The morning times., 1896-10-18
FOR COMING SHOWS.
All Winter Exhibitions Must Have
Their Special Toilettes.
Worn with a Little Rough Cape
or Cloak.

line, and flarins with the slight flare of the
skirt.
The sleeves, which were cut In the pre-
vaiing fashion--tight for quite q distance
above the elbow-surmounted by short.
dropping puff, were made of that queer
shade Of green that one finds in the eye off
peacock feather. The high collar had frils
of dark blue tulle over light green. The
swell toque that went with this gown as
covered with the iridesccDt sequins and fun
CiIouN of the green and blue tulle We're the
| only trimming.
Ivette GuIipert was there with n gown
Of resede cloth, with n bodice OF bronze
satin, tight and plain, that hooked at the
side. The collar, which was very high,
was not separate thing, but was n con-
| tinuation of the bodice. TIE only con-
spcuous thug about the costume was the
shape of the sleeves
The lower part of TIE sleeve was of the
silk, tight fitting, and the short puff had
! long points, two extending over the shoul-
| ders to the neck, and at the lower part
of the puff there Were three points eN-
tending 10 the elbow. The hat was big,
fluffy affair. fashioned reseda tullc and
trimmed Win passion flowers
Two American girls, who Were studying
the front of nagnan Bouveret's Last
Supper admiring ii, We're noticed in the
crowd Tor their tasty gowning. one Wore
| n gown of very thin iouard silk with
| n design in white and green upon a back
ground Of old-bluc tracing. The bodice
was OF cream batiSte, very full, with
| a pOmpadour of green covered with coarse
i, black net. Around the pompadour was
| n trimming Of yalenciennes lace III full
| frills. There was a trimming OF these tiny
| frills at the top of the sleeves, and the
| high tour de Cou of the same had knots
| of green velvet tucked aroundi n thc fullncss.
| The narrow belt of hunters green velvet
| had a marvellous clasp OF gold studded
| with jewels.
Tie other girl had on a dress that suG-
| :,ested Rue de Ia PaiX. A olGsc-fitting
! basque OF hunters green satin was draped
| with the fawn silk, which had stripes
| worked in chain stitch in rose and green
| floss. The full skirt OF the striped silk had
| fulled panels on each side, caught together
| with satin knots.
| A very clever Russian artist who is tall
and strikiughad on a charming bodice, with
| full black satin skirt, The bodice was OF
| white taffeta, with long yoke of cut-steel.
| sequins, and coming from under the yoke
| were two pieces OF jet, forming short boleruS.
| At the front there was a broad box plat
with jet buttons, and the short purfs or the
sleeves We're loopcd with bands of jet. a
| pointed girdle of the steel sequins gave the
| finish to the bottom of the bodice.
Aside from the stage favOrites, who are
| like lilies of the field in the fact that-they
are always gorgeously Gowned without ap-
| parently working, the display of dresses at
the shows OF the winter is quiet one. The
| gowns are elegant, but not vivid. One secs
| here all the newest wraps of the winter, for
| in the daytime many do not care to remove
| their cloak5.
Three very pretty Americans l saw in
new wraps of latest winter design. with
directions written upon a card .industriously
looking up certain address where painter
was TO show a certain new aud much-talked
about work of art. One girl wore cape OF
Irish frleze. 1t had gray ground, upon
which there were green. bronze and red
knots plentifully sprinkled. Underneath
was a lovely gown in taffeta and cloth
in these shades.
Another Wore a covert cloth in gray,
with stitching i'll the same color aud a braid
ing of gray suede. 1t was remarkably
dressy and suited her pretty face and her
hat. with its spreading birds, wonderfully
we'll
The third girl wore a cape in cloth like the
first one. Only it was tweed III brow nand
fawn plaids with stitchings and frogs in
brown silk.
Under these simple little outside wraps
these girls wore the lovclicst dresses IL
pcplin and crepon, respectively. Tie Gre
pon was more a clothin crinkled effect than
the real crcpon, since this is no longer In
fashionable favor, but the material was 9
new one and very pretty.
For the much planned New York Horst
Show there was j Paris dress boxed last
night, and / was present at the boxing
1t was in gray taffeta with emerald orna-
ment. Small imitation emeraids studdet
the yoke, the crush belt, the collar ant
the two straps from neck to belt. Th'
coat TO go witlIit was smooth gray green
!; covert cloth lined with taffeta and buttonet
withstrass.
NINA GOODWIN.