The herald., 1896-02-16

Fashions pace is full gallop Confusion
may overpower her who cant keep up in
the chase, and chagrin fly away with her
for aught any one cares here. where there
Is such pre- ium on carelessness as exists
nowhere else inside the pale of civilization.
Heartbreaks might be as common in
Paris as in the any other city. The pre-
disposing conditions fairly f1aunt them
selves, but the principle of consolation pre-
wallis here as nowhere else. jacques is
ficke? N'importe. Jeannie doesn't sit
down and NOPE. Nine. Banter can wear
magnifcence multiplied, and Nine. Canter
can't. Nimporte. Nine. Canter has the
knacl1 of her race. She gets her neck up
to look like fowerbed of nodding pop
pies. and out OF it rises her fascinating lit
tie face with the mischief in her eyes; her
hands are encased in the correctest of
gloves, and her shoes are polished and
pointed and tip tilted; there's a frou-frou
about her skirts and an indescribably chic
about her anyhow, and it isn't till after you
sit down and figure it out that you come
to the conclusion that the whole get-up
was one part gold and nine parts know
how.
For instance, saw to-day at very swell
little affair fascinating picture in soft
suede ecru. The skirt was plain and the
coat was plain and made of cloth Both
were huted as 10 the back and unmistaka-
bly, silken lined; absolutely nothing takes
the place of silk lining, and O Partisan
woman will barter her bootheels before sh ?
will renounce silk for her dress lining.
| But about the gown of that lovely shade of
| undressed kid gloves in the delicate pale
| tan shade. The coat fitted closely as far as
! the first bias line in front and triangular
revers turned back abruptly, made of
| glossy Persianer. The front of the coat
| being open for the width of medium vest
| all tho way from neck to waistline, dis
1 t,1@ rn1 pNff ~f -t,tt lin, NOW
with tiny silver spapges of the minute
| sequin order. The collarband was of white
| satin. An accordion plating of black silk
| muslin passed across the top of the vest
| at the base of the neckband and down eacl
! side, falling in iabots of the delicate, soft
crinkly stuff, so that the satin was revealed
| only here and there, making the effect
much prettier than if it had shone ou
boldly. There was a muff of Persainer
| with shells of the chiffon on each side. ant
| Madame wore a large hat of black velvet
| with many dropping feathers. The ensem
BILE was truly picturesque and very smar
| looking, and was much more admired thar
many toilet costing several times a
much The cloth of the dress was nice, thu
feathers were good and the Persainer wa
the best of the kind. but there was no
! much of the latter needed, and the jolly
little gilet cost little beside bit of SAITH
and half hours work. The plated chiffon
de sole was an inspiration, and the whole
thing an AL example of what art can dt
with a few ducats.
Piquant, petulant Patti paraded prettll.
through town the other day, stopping over t.
appear at the Gate in "Mirka the Enchant
ress." the musical play without words
J written for her and played at her eastl
: some months back. 1t was charity per
; Torrance, the proceeds to go to fund fo
, putting up a statue to Florian, the Frenc
| fan tlo i,1tb ff
play without words with Patti. sybil San
derson, Mounet and other clever takers an
, singers in the various roles. Patti did h3v
/, one song and she had a dance. After a bi
= of a stay in Paris, which she doesn't lik
particularly, she flew off to Monte Carlo
. looking amazingly youthful in very jaunt
, toilet of which l am sending you a sketci
2 1t was Doucet creation of black sati
: with a princess back and a Zouave JACKIE
front for the bodice and an odd corrt
! spending arrangement at the top of tn
skirt, the effect of which is to minimz
; the apparent size of the waist The Goa
1 front of the bodice opened over gree
) velvet which ran up and made a narro
strap pointed off at the throat, composed tn
I portion of the dress about the wait
and ran down the front. and formed ais
the forearm sleeves The velvet was swa
: lowed up at the back by the sweeping priI
8 cess lines which are so very becoming, and {
. much insisted upon by Doucel and som
| OF the other nabobs of dressmaking thf
there is an even chance that we may oscar
an inundation of big paniers and plated cot
tails after all. The fur used on the gov
n was a prepared skunk. very soft and mic
n the neck band being tied apparently at IL
v back with several loops of velvet ribbo
r The hat was mass or folds Of velv,
with some feathers.
Apropos of fetching things to wear. Mn
|: Rejane has a house gown that is a dream
/. The gown itself is of white taffetas. covere
IS with yellow crepe dc chine thin that ii
silk glstens through it, and the crepe
!, put on so easily that it seems to shin