New-York tribune., 1911-04-16


,r,,o S,r;rg Horse Show opened TO the
accompaniment Of violent wind and ram
followed by snow, with the natural result
that women covered their ne" 'oiie''e'
with Ions coats and huddled themselves In
their winter furs, and while there was al
elegant assistance Of fashionable women
the dress display was not orilant. oeca-
sionaIly furs and wraps slipped half of
revealed a pretty gown of new materiai'
Cun,psed thus was a gown composed OF
skirt of fine striped silk topped by h'tie
rton Goa, Of plain silk. the color OF the
.tr,ne These little coats open over the
funniest Of white chemisettes; below the
ohan,,set,e shows little waistcoat or
wide wrinkled belt and the trimming 10
n,assed on the wide revers 'ne oeeP WI
lar and cuffs. so~s
4 Paris hat can accomplish NoiNe'' :,
however, and the gayety OF 'he ie" -, ~.
that topped these sombre ana P"'"'"'
gowns diffused a hope OF spI'"s 'ine -
spite Of the unreasonable wea'he'' A"'
hats of fire chip and Panama straw iaceu
with black velvet. were eitecuNe43 ui''''0
,.i,b grca. noppies-really immense ones
shaded in different tones OF reo. "oiIi
with a costume Of smoke coloieu 0"'i'
hair cloth was a stunning nat % pa'oi
gray trimmed with an enormous a's'
O. brilliant green and touches ci TINS NlNiU
color showed in the trimming q the coat
Among new small head coverings
rets" are fast taking the place oi 'ofueS
a-d turhans Bonncts q All times an"
countries are copies in these smart al-"i'S
and they are made Of all materlalS' ~,
d-essv wear they are composed enure'l W
flowers. accertCd. perhaps. 10y d si''"S Si'''7 i',
how Of blrek velvet Again, tolcs ol sun
wind the head caught az enc s'ae 'S
towering aigrctte. s!ng'e gum OF
ter Of short feathers theN ere ~
over the head to the ears, ScarceN "i'o"
irg the hair TO be seen. and While less oe
coming generally than large mats ''e'
lava q pleas.ng air Of quaintneSs'
rouored costumes showed themselves "S-
ser,ivolv in black silk. fine pale toned "oo's
s,r,ned IN gay coors and IN PLAIN oi"e @'O
biscuit colorei camers hair 1nese Eo" ~
ve~o noticeable FOR the similarity o' 'u'
in tho plain short skirt. buttoned or Id!I7D
diaconary back and front. ana iae l'P
long coat that Clasped the hips cioSfN' nc
,,~a,,;oe, coats arc finished fe'iy a. tA2
neck and in front whore they bareiE meet
.,d whether they finish with straight or
roun6ed corners the cut allows q We" OF
,ho ,bemIsette. For decoration bit OF
color is commonly used in pipinss or IN
narrow colored bands. framed IN ro"s ol
black or solf-colored braid.
Pad in soft shade OF cerise is used 70
erea, ADVANTAGE in the decoration ~ gowns
Of all shades Of coloc: particularly II Is
favored as an adjunct 70 the color scheme
in 2 gown Of fine checked black and white
wool. L:rings Of this pretty red turn over
In little revers: the sleeves turn hgn 70
show II. and large ornamental buttons are
embroidered in red, mingled with black and
white
At cup Of tea" given recently at a
smart hotel one Of the guests wore a
charmingly fresh costume Of fine checked
tafetas in changing tones Of green and
rose; the little skirt, slightly fulled 70 a
round waist. was trimmed all round the
bottom and up one side of the front WIKI
thick gathered silk rucning. The little
corsage closed in line with that Of the
skirt and the Tre:tv ruched TRIM ing
edged the closing. followed the low ,ur
line Of the decolletage and edged the hall
long ball shaped sleeves. \ wide, soft
rose colored ribbon circled the waist. tying
al one side Of the front in a long loopec
bow. and the top OF the corsage was com
pleted by white mOusselne 6e sole laid II
severely plain folds. disappearing under th'
edge
little brunette was extremely pretty n
a tailored costume Of soft white granite
cloth. one OF the new materials OF the sea-
son. It's scant, short skirt, quite plain
closed al the back from belt TO hem undel
a line Of cloth-covered buttons embro1
cred in the centre with q dot of red The
little bolero. shaped exactly like those o
many seasons ago. turned back i'm wil
Directore revers faced i'm red and whit,
striped silk There were wide cuffs Of th
pretty silk and a soft sash of il belted
chemisette Of white null and irish lac
n with wide plated sbot. With this charm
Vi ing costume was worn a white straw cor
u net hat. its narrow brim turned up. witt
red straw while set directly in front a
odd, stifiy tied little bow Of black ribtol
supported by tall black aigrette.
Too conspicuous perhaps for a limite
wardrobe. but charming in itself. was
new gown OF brilliant green silk voi!e Tn
straight. slightly fulled skirt and sCft