ANCIENS ZOUAVES HOMMEX DE LA SOCIÉTÉ

Van Nuffel (Florent), de Meette (Amand), Kiethens (Sérafin), Sterk (Franeois), van Spiégel (Emmanuel), Thouoman (Emmanuel), Deghels (Victor), Drumé (Philémon), van Nultel (Pierre), Meersman (Téofil), Arys (Hector), Gallebaut (Frans), de Buysscher (Gustave), Daens (Petrus), Verhulot (Léon), de Vidts (Léon), Daeseleer (Frans).

LADY'S PICTORIAL

4 august

The ‘‘silver. wedding” of the pontifical zouaves has been a splendid success, and general Charette, who is adored by his compagnons d'armes, indeed by all those who know him and are capable of appreciating his straightforward, heroic nature, Will look back upon the grand fête he has given as one of the brightest days of his already glorious career; but what recollections of the past must have risen in the brave soldier’s mini as he contrasted (he gay scene before him with the terrible night of Patay, where he lay helpless on the bloody field, surrounded by the dead and dying, watching the dark shadows c° misereants who prowled about plundering the dead, waiting for his turn to be ‘‘ finished of” for the sake of any articles of value that he might happen to possess; and how many fallen heroes, obscure and illustrious, did he miss in the roll-call. Whatever his feeling may ave been, he had a smile and a hearty greeting for each and all. His charming wife and her stepdaughter, M"° de Charette, both dressed alike in simple but elegant costumes of white flannel trimmed with yellow (pontifical colours), did the

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honours with the greatest amiability, a task of no small difficully, considering the large number of guests. Many speeches and poems, &e., had to be omitled, owing Lo the same cireumstance. Telegrams from Freland, Haly, &c., were read, and everything went off to perfection, Fired by this brilliant example, one of the oldest names in Brittany — a Kergarion — has given us a sort of second edition of the festivity, the ‘‘ retour de noces” of the zouaves. Most of general Charette’s guests thronged the château of Bonaban in answer to the invitation of one of their favourile comrades at arms. The castle, which is near Saint-Malo, is built in the Louis XIV style, a long alley of splendid trees leads to the cour d'honneur, where, in front of the house, twenty tables awaited the.guests for dinner. The light dresses of the women, mixing with the bright uniforms of hussars and dragoons, looked very charming in the leafy panorama. Fireworks and à dance ended the entertainment. The style of dress was that generally worn at garden parties. Lilac was prominent amongst the pale colours, and one dress of that shade is worthy of description. The skirt, of a new stuff called mousseline de crin, was shot with while, embroidered in heels in a deep border which formed two panels on each side, leaving the front plaited, The back was draped in the form of à large sash bow hooked over the back of the body, which had a full front drawn under à point, forming a sort of Swiss ceinture. The whole costume was made on silk, and profusely decorated with choux of mauve gauze ribbons. High-crowned hat of Tusean straw lined with mauve, and ribbons only as a trimming, mauve satin boots, and mauve, umbrella matching the dress in stuff and embroidery. Another pretty frock was made in that soft mousseline de soie which drapes so gracefully ; the body and overskirt pale, almost white, was covered with large pink roses de roy, With shaded foliage and delicious little blue beetles that seemed to be handpainted, the underskirt was white coulissé over pale pink faille, and forming a deep flounce that rested on the narrow coulissés of the silk; the whole was trimmed white a profusion of lovely old Spanish blonde lace, which fell in cascades down the front of the bodice, and on the Louis XV sleeves, Large poke hat of coulissé silk muslin over silk, gerbe of roses to match the dress, with little beetles here and there, Some young girls wore simple dresses of white crêpe muslin, very effective over yellow silk slips, but the prettiest E saw was pure white crêpe made over white satin, the skirt had four very smalt frillings of crêpe round the bottoms, and the rest was covered with simple drapings of the sinff; the hodice was all in tucks, forming a V up to the neck, where the opening was trimmed with a soft gathered pièce, elbow sleeves made of crêpe in little tucks; Gainsborough hat of straw entirely covered with gathered crêpe, lined with ruby velvet, a jarretière of ruby velvet and à heap of white ostrich feathers, long and short, setting off the blonde beauty of the wearer, mittens of White silk, a simple satin ribbon forming

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— 15% — a point hid the juneture of skirt and corsage, and knotted in a long graceful bow at the back. As à rule the dresses were low, with gimps and long under-sleeves; much lace or embroidery was used over coloured silks. PARISINE.