The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-09
Spring Foulard With Round
t'tic. Shirt Wrist.

! t'hic Shirt Waist.
/! Il chapter OF spring musts could be
laid down aS gospel before IN. woman who
is trying To dress Well. il would begin with
an injunction to buy AMI make one of these
! little spring checks. and To make il on the
! hoUsenaid's pattern. with a round shirt
waist OF the cheek and a plain neat tailored
| skirt.
The whole skirt should he lined with a
! skirt rGfile TO the knees. then with a more
| se-v!ceabIc stuff. or IL mead not be lined
! above the knees. II preferred il can he un-
20 be worn with ii. \ good check IL one
that has royal blue in il. though blue is left
more tn the foulards. which brown. and a
darker blue comes in the check.
If you are buying for Easter. as though
YOU were getting a trOusssau with which
TO wed spring in her choicest weather. don't
forget your foulards. They are art fouiaris
this year and no mistake.
Young Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. who
was Grace Wilson, il absolutely gorgeous
in her gowns They can be made into very
neat church suits and. strange to say, they
are so peculiarly fitted 20 all occasions
that you can actually go coaching in a fou-
lard gown after church. if so wicked you
b.. -
Easter church gowns with surplice fronts
are what you might call sweet" A de
mure girl who is trying to catch the seni-r
80 VI a @NN" ioLh CHuIth
will wear a pearl white broadcIoth on
Easter day.
Across her shoulders will be drawn a
Marie Antoinette ichu in the sheerest Of
white linen edged with a white lace ruch-
ing. 1t will be tied in the front so that it
fails in stole ends which. somehow. have a
holy look. a dignified churchly look. as
though a girl was just waiting to grow her
~wings-the look Of a preachers wife.
Snrinp Church Gown Has
4 Maltese Cross.
A lovely church gown has a Maltese
cross upon the front. The cross is made
out of white silk. edged with roya, b.ue
satin. The whole is placed directly upon
the middle Of the front so that its corners
point four ways for Sunday This is pref
tiest upon the waist that buttons invfs.
ibly at the side or visibly in the back. ,T
Have you tried the trick of braiding chif-
fon for your hat edge? You will need Q
little crinoline underneath to stiffen the
chiffon. Braid SO as to make a roll az biz
as two of your fingers. Arrange around
the border of the hat to finish the brin.
Two rows of this braiding makes the hat
very smart. and if SO please you. there can
be some OF 1t in a smaller braid to edGo
your stock and to outline your vest.
The black velvet bow win play a wonder,
full part In this years millinery and in this
seasons dressmaking. The bows are made
in all sizes and In all varieties. but they
should be in twos. When you are making
be sure that in pairs you create them The
larger fiat bow for the top Of the beef
eater hat Is one Of the much sought novel;
ties. - a.,
Let II b as big as a dinner plate and
have II a made bow. using silk or velvet.
Let II have two very wide loops and two
very broad ends. Lay the whole nat On top
Of your hat and you have q trimming. The
companion bow to this can be pressed upon
the bust where 1t makes . little vest by
itself S1
You ask to know the coming spFfns eei-
ors. Well. they win be blue and cream.
tan and reseda and pink, and black. of
course. Never forgetting the violet, which
is ever with US and without which there
are those who would not be happy IN the
spring.
Green may declare itself moro prominent
ly as the season advances, but that tan and
cream will hold the center Of the stage -
the judgment Of your loving
NEW YORK COUSIN.