The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27
GAY GOWNS OF
GAY pARISIENNES.

Paris, Dec. 27.--The most attractive
street gowns I gee these days are those
rub elbows with at the winter picture
exhibitions.
Even the least important OF these ex-
hibits has it's vernissage when all invited
guests come rigged in their best bib ana
tucker. It's just tho sort of bib and tuck
er that inspires interest and II is just the
occasion of all others to take notes on the
prevailing styles.
Trailing a steady stare down from a VI
vid Impressions. picture TO an attrac-
tive toilette just beneath can be 80 grace
fully done. and then there is that rare
chance OF foAowing up the creature OF
your interest and dwelling on each little
detail that goes toward establishing an
attractive ensemble. Besides there seems
TO be something more than ordinarily in
teresting about these particular people
that go in for vernissage; a sort of indi-
viduality that expresses itself In their
toilettes.
A gathering OF the patronesses OF art
In Paris means a gathering OF les grandes
dames--so that the Philistine on business
bent has sort OF right TO expect
an eye-feast when vernissage ticket
GENES her
There was a delightful air Of grace
about a pale gray cloth gown j saw at a
recent vernissage. IL was made princess
and glove fitting, with a generous flare
around the bottom. The sleeves. collar
and square yoke were OF white satin COW
cred with deep cream guipure. At the
back of the left shoulder there was a
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bon appliqued fiat. The ends of the bow
trailed down I'm graceful undulating lines
to the bottom OF the skirt back and front,
and were appliqued with a fine line OF
silver braid along the edges. The grace
OF this bow was what saved this gown
from sinking into the category of the
commonplace. Around the bottom Of the
gown there was a broad frill OF pale gray
gauze spangled with silver and headed
by a band OF silver passementerie. The
toque completing this toilette was
small airy AFFAIR OF gray gauze trimmed
with silver gauze. This was wrought In
n butterfly bow at the front OF the toaue
and an additional realistic touch was Civ
en- to the butterfly by ornamonting the
ceinturc Of the bow with long cut steel
buckle shaped on the lines of q butter
fly's body.
Every now and then catch n glimpse Of
"A gown with an uncompromlsing habit
hacU that has at the nrst glance "A lett
observation-disclosures appearance. ON no.
tlcing IL more closely Il boasts all the up
to date touches and IL worn with that
calm assurance that can never be mus
tered for the wearing Of an old gown. The
oniy conclusion TO draw In that there are
smart women who are willing 10 be class
ed among those last to lay the old
aside"
silk poplins I have had always such n
leaning toward. they seem 80 inexhaus-
tive I'm possibilities and yet have never
felt on looking at a single up to date pop
lin gown that the pinnacle OF poplin pos
sibilities had .een reached. At recent
vernissage there was one OF ther SHIN
merry poplin gowns worn by a young girl
that really bordered on the ideal. 30 girl
ish 10 was. 80 soft I'm tone and with Just
that touch OF personality that makes a
toilette worth study. The shade was a
tribe lighter than putty. and the whole
face OF the material was covered with a
close swirling pattern traced in~gold IL
was made with y long tunlc siopel IN n
trifc Ht the sides that fell over \ deep
nouncc ~ chirou OF tho same shade
The corsage hid the form of a decollete