The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-05
THE EASTER PARADE
an INTIMATE STUDY or III fho"
TINE Avenue.
The New skirt Has Ten "ofes
Hat Twelve strings-New cape ''
GAY with Lace.
copvrigh,. 1886. for The Times)

srhan she dons her new outht loI tn'
or.at event of the year. the H"s'0'
rade. .,.,,os ~ say about
tho new costumes. ,,. o,,es shane
80 ,ritb the square decided crown OF inc
,ins1st toaue shaped ike three Cow.
,-s,,.s or a butterfly. or other iaiile9'
freak OF Dame Nature. ., 81
,chere Is the new tie. big SCARF OF
,nue lied at the throat IN softer s'@0s
than any ribbon caressinS the rou"ueU
chin. IT., 90 s,sterati-
.,li,. Ont upon the most exact ana exact
ing OF lines that IL needs must nave o
s,des the breadth down the 'front.' ~"
cores 10 give 10 its wide dimensions ' w
nrecjse degree of perky lmpei ,,ne" -
and leave mere man the gutter III '
thoroughfare. o,a M ono
Lnnws bow soon a day may come Vi
hlindine. scorching heat. when the an
rises i'm wavy clouds from the sooI Inns
Pavement: the parasol, Ike the leAdn
,evo)yer. is one of those things that you
want very much If you want IL al an
there is, l say. the new parasoi uaih''S
trimmed in clouds of white chifoh Oh
scattered with flower designs as IL IL
mad INST como not unscathed from an
Easter Carnival.
There Is the new wrap, light. lacey.
snarkIing with jet, glittering with steel
CAV in coloring and flashing Its banners
of lace in the spring wind. ar
There is the new collar maze Oh OIL
ferent colored chiffon and insertion with
big bows propping the saucy chin to
scornful angle. go
There is the new jacket, snort, win
wide lapels opening almost 10 the waist
and tiny short skirts standing out al
right angles.
There is a great deal OF Jet In the
spring styles. There will be in the pa
rade tomorrow one hat with a fairly
wide pent house coming low over the
face and turned high in the back whose
brim is covered all with rows OF black
and cream insertion, and whose crown Is
OF fancy black straw, supporting In trl-
unlph big fuzzy loops of black and white
tuile combined, peering high over the
back OF the crown. The milhner's stitches
hold the thing together. no doubt, but
that service seems to be performed by
fancy pins of rhinestones and pearls care
lessly disposed upon the front of the
crown and by black and white tulle
rosettes at the back.
The effects which can be produced by
the combination of black and white are
exhibited again in "A very odd gown OF
black brilliantine. the bottom OF whose
full skirt is trimmed with a bias band
OF white Goth braided i'm black. Far
more favored. however are gowns of
gayer and lighter colors. one Of the
most beautiful exhibited in a swell ave-
nue. shop is of Persian silk ground worked
in dull pinh whereOr big green leaves
and pink roses are gracefully blended
whose full bottOmed skirt is trimmed
with the same tiny ruffes. and the bod
ice is made brave with a white satin
yoke under ne; work Of twisted silver
tinse and again the tiny ruflc on the
front. The belt is of white satin ribbon
ending with loops in the back anc
caught In front with a large green en-
amelled buckle with fancy gold edges ant
the collar IL Just the same as the belt
as well behaved collars are apt to be.
There are great many cheviOt anC
cloth suits made mp with plain full Skin
and Norfolk Jackets. with three tigh
plca:s on front and back. 4 belt of tn,
same material can be worn with then
or fancy belts. The bottom Of the pleat
OF these jackets Is often trimmed will
VOWS of i've tiny buttons in metal o.
pearl
a very pretty Easter dress IS OF ligh
gray cheviot with plain skirt, short jack
ct and red cloth vest. the jacket bnt
toned high on the Lett shoulder will
two big. fancy buttons. quite big enough
TO support the weight Of anything tina
will be placed In the tiny pocket just a
TIE point Of the right shoulder. for al
though the new woman has a pocket sh
is not yet sufficiently advanced 10 spo
II by putting things into it. A tan an
brown mixed cheVlOt, whose short JACKIE
has full coat tails. Is endued with fu
front OF cream silk with tucked yok
and trimmed with small pearl buttons !
clusters, and there is "A brown silk YES
which shows about an inch on eithe
side
Gowns are essential. hats merely orns
mental. So many women since the wori
began have gone bareheaded that whe
the woman OF to-day has hat sh
wants IL TO justify itself. And IL doe
There are huge white garden and cal
riage hats massed with gay flowers, roy'
nurple and green hats. and hats In cor
binations Of green and blue. big Panau
white and black hats with brlins drapt
with black lace embroidered IN white. II
crowns almost covered with soft knots
purple tullc: hats over whose brims q
Prince OF Wales plumes look so natur
that one is startled not TO find the mot
,icn Diem" about them. little clover-le
touues In fancy mixed straws In Nv
shades OF green and brown with wreati
Of wild cherries and leaves ana thy /
settles OF red and green ribbon, at q
hack OF which are long rosettcs made
ENDS OF ribbon and sticking out like u
tails OF birds. IA green, red, black al
brown and other tints.
Perhaps because the parasol Is eve
less necessary than the hat. II Is apt
be more gay. The carriage parasols
white chiffon are the perfection OF Us
less charm. warranted 70 spoil with II
usngs yet some OF them are trimm
deliberately with chiffon draped In I'll
folds and marked with irregular ROY
OF very narrow ribbon OF different G
ors and with full rufiles Of chiffon abo
the bottom. There. are black and Will
satin parasols with Persian border
there arc white chiffon parasois with II
coIored rosebuds embroidered on thel
More sensible and perhaps quite
beautiful In the long run. are the ~
sian silk parasols in shades OF delica
green and pink trimmed up In points WI
black chiffon and with waving firing
OF chiffon about the edges. There a
parasols with fancy handles In the DR.
den designs: there are parasols In a
colcr ,'ou ike with open work bordt
of laced baby ribbon and wreaths OF v
let's struggling over their delicate exp'
see: there are parasols with big purl
bows upon the tops and upon the handl