Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
Matinee ,sDansante With All the
Womenin Rose Uolored Gowns.
TOILETS seen At TIE CASINOS
Where the Americans Flock to See
the Latest Styles.
THE NEW WRAPS AND BATS
Special Correspondence OF The Ey aning Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Ey enng Star.
PARIS, August 10, 1899.
matinee dansante," given at one of the
hotels of the swell watering places, is sure
to be swell attended. 1t is SO especially
adapted to the needs Of the usual summer
resort where the lamentabe dearth of men
Is remarked, formalities are waived at
these functions, and as they often SAVIOR
much of the hen party the woman who
can guide her sister through the mazes Of
the waltz is much in demand.
One of the society leaders at Dinard has
invited her guests to appear at her matt
nee dansante'' in rose-colored gowns, and
though the choice may seem a bit arbi-
trary, still one must remember that there
are shades and shades of rose Neither
was there any objection made to yelling
these gowns with gauzy cream materials,
SO with judgment rose gown might prove
becoming to every type of face, and the en-
semble is delightful one Of these func-
tons.
A very dainty gown designed for "mati-
nee dansante' was of cream chiffon, hand
painted. The design was a running vine of
pink roses with their delicately shaded
leaves. The skirt was made with a close
fitting yoke of the chiffon, with the design
going round. Below this were four broad
frills of the painted chiffon with bit of
the plain chiffon Intervening. Each fril
was headed by ruche of cream chiffon.
The corsage was of the hanG-painted chif-
fon with the designs standing up from the
side seams to the front of the blouse. At
the back they went straight around. a
vest of soft green mousseline de sole was
inserted, and formed round yoke at the
back This material was repeated in the
high collar. Edging the vest and yoke was
a ruche of narrow cream Valenciennes
Around the bottom Of the yoke there was a
broad frill of the painted chiffon. The
elbow sleeves of the chiffon were made
with the design going round. They We're
close fitting and were finished with broad
frills of lace. Black velvet ribbons an inch
and a half broad came from the shoulder
seams. and were caught down loosely into
the black velvet ceinture. From the cein-
ture the velvet ribbons were caught down
to the bottom of the yoke where they were
tackled in the crispest little butterfly bows
with ends floating loose to the bottom of
the gown.
Corded Swiss and Lace.
The dotted Swiss gown that has always
been associated with simplicity and youth
appears this season in another guise. 1t is
most deliberately made up with quantities
of lace entre-deux and frilled, jeweled
buckles and ribbons. For matinee dan
sante there is nothing more charming
than one of these Swiss gowns over col
=ored transparency.
There was something quite modish about
q gown made Of corded Swiss instead of
the usual dotted variety. 1t was made with
a blouse of the corded Swiss with the
stripes running up and down, and was
trimmed around with four bands of narrow
cream guipure. The neck was cut square
and finished with the guipure wrought into
diamond shapes. Directly at the front the
diamonds were very much elongated. The
close-fitting sleeves were of the corded
Swiss. They were long and were trimmed
with the bands of guipure. forming large
bias piaids.
The skirt was made with long, close-fit-
jv,or x-ntrn of ha SuriEG fri
with three bands of the guipure. From the
yoke the material fell in frill folds and
merged into quite 4 voluminous train. At
the front of the skirt there was a broad
panel of plain Swiss inserted that COM
menced at the bottom of the yoke. This
was bordered both sides with the dia-
mond designs in gupure connected by
strips of the guipure going across. a trans
pa reracy of deep rose surah was worn I'M
der this gown. A matinee dansante' gown
designed for a matron was made of parch-
ment-colored batiSte, pierced in a large
four-leaf clover design that was embroid-
cred around the edges with hunters green
silk. 1t was made up over turquoise blue
ing The skirt was made close-fitting over
the hips and clinging the front, with the
fullness al the back merging into quite a
lengthy train. Around the bottom there
was deep border of heavy cream guipure
over the turquoise blue silk that was cut in
rounding scallops at the top. This was
outlined in hunters green velvet ribbon an
inch and half wide. that was knotted into
full round bows at the point of each seal
lop.
pined with Velvet.