New-York tribune., 1896-11-23
BOUDOIR CHIT-CHAT.

her shoon" mus; pay literally for the fancy. Gold
shoe buckles with jewels are regular article In
is compara. lively little demand. however for coll
spicuous shoe buckle among refined women The
to match the material of the wearers gown. and
the buckle is tiny affair. noteworthy by It's SIM
plicity or sometimes by It's absence
Russian belts Of linked silver and belt buckles
are mounted extensively with patterns of the tiny
curved scimitars used by the Turks and Greeks
number and value Of the jewels used In mounting
Plain Russian betting is sold by the inch. This Is
the Russian tinsel without mounting Inc ouckie
and other mountings are selected TO suit the fancy
of the wearer.
Ny lady's fan has become a marve! OF art IL u
often piece of artistic painting on SILK or
gauze 1t Ii may be selected from an
antique collection which was formerly the prop
e-ty Of some court beauty of Hundred years
ago The French fans which Martin, the famous
varnish- maker. prepared for the court ladies o.
tiny fans which were used during the Empire period
were. some OF them, very beautiful Their repro
iensive than a genuine antique. They range In
Size from eight 10 twelve inches, ana are mounreo
simple bone sticks or pearl or SHE'LL some.
Napoleon.
whicn reproduce antique aces of old Venice. ana
are set in sticks of shell. richly jewelled win
diamonds. Such fan may easily cost sl,VV
Orange OF silver consisting OF two orange
spoons and two knives. range in price from si5 to
s25. according the workmanship and decorations
Some Of these ornamsnted with the orange
flower. leaf and fruit in colored Colds The Dow,
of the conventional orange spoon mas an eionga,eu
ing tho spoon into the pulp the fruit mas been
divided into halves. IL is rot so convenient nov,
ever. for most persons as the ordinary shape"
The The @ orange knife With its serra,ed blade Is
Improvement on the straight blade IN CUTTING
so juicy fruit as the orange.
A trio of beautiful women VINO occupied one OF the
boxes at the Horse Show every evening were Mrs
Fred Grant Mrs Potter Palmer and Miss Julia
Dent Grant one evening Miss Grant wore s;rk-
ingy handsome costume composed OF haring SKIRT
OF black wnpcord velvet. with a tgnt-nttlnS Dodce
Of ermine. with sleeves Of black SATIN Ine podice
was finished with standing colar o, erins, hhen e
ornament composed Of Jet from when nung nun, ~,
by a black Gansborough rat. profusely trimmed
with long, falling ostrich feathers. Long wn,s r,a
suede gloves, stitched with black. were worn, making
a complete and perfect tout ensemble
Women OF wealth ard luxurious nclinations pay
much attention to the beauty comfort and complete
ness OF their ba throoms In addition the beautiful
sIlver-mounted porcelain tubs. many OF the BATH
rooms have sitz batatubs WITH spray uoes, aho .ns
light that comes IN ners sarorgn 9 s r,cn nympbs in az
quiste design and iinisn
Monogram fans make appropriate souvenirs tor
bridesmaids and may have the letters traced IN
diamonds or painted in orget-me -nots on the OUT
side rib, according TO the means OF the gNer'
Whom tbs Czarina visited Paris the ladies OF that
CAV city were much disappointed with her manner
OF dressing which, in their opinion. was not IN
keeping with her royal and imperial status Tney
were therefore much pleased TO learn that sne mas mas
ordered some bonnets. gowns anu otnei 'a"iS'@'
from the best Partisan firms.
| Tine clergy OF France are going TO send to the
Czarina an ivory figure OF Christ. whicn was once
II pyl
! from A single piece of ivory, weighs seVehty-n'e
! pounds and Is valued at siOov
The winter shirt waist is being worn almost e'
much as was its predecessor OF the summer IL Is
and has a band at the neck and wrists for the ad-
! iustrent OF the stiff collar and cuiis'
.,,, do,v can be made by enbroidering yel-
| low canvas with pale cream-coored cotton ana
gold fosee. and in!shing the edge Win ord ee
der OF drawnwork This idea may ,szsrs De ior.u use
| fuI by those engaged in working lot pazaais'
The management OF the Metropolitan opera
| House merits the gratitude OF all opera-goers W
requesting the ladies who occupy orchestra seats
| during the coming season 10 remove theii "a's'
| Carnations white and rose. are among the
favor,te flowers for decoration. Their exquisite
fragrance said be really beneficial, I shougn 0ss
r,,, odor is a relief for nervous headaches. The
! sLow,srs should never ba masscd together In solid
punches. They are OF Srac.iui Siyiln.r - ,hs
shower spray bouquet Iheir own ,csTii s'sS sSs
green stems and spearlke leaves should De t"o
only foliage with Them
All s,vIes Of buckles are much used this season.
They are SHOWN In gold. silver. bronze. jet. steel
naarl horn wood brass and carEelan. and the
sold and silver ones are lewel-studded. ana are
/ things of beauty They shown in delicate MI,
gree Arabic and Moorish designs husslail W eaaiI. ny,
! and old Dutch chasing and are really quaint ano
/ beautiful accessories TO almost any toilet.
Some hoautifgl muffs. just from Paris. are OF
large size and lined with ermne. Sometimes a
f,ill of real lace in cream white finishes of the
edges OF the nun. for lace and fur form an espe-
cially fashionable combination this season. lover!
erfine vests have bows and cascades OF rea lace az
the throat, The effect is striking and extremely
elegant
China crepe is beautiful fabric ard a very
stylish dress material for the present time. En-
broidered by hand, it is exquisite, and the plain
soft black Is especially lovely
II is fact that the feet OF American women are
growing larger, Devotion TO athletic exercises Il
the cause and some one is daring enough TO say
that the dainty delicate little Cinderella feet that
find ample room in No and No. slippers VIII b'
that keeps one on thc feet for any great length OF
time will surely broaden and iatten the foot and
years steady course in gymnasium VIII snow
remarkable Increase in the size or the feet
ITEMS or NEWS INTEREST.
The royal chrysanthemum reigns supreme al
I this season OF the year. The varieties OF the
/ magnificent flower run up into the hundreds.