The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-04
HlfN OSBORh'S
FASHION LETTER.


Z The modes of this spring of the nine
teenth century present these familiar
features: ~ e
The Princess dress.
The poionaises
The overEkirt and the tunic.
The plated skirt
Tbe boiero and the Elton jacket.
The lavish use Of lace. embroidery and
fringe .
And the long. soft. pliable effect Of
nearly every gown
The new end-of-the- dresses,
like the old beginning of -the-century
dresses are hlmy and transparent. FASH
ION seems determined to round out the
cycle in the manner IN which II began.
The spring modes Introduce tentauVev
POSTPONED draperie-. looking perhaps
toward psnniers.
I1ttie capes.
Mousauetsire cuffs reaching to the ell
bows.
Sleeves wide below the elbows.
Accordion plating.
And an indefinite number OF small varia-
ticns and notifications, like the tombina-
ton of fine lawn with pique, the elevation
Of the stripe to a pedestal beside inc
plaid. the addition of the Directoire scarfs
20 the spring wrap. marked increase IN
the fdolatry iavished upon the tuck. and
details of ornaments and trimmings.
There is no talk about short skirts.
The newest imported dresses are Just as
long IN front and train as much In the
back as they have all winter.
There In much discussion OF fuller
skirts, but the fullness IL all about the
feet In added flares and plaitinEs; 30 far
as concerns the outline Of the figure. even
greater stress than heretofore IL laid upon
fragile. rounded sienderness.
The newest model OF the plated skirt
has two single box plaits ON each side
OF plain front and two double box plaits
IN the middle OF the back. each plat
toward the hem.
The newest overskirts are fanciful and
picturesque beyond description. Long,
pointed oversklrts are outlined with lace
flowers or butterflies and caught high on
one side BY means OF Jewels or bits OF
coral. The washerwoman overdress is
much used for thin dresses. and IN looped
with rosettes. = The most novel over
skirts appear on pompadour muslins and
dimities and sprigged Marie Antoinette
organizes; they are looped at each side
OF the back In u manner suggestive Of
painters.
The bodice Of the thin dress IL made
after the Spencer fashion OF last sum
mer. gathered slightly at the belt. with
little pouched effect In front
For use upon either wash materials or
cloth fabrics are more spiall, soft. con-
venient boleros than were ever before
seen. The cloth boleros are embroidered
with silk cords and incrusted with lace
motifs Others are of wuipurs lace. with
the design brought out In color by means
OF tiny mock Jewels. little muslin
bolero IL made Just of alternate rows OF
stirring and fine lace Insertion. with
rnchss Of the muslin as a finish
10 - -
ana tiGht-iitting Many have mousauetaire
cum. that are almost skn-tisht from the
elbow 10 tina wrist. bu, expand over the
hand. few thin dresses have sleeves that
are tight TO the elbow and then open IN
wide-mouthsd bells.
The coat Of the tailor dress Is a short,
fdeaiixed Elton. Among longer wraps are
exaggerated box coats finished with many
capes Empire coats laid IN fiat plaiis taat
hang from lace yokes, and the usual variety
OF long lace soarfs. French lchu capcs ard
embroidered chiffon CONNECTIONS.
Robe dresses are much in evidence. Some
OF cloth are finished with deep silk fringe.
The prettiest. which look light enough to
blow away, are OF india muslin and sheer
fouard. striped with rosebuds
Al the new spring millinery IL cloud like
and nowery, Fashionable hats for every.
day wear are q usAxs of foliage with one big,
fili-hlown rose In the middle Ruttercups,
hearts ease, dandeiions. cowslips, mari
solds and primroses trim many OF the in.-
ported models,
ietie girls with her spring ou,ft And the
Hirl who plays with two bargain clubs
on q free course Is just as particular ahou,
what she wears MS IL the girl who plays
with a st Andrews swing and own,
more eluhs than her caddy can carry.
The novelties IN the 1870 golfins wsrdroh,
are these White muslin sunbonnets trim.
med with the most exquisite chiffon aud
muslin nowers
With euriing ostrich feathers instead ol
auiila
All white costumes.
And IN addition TO these pleasing Inn
pfaeticAhilities, Brown box coats with c,lr
reverS and color OF vivid scarlet
Striped skirts Of gOlf eheviot
ponhe~faced tweeds and golf cloths show
ins the plaid IN much tighter colors thar
VAS the case last year.
The golf ALL has been almost az deys.s
10 srsen as IL the hib~rian but a pteas
ins variation on hast summers xreen Goa
IL offered by a spring usodsl whose coat /
81 ,nkshsnc sod eheviot. with braces @
striped blu. and white eheyiat and ~hes
skirt In ~ the striped chevte,. trimmed Wit
bands Of plain material The skirt reashe
within about three Inches Of the xroats,l
II u cat after the model ~ tailor skirt
with box pssit Al the back and with scsn
client Nilneas ~ the heai o. make ttanpsa,
over she nhks a pleasure.
have seen during the week very prett
srring Walking dress OF pale bsne ana IN
WOODEN IN small check the s&irt arrange,
q, the back IN a wids plalt ana triars
with notehed and tagged hand 81 blu
cloth. nspcd with white sin The b0fsc
was a bolsro. fastening with buttanea TAB
OF gray leather ana 0rnsmsntcd With band
ike these upon the skirt
A sprtng tailor dress ~ ctnna mas,-s e
cloth has skirt siiat orSns after the nsau
ner OF seainsote, and Is trimmed wil
heavily stitched bands 81 the material III
deohle-hrsastei coat fastens BY cloth tai
over a waistcoat OF cream col0red fsiils
4 more elaborate tailor dress. Of nal
gray ccaehmau's cloth, has a skirt whic
Il cur in an original manner. OF many nai
row breadths. ending at the bottom /
rounded tabs. The skirt II trimmed wit
stitched bands and the Elton Acket. whic
Mas a high Ne1frt esNllar IL @xautSitf.iy ,.rt