The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-16
BEAUTY IN THE
APRIL SUNSHINE.
How the Women of Paris are Enjoy
ing the Young Season.
NO SIMPLICITY IN DRESS NOW.
Everything is Profuscly Trimmed with
Plaitings and Braidings, Even TO
the Tailor Made Gowns - Some
OF tho Newest Spring Designs

PARIS, April ct IS just after Easter
and the spring fashions have declared
themselves. Paris women are rejoicing
that the tallor-made sOHu is no longer
simple and are revealing 800 tuc idcl luat
there are buttons and girdles, broad lap
els ana 81 sfcdt deal Oi fancy Didialns
upon gowns that were formerly as plain
ana severe as they could be made
40 those VINO want 10 know the fash
iOudOle hEure tins year Ouiy one answer
can bee made. 10 is the slim figure. pos
itVcly atteuuated ln Its Iong-urdw u-out
Ines The taL woman is SO TAR OF oil
style that 40 gowns are maze Tor het
and the poor thing must ruslictte ln last
seasons sprluB 1uwu ANA NrrrlttD 30
made-oyer dresses. All the new spring
costumes are Tor slim figures.
yet there is one slcdm NJ comfort 20 pc
found IN tine styles of spring, ana thal ls
their tendency TO make the ngure slender
Unless one has positively reached the
limit of emb0npOut there ls hope. Inc
new skirt which l5 uttru very close TO lhe
hips actually makes iAe hls looh sintilrl.
There is not all that imaginary luilHeaa
10 be nlod out. IL is aS uBht as tle
glove upOu tne hand. yet Ike the u5hl
glove it produces an artificial SINAI mess,
The talOr-made dress mas a niue J.cA-
cf-HKo waist Ina the house inc jacket i'
eIfDnnd OFF and 10 silk waist ls worn li-
ocfI-dtl hut the Silk waist must ''
absolutely plain and almost shih ubni.
The outside jacket ls so lose nll,'r la
many women do not wear waist uhoei-
rel.u. uicfcruns I'D put o. Jacket %" oF't
a very neat silk corset cover.
The tabernacle dress, lal rom ali"'.
IS elaborate. Its skirt IS trimmed with
hraidiug. and one or these dresses which
us of dark apple green had 8n OVers hil O.
effect in novelty goods which was put on
the skirt IN deep points lie WAIST h'H
q broad vest OF pale green tafeia edged
with novelty goods. The hat was ttim-
med with green taffetA with Dig Whl1e
"'''7- 4 TAILOR-AIADE GOWN.
Another street dress WAS o. tail0r-made
gown built Of six cheviot in quartz gray;
In had rolling Guns and tho collar had
rolling lapels TO match the Guns. Inty
were lined with aluminium gray taueta.
The coat, which was KIM OF noiei",
was short upon the back and sides ana
had a long front tab almost as long as "A
stole It was trimmed with SIX very
large smoked pearl buttons
A rough straw hat. protusely trimmed
with pink roses and gray chiffon, was
worn with this dress. ..
built OF no less than four nlhefsnt ma
terials. us conception was IN orange
aud ae.0uope. a most snowy cotin'
toa The skirt was built OF heiloIope
srl, trimmed with tiny chiffon plaiting5
put ON in the form OF lover KNOTS. CFeI
this fell a net skirt in four uers. tnl7
was drapeI with "a very snort Nloitl l, ..
Vel 0veidress lined with burnt orange
The bodice had n yoke Of hcli0trooe
silk trimmed with chiffon p.MLngs. De-
low which were set a vest of uurut
orange silk dapci With " cMhon ttlin-
mluE in hel0tfupe. me slrct tr "'l
of the hclOrOpe SIR with cuauIeilea OF
velvet. Upon the fr0n-tlere were very
lfr.. mrdnlu0ns iu burnt orange Feltct
auu.iQued 500 as 90 outline the vest ,,.
Tho hat repeated tho shades or neio-
tr0ue. OF orange. violet and the chtlfr
.ef..rl1D MAS e. marvel ia clever commune
m seems needless 70 say that It was n
very expensive gown ana almost Hteui'''
10 add tlat lt WAS designed for an Amer
loan woman She IS 20 spend the SUM
NOR af Narrac Hnscft she mas pui a-ei
several of these costumes and will ass
tonish hcr own c0untrywJmen with t"en
two months l4,e-InfeSeifr Suits
Whole suits are growing moro ana more
I'm favor among women who can auord
them. They are INTENDED a7 a Ni"'( -
AGAINST the economical sAltt Walsl. On
an. other hand the woman VINO buys
waist can practice the pretty deception
% trimming the shirt waist 90 mdich mo
skirt with collar and cuus on tho
skirt material. and possibly NeiFcl yoNs
OF the same color, sic CAN llLhI o. " -
inexpensive tanefa shirt waist look /. Ns
tho I.rfen Of a. mldc-t0-OrNnr SUIT INI@
is "a little deception pracuced an lhe uiH7
ami DO is pleasing one. ,,. ......
4o prOduce prettler costumes IMAM tho
last If may Doe that women are grow
mo nreftler themselves. or more graceful
Tha Gowns this season positively ideaiiIe
vvofrqr's figure The one dr1Woach ls
fhe,r length. which is too long 90 Doe neat
/ I'M on The other hand the SILK skirt is
-.or,. elaborate and woman can alOtd
N oid mo- her dress skirt
] Thor, IS not a very decided change IN
/ tra texture of the materials for SUNNI RI
eovyns bud the designs are new. Ihe
r,tb ,bir cuazos. chif0ns and organ
dies have delicious SIX stripes running
t,rorrb them and crepe de chine comes
Traced IN beautiful flowers that stand out
/ a. quarter on an inch upon the goods.
euilee IL dotted with little figures scarce
T., larger than a pin head ana me large
rolored designs of 4 season ago are less
III piogt7es. linens. ducks and chambrays
for outing wear are seen IN gefanilm
rcd Celestial blue and an the greens anc
,.aiioyys They are generously trimmed
/ y,itb little braidings and tiny pearl hui
IONS ana the jackets have vests OF soi'
Sen With these suits the elaborate
( Ell. urforskirts ARE seen ard the ultra
f9ehfonobie woman has SILK skirt for
! ,...s.r costume