The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-18
CuNGINui GOWNS
FOR HOUSE WEAR.
French Designs Drape the Figure in
Classic Outline.
STYLES OF THE FIRST EMPIRE.
l,ob.s OF rannc With Short Waists aud
Long. Flowing Skirts are Called
Josephine Gowns Lovely
Luncheon Creations.

PARIS. FRANCE, Nov. 1.-THE Amer
lean woman, with her fund OF vitality,
can have no idea of the desperate fancy
of house gowns which prevails among the
French women.
A Partisan who does not possess three
or four negligees is poor. indeed, and
the better class count their dozens OF
TIM They put ;l1nrn on when they rise
in the morning; they breakfast in them,
half reclining; they go back TO bed in
them: and from that time on until alter
moon the negligee is the gown of the
day.
often lunch is partaken Of in these soft
flowing gowns and, iaziiy, toward MID
afternoon the French woman allows her-
self 10 be stripped of the silken robe 10
Don the street dress, in wtiicn she must
shaw herself 10 the world.
1t would not be well to say that she VIII.
take a constitutional; this French woman,
for she will. most likely, drive or take
the public conveyances to some shopping
street wher. she will dawdIe along past
the shop windows. maybe she Will, with
pincing steps, fitting upon her pretty
French heels, make call.
So different is she from the American
woman or the English one, who with
easy grace walks her mile or more and
back again; or the English woman who
with flat heels and swinging strides
takes in the country fer miles along the
Thames.
THE NEGLIGEE PROPER.
The negligee with the French woman
is divided into families. one family con-
sisting OF the room robe This is made
of some soft flowing stuff. This year the
China silks are in again and many lovely
things are seen in them. They take China
silk and cut out of it long loose fit
ting garment, reaching from the neck TO
the street This they lay In tiny little
tuclls, SO that the whole waist and up
per part of he skirt is tucked. The :ucks
suddenly cease at about level witE the
knees and the whole gown which was
made a princess. flares out around the
feet, making a full skirt, under which IS
set a cascade of ruffles.
The cold blooded and pampered child
az the house lines her negiglec with soft
est flannel which is 50 delicately attached
to its outer covering of silk that you 1nl-
agiae the fabric 10 be all one. With long
stitches the mod stes tack the two to-
getfler. the flannel Of the under part
and the silk Of the upper part, and fash
ion the gown from the two.
The house dress rroper-which IS the
luncheon gown-flas progressed WONDER
fully in a season. The Marie Antoiuette
is the nearest approach to the convention
al luncheon gown of a year ago: all others
are very different. The Marie Antoinette
has its plain skirt. rather fuller around
the hips than is required by the season s
. cut, while the bodice is brought down
tfs front to a point a little below the belt
line, called the Marie Antoinette Dip
This is only a slight dip, but is extremely
becoming to the figure.
THE FRENCH DIP
The French dip is one that gan only be
obtained with Il loose fronted waist. The
waist. which is generall.- blouse. is
brought down from four to six inches be-
low the belt line, and fastened there,
while the belt is drawn down SO as TO
cover ii.
in the luncheon gown This style is car
RED out in thu brGcaded skirt with its
long lines. touching the floor all the. way
around; and the blouse waist. rather bag
gv IN front. te permit of the pulling down
low. A little house coat, cut off under
the arms, is worn over the blouse.
Charming Empire luncheon gowns are
seen. They are carried out in the ORR
entail skirts. draped with thin materials
The Oriental SUITS are in many colors
most OF them showing tie soft. light
shades. All the fine transparencies Sc.
well over them The tissue, the tulles. he
tll,ffons. the mousselaines and the gaUZes
Grape BEAUTIFULLY over the pale tints Ct
the Oriental silks.
Oriental panne is USED for the bolerc
ard for the elahorats lapels that are nee
essary for many OF the beautiful houses
robes.
Josephine gowns, all OF panne in ex-