Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21
LATE PARIS MODES
Beautiful Toilets Worn at the Au-
teuil Course
BY WELL-KHOWN AMERICAN WOMEN
A Dream of Muslin and Lace on
Rejane's Daughter.
NEW FABRICS AND FASHIONS


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
PARIS, July Z. 1900.
Advance fashions for America could have
easily been picked out by the score at the
recent race meetings at Auteuil. Fortunate
ly the unpleasant happenings Of a year
ago were not repeated, and President Lou
bet went home from the races at Long
champs with his hat in immaculate condi-
ton. Naturally remembering the events of
the preceding year, the appearance OF the
Boni Castellanes was watched for with in
terest. Americans who attended the races
In numbers unprecedented in Paris were
especially eager in craning their necks as
the Castellanes' arrival was heralded by a.
little murmur of comment among the spec
tators. The countess was attred in gown
of cream guipure, with straps of painted
taffeta ribbon brought over the shoulders
and down each side of the princess front.
to terminate on the lower part Of the skirt
in chou of thin silk, finished with fringed
ends.
Another figure that interested the Amerf-
can visitors to the races was her grace,
Consuelo Duchess of Marlborough who ap
peared with other notable English society
women. The duchess looked trifie pale.
but was elegantly attired in mauve crepe
de chine, with a Louis Seize hat to match.
On the grand 'standwith Nine. Loubet and
the other guests of the presidents family
was Mrs. Horace Porter, wife of the Amer
lean ambassador. who is great favorite at
the Elysee palace. The beautiful Princess
of Pless, whose sister. 1t is said. will marry
the rich young Duke of Westminster. and
whose brother is engaged to Lady Ran
dolph Churchill was one Of the most ad-
mired women on the grand stand. Her daz-
cling beauty was well set off by a costume
of pale grayish blue mousseline de sole COW
cred with rose-shaped applications of chan
lilly lace with the foliage and leaves
lightly enhroIdared in silk She
a great picture hat of black. trimmed with
black and white ostrich plumes and SPAN
gled with gold. These picture hats in black
were SO numerous as to suggest the fnau-
guration of decided fashion for them.
They are of the Gainsborough style and
many of them turn up at the Sides as did
that of the Princess of Pless. The black
picture hats are most effective with the
floating diaphanous materials composing
the majority of the summer costumes.
In Ocher and String Color.
Most Of the dresses were of ocher and
string color. There were white muslins and
many pale pink and pale blue gowns. Ba-
rege was apparently the most popular of
the new materials; 1t is fabric that sug-
gests both canvas and muslin. but is not
for that reason to be classed with mex
pensive materials, for its manufacture is
yet limited and in the hands of few of
the great couturieres. typical costume
of this material was of pale blue. with
bolero jacket and vest of white mousseline
de sole fastened at the side The upper
half of the skirt was laid in close fitting
stitched plaits, while the lower half fell in
flowing folds.
Painted muslins were legion at the races
The thinnest of materials composed most
of the gowns, and delicately tinted silks
formed the foundations over which they
were laid. There was a lack of simplicity
in the garments. Ribbons and laces fiut-
tered in every breeze. and yards of costly
stuff in the form of trains swept the dusty
floors and sidewalks. Canvas was much
favored by some Of the danes: so was
crepe de chine, while foulard in unique