Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-04-24
new YORK News LETTER.

deed the modish woman's fancy light.
ly turns to thoughts of flowers, with
apologies to Tennyson, as the young
mans fancy turns to thoughts of love
in the springtime.
Blooms of all descriptions run the
entire gamut of new dress and mil
linery trimmings and there are even
variations for those who wish flower.
bedecked lingeries.
A pretty effect contains in an after.
noon gown of pastel green cloth of
light weight and high finish. The cor
a z and shirt are almost covered by
a white green silk braiding upon
which are appliqued small sprays of
silk rosebuds and green leaves. From
the waist broad plaits are interlaced
by inlet pieces of the cloth worked
over with the flower trimmed braid
ing.
Plaits similarly braided on the
bodice meet a triple pointed yoke
having shoulder eqaulettes forming a
double pelorine.
Accompanying this toilette is an
oval toque with loops of shaded green
and white straw arranged in flower
shapes, massed closely together over
the crown and around the deep brim.
These flowers, II they may be called
so, are each formed of four loops, the
white ones fitting in the interstices OF
the green. Around the deep brim a
few green and white grapes with the
bloom on and some tendrils, curl.
Elegant seperate shirts of black
crepe de Chine, wolfe and etamine
designed for wear with seperate bod.
ices have exquisite flounces of chiffon
and net embroidered with flowers of
all kinds. Though black pond lilies
and wild roses are blooms that exist
only in the modiste's mind, they make
an effective trimming for these deep
f1ounces. The upper parts of the
skirt are either tucked t~ransversely,
plated or shirred all the way around
at intervals Of about eight or ten
inches.
With restrictions the separate bod
ices still enjoy popular favor despite
predictions to the contrary. Dame
Fashion has succeeded, however, in
reducing the subject to the white waist
and no other is permissible with a
separate skirt. This Is an ornate and
beautiful in detail as eve and may be
carried out In any of the silky dia.
phanous materials trimmed with lace,
| embroidery and flowers.
There is an extensive range of
cream and pastel grounded voiles
stamped and embroidered with flowers
for late spring and summer gowns.
One of the favorite blossoms is tho
gardenia which is worn en- bouquet
with violets and initiated in embroid.
cry of water color decorations.
Sharing some Of the favor accorded
the gardenia Is the simple old-fash.
Toned geranium. 1t is remarkable how
we'll this flower holds its own against
the fleeing changes of fashion. One
reason is that it is so realistic in the
variety of reds that are now de rigeur.
And, incidentally, red was never more
fashionable. Whole costumes in glow
ing scarlet relieved with black are
seen everywhere and have a stunning
ensemble when topped with a chic
hat to match.
A smart chapeau worn with an after.
noon gown is red granadine had a
foundation of pale grey tulle and was
very large and fiat. Caught in care
less clusters all over the tulle was a
mass of purplish-red berries, while at
the back a large scarlet velvet bow
with purplish sheen glistened against
the hair.
The back was neat in effect and
the sides were shirred in several
groups of five rows each. 1t takes
a slender figure to wear such a skirt
though, as does the sun ray skirt
which is another new style. The lat
ter is made of small plaits, which
spread suddenly from the top into a
wide flare at the hem.
The bodice of the grenadine gown
has insertions of heavy creaflate
threaded with black and there was
a lace yoke with incrusted lunches o.
black and steel beans.
An elegant costume which might
serve as a model for home dressmakeI
and developed in champagne ladies
cloth. The corsage has a quantity
shaped tipped collar bordered with a
similar color taffetas upon which are
in~crustations of needle point lace.
The skirt, having a hip empiecemenr
of taffetas incrusted to correspond
falls into innumerable narrow plaiti
to the hem. This falling from a fla
placement gives the figure a sheath
like effect distinctly becoming and al
lows the supplice cloth to follow thu
figure in the plaits in the graceful
lines, destroying any tendency t
bulkinesss.