Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-18
WHAT THEY WEAR IN PARIS
Soft, Filmy White Frocks for Even
ing. Thin Cloths for Day.

Ing Thin Cloths for Day.
s1rhe first night of the spring season
of opera was very enjoyable babbles
Fiji in letter from Paris. II have
been to every performance since, as
we had no good music to speak of IN
Cairo all winter. The boxes are filed
every evening with pretty women
sparkling with jewels. White is the
universal toilette-white lace. white
taffetas, printed with pompadour bou-
quets, white point d'esprit, white crepe
de chine The conventional stiffness
of the ceremoniouS evening dress has
been replaced by the souplesse of
transparent tuile and laces. The ma
jority of well-dressed women wear
white mousseline de sole combined
with the finest Of Malines, Chantllly,
and Alencon; the decolletage cut
square softly draped with lace, or m
ished with small bouilionnes; puHed
sleeves, pale pink roses In the nair,
either in clusters or wreaths piaceQ
over the ear. A circle Of small roses
in fair hair. when the coiffure is vol
luminous enough to bear it, is the
prettiest style to-day, and women OF
all ages are adopting 1t.
AT the premiere Nine. Catulle Men
embroideries; green shaded leaves, in
her hair. Baroness Bourgoin was IN
cream lace over pale blue. Nine. Bal
lot in white with wreath of laurel
leaves OF frosted silver and gold in her
hair. Mile. Marcelle Bordo was IN
white sun-pleated Liberty satin, the
bodice trimmed with a deep bertha of
Isigny colored guipure, fastened IN
front with a large chiffone Louise Nv.
bow. the decolletage outlined with q
row of pink roses. Nine. de Sainte-
| Croix was in Malines over frosted sill
YER. with silver embroideries upon q
1 deep flounce Of the VI same exquisite
/ lace. Mime. Jeanne Granier wore pale
grey with crystal embroideries, Il
large silver muslin rose in her hair.
1 Crepe de chine with lace incrusta-
tons and spangled flowers i'll the low
eliest of pearl shades was worn by a
stranger whom nobody knew, and a
stranger at a first night in an event.
AT the last meeting of the Con-
cours Hippique there was goodly
display of spring frocks and hans,
some of the latter being particularly
dainty A large capeline OF pale blue
tulle was trimmed with pink roses
and tied coquettishIy at the left ear
with strings of blue taffetas Another
of lilac straw, was turned up ON one
side and trimmed with thick ruche
of deep heliotrope velvet, four La
France roses completing a charming
scheme of color. A pretty beige hat
was adorned with a wreath of cherry
blossoms, big tuft of the same bios
SONS yelled in tulle nesting under the
brim on the left side. Never before
has one seen so much mauve, lilac,
douairiere mauye, and purple as trim
ming for hats Brown also is great
fayorite, as are yellow and orange,
Many of the smaller hats We're boat
shaped. One, immensely becoming to
| its wearer, was dark brown straw,
ornamented with bows of pompadour
ribbon traversed by pale blue velvet,
and tuft of couteau feathers on the
| left side.
The general characteristic of the
dresses was great simplicity. They
were composed for the most part of
/ voiles, Examines and thin cloths-the
three dominating notes of this sea
sons fashions.