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FAMOUS
Designers In Paris London
And New York
Are Turning Out A Large
Variety
OF The Most Beautiful Even.
ing Costumes
A Tendency To Initiate The
Greek Types
Latest Fashion Notes From
New York
(8y Florence Fairbanks)

New f0rk, April NOW, tnat East
er with it's customary display of new
tinery is thing of the past, the
more revert to evening toilets which,
during the Lenten season were some-
what neglected. To a woman of or
iginal ideas and artistic taste the plan
ming of an evening toilet must give
exquisite pleasure this season, as ia
shion never before allowed much un-
restrained liberty in the selection of
style, material, color and ornamental
ton as at the present time. 1t might
be said that everything is permissi-
ble so long as it's general effect is ar
tistic and picturesque.
The famous designers in Paris,
London and New York are turning out
a large variety of the most beautiful
evening costumes and there is scarce
ly a period in the worlds history
which is not used some way as mo-
del or suggestion. There seems to
be particular tendency to initiate
Grecian types, the clinging lines of
which are ever beautiful and especial
These costumes permit the use of an
almost endless variety of exquisite ia
brics of so flexible a weave that they
naturally fan into graceful folds.
Many of these materials come in bor-
dered patterns and many in robe form,
either with bands of two widths for
skirt and bodice or with length of
the border design in all-over of which
to make the sleeves in case they are
not cut in one with the shoulders.
OF course, great many of the
transparent and semi-transparent ma
terials used for evening toilets have
borderings in classic design, the bet
ter to accord with the Greek style of
drapery. But in this respect fashion
allows considerable latitude and, in
stead of adhering strictly to conven-
tional patterns most fascinating bor-
ders are used, showing odd combina-
tions of oblong and ovals in metal eff
fects with naturally colored flowers
and birds.
With some of these new borderings
appear exceptionally long fringes of
heavy silk matching or contrasting
with the tone of the draperies, and
a scheme of decoration which is es-
pecially good with robe of bordered
chiffon or marquisette is to use a
heavy fringe of gold, silver or imita-
ton pearl beads, as this treatment
affords precisely the amount of weight
necessary for drapings, which might
otherwise float about in a frivolous
manner, not at all in accordance with
the ancient Greeks ideals of what was
dignified in feminine draperies
For several months there have
been vague, disquieting rumors afioat
concerning revival of the renais-
sance modes, and, while these ru-
mors are not likely to materialize,
there is far too much talk about 1880
stiff materials, full skirts and fichu-
draper bodices to please those women
who are so perfectly contented with
the soft, clinging fabrics and the
graceful draperies now in vogue that
they would be quite willing to contin-
ne to wear them for an indefinite per-
iod. At present, however, the note of
the 1880 style is noticeable only in
some of the costumes into the making
of which brocade entered to some ex-
tent.
Too much cannot be said of the
beauty of these brocades. Not only
are they of wondrous coloring, charm
ing design and fascinating texture,
but they are magnificent in general
effect. OF course, the point of cost
must be taken in consideration. Bro
cades of good quality are expensive,
but they require very little trimming,
in fact depend for their effect almost
entirely upon the beauty and richness
of texture, color and design.
The overskirt has, undoubtedly, ar
rived, but it differs radically from the
tunic, which, in the minds of many
people, has come to mean any sort of
double skirt effect produced by trim