Evening star., 1897-01-02

French. Spanish and English acquired for
the benefit of tourists:
"Buful senorita, good boy Is Federico.
Noulez-vous donner moi un sou pour get
OUT for go away. Tn sou for good by
give sou for be off, "
Federico's get OUT" showed by its en-
phasis how he had picked up his English
The girl laughed. but shook her head. Fed
erico laughed undaunted and called out as
he turned away, "Buful senorita, one sou
menana. give a sou tomorrow for good
morning" "
The senorita was "buful.'' She had the
fresh pink and white complexion that
comes Of the moist air Of Britain She
was slender and tall, with the very erect
carriage, in exchange for which many an
American girl would barter all the pref
fiest gowns. She had coiled her hair high
in the English knot that tips the hat down
over the eyes, and her front hair was
curled In that abundant and carefully ar
ranged fine fuzz which distinguishes all the
pictures of the Princess Of Wales and her
sisters and daughters.
The English senorita carried handful
of duh red chrysanthemums, and as she
turned to look after the boy one could
see that she wore-if II be not sacrileee to
talk of fashions among the glories OF the
Alhambra-a simple travelling dress of q
very fine blue cloth, a powder blue, with
dull soft finish that made one believe it
would not wrinkle. 1t made no pretensions
to any estate beyond that Of q travelling
gown. bur in Its own class 1t was perfec-
ton 1t reminded one somehow, and in
spite of the reputation of American women
for dressing better than other women not
altogether comfortably, Of the saying of
dealer In souvenirs that Americans buy
eolored photographs. the English black and
whites. or else water colors. 1t Is much
TO be or to have the best of a kind
An English skirt.
The dress had a skirt less full than New
York is wearing. 1t seemed to be some
thing under four yards round. 1t was cut
smooth and almost glove-fitting about the
hips, but curved gently outward to the
hem. band Of sable fur finished the bot
tom and cleared the ground in cleanly fash
ION knglsn girls walk SO much that their
skirts average shorter than the convention
al length IN America. though the difference
is not marked enough to be noticeable.
very trim bodice set off the pretty fig
ure- IL was cut as a glove-fitting basque
under tiny bolero edged with dainty en-
broidery in black silk. and finished about
with the merest thread OF sable fur. A lin
ing of yellow silk CLEANED now and again
but was not allowed to make itself more
than occasionally visible. The bolero
opened upon blouse front of dull red silk
whose soft shades harmonized wonderfully
with the blue. and which seemed to hide in
its folds suggestions of green, of blue and
even of yellow, hinted at constantly, but
never quite caught by the eye.
been woven out OF the threads that were
left when the silk was finished, made the
pointed belt and the stock collar. over
which an edge of lace turned. The sleeves
were of the powder-blue of the skirt with
small dropping puffs at the shoulders
smaller puffs than New York would employ
gloye-fitting; at the wrists they fiared like
bells to let in rufties of lace but scant
rather than famboyant ruffies, for this was
travelling gown.
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and a low-crowned sailor hat of white
straw. Straw hats are not available in
most parts OF the United States in Decem-
Der, but the English do not mind mixing
lur and straw The heavy dress is an ac-
Acknowledgement of the reality of winter
within sight of the SHOWS of the Sierra Ne
Tada; the straw is a protest that southern
Spain ought to be warm, at all seasons
whether or not IL is SO.
Next Summers Straw Hat.
The straw hat was interesting also as a
prophecy Of next summer. 1t was of the
shape that Americans will buy at Easter
Last summers sailors were round and
high-crowned The new ones are oval and
quite low. Very fanciful straw patterns
are used in the weaving, but the trimming
Is, as always, a narrow ribbon band with
fiat bow.
In Its flight southwark to the winter
world OF the Riviera some considerable
part OF the fock of migratory birds Of
pleasure pauses at Granada In the hotels
on the Alhambra hill German Grafs.
french counts, Belgian barons and their
women rolk mix with dark-eyed ladies'
from Madrid. honorable misses" from
every county In England and vfvacious
girls from America over the sea. The toll
ets tnat one sees are Paris and Vienna
creations, especially prepared for the south
OF Europe campaign.
This morning there was gathered q most
wonderful collection of furs In the old .'re.
pose room Of the baths Of the sultans