The age-herald., 1901-05-26

A lcny coat or cloak IS lnuispens"oAc " c-sry tk~rscaxa. outfit, and soconyenient anu sssfai sev taesrasrmsnts that they are n,sos |. several 6isaEsIS weights 70 De in Aeup :px for ;he different asasons'or tue year. Ane mos- useful arr .hcse of light weight cloth. biaGa with in.erining for the win.ef ane win silk and satin lining for the spring ana suniuer Gray, tan o- black are consldereo ! in. s,nar.cs, colo-s, all made in the same .tv,e ana trimmed with machine stitching or bands of tho cloth. The full length coat is the fayorite if 70 be used for an evening wrap, but for ordinary, everyday use tho three-quarter length Is more generally popu- ] lar. In Illustra aion No. l Is good model or | Il hree-auartor length coat, made Of light gray cloth. This is also capital model for l one of tine taffeta silk coats that are now so | fashionable, and the simple and rather se- were style of trimming, consisting of the ma chine stitching, Is quite as effective on the I s!ik AS on tlie oloth.
 Nuns yelling, yrenadine and poplinette, rame giveu to amy of the new transparent | fabrics, are very much In demand, and most charming gowns are made of thein- Dark ! colors as wei. as light are in style, so that | 1t Is a matter for individual taste to decide what shall be the cokor. Tan is especially fashionable, and in a number of shades, and [ gray is still in favor, while dark blue, mauve 1 and black are all considered immensely ] smart. While there is apparently no limit | as to Ihe extravG gancc of the trimmings em- ployed this spring, the whole effect of the ] yelling gowns Is rather simple, and the trim ming of the skirt Is more often seen just around the foot as though to keep the lines as long as possible. An especially charming I gown is illustrated In Figure ?, and is made l of dark blue yelling, not bright blue. The skirt fits close around the hips (has drop ! akirt of taffetasilk, with inverted box pleats I at the back), and around the foot is finished with q band of tucked white silk and two ! fiat rufies of blue taffeta. Both on the band I of white and the blue are straps of the veil ! ing, fastened with small gilt buttons and ! arranged at short intervals. The skirt might seem almost too flat, but on the drop ! skirt are pinked ruches that give the requI.
 site flare. The waist. in jacket effect, has I severs of silk and n embroidered white silk l front, with jabotsiof striped black and white ! silk.
 ! The princess tea gowns are uncommonly ! attractive this spring, and are made of both brocade and plain materials combined with lace or chiffon. Fig. gives good represen-
 tation of one of the newest styles. The ma
 
 ! with a narrow ruching of white lace. Tho ! front yoke and sleeves of the gown are of | accordion Dleated mousseline de soie with 2 broad lace collar and a band of the lace ! ruching from the throat to the foot The i lines of this gown are trife severe but 1t ! Is a becoming style, especially to a slender ' ngurs. When the model is copied in lace q instead of brocade 1t is better to have only ] the sleeves and front of the mousseline de \ soie and to do away with the yoke.
 f BasAions for young girls are always moro J or less dificult to carry out very satisfac- V torily, for rule the lines of young f girls hgure are angular, but in Fig. Is 2 shown q model for a cloth frock that is ex, ! eellent. and that can be modified so as to be fl becoming either to a stout or slender figure. 1 It will be noticed that the frock is apparently ! a succession of dounces, but of graduated | widths, and it is in this graduation that the 2 different figures can be consulted. The \ jacket is in three founces to match the skirt 4 and is made so that the lowest hides the belt ! of the skirt thus carrying out the effect of ! being all in one.
 I The lightweight cloth costumes, whether ! made in black or colors are the most useful ' of any for spring and autumn, and on coo D days in summer are greatly in demand ! There is not so marked change in the fash 4 Ions for these gowns this season as in any other materials but there are many minor ! details that are most apparent to the one i who knows what really are the prevailing styles. h Fig. Is shown a smart cloth gowr ! and most practical model of tan cloth, the | ikirt with naring flowers, trimmed with ,titched panels put on In zgzag lines to cad the flowers and in a band down the