The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17

many good gowns were worn. Mrs Lang
try, who knows so we'll what suits our
style, wore "a yoluminous gray tweed
suit ana full brown velvet blouse, the linen
sailor collar worked in an open gold pat
tern" With this combination she had on
black velvet hat. covered with white
feathers. | know all sorts of com binations
are now worn, but from the description OF
this outfit | should say she must have
looked decidedly STACEY and could not have
failed to have attracted attention.
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A Frenchy gown lately worn at race
by one of the best-robed women in Paris,
the Marquise de Breteuil, is spoken of as
pretty dress of white wooden canvas with
shrimp-pink velvet bodice ornamented
with guipure; white felt hat with white
plumes and turned up at the back with
pink roses. On the same occasion Mrs.
Munroe appeared in mouse-gray cloth with
vest of salmon silk covered with white
lace. Her hat was of gray velvet match
ing the cloth as the shaded roses did the
silk.
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White satin revers and vests are seen on
many tailor gowns, imparting dressy
look; and glace kid is being used on tweed
effect.
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Caracule is much used for three-quarter
length capes and for trimming.
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The teas this week have been pretty and
excellentlv we'll attended. At one the
hostess wore chic creation of pale Nile
green faille. 1t was en- traine, the bodice
having an exquisite yoke of iridescent
embroidery on the lightest silk net. With
this gown were worn gracefully arranged
bunch of California violets. The tout en-
semble was most artistic. AT this same
tea n tall, stately girl who assisted in re-
ceiving, was charming in pale blue, the
skirt of her dress being of blue silk and the
waist of delicate white and blue crepon.
A youthful matron wore light-figured
silk gown of a creamy tinge the bodice
was of pink accordion-pleatedc chiffon. over
which was festively arranged some jeweled
pass ementerie.
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The reception yesterday on Pacific ave-
nue-for such it was, instead of "tea"-
was in every way delightful. Lovely faces
met the gaze at every turn; indeed, so at
tractive were some of the maidens that [
almost forgot to look at their gowns. But
among all the fetching maidens the
daughters of my hostess held their own.
Both are bellies, and it was hard for any
one to decide which was the pTettiest. |
must confess | have weakness for Titan
hair; indeed, l am certain that ancient
author who spoke of woman's crown
being her hair must have been thinking of
Just such tresSes. AS the sisters stood to-
gether for a few moments [ could not but
wish some artist could have transferred
them to canvas, for both are types of
which California may well be proud.
Now, about the dresses. Just imag-
inc the prettiest debut ones you
have ever read about and you will
understand the perfection of the creations
worn by the two debutantes, and equally
pretty were the gowns of several of the
girls who assisted in receiving, and the
guests were, many of them, beautified
fashion plates. There were Louis XIV and
Louis XVI coats in velvets and brocades,
coat basques and the most lovely of capes,
and hats, oh, such hats, real beauties
some with nodding feathers, some with
rhinestones and cloudy Dresden ribbon
ana some with such ribbons and roses and
feathers combined as the old mas
ters must have dreamed about. No mere
milIiners created some of these chapeaus,
but artists, true geniuses. One toque,
which came direct from la belle Paris, was
OF dark, rich shade of green velvet. with
crown having a Persian effect, embroid-
cred with opals and turquoises and mere
touch OF gold; another had a band of
gold around it of the palest, clear
est most celestial blue, above which rose a
tiny winged diadem of frosted silver fila
gree, from which sprung, at the left side,
a snowy white aigrette, such beauty,
and it rested on a young woman's head
who has bright chestnut locks and the
brownest of eyes. Not few of the black
velvet hats were remarked and some of the
prettiest had touch of either blue, green or
yellowish velvet nesting against the hair.
Rbinestones and cut steel wed with each
other as ornaments, but little Jet being
seen. One large hat had black velvet
brim and q very beautiful crown of white
satin covered with rich lace, and very
small, fine black felt was a com
bination of ever-popular violets, feathers
(black ones), fur mink tails, and rolling
black. and one of white velvet. Conceive
it if you can" 1t was an up-to-date
the subject, but will tell you more next
week.
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A ball will be given on the 25th of this
month at the Occidental Hotel and all the
Daughters of the American Revolution
are invited. 1t is to be "bal poudre"
and l presume many good gowns will be
in evidence and, as usual at the Occidental
Hotel, everything will be we'll conducted
Soclety VIII uo lIseii piouu az VIC CHAR
itv concerts so soon to be given for the
poor suffering little children at the hos
pital. This is a tender-hearted COM
munity, which never refuses to assist
worthy charities; as result the concerts
will be social events.
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Now everybody is talking "horse show"
and can predict that the toilettes being
prepared for it will be marvels of taste
and beauty.
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At a recent dinner given in Paris the
Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia wore
an extremely handsome stomacher and
tiara of black and white diamonds Of fabu-
Ious value. The French women present on
this occasion are said to have gazed with
on these gems, fol many of them
possessed great strings OF pearls and ropes