Evening star., 1901-03-09

obscure costumers are often superior to the
celebrities, because each order receives
their best attention.
When we were seated in the modest little
parlor where madame the unknown re-
ceives her patrons, Lady de B. explained
her errand, and the Frenchwoman nodded
understanding what was wanted. For
street wear she advised coat costume of
plack Vlgogne: with a skirt conservatively
box plated. The Eton coat, which could
be worn open or closed, was sprinkled with
small jet buttons. Lady de B. was charm
ed with the costume.
The Little Lords Mother.
1T will serve me when I wish to intro
duce some decided color into my toilet, for
l must consider economy on my dear boy's s
account since our ancestral acres are so
heavily mortgaged." Little Lord de B. is
now at EtOn, and 1 verify believe that his
widowed mother cultivates the society of
dear Catherine merely to acquaint her
self with the status and fortune of every
rising American heiress. The English Won
know, believe in arranging such affairs in
the school room. l introduced her to chat
new Chicago milliOnaires wife Her LADY,
ship will have first hand there, for the Chi
casoans arrived from America only a week
ago.
But, to return to the selection of the
mourning wardrobe, after the street dress
the customer decided to look at one for
house wear. The one that finally plea sed
her was of peau de sole, made with. a sepa-
rate founce, covered with rows of horizon
tai cOrding. Peau de sole showed to excel
lent advantage under this treatment Tho
skirt was built over a separate foundation
of glace silk, which is a feature of all the
best dresses. The bodice of black silk was
tucked about the neck and finished with
very full bell sleeves. Added to this a
scalloped bolero appliqued with silk gull
pure gave quite coquettish touch to the
whole toilet, for the bolero's sleeves ended
just below the elbow, where the silk bodice
sleeve opened into its most aggressive flare
a soft crush collar accompanied the waist
Ihe cuffs were mere bands of appIioued
silk.
ArfstOcratic Grief.
To those dignified social functions at
which aristocratic grief is privileged to
disport itself, Lady de B. purchased dinner
gown OF black mousseline de sole, for the
world must dine even though sovereigns
ole. Ihls costume recommended itself also
on the score of economy, I suppose. for it
had one of the useful bolero effects that
admit-of so much juggling with color. At a
later discreet interval the dark underbodice
may be discarded, and, with q few touches
from the fingers of her ladyship's maid, the
gown may make its temperance supported
by DIouses of the most frivolous shade and
up-to-date smartness. Underneath the bo-
lero of the dinner gown lace bodice front
supported by deep ceinture of folded silk.
was laid in soft, full folds. Full sleeves of
lace fell from under the sleeves of the bo-
lero and were clasped to the arm by pearl
embroidered bands.
Pearls the Thing.
With this costume your ladyship will
find some pearls very striking" said the
modis.e, and she directed the model to
wind about her throat a long string of the
gems, allowing the strand to fall almost to
the founce on the skirt, IN the accepted
mode. The effect was, as she said. yery
pleasing, and her patron confided to me
that she had among her family Jewels a
string of pearls that would soon see the
light OF day, as they permissible for
court mourning. Silver and plain gold or
naments, too, are allowable with compli-
mentary mourning and so is, cut steel used
in moderation.
After Lady de B. had purchased her cos
tunes she left orders for a few supplement
tary bodices and false fronts of pale he
ltotrope, delicate ceram and mauve. We
then drove to the glover's and to the
milliner's where the days shopping was
completed by an inspection of subdued-
looking bonnets. A soft black toaue. lace
breaking Its gloomy outline. was chosen
for wear In town, but dainty affair-all
delicate lace and knots of the softest yio-
lets-was selected for wear on the Riviera
where all the fashionable world expects
soon to be.
Daughter of Millions.
! Just as we came out of the glover's we
| encountered the eldest daughter Of the mil
1 lions-the one who is making such a palpa-
BILE hunt for some prince Or duke Or mar