The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-21
EVENING GOWNS.

about the bottom of the skirt and held in
place by jet pendants. The corsage was of
heavy yellow brocade draped with straight
pieces of the lace with short sleeves of lace
and brocade.
More picturesque was costume of stone
gray plush with hat of gray velvet and
feathers, and most interesting of all
perhaps. az indicating the drift of the
present fashions, was toilet of pale green
silk, with sleeves nearly flat and trimmed
both on skirt and corsage with a sue
cession of small squares of black embroidery.
very open in design and fastened together
at the corners with small Louis XIV. knots,
these being replaced on bodice and sleeves
with tiny punches of three or four feathers
held by minute buckles.
For the less ceremonious wear was a
brown cloth suit made with three-quarter
length coat. cut in n close fitting shape
with fur-trimmed pockets on the hips and
furred lapels. The plain skirt was orna-
mented with several straight bands of fur
beginning at the waist and extending down.
ward towards the hem. With this costume
gold.
A couple of days spent in Baden Baden
this week revealed the fact that this most
popular of German watering places is none
the less popular for having grown much less
wicked. The days of public gambling are
sationhaus, the Flower saloon.'' the Trink-
halle, where the waters are dispensed, the
beautiful pleasure grounds and the thrOnged
Lichtenthaler Alice overflow this season,
rs all seasons, with visitors, German.
French, Russian and English, in smart
costumes and making +" babel of tongues.
The gay little town is wonde r
full contrast to the quiet rustic valley in
which it lies, and after the drive along the
OOsbach, where peasant women in quaint
costumes are gathering the grape harvest
and guiding yokes of COWS fastened to
strange, old-tlme lyons. one rubs ones
ewes at the spectacle presented under the
shaded avenues of lines and oaks, among
the flower beds and by the fountains, where
the huge caps of the droschky drivers rise
above the ruches and ruttles of their mis-
tresses and trained silks sweep the grass
borders, and there IS laughter and bright
color in the air.
In the Trinkhalle one morning a young
Russian countess displayed the most dashine
of Casino gowns. which 4 group of French
women openly envied and an English CIR
looked on with wonder and truly British dis
approval. 1t was Il cream tatieta with deer
flounce about the hem, pinked III points
Over this tlounce' was an outer one of tulle
embroidered With flower sprays, and at tn,
head of the volant, encircling the skirt, wal
q band of white feather trimming looking
like a fall of snow. The skirt drapery was
of heavy white tulle finished with a hem
through which was run broad white rib
bon and above which was Il second band OF
the downy trimming. The corsage wa!
crossed i'll front and behind with feathery
ruchesy and II white collarette was tied al
the back with long "follow-me-la lads Of
cream white ribbon. AS she slipped hel
glass there were murmurs5 of admiration
and whispers of q husband and a scandal
whispers which grew no fainter when the
fair Russian drove with young officer to
the races at ltfeZheim in the afternoon
wearing a second gown. this time of gra,
poplinette sprinkled with silver. which wa:
too pretty to be quite compatible with Ger
man ideas of virtue,