The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29
TIE Girl FROM Paris
She Brings Stock of Frenehy
Ideas From Abroad.
Her Valuable Suggestions Are
Home-They Note Her Ties, Hats.
and Gloves, Copy Her Shirt Waists,
and Listen to Her Talks on "styie."

NEW YORK, April 2s.-"of course there
was no use crying over spilled milk SO
just bundled the whole thing into the scrap
bag AID have begun all over again. anu 1t
was going to be such dear frock' iears
and philosophy and tender regret were
mingled in Mrs. Back Bays voice as she
told the whole tragedy of lovely muslin
gown butchered brutality by an incompetent
dressmaker.
what was it going to be like?' sooth-
ingly enquired the hostess.
"A mauve muslin. Do you know those
new empire muslins. half silk, half cot
ton. they are selling this season? Well.
that was the goods and l ordered it drop
ped over a silk slip of the same tone. The
skirt was TO have been ever so slightly
fulled into the belt all around and then the
loveliest imitation malines lace, of a tea
tint. set in as deep incrustations at the
bottom and again in a long Zigzag about
the region of the knees The waist had
elbow sleeves with lace running up in
points from the belt and double lace caps
running out from the high collar and shoul-
ders to fit fiat on the sleeve tons. A final
piquant touch was a little harness of black
velvet ribbons and imitation marcassite
buckles ana a cream liberty satin bow fall
ing like the inevitable stein kirk necktie
in front l modelled the whole thing after
a Paris frock | saw at the opening of the
picture show last week. A girl with daz-
zling red hair wore the gown and broad
violet eolored capeline hat with Vloiet
tulled bows and couple of fluffy osirlch
plumes daringly dashed so low on the
iiFrta
ly pompadour. l lack the artistic rec hair,
but l wanted a gown just like it and l even
bought my long slaty grey gloves TO wear
up to my elbows as the red-headed para
gon did and here l am lamenting.
Il saw many things at the picture show,
too announced the girl from Chicago.
Your red-headed girl is just over from
Paris by the way, and she merits close
watching. for everything she puts on is
sure to be both the newest and the best.
/ saw her at the theatre last night in a
stunning waist and toque. The waist was
made of white guipure and black lace bo-
lero jacket and sleeves. and the entire
garment was daZzlingly picked out in
weeny silver spangles. | called it'wonder-
fully new and interesting. Her toque was
y white muslin. or what the milliners call
muslin, stiff white goods like fine woven
straw and crown and cloSe-rOlled brim
black velvet ribbon a cloud OF mauve
tulIe girdled the whole thing and on that
went a garland of the most remarkable
pale lilac silk orchids. | was in raptures,
but Maisie sneered cruelty at the hat and
body and naturally. perhaps for We could
see her best young man fully PROSTATE at
the rudy haired shrine. Now he
Dear me- interrupted the hostess, in
a mild voice Il thought We agreed not 10
discuss men or politics or religion. After
all YOU know, my dear. they are not half
so important. even vital, as good clothes,
and / am positively suffering to have some
one tell me whether the blouse TO wear
with my grey homespun skirt and coat
should be of taffeta-"
Certainly not" corrected the Chicago
girl. good naturally. Liberty satin is the
thing for all sorts of outdoor fancy waists.
or heavy twilled foulard in Persian pat
tern is the mode. Look upon this and be
convinced" ard with that. pulling off her
brown jacket. she exposed 10 view pc
culiarly well-cOrseted figure in smart
foulard body in mingled shades of silver
and blue II pouched ever so little in
front and was made with three over lap
ping yoke collars of solid blue silk en-
orusted on the edges with lace. At the left
side the opening of the waist was indi-
Gated by series of narrow black velvet
ribbon straps under which was drawn a
soft falling scarf Of pleated cream chif-
fon.
"Oh. lovely" cried out the appreciative
audience, land you say taffeta is really