The morning times., 1895-12-15
At the Reception
OF nme. Faure
OFFICIAL INTRODUCTION TO So
CIETY FOR THE BUDS.
Hostess Gowned in Blue Satin,
With Panel of Roses in Dia-
monds and Pearls.

Paris, Dec. 9.-Here in Paris it is
all as Nine. Faure does. ''What Nine.
Faare wears what Nine. Faure says"
are sufficient to set the ia shions of the day.
Indeed, l think, IL any individual woman
does set the Paris fashions, it is Nine.
Faure. wife of the president of the French
republic.
And this reminds me that each season
in Paris there is gossip connecting the
fashions with some particular woman. One
year, l know, 1t was Mrs. Ma ckey, the
American woman, who was accredited
with setting the fashionable vogue In skirts
a. moving. Another season it was Rus
sian countess who was the fashionable rage
In Paris for three months. She was copied
by the modistes and the ladies'. And
quite recently all Paris watched and pat
termed after one of the descendants of the
royal family in Spain.
A MODEL RECEPTION
Nine. Faure gave a very brilliant ball
the other evening. She called il a recep-
ton, for her little ladyship is clever, and
is not willing to be undersiZed in her ell
tertainments. Better a large, brilliant
reception, with all lmarveling at its elegance,
than a small ball with people wondering if
that is all there is to be.
The gowns at the Nine. Faure reception
were very delightful ones But each year
think the gowns more beautiful than the
last, SO the fact that / specially admired
them may be explained away as an annual
enthusiasm.
Nine. Faure herself wore the most demure
gown you ever imagined l was in "a line
waiting to be presented; for, at her recep-
tons, the wife of the president is very gen.
eral in her invitations. and a crush is always
expected. And, waiting twenty feet away
from her. / had q chance to observe her
gown. 1t looked a simple, pale-blne satin,
with panel OF whiterose embroidery do wn
the left side. When 1t came my turn to ap-
proach her l found that the plain little
white rose panel was an exquisite em-
broidery In diamonds, pearls and rhine
stones, and that the blue sa tin was literally
standing alone with richness. Madame .'re-
ceived" that evening, part OF the time
seated, as so many French hostesses do.
The debutantes of the French sea son We're
out in full force that evening. 1t is in Paris
an official presentation to society, as IL were,
to be present at Nine Faure's reception and
be welcomed into Paris society by her.
One of the debutantes stood near me for
fifteen minutes. looking around In n fright
ened little way. She had lost her chaperon.
become separated. from her companions in
debutantism. and was like duckling away
from the kitchen garden. or little fright
ened white vision that had lost its atmos-
phere.
Her gown was so pretty that was sorry
when they found her and took her away to
the supper room. 1t is in The supper room
that the girlish dcbutantes IL Paris most do
congregate. Her gown was the whitest OF
pink satin. glowing and shiny, without shad-
ing. 1t might almost have been white. ex-
cept for the tint of pink that glanced across
it. 1t was perfectly plain. except for a
broadening strip OF flowers at the side.
The flowers were in the rose colors. pink.
white. red, and deep red. In her hand she
carried a long. streaming bouquet of roses
in their leaves. Upon her head she had n
tiny crown of gems. and there were specks
of brilliants n her corsage.
Quite different were the young matrons.