Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-12


HeESHH of Paris. Nine. Marcele Lender The lee
KS&@yz&2J ture was given in the hall of Annales.
where many of the conferences on womens
SUBJECTS are held and which is more or less of
Ing place for the snartest and most date French
women Upon this occasion however Nine. Lender
did not choose the burning questions hour
such womens suffrage education the ballot versus
the ballroom. kindred topics attempt
instruct her listeners in music art or literature
but instead she selected subject single
word Chic" and discoursed upon that with all the
enthusiasm and knowledge of Partisan woman OF the
world
The lecture lasted fully hour and listened
to with almost breathless interest by the 200 and
women who were present, many Of whom were pretty.
most of whom chic. and all evidently willing or
anxious to become still more So
the lecturer herself. she both pretty
and charming and in addition to being the acme of
chcness she looked adorable and dressed with alb
solute perfection When talking upon such subject
how could one fail to interest when fitted out in
Paquin model OF white liberty satin almost covered
with tunic of the finest of jet and caught at the waist
with ceinture of dull old gold set with enormous
cabochons of green stones wonderful and beautiful
ornament There little guimpe and elbow sleeves
of exquisite Venetian lace and as finishing touch to
her toilet. wore a gorgeous hat of monster size in
black, trimmed in white aigrettes
But besides looking lovely. Nine. Lender dis
tinctly clever and gave much valuable
vice upon the Importance of being chic man
ner in which this most desirable asset might be OBJ
tanned. She told them that by different manner OF
standing or walking smartest of costumes
could be to appear quite dowdy and ineffective
or did look just the reverse She showed them
illustrated ideas with her splendid headgear.
She told them how to be chic when playing bridge.
when dining. when at the opera or when at church.
and, there phase of life walking, talk
ing eating and we-nigh sleeping in which one could
II she chose and would follow certain rules
which, after all. were as simple as A b. c.
Most OF the advice given was really good and was
practical WELL and In America, where nearly all the
women naturally smart-or in other words, chic
Nine. Lender would mako her fortune.
But clothes Next to foulards crepons prom
be the aacst fashionable for summer wear and
ataIy haya hean Of hoth
in silk ard actsntr Personally 1t seems TO that
cotton crepoo 1s sttier smarter for wealth
than silk SaSouEh gowns made of 1t so
dressy and seldom quite elaborate Most of the
newest cotton material Is either striped checked
II plain. the goods is embroidered by hand, which
at puts frocks made of it among elegant toilets.
have lately these last which was un.
usually effective, the ground being OF white
spotted regular intervals with large dots done
in white These in turn surrounded with French
silk done in the china blue shade. This
embroidered formed the upper part OF the
skirt. but beginning at the knees hounce OF
sort OF heavy lace the pattern OF which worked
over intervals with several shades of blue. sec
ond nounce bordered the and between the
two was a third made of plain blue crepon and put
without fullness. The bodice was combination
OF lace. the embroidered and the plain material
nrst forming short yoke in the back and deep
front with a small shaped piece which showed just
above the belt The plain blue draped between
but the pieces and the sleeves of the
embroidered goods the latter being edged with lace
The belt was narrow ana OF black satin and the gown
was quite OF the ordinary.
Another. which striking. a combination OF
crepon and tussore the latter being OF coarse
riety. skirt and half OF the bodice OF
erepon. in a string color the tunc which Eel
this was OF the brightest shade Of cerse tus
This tunc cut In deep points which huns
the sides OF the skirt and other which cams
up the bodice in front The edges OF all were
worked with hemstitehng done in black silk.
About twelve inches from the bottom OF the Skin
wide eyeet holes were worked crepon. and
through these black velvet ribbon was passed which