Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06

Special Correspondence Uf The Evening Star
PARIS. June -, 1901.
1t is hard to be happy anywhere with
out money, hut it is dOubly hard in Paris.
Th,rc the luxury OF the earth is alluringly
laid out to tempt the eye. the heart, the
soul. The Frenchwoman is able to dis
peusc with many things. but smart gowns
she Will not exist without. summer is al
ways looked forward to as a season when
women may dress prettily and inexpen-
siv,ly. The present season, however, has
proved an exception to the rule. Even the
most simple looking muslin frocks cost
sh,ckingly large sums. This is due to the
use of lace and intricate and elaborate en-
broideries and appliques on the lightweight
garments. Each tiny bit of trimming must
he carefully cut out and then inserted into
the material carefully and with much pains
taking work with the needle. The fancl-
ful discovers. leaves and arabesques-
are extremely expensive, and the woman
who has a muslin gown decorated with
them has paid probably enough to Keep
poor family for Il year.
Lingerie Of the fashionable sort costs
small fortune. a single night dress frequent
" selling for 500 francs. Speaking of night
robes reminds that there IS a noticeable
change in them. Formerly il was not good
form 70 wear any color except white Now
they are made of all ColorS of the rainbow
and trimmed with equal extravaganza.
Pale blues and pinks and heliotrOpes are
jus. at present the modiSh tints and crepe
de chine China silk and crystalline are
favored in their making Much trimming
is Imperative. and this must be of lace.
With the CplOred night robes lace which
Stimulates the soft yellOws of the old sorts
are perhaps the most appropriate. IuCks
on the bodice are frequently seen. but
tucked bodiCes are too warm for summer
wear unless they are alternated with
stripes of insertion Some of the latest
night gowns of China silk are adorned with
printed designs in flowers so that a woman
may go to sleep in a robe over which clam
Der the sweetest of wild roses wreathed
with the flmiest Of white lace. Some of
the night robes are fashioned like empire
gowns. with very short waists, usually of
tuCking and insertion. The Marie Antoi-
ne;te. with its fichu-shaped collar, is much
affected by smart women. Broad sailor
collars trimmed win lace also form
prominent feature of decoration, although
they can scarcely be said to be appropriate
for the purpose. The use of ribbons with
the lace is not quite popular. the ten
dency being TO restrict the color to a pure
dead white.
Wash Summer FrOcks.
Wash fabrics for summer froCks are
charming this year, so elaborate in design
and So fine of fabric that the cost of ma
terial is no mean item in the make up of
the gown. And all sorts of elaborate make
ups are allowable for this one-time simple
toilet, For instance, a gown of novelty
buds was trimmed the entire length of it's
skirt with overlapping founces curved in
shape and applied fiat. The edge of each
founCe was banded with guipure lace. The
bodice of fine white muslin very simply
made was overlaid with a rounded bolero
heavily incrusted with lace.
Wash gowns shirred and corded are no
novelty One often wonders how the laun-
dress ever manages to cope with the elab-
crate tuckingS and puffings; but. then. the
secret of it is that the majority of the
frocks are not expected to reach the wash
tub until their best days are over. One of
the most elaborate effects Is represented
in the garment of white muslin sprigged
with rosebuds Just bought by a friend.
The tucked top of the skirt is hidden by
the yoke of white quipure lace band of
which also finishes off the bottom. The
bodice. cut square over rose silk yoke is
adorned with a deep lace collar threaded
Sleeves are banded with velvet and the
girdle Is a combination of narrow bands
applied in parellel rows.
Tip Tilted Hats.
The hats worn with these soft, light gar
ments as airy as they can possibly be
made. They are tilted fore and aft and
sidewise till the eye is bewdered by the
multitude of angles at which they perch
over the feminine head. Sometimes they
are raised on a sort of coronet or banked
up by ciTClets or semi-cirClets of flowers.
Rough and ready hats are more becoming
than ever There are some revivals in sail
orS. The newest shapes recall the oldest
ones The mushroom and alpine hats and
others approved by fashion come in such
soft and becoming shades and are so CO.
QuetttIshly trimmed with scarfs and rib
bors that they well worthy the ap-
prOval they seem to be receiving from
fashionable folk. 1t is noticeable that few
feathers are worn; but, then, feathers do
not have many wearers in summer. One
Of the prettiest chapeaux that 1 have seen
adorned the head of chic cantatrice