The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-27
CHARMING EASTER GOWNS.
SPRING HATs-MuCH EMBROIDERY
Used.


eye. for they are for Easter and after
A good.y assortment are these gowns.
mostly showing Celebrations in embrod-
cry. A black dress amongst them, which
is Joy both by reason OF its charm and
novelty. Is traced with jet paiiIettes in a
floral design with the center csous Of tur-
quoise. Round the decolieiage Is a frili OF
yellow lace resting on double ffi.ls Of blue
chiffon. while u scarf OF chiffon Is tiec
under this collar. extends down the front
OF the bodice and passes through the
wais; BAND 20 reapIear with fringed ends
The sleeves are OF yellow lace embroidered
with the blue, ard the general effect IS
most excellent.
/ have serious thoughts of having my
own jet gown emhel.ished TO do future SER
vice with yellow lace sleeves and yellow
lace bertha, and just as a convincing PROOF
OF my originality, l shall have coral cious,
or nail heads. and coral chiffon. Another
beautiful gown Is OF pa.e green traced
with paillettes and raised velvet flowers
and silver. all sorts of fascinating things.
indeed. doing decorative duty upon il.
And again. loved very dearly dress OF
white cloth, with sleeves and friils OF white
tul,e. striped with white satin ribbon. And
the hat which completes this Is most at
Iractive, made OF white straw with white
feathers parting company on either side
and fastened in the center with a back
velvet bow backed with Partisan dia-
m0nd buckle.
A capital model for a young girls gown
Is Of white satin. with the skirt and bodice
showing hsmstitchings. This is just a
little device OF fashion to disguise the
elaborate beneath the simple At one side
OF the decolletsge il a large bunch of La
France roses. ! need not tell you that she
skirts set well. and the sleeves are all
one could wish In sleeves; and by this I
uarfa t&~ ttaxfxt
has come to this and In earnest. too. the
sleeves set quite loosely to the arms. very
few folds are at the top. and these are
brought round the armhoie: nothing sets
outward. while the latest sty.e in short
sleeves il also perfectly tight. made of
lace. open Zip the hack with, perhaps u
small bow tied on the top. otherwise guilt
less of any obtrlsive note. What change
Is here. my coun,rywoinen. BY the way,
my eountrywomen will be some time be-
ore they recognize II.
There WIS much 30 be said In favor Of
the dead and gone huge sleeves. II gave
4 measure Of Importance 10 the unilnport-
ant person. and until our want OF discre-
ton let il oyerstep the bounds az reason
and wander into the realms OF the ride
ulous II was fun OF charm-certainly Of
sufficient charm 70 induce us one day 10
revive II. But this is In the future: In
the present as I have observed before.
the sleeves are small ard tight, which re-
minds me that | have also been Interview
ing some Of tl,e riding habits designed 10
decorate many OF this seasons fashiona-
bses. and the sleeves Of these have not
o. much as a single gather IN he top.
being exactly Ike a mans sleeve.
must not forget 10 tell you Of dress
which almost any ~ us would like 10 ba
bearing II was made IN perIwlukie cloth.
tile bodice having a YOKE Of finely tucked
white satin. blended with deep lace col
lar seeomIngiy high. and mingiing with
fold OF orange coloFed velvet, from which
fen A stock bow I'm the front. This f>wn.
like SO many of the best. fsssens nytslhly
down enc side and IL covered all over with
a new floral quilting. In which the stitch
ing is kept SO much In allegiance that the
flowers which stand up boldly IA relief.
almost seem 80 be stamped. The skirt
was simple but fall.
Another lovely model "a = stone-gf&y
cloth. the skirt Of the new cut. With alum
snuu, hrsisiings which are untarngshable.
carried trcua the front around 20 the back.
ttgiag the top OF deep fsounce The
gray cloth bodice had tucked cloth sleeves
and acknowledged epauIsties. edged
with the same braid. the narrow reyers az
white satin covered with white gu:rllr@,
opesagng oyer the fun front OF usousselin~
sir saio. sniiyeaed hy a narrow twisted
cravat OF turquoise ard sa:tn. occurred a,
every four inehes With diamond hur kles
tho lace collar mingIlng with tgcklngS OK
mcussciiae DE seie.
Fer A suynmeF toilette nothing seemed
cutie 81 graceful as cream canvas made
over gaace Slsk. and finely iucsed in urdu
lasing lines round ~. Skin. stiged With
xsGs p.cosk The bodice had fuH revers
az ire tucks. hor3sred in the same way.
q BOW ef spftcot silk covered NTH black
applique introduced At the throat The
fan sesF 90 tae canvas wsz beaded by a
ssl.ox silk cellar. ve.le3 WITH ret SID
fs%t.aed win opsi buttons as wsx taa
seslss h~ll a. he side. 9His was perfect
dream cf q gUSn. tf quite a different
character aa$ Gaa eieth skirt 3nzt or
ace-<i Is oPyae3 da~a ire frent. aaa
fastened below tae w4fSg size three eordea
SCRAPS. TIRE hoserQ hfsisied lu military
sfrle. having a t}r 1g h1us tayrtas slsd
ecaf sSefvfS. 'he epsu}sttes Handsomely
braided. N3tw outstanding f1se military
1srsidsnk 81 front Iris kaNn xas noealfy
hs4s}e-1 AZ sne 80 \.
t'oyert os-aiiax t. be3az naeA Nora. ana
snanF dresses sre nsaA. in lsbt fawn MA
~oae~sj FoHmee Al she hip headed bs-
ISAt ewosa SILK brad TIE 3sss.t.re~ are
braided fsseA an8 front nsssnx reveYs -
ha.ts5@ i9serta9H. NA5ee Age quite rev aass
sisl@ STARTS eT~es1ye ~ almost anS IA
FvFteE TIRE c4Ts ace aided ara gee eesf-
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se.}* hl@s& ara white SoNuS alta t.aez~
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fre s-sSat a0rslssssS IS S@teEyAts ~ rrira
s5-:a4 scs q fs@ &sehea. r: cHse In. \ az 50
sStrt. SusEksnE ssrast square ss-gaN ,Ae
~AsSs. s&tstseaa8 cGss.~sN az gs.. As.ys
The taesseeS age treated IA fae sane a..
Srii5~ essnE tas-9es esd lato fse collar.