The San Francisco call., 1899-12-31


peditiou ] found anything particuIarN
novel one of the smarte-t combination
was a. light gray skirt with black iacke-'
and collar and cuns of chinchHla tuf.
Apr0po- Of tailor costumes. ] must rcfut'
a popular impression that seems Co exist
IN America. Before coming 90 EUROPE
every one said. "Buy your tailor gowns On
London. Paris o. the place for artistic
effects. but go to London 90 be tailored
Now. believe me. this o. bad advice II
YOU hnvc any money worth mentioning o.
spend on your clothes don't bulge out or
Paris for auyth.lc 10 YOU haven't any
money worth mentioning. well. poor
thin-. So doesn't much matter where you
go. but even for YOU Paris will be moro
satisfactory You viii pay a tribe more
FOR your costume. but when you are IN D..
YOU will feel HI;c somebody. TO viii t-
YOU. will belong ro YOU. The London tailor
Will manage tO take OF YOUR hips. to fat
ten your chest and altogether TO render
YOU as .C1urLc and as straight I'D aud
down as the typical English lady. ] lot"
England and abominate Freuchmcr with
au my heart but when the important
question of looking better or worse is con
ccrued b1s all petty prciudices
The swell establishments are stiu show
inc fancy waists Of every description
mluv % them bcing painted ] saw
pink effectively painted in fcurs dc hs. re-
white iu chrysauthcmlms and another
white iu pale pins roses. The paiutin-
extends from the neck 90 thc waist be
tween little rows OF tucks.
Velvet shirt waists arc the proper caper
T also Jaw "a number ot evening waist
made iu light shades of velvet ANY thinc
rafutc,sf- "a Ia mode Some OF the cvcuiuc
gowns arc done iu most elaborate designs
This fashion o. narti-tic. ] think. bur
I am deIightcd with 10 nevertheless. "
gives employment t1 $50 many or th'
hungry mauipulatOr- ot tn" brush VII.
which Paris i- crowded Not a very sou.
sati-fying occupation Tor many or ihen'.
perhaus. bur bread-giyiuc. nevertheless
The designs tEat the jewellers are show
ing r9r Christmas are wonderful dis
1ike t1 use tho word "iewClry' in th.7
connection euEe =rins. as 30 always doe, ,
"a certain yrIcarity. The oId-fdshiou,
word aoId-mith.rg or the French orte'-
rerie seem more appropriate Tor these d.
signs. recalling as they do Bc1NenuI Ie.-
Uni and the days of tho Eeuatsstr,..
Diamonds rubie- and cmcrllds for tre
sake OF their glitter and glare. are 20
longer .n vogue. except for "la dame o'
chez Maxim" 10 i- now quite as import -
ant 20 know the name ~ tho designer n
YOUR pendant or vour ring 1- 10 I- 90 Nn'"
tho name Of the artist VINO painted tE~
picture that hangs iu your collection r.r
goIdsmilhing is once more am art. du4
gold smiths aI. N.IIrIr .l' ..A.tNt.~ M.
signs exhibited tIr Christmas ore tror
the prize models of tu.- years Salon. a
suuerb riuc is made ~ tv1 mermaid o.
urez holding sapphire. s. pendant tu tlr
form Of "a bat with 90 human head. o..
wings aNtendcd. Is cNguisitcly artistic Cd.
an -u. belt buckles. necklaces. bracelets
on everything. u fact. thc human sac
idea pledum.uttcs It may develop INTO
monster or finish in waves % hair. brt
rHr rr u. a.. .|
fascinating. Beetles. flies and things u'
that description are rot iu vo-u".
The rau stores are showing number -
now and artistic des .-u-. Thank cooirc-e
the oId -u1uelcd fam and Tho feather tJu
have disappeared. 4 hope forever. \ Gam
is now picture 90 vorE of art. an i.-
spiratiou. Sumo Ct the Cirve.cst artists iH
Paris are now uevotiug themselves 90 toe
dc-ieuinE of fans.
Ard tHc chldrcu-wlat is Christm-s s
Goiuc Tor thsme quite enough Z can a--
sure vou-more than Q have time t1 write.
The plrsian ycuuEstCr 1t present i- G.-
cvitah.y Gor7 up iu box coat. with 1
huge black velvet hat covered With featl -
CrS. The cloak- are sometime white rc.-
Vct. sometime pale blue satin nr satin tf
darker shades hut the velvet bat prevail
almost invariably. The Partisan h4b.e
particularly those chat one sees in tra
NHfnNr F4IN .t.r WIN quo. l'I'A.I'-
nurses arc always So dressed mp that
find myself feeInE sorry for them
Chris tmas.does not mean as much 90 a
French vouucstsr a- DO meant lrr all 40 u.
or as 90 means to au Eu=iish child The
christmas tree is boiu= affected nowadays
uy q few of tho richer French families
hut 10 is NOT 20 general custom uv. a1,
means The o.d-flehiourI home Christ
mas that lives forever iu one memory
is NOT understood i1 France. THE Eur' sr
invented trc home. the French inverted
the street" was said br s0mc one Ions
ago. ard tho street yCt remains The pre-
vailnc idea lu French Hfe. ON Christmas
when tho shops are lighted and the t7u'r.
wards are Gay with the hundreds NJ 1d-
ditional bcaurques. one does not feel tEl.
Do is all simply a curt3in-raiscr 10 more
beautiful home drama. Not 40 al The
street is ti-e thing itsel-. Tho children ar.
am out taking their Christmas ON .he
bouicyaris tho cafes are gay. the thN1ters
are crowded. but the homes are dark.
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