Arizona republican., 1898-04-10

 fering a vision of delight to the eyes that can appreciate the beauties of faces, frills and all the miracles Of Paris. Nature sets us precedent at this season, for she lends her frocks and Easter hats. Already there are lilies and roses in the gardens, and their fragrance reaches one on the soft spring air; there are bursting buds on the warmly brown branches, and away up from a topmcst limb comes a clear sweet call that thrills the heart it may be a meadow lark with Gods message in it's throat.
 Fashion is said by the moralists to be the daughter of frivolity and she has invented thousand new foliies to do honor to her mother. From the time of the Gothic head-dress to the Dutch bonnet she has given her a round of novelties.
 The whole history of France has the romance of fashion in it. It is full of curious episodes in the annals of feminine coquetry and romantic fig ures full of witchery and charm Take for instance Agnes Sorel, the dame de beaute of Charles VII. By the power of her beauty she made the king re CdDCuT0 Iu6 Ol luc IOul uC lio and gained for him the name o1 Charles the Victorious" Says on old romance: "The king fights better when Agnes commands him." She barred he1 shoulders, invented bodices cut down to the waist, and the kings troops marched, taking castles, towns and provinces. So much for the decOllete that we see at our night functions # i, ,,,& etxr r,e C'c grandmother, but most of these SC back much farther than that. And they bring up visions of other Easters and recall the images of fair or dark beauties sprightly and gay in the at tire of their springtime festival and social parade.
 Springtime Festival and Social Pa rade might describe most pertiuently some phases of Easter Sunday. for ln- stance in Phoenix. A great many Will walk to church, of course, and the swish, swish of silk Things will lend it's gentle music to the diapason of the day.
 In the Easter parade will be one perhaps who will wear costume much fancied by French women at present It consists of a, skirt of black more with some slight touches of flat trim ming, worn with blouse shaped jacket, with revers and collar faced with shirred mousseline de soie. Be side her will be a young thing in gay reminding one of a soft gray dove; her gown lacks the saucy stiffness Of her companions and clings tenderly to her. Many more such as these will be In the gay procession we follow up to the churches. An! and in the churches! It will be like poem or something we have seen in our dreams.
 One can see it all; the daintily lit altar with it's sweet burden of lilies and great feathery ferns; the soft tremulous rolling of the organ, the sweet serious faces of the women, and the interested faces of the men; the poetry of the scene would almost make one neglectful of the bonnets-if that were possible.
 There is one that will nod and wave proudly in one of the front pews; It is of soft, snow-white straw, very open; there is a twist of black velvet about the crown. Two tall, rich plumes wave from a fall of black ac- cordeon pleated chiffon; a bandeau Of Dldck NolN6t tlltS IL IlOIu IIO AoSN' making it immensely becoming. There will be more toques than hats worn. Over there will be one that seems dis tinctively this seasons; it turns up in front and has the trimming fash toned as an aureole. It flares from the face Of the girl who wears it and shows her satin-smooth black hair to advantage.
 M. W. F.
 Interest in the public library shows no signs of Tagging. In addition to the large entertainments planned for the future, there will be a series of informal "afternoons""-the first one having been given at the home of Mrs. Walter Bennett.
 Mrs. Walter Talbot has offered her house and grounds to the ladies Of the Friday club for tea and lawn fete, to be given for the library. next Saturday afternoon, April Is.
 Mrs. Gillian, our new elocutionist, assures the fashionable folk Of Phoe- nix an array of beauty; grace and tall ent in her pantomime of Ruth" to be presented at the opera house Fri