The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-02

Still others of Bengaline, in pale, delicate
shades sitting very trim and close, put
stylish world without end. A .particu-
larly fetching one was OF rose lear SILK
combined with old rose velvet and trim
med around the foot of the sheath SKIRT
up the tapering front aud about the neck
with the beautiful glossy dark brown
mink tail-next sable, the costliest and
choicest of all garniture. The wearer was
the handsomest and certainly the best
liked of last antumn's brides-a woman
whose future is as rosy as her
dress. just beyond her stood sdoa. a tan,
olive-skinned woman, magnificent IN
long coat of light blue cloth, re-
leved by vest of the softest cream pink
and jabots of rich coffee yellow lace.
Another-all brocade-was old rose, with
pompadour bouquets in pale blue. Inc
big high-shouldered sleeves made TWO
very full puffs betwixt shoulder ana
elbow, where they ended in three deep
frills, each lined with pale blue, "A lace
under-sleeve was drawn about the wrisJ
with pink and blue ribbons. The fronts
turned back from a deep, sharply pointed
lace-stomacher. down which were set three
graduated blue and pink bows.
Indeed, not for years, III ever, mas dress
been at once so individual, so picturesque,
so full of richness, grace and color FUR
and lace are the dominant notes or cos
tune, combined with embroidery, passe-
menteric and bead fringes, whose ike the
world has never seen. III you douDt III,
take these notes of "A few gowns that nave
figured at the Patriarchs, the swell dane
ing classes, even the Charity Ball-though
that last function was not fully up TO the
mark Of other days.
A bride of last summer, just back from
Paris. was magniiicently simple in shot
moire of the palest green and PINK, bro
caded all over with lines of fine gold. The
skirt was perfectly plain, with an exqul-
sitely cut gored tram. The short sleeves
tight beneath stood high and puffy on top
of the shoulder A corselet of rich pas
sementerie covered the low waist from
bust TO hip, outlined either side with jew,
eled gallon in pale green pale PINK ana
gold. Her fan was of shaded pink feath-
ers mounted on green pearl Pink shoes
wrought with gold and pale green stock
ings covered her small feet, the bouquet
was loose bunch of pale, pink roses set
in filling of greenish tulle and tled
with shot ribbon matching the germ
ground. Her dearest friend and rival wore
princess gown very close and clinging or
daffodi yellow satin, draped dlagonally
from shoulder TO waist both back ana
front with "A wide brocaded sash In Louis
XVI colors upon n delicate gray blue
ground. One end came to the foot in
front, the other fell over the long gored
train each of whose seams was outlined
with an edge of brown fur and finished at
the hem with big cabbage bow of brown
satin to match. The sash ends had fringe
of all the brocade colors-in fact the whole
garment was miracle of style and beauty.
This c4ssssr~'se sash drapery is really the
thing TO give cachet of high fashion In
evening gowns. Mrs. Bradley Morton no.
tably affects it-using il as u background
for her wonderful array of jewels-which
it is said only two other Americans can
outshine. They are Mrs. William Astor
and Mrs. Frank Leslie-Wilde-wh by the
way has had many of her most magnificent
ones reset into suns and stars and
true ~>.sove knots, that are all one
of mountains of light. Another gown
whose wearer though a social magnate.
dares not trust her figure lines TO the
too revealing sheath skirt was in pinafore
shape-the train and bodice OF black ben