The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-28
LILLE FRIsIEsT scENEs BoULEvARD ARE fURNsHE

| CONNECTIONS to be convinced that they are
| not TO be classed among the minor de-
! tails OF ones toilette. For the simplest OF
| draped ribbon collars the modesto asks
| q great round price but there Is no econ
omy in trying To do with = nome copy
| In lieu of the genuine article.
over and over again have seen the eN-
| pertinent tried. one woman IN pension
Will bring home a fetching gdrniture.
for which she has paid an eXorbiiant
price. If one only considers the materials
and the time spent in fashionng the con-
fection. Her frugal-minded friends VIII
duplicate the material and try all DAY
long to duplicate the garniture. But dis
mai failures invariably follow. Instead OF
having the chic air Of the original they
have that "all but"-that unmistakable
nome-look that's hard to get around.
ONE BLACK GOWN.
There is a clever little Western woman
here whose toilettes interest me great
deal. She Is remarkably well groomed.
and yet size frankly declares that she
spends next to nothing on her WARDROBE
except. OF course. great deal Of thought.
The metamorphoses OF her pretty black
Amazon cloth gown are surely worth re-
cOrding.
one morning she appeared In II. rugged
for a shopping expedition. Then II was
gown with rather full godet skirt lined
with black silk and the bodice. too. was or
the cloth. IL opened just trfle TO the
narrow bias folds OF the cloth two inches
wide that overlapped each other. one
long. broad rever of white kid extended
from the collar 10 the belt. II was en-
broidered with tiny gold threads and al
one side there was a cascade OF white
chiffon. The broad. fiaring cuns were OF
the embroidered kid. with frills OF chiffon
falling over the hand. Ribbon velvet OF
4 pretty bright shade Of ceres was en-
ployed for the high draped collar and
ceinture.
The same skirt served with a DRESSER
bodice in an attractive visiting toilette.
This bodice was OF black satin. covered
very full with black mousseline de sole
and appliques OF deep cream lace. The
ceinture and collars were OF bright vio-
let velvet.
CANES FOR WOMEN.
The little Western woman was surely a
her best, though in her trig walking
gown. when she took her brisk constitu-
tiOnals down the Champs Elysees the
quintessence of chic In this toilette. too,
vice with a jacket Of red broadcloth.
The jacket was the smartest military
looking affair imaginable.
IL fitted in close to the curves OF her
figure and reached Just TO the waistband.
Ii fastened down the front with broad
military looking frogs of black braid ana
each edge of the jacket was faced back
with a tiny strip OF black astrakhan. The
neck of the jacket was cut In tiny V to
show a high black satin stock, with its
turnover linen collar. The slightly drap-
ed coat sleeves were large enough at the
wrists to admit the regulation linen CUTS
with link buttons.
A smart Amazon shaped hat OF black
beaver and a slip OF walking cane COM
pleted this toilette.
Full two months ago | stopped before
q shop window that was attracting no END
OF attention. A brilliant display OF ladies'
walking canes was the attraction and
| went in to hear what the patron rad TO
say on the subject OF their coming popu-
larty. He had a great deal that he was
more than willing 10 say on the subject
and he prophesed that In less than two
weeks every smart woman in Paris would
carry a cane.
Ii IS now two months since this prophe-
cy was made and l haven't seen a hun
dred wel-dressed women with canes.
though | have been on the constant look
out for them. Yet some insist on chasing
canes among the prerequisites OF chic
walking toilette.
Some OF the prettiest garnitures take
the form or the popular boleros. They
are made OF wide sash ribbons. OF EN-
bossed satin. OF heavy English lace and
velvet. The newest bolero l have seen
was fashioned OF black velvet and white
satin and looked very fetching over q
gown OF bluette iady's cloth.
The bolero was short and straight ana