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plain silk with a white linen turnover collar
and n Scotch plaid tie. The tie is like a
mans four-in.haHd but wider, Is long enough
to 20 round the neck, cross behind, knot in
front and run down to the belt. This Is the
latest chic.
Among lightweight woolens provided for
the dcmi-season one OF the best patterns is
a check Of third-inch size, OF color with
black. These checks are trimmed with vel
vet ribbon. One of saffron with black has
the skirt banded all the way up with the
ribbon in graduated widths; the blouse and
the tops OF the sleeves are covered with
bands running round and the blouse opens
down the front over velvet. A bit Of saffron
ribbon bound with black is Topped into the
top OF the neckband behind. In more sober
style Is a blue one with the skirt in kilt
plaids and a bolero and sleeves of black vel
vet.
BICYCLE NOVELTIES.
The sason for bicycling draws on apace,
and the old debate recommences between
knickerbocker and skirt. What or which
is going to be worn? The fashionable dress
makers favor the skirt, but the society plays,
which present many bicycle costumes, give
preference to the knickerbocker, while as to
the good public II is drawn both ways. AL
though the skirt has entered into the fash
ions, 1t Is the trouser that most French
women continue to wear. The skirt in
Paris Is considered the English fashion, hav-
ing been adopted in the first place by the
AnRlOpnlleS, 10 marx themselves OH from
the rank and file of other women.
1t Is said that side-plaited skirts will be
In favor, and in the south by the blue sea,
on the splendid white Corniche road, where
fortunate society Is bicycling at this moment,
some such skirts are to be seen. If properly
made nothing hinders these skirts being
turned like other skirts into trousers at will;
at least this is what the dressmakers say.
In knickerbockers the latest Partisan form
Is cut scant round the hips and widens grad
ually to the knee, in such a way as to give
the hips a slight look. With this is worn
the short loose jacket already described.
Cary 1t out in eiephant-gray corduroy, with
brown leather leggings and a sailor hat Of
gray felt trimmed with brown velvet. Turn
the jacket collar high up round the back,
and IL the day permits open the front to
show a brown surah plouse with linen collar
and plaid tie; or If this seems too gay then
make it in black cloth and line the coat
with mauve silk and face the collar and
revers with mauve velvet. Add a mauve
blouse and black tie.
The manufacturers are said to be at work
on new cloths for bicycle dress, that shall
unite all the needed qualities of lightness,
~softneSs and durability, and some marvels
are promised for spring.
CLOAKS M HATS.
Travelling and bad weather cloaks are
being made of waterproof woolens in plain
color or dark plaids. Parisians have never
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long plain coat that has convenient slash
ings down the sides through which the hand
may be put to gather w the skirts under
meath. The sleeve is either loose or close
and the collar turns high. Others are made
with a yoke and a box plat down back and
front, the front plat running up over the
yoke to the neck. Another shape is the long
trepo-t cape, side plated onto a little yoke
that Is hidden by a large round hood. These
are made also in ordinary lightweight faced
cloth lined with silk. Thus navy blue, lined
with black and white check or with pale
blue. But the hood must not be lined with
the silk, as the outside should be all alike.
Such capes are not too heavy to be useful
all summer, and answer very nicely as an
evening wrap at the seashore.
The hats continue. moderate in size and
rather flat. Some of them turn up very high
behind, after the fashion of last year, the
only difference being that the whole hat 10
now smaller. The top OF the crown serves as
the bed for a large rcSette. which covers it
entirely, or else the crown is surrounded
with a plating or loose scarf. A hat of
white felt is turned uD at the back with
black velvet bows fastened with stracs
buckles, and has a black velvet binding.
Round the crown is a scarf of gray velvet,
and on the top of the crown at the back is
a gray and white bird. A hat of violet straw
is trimmed on the front with vi6lets and
green leaves and at the back with white
camelias.
All the forms of winter have been pro-
duced In wired tulle for spring. These tulle
hats will be trimmed with flowers and black
lace. The lace will be ruchad on the brims.
both on the upper and under side, making
a light and vapory mass round the face.
Over this lace will be mounted, as a novelty, |
large bouquets of one or several kinds of
Mowers, wired and surrounded with leaves,
In imitation of the natural bouquets made
by the florists. A spring hat for a young |
Girl is OF red straw, with three pipings of
black velvet on the under side of the brim,