The Washington times., 1901-07-28
FASHIONS FROM France.
Nantes Specially Designed for
MOdish Chauffeurs.

Hints for Tennis PInyers-TulI'
Ruchcs. Lawn Collars. and Barbei
of Fine Lace-"WashinE Blue
Linen-other Toilet Accessories
PARIS, July 22.-To enjoy n little rura
peace at this delightful season, while
awaiting the hour of departure for tn,
fashionable seaside resorts and the "se
lect spas" where the society parade viii
restore their strength, women are for the
moment exiling themselves in the eX-
quisite habitations in the beautiful envi-
rons of Paris. and, thanks to the all
powerful automobiles, the distance be-
tween the Rue de la PaiN and the heights
of Vile d'Avray. or between the Place
Vendome and the duh royal city, Yer
sailles has been annihilated
Thus, exciting lawn tennis matches are
got up, dainty ''gouters" sare organized,
'sauteries champetres" are improvised If
the youthful element is sufficiently prom
inent and in the evening everyone goes
back to Paris, If so disposed.
This is a mixture of town and country
life which is greatly appreciated at the
present moment, both by hostesses and
visitors AS is always the case, dress
these informal receptions, where etiquette
is banished, and where there is no need
to trot out again the sumptuous raiment
that was so dazzling the previous week I;
toilets of printed organdie, muslin dress
es, costumes of embroidered lawn; all
these pretty fragilities are the things to
wear under such circumstances. For in
stance, great Importance is attached to
the details of dress which increase or di-
minish the uegree of style that one wish
es to affect.
Large ruches of white tulle, lawn col
lars, ''barbes' of lace; yokes of Venice
guipure; fine cambria collars-each and
all have their particular part to play. A
"barbe" of yellow ace will set off the
simplicity of a tailor-made costume of
thick cream-colored toile de sole. A large
collar of English embroidery will have a
marvellous effect on a dress of red can
vass A full ruche of white. tulle. with
spots of black velvet, harmonizes charm
ingly with a dress of embroidered lawn
over pink ground; and a Marie An
toinette fichu ruched with Valenciennes
lace will set off plain dress of organdie
muslin.
All these things are matters of taste
and Parisennes have always a perfect in
To protect all these dresses from the
dust of the roads. or from the cold
draughts caused by the rapid motion. the
most exquisite of automobile mantles
have been invented. Fancy may preside
over the makeup of these garments, at
once luxurious and practical which are
Infinitely more personal than the travel
ing cloak, wherein the promiscuous get
ting into trains, the contact with unknown
persons during the journey, and the arri-
val among strangers, demand a severe
and correct style of dress
No shade or tint appears out of place
and IT is delightful to see mantles with
capes of biscuit colored cloth, ponceau
or dove color. replacing the misty grey
tints like the smoke of locomotives or a |
London fog which were SO recently con-
nected with that style
1t is an additional beauty to a landscape |
to see the roads plowed up by automo- |
biles bearing a gracious female figure |
wrapped In a mantle of soft iris cloth, |
with lapels faced with turquoise blue |
cloth, and a cape to match, or a sleeve |
less mantle of red cloth with two or |
three capes, surmounted by a white cloth |
marceau collar embroidered with gold. !
These mantles are always lined with |
white liberty satin, extremely soft and |
light Straw hats trimmed with flowers |
are the most useful, and a fine meshed |
veil OF net or application tulle envelops !
il sufficiently to keep IL in place and pro-
tect the head.
Certainly the votaries of tennis are in
finitely less solicitous as to their cos
TUNES. Every year more attention is paid
to womens sporting costumes and there
are few exercises in which the value of an
original dress is appreciated. For tennis
he. e1,N r.
made of light wooden, bure, yelling |
and cloth for preference or else
Of thick ccru or cream colored toile de
sole, pique, linen, poplin, or granite. All
these materials are strong enough to
stand the wear and tear of the efforts to |
triumph. The skirt should reach to three
fingers width from the ground. and be
made of pink toile de sole with three |
founces edged with japanese designs in
pink silk in band of red cloth The
white corsage should be very pronounce
ed blouse, with a sailors collar made
with an elsborately embroidered pleat In
front, silver buttons in the pure Japan
.se style, and waistband TO match; a sail
,r hat of red satin straw and pink brim
trimmed with embroidered hair; red mo-
rocco shoes and red silk stockings.
Another much trimmed dress is of
washing blue linen. The heading of a fiat
shaped flounce is initiated by a row of
English embroidery insertion over blue
ground. The blouse of the same enbroid-
ny. with an imitation bolero traced by
lands OF blue linen on the cross and a
ioke TO match; waistband ana shoes of
White deerskin, and three-correred hat of
white rafia straw draped with sky blue
iberty.
Another classic costume is of white |
heviot; the skirt made in pleats fixed by |
stitched band. the bolero short above
vide waistband of white elastic. clouted
gith steel; chemisette of white muslin
'rinted with cashmere patterns. long |
icaf of black satin and ring of white |
aamel; white marquis hat chifIonne, with
White and black spotted foulard and black |
outeau feathers spotted with white.
For these sporting dresses, as for out |
ioor dresses in town. questions of detail
IRE always most important. Very plain
ewelry goes with them. and very littl. of |
t; such as chased gold jewels set with GU
ious enamels, solitaire pearls, OPAQUE |
tones such as turquoises. canoes or
Egyptian scarabel worn in rings, slides
carfpins, or hatpins, sleeve ling or studs,
Vaistband buckles, ete. Other light fancy |
ostumes warrant the use of brilliant |
.ems or gold and pearl charms from
which depend a gold and diamond purse
nd other precious trinkets.
Antique Rugs Are Rare.
One of the most experienced men In the
ug business recently made the assertion !
Thar ha |