The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-19

set outside TO show as beauty swings IL
across her finger. -,
could give YOU columns on candy-still
the half would not be told. Indeed, In
writing just now one suffers the emDar-
raSsment of riches, albeit, there - very
little that Is new or startling 10 be chroni-
cled of women's gear proper. Moulste
nilliner tailors tell the same old story OF
the princess Gown, the three-quarter cape
or coat-free bands, low hats, hlgh
bows very small bonnets, rosettes,
beads and feathers. The hlghest
authorities unite in saying that the rear
est approach TO novelty is the coming
in of the beautiful Irish poplins, and tue
wearing of cloth gowns as full dress even
ing toilets. Stranger yet, some OF tnem
are trimmed with fur and lace-tWo OF
three narrow bands above "A tiounce.
mighty swagger girl appeared at recep-
tion the other night In "A master cloth
gown, cut princess and Tapped TO the ieit
and buttoning all the way from the leII
hip down. The lap was edged with mar
row roll of natural beaver, and two Danus
of the same fur beaded the ten,
inch flounce of rich cofee-coiorea
lace that ran all around the deml-
was eXquisitely plain, except Tor hlen
collar with the fur with torrent OF lace
inside, foaming up about the wearer's long
white throat. She is one of those iortuh-
ate women. "divinely tall" On TINS oc-
casion she was especially fortunate rate
set her at the elbow Of Mrs. Paran stevens
in ravishing red toilet that threw out
and emphasized the others pale, soit
hues
Not far away from the two, statuesque
blonde with the palest golden halr ana an
apple-blossom complexion, lifted adoraDly
into her environment of palms ana roses
Her gown was of green satin, pale put rlch
L irl
side ran trail of big blasy poppies In
scarlet velvet applique upon the SATIN;
with deep green leaves and stems, ana
golden hearts. over this fell velllng OF
the finest plain black and simply hemmed
at foot and very full over the trained
plain back breadths. The waist OF green
satin had coat tails in the back ana DOW
of wide black velvet with ends reaching
quite to the floor set at top of the low cor
sage vuite between the shoulders. from
under il loose drapery of the net was
drawn under the arm TO the middle OF the
front and caught in place there with halI
wreath of poppies rs red but not so Dig py
half as those upon the skirt.
For evening the empire gown gains
steadily. There are gowns and gowns
though. OF nine that | saw last night one
was superb-and more than superply
worn, two decently passable, five distinct,
ly dandy, and one most toleraDle anu
not 10 De endured. Inc WtdTtI ndu ob
tempted TO combine Empire and Greclan
garments, and the result was such as TO
appall gods and men.
Hairdressing even more than garments
recalls the epoch of Josephine and Re-
camier and 1allien. The variety of styles
is great enough to suit all faces, but in all
the newer ones the hair is waved all over
the head and drawn high TO the crown. III G
bang is worn very light-a mere frieze o.
soft curs. Back of 10 came either pompa-
dour rolls, puffs or waved hair massed be
twixt the forehead and the terminal apex
and held in place with fancy pins, ropes OF
milk pearl or Lucian fillets of tortoise
shell enriched with gold silver. In fact
ornaments were rarely ever so much worn
in the hair. Their name is legion, their
shape as varied as their uses. The illus
trations show the trend of fashions in hair
dressing which each beholder can adapt
to her own taste or features or fancy.
III you have "A fine feeling for napery the
linen stores just now will make you wish
for the purse of Fortunatus. There are
the most exquisite things-center cloths