Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-18

Now that Easter has come and gone
We may gather up the fragments and out
of them see what are to be the styles
adopted, for it is not always what is
offered that becomes the real fashion.
Among the newest wraps are the auto
mobile coats. They are called raglans
and havelocks and are like those in fash
ion during the Crimean war. The have
lock is half long coat made in one
piece in the back. and at the shoulder
there is set sort of cape which reaches
around in front like another cape, and
this is set up on the shoulder without n
regular seam. The only trimming put
upon these is stitching. and plenty OF it.
Some of them have strap stitching up
the back on the seams. They are very
stylish, and l think there has been moth
ing yet designed for spring wear 50 hand
some.
True, the short jackets are neat and
natty and very handy, but they have
not the undeniable style of these two
coats. The Eton is quite as popular as
it was expected they would be, and the
variety that has been evolved out of the
Elton shape passes belief. Some stylish
Etons are made OF whipcord, with wide
revers of velvet with vermicelli hraiding
other very light colors, and they are worn
over darker skirts. OF course it is to he
understood that there is a shirt waist be-
meath this
The newest shirt waists are Of fine
French flannel in sage green, violet, ca
Diet, red. cream, old rose and several
shades of pink. The pastel shades con-
tinue in favor and will be worn all sum
mer, and even some samples OF cloth for
early fall are shown in those delicate
tints.
| should mention that there are several
styles of three-quarter coats. and they are
made of heavy black silk and fine cloth.
Being of such rich stuff, there can be
added the richest OF trimming, and the
general appearance is that of a superb
mantle. One in particular had a full ruff
of fine black lace around the neck and a
ribbon bow with long ends, and there was
a row of deep knotted fringe at the bot
tom.
The number of different ideas in the
short jackets is something wonderful.
Every one seems to wish something lit
tie different from all the rest, and it is
their own fault if they do not get it.
There are enough TO choose from.
More attention is now paid 10 the light
stuffs for summer wear and particularly
the white goods. There has not often
been so much all white material shown
in any one season as there is now. The
organizes are beautiful beyond anything
ever before offered. Some of the cross
barred patterns are exquisite, and they
make up the daintiest frocks in the
world. The organizes in colors are al
| most as white as the white, as the de
signs are so faint and delicate.
These colored organizes are made sim
| ply, but with the intention of adding
| much fine lace and many yards of very
narrow lustring ribbon in shirrs and tiny
rufIles. Often the upper part of the wais
is completely covered with these ruflles
1t is a prettier thing than any one coulC
believe without seeing it. Some of thes'
organdie dresses are made with detacha
BILE yokes, and in that way much variety
can be had with little extra cost.
There are some fine white mulls will
printed polka dots and other designs il
the most delicate of cOlors printed upol
them. When the soft tints of Persian
patterns are produced, the result is deli
cious.
The laces most in demand for thes
light and white dresses are mostly tn
cotton laces like valencennes and lierr
and fine oriental. The heavy linen tor
chon and renaissance and other thicl
points are not light enough and there
fore not suitable. Many of the summe
dresses in the swiss variety will hav
trimmings made of swiss embroidery
These are produced this season in sue
light and delicate designs that they loo
like lace.
Among the laces in general use thi
season are swiss edgings insertings of
dozen kinds, torchon, French walls, imita
ton duchess, point de Paris, point de