Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-04-20
ORNING, APRIL 20, 1877

/ va ''S hatI 'l'l'pollt anu tllfbN-
ing herself under the wheels, WAS crushed
| am inclined to believe that she was either
English or American, for the French rarely
try any other means than the Seine or the
| charcoal pan.
10 begin to enumeTatr the entertainments
would be to simply to send You a catalogue
| of the names of all the famous people in
Paris. The only novelty in the way of an
| entertainment was II soree given by the
| Countesse de Ia Ferronays and which was
designated a rolGude. There was no dancing,
but music and conversation We're the amuse-
ments offered. Not II mere, dull talking,
however, and yawning behind fans, but
| genuine wOman's right movement The 1t
dies all wore dominoes and masks. but these
were not permitted to the gentlemen, not
even mans well known curiosity to find ont
| who his partner and interrogation was, salts
fed him here. The game was all on her side.
and he couldn't for the life of him see the
fun of it. He might be betraying secrets or
| making love to his wife or his sister, or even
his mother-in-law, for all he knew to the con-
| trary, and hayo heard that one such cast.
| did occur. certain bride of high birth
felt that she had cause to suspect her equally
| high born husband. Her suspicious pointed
| toward an intimate friend. who not only has
| a slight lisp, but also who never uses any
perfume but Jasmine. and invariably dresses
in white. mauve or black. She has Il beaut-
full blonde chevelure, while the wife is n
brunette. This lady also always wears Jas
mine blossoms. Wife and friend were both
of height. To procure Il toilette of white
satin and mauve velvet, a blonde wig jas-
mine odor and jasmine blossoms. and to
counterfeit the lisp was the act of the quick
wltted and IealoIs woman. One curl only
was allowed to stray from beneath the capu-
en-; Il bunch of cape Jasmine blossoms held
her domino at the throat. \ t, ut the last
moment she feigned illness ID said she
would not 90. and that at an ate it wasn't
proper in Lent. Monsieur tarted, and
Madame with the aid of her f. ne de cham
bre was soon ready to follow, {. ind her hus-
band who had been looking extremely bored,
grow minated and seek her side at once.
The music that drowned the tones of their
voices and the assumed lisp aided her in her
project; an appointment was made for the
following day which both kept; an eclairciss-
ement, then the divorce court was soon the
result The gentleman therefore object to
redOuleS unless they too can be masked.
Among the new forms for the cotillion that
of 1.-THE heart" is much used. tiny pair
of gilt scales are used, and each lady has
small gilt heart From number of silver
hearts which are placed in a casket, each
gentleman selects one. Then each lady,
In turn, places her golden heart in the scale,
while the gentleman who holds the silver
heart that matches it i'll weight obtains her
for his partner.
In trimmings, yellow is to certain de
gree being suppressed, although one of the
most elegant toiletteS on the drive, the other
day, was of rich purple velvet, cut long like
habit, draped on one side so rs to raise it to
tbn tha az cd
high, displaying beneath it a petticoat of
orange satin. Purple satin gloves worked
with gold thread, a Spanish hat and plumes
with golden buckle, and u jewelled whip,
completed this unique costume.
In outer wraps, CONNECTIONS of almond
cloth are much admired. They are richly
embroidered and trimmed with chenille,
fringe and feathers. The popular mandaria
yellow has crept into the feather trimmings
used on black Sicilienne nantes which also
have chenille embroideries with a mixture of
crystal and bronze beads Vieugna cloth en-
tiers largely into the new spring wraps, which
are all long and narrow. This cloth, which
takes the place of Indian Cashmere, also en-
tiers largely into polonaises.
The hats are no longer simple Bebi shapes |
others having taken their place to a great ex-
tent. To describe these | need merely say,
imagine all the shapes You have ever seen.
modify and exaggerate and You will know |
all about them. Then trim them with teath- |
ers. flowers, chenille. surah, ribbon, lace.
straw, anything that can be adapted to mil |
linery purposes, and you will have perfectly |
come-a;t;ud head coverings.
A stylish suit for the promenade is OF gray |
silk, with long coat of black matelasse with |
large square pockets at the back, lined with |
deep orange satin; feather trimming of black |
ostrich tips, dashed with orange at intervals |
finishes it, and Il bonnet of black chip with |
white lace scarf, orange hued roses and black |
velvet loops accompanies it.
dress which Is intended for chilly days |
was of dark green velvet. the polonaise trim
med with fiounce of sable tails, the same |
curious trimming being arranged all up the |
front of it and on the body. An outer gar
ment to match made it sufficiently warm for |
very cold dfys. Tho hat had sable tails ar
ranged with the lace and flowers instead of |
feathers. Yours, SHIRLEY.