Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-07
NEW YORK FASHIONS
Spring styles In Observation-Disclosures a
Favorite Mode of Decoration.

! New York April coin 1.-THE good old
summer time" which is now rapidly ap-
preaching milady of fashion win need
a new stock of parasos to protect her
delicate complexion from the torrid rays
Of Old Sol. The New York shopkeeper
has had this idea in mind for some time,
and the result is one of the most elab
crate displays of sunshades that have
ever becn shown in this city. AS in the
past the woman who desires to be lin
STYLE" will have a parasol to match
every dress.
| The distnctively new feature in para
soils is the use OF ponEee, and very hand
| some they are as we'll practical. In
the natural colored material they can be
used with a great number Of costumes
and it Is in the natural color that they
are most often seen. Border effects, too,
are sincularly satisfactory in combina-
ton and they are both lined and unlined
sorts offered. so that there is ample op-
portunty for choice and great many
things are provided for in the one ma
terial.
There are q great many contrasting
border effects and many of them are ex
ceednyly beautiful. but there are also
tucked borders, and the plain coaching
parasol is always in order for general
use. i'or the carriage the simple sun
| s'ladc of lace over what silk with tn"
! hinged handle will be exceedingly used
and no doubt its very general revival
| is in part due to the needs Of the motor
car, for it shades the eyes without be-
coming the toy for the wind and 1t real
| " provides all tho protection that is
needed while its form is such that it is
easily adjusted. But no one style of par
asol can be said to prevail for the car
riaee any more than for the street. For
! ingcri" costumes and those to which
! lingerie styles are suited, there arc
| whole host OF exquisite things in linen
that are embroidered and lace trimmed
and that are just as dainty and fascn-
| ating as well can be,
! White silk parasols will be seen both
| In the plain varieties and those that are
| painted or printed In lovely floral de-
signs. There are those that have Dres-
den designs upon them, and lace insets
that perfectly fit the sections as though
| they we're made for them. Many of the
now parasols are of Light colored silks
! with tucked and bordered edges. which
! vii, be used at the seaside and summer
| resorts.
Among this host Of sunshadcs were a
| number of dark greens, some of brown
and ecru and even navy blue with print
ed borders, and some that looked
though they were cut from very wide
ribbon with fancy borders. A favoritc
style seems to he group of three tucks
with border above on the darker color
ed parasos.
Painting is always favoritc mode of
decoration, but to be satisfactory it must
be done very well. Great trailing
branches of roses. wistaria, a loose
bunch of violets or number Of lilacs.
as though strcwn across the sections are
much liked as designs.
Embroidery is another feature OF dec
Grafton that is as much liked for para
soils and sunshades it Is for gowns
and dress accessories. There are beauti-
fully embroidered japanese styles and all
sorts OF embroideries are used well as
the Introduction OF laces and woven in
sets.
or course there is the lace and chif-
fon parasols. which is used for very
dressy functions and for carriage use.
In contrast with these are those OF Gre
tonne and it is said in Paris that they
are quite the fad, while a few have been
whole parasol of cretonne is not TO
many minds an artistic effect.
Handles are of many kinds For the
plain coaching parasoi. handsome wood
is preferred to everything else. but there
are to be noticed some extreme effects
in the carvings such as birds heads,
swans necks and the heads of animals:
but after all the simple, plain finished
knob handle is liked best by women Of
good taste For the moro elaborate par
asols Of lace, embroidered borders, paint
ed or printed effects. long handles OF
dticately tinted wood that resembles
enamel. topped with a gold or gold in
set with a jewel at the end, are much
favored, Some handles are shown OF
bone with the fine carvings upon them,
especially those Of ivory.
KATHERINE MAMMA WANT.
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