Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-27
DIRECT FROM PARIS
Pretty Costumes, Elegant Toll
cts, Q World OF Laces and Beau
tiful Novelties.
The 1sy Marts OF the Centers Of
Fashion Called on to Contri.
butte their Best.

Sidom, indeed. does the opporsuni-
~ come even 20 the favored ones hold
log cards Of invitation, to witness u dis
play Of fashionable dress goods and
costumes that MAS afforded At the OPEN
ing OF Miss Allie Z. stralgh. at her par
Tors In the Kendall block. Miss
straight's taste 10 proverbial. but In this
case she seems 10 have bent her energies
To max out OF many component parts q
grand whole, 10 blend, TO shade, 10
make the effect complete IN ali re-
spects, and no one can deny that we'll
did she succeed. Turn which way YOU
would. there was nothing discordsnt,
nothing 10 Jar on ones nerves, but the
effect was like poem or dream, and
showed the handywork OF born ar
tist. The colored ushers in full dress
suits escorted you to the portals OF this
Elysium of the dressmakers' art. where
you were received by one Of the many
ladies in attendance, robed In perfect
harmony with the surroundings, and II
will not b. amiss TO describe the toilets
OF the ladies' who so kindly took you
under their protection, and guided you
through the labyrinth at elegantly as
sorted goods: Miss Lizzie Delmage
wore a beautiful costume OF white bas-
ket crepe, festooned with primroses;
Miss Ella RInder's dress was of
white tule, iestooned with purple
morning glories, the purple be-
ing the now fashionable color.
Mlss Minnie Smith was alfred
in dress Of blue Henrietta cloth, ses-
tooned with pink rosebuds; Miss Emma
Swift's dress was OF green baizeque
cloth, trimmed with cherry blossoms;
Miss Rich wore n dress Of black silk
trimmed with yellow chrysanthemums.
Nor can Miss Maud Hughes, costumed
! in handsome light silk, trimmed with
point applica lace be forgotten, whose
! artistic touch brought forth sweet
strains of music from the harp, finish
| ing as It were the general effect and
| making the poem complete. Miss
Straight, the presiding genius OF It all,
wore an elegant toilette of dschesse
satin, with pompadore, brocaded with
gold bullion, draped beautifully and
festooned with yellow and red chrys-
| anthemums, making tout ensemble
beautiful in the extreme. Passing from
the ladies' toilettes to the display
proper, attention was called to the first
| room. Here was to be found the less
expensive goods for tailor.made suits;
the goods were in almost all cOlors,
stripes predomlnating. Trimming OF
all styles, gimps and jet, silk moss
fringe, and laces. In the second
room were the styles of skirts
Of the leading Partisan merchants.
Felix, Pingot, Worth and Others. Here
were to be seen the Louis XIV and XVI
styles which are just now IN greatest
favor. They are called Pavane, Tri-
anon, Menuet, IN memory Of the eie-
gance of the XVllith century. Visit
ing dresses in handsome Chevreau.
long separate vests lined with shot
satin waistcoat, the sides OF the vest,
the ornaments of the skirt, the collar
and the sleeves, are IN handsome pas
sementerie from Lecler's.
| Indian cashmere dresses, tailor
made skirt, opening over panel of
embroidery, bodice with long basIues.
with embroidered corners, embroidered
corslet and y0ke-thc bodice is hooked
in front and under the folds; back
plain. Here also was q new cloth
called the Amazon, for dircctoire visit.
ing dresses, also a skirt worn with the
Russian blouse, the latest design
brought out by Felix. A beautiful
piece OF crepe was also here shown
brought over expressly by Miss Straight
for herself. English violet in color,
and beautiful In the extreme. Irish
point lace and beautiful pearl trim
mings IN profusion, also new style III
black Jet bodice, and variety oi
new styles OF changeable silks. Among
the crepe cloths. there was one having a
lemon ground, on which are thrown
sprays of prlmroees, in blue and grey:
with delicate touches Of pink now and
then. The evening room was elegantly
Int up, IN order to show the effect OF
the different cloths by gaslight. Here
was crepe, with trimmings to match
the latter being perfect work of art
There was also an elegant piece OF
pink brdseyc elk that was handsome
III the extreme. French challles,
woven with little ribbons and gold
bullion. In a little room off from the
first room was corded bangaline,
with real duchesse point lace, for
bridal costumes, that was simply ele-
CANT. On the table on which this lat
ter piece Of goods was shown, was an
artificial orchid blossom that one would
have to look 1t more than once TO dis.
tlngulsh II from real flower. Men
ton should also he made of the gor.
geous pompadour, changesble silk
morie, one in grsys and black with q
satin stripe, most becoming for a
reception gown, and another one
remarkable in its beauty, changing
at every move from pink to green and
cream. There was also shown = line
Of French Jabots, that were beautiful.
Space will not permit of . DESCRIPTION
OF ope-fourth OF the beautiful things
shown. To be appreciated they must
have been seen. Miss Straight is pre-.
pared to furnish everything complete
if necessary from the hat 70 the stock.
ings, and in the selection Of the goods
brought over che has shown her artistic
taste. They are only such as an artistic
could select, and it can be said wIthou,
question OF doubt, no where 10 Mich,.
gan can ouch . tasty selection be seen
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