The times., 1899-04-09
1t Captured Society's Fancy at
the Spring Openings,
1he Summer Coat Demands Lace
Front.
Belts Chain hut Never Buckle Nowa-
dnys-The PompadOur Couture
Holds Its own.

the way of fashion.
The most attractive bargain counters
this month will be those where lace and
silk waists are sold. One is sure to make
good stroke in courting all the good
chances in lace, for any amount of it is
going to appear this summer. One of the
smartest types Of hats is covered on brim,
inside and out, and TO the tip-top of tn
crown, with rows on rows of lace. Just
about June the lace hat, which in Paris is
called the 'Roxane," will bsgin to make its
influence felt ANY woman who knows
anything of style and dainty needlework
can make her own Roxane by buying be-
coming shape of white wire. covered with
coarse muslin, and onto this frilling deep
cheam Mechlin that comes at Is and 20
cents yard by way of the bargain coun-
ter. All she need DO when the hat be-
comes fluffy mass of lace frills is to
wreafhe pale pink or mauye carnations
with bows of black velvet ribbon, arc Ind
the crown -and in such an inexpensive
piece of headgear she is fit to appear be-
fore queen.
Beside the 'Roxane," they are twist
ing scarfs of lace round straw crowns.
lining brims with lace and making big
the natural accompaniment to all the white
muslin and colored dimity gowns, and
every woman will possess al least one lace
shirt front TO wear with her spring coat
A lace shirt front is made by gathering
row on row of lace either in straight hori-
zontal lines or demi-circles, across the
bust so that from chin to waist this soft
front fuffs out between the open edges of
the coat At the chin the rows of lace are
INST mo-
ward the waist and then the high collar
with points behind the ears is covered
with the narrowest possible gatherings OF
lace
Such are some of the noble uses of this
decorative material, and il is fairly aston
ishing TO see what beautiful texture and
color OF lierre, Mechlin. point de Paris,
Nalenciennes, blonde. etc, can be had for
20. 80. and 80 cents a yard, so this is the
moment to buy.
There certainly must be in vigorous
operation taffeta silk shirt waist trust.
else how could so lovely and inexpensive
bodies be put on the spring market at the
prevailing low prices? The new and the
best of the species are made up with smart
little vests or special fronts let in over the
bust. very captivating style is done ont
Of gray or mauve taffeta, the fronts seal
loped and the seallops jutting out to nearly
taneta- Without exception the collars are
stiff, sloped high back of the ears. and a
fold Of white muslin, with two wedge
shaped lace-trimmed tabs falling out on
the bust, Is the appropriate necktie.
revolution in belts marks the spring
openings. Anything but a plain belt with
plain buckle is worn and in exchange
for the simple and serviceable, one has half
dozen eniicing novelties from which to
make choice First recommendation
must be made Of the zones of soft wide
ribbon. the ends of which are fastened in
front with jeweled clasps of ornamental
gold or silver No slides or extra orna-
menis show on the ribbon, and honorable
mention is due the whole tribe of leather
belts that have no buckles. They either
button or clasp or lock and lock belts are
sure TO have a success this summer The
majority are OF handsomely dressed smooth
leather, with narrow line of decorative
steel work down the centre of the strap
that circles the waist, and in front an oval
convex plate OF polished steel, shows key
hole, else dangling from the plate is
small steel chain and paddock. Varnish-
cd leather belts have. in variety of COL
ors, come TO good long day OF popularity.
as have the belts of flexible gold ribbon.
and the silk belts. wide and narrow.
adorned with a very nice imitation of In
dian wampum.
The French hair dressers have had no
really successful ideas for the coiffure since
they reintroduced the pompadour, which
bids fair 10 hold its own safely through
couple more seasons. In Paris and in New
york recently, women in the evening have
worn their lofty pompadours frosted quite
white in front with q rice powder that is
slightly perfumed and a towering bow OF
black velvet ribbon perches high on the
10 T.. a.
shows on fresh, rosy skin TO the greatest
advantage and women are almost ignoring
their once cherished ieweled combs.
Occasionally three combs. with bedia-
moned edges and very short teeth are
thrust in at the back of the pompadour
and SHOW glittering line across the head.
but other than this very few new devices
Tor the use of combs have been introduced.
Young girls by day and very respect
able number of them by night, wear their
hair In the low Trelawney knot, which is
nothing more than loose knob dropping
well 10 the nape of the neck. The hair il
combed lightly back from the forehead
allowed TO fall tride over the ear-tips
and is coaxed into large loose waves. The
effect is distinctly girlish and pretty. and
this arrangement is beneficial TO the hair.
Golf has laid a destroying hand upon
bangs and saving a tiny ringlet or two
genuine bangs are seen no more. All the
golfers seem to find il most convenient To
arrange their locks as for riding and cy-
cling. that is. pinned in a braided coil or
three large puffs at the back Of the head
This device supplies rear prop for the
brim OF the sailor hat and IL is only in
the afternoon that anything approaching
fanciful coiffure is adopted.
The afternoon heads show pompadour
effect in front. and then as often as not
an elaborate double eight In the back
When at home in the afternoon, many wo-
men make practice OF wearing artificial
flowers In their hair. A big pink silk
Lawson pink, knot OF white violets, or a
huge mauye orchid. are all popular and
pretty, and these flowers, bearing In the
depths OF their petals strongly perfumed
sachet powder, spread through the hair a
delicious odor
Undeniably the children made a most at
tractive showing at Easter In spite Of the
fact that their picturesque hats and gay
little gowns were rather swamped by the
splendo-s Of their elders. The pretty reti-
cules, all the little ladies carried with their
fresh Sunday school dresses, did not, how
ever. escape notice, nor the prevailing eff
feet OF coats as short as those OF their
mothers, with quaint mushroom shaped
shoulder collars, and the almost universal
wide hat. turned OF sharply from the face
The coats on the misses of eleven and
less years. were without exception box
shaped back and front. with the bottom
edges cut In three or four shallow seal
lops and the seams all gay with white and
gilt braiding. The mushroom collar has
hidden successful defiance to the trusty,
faithful sailor shape. II is cut quite round,
3uts out to the shoulder seam and is either
lined or faced with silk that is an en-
phatic contrast In color to the coat itself.