Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30

woman a season of preparation and repair.
The dame of society orders her wardrobe
for the spring, pays those small debts of
polite attention which she may owe to rela-
tives and takes the rest cure at her cha
teau, where the attendance of one of the
great beauty specialists is obtained if ma
DANES bank account will stand it.
Almost every one enjoys a short trip to
the Riviera.
In this cosmopolitan age 1t is necessary
that the grand dame should know the gos-
sip of every court in Europe, for, after all,
the society of the French capital is a thing
of shreds and patches, including expatri-
ates from every land on the globe. 1t is
therefore delightful to the aspirant for pre-
eminent SmartnesS to be able to repeat the
latest bon mot of court celebrity or the
last bit of scandal in regard to the great.
In the spring on the Riviera, where flowers
and balmy breeZes make even late winter
lovely, the sciOns of royal houses, as we'll
as courtiers and the butterflies of the grand
world, assemble. Even the American pluto
crat now anchors his splendid yacht in the
harbors of the Mediterranean cities and
takes fitting view of the brilliant
throngs, whose worst points, instead of the
pest, ne seems only to care to copy.
Finery for the Riviera.
The Riviera fashions are as q rule, those
of spring for the rest of the world, SO
was nothing loath to accompany Mile de
Rocheforte to her bOudoir when she asked
for my opinion of some of the finery she
had ordered for the short season at Nice
which she Is to enjoy under the chaperon-
age of her aunt, that stout dignified duch-
ess of many seasons and much sage experi-
ence- If L did not know of mademoiselle's
nttle romance, l might fancy that the
duchess would yet reconcile her fair niece
TO the match with that little Austrian
count, who, l now know, is the object of
interest in the Nice campaign l also Judge
tndt Henrl Is to be there, too, from the
anxiety that Mile. ROcheforte evinced lest
each article should not be quite CONNIE il
faut-
The millinery. i assured her, was charm
ing. one lovely hat for afternoon wear
or tucked tulle over foundation of fancy
tlnsel. was of the brOad-rimmed sort and
supplied with fiat crown, around which
fullness of tulle was drawn through
handsome gold buckle. The underbrtm was
lined with pink roses, Il novel arrangement
OF ribbon falling over the brim and alter
mating with the floral decoration.
Another hat, which she thought would b.,
JUST the thlnS Tor a morning stroll, was
quilt of straw braid in contrasting colors
the braid forming a cOquettish toque effect
with projecting brim and uptilted back. BY
q Trick OF the milliner the front was so
arranged as to present a three-terraced
appearance. Tulie shirred in between the
rows of braid formed the crown while n
DOW of straw braid, a tulle chou and a
couple OF QuIIlS gave a cOquettiSh finish to
the whole.
F1Ower-Trim med Hats
Hats much trimmed with flowers of a
pale. light sort numerous this season.
The material of which the blossoms are
made differs very much from that which
built the rich, velvety flowers of the winter
chapeaux- A soft, thin silky stuff, We'll
designed to give an appearance of airy
frivoifty to the millinery. is the favorite
tissue of the flower makers. Chiffon hats
in odd tOqUe shapes I'm a measure reflect
the prevailing fashion of the past winter
The wheel-shaped hats side tilted are likely
to be affected by many, but they look well
on but few, for the affectation of daring
ness, like all other affectations, is seldom
a becoming or pleasing one
The shapes Of skirts and jackets do not
seem TO be very different from those worn
during the winter. Boleros accompany all
outdoor gowns, although the bolero has
come to be a little coat instead OF the
uhdef-afm arrangement as which it made
us hrst appearance. Some of the coats
have long fronts and some few are length,
ened i'm the back.
shorter sleeves.
Sleeves grow shorter and shorter. This
Is true of outdoor as well as indoor cos
tunes. For evening wear the apologize
bow the strand of imitation gems has
been all that has lately stood between the
feminine shoulder and utter self-revelation
Sleeves for street wear have shrunk until
they are now nothing longer than elbow
length. An ornate undersleeve, of course
covers the forearm, the tendency for spring
wear seeming to be to have them very full.
Soft and diaphanous fabrics are useful in
draping the undersIeeyes, and. indeed are
utilized wherever it is possible.
We have yet to see adopted by fashion
designers the Old-fashioned lace sleeves
seen In portraits identifying the arms of
the lovely DANES of a half century ago.
Worn directly over the arm and with the
oyersleeves of heavier material drawn
down over them loosely, the effect OF
beauty, half revealed and half concealed
gives touch of piquancy which 1t is
strange that the designers have so long
neglected to infuse into their designs.
Novelties In Yelling.
The arrival Of March brought a few
changes In yelling Black and white In
combination is the most modlsh touch for
face covering. Black wells with white dots
and vice versa are considered to be merely