The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-03-10
New York Fashions.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

March I, 1900.
New hats and bonnets show folded outlines
similar to those of last summer; many are in
extremely irregular shapes, and the employ
ment of fancy strs IS is almost universal. In
trimmings, also, the same swathing euects
prevail and chiffon or tulle folded over re-
calls the fairness Of winter breast feathers.
Foldings, produced by tucks, are also notice
able, and not a few wide brimmed hats have
the under portion plentifully filled in by the
soft SUGGESTIONS. Tucked silk composes some
handsome examples, or silk closely tucked is
wound about hats, producing much the same
result. A beautiful hat with medium round
crown and straight medium brim is made of
pink silk, and the trimming consists wholly of
roses and leaves that Chamber all over it in
most natural fashion, except Immediately IN
front, where is placed large bow of inch and
a half wide black velvet ribbon. Below the
brim at the back is pink chiffon rosette and
muslin rose.
New street gowns, seen also at Lord Tay-
lor's, determine the question that Elton jackets,
in varying shapes, are still in the heyday OF
popularity. Some button snugly about the
figure, but the greater number stand loosely
apart, so as to admit of becoming vests, and
here the placing together of the most opposite
materials is a very marked feature, chiffon,
mousselne or lace being frequently seen with
dark wool gowns, and some even have TRIM
ming of the same on jackets finished by revers.
Some Jackets reach only just below the Shout
der blades and are cut in very faneiful ont
lines, with concealed fastening under the
arm on the left side. Of course the interval
to the waist must be filled in, and to this end
plated silk is popular. In
SKIRTS,
single large box plat at the back is the lead
ing style. but far'from universal. Some skirts
show two smaller box plaits, with placket hole
concealed underneath the left one, and not a
few examples have a cluster of narrow plaiis
at the back that take the place OF the box
plaits, or there may be narrow plaits that con-
tinue The fullness from wide back plaiis to-
wards the front. and others, again, have
medium plaits going all around and extending
to within some distance from the bottom.
Again, the skirt may be close around the
figure with strapped seams that are the pre-
lude to fullness below, obtained by material
allowed to fall from succession OF turned IN
box plaits. A stylish skirt is perfectly plain
at the waist, but about an inch below is begun
a series of all around tucks that from mere
stitchings increase in width till at the bottom
they become quite wide, the tall of erapery
growing fuller as the tucks increase in width.
In light weight fabrics, and especially wash
goods, deep Hounces, set In wide folds, give
finish to an upper portion which is close ex-
cept at the back, and the slope given is that
of the demi-train, for some time past so incou-
venient, yet so popular. Women have, how
ever. begun to rebel against the Inconvenience
of demitrains for ordinary occasions, and of
late skirt ending fully six inches from the
pavement has begun to appear, and bedraggled
onlookers have cast envious glances on the
wearers who step lightly along. The innova-
ton is so daring that it cannot as yet be
classed as an established style, but it is in ex-
istence, and an opinion is expressed by some
in authority that it will, before long, have a
recognized position. To women of slight
figure and well shaped feet it is very becoming
"Etta. Very stylish Independent waists
are made of silk squares brought out for the
purpose. They show Oriental patterns, and
have border of fringe. two squares forming
a waist. New material is also brought out in
successive squares for waists.
Louise. New golf capes, in bold plaids,
showing pastel colors, are very stylish, and
are finished by bands of stitched cloth.
Lucy CARTER