Evening star., 1899-04-15
Irish Guipure Lace for Ball Dress
0Verskirts.
new FABRICS In FINE TEXTURES
Pretty Models in Gowns and Hats
for Present Wear.
ROY ALTY'S PLAIN CLOTHES
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

Speeial Correspondence or 1be Evening Star.
PARIS, March 25, 1s99
The favored fabric for everyday wear is,
OF course, cloth, but 1t is of a texture so
soft and silk-hke as to almost contradict
the idea that 1t Is of that material. So
silky are the textures of some of the
cloths that they suggest Roman satin more
than anything 1 recall at this moment
Tans, blues. ivory, grays and biscuit
colors are those most in use. OF course
black and white, as is always the case in
spring, has a very great popularity. Vel
vet, either ribbon or in the piece. is one of
the chief trimmings of the spring even on
the most fiimsy looking skirts.
Frlled or ruched silk ribbon has a field
all its own in dress oranmentation, nor has
white and tinted guipure been displaced by
any of the new laces Irish guipure is es-
pecially used in making the overdresses for
the new evening gowns. The latest novel
colored horsehair in which chenille is SO
interrningied with the hair as to look Ike
fine lace work.
a New Career Chosen.
Mile. Faure. who, after her fathers
death, turned her back upon the society in
which he had so earnestly striven to shine
a convent, is said to have thought better
of her determination. She will devote her
self TO those works of charity which have
made her so much admired She is also
to edit some of her fathers correspond
ence, adding notes that will give it the
form of a volume of memoirs. In both
art and literature Mile. Faure is said to
have very marked talents, and the chances
are that in the simplicity of her new life
she may find a happiness that was never
tS1 or hAr n he France
Mr.. DanLat. the Franco-American artist
whose portrait OF Otero helped make the
dancer famous, is one of the most hOspitable
of the artistic fraternity. He entertained
a select coterie at luncheon recently Cnens
luncheons are a function peculiar to Paris),
and some very smart women in some very
smart costumes gathered about his table
and inspected the pictures of famous mas
ters which cover his private gallery. One
of the most charming gowns worn at the
affair was that of a fair-haired English
woman OF title. 1t consisted of a princess
tunic of violet cloth over gray, the edges
of the tunic being finished in the new gut
pure de drap, or openwork cloth embrOid
cry. The tunic was cut on the bodice so
that a square of the gray cloth showed on
the shoulders. The vtole4 cloth was brought
over from one shoulder in a crossed over
pattern and fell open below the waist, fin
fshed in two well-defined points a little
above the hem of the gray skirt, and then
was cut away at the sides to fall in a deep
-
white lace supported the wearer's dainty
chin Upon her yellow locks her ladyship
wore a capOte of parma violet tulle over
pink. ornamented at the left side by long
loops OF black velvet ribbon and black
wings held in place by a bright buckle.
A Stunning Gown.
Another stunning costume at this feast
Of reason and display of spring modes was
a toilet whose most novel feature was
In
ed 1ounces at the back trimmed with che
nile in ornamental leaf designs The che
nile pattern was continued on the hem of
the skirt in a size little larger than that
upon the founce above. the founces being
graduated in size. The sleeves were of
cIOth, slightly gathered on the shoulders
and cut in scallops over the hands The
bodice OF blue panne. trimmed with a side
design and a belt piece of chenille embroid-
cry, was also sprtnkled with jet paiHettes
The hsgh collar, trimmed with parallel
rows of narrow black ribbon, made q most
fetching finish for the costume.
The Americans are getting the best of 1t
In the Paris shops. American buyers come
here and are shown the novelties taking
their choice OF the same. long before the
native Parisian has a peep at them. This
makes the Parisians mad, but the modstes
say that We're they shown here so early in
the season the Partisan buyers would be
tired of them long before the time came
for wearing them
In Black and White.
In one of the pretty boudoirs of the
Champs Elysee 1 saw a morning gown that
may be called a dream. Black and white
striped silk made up the overdress princess
part of the robe, the edges of which were
nnished with caScaded iounces of plated
black and white chiffon. The front OF the
robe was of white silk with crossed-oyer
surpiice waist caught by a bow of black
ribbon. Over the shoulders lay jetted en-
broidery ending in large chiffon rosettes at
the head of the hounces.
Black silks promise to be very popular
this season, moires and fancy watered silks
being used for skirts and capes. The mark
ings on these silks are odd, having many
intricate combinations of lines In black
brocades. faille often is used, the web of the
SILK showing first a weave of satin and then
a weave Of the faille.
The more lace 1t is possible to bring near
tne face the more modish the wearer Big
bows and jabots and similar ARRANGEMENTS
those who are supposed to make the fash
Ions Black and white lace is combined in
clever effects for those who do not find
whlte or cream tinted satisfactory Linen
collars are still seen with many of the new
Dtoose waists, although those ladies who
nave reason to deplore the i'll effects of con-
ttnued wearing of stiff neck linen are more
rayorably disposed to the soft stocks Some
OF the new blouses are rendered particular
Gown points made to be worn with lace
neckties.
When on Parade.
One Is always interested in knowing how
royalty garbs itself on those occasions