Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-31
TRICKS OF FINE DRESSERs.
Partisan Women Who Wear Costumes
Free to Advertise the ModistesI

Partisan Women Who Wear Costumes
Free to Advertise the Modlste&
[Specisl Correspondence
PARIS, Jan. Ill have just found out
something rather curious, and it issthis: Sew
eral of the big dressznakers and mininers in
Paris furnish new dresses ana hats free to
some of the grande danes, on condition
that they shall tell everybody who makes
their toilets. These great ladies drive up and
down the Bots, and are seen at all the races
in summer, the operas in winter, and during
the past season 81 the exposition and Buffalo
BITS
Conspicuous in her magnificent carriage Is
the Princess Nathilde, leader Of fashion
still, though far from young She has home
at Nantz and AN apartment IN Paris, but she
has not the bound,eSs means supposed to be-
long to all princesses, and she loves dress, and
it is more than limited by those who know her
best that those superb toilets which she wears
are furnished TO her for little or nothing on
the condition that she shall set the fashion,
and, to use an AmericauisIn, boom the dress
maker.
This princess is tall and stout, weighing
probably 200 pounds, possibly more, snd she
is still quite handsome, with a suspiciously
even set of teeth, golden blonde hair, and
complexion that would put hairdresserS
WAX figure 20 shame, but she is imposing and
a brilliant talker, besides dressing IN the most
splendid if not elegant toilets.
A good story is told of her while she was in
Vienna She wanted to 60 out riding on
horseback, and, dressed in a handsome habit,
took her stand on a small step ladder, as no
man could have lifted her to the saddle The
horse was brought and she sprang to the
miserable creatures back, and he succumbed
to the weight and fell to the ground hope
lessly laned.
Not long ago she rode in the Bots with the
pretty Duchesse de Bhgny. She wore a cos
tune of dark green fable Franchise made
with long wasted redingote, with narrow
but long lapels of sage,green brocade velvet.
The underskirs was Of pale green velvet
slass,ed at the bottom with four very narrow
rufT1es of geld colored satin. The pocket Ids
were of brocaded velvet, Us were the cuffs
and collar. On the sleeves pocket and waist
and in the back were enormous fat buttons
of chased gold and dark green enamel. Her
parasol was of shrimp pink silk under black
lace, with amber handle, aud her bonnet a
shirred poke Of green velvet, with plumes in
two shades of green, held by a gold birds
talon. The vest TO her redingote was shrimp
pink crepe de chine.
The young Duchess de Bligny wore a pale
blue cashmere directoire costume, garI1ished
with white velvet and white lace, and a
large soft, white felt hat with blue and
white plurnes.
Miss Agnes Huntington, the beautiful
young American prima donna, has been
much in Paris of late, and saw her perfect
ly besieged by admiring friends at n dinner.
Her dark brovs, splendid hair and elegant
figure all make her a remarkable person in
any place aside from her wonderful and sym
pathetic voice She and Emma Nevada are
warm friends, and make good contrast, she
with her redundant health and dark beanty
and Emma Nevada with her exquisite fair
ness and delicate physique
| met the Baroness de Cotfrcy at that din
ner above mentioned. Sic loves to wear re-
markable toilets, and Fever twice the same;
and as her purse Is not that of Fortunatus it
is not impossible to put that and the fact
that she is very charming to all Americans,
and kindly takes them to her nnodiste, togeth
er and find the secret of her splendid gowns.
She wore a gown with the skirt of fiounces
of narrow Mechlin lace, and directere
redingote Of the richest black satin trimmed
with bands of jet embroidery 50 clossty
woven that the foundation was invisible. IL
was shape in front, and around her neck
she wore a dog collar of velvet studded with
diamonds and with pendants of black pearls
A very pretty style has BEEN In vogns here
It Is that all young women wear their dresses
cut V shape, both back and front, In the
street The dress waists are-cut out about
four inches on each side and bordered with
lace or crepe lisss ruffies. The waists are
usually fn]l and gathered down to a point.
The skirts are quite plain, and ribbon
about one inch and half wideis pinned 70 a
point, both front and back, at the waist and
then tied with long loops and ends. Wide
hats 60 with these dainty costumes. OF
course none but young women with pretty
necks can wear these.
I went TO an American restaurant this
morning for tyeakfast and found q long line
of people waiting their turns. AS soon as
some one came out of the restaurant the
crowd would cheer, glad Of being 20 much
nearer their breakfast. 1t was Just one hour
and half before got my breal1faSt, and
then | was so hungry that anything vouid
have TASTED good. The waiting was enftvened
by pa.sages OF wit between a Chicago drum
mer and a New York man, and the gruun-
bling of some English tourists
b. n Wnsos.