Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-03
EN COLLARS FOR GOWNS.
As Sleeves Grow SWaller Collars Become
Sitter and Much Higher.
The Big Medicis-The Velvet Bodice
a Great Favorite with Long
Limbed, Long-W aisted Women.
Belt-Bags as a Winter Fad.
Copyright, 1896, by Ryman Interview
Syndicate)


Paris. December 24.-Paris boasts
some beautifully appointed tea rooms
that are the most popular places one
can imagine between the hours of
and 6. They are all Of them thorough
ly English in their appointments, ard
they are patroniZed exclusively by the
English and American people over
here.
There is a do-drop-in air about every
one of these tea rooms that is irresist-
ible Attached to all of them are cosy
little reading rooms, where the latest
papers and magazines are to be had,
and the service is all that can be wish
ed. For q franc-fifty one gets the
most appetizing slice Of thin bUttered
toast and a pot OF delicious, saVory
English tea. It's a rare treat, too, TO
sit there and watch the fashionable
world surge in and out.
One sees no end Of rich driving and
reception toilets. for the tea rooms are
dotted along the bouleyards in the
most central situations, where car
riages must pass en- route TO the prln-
cipal drives and resident streets.
On matinee days after the theatres
are out. the tea rooms are at their best.
They are thronged then with the smart
set in Paris. Mrs. Drake, one of the
prominent American women here, was
pointed out TO me- She was beautiful
~ gOwned in a soft cashmere gown
that was embroidered with bluettes on
a mouse gray background. The skirt
was an ordinary width godet, scallOp-
ed in square scallops around the bot
tom that flared to show rutile of blu
cite velvet. There was narrow pip
ing of soft green velvet, the color Of
the bluette stems that outlined the
edges of the scallops.
The bodice was Of the embroidered
cashmere blouse in effect fastening
over at the left side Broad revers Of
a soft shade of green silk started from
the shoulder seams and reached to the
belt. where they ended in points. Fol
lowing the edges of the revers were
narrow bands of blue and green velvet.
The high stock collar and belt were Of
bluette velvet, and at the left side Of
the belt there was a long. narrow bow
of the velvet with doubled loops. Com
Ing from uuQ6T the UelJ N6lc olAOiI luil
basqucs, lined with the dull green
silk.
The sleeves were draped nearly to
the arm-hole and were mounted by
high stiffened puffs. a little hat worn
with this gown was exceedingly chic.
1t was a small round hat, made Of blu
cite chenille. Draped around the
crown was a band of soft green velvet,
and at the left side of the band there
were choux of bluette and green tulle
mounted by three green Prince Of
Wales feathers.
CITRON GREEN POPLIN.
Another strikingly pretty toilette
that attracted me was visiting gown
of citron green silk pOplin. The skirt
was a bell skirt, lined with tafeta OF
the same shade. The corsage was OF
the poplin. 1t was tight-fitting and
seamless at the back, and the front OF
the bodice was covered with accordion
plated pale yellow mousseline de sole.
Extending from the shoulder seams to
the belt at each side of the bodice were
,,;ocos of heavily spangled black net,