The age-herald., 1898-09-11
THE LAST WALK
 OF THE SEASON

Paris, September 3.-At all of the popular resorts this summer the promenade cen certs are the excuse for a grand afternoon dress parade. These are now growing few for 1t Is late.
 To be considered the best dressed woman on the promenade is a distinction dear to the heart of all the fashionable women who enter the contest.
 The big boxes that are shipped from the dress making establishments by the dozens each day from Paris tell how close In touch these women are with the capital of Fash ionland.
 The couturiers of Paris take the great est pride in catering to these women ard will tell you with the greatest glee that they dressed the Countess N. or Madame H. who were considered the best dressed women at some celebrated resort.
 FOR AFTERNOON
 The afternoon toilettes are the ones that more care and thought are bestowed on for they must face the unrelentirg 'ight of day. Then, too, hats, parasos, foot wear and gloves must be considered in making up a harmonious afternoon toilette and it is just these little details that a French woman eXcels.
 French women manage to always look new and fresh, no matter how late the season.
 crisp, pretty promenade gown was
 
 eral shades of mauve, over pale mauve taffeta. The skirt was made with the stripes of the material going round A graduating founce of the mousseline de soie with the stripes running in perpendi- cular lines trimmed the bottom of the skirt.
 It was twenty-four inches wide at the front; and increased in width until 1t reached nearly to the waistband at the back. Two broad entre-leux of English ap- plique lace trimmed the top of the skirt. Each was bordered with a narrow ruche of pale mauve mousseline de sole and an- other ruche headed the flounce.
 The corsage of the printed mousseline de sole was gathered full into the shoul- der and under-arm seams and crossed over a vest of almond green mousseline de soie that was laid in small tucks. Two strips of the lace followed the lines of the goods bias fashion, and were bordered with mar row ruches of the pale mauve mousseline de soie The corsage at the back was tucked in 0 bunch of minute corded tucks as far as the waist line and there the ma- terial was allowed to fall loose to form short pointed basques that continued only to the underarm seams.
 NEW SLEEVES
 The sleeves were long and close fitting with only the slightest bit of fullness at the tops. At the hand they were finished with a frill of pale mauve mousseline de sole. The collar was high straight affair of deep mauve velvet with a ruche and a cravat of almond green mousseline de soie The dainty little hat worn with this gown was of almond green straw It was turned up at the left side where there was a big bow of mauve velvet that rested on the hair The crown was hidden by a cloud of spangled white yelling and white tips. Leather ties of the deepest shade of mauve and open work silk stockings to match completed the harmonious effect of this toilette. A simple airy promenade gown was made of corn colored yelling over the same shade of taffeta.
 The skirt was trimmed with ruches of deeper yellow yelling that formed a dia- mond pattern. The pattern continued over the entire front of the skirt and formed a border at the back and sides.
 THISTLE PURPLE.
 The corsage of the corn-colored yelling