The herald., 1898-02-13
HOW TO DRESS
FOR AFTERNOON

PARIS, Feb. S.-(Special Correspond
ence to The HeralG.) Matinee musicales
are more popular than ever this winter.
For a long time past this has been one
of the favorite ways of entertaining in
the fashionable Partisan set. The best
voices from the opera are engaged and
everything is carried out on an elaborate
scale.
In tho American colony, too, the matt
nee musicale is popular. Some of the
most promising of Marchesi's and
TrobadelIa's pupils are introduced to the
musical world in this way.
They are brilliant morning gatherings,
these popular musicales, and the gowns
worn are always rich and attractive.
At one of the late matinee musicales
that attended the quantity of heavy
silk and poplin gowns was remark
able. Certainly the most striking up
to-date gowns were made Of these ma
terials.
BRUNETTES DRESS
A tall, slender brunette in a gown
of pale grey bengaline poplin with broad
stripes of violet was much admired.
The skirt of this gown fitted close over
the hips. but flared quite good deal at
the bottom. The fullness at the back
was disposed cf in two box plaits that
stood out over quite q siZeable hustle,
giving the full basques of the corsage the
5auntest air possible. Around the bot
tom of the skirt there was a broad double
fold of violet velvet that terminated at
the left side Of the front gore in long
bow.
A POPLIN WAIST
The corsage Of the striped poplin
fitted close into the curves of the figure.
1t opened over vest of pale violet satin
covered with English applique that had
a short yoke of deep violet velvet and a
tall straight collar Of the same. Border
ing the vest were revers of pale violet
satin that merged into high Medici
collar. The narrow ceinture was of
violet velvet. 1t fastened at the left
side with a long stiff velvet bow. The
short basques fitted close to the hips
at the sides, but at the back they were
plated full to flare and show the fac
ing Of violet satin. There was almost
no fullness at the top of the close-ftting
sleeves.
A big picture hat Of deep violet nodding
with deep and pale shades of violet tips
was worn with this gown.
One of the singers, an imposing blonde
wore a gown of cell blue bengaline. 1t
had double skirt. The under skirt of
the bengaline fell in long straight lines
that rather clung than flared. The over
skirt came to within four inches of the
bottom skirt. 1t was trimmed around
the edge with a narrow band of sable,
and was draped up to the left hip, where
the fullness was managed so as to form
q sort Of cascade.
A DEMI-TRAIN
The skirt clmost reached a demi- train
length in the back. The corsage was a
blouse of white satin heavily braided in
deep cream soutache that was put on in
an irregular swirling pattern. Over the
corsage there was worn sort of sleeve
less draped bolero of the blue bengaline
that fastened to the left side. 1t was
cut over the shoulders to give the form
of square epaulettes. A narrow band of
sable finished the edges of the bolero
and continued around the epaulettes
The tall, straight collar, which was of
white satin, was encircled with three
bands of the sable. A similar finish was
given to the sleeves. The narrow CENT
ure was Of white satin.
A white bengaline blouse that was
worn with a black velvet skirt was ex-
ceedingly chic. 1t was cut to fall full
over the narrow ceinture all the way
round. And yet at the front the blouse
effect was more apparent. The short
round basques fitted closely over the
hips and were plated at the back in
two f1aring box plaits. Heavy appliques
Of cream silk and gold passamenterie
formed short pointed Yoke at the back.
At the front the passamenterie con-
tinued down the whole length of the
blouse. The high Medici collar and the
revers were of pale shade of old gold
satin, and narrow piping Of the same
finished each side of the blouse where it
fastened at the front.
The revers turned back to show a
narrow v of white tulle and a big but
terfy bow of the tulle entirely eclipsed
the high straight collar that was of ben
galine.
A gown that was charming in it's sim