, 1875-01-24
Costumes for the Charity Ball...An
Elegant Gown Of Tulle
and Velvet,
i Superb Dress Eiehly Trimmel-Char.
atteristits Of The SaSson's
Costumes.
The Fashion Of Trimming Trimmings
Increasing---W -Wedding-Robes
Cut High in Neck.


NEw YORK, Jan. 20.-It is tho season now fo
Us to be dancing duoats in:o the pockets Of II
poor; and, aa beginning, Ne have had til
Infant Asylum Ball and, in smother fortnight
VIC shall have the Charity. Beside these tw
grand immolations OF purses on the affairs q
fashionable atns-giving, there are innumerabl
minor iunketinss in tho name OF charity, whic
are seldom heard Of outside the circle Of thci
patrons. It is wonderful how much none
the rich arc willing to expend O.
amounts to very little. For every dollsr tia
reaches the object, at leaat twenty-five dollar
arc disbhrsed; and, what with tho toilettes, an
flowers, and boxes, and carriages, and supper
aud wines, perhaps it isn't to be wondered at
The only queer thing about 1t Is, that very fai
Of tho attendants at IN eleemosynary entertain
nent would give tho twenty Biz dollars outrigh
to the cause; but they gladly spent tweary-hv'
in GloriIying themselves for giving one dollar
| After ILL., perhaps, this ls nothing bdt one phast
| OF hudan nature; and human natuto liz yer,
queer, especially when you come near to It. 4
the
INFANT AsYLUM BALL,
last week, II you had stood in tie centre Of til,
! horseshoe Of the Academy, and looked dow1
| upon the floor, you would hava said that i1uag
inaton could i11nn no more brilliant and pictoria
scene. You would hare said that neither ait no,
fancy could invent more gorgeous toilettes, anc
yot tbs socially wiee predict that the display Al
| the Charity viii rs far excel tuat Us that did
others. Indeed, the Charity ID considered the
| field for the Lardest~fouehs mantuap battles o1
| the season. Every fashionable woman reserves
her richest raiment for that OCCASION, aud all
previous exhibitions Of the modistes art are but
Is feeble efforts gantY leading to tho grand eli.
! macteric of the Charity. Two or three costumes
for the coming event cast their shadows before.
For instAnce ons Of
TuLLE AND VELVET.
The dress will be worn By . newly-Hedded
lady; but, with change Of color, from dark
to lsht-wonld pa equally app1opriate to =
maidetl The de1ni-ttain is Of white tulle cover
ed by eighth -of-a-vard -paitinra Of th1le,-
the bottom Of each plating being borderdd By
three rows Of tue narrowest wine~colo:ed velvet
iibbon. The ruthes were se: on under bands of
tue same tinted velvet, an inch and half wide
Il am told that the na1row velvet was secured to
the ruf1ss By slight uHe Of mucilnge. As any Mt
tempt to sew 1t On drew elther the lacs or the
velyet.) A very sno1t and much wrlnlled apron
OF tue velvet sriuounted the tablier and this.
Is well as broad, long velvet sash, rcachtug,
with fancifni Iooplnes, almost to The bottom Of
the skirt behind. Is bound rith eatm Of the sams
shade,-the sash being hned With it also. 4 low
bodice q the velvet, hardly more than peasant
wAibt with shoulder-straps, is woln over pulled
waist Of tuile, the sleeves being half long.-~ith
friI1s,-and pulled to the t1bows With bands of
velvet bet~een. Great branches Of palo tea-
rosea. family touched with .e6, are caught GIRO
lesslY al over the costume. 10 all appearances
they might have been tossed from basketful
and fallen by accident on tain and bodice, but
really they we're arranged With the INCEST eye 10
enect,-no . bud took much or lesf too little.
This hame toilette, substituting pale blue vel
vet for the maroon would b very suitable for
an unmarried lady, though, generally speaking,
velvet is regarded AZ the prefogative Of matrons.
ANOTHER RAlIrpnEss
il extremely ahoWy, and, in the great spaces OF
the Academy, will probably be greatly admitted,
Colors, pala pink and white; materials, gros-
aud double bo1-pla,ted On the belt ia Of the
pale pink gros-grain. It has three deep founces,
cut III round, narrow points, on which Is worked
an elaborate patse1n IN whlta bug'es, and under
The edge Of wh1ch is set deep fringe OF the same
sparkling beads. Only the lower honnce rasses
scross tho tablier, and abovs that the breaaths
front sud sides-are drawn in very full perpen-
dicuiar puthngs. Above these pulled bfeautbs
u worn very deep. polnted apron OF white
faille. closely embroidered with buglea in lattice
broideted bands, so that the pink putting shows
through, This apron ia botdered with buQle
fringe like the fouucas. and iH fastened IN the
back by faille Bash trimmed with the fringe.
The low, short-slesved body ia Of the pink,
deeply pointed befora and behind. It Ia pnfged
in front Ia the shapa Of = stomacher, aud over
the pu1s ia = lattice OF buges and fai1le. The
sleeves are two short pufs with strapa OF buglc-
worked faille, and row Of the bead fringe TALL
ing over THE arm.
sUrrhn aovv
ia Of pale-blue gros-grain. ValencienueB lace, |
and saed-pears. Tbs skirt has four Hounces |
behind each quarter Of a yard dcop, cut bias, !
aud finished with fiat French hem Aboye the |
ailk houpces, and falling over them about half |
their width, arc scant dounces Of the inest Va |
tenderness. The lace 1ounces are headed By |
double standing rutf1es OF silk and edging lace,
With soft twist Of silk between them and the |
aouoces The spron Of the blue silk ia doep |
and rounding in 'front.' aud up the mid |
lie is set vida Valeuciennes inser- /
lion. Turning toward this, and ontln- !
ng tho bottom Of the apron, are 1uff1es
IF eilk and lace matching those on the tfaiu:
md on each half Of the apron, divided by tho
Insertion, are aIraye Of. flowers and leaves |
wrought In seedlpearls. TIE pointed waist IL
aced behind: high in the neck and trimmed |
sith doubla RIFLES which outline what would be
| vest. were it not the same shape behind as
,eforo. Thie yest-part--to call it such-is also
Yroueht ii pearls. aud is wonderfully rich in
,onseuuence. The eleevea, nearly tight to tho
,lbov. have deep ruf1es Of silI and lace, and the
.utfies sre caught upon the ton with = pestl star
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