The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-18

flounce OF beige. outlined with I've mar
row tucks The fullness vas skinfully
adjusted, giving an excellent swing 20
tho skirt The bodice had triple vest.
one in ivory satin worked with gold
thread another of the new shade OF
rose and the third In cream colored
cloth. At the neck was dainty chemi-
sette OF mOusseline dc sole and gulpure.
For the benefit OF those American la
dies devoted TO the joys OF bicycling
word In regard To some OF the new BIZ
cycling costumes TO he seen on the mod
els in the swagger tailoring establish
menta may not be amlss. To be quite
au fait elaboration of design Is less
desirable than elegance OF finish and
material. Better plainly made frock
by Redfern, every line of which bears
the hall mark OF style than a half doz-
en- richly braided gowns from an infe-
rior cutter and filter
The beauty of the new bicycling cos
tunes is that they have left behind all
hint OF seeking after the bizarre. The
new frocks, too. may be used either as
tennis. golf or bicycling gowns and
come a little below the shoe tops. One
very effective costume is shown i'm the
Illustration. 1t is cloth OF dark green
mixture and is elaborated with narrow
black silk braid. With IL is worn a
blouse in green and white glace silk.
The blouse has a collar consisting OF
three revers of Irish point lace and a
vest of green tucked chiffon.
The other costume shown herewith In
of gray cloth ornamented with broad
bands of braiding formed by the par
allel arrangement OF white Russian
cord This jacket has an odd arrange
ment of the collar and -revers. Saiier
hats alternate with the. alpine pattern
and are most OF them more fully trim
med than last year. Ribbon, quilts and
the plainest OF feathers are massed at
the sides. r6t.
The tight fitting norfolk Jacket fig
ures largely In the new cycle costume
fashions on exhibition. A stiff collar
and a shirt front displayed under small
reyers, with a large bow on the broad
necktie. go with 1t.
Very little variety is possible in out
ing dresses. The tight jacket, worn with
the shirt front, the round short jacket,
open and loose in the front, an adapta-
tion OF the Russian blouse, skirts long
and plain, except for such additions OF
braid as the taste Of the wearer die
tates, are about the only possible varia-
tions in style.
Americans will he interested to hear
that Count Jean de Castellane. rela-
tive of Count Boniface de Castellane,
the husband OF Anna Gould. is about to
be married. The bride to be is the
daughter of the late Due de Talleyrand,
and her mother is daughter of the
Marechal de Castelane. The lady is the
widow OF the Prince de Furstenberg
and is also related TO the Gould Castel-
lanes. The wedding will take place in
the latter part OF this month and will
be celebrated very quietly.
The Princess de Furstenherg's mater
nal grandfather, by the way. was the
man who set the example to the Castel-
lanes OF marrying for money. He was
in the French army Under the empire,
was one of the noted beaus of his day
and ended by wedding an enormously
rich woman OF the bourgeois class. Her
fortune was divided between the mother
OF the Princess de Furstenberg and the
father of the present Marquis de Cas-
tellane.
AS something has been mentioned
concerning outing frocks. IL may be
we'll to observe that this seasons ties
differ materially from those of the past
year. The long, loose scarf of gayly
colored silk, OF white lawn and net,
edged with lace and arranged in high
stock collar about the neck, is becom-
ing to almost any one. The long bow
that ties under the chin Is a matter OF
time and patience, and TO achieve a