Although there are so many and varied types of models for gowns in Paris this spring and - though the greatest liberty of choice: is allowable, there are yet many points about the latest' fashions that are quite distinctive and prove that their wearers are up: to-date in their styles. Thus the new collars and waist-coats that are like no models that have yet been made since the days of the French Revolution. The plain oval round, pointed or square untrimmed severe neck-opening is a thing of the past. The new devices are all combined of lace, of net, or of tulle frills, jabots, fichus, ete. And, of course, each centurier has his own dis: tinctive style to offer the public. Thus Bulloz has a new collar that is high at the back, and is thrown wide open in the front in such a way as to suggest the Medici collar, though it is: more modern and less stately in appearance. It is vwften wired or boned at the back so as to obtain a high, straight line from ear tto ear behind. Then it suddenly falls softly away on each side of the neck. revealing a crossed fichu upon the bust, that occupies the entire centre of the corsage and disappears again either at the waist line or just before reaching it. The collar itself is usually made of the same material as the dress, though sometimes it has an inner lining of the same lace or net that forms the ruffled fichu.
Foulard is coming into its own once more this season, and is usually thickly patterned. White and black, grey and black, sand and black are the favourite combinations of colour. The foulard dress is usually trimmed with multitudinous and very. narrow kilted frillings of its own. And the frills are so executed that the Kilted pattern appears to differ entirely from the plain pattern. Thus a Bulloz model of flame-coloured foulard thickly patterned over with black ovals boasts an apron that is edged around with very narrow kilting of the same so disposed as to produce a small regular trimming of black that looks most original and only reveals the flame-colour when the wearer moves.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.