Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-11

Paris. Feb. at is really amusing to
watch the Partisan woman as Lent ap-
proaches. She is a devout church wo-
man and she realizes that when the
church bell tolls, she san go out no more.
She therefore, enters into the pre-Lent
gaiety with double zest.
Where, formerly, the French woman
could endure a dance every evening,
she can now supplement the dance with a
dinner, a reception and a >ery substan-
tlal supper afterwards. She does not
care how tired she is.
This late supper is sometimes called the
Actors Tea, tor it is served at midnight
the hour when the theaters are over
II the guest OF honor is a footliSnt ia
vorite. Even Sara, the Divine. accepts
these invitations.
Beautiful gown are worn at these re-
ceptions. The finest have been left until
the last and are now brought out to be
seen and admired.
At a reception the other evening l
caught a glimpse Of two matrons just as
the maid was removing their wraps. one
wore a gown of olive white made up il
plain crepe de chine. AS the dress-mater-
lal was very thin, the foundation, which
was a slip of heavy cornfiower blue taft
feta, showed through with splendid effect.
The skirt was very long and narrow
ending in a point at the foot. This point
was not directly in front of the skirt but
q little to the right side, and formed the
starting point for the ruffies. Five
bands Of insertion decorated the skirt and
these also extended downward with the
ends concealed under a bunch of white
silk violets.
Graduated ruf1les of the crepe de chine
trimmed the foot and formed the only
flare The dress possessed.
The bodice was of the same material as
the skirt and contained only one seam
that which formed the opening upon the
left side. Bands of olive White satin rib
bon extended across the shoulders and
the decollete neck was finished with a
ruffle of the satin lined with cornflower
blu silk.
The belt was made of crepe de chine
n fitted the figure so snugly that the
whole gown had the appearance of a
princess. Upon the corsaee and at the
base Of each shoulder strap was a bunch
of the delicately perfumed silk violets.
and the wearer carried & huge bouquet
Of real flowers tied with wide satin rib
hons.
The other guest Wore a princess of
striped silk The BACKGROUND was of
very pale lavender while the stripes
were two or three shades deeper. The
skirt was just a nice walking length but
the frills We're put on in such a manner
that they formed a train quite a yard
in length. The gown opened in the
front and was fastened by means of q
silk cord which was laced through eyelets
of silver cord scarcely larger than a
strand of coarse thread.
Above the ruf1les there was a band Of
passementerie composed of steel and
imitation jewels. The neck was quite de-
colette and there were no sleeves in the
bodice. the shoulders being sufficiently
covered with three frills which formed
the trimming around the aua cut
neck. AS in the other case bands of vel
vet extended across the shoulders and the
throat ives encircled by q band of parme
velvet, jewelled with amethysts.
Long white kid gloves stitched upon
the back with parme reached to the
shoulder and this young matron held in
her hand al ostrich feather fan with
ribs of pearl.
Later in the evening I noticed two
young women engaged in conversation
near a magnificent marble mantle
One was leaning against the mantle: she
was attired in a GOWN of old rose satin
The skirt was long and set upon the fig,
ure with exceeding grace. There was M