The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-05

ana princess back opened over a side
plated skirt Of dull rose poplin edged
with a woven border Of lyax fur. The
bodice had a vest Of rose velvet and
was dIaped with a soft rose silk moi
wholly hidden under the short iacke,
whose fronts had not been closed In the
warmth of the winter day. A directory
hat was worn Of moss green velvet
trimmed with PINK ribbon and brown
feathers.
Some Of the newest tartans are in
neutral colors. A handsome one. which
saw this morning, was rough gray
cloth, plaidod in brown and a darker
gray. IL was made up with a petticoat
OF gray velvet, over which fell long
pieces Of cloth at the back and on the
sides. the velvet showing in front. The
bodice had a velvet vest and the sleeves
were of velvet from the shoulders 90
the elbows, where they were caught
under long tight cuffs If cloth.
Winter is q genial, CHEEKY. social sort
Of time aud fur Is the very embOdi-
ment of comfort and luxury. A won
derful coat worn by one of the tallest
of our young blonde beaulies-by the
way. | suppose YOU know that blondes
are makiog high bids for supremacy
this season--iils like a glove, and is
made q closely-curled black astra-
CHAN fur. with high collar and lapels.
warm enough to defy Siberian frOsts.
loose front, and a closely-ftting vest Of
sealskin. the combination Of these two
strikingly different furs being the
latest fad of the fsshionabies.
Now and then one sees some really
pretty hats und bOnnets. A small
ioque is of reddish brown velvet. the
crown covered with molly berries and
leaves. Another IL Of Einel red velvet
with black jet crown, with loop of
velvet ia the middle. A tiny bonnet OF
dark green velvet is very dainty ar
ranged with three careless clusters Of
dark violets among their leaves. The
small fur l0ques are among the most
successful things of the winter.
NOTHING NEw UNDER THE sun.
"Of course you know that to be
Egyptian is the latest fashion"
This procession Of the nations across
the social stage is a very interesting
comedy. lt may end when we havs
gone the rounds of other peoples iD
our cOstuming ourselves as Figi Island
ers. Two years ago. in the heyday OF
the MikadO. 90 be japanese was the
height of our ambition. Last winter.
with the advent of Nereslchagin and
his pictures. we furnished with bear
skins aud struggled with The samovar.
This winter, when IL reached our ears
that the wife OF the Chinese Minister
was noble lady. we began at once to
use IN our boudOirs the musical Chinese
gongs; but on second thought, finding
that servants could not bear them. we
restored the electric buttons, fell at the
feet of Miss Edwards-Or is 10 only a
piece Of Napoleon worship, passing
from alteration Of the Empire gown %
remembrance of the feats Of the En-
press husband. and pulled out our bu
reau drawers all the scarabs brought
home by travellers who have wintered
on the Nile.
Openwork Hindu cloths and beauti-
ful soft tints of mulberry. sienna
brown. peach and sea-green, with com
binatiOns of white and amber, grey and
blue, gray and red. are seen IN the STUFF
whice luxurious women are beginning
to c0yet from the Cairo bazaar8. There
IS one woman who receives her init
mates over a cup Of coffee in her bed
room of morning clad in abaya OF
maize color over creamy white with
brown stripes nearly a foot wide. the
garment, being, so madame assures her
callers. genuine importation ia which
an Egyptian lady might well have sat
astride her donkey. its ample folds
filling with the wind. while her ser
want, sabre in hand marched behind.
10 "A Scrap Of Paper" when Mr
Kendall, as Colonel Blake. exhibits
the curious she'll glrdle which be de-
clares to be not tue necklace Of a Tim
buctOO belle, but her gown, the ladies
are properly Mortified, but very tall
young woman. whose figure is of the
Kathryn Kidder order. wore at "a recent
lat home hip girdle of similar de
sign, made of deep fringe of a dark
soft leather, OTnamented with beads
and purchased by her brother from
blue black Nurbian woman below the
First Cataract. not with any notion of
is adOrniDg "A modern yankee girl'e
person, though it fulfils that Office not
ineffectively.
But Egyptian whims in dress goods
are tho least important step of the new
departure. 1t is in jswelry and deco
ration that the fever works strongly,
more especially since the rage being in
It's infancy, and confined rs yet 20 the
elect. the bronze and porcelain goods
the crocodile paper weights. the strange
bird-shaped bottles. antiques, imita
lions of antiques and frank modern
creations are exhibited 10 admiring
groups when the tea is hot at 5 IL the
afternoon only on the brio a-brac tables
of those whose friends have gazed on
the Sphinx aud the pyramids. The
cream will be of by the time these
things find their way into the stores.
The straightest road to the heart of
fair maiden just at present. is TO give
her a fine scarab set in a ring. If it be
engraved on a gem, this little symbol
of the immortality of the soul can be
taken SO much more readily for the EN-
bem of the deathlessness of affection.
but an enthusiastic scarab fancier viii
accept one moulded in pottery, glazed
ana OF more iudu uOuDtlul Authenticity |
and set il. if it be large enought, in the
corner OF her oliver card case, covered
with hieroglyphic writing, or mount II
as pendant or watch charm.
JAPANEsQUE VS.. JAPANESE.
We like the Japanesque better than
.he japanese, and where one sees most
evidences OF the Egyptian cult is in the
.hiDgs which are after, and sometimes |
4 long distance after, the Egyptian. ] |
saw yesterday a screen which was said |
10 be going into the newly furnished |
house of Mrs. Whitney. 10 was inlaid /
according % the old Egyptian style, in /
cedar, ebony aud ivory. and was to be
banked on either side by a light aud |
graceful tripod TO hold flowers.
In a good many drawing rooms and |
10 the bric-a-brsc stores you will find |
lueer vases in the shape of huge blue
porcelain frogs. double-headed geese, /
&c, which stand for ancient Egyptian /
leiues, and are reproduced TO please an 1
ndeyout modern eye. The ibis, the
.sp. pomegrauites and Nile rushes be-
gin TO meet us in decorative work at