The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
DROWN IS FASH
 ION'S COLOR
EASTER STYLES WILL HAVE
 MUCH OF VAN DYKE HUE.
Russst Tints of All Shades and Va riations the gue-softest Wood Colors in Waists and Broad-
 cloth Skirts.

Augusta Prescott In Chicago Chronicle
 Though Easter may be long way of on the calendars, it is not so very fal away, judged by the sewing room of ta' mosistes. Here Easter finery lies gaior. upon the chairs. and clothes presses ars fairly bulging with its gayeties.
 There is no denying the fact that 1t il 10 be a very gay Easter. The leader oi New York society tacitly admitted il when she ordered six new gowns. nc one of which was to be any darker thai a wood brown. They were in tan, berry red. French blue, cream colorcd. burnt bread and brown. And these colors, 1t may be taken for granted, will be the colors of spring, never forgetting the ever-present violet.
 A dyed lace waist of brown was very pretty thing, made over a brown taffeta lining. And this was worn with brown broad cloth skirt which was of the old- fashioned rich seal brown.
 An Eastern bride who dresses very smartiy win have a brown cloth skirt and with 1t three or four brown blouses Of brown lace, brown moire, brown Lou ssine and brown taffeta. Another briue win have a lovely brown taffeta suit, all embroidered by ihnd and trimmed with bands of Persian embroidery. The but tons are covered with Persian silk set in little rims of silver.
 But it is to be spring of Titles. Gowns will depend for their prettiness upon their decorations. Plain street suits win be gIorified with large brass buttons that shine like the sun and are sun- shape, namely, round. with a shank on the under side by which they are sewed Co the gown. Again, one will see berry red dress trimmed with buttons of carved ivory so cut and stained that they are dark in the deepest part of the cutting, looking exactly like antiques.
 As everyone knows, the cameo has long since been impressed into the jewel service. It is used for buttons.' for stick pins and now it is set in 8 little gold rim and so arranged that it can be sewed into the yoke of the gown as an orria- ment. It is very fortunate spring for those who have a handful of old cameos in the house. and if these be in differ ent shades of pink and brown. of dn- ferent sizes and executed with different workmanship, then the elegance of the yoke is almost assured.
 Gowns that are worn without coats win sport some very fancy yokes. They are not necessarily of lace. but can he of shirrings or of applications, or the yokes can be little accordion -plaited capes fastened to the stock and allowed % fall over the shoulders. This is a charming little style for the graceful wo.s man.
 Trimming the Shoulders.
 A young woman who dresses a great deal has half dozen little accordion uIaited capes. about three fingers deep. which she secures 10 a ribbon stock and fastens around the throat. They give the finishing touch to the gown and are spc- cialiy useful for raising the neck wl.cn the dress has been cut decollete.
 It is really remarkable to note how the trimming is being pushed off the shout ders. It is sagging lower and lower. until 1t finds expression fin the sleeves. which are mass of ruffles around the elbows and the wrists. Certain bodices are al- most plain as to the stock and perfectly plain as to the yoke. But when 1t comes to the shoulders thereiis a tiny fiat epau- Iette. Then comes the ruffles, and by the time the wrist is reached the elbows and wrists are one great fluffy mass of liee and chiffon. of soft, flying silks. alI knife-plaited. of the most delicate dotted net and of ribbon ends.
 Nor are these fancy sleeves peculiar 10 the silk gown alone, for they are fsa- ture of the cloth dress as well. Visiting. dresses of rather sombre cloth are made glorious with deep dotted plaitings, which fall from the elbow down over the hand, coming out of the sleeve in one great cas- eade at the wrist. M
 There Is no doubt that 1t is to be a vc.- vet spring. for the new velvets are not only beautiful fin color. but delicate .n texture. They are. many of them. quite as thin as ladies' cloth, and there are few expensive grades that are very dsi- icate Indeed and are called chiffon vel-