Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-13
HER VEST OF PLAID CLOTH.
THE NBW FIGURE.

When the girl with the new figure ap-
pears on the avenue, in her new tailor
made gown, she must wear hat tilted
well over her forehead. OF course, this
is her spring hat, and it must be of
straw or staw and chenille combined
The favorite shape turns up abruptly
at the back, and is trimmed with ribbon
loops to give a broad effect In many
of the new spring hats the trimming
appears to be nassed at the back. The
back view of a spring hat for the sea-
son of SO is cuIdously much more re-
mara1able and effective than the front
There are any number of novelties
displayed. in the shops just now to
tempt the tailor-made girl. There are
masculine looking vests in plenty, some
made of pique and others in fancy
cloths, and there are the ribbed silk
and satin vests for the young person
who can afford them. Oftentimes
these vests give the one touch of bright
color to an otherwise sombre costume.
Plaid vests and those in bright scarlet-
are much in demand.
The newest umbrella for the spring
girl is a gay affair made either of plaid
silk or silk in bright Roman stripes
And 1t has swinging from its slender
natural wood handle a tiny purse also
made of gay Silk. This purse is only
large enough for car fare, but in these
days when pockets are not always
where they can be reached most easily
the umbrella is worth buying just for
the convenience of the purse if nothing
more.
STOCKINGS. r
There is no use in denying 1.-THE most
up-to-date girls are now buying their
stockings to match their umbrellas
Tbirly oF ttt IF ,,o,, dn,,St e,apnaY, 10 ha
lieve it is true, the clerks at the UNI
brella and stocking counters have been
comparing notes, and they can certify
to the absolute truth Of this statement
The newest stockings are all bright In
coloring. Platds are the favorites and
many exquisite color combinations are
seen. There are also many Roman
striped stockings and others showing a
novel ribbon effect. Elaborately em-
broidered inStepS are also much in fash
ion. The sale of silk stockings has
greatly increased within the last year.
Now even the bicycle stocking is a
sia1en affair and has lost all its clumsi-
ness.
In the matter of gloves the strictly
tailor-made girl copies her brothers.
But if she happens to be just a bit fri
volous she. is sure to buy this spring
the new gloves with the jewel1ed fasten-
imaginable and have imitation jewealed
studs which are fastened together by
means of fine silken cord The gloves
in the different shades of tan, with vio-
let stitching and bits OF mock anne
thysts for the studs, are unusuaHy
pretty. For dress occasions there are
exquisite silvery gray gloves with tur-
duois studs and silver stitching. @
FLUFFY SKIRTS.
Though this very severe tailor made
young person of the spring of '9S has
apparently abandoned peuticoats for
street wear she shows just the same
old time fondness for fluffy skirts when
dressing for the house. There Is an
endless variety of silk petticoats, and
every one Of them shows plainly the e.
feet of the tight-fitting cloth skirt. For
all of the new silk skirts are made to
fit perfectly over the hips, and but lit
tie fullness is visible untda the knees are
reached, and then invariably a circular
fiounce appears. This Is generally lace
trimmed, and is often so arranged that
it may be ripped from the skirt and
cleaned with but little trouble.
GRACE MARGARET GOULD.