The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17


TWO hours Of the first furry Of snow
the busy. bustling. noisy Paris was
gone and In its place was a great
silent city, with miles OF white streets,
along which came ghostly wagons and
omnibuses making no sound on the
thlckly covered roadways; an occa-
slona1 auto bus or swiftly moving
taxi" made itself heard. which but
emphasized the eerie conditions
Out IN the Geological gardens the
polar bears are the only animals who
have hailed the storm with delight,
rolling themselves with content in the
crisp snow
The wonder sight Of Paris during
the last few days has been the Bois.
with every tree staggering under its
thick white canopy, every inch Of grass
hidden beneath a. coverlet Of unbroken
purity The cathedral of Notre Dame
presents a fairylike and picturesque
sight the innumerable carved figures
Of the facade being capped in white
while the towers. windows and sculp-
tured doorway stand out in bold re-
lief.
- Today we are braving the cold IN
our empire and directoire gowns and
trusting for warmth TO our fur scarfs
and our gigantic muffs. Happy are
those fortunate women who are the
possessors Of long seal and astrakhan
coats With this weather the fur
tOQues and those Of marabout, real
and imitation. viii be chic until the
middle OF February The straw and
tulle hats shown in the windows Of
the fashionable milliners give one a
decidedly chilly feeling.
During the tea hour at a fashion
able restaurant the other day I no.
ticed at least a dozen smart little
frocks looking uncommonly trim and
pretty when the coat came of One, par
$icula.rly attractive. was in a deep yet
vivid violet broadcloth, with buttons
covered in black satin, a small collar Of
: black heavily embroidered in gold
and a girdle OF black satin held by
buckle OF the same. embroidered TO
match the collar. Another was OF old
rose color IN an exquisite shade with
gray soutache braiding about the neck
and on the large cloth covered buttons.
The yoke carried the color Of the
frOck up to the throat, being Of fine
cerise net, which showed white en-
brOidery on white silk through its
meshes.
A recent fancy is that of laying un-
der the lower part a sheer net yoke
some heavy trimming which shows
more or less through the transparency
OF the net Gold or silver lace, heavy
embroidery IN gold, silver, steel or
some brilliant color, are all used for
this purpose
Lovely velvet costumes appear here
and there in every fashionable crowd
and some are most original and. ef-
Sective. One Of maroon color was ex-
cuisite and carried the clinging note
IN the skirt, long sleeves and short
wasted bodice. The dress was abso
luteIy devoid Of trimming save for two
bands OF antique gold braid which were
placed around the Waistline, curving
-'pward in front and back A shallow
yoke Of gold net combined TO give an
air which none Of the more complicated /
gowns could rival
. wonderful embroidered net bands |
In which nearly all the embroidery is 4
done with gold are 70 be had In all |
widths and are exceedingly effective. |
All imaginable kinds OF gold pendants, !
.rringes and buttons are being shown,
so much so that it is feared the fash
-fon for this VIII soon fall into the
ordinary.
The old fashioned cross stitch en-
.broidery is all the rage and is seen
on all the latest models Of late winter
p dresses.
Yet another victory has been won in
:the battle against Father Time. It has
been discovered that white hair when
exposed TO the X-ray Immediately be-
comes black Soon we shall only meet
i. rinkles-for these a consummate art
has long since banished, and now no
more white locks
The quantity Of mall brought from
the United States by the incoming
steamers IS stupendous. The Lusitania's
p Christmas budget alone comprised
g .60O. 600 letters. the envelopes Of which
would, II placed lengthwise. cover
distance OF 500 miles. Another steamer
due today brings over 1000 sacks Of
mail
Another strike is in the air and one
Of a somewhat novel character. The
men servants at the EIysees palace. the
residence Of President Fallieres, claim
the privilege Of wearing mustaches,
and declare that unless it is granted
their situations can be filled
:: Norman Selby, better known as Kid
Mccoy, the onetime champion middle
weight boxer, has been in Paris several
6avs. When asked what had brought
him TO Paris he replied: Il had hoped
to drive one Of the racers IN the Grand
Prix automobile race. but as the pros
.pects are that the race VIII be called
-Sf the arrang gements had made to
pilot a Renault machine viii not ma
terialize" He further said that he had
no intention OF entering the ring pro-
3. fessione1Iy again. being engaged IN the
automobile business at home.
- The French Riviera, with Nice as the
important center, has justly earned the
" title OF queen Of flowers The exporta-
ton OF flowers Is probably the great
est IN the world, $4,000 baskets
month being sent to Paris, while the
amount sent daily to the Covent Garden
flower market in London is enormous.
over 5000 farmers and flower grow
ers are engaged IN this industry, whose
work IN raising these choice blooms for
the different markets has transformed
waste land and slopes into one huge
garden OF color.
During the blizzard that swept over
Paris the Metro, or underground rail-
way service. was more than popular.
The fail Of snow had been the heaviest
IA years. and the street cleaning
proved most inadequate, so that the
streets were almost impossible Some
enterprising youths purchased Metro
tickets by the hundred and sold them
TO would be passengers at higher
prices, thus enabling them TO enter the
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