New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-18

Paris. January 9.
The successful evening gowns this winter
are those which have borrowed their best
features from picturesque historical periods.
The fashions OF the period of la Pompadour are
particularly favored. A good example of gown
which shows this influence is made as follows:
A handsome gown of white panne has the skirt
10 the knees trimmed with design Of raised
roses done in white gauze lightly embroidered with
gold and surrounded by wreaths Of dropping. long
leaves Of white and gold lace. The corsage
is drawn down in severe Pompadour point ana
is softened by a drapery pf white gauze ABOUT the
decolletage which descends TO make a tiny point
over the bust. Falling over the corsage from the
neck are leaves of the gold and white lace The
consist of short puff, bagging on the out
side the arm and finished at the bottom by
fringe OF the lace leaves.
The Pompadour skirt demands elaborate garni-
ture and as it is very full it offers scope for
much originality in trimming. charming gown
bright green tafeta is covered with thin white
silk muslin, perforated in scant pattern Inc
front of the skirt opens petticoat OF shrred
white mousseline crossed toward the hem by lines
of rufies headed by fine shrrings OF the green
tafreta. thick band of shirring of the green SILK
three inches wide, trims the sides or the opened
skirt and the bottom as well
The front panel is a characteristic out not
necessary part of a Pompadour skirt 1t is apt to
be a trying fashion. A youthful ball gown Is OF
a bright Powered silk. yelled with pale PINK SILK
rnousseline. The front of the mousseline sklrt Is
open and finished with SarldnuS Oh ilous9eiO iN9~7
and little ruchings OF Valenciennes, which con-
tinue about the bottom of the skirt. The podce is
especially pretty with small garands or the roses
and lace draped twice over the shoulders ana
knotted with hanging lends in front
An odd effect in an evening gown is the use OF
white silk gaIze, cut out in scalops and edged
and embroidered with black, after a pattern or
English embroidery. This is used with olack
Chantilly lace over pink foundation The biack
lace makes long. narrow panels over the skirt
Hsnh cd in hX
hounces. The bodice is entirely made OF the EN-,
broidered iounces with the exception or Dahd
OF black lace figures about the shoulders A pIack
lace band drops low the shoulders ana SIX OF
seven rows of the embroidered gauze make httle'
full sleeves TO the elbows.
The greater proportion of evening gowns have a
long. flowing sleeve. long the outside OF the arm
The points are trimmed in pretty fashion.
fancy ornament, with a tip Of fur or hover. A
white gauze gown has the sleeve cut in many
points, point finished with a BauZe roSette
and a tiny erTnne tail There IS no other trim
ming the gown save a lot or ruffes ana shlr-
rings of the gauze.
The POmpadOur suggestions lend themselves very
well 10 high necked gowns. gown OF tabac,
colored crepe de chine has the full skirt trimmed
with Of ecru lace the top row running ABOUT
the hips These rows diminish TO points In front,
not meeting. but leaving "a narrow untrlInIneu
panel The hem of tbs skirt finishes with a line
OF Zbeline. The bodice has high belt, pulled
down make a Pompadour front of brown velvet.
The rest is nearly covered by pelerine arrange
ment of the crepe and race with an enectiVe line
Of fur about the shoulders. The original touch
is that the fur knots In front with two rather
stiff loops and ends. The choker, which Is or