A young girl's dress is never very low in the neck. Girls of medium height sometimes prefer dresses to touch or clear the floor. Tall girls look best in trains. Slippers of satin to match the color of evening gowns are worn, or slippers of gold or silver tinsel cloth. No jewelled ornaments are seen on young girls except, perhaps, a string of pearls around the throat.
Married women wear their rarest jewels.
It is not yet considered good form to wear gowns cut low in the neck when dining in public. This fashion, which prevails in England, has not met with general approval here. Gowns with unlined yokes of lace or chiffon are chosen and hats are worn. Theatre dresses and reception dresses worn at home are very similar and may be of silk, or lace, or chiffon-cloth and are used for dining in public. These dresses have long skirts and are worn when driving, not when on foot, and are covered by long wraps when going to the play.