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THE LADIES' COLUMN. THE APPROCR OF SPRING, Br VIVA. " If "etnto come, can spring bo far bebhis!" would seem to be the motto :dopted by moat ci our leading drapery firms We are still shivering in fors, but the delightfully varied Australian c!inmate may give nt warm days in a short time, when we may wear the sprlon gow..s, bonnets and mantles, that are til!ng the chief drapory emporiu:na. Large hats are caming to the front. Tb ugh the shar5y are legion, they are all larger and b'oader brimmed thin those of last cear. The crown,, too, are lower. Sile the o ewest thlna. in millinery are the Irectcire hats, of which I was shown sees. ral enmples. Imagine a straw scoop, trimmed with flowers and velvet bows beneath thes brim, and with velvet bows on the crown, and fastened on the head by velvt string nacoming from the bot of the bat, and tied beneath the chin. This it a Dhiectoire bat. It te quaint. but can hardly be described as 'smart." Large Leghorn hats, some of the Cainaborough shape, and some of fantastic hapes, that seemed to be diotated by the fancy of the maker, were shown for young girls. A picturesque white Leghorn bat was caught up at one side with three drooping white esathers and a obster of white ribbon bows, eaged with gold. Another larger cream Leghorn bat was trimmed with a spray of margueritee veiled in navy blue tulle, the has being lined and its crown veiled with tulle of the same coloer. While thens bate were decidedly only fitted for geanine spring weather, there were many shown that could be worn at praesnt. The popular shape, a sort of modified " lephiato," with a som-what high crown and a brim turned up t each side, was to be seen in dark straw, triumed with velvet and cloes plumea. Green sl a favoarita ooloer in this season' millinery. Grasses and e'eeping plants, notably ivy, were to be seen on many 1 of the hate and bonnets. There is great care shown lo the maknlg and trimming of hats for tiny men and women to-day. White fele Galos. boroughs for little girls are trimmed with white feathers and ribbon-bows, and have those long ribbon sads at the back that were popular for habilrea's hate some years ago. The plash and ribbon Glengarry eaps for small boy. are pretty and new. Many eharm. lag children's has, in lihbrty silk, with siit puffed crowns a ? gttahercd edges were somwn. These are newer than the "Granny" bonnets of el k and lace that aveabeen wore f-r many teaaas. The hate are of all olonrs. The s same h?ge naocd in the hate on also be obervrrd in the bnoeats Three are larger and I ower-crowned than those sf last season. and, therefore, more biooming ti tthe eneral ' woman. A very painted boonet salts Law faces, bat the new ehapeaux should be, ae ooming as they are pre4y. Thaee were several examplee f the ever-popalaar and usful black'laoe bonnet. These w..r chlefly trimmed with lawers, and in tome cases with delicate gold lace and feathbry old ornaments, Blck lase hats, lower trimmed, were als hewn. Several of three had a lace scuar falling from the bank of the hat. and Intended to encircle the throat. A charming bonnet was in two shades of P lawn, with slow crown of embroidery, and ° a brim of rosee velled in delicate lase. Another had a crown of gold embroidery, ° was trimmed wlih orsam feathere, and had 1 two sets of strings. A bonnet that might be elled a harmany in pinks bad a crown ct ' salmon plnk embroidery, and was trimmed with opstandiog bows of delicate pink silk f and sprays of lilac. A very Fretty bonnet L had a soft crown of cream silk em b?eodered with gold, and was trimmed a with aream feather tips. From bonne.s to ° mantles is a natural translltion, and it is to i be coted that the liking for skirt-loogth d mantles that prevailed daring the winter reema likely to extend into the spring. a Many long silk mantles veiled in lace were shown, besides the famlllar visite la both 0 beads and lace. A numerof short, summer 5 serge jackets were on iew; most of these hadvestsof contrastingcolnrs,and nearly all -ere trimmed with braid. Mano shortopera wraps were shown in plash, silk, and cash. mere, but two zxamplee of skirt-length g evening mantles were remarkably elegant. One model cloak woeas in crimean plush, ltined C with ermine, the long hood hanging below the walt?, called an "Aosdemy " hood, e was also ermice-lired; the other was of crimeon cloth, having also the aoademy hood and fastened down theas front with gold button,, Among the ki dreeses shown were several examples h of the Bmpire revival in droes. A model Empire dress was an evening one of t white silk, with a full eash hang ng In long th ends behind, and a plain full sktrt edged with cros frills. Reaer were on tha frills cnd the bodl:e. The dress had a quaint and orignal air, but the Empire dresto setem only to beed gad for slender women. thae Dit ctolre oast, another revival of the dress of the early part of this oontury, is, however. P mobh more generally beconing. It is not vrsy unlike an crdinary redlogote, but is fsaoned from the turn-doen oluar to the p raist with a double row of bultons, One of the gonse on view had a Direc:oire coat of dark blues silk opening over a plaited , cwiot of light-bloe silk. In front was oh a panelof dear-bloe beods. The children's frocks shown wore really charming. Sm k-. ine I mnoch used ca new children's frocks, and a dalty bhild's froeak was of electri ho bius cashmere, with a yoke of smocking. oh whi e on the skirt the smocking was brooght {, to polsts. A pale-blue Liber.y silk atnio de had a smocked yoke under lia turned-down co onlar, and a eash round the watit, oh