Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-07

NEW YORK, March 6.-Aithough the temperature is still rather un, comfortable and raw. the Spring season is approaching with giant strides. The big fashion shops in .he downtown districts are making fine displays os spring and summer styles and are giving the devotees of fashion the first, most delightful glimpses in linen. muslin. summer silks, voile. white serge and in host of other materials suitable for spring and summer wear. though in this time of triumph for sheer ana light weigh. fabrics many of the new models might be appropriately he worn DOW as later The yoiles and silk etamines. the nets and crepes, etc. are all the year round materials now
 Nothing seems to threaten the ki mono or peasant sleeve with eX- tinction and ;he skirt lines show no change, but one sees more of the frankly Empire and Directoire lines than has been noticeable on this side of the water during the winter season and these lines have invaded the realm of the street irocks instead of being restric.el z" evening bo house frocks as fhey cave been be fore. Even this winter while most of 1he waist lines haze been rti. e'I q trifle the definite Empire character has been lacking in street toilets.
 In one of tie fashionable shops there was shown the other day a pinIant little trotting costume in very dark blue yoile whose simple straight skirt rose 70 waist line just below the bust, where II met a double cape that fell over the shoulders and upper arm to the waist line and was the same length in the back. This cape quite con cealed the bodice save in front where q collar of dull red turned back over the eapes, leaving a shaped opening where the guimpe oi tbe bodice was revealed A little Of the peasaut sleeve with a red cnt showed below the cape. as did cfrdIe of the red silk, which tied I'm a square pump bow in front.
 The models in soft sheer materials
 how skirts falling straight or al -ost straight from the high waist aud slightly fulled. but in heavier r-9+eriais. such as linen. serge, etc ,he skirt .op is usually fitted a httie so the figure curves and usually
 mounts only a short distance above inc normal waist line One often
 ends the top Of linen skirt seat doped and buttonhoied for finish ana then fastened firmly to the bodice
 These skirts are difficult to lann- der well in linen, and if linen mock is to be tubbed early and often il is wise 10 join skirt and waist al the normal waist line or a very little above and if a more sliort waisted effect is desired to produce it by an 7r7angement of wide belt or girdle. Where tubbing is not to be cOnsid- cred or where in sheer cottons or linens the shEping may be done by small tucks or plaits or the fold4 may hang straight and full, the very short waist need not present any great difficulties for the lauu- 1 dress.
 Judging from .he dis1lays in the shops pink will be worn great deal during the coming summer | season There are many delightful shades of that color from delicate
 rose petal to glowing cerise. Many of these pinks are used. as they were during the winter, to relieve more sOmbre hues. A one of the
 shops a toilet was shown that was extremely chic. It consisted of a
 clinging one-piece frock or tunic
 of smoke gray meteore, the skirt of
 the tunic opening up a little at