The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-26

brOider, proud Of their soft hands, and
proud Of their royalty. To this quarter
one must go to see the elegant crea-
tons in house gowns.
Take those of the Countess de Castel-
lane. She who has the reputation of
being the most elegantly groOmed wO-
man in Paris. Others may be prettier
but, as you enter the room, you pick
out the Countess at once and say What
an exquisite creaturew Her hair, al
ways elegantly dressed a Ia mode, shines
with the art of the chevelure. Her COM
plexion is like a lily. Her figure is ex-
quisitely nodded. Her hands are like
snow and the nails glisten with the same
soft pink as the tips of her ears. Not
a rose could be redder than her lips.
Yet they say she does not make up.
1t is just her exquisite groomed con-
ditiOn.
Fancy Madame Ia Countess in gown
of yellow primrose taffeta. The skirt
is very tight and the waist is a bolero
TO be worn over the primrose taffeta
silk skirt.
The entire skirt, from the very hem
TO the waist, is trimmed with bands
of white satin cloth. cut on the bias and
sewed upon the dress in wayy lines.
The edges Of the cloth are not hemmed,
but are Of such very fine finish that
tie. 90 not raveL They use the un-
he.med edges a great deal.
Aadames neck is encircled with
soft tie of white chiffon and she wears
a white satin belt fastened with a small
amethyst buckle.
At the luncheon which she gave TO
Mrs. Austin Lee, q long time ago-if
one must so classify it, since the two
ladies' are said TO have QuaTeled since
October-she carried a very large chry-
santhcmum Of pinkish helitrOpe TO match
her amethyst buckle.
HER HUSBANDS TASTE.
Count Boni de Castellane is accredit-
ell with gowning his wife. He has taste
which would win him position with
any couturiere OF Paris.
Mrs. W. N. Vanderbilt, IT,, about
whom / spoke last week wore a charm
ing gown at a morning given recently
by one Of the all-the-year round Paris
colony She is in sort of half mour-
ming for the uncle Of her husband,
mourning which is a glOrihed one from the
standpoint OF the couturiere.
This gown Of hers was of pastel law
ender satin of the lightest and most
beautiful hue II was built with "a
The overdress was all in one piece pon-
ted around the bottom. 1t was trim
med with bands of white satin which
were put on in such d way that they
formed continuous line of trimming
which extended from the neck TO the
points of the overdress.
The oyerdress had d most beautiful
trimming.
Set between the points there were
very large medallions Of white satin
which were stitched upon the over
dress with naTraw bands Of the satin
These medallions were oval shaped and
were so closely appliqued TO the over
dress that they seemed woven in the
material
In the center Of each medallion was
a lilac flower made out Of pale purple
silk and caught on in way which sug-
gested the natural flower Inc coiaT
was trimmed the same.
This gown. the couturiere told me
could be carried out in cachemire cloth
The bands could be OF inexpensive sat
IN and the madalions of the same. the
artificial flowers are not high priced.
A lovely white cloth dress-no other
word will describe twas worn ret
Gently by an American woman or the
Paris winter colony a guest or MIS-
William Aston. who is keeping house
here as usual In the winter.
CHERRY AND WHITE
The dress about 10 be described as
white dress was OF pearl white. which
in the newest blue white. You might
have fancied it blue II YOU had not been
told that IT was white. Ii was ethe-
really white, delicate as blue pearl.
Its charm lay In its plainness as well
as its hue The skirt Was plain and
round. opening at the side In a seam
which closed with invisible hooks and
eyes IL was trimmed with a swirling
nattern I'm the --LATEST OF white satin
bands, put on and pressed until they
sank into the cloth. These bands were
made OF satin ribbon with fine finish upon
each edge On each side Of the ribbon
trimming there were the smallest steel
beads which somehow looked very blue
upon the dead white OF the cloth.
The bodice had very large empiece-
ment which covered the waist COM
pletely. II was euirass shape and fas-
,ansd from shoulder to SHOULDER and