The morning times., 1896-04-26
Old Gold and Silver for .'ChoCo-
lateS'- a Few Weeks
American Gowns Will
Be the Talk OF
Paris.

finish to the neck Of this costume. From
the end or the left breteIle there waaa a
full bow Of the mOusseline de sole with
long ends
The French COuturiers nave already be-
gun to look forward TO and plan the gowns
fort the three coming events-the arnishing
Day at the Salon, the coronation OF the
car and the grand prix.
IL IS most remarkable thing how Amer
lean gowns are noticed here and talked
about. An American order Is repeated
and respected more than though IL We're
q royal one. Partisan mOdiste explained
il 10 me this way:
you see" said she in her broken Eng
lish, I'VE are obliged TO make the gowns
OF the English people, TIE LOndoners
! and the Liverpool ladies because they
| must come to Us from the Paris touch. We
make great many for the royal ladies' O- .
| Wales. But when 10 comes TO the AmeriCau
lallies, they need not order Of us unless
they want to. Their own modistes are so
| clever, so chic. so ingenious, so tasteful =
and so inventive that no American woman
! need ever buy dress OF US The reason
they DO buy is because they Ike the
flavor of Il French combination now and
then
Then this modiste went on to tell ne
OF recent American order.
Il am getting i dress ready for the
is for one or your great bellies This
is Miss Fair. OF New York or California.
/ do not know which you call her, as we
have both addresses on our bOUks; and
! also Newport one
This dress we are to send 70 Russia
TO the Hotel Y, for Miss Fair 70 find on
her arrival there in MAY. IL s a gown
TO be worn at the Kremlin during cOro-
nation ceremonies 1t is a dull, purple
velvet OF shade too deep 70 show royal
| lights IL is lined with lavender. The
waist is trimmed with pearls, and there
are light lapeis OF white satin. and lavenS
der satin laid one over the other II IS a
heavy dress, and not one that we would
make for any except very imposing Cere-
| monies.
For q dinner gown, probably for thy
cars banquet IN the evening. we are y
| send white chiffon, made over w><ke
| satin. It looks like a simple gown, but
| IL is very elaborate There are sleeves
| of violets, and the bodice has a yoke COW
cred with these flowers. They are OF silk,
| embroidered on the tuIIe.
We did them by throwing a bunch OF
| violets upon a tulle bodice, a1d copying
| them as they fell This Is very lovely
/ III effect, and Is to be worn with pearls
/ lOOped over the corsa ge. The sleeves
| are very full, and are made puffy by being
\ caught up at the elbow in rouad effect
/ VIII a gown we always send recOmmenda-
| tons for a head-dreSs. With this We
/ shan advise tiara OF pearls with nat
/ urdl yiOiets punched a the J. eft side &
/ This is a style OF head-ireSs made popular
| by the young eZa rina and. OF course, It VIII
| be initiated III Russia during the corona
/ tion festival.
/ We are sending many c!Oaks up there,
and great many gowns for dancing
over the chocolate pot Is as favoEIfe
| saying here now as over the tea cups
| M America The chocolate festival be-
| gins t 8 O'Clock and lasts until s or time
! tOdress for dinner. The fashions in ..chOc-
/ Olate afternoons change. and not 20 ne
| in the newest chocolate fashion argues
| poorly for yourself and your position IN
| society.
| The chocolate afternoon has two distinct
sides One is the fashionable equipment
! of the table, and the way of serving The
| delicate fluids, and the other Is the dress
/ of the hostess and her guests
The latest in chocolate cups is small and
| delicate, and the service is Costiier and
/ more ponderOus than for tea. Large enoCO
| late samovars are provided, as FOR tea.
and the business Observing chocolate is gone
| into nor lightly but In great state
| For gowns have seen many pretty ones.
| The pale green at spring gtime is always
/ most popular With a pale green silk house
jacket. belted with silver OF gold. and with
| small shining ornaments scattered upon it
| any woman IS fit for the chocolate table.
/ Inside these loose negii ges there is a very
nice tfght lining that insUres good fit.
| Over the chocolate boiler I saw SGCn a
/ delightful hostess the other day. I stood
| in the background. my cape thrown back
/ from my new rOse-colOred waist with.
/ white and green ruchingS. TO watch her a
| minute UnnOticed by her sweet unconscious
! self.
| Her bodice proper was pale yellow silk,
| girt with a narrow belt OF medaIlicns in
/ all eoIOrs. over the shoulders fell a yoke
| and epaHlet arrangement OF silver cloth
| touched with deep orange embroidery.
/ The edges were bOrdered with Russian
| sable, and over the shoulders ran the Tuf-
/ fest ruffle OF chiffon. touched with silver,
| like the yoke. IL had warmth enough f0(
/ the open windows and waving DOrtieres
/ yet how delightfully."- picturesque it was,
/ The skirt was orange brOcade. with cob
/ webs Of paIer yellow traced all over il
| while the front hung full and plain OF vel
/ low silk. No jewel did she wear beyond
! the ornament or her own lovely. delicate
| beauty. NINA GOODWIN