New-York tribune., 1903-01-26
FoRERUNNERs OF THE SPRING.
It Is Now the White Cloth Coat for Seaside
Use

The first straw hats as they appear from day
to day in small groups have melancholy look. un-
less is planning trousseau for the southern
resorts. when the imagination to the rescue
with ITS suggestion OF appropriate background
Milliners who prepared for the Palm Reach
season have produced some lovely fowered crea-
tions which will be vying with the spiendor
Of Southern seas and skies exquisite picture
hats not, however. so much a creation OF flow
ers exclusively they used TO be, because rolage
and fruit have won strong place in the millinery
world, and they do not give way even at the ap-
proach of the Southern springtime It is the of
the fat hat that has done this, and fat foliage
seems be most effective in combination, but
small flowers made up to droop in graceful SCARF
effect about the brim TO find play. The rose
bud violet marguerite sprays, which once were
popular for children. worn by all the snartest
debutantes on their brave maline chapeaus-
Among the flowers most favored for spring
millinery will be small poppies in all colors,
prirnulas and cowslips in sprays. and small corn
flowers. Foliage of all kinds will be made up in
trails but the favorites will be ivy and rose leaves
In the forecast of Jackets for the early spring
there is an interesting variety. among which
of the novel and striking features is white cloth
shore season is already beginning away down IN
appears there first, and during the next few months
it will probably mae its way along the iALlanto
ment matters little, so it is white but the chances
are in favor ot us s DeK @ b Worn and the covert
cloth is always correct for the 2acag[ a9
with fitted back, is always OF some mannlsh
Among trimmings laces of all coors and designs
will be used, and not for collars only but Tor
cuffs and pockets and skirt pieces as we'll For
black costumes black lace will be favored as, as an an
anTli0u6 over burnt orange, and marking TINS as
he leading color in combina ton for the spring
there may be cord and tassel trimmings OF the
u Ribbons with all the fanciful uses which tho
word implies are being adopted by fashion in
great pr6fusion for the beauty Of coloring and and
design was never such as 1t IS to-day, ana the
perfect texture which has also been obtained
makes them infinite resource OF the trimmer:
Tbev are p1anoeuVred into vests and every sort or
garnitIre besides the conventional use as bows
md sashes During the winter one OF the striking
novelties has been the panne or plush ribbon,
which in fancy and brocaded qualities has lent
itself richly to a host Of trimming purposes, AS
belts especially this has been used with the large
mental buckles. adding just the needed bit OF
decoration to a sombre street costume. Such
voeIIe will OF course. find increased favor with
the coming springtime and wealth of beautiful
taffetas is being introduced. Among these are
some of the most beautiful warp prints that have
oyer been seen in foreign importa tons. The latter
inci1,de also many beautiful plaids but these
not generally popular as other designs ana
for the opening season nothing bears the stamp
of fashion like the moire ribbons. which will be
used this spring for every conceivable device IN
;}rna rnenting the costume