The Washington bee., 1896-04-18

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kinds are made up into skirts to be
worn with fancy waists and black
jackets, and there are some entire cos.
tunes of plaid.
The Eton Jackets will be worn with
the Spring costumes and an usually
pretty style has the skirt very much
gored and open at the side of the front
breadth like the bicycle suits.
An Eton Jacket, fitting tight at the
back has reverS turned back from the
waist to the shoulders and lined with
blue satin, with this is to be worn a
blouse of blue and white checked silk.
The dark heliotrope colors, seen
occasionally during the winter are out
in numbers in the Spring costumes.
They invariably have trimmings of
white or are worn with tan covert
coats, as an all heliotrope gown is
rarely becoming.
The golf capes have been found so
useful for driving and for country wear
that there is a steady demand for them.
An odd cloth garment, between a
jacket and a blouse seems to meet with
favor. 1t has a narrow ruffie effect
about the hips, and the fullness is
belted with a narrow gilt braid.
The silk waists still form part of the
costumes, and the gown that are made
with waists to match are the exception
to the rule.
Chiffon and lace are still used for
trimming. Some of the new skirts for
silk gowns have jabotS of the chiffon
starting from the side of the front
breadth about halfway below the skirt
and reaching to the hem.
The plainest of tailor costumes are
of serge, Chevoit or cloth are fashioned
with close fitting coat, buttons down
the front, turn over collar and cuffs OF
velvet, skirts untrimmed godet. Black
navy, fawn and golden brown are the
favored shades for these useful gowns.
Hats are to be worn well to the front
this year, and great favor for wide
ribbon is apparent.
Tape braid sailors in white trimmed
with black velvet band have taken
the fancy of early purchasers.
Tulle loops and ends and large tulle
bows bound with black velvet will add
a delightful touch to summer hats.
White tulle roSetteS with natural
colored velvet violetS accompanied by
foliage, make a harmonious blending
for dressy toque.
Straw-hower rosetteS in inch and two
inch diameter come singly in leading
colors, and trimed around the edge of
a turban or bonnet and are introduced
in the main trimming effectively,
Persian muslins are organdies with
Persian patterns and are very rich
looking. They come in many colors,
each melting into the other and are not
as conspicuous as would seem.
The old-time bias ruffles with pip
ing of silk are coming in, and there
are braided ruffles of ribbon and a
number of other novelties. which
threatened to invade the severity ofthe
untrimmed skirt, which has reigned
supreme for several seasons.
Most of the summer materials viii
be semi-tranSparent, and are intended
to be wornIover contrasting colorS.
Granadine in dresden and pompa-
dour effects in lowered stripes, polka
dots and eccentric designs are exceed
ingly popular, and are being made
into elegant gowns, which will be worn
all spring and at the summer resorts.
Lawns, dimities, and ginghams are
shown in beautiful combinations of
color.
Linen batiste is the material of the
season, the fine kind being as expen-
sive as silk and exceedingly beautiful.