Evening star., 1897-05-29

ments of loyalty and royalty, we prepare
to celebrate throughout 1.-The empire of the
queen" :! iDi'
London fashions have a curious signif-
canoe this spring. They, are bolder and
more eccsItric than Partisan styles One
who is fresh from the avenues of the
Champs Elyseest fs struck with a wonder
ing perception of the frivolity of Hyde
Park, whereby the sense of the ludicrous
is enormously tickled. Paris is all red ard
purple. but even with these fiery tints
lighting UP every street horizon all is nice
ly adjusted, balanced. Hats are as small
as they are scintillant. and the giddiest
thing about a woman is her petticoat
which once in while at least Is more or
less veiled. Paris never quite plays the
limit. 1t always seems as II she had been
there before and knew perfectly well lust
how far 1t was any fun to CO. But Lon
don IS different. The fin de steele swing
gets more and more giddy here and Jane
Bull loses her head. and her taste, a deal
quicker than Jeanette Crapaud A tall
starched Englishwoman for no amount OF
English rain will ever get the stiffening
out of English backbones hits ones funny
bone hard when she walks out under a
fitting hat whose feathers shoot as many
| ways as the three legs of the Isle of Man.
and whose flowers bloom in all the colors
| that flowers never dreamed of, not to men
tion few that are possible. It's a cure
for chronic melancholia to see an "hon-
orable miss" on millinery tear.
In Honor of Royalty.
Naturally, the favorite color is 'royaI'
blue, and. naturally, in England, this tint
Is applied oftenest to roses and carnations
But once used to such little eccentricities,
London is much more tolerable at present
than commonly, and much more bright and
cheerful in its holiday dress of record
| reign" modes. London dressmakers are
making skirts narrow and altogether dis
tinct from their Innings. Bodices are cut
with slightly baggy 'front.' to show an
under-bodice at the neck of white nous
seline de sole or some stuff that is thin
All trimmings are calculated to make the
shoulders of the width of an athletes
and the waist of the circumference Of a
| doll. This combination is peculiarly Eng
| lish and would kill off any other nation
| But the English climate has developed q
| wise tough. so that English girls seem able
| to take a prize fighters exercise and still
| lace to the traditional figure of a lady"
Skirts are heavily ruffled. A few over
| skirts are seen. Gold is the most literally
| used trimming. Turquoise is the almost
universal tone. 1t Is proper to wear with
any and every sort of dress white belt or
| a green bolero studded with all manner
of jewels. Blouses are made with q frill
either standing up or turning down over
| the high neckband. Washing silk bodices
| have a full back and front and open on
| the left side under a cascade Of lace. For
| the fronts of dresses one woman in every
| six wears pink lisle trimmed with butter
colored lace..in
| 81 A Victoria Tartan.
In Hyde Park today noticed a girl in a
| foulard gown printed with the Victoria
tartan, which has white ground with red
and blue istrfptngs. The skirt Of this dress
was round at the bottom and quite simple.
| except for twp double rows Of black velvet
ribbon THROWN about it. not horizontally,
but with an easy dip to the front. These