Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-21

purposes; there are toque crowns COM
posed entirely of iridescent sequins red
and yellow, sewn upon lace or net; there
are plenty of little princess bonnetS--full
Of charm; there are coarse French straws
In pale green with green chiffon bows for
bedeckment; there. will be great demand
for small white flowers. such as valley
lilies and white violets, for sunny weather
hats; there will be theatrical hats Of black
straw, trimmed with white and black rib
bon and white and black plumes; there will
be white velvet hat crowns sewn all over
with jet and goblin a word. a riot of
color and sheen of metals like the purple
and gold of the cohorts of the Assyrians.
Assuredly a gay season.
1t Is written in the book Of life that all
changes shall be development Even tricky
fashion obeys the immutable laws; the
this spring into several quaint seeming
headgear, the distinguishing characteristic
OF each being high, square and emphatic
crown. These square crowns are especially
pronounced In the rough, coarse straws
which will be so popular. The butterfly
toque of last season will literally take to
itself wings, peculiar and novel effect be-
ing produced by six or eight brilliant quilts
arranged to right and left in the form of a
bow and fastened in the middle by a gleam-
ing buckle Of metal paste. The shallow
crowned. flat hat is being evoluted out Of
existence. At best IL was a nuisance to
women with visible foreheads. The new
hat with an appreciate crown has a mod
crate brim, not fiat, but freakishly bent,
tortured and twisted into fantastic shapes
And in hat and on gown, and even flutter-
ing upon the ribbed dome of the seasonal
parasol. the ribbon reigns supreme. 1t will
be ribbon year, to the replacement of lit
tie women. There will even be entire bod
ices built up of ribbons, and of the most
snowy effects in Dresden figures and flower
groupings.
There is a curious spring jacket. close
fitting, with sleeves that come half way
down the upper arm, leaving the dress
sleeve to show below that limit. 1t has
basque skirts which stick out so straight
that they actually curl upwards.
There is a bretelle bodice of ribbons made
to throw on like harness over an ordi-
nary plain waist.
There is new wide lapel whose point
comes lower down the bodice than lapel
point ever did before, to match the droop-
ing sleeve.
And there are-but let us make it a story
There was once young woman and she
had 1865 silk waists, one for every day in
the year. But one day she made fatal
mistake. She went to a shop and she saw
the brocaded silks and the watered silks
and the glace silks, and silk and chiffon
combinations-silks red and green and blue
and all the shades between, silks with
roses, lilies. corn flowers, vines, stripes,
checks and clan tartan plaids. So she
cried: This is leap year. and must have
one more for the 3G6th day" And because
it was impossible to choose she bought
twenty.
Perhaps this story isn't true, but 1t
might be. You will see for yourself! No
where else along the line has the modiste
made such skilled and resolute attacks
against the best defended purse as in the
silk waist stock.
Not everybody will wear a silk waist this
season; not everybody is a woman!
ELLEN OSBORN.