Evening star., 1897-05-15

round Muslins and light stuffs get from
seven 10 eight yards. The one thing es-
seh'iai Is that they give a soft, swaying.
ciinging effect. without breath of sus-
plcioa or stiffness any sort of self-as-
sertlon All the thinner goods are made UT
over separate Innings. which form inde-
penuens skirts. Skirts are trimmed more
and more lavishly. In the frantic comna-
utlon as to who shall carry the greatest
humper OF ruffies the taller women natur-
any nave the advantage. There are morc
tailor gowns in evidence than Paris usl,-
ally displays. This is indirectly a tribute
10 the queen in honor of whose iubi,ce
English maids and matrons are buying this
summer all the fine clothes they can afford.
But tailor gowns have to have trimmed
skirts. and band themselves with velvet or
embroidery from waist-to hem Their old
acqsaintances wouldn't know them
AT the driving hour in the Bois this after
noon noticed young woman who handled
her horSes as well as she had handled her
gown. Her dress was a light silk popiin
OF OF delicate mauve color shading to gray.
Ihe skirt was trimmed with seven fiounces
of mousseline de sole of a somewhat deeper
mauVe. These were Of unequal widths the
widest at the bottom. They were hung
higher in the back than In the front, and
each flounce was gathered upon a narrow
black velvet ribbon. The bodice was a
blouse of mousseline de sole accordion
pleated back and front over a close-fitting
lining of mauve taffeta- The sleeves were
OF poplin, and the black velvet waist and
neck bands corresponded with the black
ostrich feathers that trimmed the large
hat of mauve tulle.
OF Yellow TaGeta.
In evidence in another carriage was
striking costume of yellow taffeta and
black tulle. The taffeta skirt was entirely
covered with the tulle, which was set on in
three sun-pleated fiounces. deep one at
the bottom, a rather narrow one above,
and the third deeper, from the waist down.
Each f1ounce had a broad lace edging The
taTeta bodice was rather novel in design.
being shaped to the figure by means of
groups of pleats running round and round.
1t closed on the left under rosetteS of black
velvet, each with a straw button at its mid
die. There was a black waistband. and
hat of yellow rice straw with high crown,
a broad flat brim and trimmings of black
lace and feathers.
AT one of the little cafe tables overlook
ing the drive and a tennis lawn sat
handsome woman in her thirties in gor-
geous spring gown of soft. pearl gray
barege over changeable taffeta, shading
green and gray. In front was a tablier of
guipure set upon green taffeta- The bar
ege simulated separate skirt opening up
on this like a princess robe and borlered
all about with narrow rufile of black
nousseline de sole edged in it's turn with
guipure. The close-fitting corsage was of
taffeta covered with barege and having a
square yoke in front Of guipure finished
TO correspond with the skirt, with ruche
of lace and black mousseline. The sleeves
were close-itting, with black satin bows
upon the shoulders. little gray straw
toque was trimmed with roses and black
wings.
Stunning Gown.
A good tailor gown at one of the lest
shops is of porcelain blue cloth. The skirt
is a tght-fitting fourreau, with the full
ness behind lost in two narrow pleats at
the waist which increase in size down TO
the ground. 1t is trimmed with eight
bands of dark blue velvet, which partly
encircle it, passing around the back, hut
falling to meet IN front The bodice is of
cream-colored cloth. with blue velvet
waistband and close-set strips of blue vel
vet starting up from that on either side
OF the front and finishing like the top Of
a picket fence over the bosom. The fence
does not cross the entire front of the dress,
but leaves a gap in the middle. The sleeves
have very small puffs on the shoulders
hooped with velvet ribbons. With this
dress there belongs a toque of white rice
straw trimmed with cornfowers
Another house shows an extremely pret-
ty gown of grass linen over separate
skirt of green taffeta- The linen skirt is
sunpleated all around and is delicately en-
broidered in gold and green for a foot and
a half from the bottom. The bodice is a
blouse worn under a bolero of dark green
silk edged with a double ruche of pale
green mousseline de sole.
ELLEN OSBORN