The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-01
ELLEN OSBORKS
FASHION LETTER.
The Easter Girl and
Things She'll w ear.

IAEw YORK. March s1--A few days ago
IN an importing house tried little OK
u pertinent. ,,,.oA
A few of It's best customers received
cards to a private opening, as tney SUP
posed, but the opening proved TO have of's-
inaI features. -.
The usual tea was served. there were the
usual palm and flower decorations. but IN
stead OF the usual dummies clad IN spring
frocks their skirts distended 70 hide thef
pedestals, living fashion plates-manequihs'
as they are called IN Paris-passed through
the rooms in groups. each modei pelns per
fectly attired TO the smallest detah OF hsf
outfit, each group representing a certain
class OF spring or summer gown.
Here were half dozen Easter girls cos
tanned for church. their gloves ana Vellb
and trim boots in dainty harmony WIN
hats and wraps and dresses; behind them
followed, after an interval, smart matrons
prepared for morning shopping ana oei i,
these came women accoutered at an points
for spring calls or afternoon receptions.
Now one would see group OF matinee
girls. who would yield place TO hostess
and her dinner guests, and then would ap-
pear bicycle girls, goihng girls poa'ins
, girls; and stIii again summer girls OF ths
nufry sort, with their fiimy dresses. broad
hats and parasols.
There were school girls hurrying TO mora
ing class. and girl graduates all In White,
and shirt-waist girls. and khaki girls, anu
almost as many kinds Of girls. Indeed as
grow.
The prrttiest Of all the girls were the
baby girls, for there were tiny tots OF less
than who promenaded with airs OF inn
portance.
All these walking fashion plates must
have been drilled to good purpose, for they
moved quietly and with much grace, ad-
jifsting their scarves, opening and dosing
parasos and deporting themselves with the
gravity befitting mask OF the styles.
The exhibition was as complete as IL
could be made and II demonstrated the va
riety and the range OF the fashions OF
1900
One point that II brought out clearly Is
that tailor dresses for morning wear must
be distinguished sharply rom those intend
ed for the afternoon. There are now two
distinct stypes of the tailor dress, which
differ from each other In cut, color, ma
terialA and style of decoration.
The manaquins who wore shopping
dresseAor costumes for the morning prom
enade were attired in homespuns and
tweeds Of comparatively dark coior9.
Beaver brown, beige and gray were laes
that seemed popular. Their skirts were
plain. with one box plat In the back.
Short, severe double-hreasted jackets were
used, which fell about two inches below
the waist hne. Under these appeared shirt
waists Of madras or linen with stocks
OF stiff collars. Simple toques. sailor hats.
summer fets OF khaki hats trimmed with
dropping pheasants' p,umes were worn.
one of the prettlest models of this group,
a rather plump blonde wore a beautifully
fitted beavfr-brown homespun skirt. that
was cut with the customary box plait be-
hind and accompanied by blouse Of the
same material instead of by the coat that
has been usual This homespsn blouse was
as plain as the skirt. opening In front under
box plait. and being finished at the
waist by narrow belt and at the throat
by a linen collar and n pale blue four-in.
hand tie The toque nat repeated the two
eoiors. beaver-brown and blue paler than
turquoise