The times., 1897-03-21

said about bTOcade- There is no question
but what black velvet hTOcade is a marked
feature in the new seasons stuff In
many Of the familiar in which red, yellow,
green and violet are all interbIended there
are, ON the surface, close set stripes of
black velvet interviewer. Tiny pin spots
| in white form an outstanding surface ON
| many pretty checks in simple glace. such
( as pink and white Pink is certainly prom
| nent this season. Some small pink and
| black checks display white satin stripes
| at intervals, and this design is repeated
! in many colOrings
1 With all these varieties, however. the
/, more beautiful of the bTOcades hold their
own. Floral scrolls in two colors are
| thrown on satin grounds, and these in turn
| discover also species of shadow scroll
work. Very beautiful are some of the shad-
ow patterns in which many tones mingle,
| such as green, gold and blue Another
! uncommon pattern is a ground work Of
q conventional floral design covered with
corded effect running through flowers
and ground alike. and produced in white
and bule and in white with either green,
brown, peach or cardinal red Some OF the
large white pin spots are tn rown on design
of reeds IN satin and both flowers, ribbons,
clouds and seaweeds appear to be treated
as ribbon scroll. The basket-wOrk
weavings in which many bold checks are
carried out, give great richness These
are generally in white, black or some solid
color.
The long, transparent sleeves for our
SWEETEST dresses win reign throughout
the season, there is no doubt. Another GER
tainty in connection with this is the fact
that it will cause reintroductiOn OF silk
openwork and lace mitts. Short gloves
with the long sleeves look patchy, and the
long ones are practically out Of the ques-
ton with the transparent sleeve. So you
see there seems 10 be nothing TO do but
to wear silk mitts, even though the skins OF
some OF us enter vigorous protest and give
positive proof that that protest is well
grounded.
Some Of the new bodices are so delicate,
the top portions being principally composed
of flowers, that it will be almostfmpossible
to wear wraps OF any kind over them
The smartest way out OF the dilemma is q
little peIerine of brocade just big enough
TO fit around the neck and shoulders, not
to fan down over the floral berthe One
or twOI have seen are eIrinned with swans .
down, than which few things are prettier
and none more becoming TO Il young fresh.
fair face. Those Of US who have left those
charms behind have to be wary OF This
snowy whiteness
Long wraps for evening wear are still the
favorites, and will be much worn except
when bodiceS are unusually crushable A
particularly lovely one is in pale, bright
green brOCade, with design ofCOnvenIiOnal
roses in pink and black as well as a curious
sort OF shadowed lily design in the green
itself. There is deep collar and IeyeTs,
faced with white satin and embroidered
with emerald jeweling and gold. There Is
also high collar, filled in with fine pleatings
of pale-Ereen chiffon. The sleeves are long
and finished with chiffon at the cuffs
Accordion-ple3ted skirts in graduated
width or plsat are ndeed smart. The pIeat,
ing is prettily called "sGn ray since IL
widens out from waist tJ hen as the genial
rays of King Sol do from their birth, until
their disappearance from our ken. In
new black silk dress of this kind the idea
emphasized by lines OF small black sequins
in graduated length down the center OF
each pIeat, but not continued to the hem,
only about half way down the skirt The
bodice is OF sunset pink shot silk, veiled in
black net, the front having cunningly dc
vised revers of jet and steel embroidery
The shaped aud folded waiStband is Of the
sunset pink silk and a small bow to CORE
spond appears on the collar
Some variations on the bow-knOt theme
in teweiry are very curious. A novel pat
~ ENa~a Of
figure seen sideways, OF different sizes,
overlapping each other. So that the smaller
one rises partly above the larger one. II
is pretty haiT-c0mb head, and at it's top
a short aigTebte shoots upward Another
design exhibits a narrow diamond ribbon
arranged into three loops, vaguely repro
duoing the outlines of fleUr-de-lis. There
Is at the base a sober ornament, intro
ducing four elongated leaves drawn hort
zontalfy like the displayed wings Of ar
insect, In each loop a large diamond hangs
short.
Pendants for elaborate jewcled broOcho
are in the form of u conventional foliage
resembling a butterfly or dragon fly.
The high Henry III collar Of fashionable
capes is especially elegant when adOrnet
with a chain in chased dull gold and tn
ameI, which holds in front brooch PEN
Gant forming a clasp, exhibtingan engraved
heIiotrope or d table cut emerald framed
with gold filagree work, punctuated with
tiny pearls Bracelets in the same styh
ara also very refined