New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
GOWNS WORN At NICE.
-Nidarinter Fashions Giue Hints for
Spring and Summer Nodes.
Paris. January a.

n
After round of the dressmakers comes to
the conclusion that few of the recent gowns have
been made be worn in Paris; they have all been
sent elsewhere There is. always great
exodus of the fashiona BILE world to its winter play
ground on the Riviera. and gowns are far
more necessary TO the woman who is off to Nice
than to the mondaine who expects TO wear her
winter wardrobe in Paris for month or so
Then the dressmaers say that the latest orders of
their private foreign customers have been for ball
and reception costumes. Certainly the most inter
esting gowns seen have been either full evening
gowns or elaborate high necked costumes Of thin,
much trimmed and embroidered materials
Descriptions rarely. give adequate idea of the
beauty OF many of these evening gowns. designed
often by women who are perfect artists
in their skill for arranging and combining colors.
and trimmed with beautiful embrOideries and cost
" laces. There is a good deal OF painting used
on gowns Of this sort now. Generally it is rarely
so effective or artistic embroidery. and il is
perishable well, a quality which adds perhaps
its success fad. But painting is sometimes
used In conventionalized designs as d background
for embroidery in combination with embroder-
ie. and appIiqued designs and in this way some
lovely effects are gained
A bali gown which well known Rue de la Paix
Sressmaker is designing for a Vienna client is of
q silver white Liberty gauze. The skirt is pleated
and somewhat boufant about the hips, an effect
which seems 10 be popular in evening toilets, but 1t
has a princess effect in front by means OF wide
tottorn Of the skirt This lace is trimmed with APP
riications of silver gauze embroidered in opal and
pale blue pearls and pailettes- The rest OF the
skirt is trimmed with designs running up and
down. painted in solid pale blue and embroidered
in silver thread with touches of spanSes and col
ored pearls here and there. The short sleeves are
made Of caps of lace full gauze rufhes' wnle
Just cover the elbows. The lace is embroidered in
silver and pale blue and there is a daring touch
added 10 the color scheme by means Of a large
and h1ld a
of the decoIletage
A handsome dinner gown of black tulle ana JET
has the skirt plated in scleil fashion and hal1
covered by long, pointed tunic OF jet fringe Inc
bodice which is cut very low, has hanging from
the decoletage points of the jet fringe The sleeves
short on the inside Of the and covering the
elbow on the outside are made entirely Of fringe in
three rows.
EVENING GOWNS WITH SLEEVES.
Evening gowns seem all to have sleeves, large
proportion Of them made with considerable ful-
ness. There more made close over the shoulo-
ers with the fulness at the elbows perhaps, than
any other variety; but certainly on some recent
evening gowns il has been noticeable that the en-
tire short sleeve has been growing more bouffant-
a pretty fashion that is deservedly popular no" is
a long draped sleeve Of thin sauze- But no matter
what the style of toilet, some attempt at a sleeve
seems called fof.
Black the best dressmakers declare, is no longer
suitable for full evening toilet. and is better
when reserved for small dinners and informal re-
ceptions. II is that at the gala nights OF
the opera this season the costumes have been
white OF OF pale shades The trains worn this
winter arc long to the point of eXaggeration ana
many opera cloaks made long enough TO cover
them. a wonderful cloak worn a few nights ago
seemed 10 drag fully = yard behind 1t was OF
dark red velvet 5ordered with deep bands oI
errnine and Was undoubtedly lined with the tur
There was another beautiful cloak of Cluny lace
trimmed with bands of sable and lined with pale
blue velvet.
The Pompadour silks are used to large eA-
tent and generally made up in Pompadour STYLE
with the skirt slightly bouffant and the corsage
with long ,oint in front Fichus are often added
10 gowns of this style.
Very nodish are evening cloaks made of NOUS
seline de sole and trimmed with fur They are OF
course. made warm with extra Innings one that
a celebrated tailor has just finished is Of gray
rnousseIine de sole pleated in the crinkly
uaeS fy,biop abollt fhe shoulders is a pelerlne