The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-01
AFASHION LETTE
FROM GAY PARIS
Handsome Gowns are Being Sent to
London in Spite of The War.
THE COATS ARE ECCENTRIC.
The "Baby" Waist is Back in Style
and Fringe is Used on Everything.
The Hats ARC Tall and the
Skirts Long.

PARIS. March 2p.--!sy the time you
read ahis il viii be almost time for society
TO come oack from the 1tiNiera-anu tach
Tor the London season!
speculat!oa is rife as TO The tone which
The London season Will assume VIII
May and June be deadly dul!, VIII All
the smart men at the var and all the
smart women in sackcioth and ashes or
will a delightful season OF sales and ba-
zasr.s ard war entertainments keep Lon
don gay!
The Queen has promised that she will
either hold her drawins-rooms personally
or will request that thorough society wo-
man. III, Princess of Wales, TO preside
for her: and, besides this. Victoria has
sIsnliied that, If her health allows. she
VIII be present at several garden parties
and In other ways let the English people
know that their Queen still lives.
Many handsome gowns are being MADE
for the late Paris season on the Riviera
and at ST. Moritz which has become Yer!
Fashionable; and large boxes are also
shipped 10 Monte Carlos liealtniul heights
laden with fashions requirements, which
consist principally now of small belong.
!nss FOR the toilette. of which there were
never so many.
The tendency is stili toward the 1isat
ttoncs, Two hats will illustrate thls.
snrouded in Nile green chiffon with inc
tinies1 dot of old blue. Al one sac arc
N!olets in their leaves. n huge bunch OK
them, with the pale colors oTcriopPinS
and outnuHlbeaing the sompre SHADES.
The other IS a very large silk-coVered
round hat to be worn we'll back upon lhe
head IT is OF bluish-pink silk. trimmed
with narrow rows Of pale red straw me
trimming consists of rcd birds, and the
JhrSr hears
resemblance to the Scottish flower.
TWO NEW COATS.
Two coats were skctched a few days
ago worn respectively by the Countess OF
Essex and Mrs. Arthur l'aget. One OF the
coats was a little tan Elton, with SPADE
front, long and pointed and trimmed Win
braid. The pther was the new reeic'
with broad white satin lapels. The reei-
or buttoned at the bet line with one
1ewollcd button. Its main feature was a
stitching of contrasting silk wtllch oiha-
.ncnted The darts of the little coat Ho,h
or these coats were made in Paris.
Eccentric is the word Which one might
apply to the little coats of spring. a
pretty American girl, 4 Miss Rich. OF
Chicago, purchased a gown Tor lash-
ionalole reception 1t was in half dozen
pieces, including skirt, Jacket, 5olero, vest,
belt and tall curved collar.
IL WAS d aSJ'lSdi canine, >'.,N'--N-
skirt was built OF castor-colored broad
cloth, pped with rose-coiored panne.
Around the foot there was trimming
of bengalfne, overlaid with a curious cloth
decoration. The cloth was cut in strips,
Eeld together by a broad band at top and
midway. This entire decoration was las
tened over the bcngaline In such a way as
to uralle a trimming which looked sing
ularly like insertion.
Oddly and variety seem. to be The dual
aims OF the French dress-inakers. and
many OF the new modes are entirely DIFF
ferent from those seen in any previous
season.
The vest and girdle of this callnS-dress
were of white mousseline over White
satin, the former being considerably puff
cd so rs to make n full front.
The Jacket and the bolero were quite
separate, one being put on over the 9TH