The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-28
THE WOMRN
OF FRSHION

Paris, July 2O.-What is 1t that so I'M
mistakably distinguishes the Parisienne
from any other well-dressed woman on
the streets? Why is it that even an Amer
lean, when she has been here a week, is
able to say. There goes an American.
can tell she's not French" Certainly, to
be conveniently vague, the Frenchwoman
has an air. a something. that the Ameri-
can never carries with her. not this side
of the Atlantic. Possibly it is that she
feels slightly out OF her element and
quickly slips into second place. after a
few days fruitless struggle to be first. For
the Frenehwoman will never yield her the
palm. "Oh yes" she will say indifferently,
when you question her on the subject,
undoubtedly the Americans dress well,
very we'll" But when you know her little
longer you discover that she secretly des-
pises not only the Americans dress. but
the English womans as well-in fact, ev-
rything that is not French and emanatlng
from the French capital.
But while one must in all justice accord
to the Parisienne the first place in this
respect. one wonders wherein lies the Sc
cret of her charm. Is it the way she
walks? Undoubtedly that has something
to do with 1t. 1t IS not positively because
of her dinty French boots. For those are
an utter illusion, never seen outside Of the
carriage and the home. on the streets she
wears broad, sensible and what an Amer
lean would call decidedly ugly boots. But
she Is fine walker. Is IL on account Of the
bewildering mass of colors in which she
oftimes bedeck herself? To the American
they often seem hit too glaring, too con-
fusing. although they rarely displease. Is
it because of the fascinating knick-knacks
she carries about her when her toilette is
quite complete?-frst, a lovely satin bag
to hold her precious fan, a bag delicate
ly embroidered with the semblance OF the
article It carries, in fine gold and spanged
work: secondly, a half dozen or more sill
yer chains, with an equal number OF sill
yer attachments, all more or less useful
and all jingling by her side or in her hand?
This silver attachment is almost the first
thing you notice about the Parisienne.
Or, lastly, is it the clouds of a beautiful
something be il lace. chiffon, or other
material, in which she envelopes herself
when zen grande toilette" a something
always termed CONNECTION" be It cape
corsage or fichu? / am inclined to think
1t is this "confection," and her manner
of comforting herself in it, that makes
this elegant creature we call Parisienne
The very sound of the word has such a
charm about it.
More than ever was I convinced of It,
after l had seen a few of these delight
frT1 at the narlOrc ~ uyh
has come to be quite the proper modiste
to VISIT Even since the Maison Fro
mont, Paris, made the dress in which He
lene of Orleans become the Duchess of
Aosta and niece of the King of Italy that
house has been frequented by French and
Americans alike. The English always
went there, for is 1t not where their be-
loved Princess of Wales goes when she
visits Paris?
1 had a little talk with Nine. Garnter,
head of the house. She makes a great
feature of these CONNECTIONS" designed
by herself. She has not model in stock,
and never makes two gowns alike. Or
binary costumes do not interest her but
ask her to design a wedding, a ball,
tea, or a reception gown, and she is all
enthusiasm. She showed me the pretty
things that were being made the day I
visited there. Not one was fnished-all
in process of making was particularly
taken with the uIutlllAdDlt tnGTH ABOUT
them-of much that same charm one sees
in the Frenchwoman herself
There was an early fall toilette in very
heavy white mohair-a weave exceeding
coarse, but exceeding rich. Its trimmings
of corn-colored MORE made 1t more beau
tiful. The MORE stretched in shoulder re-
vers, far over the sleeves, and fell in
front in soft pleats They were edged
with lot Of cream mus
lin, finely embroidered by hand.
Everything here is genuine-no machines
no limitations Of lace. II is another thing
one misses altogether in France-yankee
inventiveness and imitation. A striking
belt in black satin. made Of three folds Is
slightly pointed In front. and caught down
with two steel buttons on each side. The
belt wldens out ia the back 10 run up the
corsage, but over II runs the narrow box
plcat OF white mohair that started al the
neck. and points into the waist line. The