New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
Paris. June "a.


skirt. either long short, is in favor Usually
plain & is worn with the prettiest, the hlinlest
Of blouses. made Of lingerie tucks embroidery anu
lace The thinner and more lacy these blouses
the easier they to keep clean; soil seems not
stick 10 them. If folded lightly in darnpened
towel for minutes, then pressed with the
little iron that every nowadays carries IN her
trunk. they beautifully renewed
There charming new summer scarves of
washable rnercerized cotton material like the
finest Of crepe. II in white and pale
shades. practical and becoming TO throw over the
shoulders for the stroll in the grounds after din
ner. To wear at the same time are the delicious.
the adorable "Charlottes" of lace. embroidery
tule. They are wonderfully becoming in the
twilight the moonlight and their weight does
not disturb the coinure that must be guarded for
the return 10 the drawing room
good deal OF attention is given the
ribbon that is into the cache-corset and is
perfectly visible through the transparency Of the
corsage- This pretty fashion originated in Amer
lea For several il frowned upon
by the French woman, but she finally adopted ii
with ardor. and, always when she borrows
mode. the idea was enlarged upon. Two or three
months ago she would have only black ribbons
shining through the meshes OF her lacey corsage:
this was TO carry along the line of black at the
top of her stock II extremely fetching and.
not appealing TO the popular taste, IT has not
been copied by the multitude. The latest fancy
in this line is for ''trou-trou' string
OF rather large gold pearl beads fastened to a
narrow gallon; the ends finished with tags like
shoestrings. When through the thin blouse
chemisette this 'trou-trou" is always carefully
matched made harmonize with the belt
cravat or prevailing color of.the costume.
LATEST HATS HUGE
The millners SURPRISING themselves in the
beauty and originality of the latest hats In
breadth they are simply huge but the brirns droop
lift or curve into distractingly becoming lines. One
OF pale yellow Italian straw has moderately high
a fat wild hrir1 4-c1in
covering its depth in front IS broad velvet ribbon
Of lovely old blue. which the back is looped
softly and hangs In long uneven ends, one touch
ing the waistline Circling the crown at the base
the velvet is wreath of button roses in DIFF
ferent shades of red and little fine foliage the
foliage trailing lightly toward the back on each
side OF the loops A Lambelle hat is Of white erin
with border of pleated lace. Covering the Join
ing OF the lace to the wreath Of little
roses, broken side by enormous chou of
old blue taffeta
Charlotte Of white linen is huge and ali
prickly with pleated frfs, nearly hiding the face
Set directly front is a great double bow of ex-
tremely wide sky blue ribbon, pricked in the CEN
TIRE by a single red rose OF great size. Another.
quite huge, made Of aI-over Valenciennes
lace: the fris surrounding the face OF pleated
lace and mousseline de sole 1t is trimmed with
wreath Of yellow roses
Quite the most fascinating head coverings are
the new taffeta Capuchin hoods launched by
Of the famous houses of the Rue de la Paix.
one OF natter blue silk is shaped like an infants
bonnet. fulled around a circle the fulness being
arranged over fine reeds. II has little cape, and
all the edges trimmed with narrow, thick
ruching Of black mousseline de sole; covering the
joining of the cape TO the head part there is
much wider ruche. A second one is of electric
blue taffeta. also reeds but quite plain,
lacking frills finish any sort, but it flares
chantingy around the face, sunken far in its
depths 1t fastens under the chin in large bow
of matching ribbon.
Another is OF white liberty silk made from
folded square in veritable Capuchin shape. leav-
ing the point of the square TO droop softly at the
back. A double frill Of four-inch lace falls over
the face and continues curtain about the neck.
A tiny ruche OF white chiffon and q line of pink
button roses the edge Of the lace. Made
of q great circle and shaped 10 1T the face on two
reeds set inches apart is one Of pale rose
colored taffeta- From the inside falls frill of
lace and at top is half wreath OF pink roses.
A pleated frin of the silk forms curtain at the
neck and il is tied by narrow rose ribbons
COUNTESS GREFFULHEs GOWN.
At q conference given by the artist Besnard on
"A Hundred Pastels of the Eighteenth Century
the Countess Grenulhe, always noted for her
graceful and artistic gowning, was conspicuously
elegant in a costume of soft black silk, built on
the simplest lines The plain fourreau skirt was
beautifully draped and wrinkled by being drawn
high up in the back, the wrinkling folds forming
q corselet in front. II was bordered by band OF
set fr9b
were draperies cunningly devised 10 form the
sleeves: over the tops of the arms the folds were
held in place by large jet embroidered buttons on
each side. This all achieved by being oulit
on the figure. The space left by the nalerlai DICK
and front was covered by white lace chenisetoe
and the under sleeves were VI ' ~
frills. ,,
Another smart French countess was charrlinsy
ov,ned in cream silk wolfe, its close trailing skirt
beautifully painted with brown ivy leaves IL was
mounted high under wrinkled oeIt OF rose coi-
ored silk tied into huge fat many looped DO"
h,rb st one side The empiecement was mace oL
,,- e-iIls of valenciennes lace and the draper1es
., she bodice formed the sleeves that enoeo uhoeF
The long gloves. Her wide hat, hfteo hsh On
one side was Of pale brown straw Hlinineo VIZ"
quantities Of white skeleton feathers ano alsIe
of EXQUISITE simplicity was gown OF hhelS
,-a 5a-L gray mousseline de sole. hung over
Li,s -,,ousselne de sole. The short WASTED pooce
mas also pleated and the joining Of the sklrt was
covered bv a narrow folded belt OF oarh gray
sflt fastened in the back under large Nat ros-
erte The short sleeves were nofoeteo WIN |
,,Ik headed by a narrow line Of dull gray oeaos
.rr ,,,n;ecenoent and the sleeves were OF hne
Whit. rnousseIine de sole that swatheo 'he arms
an close wrinkles. Near the edge or the skft ""S
. wide band of the silk that rose higher al one
ssse with q peplum effect indescribably graceful
This also was edged with the line OF gray OeaoS-
COSTUMES ON DRAG DAY
On drag day one saw gowns of floral chiTons'
roven and painted by hand; embroidered Nohes'
striped nousseline de sole, meteore crepes, sho'
.sik, and thick silk linens The softer materials
sre 9, .-sheathing'' Directoire costumes the mus
In, and chi1ons composed skirts worn with coats
OF the shot Gltns Many Of these elk coats fastened
on the bust with q single button and sloped away
10 the back into the narrowest OF tails tnat toucned
the hem OF tie skirt-
rb. ,slk lining appeared IN stunning tailored
tunes Vastly admired was figure enwrappng