The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-13

NEW YORK. May Poor Maisie!"
The hostess mouth dropped sympathetic
cally at the corners. And he is really,
really engaged to that red headed cfca-
ture and the fact is announced? she en-
quired again.
..oh. no doubt Of it, assured Mrs. Van
Knickerbocker Mrs. Back Bay is rather
a friend of the girl, who told her all
about il and also showed her lots OF the
loyeliest trousseau things. They have been
engaged you see at least a month. ana
in three weeks the wedding is announced
to take place.
Mrs. Van Knickerbocker always gets
here first with the news" chimed in Mrs
Back Bay reproachfully. skirting many
tables full of bric-a- brac and sailing sue
cessfully through a maze of thin legged
chairs TO the bay window, where tea was
spread. Happily I've arrived in time 10
give you various details, Tor the Drlae-
elect has the most du moment things We
seen. Fer example her shoes ana STOCK
1ngs are enough to demoralize Christian
woman from sheer envy Two pairs vi
most fetching dinner dress slippers are
made one of black and one of cream White
leather. They have broad Cromwell maps
rising on the instep and the entire toes
and fronts of the shoes are lnlaiu Win
cabochon Jewels. The white pair MAD httie
round emeralds sunk deep in the leather
and finely embroidered between the stones
in gold. while the black pair showed a
lovely inset pattern Of small and large
,urouois with silver embroidery and the
heels of the white shoes were as black
and highly polished as>ebony. Besides
these treasures / saw perfectly bewii-
dering pair of black satin dancing slip
pers. the heels done in dull gilt and around
the top of the slipper ran a black SATIN
and gilt bebe ribbon that drew up to hoid
the shoe on quite firm, and tying on the
ipstep let fall two tag ends made OF big
pear shaped rhinestone buttons.
All the silk and lisie hosiery to go
with these were cioeked. Some in COL
ors, that is. three separate bands OF
bright silk embroidery running up the
outside Of the ankle and some had
merely clock done in open work, or
nv a tall stemmed lace flower let into
the side of the stockings. l looked very
sharply at her dressy Oxford ties and
saw them in the most remarkably lovely
and diverse pastel shades and deep
coIors. some in the richest claret giace
with white heels. With these the stock
ipgs match exactly and it's a trousseau no.
ton / saw to have even the garters to ac-
cord in color with the footsear.
..Of course / had my wits enough
about me to ask to see some OF the
gowns and first l beheld a dream. "a
diant dream in roses and Vatican
blue chiffon. These modern girls are
the most thorough-going creatures not
to say the most extravagant, for let me
tell you that the gown she showed me
was complete entity only when it had
the head ornament sortie du bal gloves
eii pers, hose and silk jupon to match or
accord.
This complete and ravishing toilet my
red headed young friend carelessly de-
signated as "a little dinner dress She
obligingly slipped into it, TO complete my
satisfaction and incidentally looked pic
lure of loneliness. The little dinner dress
had a sheath skirt of pastel white silk.
and il you've not yet seen that fabric you
Fave a feast in store for your eyes. 1t is a
soft satin faced taffeta with opoiescent