Evening star., 1897-02-13

the prettiest blouse bodices ever made are
TO be studied at o'clock every evening.
Some day | shall write a poem in honor
OF table dhote, its flowers, its music and
Its pretty girls. Whatever you have been
about by daylight, whether sailing or driv-
ing or climbing the s.sep streets to the
heights crowned with expresses. or loiter-
ing under the palms and pepper trees, you
must be back in season to give full half
hour to dressing for dinner" The even
ing table d'hote is the great event of the
twenty-four hours. The long table that
seemed little cold and perfunctory in its
stateliness at cafe and "dejeuner" wakes
up to new life with the shine of it's tall sill
yer pieces under the chandeliers and the
color and the scent of its burden of fresh
flowers. The walters, who moved in the
morning as il they had eternity before
them. nave put on new zeal with their
white gloves, and bow as If Ii were neces-
sary that their heads should knock the
moor The pyramids of oranges half
Buried in laurel leaves. and the Swiss house
OF confectionery, with flags of all nations
nying from their windows. testify to the
festive character of the occasion. All these
solemnities considered. would not the first
dainty maiden who shakes her roll out of
her napkin in a toilet to which she has
given no attention deserve to be sent away
without meal? No woman. at any rate
risks suen penalty. As table d'hote is
the summit and crown of fashionable life
so table dhote toilets are here among the
most important in woman's wardrobe
Fashions In Blouses.
In all Of which is the blouse glorified
just why the blouse is I o'clock toilet par
excellence 1 do not know Perhaps il is
reason enough that 1t gives a chance for
unlimited prettiness and unlimited variety.
However this may be, 1 am fresh from
wnat was yeritable exhibition of blouse
sshions- Just opposite me and half hid
den behind tail stand of roses there sat
a young Russian / believe she has some
title. but since the day when | sat in
shop with my back turned upon the King
OF Seryia, for lack of knowing that he was
anything more than an insignificant-Iook-
ing po9 OF eighteen. l have given up any
attempt TO keep track of degrees of eleya-
tlon- The young Russian wore a very
chdrHiihS dress or a silyery gray silk
Hahe III rather original fashion The
oiouse or gray mousseline de sole was cut
OUT httle In the throat, leaving a square
opening It was gathered in loose foi6s
unuer belt made of two circlets of violet
E-Net rlSDon, each circlet fastening in
iMLont M with big rosette bow. Over the
piouse was worn little bolero of silver
gray cloth, entirely covered with arabesore
embroidery in ivory white cord The ho-
Zero fastened across the top of the blouse.
forming itself the boundary of the sonar.
neck opening The skirt had y.ry -
10" panel OF ivory white cloth In front
Hanked by rows of ivory buttons.
Two English Sisters.
AT the head of the table sat q blufY a ND
rather lord-yoiced Briton, who found p,eas
ure In sending his private store of horse
radish around for everybody to try. ..Tc
eat with meat" he repeated over and owe,
again in English without greatly enIirht
ening the people who do not speak thaI
language On either side of the English
man sat his two daughters tall fair eirl,
OF brilliant complexion. The younger ant
more slender wore a gray cloth skirt win
blouse in giace silk OF a pale mauye 40
ured sparseiy with pink / do not thinl
Snould be far wrong IL ! called this blouse
the pretuest as well as the simplest 1 have
- ! SEEN ~ was cut out In point at ths
thFoat, not low enough to give any hint o,
deco!letage. but to avoid the almost uni,
EeTsal nigh collar AS substitute fpIsI
the narrow plastron of silk which formed
the decoration OF the front of the blouse
was cut out In V also and carried arount
the neck Its points meeting behind fuy
rune OF narrow lace made a dainty edge =.
the piastron- Cascades of wider lace feJ
from the shoulders somewhat in the man
heL OF ooIero. The sleeves were slightly
puneu q, the shoulders. then wrinkled tt
the Wris,s Pearls were worn al the throat
in the hair e oei' ant
The costume of the sister was striking
but little more conventional. She wors
bronze velvet. Revers of velvet made eree
tr1angieS upon the front Of the hio,,se
meeting al the top of the corselet 'rber,
was nigh lace collar. with a Iabot of lac,
IN irony. ana ruffies. of lace were let into
And French.
A big man with a blond beard, who's,