The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-07

ask my lady II the making up OF her
face Injuries her skin. She laughs mer-
rily and SAYS: "rhat would be impossi-
BILE. but in reality 1 believe IL anything
it does II good. because I never go 10
sleep with the powder or rouge on my
face. and IL is washed Off With hot wa
ter and soap, every bit OF Ii, because Of
the cream that forms the foundation.
That was a trick that j learned from
an actress who not only understood
the art OF make up. but who was able
to retain a beautiful skin off the stage
that was the envy OF every other wo-
man."
BY the bye. since the tariff has be-
come so particularly unpleasant every
body is nobody Unless she has among
her acquaintances in Paris a pleasant
girl who is OF wonderful blue blood,
possessing very little money and work.
ing hard at studying art under one of
the great masters Her duty in life?
To send to her friend Of whom she Is
so fond. and then naturally for little
consideration, a few sketches OF the
very latest styles from which admira-
BILE gowns may be made by a clever and
cheap little modiste. Nine. High and
Mighty on the avenue, whose charges
and uses every naughty word afforded
by the French language because she
thinks you are getting your gowns from
Paris. She little knows the truth. II
she did. do believe that she, with her
co-cheats. would unite and have a spe-
ciaI high rate of customs put on pri-
vate letters supposed TO contain draw
ings. Four that came to me the other
day were the very latest thing as ap-
proved in the gay city and showed not
only the possibility but the certainty
of the fiounce. They also showed that
lovely woman is going to cling TO pur-
pie as long as single drop Of that
color OF dye is left.
OF these four gowns the one that am
thinking of initiating is that which is
made OF heliotrope taffeta, with a prin-
cess back. a corselet of guipure and a
front that, buttoning slightly over at
one side, really shapes a deep tablier
or apron front finished with frills OF
fine French lace. The usual crush band
CT black satin is about the neck, and
the hat is worn as only a Frenchwom-
an can wear a hat. The other purple
one is OF the new satin cloth and has
plain skirt trimmed with a fiounce
that starts at each side of the waist
line, being very narrow there and wild
ening as 1t comes down and goes around
the edge OF the skirt. 1t is headed
with white guipure. and the revers and
gilet are also of guipure. while the
crush belt is of white satin. The other
you will wear to a garden party. 1t is
an organdie that has a white ground
with pink flowers on 1t and is made up
over pink lawn. There are ruffies at
the side of the skirt, while the bodice
has huge plastron of plain pink with
appiiques of white upon it. and the
sleeves are also pink. This gown Is
the sort that could be made for almost
nothing provided the maker knew how
to give 1t that intangible air of great
ness that belongs only to the gowns
made by veritable artists.
The last is the tailor made. oh, joy!
Oh, rapturel That is the Frenchwom-
ans idea of a white duck gown. Be-
cause a gown is cotton the Frenchwom-
an does not believe ii is meant to be
laundered. Indeed she never connects
a laundry and frock but cares 80 well
for the frock that ii does not become
soiled, or when 1t does II is out OF fash
ion. This gown OF white duck is tailor
made; has plain, close fitting skirt, q
jacket with semiloose fronts decorated