The morning times., 1896-05-03
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PARIS FASHION FLATS.
Dress Comments Fresh From the
Gay Capital.

familiar turnout that has been transported
to Nice, too.
l gave myself all object-lesson in style
by watching a small art that stood with
lis little black horse waiting in front OF
the ladies' entrance OF one OF the large
hotels up by the Arc de Triomphe |
knew that in moment the owner would
appear, and that she would be no less
natty IN her gej-up than was the horse
He, dear little fellow, had scarlet and
green knotted al his ears
When she came | was glad had waited.
her skirt was green crepOu OF most fash
lonabie swing. A short coat OF the lightest
putty color was worn with it. This putty
is pale color of tan without warm
shade in it, 1t is very Fashionable and ex-
. pensve A coat OF precisely the same cut
and of better material, but another color,
is sold for half he sum of the putty coat.
Tile reason for this is the great demand
FOR putty color. The looms have turned out
all they thought would be required, but
they fell far short OF the supply. 1t caught
! on with amazing rapidity.
The little putty-colorei coat was straight
| In front and hung TO the waist line. The
| back was close fitting, SO were the sides.
! The collar was of cloth, not velvet aud
| the curve OF the lapels was a broad slope
| that gave foreign look to the jacket. The
many spriug coats are.
| The hat was a little flat red straw with
green leaves piled upon II and red berries
| peeping out. Ii was worn well toward the
front, aud was very pretty and becoming.
Many carriage hats are small in spite of
| spring suns, but the Partisan masseuses
can efface all sun stains in an hour.
| The color for matrons this spring IS uni
versally brown. That is Strd dnge, but il is
explained by the fact that Nine. Faure
wears golden cloth dress, and the Princess
Maud, whose trousseau is assuming vast
proportions, wrote 10 nave one of her tray-
cling gowns brown. A touch OF Mrs. Wilde'S
canary color is seen tightening the SCdnber
! effect.
The Partisan dog is the customary driv-
! ing chaperone He, like his mistress,
wears a tour de cou and preserves the
same impenetrable dignity. The dogs rib
/ bon is caught in 4 knot of hair behind his
! ears and stands boldly upright above his
/ head, ma tching i'll hue the tone of his mis-
] treSS's s gown.
! The most delightful neck rufflings are
| worn with all gowns. The ruffles are the
! freshest and prettiest part OF the dress.
/ Women of taste and style think nothing
| OF wearing their last seasons gowns now
| that the large and elaborate neck trim
mings have come in.
A popular style is cut after the sailor
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more pointed in front. II comes almost
! TO the waist line. One collar lies over
! the other. Both are edged with tiny
| ruffes. The back of the collar just cs-
! capes the waist, and all is fastened upon
| a band Of velvet at the neck. These
! collars are generally OF silk, but ! have
! seen them Of all materials.
| The women OF Paris have dainty way
! of selecting all their summer materials or
! wash goods. and many of the cola rs are
| lawn. nainsook, and washable tulle. These
| wash neck trimmings ire put on over the
! richest velvet and worn as though the
! wearer were proud to face the world in
/ a neck trimming so unimpeachably correct.
! That is one great charm OF Parsians, and
/ OF American women who have become
| touched with the indescrbablc French fin
| ger. they wear each trifle as though it were
| Rothschiid heirloom.
| For driving N the tiny carts | see
| many ginghams. They are made with
great sleeves sagging at the elbow. and
| with collars embroidered round and
| round with silk in bright Colors The
| collars wash with the gown, but. truth
| TO tell, they are taken off and cleaned
| when the dress itself goes in the tub.
1t is certain fact that wash gowns
| this year are not supposed 10 he washed
And why should they be? Why should
woman of neatness and with a large
| supply or dresses Ilnd III necessary 10
| plunge her well-made gown in the suds
every week? Does she play at mud pies
| like the children? A summer gown,
properly lined and dressily worn, lasts a
| whole season.
The shirt waist does come into Iopu
! larity, though the modistes discourage
/ it. When seen upon the truly dressy
woman it is worn with a hat OF The
I most expensive kind. l saw a shirt waist
| of common cambric. 1t was in striped
! pattern, and costs not over 10 cents a yard
American money, which is good price
| here. With the dress was big, flat
| hat, trimmed with the most delicate com
| bination in blue flowers and green ribbon.
J None but miliiner whose prices are as
high as the thermometer on hot spring
| day, could have combined those blues
and greens correctly. The waist was
made elegant by that expensive hat.
These pleasant Sundays all Paris takes
10 carriages, and the gowns of fashion are
bought not for stopping nor calling ror for
| promenade, but for the Rois.
NINA GOODWIN