The herald., 1895-06-30

there was no appearance of close fitting.
1t was a perfect garland OF chiffon that
was carried across the bosom, and in be-
tween the folds slipped out fiounce of
lace. Puffy arrangements and lace ruffies
made q small sleeve and filled in the en-
tire shoulders and sides of the yoke. "It
is for preson who is-what do you say?
Hat" he explained. Flowers of white
and heliotrope intermingled with the
shoulder putfings. The back was gathered
into a more modest point, with the dec
Ollette finished with lace tlounce. =.
81 might show you one more corsage, :"
he said, zone that we have made to go
with plain black silk skirt. 1t is demi-
decollete.'' and he showed mo bodice
of yellow chiffon. slightly gathered and
cut regular. 1t was covered. however,
with a net that reached some two or
low Jet. The net was closely embroid-
cred in let lines and dark blue spangles.
A shaped belt OF black velvet, also en-
broidered, finished the bottom, and was
wide and pointed in front. narrowing in
the back. Under the sleeves the net OF
the oorsage was cut away to show yellow
| puffings. and the tiny sleeve puffs were
| also of yellow chiffon.
| How the world applauded when Bour-
| get arose to deliver his maiden speech at
| the French academy! Particularly how
the ladies applauded!
OF course, being the ladies 'favorite nov
elist, thev all turned out in their m ost
magnificent garb to do him honor. Per
haps they applauded because the dis
course was q trife shorter than they had
| been accustomed to. 1t had been long
enough at first heaven knows! nut. un-
fortunate man, he had been politely re-
| quesIed to draw his pen through few
Of the eloquent passages. Certainly nc
didn't succeed in bringing it within the
compass of Talleyrand's chef d'oeuvre.
which consisted of-was it not?-but
thirty lines. But in spite of that it was
| an improvement on those OF Coppee ano
Heredia, to whom we had listened two
| weeks before.
1t was so warm there that one won
dered where all the enthusiasm came
from. Flowers and women filled the air.
Heat and all. the greater mum ber were
garbed in rich toilets -satins, brocades
Jet and the like. Black and white satir
was prominent feature; there was more
of the Haunting blue than one would ex
pect among those proud wives and friends
OF the great French academy.
Seated next q stately dowager, garbet
in costly satin, all hung with jets ant
spangles, was refreshing bit of lowell
ness. A young girl was she. with sill
skirt of dainty black and white stripe
edged with bit of pale lavender rullie
She wore corsage OF green slk-such
green clear. and delicate, lightly spotted
with satin figures, made big and puffy
and pretty hat of the same dainty tint
with trimming of small plumes an,
velvet twists in green.
One young girl dared to wear shee
white mousseline, speckled with blue satil
dots. Over the blouse fell a broad loos
band of pale blue. trimmed at each sid
with tiny edge Of lace.
lace costume, in dull, pale yellow
was pretty. There were yellow gauz
ruffles at the skirts edge. and the bodic
was of yellow brocade. with fine lac
yoke falling over and continuing in broat
epaulettes over the shoulders. A twist o
cream velvet outlined the yoke, and
lace ruff1e fell below it, caught at the sid
by chain and spray OF velvet flowers.
EVA A. SCHUBERr.