The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
THE K0MRN
OF FHSHION.

Paris. June Pit is warm at Paris,
warm even in the garden hooks most
closely embowered; warm in the Bots de
Boulogne; warm on the Champs Elysees,
except for a few delicious moments, while
the broad street is being watered. and one
sits down as close 10 the wateKer as pos
sible; so close that the spray almost
touches the cheek; so close that one longs
that the hand Of the sprayer might slip
for moment and send over him little
shower. The spraying is all done by indi-
viduals-no unsightly watering carts mar
the avenues, and one envies the man who
/ carries the cool water. 1t is warm, even,
in the great, cool looking parks right close
/ to the largest fountain. 1t is warm even
in the great garden of the English en-
bassy, IT it was last Saturday, and 1 expect
is still. 1t looked cool and delicious enough
when one entered, and saw the group of
pretty gowns that did honor to the gar
den party that the Marchioness of Dufferin
and Ava was giving. Everywhere that
one wandered in the spacious gardens one
/ encountered charming couples and pic
turesque backgrounds. Everywhere there
were cooling drinks and glaces-in the
/ little summer houses, over at the tennis
court, at the queer little wire tables and
chairs. placed in inviting hooks, so dis
| tinctively French. Yes, it looked cooler,
and probably was so, than over in the
Bots de Boulogne, where the Fete des
Fleurs was being enthusiastically cele-
/ brated. There wasn't much enthusiasm
about the garden party. 1t was content
| to listen to music, to stroll, to languidly
| drop into graceful attitudes, to sip punch.
| They knew they looked well, the dam
sells. in their delicate pinks and blues and
| creams and yellows and heliotropes and
| greens-all the shades were well repre-
| sented. / was surprised at the simplicity
| of the greater number of the costumes
thin, gauzy skirts, lightly garlanded with
lace, simple gathered bodices, ever with
| lace and chiffon.
only two or three departed from the
| almost general rule. One of these was
| in severer garb-a white pique of fine
\ quality, with a skirt that had all its god
| cts at the back and sides. The front
was quite plain and fiat, and the skirt
| altogether untrimmed The corsage adj
| mitted of only the slightest blouse effect.
| 1t was laid in a few fine plaits down the
| center and the plain bands stretched eacn
side were gathered closely together at
| the waist. Outside of each band It'll
| of yellow mousseline de sole strikingly
| finished it, running around the back OF
| the sleeve as well. Toe collar and belt.
| knotted at each side, were also OF yell
| low, as was the lace that hung in
| small bib, finished the babyish pufs Or
the elbow sleeves and fell in a cascade
| each side of the belt.
| Another departure was a blue taffeta,
a delicate, oldish blue, heightened b.
| dashes of silvery white. Its skirt was
further lighteped by a widening band OF
old guipure down the center, laid over
white satin.
The blouse Just escaped being tight fit
ting. 1t was all of the gupure except
a narrow band in the center of the back,
pointing into the belt, and another In
| front that wldened into blouse effect
The back of the belt spread into fan ends
and was quite plain in front The lace
sleeves were quantity caught through the
center by a band of the blue narrowed
at the shoulder, and held with the higa
collar, right beneath the chin.
The third original gown-and it was
all 1 could discover-was perhaps most
worthy of the appellation A lavender
silk, softened almost to white by the
silver sheen that overspread 1t, and deli
cateiy trimmed with a narrow point
a lace that had points at each edge, de-
cided, striking angles. A row of this was
set into the skirt some twelve inches
into the sleeves. A finer edge ran down
each side of a very modest blouse, and a
yoke was outlined by a deep point of the
lace, back and front, and by shaped
pieces which Joined the points, over each
shoulder. A loose frill of white moussel-
inc hung gracefully over the plain col
lar.
over in the Blois de Boulogne the scene
was gayer-much gayer, but perhaps less
attractive Here there were not only bas-
I n rfvv
of them, horses flower-trimmed, carriages
and bicycles heaped with them, baby car
riages, parasols and maids. alike adorned
with prodigality, while artificial blossoms
were in great profusion on all the gowns
so cleverly reproduced that only their alb
solute freshness, after an hour of two in
the glow of the sun, could convince one
that they were not Mother Natures.
Here l saw a greater variety of color
and material-silks, guaZes, mousselines,
piques, crepons, batistes, in light and dark
colors, sober backgrounds with high lights
heaped upon them, pale grounds with
darker tints overspreading. The one cos
| tune l remembered after it was over was
worn by a brunette with hair of genuine
black. She was dressed too strikingly TO
be in altogether good taste, and withal
the costume was simple A cream-white
gown of that soft, silky canvas, with full
skirt, blouse of elbow sleeves, high, full
collar-that vassal of the dress. But she
had added black gloves that reached 10
the elbow. a spreading black hat, black
parasol, boots and belt. These, taken in
connection with her somber hair and del
icate skin, made a wonderfully strong
picture even among all the blending of
colors that crowded about her
visited the house of Paquin to-day and
asked in what was almost an aggrieved
tone, if there was really nothing new. "Ab-
solutely nothing" they assured me-
Neither will there be for at least two