The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-17

| OF Marlborough when he accounting
came, or by the pretty pink powder
| puff, Count Castellane, while he was
negotiating for the Gould millions. He
failed to look the part OF chronic duel
| list in those days when a guest of the
countess biggest brother The two
| Dromios," whom all the horse world
knows, are provided with new stock
of waistcoats for daily changes, each
more gorgeously plaided or brilliantly
dotted than it's predecessor.
Amusing incidents will not be lack
ing. For instance, you'll probably see a
staid rural gentleman, anxious TO be
in the swim. do violence to his feelings
by buying a "horse show" hat. II is a
half sombrero. with straight brim and
soft crown circled by a folded cloth
band. He will deserve and get the jeers
and laughter of his fellow townsmen
for adding to the list of guys
At the horse show there will be on
parade the new figure, as well as the
hourglass kind. which some French
women belonging to that imperious coll
ony located on the Rue de la Paix in.
sist is on the road To prominence once
more. However that may be, an ex-
cellent opportunity for comparison will
be afforded. and the wasp waist VIII
certainly suffer by it. Modistes armed
with pencil and pad will be among the
features of the great show. They are
always strictly on business bent and
each year may be seen early and late
taking notes of a costume or sketching
the full figure Every smartly placed
buckle. deftly tied bow or fetching neck
arrangement is jotted dowr for future
reference. Then along will come the
milliner man with the "forelady" of the
workroom bent on discovering Virot's
secret or success. In his rounds the
French hairdresser tramps upon the
M. Ms" heels endeavoring TO learn
If the hair lie pinned high or low. The
milliner man goes away satisfied that
Nirot owes his fame 10 the mink turban
topped off by daffodls. while the fore
lady contends that everything is due 10
the seal toque with jauntily placed tulle
choux, one black and two white, the
latter dagger pierced.
Both are wrong. Virots reputation
depends upon no single seasons out
put or individual bit of headgear. His
wonderful success is due 10 exquisite
workmanship and simplicity OF style.
which obtains always. He seldom dis
plays more than six models at any
opening, but these are copied many
hundred times. Virot in this respect
differs from the dressmakers of his
country, who merely baste their gowns
into desired shape and originate a frock
for every patron. fhs hats are neatly
stitched. and every bit of trimming Is
nodded into form with the utmost care
and delicacy.
The patient hairdresser repeats his
visit, only to be more confused on the
last than on the first day by the medley
of nape knots, pompadours and invis-
ible puffs lost beneath huge hats or
small, yet he will proclaim next week
I'm no uncertain tones that the Langtry
influence is felt, and we must down
with the tresses.
White and black will be the color key
Everybody at scme time will appear I'm
black broadcloth with white trimmings
or white shirt waists made OF panne
velours. and. take my word for IL. these
latter are beautiful. This soft piable
material has at last found it's life mis-
sion. As a hat trimming IL has not
met with unqualified approval. but for
the simple bodice there can be naught
but words of praise.
When the horse show is over we will
no longer be I'm doubt as to what is
fashionable. on the list are both the |
tight and flowing skirt, the very short |