Evening star., 1897-02-20

1t IS queer sight, as one crosses the great
Nile bridge on the Gizeh road, to see a BIZ
cyclist stuck between a string of camels
and long file of donkeys, with a spIen-
didly appointed four-horse coach behind
him. Towering with Paris toilets on the
box seat. and a numbering Arab cart in
front. in which crouches a dusky woman
whose face is hidden up to the eyes by her
long pouch-like black veil, but 1t is just
this bizarre mixture of the picturesqueness
OF oriental savagery and the luxuries of a
high civilization that Is making Cairo
social center outdoing the Riviera.
4 Masked Ball.
There was a masked ball at one of the
great hotels last night, at which America
wrapped In the stars and stripes prone
naded with Egypt. and 1t is true that
Americans are well to the front here Think
of New York ice cream and candy at the
foot of the pyramids. on top for that
matter, Could the mind of woman imagine
a more delightful combination? There are
pretty girls from New York, Chicago, ST.
Louis Philadelphia, from all the big cities
OF the country, smiling from under bright
hued paraSolS in the parade of carriages
that Nils the Boulevard Mehemet-AH and
the Place Ibrahim Pasha at the driving hour
every afternoon There are American girls,
too. as fresh as the English girls and as
splrituelle as the French who sip their
O'Clock tea in the tropic gardens of the city
or under the awnings of dahabeahs in white
blOuses and white lace hats so fiIrny that
IN any other climate one would consider the
skies pretty carefully before putting them
on But in Cairo 1t hardly ever rains.
and gay gowns have weather prophet
for their enemy.
Two Gay Gowns.
Two such girls whizzed past me in a
smart trap just before sunset last evening.
couple of outrunners in barbaric trap
pings trotted in advance. with shrill cries
to clear the way, for Yankee girls take
kindly to all the trimmings of orientalisr
and to the handsome ''sais'' particularly.
One of these girls have seen a number of
times in quiet tailor dress on 9Th avenue
In her carriage in Cairo she wore a white
cloth skirt and white chiffon blouse with
pointed belt of blue velvet embroidered
with steel Over the blouse was a short
zcuaye of white cloth. with gold embroid-
cry. having ruche of blue ribbons at the
with blue ribbon bows. There were white
cloth caps above the pleated chiffon sleeves
Her hat was of the new white crocodile
velvet, with roll Of blue velvet under the
brisn, and piumes of the white paradise
bird standing erect one side. veil of
me blue gauze with black chenille spots
kept of the African sun
The sun. il may be said lust here is NOT
hot at this season The weather is not
unlike that OF the English summer, call
Ing for thin clothes while the sun is up.
- Aci wraps OF even ItfS IN the evening.
The other girl in the carriage carried a
gray SILK p8rasol figured with scarlet and
wore plGGant dress in the same colors.
inc oodsce Of her gown was a blouse in
gray Six fastening on the left side and
with one corner turned over in a big re-
Ners from the throat and barred with scar
let ribbon Collar. belt and rosette to
catch down the revers were of scarlet vel
Vet. while three ribbon bands gave ike
touch OF color to the skirts hem Her
toque was of gray velvet with black
The study of Color.
II Is the influence of the native dress no
doubt. that has helped to make some study
of color values important to success
fui toilets here A good deal of gray is
used for the sake of cooihess, or because
II = such fine background for the lay
In on Of Sevres blue, petunia or cherry
color. Cherry is mixed daringiy with
NJ We or heliotrope. and 1 have seen an
1N,-"hS dress OF two shades OF cerise. bor-
Gti u with dark red and yelled with rnauve
tu!.e- Dresses even for the morning prone
naae. though IL must be admitted that In
Caro- the promenade" is often only from
the carriage to the shop door, abound in
bright coiors- Brilliant gold or orange vel
We, s used constantly on the lapels of
bod.ces or Is introduced between the open
Ing revers-
OF course gold and silver threads Dlav
prominent part in all the embroidertes
and gold tinsel braid is used not only for
belts. but for collars and cuffs. aud even
Tor skirt trimmings occasionally Stufrs
Interviewer with silver and gold are very
general for evening DRESS notably white
noire or cashmere, and are used more or
less. especially In cloths interthreaded with
coiored velvet held down by tinssi, for the
daytime. The Arabian bazaars whose
owners are not destitute of worldly wisdom
display bolero os and zouaves all Of cloth of
gold. which certainly have this advantage
that they can be worn with a great variety
OF gov rs French women wear them over