The New York herald., 1874-10-21

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bottom ana waist, and pretty garniture OF now
ers completing this pretty and simple girlish cos
tune.
Mrs. Jonathan Young Scammon wore o dress OF
lavender SILK. with SATIN overdress. trimmed
with broad valenciennes lace. This overskirt WAS
pointed, and was composed OF three bands OF the
satin ana three rows or the lace. satin sash
looped the train, this being also trimmed with
lace. while yalenc,ennas cuirass covered the
corsage.
Miss Schntt.er wore dress OF pearl colorcd SILK,
trimmed on the tab,ier, with plaitlngs Of black
silk and lace. A point d'Aleneon shawl was
gracefully draped from her shoulders, and an
opera bonnet completed the costume. Mrs. Pay
son wore purple satin, elegantly trimmed with
ChantIlly Lace Chanty lace overdress and re-
ception bonnet, with lace trimmings and long
ha-wrearh OF pansies. composed one OF the most
distinJue toilets at the reception.
Mrs. Kerfoot wore dress or black velvet, q
black lace shawl being thrown over her shoulders,
her bonnet OF black velvet, ornamented with pale
pink ostrich feathers and roses and her gloves
matching the feathers In her bonnet. Miss Judd
wore delicate toilet OF pale blue and pink. The
dress was OF blue silk, Win a tabler or knile
plated rufes in the two co!ors placed alternately
In curved lines. The pink SILK was introduced In
"Watteau" fold behind, and also lined the sashes-
The c0rsage was plnE cuirasse, with blue sleeves.
and she wore turquoise ornaments. Miss Kittle
Arnold, daughter OF the Hon. j. \. Arnold, wore q
full costume OF crepe lisse, the overdress being
trimmed with very handsome fringe. Miss Nc.
Dougall wore an elaborate costume apricot color.
Tue entire tabller was OF folds forming points and
overlapping In the centre where they met The
train had an elaborate trimming of ru1les and
puts, while blue convolvult and white rosebuds in
lnnU 10 innf npd nrn,, faI Vha drao
Corsage the same. Flowers were IN her hair and
she wore handsome coral jewery. Mrs. Bore
wore dress OF llgnt pearl silk, trimmed with
nounces and knife plating. which were bound and
faced with dark plum co,or. Her ornaments were
diamonds.
Miss Stager wore a dress OF pale lemon fatlle.
broad box plated dounces as trimming, an6 her
oyerdress Cnambery gauze, matching the dress
IN shade. Long garlands OF red ana pink Wild
roses, with darE variegated foliage, draped the
cverdress. Miss Rosie Jones wore beautiful dress
OF pale blue silk, caught up with poun. The low
c0rsage had vine OF embroidery IN the natural
colors Of the nowers passing around the meek.
Similar vines aud haiI leaves were
THE DEcoRArIoNs
Of the tablier. Mrs. Noyes Wore last years. cos
tune, designed by Worth, anu IN one Of his
strange combinations three shades were used. the
ecrasee and an intermediate harmontzing shade
the sides were arranged IN squares OF ruaies OF
the three coiors and in each OF these was plated
end of pale blue silk, trimmed with fringe. 1t was
decidedly striking IN effect Miss Jaeger was in
an elegant dress CT pink silk. with overiress OF
pink Chambery gauze trimmed with lace. Miss
Farwell wore combination OF blue and apricot,
the dress being OF apricot, with the ruffes faced
and piped In blue; q Cnaniilly lace overdress and
1chu completed this, anu her ornaments were
coral
very striking costume was worn by another
lady. This was composed OF light fawn colored
velvet the SKIRT being trimmed with rufies OF silk
bound with velvet Vatican plat formed the
train, composed alternately Of silk and velvet
Velvet bows were placed on this plair, the corsage
being or the hight cordial cOl0red velvet approacn.
ing scarlet. This was cut low and trimmed with
berthe Of point lace, while ruche Of tulle fin
ished 1t around the neck. The corsaae was pointed
and laced In the back and o very narrow tablier
Of the velvet was composed OF four vertical puns
OF the velvet Mrs. Mccormick wore light silk,
apricot color, with pin stripes OF blue. This was
bound with contrasting color. A lace shawl and
reception bonnet completed the costume. MRS.
Badger wore pale lavender silk, with point lace
trimming.
Miss Badger was attiied in French muslin,
with valenclennes insertion and lace trimmings
In the overskirt and waist, end her ornaments
were roses. Mrs. Whitehead wore o rich black
moire antique. with Chantily trimmings, and her
ornaments were diamonds Mira Rogers was
dressed in black silk and Chantilly lace flowers.
Miss Rogers wore lemon colored six. with an
overdress Of blue crepe lisse. Her sister was
dressed in pale blue SILK, with pink trimmings.
and sns wore coral jewelry and wild roses IN her
hair.
The Trousseau.
Among the many elegant dresses which were
imported TO form portion Of Miss Honore's trous-
seau we may mention the following First, an
exquisite dress OF pink 1ae. The skirt OF this
dress bad gathered nounce passing entirely
around the front widths and long, sweeping tran
ON the edge of this rune were three narrow over.
tapping ruii,es. about an inch and half In width
bound with silk. This wiae rune was beaded
by two bands first laid in plaits about an eighth
or yard In width when finished. These bands
were then folded together in a peculiar style and
fastened Just above the rune. Then very wide
piece OF SILK was again laId in loose folds and tied
in graceful knots. This passed around the skirt
and train ana was lost beneath the apron overskrt
The back breadths OF the train were arranged In
Vatican iold, and each side OF this the breadths
were gathered in pouffe. The apron front fell
Just below the trimming on the underskirt and
long, broad drrow.shaped tabs fell at the side.
This was trimmed all around With q wide band OF
ostrich feathers, from beneath which fell deep
silk fringe. The basque was some what OF postil.
ion-shape, bur one OF those peculiar French mooi-
1cations. The trimming on the neck OF this
formed q peculiar-snaped collar and run. This
was In flutes from the front to the shoulder seam,
whence 1t is turned down in rounded collar, I'm.
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place BY wire. Delicate bindings aud ptpIngs Nm
tshed this, and q band OF ostrich feathers passed
entirely around the basque. Crepe llsse nutlngs,
over which were nutings Of valenctennes lace, an-
ished the neck and sleeves, altogether forming
perfect evening dress.
AN EXQUISITE DRESS
OF mauve silk and crepe de Chine was made as FOL.
lows The back OF the train was the new watteau
piais that glves that peculiar hang 10 the dress
now SO desirable, but slightly en- pou1e at the
back. From TINS plait, extending around the side
fa W gra lad rfr1r, vcS