The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-14
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Spring Costumes, Bordered Fabrics,
Easter Dresses, Easter Millinery,
Independent Skirts, Eton Jackets,
The "Mess" Jacket, spangled Nets,
ParaSols

New York, April 13.-The feminine
who does not appear attractive in her
new spring costume must be deficient
i'm taste, as materials, colors or styles
were never more varied, or defective
figures so easily concealed. Bordered
fabrics are numerous this season. and
etamines "a species of open canvass
show wide colored borders edged with
narrow white fringe, two handker-
chiefs or "shawls' in exact harmony
being required for a waist and a third
is often purchased for the parasol,
which of necessity is almost square,
these "shawls" averaging about a
yard and a quarter each way.
BORDERED CREPE DE CHIMES
are also lovely materials, in all stylish
light shades, not however fringed, but
have merely bands of Oriental color
ings at one edge. Usually, very full
taffeta silk plating or ruffing is used
on the under skirt, and the bordered
stuff forms the overskirt Cords may
now be run through lengthwise tucks
on skirts, and these are known under
the name of candle wick skirts, caus-
ing great dismay to the fashionable
dressmaker who hesitates to increase
her already high prices and yet more
than double the usual labor must now
be expended on n fashionable costume
EASTER DRESSES ARE FOR THE
MOST PART
so overloaded with trimming as to be
entirely opposed to good taste as an
exception, however, a gray popln is
made with plain skirt and border of
white satin applique; Eton jacket and
sleeves almost covered with similar ap-
plique. This is q novel feature and in
a blue foulard silk, four rows of blue
ribbon, connected by hemstitching,
are fitted around the hips with corset
like closeness, pointing at the front
and from the lower one depends the
very full skirt with one row of blue
ribbon near the lower edge. A crepe
de Chine costume has broad double
edged lace fitted around the hips and
the skirt in wide tucks.
EASTER HATS ARE AS OFTEN
PREPOSTEROUS
as beautiful and the present style of
piling tulle, chiffon on Milane, fruit
dire confusion. As a rule, colors are
so pale that there is often a want of
contract, that fault however cannot be
ascribed to the alfred hats. which are
usually very charming, made of trans
parent materials often supplemented
by touches of crimson velvet and flow
ers. Black and white hats, while
shown in great numbers, are extreme
ly trying.
INDEPENDENT SKIRTS
include those of mixed cloth, black
and white plaids, broadcloth, peau-de-
sole, black cloth or silk applique, all
of which show no seams, while on the
other hand, black silk skirt composed
of small cores tucked throughout, was
exhibited by a leading house; thus
there is no lack of variety. Figured
lace in either black or white over
colors is very appropriate to spangled
net bodices now considered a part of
every stylish wardrobe.
THE ETON JACKET HOLDS UN-
DISPUTED SWAY,
not only as a stylish corsage but as
outdoor coverings come in cloth or
silk applique, not unfrequently tucked
of silk throughout, with white or ecru
lace revers, or black applique revers
is handsome over white silk or satin.
Crimson cloth Etons with brass but
tons and green velvet collars are eX-
tremely conspicuous, but happily will
be worn only by young people. The