The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-05-01
WOAAN'S WORLD.
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THE SPRING MODES.

! Last Seasons fanCleb AAo ANStotASN' IVY
plemented by Many New Ones.
The spring dress is composite
work of art, retaining all of last sea-
sons fancies and supplementirg them
by many new ones.
The modes of this last spring of the
nineteenth century present these IA
miliar features:
The princess dress.
The polonaise.
The overskirt and the tunic.
The plated skirt.
The bolero and the Eton jacket.
The box coat.
The lavish use Of lace, embroidery
and fringe.
And the long, soft, pliable effect of
nearly every gown.
The new end d-of-the-century dresses,
like the old beginning-of-the-centurY
dresses. are filmy and transparent:
Fashion seems determined to round
out the cycle in the manner in which
it began.
The spring modes introduce tenta-
lively these novelties:
Festooned draperies, looking per
haps toward pannlers.
Little capes.
Mousquetaire cuffs, reaching to the
elbows.
Sleeves wide below the elbows.
Accordion plating.
And an infinite number Of small va
riations and notifications, like the
combination of fine lawn with pique,
the elevation of the stripe to a pedes-
tai beside the plaid, the addition Of
directoire scarfs to the spring wrap,
q marked increase in the idolatry Law
ished upon the tuck, and many new
and beautiful things in the 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 is much discussion OF fuller
skirts, but the fullness is ell about the
feet in added flares and plaitlngs; so
far as concerns the outline OF the fg-
ure even greater stress than hereto
fore is laid upon fragile, rounded slen-
! derness.
The newest model OF the plated
skirt has two single box plaits on each
! side of q plain front and two double
box plaits in the middle OF the back,
each plat narrow at the waist line and
widening toward the hem.
The newest overskirts are fanciful
and picturesque beyond description.
Long, pointed overskirts are outlined
with lace flowers OF butterflies and
caught high cn one side by means of
Jewels or bits Of coral. The washer
woman overdress is much used for thin
dresses, and is looped with rosettes.
The most novel overskirts appear on
pompadour muslius and dimities and
sprigged Marie Antoinette organdies;
they are looped at each side OF the
back in manner suggestive OF pan
niers.
For use upon either wash materials
Or cloth fabrics are more small, soft,
convenient boleros than were ever be-
!, fnrc-seen. TIE cloth boleros are en-
broidered with silk cords and incrust-
cd with lace motifs. Others are of
guipure lace with the design brought
SEsut in color by means OF tiny mock
sxsls. A little muslin bolero is made
mate rows of shirring and
aro- s,l' =; lion with ruches Of the
The sleeves ofsRa2 2pe--s1'
long and tlght-ftting. Many f~4
mousquetaire cuffs that are almo:
.kin-tight from the elbow to the wris
but expand over the hand. a few thi
dresses have sleeves that arc tight
The elbow and then open in wide
mouthed bells.
All the new spring millinery
,loud-like and fowery. Fashionabl
hats for everyday wear are mass
foliage with one big, full-blown ros
in the middle. Buttercups, heart
Ease, dandelions, cowslips, marigold
and primroses trim many of the IN
ported models.
The Future OF the Business Woman.
Edward Box writes in tue Ladies
Home Journal that women, havini