The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-03
WHAT SHALL WE GO AS!
Costumes for Masauerados and Fancy Dres.
Parties.

Parties.
In view OF the unusual number of public mas
querades and fancy dress parties during the pre-
sent season, and OF the near approach of Others
of similar character, an exchange gives the
following account of some of the fanciful cos
tunes in fashion,
DoMINos.
The handsomest dominos are of pale blue,
pink, lavender or white satin, with border of
swans down or blonde lace for trimming. A
new fancy is to wear over the domino loose
sleeved mantle, cut like an ample paletot,
deeply pointed on each side, with long flowing
sleeves and hood. 1t may be belted, but is
more graceful and less liable to crush the ball
dress beneath it when worn loose and flowing
A plain mask, of the color of the domino, with
fall of lace, is usually worn.
PEASANT CHARACTERS.
Peasant characters are exceedingly popular.
These require coarse fabrics, and are inexpen-
sively gotten up. Gay, large-fgured chintzes
bought of the upholsterer, coarse serges and
cheap wool stuffs make up bright and attractive
costumes that retain their freshness long
enough, as they must of necessity be worn but
few times. One of the prettiest peasant cos
tunes represents spinning girl. The short
full skirt and low, square necked, sleeve
less bodice are of broad striped chintz or
cambric, in buff stripes, alternating with white.
An apron, with bib and pockets, is of black and
white stripes, with border sewed on of chntz
stripe representing field and flax flowers. White
lace tucker in the square neck and short puffed
sleeves of white muslin. Broad-brimmed straw
hat, with flowers in 'front.' and long loops of blue
ribbon hanging beneath the brim on each side.
A distaff in her hand is decorated with blue rib
bons and bunch of field flowers. Clocked stock
ings and square-toed high-heeled slippers, with
large buckles.
BRIGANDs.
The brigand-a dashing costume copied from
the opera-is a skirt of scarlet satin quite short,
and arranged in panier puff behind. Many
rows of girt galloon, with pendent acorns, sur
round the skirt jaunty little military jacket
of black velvet, with gilt trimmings, is merely
a short tight basque with the skirt cut in squares,
and the front open and filled with white lace
rufiles. Brigand hat of black velvet, with mar
row rolling brim, high sloping crown, and long
black and scarlet plumes. Flesh-colored silk
stocking and high scarlet boots, fringed with
gilt at the ankles, and fastened by gilt buttons.
A FLOWER COSTUME.
The loveliest fancy dress quoted from abroad
is flower costume. This is simply aa ordinary
evening dress with demi-trained skirt, made up
entirely of ruches of shaded silk, alternately
mauve and violet, sewed on tarlatan founda-
edges. and caught up between the plaits to look
like flower petals. To soften all this is an over
skirt of violet tulle, with long slender vines of
dark green leaves of the violet looping the skirt
on the hips, and trailing behind for q sash. The
dress looks like huge bouquet of Parmesan
violets.
KITTY PUss.
Kitty Puss- representing white cat-is
pretty dress for a little girl with light hair. A
white merino or delaine frock, with short skirt
and low-necked basque, is trimmed with rows
of swans down. White slippers, with swans
and little swans down or cony turban with an
imitation of a cats head on the front. The child
carries a wand over her shoulder with three
mice hanging from it.