The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-06

Ut HAS just been demonstrated that
the military tournament. though the
: youngest born OF Madison Square
Gardens festal affairs. Is little less Inn
portant as a dress exhibition than the
annual horse show. far famed az the
theater OF gorgeous and fashionable
raiment. The tournament bears the
same relation to spring styles that the
horse show does to those OF autumn. so
hereafter we will anticipate the blue
and brass parades with additional In
terest.
Women appeared afternoon and even
ing i'm beautiful gowns cut in the latest
mode. They wore frocks OF wooIen
or foulard in the daytime and at
night were resplendent In demi evening
clothes. Black and white effects were
quite pronounced among the new
gowns, and there was noticeable num-
ber OF red frocks, both in cloth ard di-
aphanous materials. When of the latter
kind. IL was OF the new fame color 40
persistently introduced on hats and as
pipngs for faint. contrasting shades OF
the pastel order. One exquisite gown.
admired by all who saw IT, was worn by
a tall. stately blond. IL was gray
blue foulard. with flame colored. al
most brick red. chiffon pipings. A
waistcoat OF the chiffon laid In dne
plaits set fiat against white founda-
tion was surmounted by bizarre boz
lero of the gray cloth. sporting epaulets.
n shallow military collar and brass but
tons put on in Breton fashion in groups
of nye. With IL was worn the newest
hat. a fiat, saucer shaped affair or
coarse gray blue straw. edged in flame
colored chiffon. A broad velvet bow
tipped forward on the brlm. from either
side OF which luscious cherries. family
pink. gorgeously scarlet and ripe red.
nestled contentedly i'm satiny green
leaves to proclaim the presence OF fruits
on the most up to date millinery.
In Paris the fiat hat burdened with
fruits OF flowers preferably the former.
is the recognized novelty OF the season.
Some OF these hats are straight brim-
med and pancakelike, with no sem
blance OF a crown, while others have
saucer curved brims and crowns, which
are only suggested and which depend
upon trimmings to account for the lack.
Guimpe yokes or bolero effects are
the two standards from which 10 choose
In the construction of the summer out
fit. Elbow sleeves are a new feature OF
the thin frocks. They are fitted without
fullness into the armholes and have
deep. dropping flounces which reach the
wrist or half cover the hand at back.
growing narrower toward the inside OF
the arm, thereby outlining sort OF
deep point. This peculiar sleeve treat
ment looks like veritable miniature
sheath skirt with tram and frou frou
effectiveness.
During the evenings at the tourna-
ment the shirred muslin skirt, lavishly
lace trimmed. was much in evidence,
usually accompanied by the broa4 gir-
Ole so much admired. Among the pref
test of the wide belts were those COM
posed OF rows Of insertion and beading
through which comet velvet ribbon was
run. The introduction OF velvet ribbon
gives substance. To the broad belt. pre-
venting its becoming merely a string.
The same excellent idea is adopted In
constructing stocks, which now are un-
lined, but nevertheless are just as tall
and taut as when boned and built upon
n foundation.
After reviewing the many beautiful
frocks In which fair wearers added 10
the brilliancy of the military pageant at
the Garden ] am decided that not one.
two OF three colors are TO lead but that
every color Of the rainbow, each with n
half dozen variations. must be recorded
as fashionable. One day royal blue
cloth cut on most graceful plan with
a stunning vest OF coarse lace and soft
sash with fringed ends. made me de-
clare I'm favor OF the blue family. Two