Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-26

no give enrafa 20 9 French ball ft in nov
found necessary 10 invite whole dets chmsnts
oi young officers and freshly emancipated one.
.esr volunteers, who are broken 20 hard shio
sho glad OF complete change In fatigue dntT
sspeCiauy when IL brings with it the faculty 20
.otlesn oneself at luxurious buffet and
iSsloIe oneself at a splendid supper
The bigh-heeled shoe WAS very we'll at TN,
court OF versailles early IN the last century.
Lords ana ladies' only then strutted In peacock
price on graveiled terraces hard as We'll sent
highroads, and on well rolled walks When
they went abroad. they were carried in char.
or drove In numbering coaches. seldom, In
oeed, were they seen on foot In the public
places. II they danced. n was the slow stately
minnet, In which there was much bowing ana
Curtseying, or the coRtyefdlaSe, which was IN
The time or red heeled selgnenrS, hoops DOW
Ger, rouge, patches and funded up trains a
smooth and ceremontous sort OF drawing-room
exercise. The grand DANES OF the last century
only were their nigh-heelei shoes at levess,
craving rooms and the gambling taple The
uIuTeSS chdISS1ire was the mule, or slip-shof
sEoe, which had fiat sole All Paris dancat
aster me taking OF the Bastile. ard went into
inc streets 10 watch history In action thera
iitet foot was wanted TO follow the peripa-
t.ucS or the historical drama. High heels Wsr,,
snn,e r surrey discarded snoe bearing
some resemblance 10 that or the ancient Greeks
came In. To mold &c well on the foot. the nstn'
raj movements OF which &C lent ttsplr IN 90
uaIs we're adopted. fat old lady with over
Iapf!tS ankles would have been ridiculous In
the slipper shoe and sandals: but nothtn- was
so eetoining 10 a neat young foot. when iAere
was with IL stocking, white fine and wen
For dancing 10 be agreeable the sh 1es our,t
10 pe Weil-ntiing easy and low at the heels
Inc dress should be also light. aud tree from
IuCse ntdVl ornaments which mantu A 10 lker5
crowd on skirts 70 neutralILe the cbesoanlnC
| eEeet on clothing or the sewing ma chlss. The
! oidfaeh;epad aoance gave a winged&ppaar-
| ance TO the robe or the dancer. The moiern
ptSS oTass IL down like lead. The other day
In locking into a costumerS wlnA - on t6a
boulevard oes ltaliens. saw a bali drass IN
oiscS s;tilh Whlch Would have taxed the strenV n
vi an apie- iled man, had he been condemned
10 wear III. Many ladies' and women OF an hmm.
| pie rank came up while | was there 10 Vazs
and as found, TO admire II European bella
! were 10 go about Ike Chinese lady supported
/ oy couple OF hand-maidens dressed ia m IRA
commocious garments, or 50 remain STATIONARY
| Ike the ntdHntqnin on which this robe was
| displayed, lt would have been admirable I'm ms
esslmatt0n, too. Those who wear tight and
nlgh-heeled shoes walk badly aud dance worse
Heavlly-ornamented skirts fatigue the hips and
| GofSal region, and induce languid and drawn
GOWN EXPRESSION or face. They also affect thu
spirits: Tight lacing spots the complexion. red
| dens The nose, and, what Is worse, checks cere-
| bration. Ideas cannot now freely when the
| waist IS squeezed. There Is. therefore no re.
pattee Ia conversation, no sparkle, no fun, no
\ light roth. women who are good writer's
wear stays as little as they can help. Nine
| Emil dc Girardin was never ont OF her rob ds
chdmDre az home, unless when she gave cere-
monlouS dinners and receptions. She dressed
I 10 summer In white muslin or cashmere loose
| and iioging with her beautiful blonde hair
fastened up careleS5l at the back. La winter
| the garment was or fine flannel Nine de Se.
Vlgne wrote her celebrated letters at the Chin
| ney corner after she had thrown OF her courtIy
| tlnery or before she put IL on. Rachel pa
! uoniZed very loose ard convenient Clothiny
Elise. the circus rider about whom the q0In nPIr
| raVed last year. went In for utter simplicity OF
| attire. maxim OF hers was with a sober
| fo'd, little color or COndimeaU goes a long
way and particularly with nice yoany face a
| ninety prOportiOned figure, and luxurious cad
OF hair" Another example OF the power of
simple attire TO enhance oeauty-eFen when &c
is On the wane-is afforded by the grand dame,
tae superb sculptress, the imperlOus Bohe-
mieDne who has stepped from the FauboUrr
81. German 10 the Avenue Ellliers quarter ia
which Mana resided. The noble enchanLress In
question attires herself at home ia the garo OF
Calabrian fisher boy. In stoopIng 70 her pres
ent6vel she hoped hereafter TO seize upon the
reins or governmental high ambition, but for
her mad one.-LOlldOH Truth.