The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-16

I bright ornament OF steel.
Tho Easter shapes are quite different
from tho shapes Of last year. SO different.
IN fact. that one must. worry about ones
old shape, and work diligently with It. to
adapt il ~ the present modes. The crowns
ere higher. and the briIns are broader.
b while the elaboration IS more complete. The
big. soft. silk crown, sometimes called q
Tam Q~ShIuter. because Il spTang original
I y from that family. is seen, but it is 50
differently treated that you agree at once
that il is q distant relative Of the Tam FAM
lily, and not the Tam itself.
\ crown of figured silk was covered
with chiffon and a crown OF liberty had
applications OF lace upon it Not only
this. hut II was SO lifted at one side as
to deprive It of all senblance to fairness.
and it was so treated at the down side
as to make it appear like one edition OF the
hat hrim.
Elaborate Rose Trimming q
Adorns Top of Straw.
But. while the made hat is in, the hat that
is complete in Itself, the straw hat. Is also IN.
There is q garden hat which you will ad-
mire very much. It is in satin straw with
an ~openwoUk effect. Great holes appear
here and there. the straw being in the
shape OF figures caught together by n straw
mesh. The sides of this are rolling and
there ia an elaborate rose trimming on top
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English walking hat. with top entirely OF
these flowers. is treated TO Il brim OF green
leaves.
While the Easter hat Is a necessity, tho
Easter gown seems no less So. The gown
Of Easter VIII be gay. and I had the pleas.
ure of looking ut several that filed this de-
sCripJion.
one showed n very summery waist. but
We all Know that chiffon means nothing
these days. Underneath you may BIS
clothed in flannel and over the flannel YOU
may have on a chamois jacket, while over
the chamols comes the chiffon waist. Sc
renely sweet and as warm as toast, your.
dear cousin sailed forth In January. in
chiffon. and when Easter comes we shall
all be in softest sheen arrayed.
The skirt Of Easter will he plain or Il
Is moro correct TO say that 1t may be- plain.
1t IS q pretty thing in gray green with
tucks around the foot. The waist IS In
white chiffon over green and over the chlf-
fon waist there is Il little nee boiero caught
upon the bust with a fancy pin
The warming and redeeminS feature oe
his gown IS a very large boa Of shtrred
chiffon, box-plaited after It is shirred.
and arranged and made up so that it IS
larger around than your waist, and as
warm and euvcloping as a shoulder cape Z
New Chair Gowns Described
as Calling Costumes.
4 hat or black |tlNet. IriIIllIlsG WIFI
Whit. lac. Is worn with this gown, the
black feature that is needed. There Is an
cFr.rg OF black satin upon this fancy boa.
-a vo ole is made very stylish by thess
touches Of black
4a.- you seen the new chair gowns?
They are trimmed In the back and are
called calling costumes. They are TO
wear with the new chairs The very up
to-datc chair is a revival of something
or other. and It has no back. II IS merely
= scar. / think Il is a Bagdad seat. square,
very square. large, very large, and I'M
comfortable. very. But Il IS effective, or as
the decorators say, good. 1t is low md
affords an opportunity for pretty poses. FOR
one can spread ones skirts around il and
one can look as well as nature VIII permit
There is no back 20 these new chairs
and there are no arms. And you and Z
know. dear. how much more comfortable
1t IS when there are supporting arms.
These chairs are placed in all the up-to-
date Conservatives and, owned in green.
which Is the latest evening color. and
seated upon q chair In 4 conservatory seat
without arr1s-one is so very picturesque.
even il not very comfortable. They say
that all things come to those who wait. and
perhaps 1t Will be the same with the much
needed arm.
They are making a wild dash az what Is
to he the popular color. But you and I. and
everybody else with an artistic sense. knows
it win be gray. Perhaps violet will
later. after Easter. and navy blue.
toward 4 deeper blue, will
be in. But give me gray in the spring time
and brown in the fall. Give me black in
the winter and white in July. Give mo
plenty OF color at all times, but never for
to add Il French touch OF black. Such !,
- The much-adnlired color scheme of your
loving NEW YORK COUSIN,