Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06

long coat In some neutral shade or In black.
The coat of the carriage Is trtfing-30 cents
the trip-and If three or four girls take 1t
together, is often done, the expense Is
scarcely more than car fare. As for the
coat. If one made to order cannot be al,
forded, very excellent models can be found
in the big department stores at incredibly
low prices.
Fast Passing.
The small shopkeeper, once so delightful
a feature of Paris life, is fast disappearing.
However, those who manage to keep their
footing confine themselves in the old con-
sentative way to one thing-corsets, gloves,
lingerie or cosmetics. All of which COM
parative trifies as well others too nu-
merous to mention, Paris turns out more
perfectly than any other city, far behind
as she may be in offering the more solid
comforts. Therefore. for the article which
is essentially Partisan, the small shop Is
the place to go.
very popular distraction for girls vino
live at the other side of the Seine-the
side where prices for everything mount
enormously, and English is virtually more
often heard than French-is to spend an
hour of the afternoon at some tea room.
AT these places, where it has come to be
the thing to meet friends and read the
home news, the dressing is sometimes very
smart. Everybody who attempts to dress
at all In Paris makes special toilet for
the afternoons, so the gowns shown at
this time are usually the best In the stu
dent girls day wardrobe.
AT one place, which has tremendous
clientele of Americans. empire and di-
rectoire effects have lately outrun all Others
both IN beauty and number. One smart lit
tie directoire coat of blue and white cloth
with vest, cuffs and belt of black satin,
seemed the pinnacle of girlish daring, es-
pecially as 1t was topped by most au-
dactous hat. This a derby shape in
black silk beaver, with a huge fancy white
feather fixed on. with an India brooch at
the side. The girls skirt was plain full
model of blue cloth and she carried huge
black lynx muff, and wore a blouse Of soft
white silk, the embroidered flounces OF
whose sleeves fell below the elbow sleeves
of the coat. With this American girl was
a maiden equally smart in an Elton dress
of shot brown eolienne, with pieated bands
and a charming roSette trimming OF plain
brown taffetas. The headpiece for this
frock was white felt shape, with brown
velvet and wings, and the muff was brown
astrakan.
A Cheap Spree.
Just 20 cents exactly their little spree
was costing them-75 confines for the tea
and bread and butter, and % for the pour
boire to the waitress. Yet when they stood
upon the sidewalk moment later daint
lily beckoning to cab, they looked as Ii
they had gone to a banquet. So remember
the tea rooms when you come to Paris, for
any innocent and inexpensive distraction
which keeps away the awful inconsistencies
is most valuable. For Inconsistencies is
like the qualms of the sea trip-it is bound
to come.
And a word as to girls that are
lucky enough to be placed while here in
good French families, who sometimes open
their doors 20 the foreigner who can pay
We'll When SO established the student
wardrobe needs to be very carefully con-
sidered. French ladies have no patience
with the yagaries of the unsopristicated
student. 1t is noticed that boarders in
French families, while dressing plainly, yet
pay attention to all the fetes of the house.
The New Year home dinner is the most
important of all of these, for while other
nations celebrate Christmas. in Paris New
Year is the great fete.
Some delightful little frocks, designed for
one of these French homo dinners which is
were of pale chiffon taffetas, deIiciously
trimmed with some simple lace or other.
Nalenciennes and narrow black velvet APP
peared upon the bodice of one dress. whose
full skirt was in deep tucks at the bot
tom.
The Suspender Model.
Simple silks are much used for young
girls evening frocks over here, and strange
to say. the suspender model, dethroned In
<AlneFlCd, is all prevailing. But the French
suspender gown is a thing of immense
dressiness The suspender part is often
quite bodice in effect. and the loose
droop of the whole thing is delightfully."- be-
coming.
Those designed for any festive evening
use have the neck of the lace or muslin
underblouse cut out slightly and the sleeves
short Sometimes a princess skirt has q
suspender upper portion, which makes a
very striking style when well turned out
To return, however, to the dinner itself.
10 be admitted to a genuine French fam
lily circle is a treat never to be forgotten
one feels forever afterward as IL they have
hVed IN page Of Balzac. for not only
are all the poor relations invited. but very
often among them one meets splendid titles
and shabby. grandly courteous old gentle
men literally covered with decorations!
New Year morning, when presents are
received, visit is generally made to the
Grand Boulevard. where there are charm
ing booths as at some great fair, and fool.
ish FOLK go by grotesquely costumed. But
before this is the church service, so the
same quiet toilets are worn for the boule-
ward promenade as well. NINA FITCH