The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-10

New York, April 6.-Easter Sunday
dress parade is no longer an epoch
making day in the fashion world. Full
40 days ago every possible novelty, from
hats to shoes. had been revealed to a
shopping public. and few women any
longer reserve Easter morning as the
first and suspicious moment for don
ming the fresh spring bonnet.
Early in March, because Of the IN
precedentedly mild weather. straw and
flowers doomed sporadically in the
crowd Cambria shirt waists, too, have
already blcssomed out tentatively, and
every one who is going 20 have new
coat this season has already aired It
frequently. Nevertheless, the spring
opening does officially date from this
moment, and for 1898 the parade Will
be made memorable with wider, plu-
mier hats, more abundant SNOWY skirts
and wells of larger dot than we have
seen in a good many years.
PROMENADE SHOES.
The Easter parader who interests
herself in the details Of dress is patron
ling q brown patent leather shoe. in
place Of = black one, and q preJtier
dress boot with its English tee and
military heel. would be hard to find
These Oxford ties are cut By half an
inch lower 1T the ankle than We re-
member To have ever seen them before,
and d striking feature is the broad,
long tongue that flares out an inch
above The top OF the shoe and gives a
chic finish-with such a foOtgear brown
Isle ribbed hose are adopted. As
matter of fact, ribbinS is an all i'm
portant feature of hosiery this season,
nd he a-f rf,aI-ince in ia
ket for use with low shoes are ribbed
in perpendicular and horizontal lines,
together, giving the stocking plaid ef-
feet but in one color
\ few coquettish church-goers. lift
Ing their skirts ever 50 little at the
curbstoEe, viii show slim feet shOd in
brown vanished leather. and round an
kles, clothed in brown ribbed Isle
hose shot with yellow lights or picked
out in red knots. Either fashion is
highly approved and a look at the
newest foot coverings on the counters
shows that in silk or Isle they are Wo-
ven with especial elastic tops. That is.
the threads are so combined that the
stocking grips the knee, and in case
the elastic supporter extending from
the corset or the round strap gives way,
the garment VIII. to a certain extent
maintain itself neatly in position.
few eiastic-topped hose are pref
tily woven with what appears TO be a
scarlet, sky blue or orange yellow gar
ter bow and buckle clasping just be-
low the knee. Meanwhile only the
hopelessly frivolous, minded wear the
highly decorated, jeweled ana berufIied
round carriers set forth on The lingerie
counters. Plain black or yellow elias
tic circles. finished with "a small fat
bow OF ribbon, or straps extending
from the waist, is what the tasteful
woman adhereS to strongly.
IN SILK ATTIRE.
This is an Easter notable for its va
riety Of colors in feminine dress. and
the fact that a greater number of all
silk gowns viii be worn than we have
known in the space of ten years. Fou-
lardS, with their almost tropical sDlen-
doris Of inting. command first notice:
the striped and figured taffetas are
reigniug bellies. and the richer silk
weaYss. fleur de veiOurs. etc. are every
one the choice materials of the really
elegant costumes.
AS TO colors. blue is dominant every
where the glowing violet. abbess and
hyacinth blues, while cerise and all the
clear high tones Of green flash out at
every turn. Still the palm for popu-
larity goes to blue, and it is worthy of
comment that less is seen of red than
any other color. Blue hats, blue plaid 4
wash silks. dark blue gloves. pale blue /
silk petticoats, fans and parasols /
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