The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-28

THE RIM CHEEFEST
CHARM
The "Confcction"- Interview with the
Designer of Some of Them-ES-
quisitc Dcmi-Toilettes.


Copyright. 1895. for The Times)
PARIS. July %. 1Sa5.-What IS il that SO
Enthusiastically distinguishes the Paris
ieruc from every other Well-dIeSscd Wo-
man on the streets. Why is 10 that even
an American. when she has been here
week. is able 20 say. There goes an
American. i can tell she's not French
Certainly. 10 be conveniently vague, the
FIR nchwOmau has an air, a sonnet mns
that the American never carries with nor,
NOT this side Atlantic. Possibly 10 is tha-
she feels slightly out of her element
and quietly slips into second pace, after
few days fruitess struggle 20 be hisl
For the Frcuchv oman VIII never yieid
her the palm. "Oh. yes. she Will say
indiffcrenuy. when you question her on
the subject, undoubtedly the Americans
dress we'll. very Well But when you
know her a little longer. you discover
that she secretly despises not only the
Americans dress. but the English woo
mans as well-in fact. everything ihat ls
not French and cmanating from the
French capital
But while one must. i'm all justice. nc
cord 90 the parisienne the first place IN
iu this respect. one wonders wherein lies
the secret OF her charm. Is h the way
she walks? Undoubtedly that has some
thing TO do with n. II is not positively
because OF her dainty French boots. For
those are am utter Illusion. never seen
outside Of the carriage and the home. on
tho streets she wears broad, sensible, anu
what am American would call decidedly
ugly boots But she is fine walker.
lie IL on account Of the bewilderlng mass
OF colors in which she oftimes neiech
herself2 To the American they ottcn seem
"a hit too glaring too confusing. altHo1sh
they rarely displcasc Is IL because OF
the fascinating knick-knacks she carries
about her when her toilette rs quite CON-
plefe0-nref "a lovely satin bag 10 huli
her precious fan-a bag dclicately ein-
hroiderod with the ecmhlancc OF the ar
ticle 10 carries. in fine gold and spahsicd
work. secondly. half dozen or more s D.
yer chains. with am equal number -f sii-
ver atfachmt nts. an more or less useless
and AN juggling hy her side or lu h"l
hanir This silver atiacnmcnt H. flm3at
the FIRST thing that you notice "ioul '"'
or. lastly. is it the clouds OF a healti-
fll "somcthing' Doe 10 lace, rniuon, OF
other material, in which she cnNeiopes
herself when cen grande toilette,
something always termed 'coniecu'n'
10 10 cape. cOrsaee. OF nchu? ! am in-
oincl 90 think 30 is TINS nlecllo"
and her manner OF comforting Hfis-l I'D
d. that makes this elegant 'reatuIc We
call parisienne. Ine very SCUM" % '"-
word has such a charm about IT,
Mere than ever Was ! convinced OF d.
after ] bad seen few or th-se u'"sn.
fal creatures ar the parlors oi one WI
has come 20 be quite the proper iillil 49,
t1 visit. Even since the Maison fromon''
Paris made the dress On whi'h ft.ieht
of Orleans become the dnch'ss OF ,A'S'"
has been frequented by French an, ana
Americans alike. me tleiia" "i"ef'
went there. for is IL not whert th'li pee
lor'd Princess Of Wales goes When size
had a little talk with Nine GARNER.
head OF tn" house. she makes btt",
fe4tur. OF these "coniecuons He9 is"''
nv herself She mas not a nlo'v t,,e '
sll.H' anu m,' MOI interest her. hut
.'if 49,, a. ,reidfne a ball "a
.'N N.' 'r',.ttln r.v,n and she IS an
l't "i ',i''l' :, tt,,',d me the nrottv
AZ. 80 beinq made The day 1
ll.-s u.", Inc was 0nishod-au
t'sl.'u lA'i'. ~ ~ ,,.ss rarticnlar-
On process OF lii.H'.'S 80, Ma chqrro
~ taken VII. M. We 49, ENC charm
"n'"t t"t.' ~ 4sr@n~hvornan herself
'ri,,-. ,,os an carly fan toilette in very
lhfft WIS an t"t ~ ,,.os,,r .>,ocdfng-
n'aFl "hit' llloii"l' -. ri,b Its Trim
IN coarse "ul ,.i'.,,'.'4i ',,,ire made II
.....- .,.,f,f Tba MORE stretched in
','-..e a. over the sleeves and
fNo".N'i rev &c, ,i.ste They were
i,h J" l.1''e ~. f .,earo muslin finely
'iS,- w. ~, hand Everything here
'''.'' ~, r,srhireq no limitations Of
- H. fe anofher thing one misses al
t+....ter g., Frarce- Yankee inventiVencss
'.- '.,t.ati1 striking belt in black |
..i- ,rede ~ three folds. lis slightly |
..t,,+.9 a, 'front.' and caught down with |
100 steel buttons on each side The belt !
49, ,t g., the hack 10 run up the !
49,. bnt over # runs the narrow box |
,9issss' ,,S,te ,oobair that started at the |
80 ..,f ,,,irts into the waist line. The |
oenfra ~ The front Is I'm long gathers of |
,,bf,o chiffon The c0dct that falls be- !
reath the belt ifs lined with yellow MORE |
,.,d 81, arc tho sleeves that are pir'tiiN |
-. tonrd with three tiny MORE buttons az |
eerb mn
u.s.. Shirt has a deem inside rufie Of /
,,r, ,noire and a streamer OF black sat
S'' . t., o. iiir,. ooh side Of the center |
pm .i'p." &c rs, ~ fhe skirt
6e.,l az ,,.5o~oe's ekirfs is stin. All 1
~ ~ one s,,.sti,, 5nteriinc6 a few inches up.
but the iich lan'3 "a l'', .,, 100 efiIliv
cent noay ~ MACK esnze close
4heie VIZ "io.''l. or,broiia7ed IN high
~ anu very '''if,' eNn o,,e~ 81 taffetta Of
black SIX uots. ~ ,,,. so cios. we're the
nrishi sni!,lP pi-@' ~. mo eject was
co.'s ana W. ~" 49,, aebos-of-ro-e tint
.nat or a oDii; .sP 80. r~fles OF ac-
7 ms skiit rag W. '. az ,ts edge and 1