The morning times., 1896-04-19
Miss PuIlman'S TrOuSseau Is to
Be Rich, but Not Snowy,
with a Magnificent Law
ender Satin for the
Fine Confection.
(Coprright, 1850

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The smarter shops are Issuing such al
hiring invitations for their opening recep-
hons To their clientele thattheyare crowded.
/ made the rounds of them the other day
bnd never before had my eyes feasted on
puch confections. Hats, dinner gowns,
wraps, ban dresses, toUr-de-cou fashioned OF
)uch dainty materials; and pettlcoats so
1ch and tasteful that IL seemed pity TO
hide them under a bushei Of skirt.
All of The shops offer the same delightful
siclure Groups of ambitious mothers get
Gng around with their hopeful young
daughters. Everybody talking between the
1ips of tea OF The Brilliant events to come
md those that had passed. And how
gorgeous Il an was, Aud there were scme
lovely girls there shopping for themselves.
IN light spring gowns they planned distract
hg summer dresses over cups OF tea.
What great chance there was To get
q peep into the realm OF motherdom.
In one / saw mother corner" An
English mother and her daughter were
picking ont summer goods. The fond
mother sat there all excitement. all fuss
ind feathers, and suggested changes and
made objeCtiQGs, while the daintily dressed
young daughter with her hands folded in
her lap looked TO her mother for her cues
aGd re-echoed every statement and eX-
pressed not one idea OF her own.
Thcn the English girl and her mother
only stayed a little while. They knew
exactly what they wanted when they
Started from home.
1t was not Jour-dc-cou even though
Il were fashioned OF vIoletS and the dain-
iitst lace, nor one OF those great fluffy
hats OF chiffon and feathers.
II was a very elegant street dress that
they had come to order and a close
FITTING tat. This WAS one of the girls
for whom marriages are arranged as
we read in the English papers. And the
English girl was actually Buying her trouS-
BTau in tits ''second-hand'' way through
her mother
4 little way off sat one OF nay own
country women and a tail. slender daughter.
They were shopping in good hom e
fashion. not necessarily intending To buy.
The American mother and her daughter
came 10 sec what they wanted. After
staying a long time and seeing all the lovely
Things that the shops were offering, they
talked things over right there and made
suggestions and objections as though
they We're two school Ciums together.
Elbow capeS are worn by young and
old. These short elbow caPes seemed to
have been Fashioned by the thousands, but
OF such divers materials that one GOcsn I
feel a depressing amount of sameness.
one / saw Of black satin was entirely
covered with renaissance lace, with the
pattern OF the lace so arranged as To form
a border TO the cape.
Around the edge OF the cape was a full
frll OF black chiffon over a frill of deep
cream lace. The tour-sic COu was a iall
Juff of hack chiffon, finished with narrow
cream lace c1ging, and at the back was u
bow OF broad ceriSe satin ribbon.
One OF the waists thar a chic daTk-hared
model tried on WAS OF short apricot silk
The loHg yoke was formed OF points of Old
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touching at the points where the waist
fastened at the front.
Between the points were full choux
of Fcsede n3ousselne de sole. Bordering
the yoke was a fold of the resedc nous
seine de sole held in place with little
cameo pms, and at tie shoulder il was al
lowed to fiarein the shape OF butterfly wings.
Tie waist was slightly pointed, back and
front, and was finished with twist OF
green silk The green silk was used tC
face the diminishing box piait at the front
of the bodice, aud the high straight CoilaI
WAS of the same
The sleeves OF the apricot silk were the
usual full elbow sleeves, with the fulineSS
falling well away from tie shoulder.
New York belle who has been wintering
ON the Mediterranean, was pointed out Ia
me. She is just stopping in Paris long
enough 10 have a complete summer outfit
fashioned here. Then she goes on to
newport LOT q gay season.
Her gown was OF palest Citron silk Will
a design in yellow roses very delicate il
color. The skirt was godet. not very
full. with all the godets at the back. The
bodice was of the green silk with a YOKE
of pale yellow, covered with black chiffon
Around the yoke was draped a ficbu q
the soft pale yellow silk. edged with Z
frill of the black chiffon.
With this costume she wore long blacI
suede gloves that reached to the full puf
Of the sleeve. The hat was green anC
cream straw trimmed profusely W ith
vioets.
IL 5 so seldom that one sees anythins
newin the art OF trimming on the back %
budices. A silk dress | ga W at one OF tht
shops the other day made quite an i'm
precision on me. because there was some
thing delightfully."- new in the way tb,
bodice was fashioned at the back There
was but single seam, and that a the bach
OF the bodice.
Where the two fuled pieces coming from
the undcF-arm seams met there was jus
a suggestion Of a shirrcd heading where tht
seams came together. As he seam ncare,
the waist line the fullness increased anC
was laid in sianting plaits and drawn yerl
tight to give thc effect of q corSlet.
The front OF this bodice was blouse, Will
full cascade of chiffon, and at the wais
the material was laid in little plaitS to Civ,
the same corSiet effect as the back.
One of the most popular waists that tn,