New-York tribune., 1902-02-02
MARVELS IN TULLE.
SMART PARTISAN HATS BLOSSOM WITH
FLOWERS S-WIGLIKE" COIFFUREs.

Paris. January 25.
It is decidedly & pleasure to see hats and toques
Blossom with flowers again. roses and violets in
place Of feathers and fur. Even IN Paris with the
Thermometer at midwinter temperature. people are
putting millinery light and gay; and the hats
destined for the Riviera are narvels in tulle and
flowers. A representative chapeau of this sort has
crown and brim covered with small crisp rufies in
white tuIe, and the brim turned up smartly on one
side with three small white plumes and a large or
nanent made Of pearls. a hat of black tulIe with
the edge Of every small rUfle lightly touched with
gold and bunch OF black and gold aigrettes on
one side IS most interesting.
Aigrettes. II may be noted. creeping back into
<avor ct least far millinery is concerned For
hair ornaments anything Of the aigrette order
seems strictly avoided. Roses seem the most popu-
Jar flower, large loose roses and the small. tight
ones that much used evening toilets.
The almost universal Of the low coiffure is a
boon for the dealers IN artificial locks. The elab-
orste arrangement of pufs and curls, almost OBJ
Egatory. can hardly be accomplished save by
expert hsirdresser by the addition Of dressed
false piece OF puffs and small curls. This many
pin around the knot Of natural hair. the false curls
mixing with the real ones the top Of the head.
This really sounds suggestive Of a wig than It
is The piece is made Of little hair and as light as
possible. Certainly plain, close way Of doing the
hair looks odd now at the opera or at any place
where large number Of women appear with un-
covered heads The hairdressers say that coloring
tightening the hair has entirely gone out. II
certainly seems 20 be a fact that most French
women now have either brown or black hair. and it
IS far more common 10 see middle aged woman
with gray hair than formerly. Women with hair
almost white sometimes powder for the evening
BARGAINS IN GOWNS.
January IS the season Of bargains in Paris, per-
haps the only time Of the year when the shops
ruthlessly mark down" for during the dull time
IN summer the visiting foreigners keep the market
from getting too dull. Just at present one may
pick up winter wardrobe for what is generally
referred 10 as almost nothing which means at
about half what the same goods would have cost
in November. II is always amusing to note just
what kind Of goods the shops marking al the
lowest prices this forms the best indication OF
what experts consider a fashion at its very end.
There are two items in furs that selling at
ridiculous prices, boleros of thin black furs and
fur foxes These latter have been worn all winter.
although Il has been understood that they were by
no means fashionable stoles; but, Judging by
the anxiety Of the shopkeepers TO dispose of them,
It is hardly expected that they will have any
rogue next year.
Fur stoles are replaced or will be replaced by
The time this letter reaches America by stoles Of
feathers, coques feathers, brilliant peacock breasts
OF soft. tiny ostrich plumes These will replace
The feather boas so fashionable in the autumn.
One Of the exclusive oddities OF the winter
has been a Directoire scarf ermine, velvet
lined with ernine. These have been seen a few
smart weddings. Now a clever couturier is carry
ailg out the same idea in feathers and mousselne
de sole.
CHARMING EVENING COSTUME.
charming idea for an evening dress is a lace
like pattern done in cut out thin white silk the
pertorations filled in by white and edged with a
me silver braid. This is combined with white
nousseline de sole. making deep border about
me bottom Of the skirt, and running up the sides
N irregular panels The high necked bodice has
q bolero effect Of this blouse Of mousseline
oe sole, the idea continued in the short. low
ing sleeve puffed undersleeves. The soft, high
oelt Of white silk laces In the back, with black
ribbons with punches of loops and ends hanging
Gown the skirt. There lacings of black
velvet the sleeves.
shingles deep circular pleats, are having a GER
tsln vogue. II is pretty way OF m 1ing up a
etepe or mousseline de sole. A gown Il thin ma
.efl1 In pale yellow. made up in this way, with
'he rows OF shingles forming bodice and entire
fErt has the bottom of the skirt trimmed with
fSetsin diamonds Of ecru lace The front Of the
teice mas the stuff arranged IN heart shape, show
Attle vest ot cloth or gold, with lace over H.
BIN About the decouetage is scarf OF pale
ss rue panne passed IN and out of small lace dia-
FieevSss: and the narrow waistband is blue. Inc
tbs 80 made entirely OF shingles, Degin coSe 10
g. arms, and finish huge elbow pun There
ttt~o t~o lace diamonds holding the sleeve near the
I11ieeer, and deep frills TO finish.
el1llnng quite familiar; not the up-and-down bow,
sbeS-A would interfere with the low coihure but a
80 broad bow.
,.one Of the new skirts-for there are already a
is.A models Of spring costumes 10 be seen--has a
.ror. very tul, made in several shaped pieces: Ine
tbs Sfeaoth seems straight, and on each side or
a cluster Of side pleats. stitched down TO