The age-herald., 1899-03-26
B Beautiful ToiIettes to
Be Worn After Easter

What week 1t has been for little unex- pected talks at the crossings of the streets, and the exchange of little condolences in the elevators. Women have stood ten deep in the elevators and without a murmur. They were only too glad to get in at all. The shops have been so thronged the past week that one would conclude that the Len ten lectures and the clubs had been deserted and that spring fashions claimed the atten- tion of the women to the exclusion of all things else. It was matchless week for the selection of summer gowns and hats, for every woman knows that sunlt days are preferable for the selection of new clothes. The brilliant, glowing days of the past week heightened the display of beau- tiful fabrics and prevented that discour- aging feeling of selecting things out of season.
 There will be many elegant toilettes worn after Easter, and the spring functions w.ll be marked by unusually handsome gowns and smart hats A lovely young Birming- ham matron will include among her Easter hats an exquisite brown straw that has a touch of crimson velvet caught on the left side, and from which curve two pheasant wings in that warm shade of brown with llllic hethS Ol NullG. He DTlfn IS ndIrOW, and around the crown is fold of white caught with a pearl buckle. The trimming is high at the side. and the droop in the brim is very effective.
 Another charming hat for this young matron IS of deep yellow straw with a plating of purple chiffon around the crown. The brlm IS quito narrow anu the back mas cluster of huge crush roses in pale shades and black NelXet bows luat give .a distinctive smartness.
 Q brunette belle will wear to the first card party purple straw hat worn over the face. The high crown is puffed with purple tulle and purple orchids finish the rignt side. It really has the appearance of an entire hat of orchids Of that deep shade of purple that lies between pansies and violets.
 A tall blonde girl who is noted for her beautiful hats will wear on Easter morn a simple lace straw in black with pale pink crush roses under the brm She will wear at an Easter afternoon reception a white chp completely hidden with chiffon and worn slightly off the face. Violets are clus- tered underneath the brim, and the exquis- ite ariness of the hat is extremely becom- ing to her youthful face.
 toque of rose leaves will be worn by a charming young matron at the Easter teas It is worn off the face, and a vivid scarlet rose is placed in the centre. She will wear on other formal occasions a tulle and ap- pique effect of blue shade that has for its trimming clusters of ragged robins The crown is quite high and the brim droops ef- fectively.
 There is a woman here who has a mania for buying everything just after the season is over. Last winter she carted home yards of chambrays, piques and lin- ems, to say nothing of insertions and em- broirderies, and the first spring day found her making shirt waists. These days, in stead of buying cotton goods, she is look ing for heavy wooden fabrics at reduced prices. She went home charmed one day the past week over @ dark blue cloth gown that she will have made up in October. Organdies and dimities that she bought last autumn will be brought out for an ar ring and will give her the utmost satisfac- tion, simply because she Is convineced that they were bargains. The wonder of 1t all is that she never has the appearance of being a season late, and her women friends have to hear how much she has saved by selecting her wardrobe at the last of the season, at the same time realizing that she is perfectly gowned. This same woman will have in her summer wardrobe the freshest, most becoming of summer frocks, that she will tell you cost mere song bought as they were at the close of last summers season. She will wear at some of the for maj spring functions toilette of distinc- tive elegance which she purchased during l the holidays Of course it was not put in the hands of her modiste until few weeks ago. She is not the least upset when the shopping season approaches, and is never rushing around in that mad way that>per- haps after all has, too its compensation. The delights of buying all the pretty new things that are brought on each season is absolute joy to woman who need not study economy. For the woman of slender purse the pleasure is curtailed accordingly, but even then life has its joys.
 f.o int watch tVnGS the past week.
 It was not in one of the shopping dis tricts, however, that saw one of the most interesting types. It was in one Of the cafes that I became interested in young