The Florida star., 1901-03-15
BEAUTIFUL EASTER MILLINERY.
Entirely New Things That Rival the
Glory Of Solomon.

Glory or solomon.
Special Correspondence Of The Florida Star.
New YoRK, March l1.-Even the long
and often used aphorism about Solo
mon and his glory is entirely inad-
eQuate to express the glories Of the
new stuffs and the Easter millinery.
The riot OF color and the cunning work
OF the weaver and the new admlxtures
OF cotton and silk to make beautiful
things that have not been seen before
are all present in the summer goods
and In the things calculated for early
and late spring.
Some old things are with US yet, and
some things entirely new are shown.
But 1t is more In the great variety of
things In general that this season sur
passes any other In my recollection.
Rarely has, fashion deigned to revive
the use OF anything under ten years.
but now | see several old things reviv-
ed and made new by some different
touch. One OF them is the girdle skirt,
which means that the skirt extends up
above the waist line from two to six
inches. This was quite a fashion six
years ago, and now IL is in again. The
portion OF the skirt which reaches
above the waist line is always stiaen-
ed by either buckram or featherbone.
according to the width OF Ii. Where 1t
Is wide Ii requires to be stayed like
any boned waist. The low ones Will
be worn with shirt waists. and the
high ones Will form part of the waist.
and bOlerO or EtOn jacket worn over
It. In the Illustration Is shown one Of
the most elaborate OF them, and this
has the upper part OF the skirt laid in
fine plaits TO lit the body closely. and IL
extends up 10 meet the bOlerO at the
sides and back. The front Is lower
and all flled in with a vest front OF
tucked white silk. with double jabOts
or lace on the upper side.
In shapes for dresses we find prin-
cess, tailor made Positions. tight
basques or various kinds and no end
OF jacket costumes. and the short
walking suits which look so cute OH
the young anu so deplOrable on the
middle aged or old. There are long
skirts. tight ones. sweeping ones.
fiared ones. tucked and plated ones.
besides those with tunlcs and fiounces.
The most OF the tailor suits look
as though, like Topsy. they have just
grOwed. for seams have been elm
mated by some magic, and the whole
garment is perfect. The Jaunty short
jackets are still with us. and they will
probably be among the styles that will
remain a part OF this springs best
modes. With a boa OF gray or black
ostrich plumes these short jackets will
be all that is required. for they are
warm when closed and comfortable
when left open.
Here are some OF the dainty things
one may see In the windows OF the
principal stores on the great thorough.
fares devoted especially to women. OF
the choicest things are silk. mulls. Per
sian mulls. French null tissues, plume
tbs printed In exquisite designs, silk
and linen and pineapple batlstes. EN-
broidered swiss. not TO mention the
magnificent satin and silver brocades
and other superb silk fabrics
These fabrics are produced in the
most artistic OF colors, The Persian
mulls are printed in the peculiar de-
sIgns which make those patterns SO
beautiful. All the others are as per-
feet as human hands and minds can
achieve. The best colors among them
are foliage green. silver gray. coral
pink. old rose. sevres blue. beige,
mauve and several shades Of pink and
burnt rose and ashes OF roses. This
last shade Is a soft gray. with a suspI-
eiOn or pink In IL and yet not enough
10 really see. But the whole is delicate
and pleasing. All goods are smooth,
and all the soft and dainty woods are
In solid colOrs. The new albatross In
summer weight and "A inches wide is