The times., 1899-12-10

NEW YORK. Dee Ave live to
learn. announced The hostess Of the TEA .
table. solemnly as she rinsed out her
rosebud Minton cup preparatory 10 sec /
end helping Of tea.
Today ] learned for the first time
thar there are hats in this town neither
weighing nor measuring more than the
one Naisie has on her comey head now,
not gilded with refined gold. swathed in
priceless lace. nor bedewed with diamonds.
bur for all that fetching the amazing price
OF $3.50"
There Were half dozen incredulous
easps and EurgIes Of amazemenL
-Oh yes went on the tea -Eowned Man
chausun Its a genuine statistic, and
others. costing respectively S175 and $50
] had for a moment on my own head. aud
I assure you IL possessed sufficiently
hardened conscience and Christmas was
moi SO perilously near. J would have bough,
one al The ast-meuuohed price. You see,
lL is The fur on them ,har really costs.
Take The beautiful sable chinchilla. mink
or hrOadrail on any one of those fabulous
hats and the remainder iu shape amt
trimming wouldn't bring 50. ! tried on
al least a dozen Of the pretues1 fur toques
and uTbaus my millineT has and though 1
must confess not one OF them was distinct
Iy becoming nor even in itself artistic,
there is no denying the fact that fur hat
is tie very SmaFtest possible keystone 70
q handsome toilet.
Last wear ] did own q har with a fur
brim sud was satisfied bUt llIs yeal both
hTim and crown must be fur. hence these
iu-suppTessgd tears of mine. There are
r.-r
uuca who have had the most charming
chinchiUa Jurbans evolved from good bits
of fur taken from collars and cuffs and
MUn coverings that were pretty well worn.
By artfuly matching he scraps themselves
they have quite covered light buckram
shapes, and by using q trifie OF lace and
small clusters of flowers 70 hide The con-
spicuous seams sCme admirable effects
have been produced.
BY the by. quoth Maisie. when the
iur hat topic had been thoroughly discuss
ed Il do think we should all he sincerely
grateful for the renewed popularity all
along he clothes line 0f the bOlero. Ev-
cry second WeIl-dgeSSed woman / see has
rhe waist Of her gown cut with an extreme
iE short Figaro. sometimes it extends just
ftw inches below she arm hole seam
and Is made Of braid. or lace. OF spangled
net jus' as the gown Or the circHms -ances
require ana another cleaning Fhaye made
fu The rank of the ueI dressed is the fact
that ID is just as fashionable as ever 10
lal the gowns pouch oui we'll in The front
of ths basque while TO pun the waist line
within as small @ compass as stout corsets
and ia r. ral 5laW slEt Iesh is sort OF
mld ls-, Wi.A Woman kind
Every gown fa-e note of has very
narrow belt msfe Cf stitched satin or ar
f-4 drawn and fastened inv=ibly 10 front
fu le HoI "a securing b, Partisan sirtle
effect winch makes fhe back app ~ short
and fhe 'iu. over -ne bgSi 20 ne waist
t.anat-.ls1ly .crE II Is lhez- details in
dress .0ai ruu Distinguish the smart from
-br-fovay woman. and very obligiugly.
70 IiUs.Gl- heI meaning Naisig stood up
and let htr apfre arrive audie ieucs observe
her slight lai ruL he Jess iCiclilg lit
lie figure 4IIayef ir -hirr C., due grey
Goth vim al least d Thousand little lines
Gi tcflg runuiu- flom waist 10 sm-
ana bo5y-cf dark blus velvet With vCsl
ol stitched ,losh e nsleh the skirt
Yes yoH certainly have arrived a, The
perfect FarisiaH waist Ilt enMmt -t1G
tLe hostess eurfou-iy. and ] mus say mat
Is Ule 81 rhl Trerties lItl= costumes I've
seen -nIs ycar Tha; blu velvet waist
picked our iu white embroidered dots and
the embroidered edaiug of leav5s IS simply
swlal lf Won dou mind am going 10
have ny dres5mahrr cops your waist iu
dark green velvet. working u Inc high
lights with si'i dots using Ei.r -0utaele IOI
outlining thf leaves and filling ia he front
RIth deep cream panue or stitched pale
green SATIN antique.
1--we long wanted. sine .0uruued Just
such body for theatre wear and II ! don't I
accept the idea from yours. shall take
under consideration q cunning little waist
il
10 ba Of plain and white spotted red silk.
the collar toned down with straps of back
EaLeta 5Hd plenty 0f litlle clear glass but
Ions ar The points % straps Oh the cu1s
and elsewhere. Iy only objection 20 red s
that it really appears less worn this winter
than ever. You almost might take for
granted that the whole world Of women ls
in fun 0r hail mourning from The over
vheImlng prep0uderance Of dead black.
grey snd deep dahIia OF mulberry purple
gowns
Black hsts outsen an others so The
uuIiuers lament and their resentment,
they say is excited by The fact thar on
their black hars the women viii only per
mE black trimmings. Last winter the
black hat brigade used TO relax he funereal
severity OF their headgesT by touch Of
turquoise velvet huJ even that bit Of blue
liEiug 30 ine sable cloud Is done away
OF fashion go be depiored.
There is 10 small amount OF consolation
10 b. gained though iu the contemplation
of the delicate gayeJy of oar own and
our sisters evening and house dresses,
remarked Maisie the opt.Mist. So far as
my inyesi iiEatious have taken me there
h not a black gown worn after dark this
winter AZ he theatre iu The evening COS
TUNES that would DO credit 10 Ual rooms
r--r HFrraz .f am flnngT1ga. faF DliugSN tI
for dinner parties. sIt 20 right and -ei
of me 80 the orchestra Nothing Seems
black after dark has fallen or II biacl
ADpears "a an iI takes The form Of q back
ground on which 60 display maze o
glowing colors
TO illustrate Nhat 8 mean d must tel
sou oT black lace dresses J saw al the pla,
ssr night One was worn by Miss peabodl
Epfmore. creation OF dusky lace drop
ped over three skirts of chiffon thai bub
bIeE out ia masses of frolay h0unces al M
-oot From hem 10 throat that gown gilt
;eueG with s5quias 10 every possible shad
and tins 81 blue and Up iu her hair sh
Hore four-Wiuged blue gauze butterfly.
'An0Iher costume OF heavier black gui
pure was aucrustcd iu flowers cur from
cerise velvet and applied n vines an,
wrcaths and scattered bouquets with
beading Of ecru Russian lace This last Sc
on the dark-eyed beauty Of Mrs. Laden
burg and though both gowns were nigh 81
neck and long Ia sleeve. the arms AM
shoulders cleaned softly through DE an
lined mesh OF the lace. for such Is the iales
dispeHsation Of The mode.
For my own part / wore rather taldn
liuIe body made OF Persian patteine
uauuc iu which pink and black and yeil0'
were The prevailing color motifs. There
nothing Z ina SO gay. SO durable and s