The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-15
PARIS FASHION LETTER.

PARIS, Aug. a.-French women are
this season painfully regretting their thin
gowns No summer past has seen fash
ionable ladies so diaphanously clad
There is tendency on the part of some
people to consider the recent insect in
Vaslon the comment of Providence upon
the present Evelike garb. 1t is believed
that during the exposition some botanist
VINO contributed to the show handsome
aquatic plants also donated embryo mos
Qultoes- AT any rate all Paris is now
a-huzz, and terrified inhabitants who
can AFFORD it are fleeing far from the
plague-infested town. Partisan scien-
lists hope to cope with the pest in time,
but meanwhile French women are seek
ing clothing of a penitential thickness,
even for warm days, and venturing near
the region of the Seine as infrequent as
possible.
therefore, if I depended on Paris func-
Mons for fashion suggestions my brain
would be vacuum. Fortunately 1 al
ways have the shops to fall Back upon
and l am happy to say that yesterdays
tour of the Rue de la Paix and the
Avenue de rOpera was a fortunate one.
AT the first maison they brought OFT
fascinating frock which they were pre-
pairing to send to TrOuVil!e to a hand
some widow who is spending the sum
mer at her seaside villa She is rich
and gay, ana the gradual emergence Of
the social butterfly from the chrysaiis of
mourning is suggested by her gown
This garment. which was for a grand
fete, was of black silk muslin and lace
over gray taffeta foundation. The
skirt, cl4rm'ng affair, was made with
vertical ban.iS of tucked iuusiin separ-
ated by stripes of chantilly a rounce
of lace about twelve inches deep fell over
the lower part or the skirt. The b.
Zero harmoni2e0 in construction with the
Skirt except that aboI.t The Iower part
it was trimmed with cream -unure and
the edges of theerUnt were ornamented
with velvet ribbon comets. Some of
the velvet also trimmed the skirt the
comets being just above the fiounce. If
you do not know what a dressmaker's
comet it, let me remark that it consists
of a very chick little cluster of ribbon,
half rosette, half bow. A blouse of en-
broidered cream tulle was to be worn
underneath the little coat, and this was
held in at the waist with an extremely
light girdle built of rows of narrow
black velvet ribbon united by tiny jew
eIed clasps. The sleeves of the bolero
bouffant below the elbows, were rCm-
posed of tucked muslin and lace This
was supplemented upon the forearm by
afull white undersleeve of embroidered
were intended for the neck
Another frock intended for this lady
showed her to be a person of extremely
good figure: otherwise she would not have
dared wear the garment Cut in prIn-
cess style it was of black ctartilly,
falling in long, carefully fitted lines from
just below the arms to the floor. IN
derneath the lace was a fitted founda-
ton of white taffeta. Arms and should
ers were covered with venetian guipIre,
the chantilly of the robe being rounded
out to show the guipure to the waist
line. Lacings of black velval ribbon
united the fronts. On the plastron APP
peared appliqued flowers of taffeta, and
down the front of the robe ran a couple
row of the venetian guipure.
The fashion leaders tell me that they
are about to introduce a revival of
pompadour styles. Fabrics richly bro
caded or Powered with sprays of bright
colored but impossible vegetation nay
be confidently looked forward to for
evening year this winter Light blues,
cardinal, maize, pistache, rose and hight
green are to be fashionable evening tnts
Dresses will be deliberately ma lie up in
accordance with the costumes OF the pc
Rod to be copied A great deal Of lace,
handsome GALLONS and medalions will
beautify the frocks. Short-sleeved gowns
for house wear will be favored. and out
door garments will be ma lie with short