New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24

The sklrts-exceedlngly ample-faH in straight
lines and folds. long and perpendiculaT. in the
antique Grecian type. The "encOlure." or ths
manner Of adjustment about the neck ana
shoulders. Is very low. degage and transparent,
Necks and shoulders Will be exposed moro law
ishly. and yet more deintily. than was the case
last spring.
Blouses win be IN constant wear and they
Will be Of "craponne'' guipure. OF Of Irish or
Cluny lace, with "soutaches" or 'piq0res." ar
ranged in different but harrnonizing tones os
color.
The materials viii be much thinner and more
supple than hitherto. White. straw. cream and
ivory are the shades mostly IN vogue. Indeed
all the colors are light. Stripes are In favor.
The two salient features OF the coming season
are the enormous quantity Of lace and the broad
japanese sleeves. Lace scarfs. or echarpes, Oc
silk and lace will be worn at the watering places
and for evening dress Many gowns are being
made with eorsages unis. and with skirts or
gauze or OF Picking muslin Elaborate tea gowns
are in vogue, made OF white muslin trimmed
with lavish profusions OF irish lace, with incrus-
tations Of dead gold and silver. Sleeves.t
whether for tea gowns. dinner dresses or for
visiting toilets are invariably short, ample and
II the kinono model. embroidered IN varied tn
crustations. usually OF gold. silver or Of faded
tints.
For dinner costumes there viii be great var
ETY. IN color. A dress Just made fer a Partisan
woman prominent iE smart society is Of the
princess typo OF pale. silver-bluos sUDDis
J cloth. embroidered with hundreds OF roses OF
| natural size. all in etoffe. with stems Of dead
gold, silver and faded tones. The dress con-
I forms with almost indiscreet closeness and
| exactitude 20 the figure. The garland Of roseS
extends over the corsage TO the bottom Of the
skirt. An echarpe Of muslin passes over the
| bare shoulder following the sinuosities Of the
waist and the hips. and ends with heavy.
massive tassel OF silver that keeps it in place.
| making II cling to the wearer's form like
! branch OF Ivy or Of cyclamen. while the other
/ end Of the echarpo Is lost in the embroidered
/ roses at the back Of the skirt This gown IS in
/ exquisite taste. The enlbTolderies are delicate
and effective. The price OF this dress is SOjO
| francs or $780, 1t is q work OF art, and seems
| to be quite worth the sum mentioned
/ Spring and summer hats viii be richly and
! abundantIy trimmed with laces, ribbons and
/ flowers. rather than with birds and feathers
| The ''barctte" or stiflened gauze, by means of
| which hats have hitherto been made 70 reraia
| Rightly and exaggerated height, are no longer
/ In use The hats are more "enfonces. or
| pressed more closely down upon the head. than
| last spring. The favorite cOlors are rose. blue
/ white, pale green. brown and bronze, but the
| Under part of the hat is always of a different
/ color from that OF the top Straw hats viii be
great favorites. but the straw must be OF cream
| color rather than white. and must never %
] glossy or shiny. An effective color tone IS that
/ OF bleached linen. uEssarched and unirOned-
| ParasoIs viii be smaller than before. and tho
hell shape viii predominate. They VIII be made
| of muslin and gauze frequently of striped pat
! terms and richly embroidered with flowers. The
/ figures OF the decorations, however, must be
1 large and never small. Some parasols are made
OF pink or pale yellow muslin covered with
I Chantilly lace. Handles and mounts OF old sil-
YER or ivory OF the eighteenth century PERIOD
are used for parasOls, but handles OF crystal
/ knobs or of plain gold will be also in favor.
/ During the spring and summer the hair VIII
I - worn as profusely and as abundantIy "a tho
.o.,tIned resources Of nature and OF the .CoiGure
/ will nerr7it Hairdressers will reap q golden
/ harvest. False hair is in terrible demand Il
! has become an aesthetic necessity. Coronets. OK
/ rineIets and curls. are arranged in a sort 81
/ v,,rarnid form on the top OF the head. Tho
/ coifure is nevertheless wide and Broad Fa<1er
\ than high The hair is made TO descend behind .
/ the head as low as the occiput A faVOrite anu
effective method is to ertwine in the hair a very
supple silk muslin ribbon Of pale color that IA
| enIaced. now apparent and again concealed De-
/ meath the locks ard tTesses. Ribbons 80 ar
ranged give the Illusion of serDentne or spiraS
movement OF pleasing effect.
/ Linen underwear Is. IL possible thinner and OK
finer texture more transparent, and more costly
| than hitherto Pocket kandkerchiefs are eaH-
! ceedingIy small Chenises. for night and for
| daytime. are nearly similar in shape and CUE
\ They are in square decONette. and lace Sr1r1-
/ mIngs are in favor. They are OF great length
and are frequently embroidered with srna--
wreaths and flowers around the edges. IN 1u,lrAs
| position with the Brussels lace trimmings
Small capes. that at first sight can scarcely %
/ DISTINGUISHED from bOleros. viii be worn during
the spring They are made Of light cloth. az
faded tints matching or contrasting esreeaely
with the color tones OF the dress
The two principal novel features OF the eoninS
/ fashions are the short. wide. EimonO sleeves
which are adapted to every description OF COR
sage and this is a suggestion taken from japan,
and the general use Of white muslin gowns with
lace insertions. which Is an idea borrowed from
/ America. The Directory FORM the Grecian lines
Of the gowns. ard the high waists remain ia
| favor. The amount Of lace required by sIlaEtly
/ dressed women viii be far greater during the
/ spring and summer than ever before. GLIB