not FOR an
OF us any more than are WOODS Tor
that matter. But the wool crepon Is Il
little less unattainaDle than the SILK,
and is consequently more generally worn.
At the wool crepon counter was lady
who already possessed a black cfcpon
skirt. buying material for another when
showed that she was pleased with IL.
Her skirt had a band Of mink fur around
the bottom, and she wore lamb WOOL
Jacket with "a taTiug chinchilla collar that
turned away at the neck TO reveal s,9Gg"
and chcmisette of huit-cOlOred lace. Inc
variety she was looking at sold Tor SO
yard. but there rs a very nice quality
of late importation, when can ue haN IoI
81 - pcr yard. one needs about four
wards for a skirt. and this would bring
the price of material up TO $40 SUI,
cheaper varieties may hc bought, ana,
of course viii be, but these are more
closely crumpled making finer wrinkles.
The really fashionable kind is cr1mpled
I'm good size welts ana biEters' especially
i'm me new blacks Among colOred ere
mons old blues and dun greens are the
most noticeable shades. They can be
bought for 9S cents ana ON the bargain
counter there are some very pretty Ndrle-
ties for 90 CENTS. These VIII DE maze
into street dresses, with passemcnterle
TRIMMINGS. The new pdsscmeutcrlc, by
the way. is nearly all letted or spaugled
ribbon of some kind. White satin ribbon
is used as a background for the delicate
varieties. over this are set se1uins ana
paIllettes I'm different shades green bee
Ing the faVoritc. steel embroidery or
dull blue ribbon is also a novelty.
This trimming viii be- used 10 border
paucs up and down thT skirts, and as
n finish to yokes and the like. fasse-
montcric with srdllopct or pointed
edge will also be used ON street dresses.
4 gown OF niCkle grey cloth has trim-
ming of a fine black passementer.e. IL
iS made with short Jacket, for which
women OF short stature should be- de-
vouty thankful These long Jackets
with so little OF the skirt Showing bee
low. made dwarfs of half the women
VINO wore them. This Jacket has cm-
bryo eodets ina the back. but they are.
OF course. not long enough 10 develop
into full-hcdsed pleaLs. 10 Is trimmed
around the edge with the passementerie
4 wide marine collar OF Wni,c hensaliue
ls trimmed with passemcnteric and ccgcd
with feather trimming. Underneath the
fackct is q vest Of gray surah laid i'm
pleats and brought under crush belt
and collar OF the same material The
skirt Is round and trimmed with the
passcmontoric that appears ON the jacket
A new variety of vest is coming ia NJ
suggests the run dress vest that men
wear, but ~ U.s. not so low. spring dress
with this vest Us made % a beige serge
The jacket is cut zOuave fashion reveal
ing "a waistcOat of red cloth. which is
buttoned with small brass buttons, The
vaistcoat is cut oval shape and chemi-
settle and collar OF white batistc is ~
So rtcd The rcVcrs are Ornamcntcd VIA
fancy buttons. Buttons are sufficient
trimming for the handsomost gown If
they are only handsome buttons. Those
set with brilliants and cnamelled are the
most costly Others are very finely cut
steel, and some are fancy pearl
Spring hats are so covered with flowers
that the straw beneath IS scarcely Nisi-
bic The flowers used are of the aggres-
siye type-such as peoples and daisies and
immense roses. A black lace hat was al-
most concealed beneath two immense red
peoples the size OF peonies.
a chld's hat OF black leghOrn had five
dinercnt kinds OF flowers on it. IL gave
one the impression OF having been trim
med with the nOsegays picked by childish
hands. The nod1ing buttorcups and dali
sizes and bachelor buttons were mixed in
with dandeliOns and peoples. and littlc
tufts OF grass peepcd out here and there.
Wild flowers OF all the spring varieties
are the faVorites for spring hats A
brown leghorn had cowslips and peoples
and dandoions mingled indiscriminately.
some hats are made entirely OF flow
ers, with velvet bows as trimming. A hat
OF violets had cerise velvet bows and
made a stunning finish for a stunning cos
tune OF gray serge. This gown had q
bolero OF cream lace on the bodice. At
the neck was a bow OF cerise velvet like
that on the hat. The skirt was made
with a panel In front, and slightly draped
over the hips Around the bottom was a
band OF cream lace.
Another costume, equally striking, with
a hat OF flowers was OF amazon cloth.