The herald., 1896-04-12
ALL ABOUT HER

Trianon ruffs and tiny toques of em-
brodered velvet are seen at all the swell
afternoon entertainments where fine
clothes obtain. The gown may be as plain
as you please, but the ruff, or ruche, must
be of the most elaborate arrangement An
extremely smart one is as full as cah be-
sets high about the ears and far out over
the shoulders. 1t is made of soft. golden
yellow tinted mousseline de sole. in a sue.
cession of double box plaits, edged all
about with tiny black thread lace.
The ruff takes the form of a tichu, ana ia
made of the softest of black gauze. Among
the friils on the shoulders is a delicious
mass OF tlny pink silk blossoms hanging on
long, green stems. A mass OF the pink
blossoms also decorate tho breast. A bit
of a hat in the shape of n Il It turban of
gold braid has crown of crushed pink
blossoms like those of The fichu. Two
sharp wings of black stand upright at the
left side.
A delightfully."- dainty muif TO go with this
lovely get up is made of lot of black frills
of eauze. and a lot of crushed pink blos-
SONS. with big bow and two fiuttering
ends of black satin ribbon. Narrow edgings
of butter-colored lace trim many OF the
black ruches. For evening wear ruches of
pale tints are decorated in this way and
make delightful shoulder coverings.
Adjustable collars and wrist decorations
are made OF rows of ribbon set on a broad
band in loops, interspersed with fiots of
butter colored lace. A trimming of this
sort can be set on tine extreme edge of til Q
sleeve. thus Stimulating the new mode of
decorating over the hand.
The beautiful rich Dresden ribbons are
wonderfully becoming when arranged in
ruffs after the style of Eiizabethau times
to set high up at the back and fall in soft
loops at the front. Often the ribbon has a
narrow edgng of delicate point de Venice
lace.
Staring out of window in Cairo, you will
see native musician sauntering by, twaDg-
ing the lu!e OF the country: then n sound
like lhe tinklng of bay symbals informs
you that the sherbetly is going his round,
with his huge glass jar sluDg at bis side,
from which he dispenses ito the nnwary)
sweet, sticky drinks of licorice juice or
orange juice in the brass saucers, which he
perpetually clinkS in his hand Late at
night the sounds of eastern life invade
your pillow.
The distant throbbing of the naggarah
tells you that wedding procession is max
ing its tour, and if you have the curiosity
to get up and sally out you will be re-
warled ty one of the characteristic sights
of Cairo. in which old and new are oddly
blended. The procession Will be headed
by the barber's sign.- wooden frame
raised aloft, followed by two or three
gorgeously caparisoned camels-regular
stage properties hired out for such occa-
sions-carrying drummers and leading the
way. for a series of carriages crammed
with little boys, each holding a neat white
handkerchief to his mouth to keep out the
evil eye. Then comes closed carriage
covered all over with big cashmere
shawl. held down firmly at the sides by
brothers and other relations of the inn
prisoned bride; then more carriages and
a general crowd of svnpathizers. More
rarely the bride is borne in a cashmere
covered litter, swung between two canels,
fore and aft; the hind camel must tuck
his head under the litter, and is probably
quite es uncomfortable as the bride, who
runs fair chance of seasicknc5s in her
rolling palauquin.
In the old days the bride walked through