The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-01
AMERICAN ROHEhABROAD
They Wear Elaborate Toilets at
the Paris Fair.
Mrs. Potter Palmer Is Beloved by
the French DressmaLcr Because
She Wears Faufties. Gowns md
Never argues Over Their Price
Mrs. Ogden HiIl.' Dcmi-Mourniu.

PARIS. June 2O-The dressmakers
have risen TO the occasion offered by the
crowds of foreigners in Paris. and it is
an open question whether the exposition
on the banks of the Seine or the shop
windows and show rooms on the baule-
wards are winning the greater amount Of
money and attention.
Mrs. Potter Palmer is one of the fair
Americans beloved OF the Partisan dress
maker. because she is handsome, shows
of a fine gown to the greatest advantage.
has quite faultless taste, and never be
grudges the price OF a lovely creation.
She lunched last week in the gardens be-
side the horticultural houses in a most
cnnamendnble study in mauve. The goods
was lovely etamine. which, though made in
sAoninated and perhdious Albion. is used
in thousand styles by the French con-
turieres who can fnd no other light wool
goods one-h2lf SO durable, cool, and grace
full. The skirt of Mrs. Palmer's gown v as
set OF by double rows OF cream guipure
insertion about the foot, down the front,
across the back, and in seven bands ever
the hips. Both yoke and collar of her
waist were made Of bluette blue panne
overlaid with cream guipure, and from
the yoke fell gracefully about her Shout
ders a broad, lace trimmed collar of eta
mine
On top OF the ladys lovely silvery hair
sat hat Of riauve erin, bound about the
crown with ono band OF black velvet,
which seemed to DO tho stronghold OF a
pair Of very dowry plumes Of darkling
blue that nodded directly in front. White
gloves II vas observed, were worn with
this. They were fastened at the wrist
by two very bis, dark blue pearl buttons
and stitched in tone OF blue to match
on either back. When the luncheon was
over and the lady rose she unfurled an
extremely charming sunshade OF blue taft
feta, the handle ending in gilt ramshorn.
and all the inside OF the silken dome was
lined with cream Liberty tissue. frilled
about with narrow blonde lace. SO that
1t seemed as IL cloud OF some fairy tex
ture noated inside the canopy.
That is the way, however. with all the
newest parasols. Many of them are lined
with ACCORDION pleated chiffon, silk mus
lin, and even the finest tulle. This lining
does not reach quite to the rib edge OF the
silk, but is drawn full over the wire sup
ports that run from the ribs out to the
stick. Here lace frill is whipped on. and
the result is 4 misty fullness. filling in all
the inside of the sunshade when it is open.
Another famously well dressed American
woman at the Paris Exposition is Mrs.
Ogden Mills who takes her tea every aft
ernoon in the lovely garden of that choicest
little hotel on the Place Vendome. Mrs.
Mills wore the other afternoon, an en-
chanting little suit of black and white
striped silk the skirt SO tucked that all
the black stripes conveTged at the waist
line. Over these tucks ran scallops of
stitching done in black, and the waist
opened broadly upon the shoulder and bust
TO display yoke and vest Of white en-
broidered silk. Tabs of turquoise blue
velvet depended from the front OF the
yoke, where scarf of black chiffon knot
ted upon the bust and wide girdle of blue
pelted her slender waist.
A big blue hat, bearing four stately
black plumes. decked the fair tea drinkers
dark head. and one noticeable point con-
corning these two gowns was their brevity
OF train. There is coming, inevitably
as the Campbells an era of trains. in COM
parison with which all others We have
ever worn will seem as tadpole tails be-
side the trail of comet Four feet Of
goods on the ground is the most recent
fiat of the fashion solons, and this first aid
to the street sweepers is further extended