The morning times., 1896-04-05
READY FOR THK SHOW TODAY
CleVer Women with Bright Eyes
Will Gather Many Valu-
able Suggestions.
CHARMING ARRANGE MENTS

New York, April 3-The small boys def
milton OF Easter being "a time for ladies
to put on new frocks and spring bonnets," ("
is more than ever justified this year. All
the big dressmaking, and millinery estab=
lishments have been turning out lately cart
loads OF smart trappings intended for Easter
services, and much OF the 'headgear today
Will vie with the churches in profusion OF
floral ornament.
There are good folk in the world, however,
who from principle never wear their new
clothes on Easter Sunday. Besides the
wickedness of 1t, they think the practice
eminently vulgar, turning the holy day into
fashion jubilee.
They, therefore, will this season, as OF
yore, wear their latest winter gown to
Easter services. But in both cut and tex
ture there is so little difference between
gowns fashioned in February and the first
spring styles that this year, at least, the
denial OF a new frock ma be easily borne.
Weather permitting, there will doubtless
be on Fifth avenue today the usual dress
parade after church services. This, New
York has come to expect just as much as the
grand Easter music ard tie beautiful flow
erS.
To walk up one side of the street ard
down the other is all the time allowed
for the showing Off OF fine feathers, but in
that time macy woman gathers enough
points to last her through the season.
POINTS TO BE NOTED.
Today rich falls OF deep cream lace will
be seen in the little velvet collets, and
other Iaces in the front and at the wrists
of velvet coats so yellow that they are
almost brown.
Then, there will be narrow belts galore.
for belts In all sorts of materials are
Just now the rage. Plain gilt bralGls.
which fasten in front with gilt or Jew
eled buckle. will abound and among the
more expensive novelty belts will be seen
here and there one In Russian gilt with
a dull blue metal effect and long Moor
ish buckle in colorcd enamels, enchanting
the cultivated eye.
feature of many OF the large hats
will be soft shrouding over OF the bright
est flowers with black tulle or dotted Or
figured net.
SPRING SLEEVES.
The fall In the size of sleeves will be
subtIy indicated through many quaint
models.
short upper puff and tight lower
portion shirred across the arm is one Of
the latest sleeve designs.
The gigOtS, too, have grown much
smaller d { the top. and have taken to
glove wrnkiing of the cuff part that gives
them an old-time look. These are much
seen in the tailor gowns and short velvet
Jackets, which, combined with skirts Of
striped and lowered taffeta are TO be
more than ever the rage. Other sleeves
especially those of light silks and dressy
woods, look as If they have gone straight
back to our grandmaS for designs
Some have funny, old-fasbioned look
ing caps at the top the sleeve under
meath. fitting the ann snugly and ending
low on the hand with lei opening or
q fall OF lace. In TACT, all sleeves for
spring street use are very long at the
wrist, but many OF those for later wear
are three-quarter length and run much
10 smallsh double puTfs divided by band
OF velvet.
NEW SKIRTS AND FABRICS.
Skirts. OF course, correspond in narrow
ness TO the decrease in sleeves.
The latest model skirts in the dresSy
materials, the silks, Satins, light woois
and all the airy textiles, measure only
five yards and a half round,
Many of the tailOI-madc skirts are even
narro wer, often only four yards and q half
wide. the hairCloth stiffening at the hot
tom being from five TO nine inches deep.
In the way OF street textures and trim
mings the smart Easter toilettes pictured
will give few the most approved combi-
nations.
In all their details these toilettes have
been selected from the best places and
represent some of fashions latest and
most becoming fancies.
A PARTISAN COSTUME.
A jaunty costume by Felix is shown In
the Illustration with the short loose coat
and the skirt buttoned at the lower front
cores. The material is Marie Autoinette
blue cloth; the trimming strapped seams
stitched heavily with white tailor's silk.
The whole costume is lined throughout
with white taffeta, and novel feature is