Evening star., 1897-03-20

positions of ne egl;gees A hooded beach
chair is one of the favor.te theaters of cx-
hibition- Such a sheltered seat under a
palm tree or a hedge of roses with little
stand at one side for book or tea cup
puffy cushion for the feet and two or
three more behind the back, makes the
ideal Of comfort for a woman not too ill to
consider backgrounds. a pasoda-uke tent
With bEigHt-cclored canvas for a roof and a
table and three four garden chairs for
furniture. is as good as a sign hung o1t to
tell the passer that here the searcher after
the picturesque is sure to find material
One terrace Of which I know is overrun
by the great purple flowers of the bou-
gainViilea- Two or three date palms hang
above il, but do not keep out the early
spring sunshine. On one side is an outlook
over the dazzling Mediterranean, on the
o;her descent into garden of myrtle and
iaurels- That terrace is as good as a
spiders web to trap tea gowns. The flies
come out every day as soon as the sun is
well up. to read French novels. to entertain
callers. TO be languidly attractive to young
officers
The tea gowns that are caught are of an
especial breed. for they are planned with
reference TO the garden hats that accom-
iany them l was noticing one this morn
ing that would not in all latitudes be recop-
nlzeC as a tea gown. 1t was a loose prin-
cess robe of accordion-pleated glace silk.
The color IS hard to name: 1t was g. pale
sea green with a dash of white and shot
with rosy pink that warmed 1t and gave
a deeper and brighter tone The bodice
fastened at one side and turned back slight
~ al the throat with fiat square collar of
guipure. broad CROUCH to come down uno,
the shoulders The sleeves had the yery
small SHOULDER puffs that belong TO so many
of the spring dresses and were cut quite
tight to the arms The belt was a band of
deep green velvet. with bows and long
sreamers in front of glace silk edged with
white hsse ruching. The hat was a large
Ons or green straw. turned on one side with
paste buckle and trimmed with pink vel
Vet and white feathers The wearer of
tnls costume was a young woman of un-
known nationality. who was occupied with
emofo,dery and a handsome Frenchman
Out of the Ordinary.
An American girl whose beauty does
credit to her country. but who sets Gallo
teeth on edge by her free use of French
words with Yankee Doodle pronunciation.
has been writing letters on the same ter
race In a princess gown Of .orchid"-hued
chine silk; that is 10 say. silk of a yery
dehcate nauve. almost a tint for light
mourning. but relieved of any such sugges-
ton by the broad stripes of oriental bro
cade in mauve and gold with which it is
Overlald- Three of these stripes mako :,
stole-shaped Vatican back one hangs
straight and loose IN front from the throat
TO hem and others start from under the
girdie on the sides. The sleeves are of
PLAIN maIVe silk gathered in at the wrists
under deep cuffs OF embroidery studded
with seQuins. band of the same en-
hroidery, with a chiffon ruche to head il.
stands up about the throat and the pir-
Ole. which confines the waist at the sides
only. IS or gold gallon set with Jewels Such
gown might look odd with hat any-
where but in the Riviera: in this inya!iis
PARADISE u Is altogether correct within the
poursfs or the garden of a morning with
ITS accompaniment Of broad hat of sum
burnt straw trimmed with white feathers
This An erican girl. who Is well enough
10 wear the prettiest and newest frocks
that can be ordered from Paris Is ill
enough to tyrannize over her father in a
manner quite teEderly reminiscent to the
onlooker. OF the republic over the sea
They make couple that only the United
States could produce; he handsome, white
h&red. hating table d hote dinners longing
for the quiet town where he was raised !,
she pretty, blcrde and a victim to nerves.
dragging him about from one fashionable
hotel TO another in all the health resorts