The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-23
serve their snapellness. A high white

serve their snapeliness. A high white
silk neckband corresponded with the
white ribbons on the straw hat
trimmed with violets. Roman ane-
mones were his first choice, but the
purple of them was too deep for the
pretty pink and white complexion, and
in the end the purchase was a big
bunch of yellow daffodils.
Up On the Pincio an hour or two be-
fore sunset, when the band IS playing
its liveliest and Roman society is on ex-
hibition, paying and receiving visits
from carriage to carriage along the
beautiful terraces of the pleasure gar
dens laid out under Napoleon. is the
place to study Roman life and Roman
manners. The proud ole families, with
names that have filed mems mouths for
centuries, may cut down their estab-
lishments and rent all but few bare
rooms of their palaces, but they never
give up their horses or the afternoon
drive through the Corso and up the
Pincian hill. The younger women with
their olive skin, delicate features and
large, dark eyes are apt to be very good
to look at, and their dress witt, its lavish
use of lace and flowers is often more
graceful than that of Frenckwomen, if
not always so refined.
IN one carriage to-day noticed
handsome woman of middle age, with
two young girls, evidently her daugh-
teIs. All three carried enormous bou-
qnets of violets and smiled as if they
found it good to be alive. The matron
OF the party wore quite heavy green
silk with two bands of watered black
satin encircling the skirt for trimming.
These bands were edged on both sides
with Jet ornaments The bodice of the
costume was OF very rich brocade III
silver upon a green ground, the design
arabcS1ues and flowers Enthusiastically in
terrnirgled. The waist was confined by
a black satin belt, below which ap-
pared the short skirts of the bodice
with a black, jet-embroidered edging.
The neckband of black satin was pro-
logged downward in a collar whose three
loog, curving points came over the
bosom. Above the neckSaEd was col
larette of black and white lace The
sleeves were black and the bonnet was
of blGtk and white lace, with trimmings
OF violets and foliage.
the younger daughter had many
callers. men from other carriages who
fcand many things to say when they
reached her side. She wore an ex-
trsIaeiy dainty dress OF fine silver COL
o:ed cloth. The ouly ornament upon
TIE skirt was q heavy gold cord that
rae DOWN the right side, ending in an
above the hem. The bodice
was . short zouave cut out in battle
ments, edged about with two rows OF
gold cord and embroidered with ara
besqrcs in the corners. Upon the left
side = cascade OF lace fell over the
zou;,ye and relieved its clearlv-defned
outliocs. The zouave opened upon q
blouse c. pale yellow mousseline de
sole. o; the tint CT an Italian primrose.
This was gathered at the waist under
broad belt OF gold-colored satiD nib
bon The sleeTes We're plain and close
fitting. with e trifie of fullness at the
shoulders. There was Z ribbon recll
band. with n lace collarrtte. and
broad hatof yellow straw trimmed viii
lace, yellow ribbon and white flowers
The other daughter was s;atal,
girl, of fine. erect figure, dressed IN Dtt.l
shot with brown. Her zouave JACKIE
was long enough 70 reach the waist
where it ended IN long points, and IT
ted as trinity as I taiIor-made vest