Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-19

and very pretty idea. 1t was cut high and
pointed in the back and was open with
small turned-over tabs in front. AS Babet
circlei in front of me and monsieur ex-
patiatad on the marvellous beauty of the
new figure my attention was too much en-
crossed with details to notice the general
effect, but my candid opinion is that a
stock figure of any kind for any season is
bad. Nature made divers women with
divers figures, and meant each to wear
them so, and no matter what may be the
freaks of fashion, she shows herself of the
most cultivated and refined taste who dares
to follow nature.
Smart Automobile Styles.
Automobile riding is so much the vogue
that 1 cannot refrain from giving the de-
tails of very natty automobile costume.
To be serviceable such a costume needs to
be minus fuss and feathers, for the speed
at which the vehicle advances and the dust
that it raises soon straightens both frills
and feathers. Once upon time there was
a fair American who went out upon the
boulevardS and through the Bots de BOu-
logne clad in an automobile outfit which con-
sisted of lawn over silk and was much trim
med with lace. Upon her frizZed head was
hat of gauze straw trimmed with ostrich
feathers. The effect of the incongruity Of
this toilet was startling. 1t could not have
been greater If she had come out in evening
dress, decollete and all. Her return was
humiliating. Her feathers had been, many
of them, shorn by the forty to sixty miles
an hour breeze, and what remained We're
straight as that way Of which it is said
few walk therein Her laces and frilLs
were badly mussed her much friZzed hair
had lost its knk. She was sad and sorry
spectacle as she mopped the dust from her
flushed face.
Gray COachman's Cloth.
The automobile garment which l admired
was of gray coachman's cloth. a fabric that
he oil nd had trir
ming other than stitchings ard narrow silk
galloons, also gray. The skirt was quite
plain. but admirably fitted. its hem showing
a deep band of stitching. The little coat
that went with it was marvel Of dainti-
ness and neatness. On the front of the
short. rounded jacket were second edges of
white Stimulating a waistcoat. The deep
pointed revers and collar were of blue faille
and velvet the turned-over cuffs were of
the same material. while lace tie under
the chin gave touch of daintness to the
costume. The hat. of violet straw, with
raised brim and a shade darker. was trim
med with wheel-like ruchings of white chif-
fon, edged with black lace. In front pointed
wings with two peacock feathers gave a
dash of jauntineSS to the chapeau. The
automobile in which this vision was taking
an airing was small affair, somewhat of
the dog cart type, the seat. that might have
accommodated two, being upholstered in
violet velvet.
Nine. LOubct's Garden Party.
Fashionable society, if it were asked to
grace the annual garden party given by the
president and his wife, responded very
meagerly to the invitations The guests in
cluded largely the members of the diplo-
matte corps of the various countries with
their wives. and the children of the various
schools which under the auspices of the
French government These include the
school of the Legion a HODneI1r that Of
Cyr and the Polytechnique.
Nine. Loubet made herself very agreeable
to the young students, most of whom are at
that awkward stage when to appear in So
ciety inf1icts the greatest possible amount
of mental torture. They We're therefore
grateful, as they should be, for the esti-
mahle lady's well-meant, and, in most
cases, successful efforts to set them at their
ease. Prince Roland Napoleon was there,
as he Is now almost everywhere, his former
reserve and studious habits seemingly being
Tor the time dropped ! wonder if, as he
wandered about the gardens of the EIysee,
his thoughts We're full of the days when
the first Napoleon occupied it. and IT, per-
maps, 1t was not just as active with specu-
lauon as to when again another NaDoJeon
might safely claim it for his own did NOT
notice his daughter the Princess Marie
VINO II Is said aspireS to be the bride Of one
OF the Bonapartist pretenders. Gen Eur
Hnden was there, and NJ. Paul Deschanel
Gen. Brugere and scores of others of tho
anlagoniz-ng and the antagonistic It
seemed to me that Nine. Loubet's blood
must have run cold as she con+e,orIato,
the task of making all these d;scordapt 81
lhehts Tor the day at least harmonious No
mo5ueT She turned in relief to the youthful
.upe nus. VINO were ready to be entertained
ana were grateful for attentions
The Chic Gown Worn.
although not a handsome woman. nor
pi'e whom one could say possessed Of what
faris terms la chic yet she made a very
ScI,1
salon. surrounded by military officers and
u'shltarles OF state. Her gown was or
white satin with appliques consisting of
vertical stripes of black velvet ribbon show
ing between the open front of the polona,sa
% ecru gulpure Little knots Of the eui-
pure pure We're put on here and there over the
'front.' or the gown. On the bodice the We.
Ners OF lace turned back from a plastron op
pialted mousseine de Sole the revers ha,ng
even def1niteness by means of a narrow
threading of the black velvet ribbon ana q
chou to mark their lower boundary
Recent Bachelor Balls.
Bachelors balls are innovations. but very
agreeable ones. 1t Is not fair that the
bachelors should. accept all the hospital1
ties and fail to return them Paoent,y
twelve eligible French bachelors united In
giving such ball, and that It was suc-
cess IS question that goes without cayil
what may not twelve wealthy and eligible
udTe lnat VIII not without
cfitlclsmf The smartest members of Paris
iaf society We're the guests, some of them
returning to town for few DAYS from the
country especially to attend the function
Man like, the eligible bachelors made their
piece de resistance the supper. letting the
decorations and such things be secondary
considerations, although these were mag
nihcent in their way. One of the daint;es
served at their epicurean feast was a dish
that has decided fascination among the
set that prides itself on doing what no one
else dares. and that was a flower salad
Others may initiate, hut there is only one
chef In Paris who really knows the secret
! OF its composition. for all mixtures of his
rivals are to his sauer kraut might be to
ambrosia.
Orange Blossom Salad.
Orange blossom salads are considered au
fat for weddings. and are garnished with
violets and rose leaves. Chrysanthemum
salad. variety in great demand is served
with mayonnaise dressing. Nasturtium
salads are said to be very wholesome Not
only the nasturtium flowers but the leaves
are used, the latter being often placed be-
tween bread and butter for sandwiches.
The young leaves must be used, however,
the older leaves having a sharp, biting
This diShf 10 tno 9TH f0r