The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-26

Tor In spite OF the sunahinc che seem "A
70 lind the air chilly. and AS the rarm N,
was something quite aew l shall trv
uescriDc IT, The cloak had a square
yoke, with back and front OF deem
cIeam embroidery laid over apple green
SILK. The front OF the jacket reached
the wasst little 20 the left. and the
right side WAS finished in a broad -rever
or the apple green silk covered with
embroidery. a band OF tho embroidery.
with the green silk showing through n
formed cuffs at the wrists, upon which
the sleeve was gathered I'm a sort OF
shirt waist fashion. turned over col
lar OF silk and embroidery garnished
the neck. ana fold OF the silk drawn
through a cut steel buckle formed the
girdle. Down the 'front.' and around the
bottom OF the skirt was a broad hem of
the serge heavily stitched with apple
green silk. a sailor hat OF white straw
nad rosettes or apple green velvet at
eacn side OF the crown and a bunch OF
white quills under the right hand ro-
settc. A band OF white satin ribbon
was the only other trimming upon the
hat. The little girl carried a spray of
white flowers. and. trotting along con-
tentedly by her fathers side, she looked
the incarnation Of spring / wondered |
tnat he did not write a sonnet about |
her
Apple green seems TO be a favorlts |
color One afternoon / had glimpse
or the little daughter OF a very rich
American woman who is living In Paris
ana VINO follows closely i'm the front OF
rashion. The little girl Is years old
ana mas short curls of blond hair and
sea gray eyes that harmoniZed beauti-
iuhy win the apple green silk cash
mere which formed the body of hsr
Irock. 1t was fashioned I'm smock shape
ana feil from round yoke of white
nina silk, which had alternate rows of
'ucks and embroidery. The sleeves of
nina silk were OF tight fitting NOUS.
Iuetaire, with a friii of lace at the
wrist. while there was another fine as a
pider's web about the throat. With
lack silk stockings and the finest black
uede slippers the little girl. dancing
nerrily about the room. might have.
rom all appearance, been a fairy fresh
rom the greenwood, dressed In her
reensward hue.
A charming little creature OF 10 ont
'ith her governess, assumed by the
erious and learned appearance upon
'ademoiselle's face, wore a pretty but
nat would be most serviceable frock
navy blue serge. The yoke of the
odice was tucked and bordered on each
de py bands of blue satin ribbon, each
lree-quarters OF an inch wide and
iding In tiny bows. A girdle of blue
TIN. with buckle of cut steel, encir-
ed the waist. The bodice was loose.
iling slightly over the gfrdle in front.
ID the tight fitting sleeves widened in
broad puffs upon the shoulders. The
irt was so carefully fitted and SO we'll
Z that Ii must have been from the
tnd or some OF the great tailors. A
iior hat of coarse blue straw and
OF or piue satin ribbon upon it com
'ted the little maiden's costume.
sor smaller children there is also
zen that is new and pleasing.
n one OF my rambles / particularly
lrked small elf of 3 or 4. She look
out OF place in gay Paris. One might
agine her fitting in with the Quaker
,kground OF Philadelphia or the staid
ditions OF Boston, but Paris-neyer.
little cloak was OF pearl gray CASH /
re. made with no lining. as. I sbouId
We said, are all OF the late spring
ips. square yoke OF white broad
ln mad horizontal stripes of Russian wo
Id upon 1t. Half revers. half epau- nm,
y We're inserted in the shoulder Th,
ms and fell back from the yoke over the
rather full sleeves. The revers were 90,
ed with the white Russian braid A Laa
p turned over cuff OF the cashmere ina
lpleted the sleeve. The skirt of tha ! -,