New-York tribune., 1903-04-10
rs EASTER APPROACHES.
Fashions Settle Into Something Like
PerHHneHce.

Though spring fashions begin filter down
through mportatons from the first of the year,
they In all their glory until the Easter
season dawns This year Dame Fashion has capt
ured the misty blues and mauves Of the distant
hills the soft drabs and green grays of the new
buds. the flame tints of geranum and Japonica
AS to style an authority gives it as his opinion
that the garb of the moment is mot only more
beautiful. but more hygienic, practical and COM
Portable than in any period Of the past" The ten
dency still toward the past, however, with modi-
fcatfons. A chic mner is showing a poke bonnet
with nodding plumes a front of flowers and velvet
strings Another. with lunches of small roses on
each side Of the face. giving rather japanese out
line has short velvet strings crossed under
the chin and fastened behind the ear with orna-
mental pins. This is immense Improvement on
the old fashioned tie bow under the chin. which
rarely proved becoming, and if worr now would
cruelty eclipse the dainty coarettes and neck en-
broideries that hold first place in the fashion dis
play Of the season.
There is a tendency, too. a sort of side issue,
toward fatness and stiffness in millinery. Lon
don tooue an example Of the fiat vogue, is of
qued white chiffon brim. and is practically
crownless AS a substitute for the crown there is
shower of pink tipped daisies. their delicate green
stems coming together where the centre of the
crown should be- A bow of changeable pink and
white Liberty with several uneven loops and ends,
springs directly from this centre some of the
shorter loops raised and Of the longer ends
falling below tie brim of the hat. little to the
reach almost to the edge of the quilted chif-
fon and a few are clustered on the hair under the
brim.
Another perfectly fiat chiffon hat. this time from
Paris, has d bandeau of twisted Liberty and chif
fon, which continues as strings wide and fluffy
coming from the back, knotted just below the chin
and reaching In embroidered ends almost to the
knees A wreath of blush and leaves of a
very delicate green lies fatty the hat, some of
the smaller sprays extending the chiffon
StreamerS below the toQue in soft almond
green CLOTH mounted barette of deeper green
velvet, and pierced with eagles feather lying
fat the top at very smart out
door affair lately in Paris. Two rosettes, of
black and of ivory satin, mounted at
side, and the effect at simple chic and
individual.
The very smartest thing in evening wear. to
gowns is brilliant royal blue tuiie 1t is particu-
larly trying, and few wear 1t and appear at
their best but this of course only makes 1t all the
desirable for the elect who may dare the
ordeal One Of these gowns, designed for fete
during the London season is of tiny
f1ounceS to the knees The upper part OF the skirt
is closely moulded to the figure and embroidered in
dull blue and violet tones Of tinted pearls. The
bodice carries out the effect. Blue and pur
pie red and purple. dull. rich. misty shades
much used. and in the iinonS these af-
fected. In outline the shoulder grows longer, If
possible. and the skirt shade fuller again show
ing the tendency the quaintness OF the fashions
of former days.