The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-22

| crowns composed entirely OF iridcsceN
I scquins, red and yellow sewn upon lace
/ or net. there are plenty OF little Princess
| bonnets-ful Of charm. there are coarse
] French strawa in pale green with green
I chiffon bows Tor bcdcckermont' there viii
| be great demand for small white flowers.
such as valley lilies and white violes.
for sunny weather hats. there will Boz the
atrical hats Of black straw trimmed with
white and black plumes. there viii be
white velvet hat crowns sewn all over
with jet and goblin a word, a riot or
color and sheen of metals like the purple
and gold Of the cohorts of the Assy rians.
Assuredly a gay season.
ft rs written ia the book Of life that
all changes shall be development Even
tricky fashion obeys the immutahle laws
the beef-eater hat Of autumn viii merge
itself this spring into several quaiut-seem-
ing hoadgear. the distinguishing charac-
tcristic OF each being a high. square. and
emphatic crown. These square crowns
are especially pronounced n the rough.
coarse straws which will De so popular
The butterfly toque OF last season VIII
literally take 10 itself wings. peculiar
and novel effect being produced by SIX or
eight brilliant quills arranged 10 right ana
left I'm the form of "a bow and fastened IN
the middle by cleaning buckle of metal
or paste Tho shallow crowned hat hat
is being evouted out OF existence. AZ best
it was nuisance 10 women With Visible
f0reheads. The new hat with an appre-
ciable crown has a moderate brim. not
fiat but froakishly bent tortured. and
twisted into fantastic shapes. And In
hat and on gown. AMI even huttcring upon
the ribbed dome Of the seasonal para
sol tho ribbon rcigns supreme. 10 VIII be
a ribbon year. 10 the replacement of little
women There wifi even be- entire bodices
built up OF ribbons and Of the most snowy
effects ln Dresden figures and flower grGup-
ines.
There is n curious spring Jacket close
fitting. with sleeves that come half way
down the upper ARM leaving the dress
sleeve 10 show below that limit. 10 has
basque skirts which stick ont $50 straight
that they actually curl upwards.
There Is a bretelle bodice of ribbons
made 10 throw on Ike "a harness over an
ordinary plain waist.
There Us new wide laDcl. whose point
comes lower down the bodice than lanel
point ever did before. 10 match the droop-
ing ceVe.
AID there are-lnf lcf us mako ~
story: There was once Young woman
and she bed 2f5 silk waists, one flr er-
cry day in the year But ono day sno mals
n fatal mistake. She went % n shop ana
.ha csvv The brocadli silks arI The water
al silks and the eiace silks ana rilk ana
chiffon ronhfrati0ne-eilf res ard green
and blue and an the shades between.
silks with roses. line7. cornh'Wers' vines,
etrinos. chocks( and elan tartan plaids.
So she cried This IS leap year, ana
must have orc more for the S96ih day"
md because II was impossible 10 choose
she bought twenty.
Perhans this story isn't true, but n
might be-. You viii see FOR yourselfi NO
whore else along the une mas me modesto
made such skilled and rcsolute attacks
against the best defended purse as IN the
silk waist stock
Not everybody VIII wear silk waist
THIS season: not everybody rs n woman,
ELLEN OSBORN.