New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-16
MADAME CARNOT" AT HOME"
SIX THOUSAND GUESTS ENTERTAINED AT
THE ELYSEE PALACE.

Paris. February %.

IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or IHE TRIBUyE.l
Paris. February 2s.
The second ball for the season took place at
the Elysec and was. as usual, remarkable for good
organization, tasteful arrangement. and the alb
sencc OF any bitches Only 5000 invitations were
issued. In " GTevys time there were often 1000,
and there was considerably less space The floral
decorations were charming. The Pres-
dent and Madame Carnot stood in such
manner that the guests filed by them in diagonal
line and then went 10 dance. to look at tho
dancers, TO chat wip acquainanccs. or 20 take
a turn round the room. The weather last nishu
was bitter cold. Snow began 70 fall in the small
hours of the morning; and electricity having
superseded gas at the Elysee the great rooms
there were al n very low temperature. the crowd
Of guests notwithstanding. Madame Carnot was
dressed in gown that was singularly handsome.
The corsage and train were of ruby velvet. trimmed
with choice Russian sable. and boa. forming
a collar AT the neck. was thrown loosely on tho
bare shoulders of Ia Presidentc. She had diamonds
and pink feathers in her hair
There was room enough 10 see individual dresses.
and dressiness was the rule. Each fair guest
dressed a good deal according 10 the dictates OF
fashion But the prevailing taste of the hour
brought them back TO the fsrties. or perhaps
into the last five years of the thirtics. The
fashions Of the first years of Queen Nictorias
reign seemed To have served Tor models 10 the
designers o. the houses which clothed Madame
CARROTS fair quests But the faces We're hardly
in keeping with the dress The most racketins
lie that beauty in the thrtes1 or tic iortics'
could lead was slow relatively to that of a woman
OF high fashion in our e-of-thc-century period
The faces depicted in the Book of Beauty and
Annual of 1887 were 50 tranquil They
nec,cd pleasant impressions a. a calm pool mirrors
the sky. There was not much deep emotion. and
there was often inanly and >mperins prettincss.
Who shippers now? Oar girls pass examinations
for professional diplomas which few of them
need Others 90 IN for medical diplomas, scicn-
tifc lectures or for studying art with view
To winning distinction at picture exhibitions.
There Is more physognomy" in the face OF the
present day than there was IN that oil hity years
ago
\ good many portrait brooches. bracelets. lock-
cts, were worn at the ball But IN this time OF
sunlight pictures there cannot be- as much call
for them aS IN Our -randmothefs time Like
nc>scs OF those we care Tor abound. and we have
not time 10 senilmentallIc over any. Incre were
pretty and pure dresses IN grapes over satin.
White Grape with nine small nohnce> and a bunch
of violet flowers in the corsage and a violet
feather I'm the hair. served a. touchdown mourn
Ing toilette. The body was gathered in the baby
stNic and hclted with a pale violet sash and
diamond and pearl buckle. \ necklace Ia match
cncircled the neck. Far hair was dressed high
ON the top of the head I'm cOronet OF cOque>. or
hair rolled round the fingers. like curl>. and au
one end kept in place ny hairpin. Little san
daed shoes and opcu-work stockings were in view;
the skirt not touching the floor
The gourmandise of the Due d'Orleans and the
comfort IN which he lives at the ClairNauN peni-
Tertiary has robbed his Imprisonment of much OF
lis romantic interest How can one feel distressed
about him ? He is to see his hancc as often as
she chooses To visit him AT the hours when visitors
are admitted. And his military tutors senator
H. Whepbla
of the family, and the Due de Luyncs, who has
gone 10 ClarvauN with his Young Duchess and in
tends 10 hire house there. 10 enjoy similar
privileges as far as seeing him daily is concerned.
\ soldier serves the prisoner who occupies three
rooms and is well supplied with newspapers and
books. There are spacious courts and garden IN
walk in. The windows. all unbarred. command
a lovely prospect of the mountains which encrce
the ClairvauN or valley. cleared by 81. Bernard
and his monks. who found il in the Middle Ages
a forest wilderness. He made industry the rule
OF his monastery. on the site OF which The JAZZ
stands. The prison is the most industrial one IN
France and the largest T.. c.