The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18

IN ARTS. Jan. 31.-We are having the
incest times these January aft
ernoons shopping in the Rue de
la Paix. or. to be exact. we are
not out on a dignified expedition
to select gowns and things, but to revel
ia bargains which at this season of the
year are so abundantly tantalizing in
number and kind. The bargain search
ers' quest here in Paris is made a pos
tive pleasure and not football rush
and tumble like it is in America. At
the principal shops madame is shown
things; she does not have to struggle
with a horde of women for the end of
an apparently endless coil of some
thing, only to ind it is probably the
most no account old trash which she
would not have as a gift. On the other
hand. the native pOHteness of the Pari-
sienne. even though it has been lik-
ened unto veneer, wears well in the
strenuous affairs of bargain sales.
Then in Paris we do not rush off al
most before daybreak to the shops. but
wait until after dejeuner and comfort
ably sally forth well gro0med and in
sufficiently seraphic frame of mind to
cope with the woman who selects right
under our eye the very article we have
set our hearts upon buying. Model
frOcks and hats are not to be sneezed
at Very often a good French model at
a celebrated house is six months in ad-
vance of the styles seen on the average
woman and it is well to invest in a
costume of this kind even if it has to be
sent to the cleaners to be freshened up.
and it will do duty beautifully for
gown to begin on next season. We all
know what a comfortable feeling it is
to have a nice frock ready for the first
cold days. In hats. too you may pick
up the stuuningest affairs a half their
real price.
After all. there are folderols in dress
that women in every country may pick
MP for a song during the next rev
weeks. but 1t is well to avoid the pass
ing fads of fashion and the mania for
buying fascinating trifies one can DO
without Lace and embroideries, col
Jars and berthas of real and very good
imitation lace. net fichus. lace sleeves
and belts to suit all figures and rem
nants Of chiffon and silk are to be had
galore. All these accessories to COM
plete the successful toilet of the wo-
man of fashion are beloved of her
chiefly because they are in most in
stances extras. and not necessities
things which in the usual course of
events her conscience tells her she
should do without, but when reduced in
price may be INDUCED ia without prick
ings of conscience.
sashes of all kinds are to be very
much in evidence during the summer.
the wide, chine lowered ones especial
ly. Painted chiffon sashes are certain
ly dainty and attractive. and the artis-
tic woman can have a variety of these
pretty adornments. The most sober
dress prevails in Paris just now. Even
the hats are quiet and mainly of the
turban build There is q flower turban
worn by Mile. Carlix at the Athenee
which I imagine viii be the favorite
spring hat. It is of the quite round de-
scription, the crown all mauve vioiets
and the brim all white violets which
fringe wee bit on the hair at the
back. The only other note on the hat
is a perfectly fat wheel rosette of pur-
pie velvet from two to three inches in
diameter. This hat, like most chic Pa
risian confections, is a mere nothing
but I have made up my mind that
nothing of this ilk shall soon adorn my