The times., 1901-05-12

! trimmed with machine stitching or bands
| of the cloth. The full length coat is the
| favorite If to be used for an evening
wrap. but for ordinary everyday use the
| three-quarter length is more generally
| popular
| The lightweight cloth costumes. wheth-
| er made in black or eOlors, are the most
useful of any for spring and autumn, and
| on cool days in summer are greatly in
demand. There is not so marked a change
| in the fashions for these gowns this sea-
| son as in any other materials. but there
are many minor details that are most ap-
parent to the one who knows what really
are the prevailing styles.
Dinner gowns are now made rather
more simply than was the fashion during
the winter. The waists are cut higher in
the neck and most always have sleeves,
elbow length or in short puff These
are the gowns intended to wear at the
informal dinners, not for formal enter
tainments or dances, where regular low
neck gown is the correct style. charm
ing gown is made of silk and net. and is
trimmed with long lines of lace applique
The points of the silk slip short dis
tance below the waist, where there is a
yoke of jet or embroidery The waist is
of tucked net with points Of the silk and
lace applique and embroidery OF JET over
the shoulders and on the front OF the
waist.
In an embroidered crepe de chine silk
gown lately exhibited. the skirt is quite
plain over the hips. and. with the fullness
at the back, gathered into as little space
as possible, but the beauty of the skirt
is the wide band of embroidery which
covers the skirt more than halfway. An
odd and rather trying fashion is the high
cut. lOW-neck waist, with sleeves falling
off from the shoulders. Embroidery TO
match the skirt is seen on the lower part
of the waist and the rutfies of the elbow
sleeves. model utilized
both lace and embroidered muslin robe
gowns.
Silk gowns are always most useful and
attractive for summer wear. and it seems
TO be rather a fad of the moment to have
them made up quite simply. A grey taf-
feta gown is charmingiy dainty with
gathered hounce. headed with band or
lace insertion and waist trimmed with a
band of the insertion on either side Of the
chiffon front, and another band finishes
the sleeve above the chiffon undersieeve.
Nuns yelling, grenadine, and poplinette,
a name given to any OF the new transpar-
ent fabrics. are very much in demand.
and most charming gowns are made of
them. Dark cOlors as well as light are in
STYLE so that it is 4 matter for individual
taste to decide what shall be the color
Tan is especially fashionable. and in a
number of shades, and grey is stu in Ia
vOr. while dark blue mauye, and black
are All considered immensely smart
While there is apparently no limit as 10
the extravaganza of the trimmings en-
ployed this spring, the whole effect Of the
yelling gowns Is rather simple, atlft the
trimming of the skirt is more often seen
lust around the foot. as though to keep
the lines as long as possible
one of the latest styles in evening
dresses shows the use of white pearl but
tons so small that they seem to be q
mere speck. These little dots OF white
pearl, no larger than pinhead, are used
10 border velvet ribbon and to make a
finish Tor the bands of insertion which are
used upon the waist