Evening star., 1897-03-13

without wraps in the sunshine. Travelling
north from Egypt is like cooling off from
a Turkish bath; you have to take 1t grad
ually, and Nice is fine intermediate sta
ton.
Spring Dresses.
The casino this jetty and the Prom
enade des Anglais are even gayer than
when / went away. The spring colors
fresh and charming, and the longer dresses,
when YOU don't stop 10 think Of the incon-
yenience of them. have a sweeping grace
that adds to the effect of the picture.
Green and pink, with more lace than ever
was worn yet, and with masses of flowers.
that is what 1 see Bonnets have ap-
peared again. real bonnets with strings
that tie under the chin. The princess dress
has brought them, or that is my theory.
The fashions of a season are all somehow
based upon an ideal one year II is pasto-
raj simplicity. and we wear fiat hats and
skirts of embroidered muslin Another
year We are after dignity and civilization,
and put on bonfets and trailing gowns.
Another theory is possible and that is
that once again We shift the method of at
tanning the universal aim of woman-to
look young. We have worn hats up to
fifty because they are reputed to be youth
ful: now tie broad bonnet ribbons be-
cause they bring color to faded complex
ion and hide a neck that begins to show
wrinkles.
Casino Costumes.
Theories aside. here Is handsome dress
that / noted this afternoon In the casino.
You are TO think of green taffeta laid in
fine accordion pleats and cut as a trailing
princess gown. The sleeves and the entire
pack of the long skirt show the long yield
ing lines OF the pleating. The skirt opens
al the way down upon front of applique
work or a cream-colored lace founda tion.
The bodice is OF green taffeta, without
Pleatng- A scarf drapery of creamy lace
, is hxed by a black velvet knot upon the
left shoulder. carried across the bust
caught again and allowed 70 fall halfway
10 the ground There is black velvet belt
and collar. and there is a very small bon
net of green tulle with knot of black
velvet and white paradise bird plumes. /
20 not remember with this toilet any bon
net strings but there were strings to an
other bonnet not far off. and the bonnet
was worn by obviously young woman
Water Green FaiIIe.
This second costume was of water green
faille some silk not quite so heavy. l.
was GU. like the first, upon the princess
model with half-trained skirt opening In
front upon green mousseline de sole laid In
the very fine sun pleajs from the throa-
70 the ground. This pleeted front was gath
cred under belt of goId braid and jewels
ReVerS OF superb lace made long corsage
draIeri-- and fell In dainty frills over the
bands The bonnet. for one reaches that
finally was of gold braid. with d wreath of
isd roses set about the face as a frame.
w hite paradise piurnes rose behind and the
strings were of dark green velvet ribbon
Almost TOO formal was IL not, for casino
or sea wall promenade. but worn by "a
young matrOn proud perhaps Of her Lew
Cisnitits.
French Styles.
OF quite other types were the dresses of
two French girls stroIling under big para
sels. one wore delicate beige-colorcd
canvas with little bOlero embroidered with
pale pink and blue floss in flower designs.
J his opened upon d blouse of lead-coIored
silk. showing faint pink and blue lights.
like the breast OF IA pigeon. Collar and
s'.sh were III the same tones The hat was
q broad JHe-the bonnet cult will be some
~,ifne in reaching the unmarried woman. Ii
wa Of yellow straw with trimmings of lace
and naming popp5es-
The other girl wore brown eiace silk