The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-03-10

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| PARIS Feb 14-The nsxsvord IN smart
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u 'n'e moment is co"pilca'ion' oiin-
Phcit! is passing INTO memory, ana the
dear only knows where We shall fetch up.
This much is certain. however. Fashion in
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"aS S"une d Aiai 'e'iouS
distance since the days OF the undecorated
jersey hitting bodice and sheath skirt-ai-
most, IN TACT. as far as 1t can go in the
| opposite direction, and reaction is bound to
set in sooner or later. For the present,
though, elaboration is the cry Of the hour,
and getting louder every minute.
One Of the most widely adopted de-
signs for Introducing little change in
the matter of dress skirts appears In a
Doucet calling toilet of light cloth showing
a damasse figure in dull red made UP as
shown In the sketch over dull red velvet.
velvet corselet little wider than skirt band.
and the throat band between the two rows
of trimming assist IN the general air OF
distinction of the toilet. Bands of very mar
row sable with a jet heading border the
dress, and the wrap for such gown IL one
can afford 1t should be one of the regal
cape collars of sable with rufIe of the
same, lined sumptuously with white satin
and finished off with a fall Of fine old laco
under the chin.
matinee bodice of pale blue velvet and
black tulle. with cream applications, is a
lovely concoction. model that deserved
the admiration which 1t excited when shown
yesterday to a little coterie of friends gath
cred In a certain boudoir whittier the bodice
had just been sent home | will sketch for
you. The body Of the waist was of the
velvet laid In soft plaits from the shoulder
TO the girdle. Inc sleeves were OF the
tuile over pale blue SILK the color OF the
veiVet, with gauntlet Guns turned back'
lhese, the neck band with Its side loops
and the grdle, were or the velvet en-
oroidered dehcately WIN SILVER spansies'
70" one on eacn sue oi the front were OF
me tune pealins eHquN'ite ho"e[ anu ara
oesque patterns III iace. ine VeVee over
.appeu tnese pia,.s, sntHs eHe enecc Oh
openi'ne heo,,aI o' ""A'| "a si0'l ue'A-
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superb yea so"n ~ .ne "arurone OF
me ' '9e Nc "a - nVlooeauiu Is OF
rose 1eiNeV' llaue ailel 'ie piuSt mover oe-
sign l ha.e seen any W neie. me gown at
,he oack iaile III s"eepins Watteau rom
pelo" d cape co,iar; 'haoe oouple' MS
cape Is o, oi"ch lIisn poine' nlaue IN SILK
t"ist' iaiu o'ei loae, auo III front rams 10
meet NY the MinVn vi JeMeleu plas'ron,
FORMING poiu. auoNe urooping olouse
front % ueiisa'e oiech iisse, ms lalls
Delow ,he siraie III an eihuroiuered nounce.
me 'front.' OF the sKlrt IS OF plack net,
spangled IN d'agonai INES: The sleeves
match the 'front.'; Inc leWelled emoroidery
IS so success,uh! eccoihpisheu II Is grace
tui ana not neaVy. Inc Jeweiled buckles
hoidlng 'ne front preautns OF the velVet
upon the pust me ana the ulsposition or
the veiVet whicn IS carried from them to
the shouiuers' are Qua features: Inc HOW
ing fronts give an ar OF negilgee ease TO
me rope, when perfectly close hitting
gown uoes not possess Whlle the htted
unueraFm forms preserve enough OF the
contour OF tHe hsure 10 make the gown
enhance IL hasteau Oh conceal IL outright.
But Velvet Is present possession, and
everybody VINO SHOPS from now on is look
ing lot what is TO De worn and not much
Tor what Is belng worn. The Paris leaders
IN dress are neither women IN private life
nor III puolic me- as one 20 oiten reads.
put lhe inventors OF tollets IN the swell
uressmaK'ng estaohshmehts, VINO succeed
IN interesting their patrons IN thelr crea-
,ions' Not one WOMAN IN oVo' OF IN o'ooo,
hho ". ~ mnat soe wants 70 wear ana NOT ono
N 2o,oVo what she should wear The de-
t soous lianuia &c nave more 10 90 with
.ne iasnlons III vogue from season 10 sea-
son, tnan any queen on any throne. The
YOU , Vwie,s come next, stakihs mucn upon
r MI! oTileL tnat certain ueslgn VIII sell
heu me ufess ueslghers' VINO DO nothing
W. niahe pen ana INK ana coiored cnalk
pi ,,, go VI Lac mon HsureS that they thlnK
VIII snow OH 10 advantage the goods IN the
uIai net come III ior an important place IN
s s me Oh iasnloh creators. Inc pig
uIesshahels puy tne designs OF tnese art
ists' anu employ other artlsts or their own
10 invent lasniohs' ana only then does the
woman VINO buys ana wears the clothes
come come IN lot any place IN the procession of
those VINO are responsible for the modes OF
tne tunes: 10 heather mixtures and chant
eieoh mohairs, coiored damas and facon-
mes with hiete enects, MORE velous and
Wool and mohair Jacquards, Mozambique
checKs and two-toned silk construction ere
pons, grenadines and ct avimes, and so on
and so forth-do any of these become the
fashion because duchess wears them, or
Is 1t because Worth somebody else
coaxes her into having gowns made from
them? The great popular demand for any
thing does not spring out of the fact that
real queens wear certain things too few
people ever see them to know what they
wear. It is because some of the people in
he popular eye like stage queens exhibit
taking toilets.