The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-29
MISS GOODWIN'S PARIS FASHION
LETTER GIVES LATEST DESIGNS

Paris, October 1s.-Evening gowns are 50
web of the spider in Transparency and the
nghtness of fluff in the way in which they
are made. Flounces of sheerest material
flying free over a shimmerlng lining with
soft ruchings at the head and the whole
set off by carnival of tinsel embroidery
Is the way you would describe, in general,
the evening dresses as they are seen at
the opening of the year.
A princess gown of Marie Antonette blue
silk has very deep set of double ruehes-
ses upon the skirt of blue chiffon. Fringe,
that oldest of new materials, is used for
trimming the double tunic of this gown and
its soft graceful lines heighten the fair
like air.
The front of the princess is adorned with
a plastron of Russian lace embroidered
In Jewels of all colors making garniture
royale, and at each side of the plastron is
a tiny ruching of chiffon. A jeweled strap
extends over the bare shoulder. The sleeve
royale is one that differs from the others.
"Will you have the sleeve royal?" the
modistes ask; and if you assent they will
build you one sleeve composed of the fiat
jeweled strap, In real gems If you can af-
ford the extrava gance, while the other
sleeve will consist of a big double ruche
of chiffon to match the flounce around the
foot of the gown.
Another variation of the sleeve royale
has a shoulder strap of velvet with
Princes feathers set high upon the strap.
The other is a jeeweled band, or fiat band
of silk. Seldom are the two shoulders trim
med exactly alike in the new royal trim
mings which are so fashionable this year.
p If you are looking for generalities rather
than for modes You may learn that, for
evening gowns, gauze ribbon is much used
along
being performed by the invisible cord which
Is manufactured in the ribbon. Purchase
no ribbon for trimming which is not pro-
vided with this shining string
The ribbon is used for trimming under
skirts, skirts that fall below the tunic. 1t
is used in its tiniest width, for bordering
a low neck. 1t Is used for edging tunic
and for many of the small Offices formerly
performed by ruchings.
Chou rosettes are also much used. The
chou rosette is such pretty finish. Sleeves
are made entirely of rOsettes One gown
which was decorated with this delicate
trimming was of bluette silk with plain
skirt, bordered with a thick though not
large chiffon edging To give the edge
fullness a narrow strip of blue silk was
shirred in the ruching.
The tunic or overskirt was of plain fine
net lace upon which was appliqued small
silver flowers. These can be purchased for
a song and appliqued to lace or to silk.
They are very decorative and come in all
the metals, but silver is the prettiest.
The waist was but berthe, very full,
thus giving a bust to a fiat chested girl.
The chou rosettes trimmed the berthe and
also the tunic, following all around the
edge and up the middle of the front.
So exceedingly chic are some of the even
ing dresses. You look at them with ad-
miration. then pause to study how the
chic result Is obtained. Take gown OF
rose colored bengaline which was much
admired. 1t was trimmed with several
rouchesses of white chiffon and around the
foot was very large full trimming Of
the chiffon.
The gown was a princess. Up its entire
front extended a very broad piece of lace,
beautiful lace it was, of an old variety,
perhaps Venetian underlaid with white
satin. The lace was quite a poem.
But the chic result was not obtained by
any of these things, but by the last touch
which the modiste added to the gown be-