The San Francisco call., 1897-06-06

At last she has arrived and all the
poems and word-pictures ever written fail
to describe her fascinating loveliness
She is crowned with roses; she is simply
refulgent; her garments recall all the DEL
icate tints of the flowers that the sun has
brought to glorious perfection; her COM
plexion no artist can do full justice to;
her form is nymphlike; but she no longer
lives on dew and roseleaves, As her grand
mothers were supposed to have done.
She is a beautiful, healthy maiden, who
loves nature in a wholesome, sensible
way, and shows her appreciation of it by
taking long walks, rides and drives in the
early morning, when nature has so many
charms that appeal to even the least SEN
timental. But the sentimentality of the
average belle is well controlled and she
spends more time at practicing drivin;
her golfball and the latest serves in tennis
than in reading amorous literature. So
say We all-long live this type of lovely
womanhood.
But our maids and matrons must be
gowned so as to emphasize their charms
Cf face, of form, of coloring, as the poet
who raved over unadorned beauty evi-
IDENTIFY was the victim of an unusually
bright young woman, who had made such
q perfect study of her own particular and
peculiar style that she really made him
imagine that her simple gowns had not
been especially cut and designed TO call
attention to every charm to hide every de-
feet, but we are wiser, we'll knowing only
the great dressm akers can create confec-
tions that, although seemingly marvels of
simplicity, yet reveal in every witching
fold nameless indefnable art, and for
this cachet the great leader of the fashion
abe world gladly part with their ducats.
The Latest From Paris.
For morning wear when out shop
ping the tailor suit is worn by all.
The jackets show a slight change in their
small turned-dowh collars and their
diminutiye revers. They are single
breasted and in most cases fastened with
three buttons as no longer are fancy vests
or lace of mousseline de sole in vogue /;
only large tulle bow at the throat is now
visible. The Doleros are also closed and
generally braided; the high silk bands,
indispensable with etons and boIeros, are
made with whalebones. Some fancy those
made OF black and white taffetas striped
and have their parasols made of the same
After luncheon dresses of tulle lace and
mousseline de sole made over coIored silk
are correct; one such was recently greatly
admired, being of black Chantilly over
cerise tatfetas, the silk and lace seemed
to mold the figure, for only soft, clinging
silks are now used as Innings.
To most of US will appeal the charms of
q dear simple little conception. The upper
portion OF the skirt is of Irish point the
remainder being OF gray and white striped
silk. The bodice is of mousseline de sole,
over which is worn small bolero OF Irish
point. At the throat and waist is a
wrinkled band of turquoise blue velvet,
the lining throughout being of turquoise
blue silk.
Black mousseiine de sole overdresses are
being designed with either one wide
founce that gradually increases in width
as it reaches the back of the skirt, or with
three or four narrow founcings separated
from one another by insertions of Maltese
lace or Chantl!Iy.
One of Doucet's latest innovations con-
sists in using the new black tulle known
as Greek tulle" over white satins, the
hem OF the overskirt being finished with
white feather stitching.