Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-15
Fashion Causerle.

W omen 90 not realize how gold slips
Plutus. the accompiCe Of their pleasures, makes
The money which they spend without ever cal
culatlpg renew and multiply itself in their
money boxes"
Thus spoke the other morning a philosopher
In amazed admiration at the luxury displayed
on the occasion OF Mile. Blanc's marriage with
Prince Roland Bonaparte. Listen, whether he
was right or not, to the description OF q few
toilets worn at the ceremony:
Nine. Blanc wore dress Of Morocco blue
velvet, trimmed with White lace and silk and
Chenille fringe. A bonnet In blue velvet OF the
same Shade. trimmed with white lace aud
feathers caught With a diamond star. The
ateos was caught up over skirt or white satin.
MIle. RataZzl. now Nine. de Rute (her mother
PrlnCes5 Bonaparte, lost her title by marrying
Dir. Thomas WySel, wore military coat made
OF violet velvet embroidered In gold, large
cord crossed over the back a pale-blue satin
skirt; Don Caesar Ge BIzHlt hat Ia white plush
with about twenty-five feathers and diamonds
In pIo1uSion. Nine. Blancs sister was In satin
and velvet moonlight color. The bodice EN-
oroldered with diamonds, a bonnet the same
shade as the dress, and splendid over dress In
Genoa velvet, myrtle green color, and large
collar made OF Old silver lace. Nine de ChatIl.
lon wore plush, trimmed With black satin leaves
embroidered in Jet.
In spite Of ali that has been said to the con.
trary IuiLdresS gowns viii always be made in
long trains. Women will lever be Disguised
with fashion because It Is absurd, and ii there
ever was an absurd one IL Is aS3uredIy those
1olds OF stuff that sweep the carr cts; but
evidently On account OF the difficulty and an
noyaDce5 which men find In manRuvring
around the side, III front, and behind this ap-
peudix OF stuff, On which they cannot pi ICE
their feet except under pain of receiving terri
fyiDg lsOk.
Certain women, bearing great names and of
high social position, have endeagOred to intro
duce the fashion OF wearing around the neck
br0chettr of decorations. Each cross hung to Its
proper ribbon, as men wear them in their but
ton holes. To make ones self neck.ribD0n
wi in,
ones family the price OF blood or some heroic
action, seems to US OF doubtful taste.
India cashmeres win suffer no interregnum
this winter They make charming utsifes out Of
them; so be treasured, ladies' they Will never
suppress In your coTbetl1es 6. thing which is in
reality very handsome and which has the
supreme advantage OF costing dear.
What can be said Of the luxury displayed In
gu1pures and laces which are invading even the
most discreet garments? II Is because women
In any matter that has relation to their beauty
never listen TO reason, and they are right
Luxury begins with the sponge, and only stops
at the diamond.
Five O'Clock receptions are becoming more
and more fashionable, and the toilets worn at
them are beginning to resemble, very Closely
those worn at evening parties. Muffs made
entirely OF flowers are much worn at them:
they are charming little Wadded and perfumed
flower baskets, In which fair hands hide them
selves, and with which they play as though
with fan. There must be as many NUTS as
toilets; they must match the shade OF the COS
tune under pain Of not being chic. And they
must always be microscopcal, Ornamented with
bows, with ribbons aud Jewels, and with entire
birds as emblems. Fur plays only an accessory
s sova III men, ana Is only kept on them as
DOnnetS with them In ridiculous manner
Ihey are displayed In their entire beauty on
the brlms. sometimes even on the front OF hats.
| saw bonnet whose 6rim had been ingeniously
opened by birds beak, so that the beak rested
on the Wearer's hair, and 1t was dove for they
no longer wear humming- birds In this wise, nor
pretty, delicate little birds, but the whole
feattered tribe In all It's plurnage . partridge.
parrots, and have seen monstrosity. an owl:
yes, one of those horrible birds displaying Itself
In nest OF pink plush, over young and pretty
brow. We shall end by seeing hares rabbits
Hoies, ana rats. We must not despair of
seeing everything
Bonnets are worn In all shapes, ridIculously
large or absurdly small-generally very large
say TO those to whom this style suits-un,
luestlonaoly small, say to those whom the first
anGer noe p tli here is pretty one:
large clasp of rubes. We can forgive MERCER
ior having In his picture OF Paris uttered this
nHpIeeation against the head dresses OF women
or the time OF Louis XVI: "AJ the tneater a
whole row OF women shut out the sight from all
the parterre. 1t was truly despairins for the
spectators: They murmured out loud, but the
women only laughed at them" This was what
happened at the famous matinee given at the
Varieties for the Inauguration OF Offenbach's
ouSt. The Gainsboroughs, the Reynolds, the
felt Charbonniers with feathers of ali shades
ana made In all forms. certainly carried the day
over the Baby CapOteS, and the Empire hat 4
pretty high neck dress ia ciseIe velvet sapphire
pue color, and trimmed with bands OF seal skin
was one or the most charming toilets worn that
DAY. TWO young girls In deep pink satin dresses
were also much admired. The fronts of their
dresses were embroidered with flowers of
lineTent shades and leaves in the Indian STYLE
paSSementerie. e
pretty toilet: the skirt In bottle green plush
on the bottom OF watch satin plating; q tan
iier extending down TO the edge OF the dress in
organ pipe Fittings sewed ON from the TOP 20
the bottom. On the green plush flounce there
Is the same hounce OF cream cOlored cloth EN-.
Droldered in open work on the edge with silk
A bottle green tunc trimmed with the same
cloth, with open work embroidery.
The Louis XIV. Jacket Is much worn the bodice
ard puff forming one piece. The favOrte mode
IS 10 nave the jacket In plush, and The Skirt In
| satin. -
a mantle OF 6rOChe satin gathered In the blcl,
/ all the way down. Breton collar and plush
! trimmings embroidered with let and gold The
| mantle IS lined throughout with Old gold colore,i
! satin, and On each side Oh the embroidery there
/ Is a band OF skunk fur
| Satin velvet and Scotch plaid plushes are
/ made INTO beautiful toilets or are mixed With
| other materials as trimming.
| For the evening: a white satin dress. The
| DoC1ce made low necked and IN points like a
| f1chu, trimmed with band or seal skin with
nothing else 10 trim 1t, not even bic OF tul!e.)
| The front has taber which Is edged with two
| ty,a Toupa -