The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-10
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
New York ReceptiOns-COStum -SOcie
ty TOiIets-CoiRures Holiday Gifts.

NE" AORh H 11ONcs
1t is common enough to say that fig
ures don't lie. This certainly, however,
cannot apply to New Years day Some
body or something in reckoning up the
numbers of beaux who called, is respOns-
ible for the way in which fives grow into
fifties, f1fties into five hundreds, and many
other kindred performances, and we pre-
fer to think it the fault of the lady's ar
ithmetic, rather than to suppose that she
would begin the year by telling fibs At
all events, the New Years reception is
an important affair, the success of which
depends much, of course, ON numbers,
and therefore such results are not aston
ishing. Cards are often sent out about
ten days in advance. These are in plain
script, and do not differ from the visit
ing card, except that in the left corner
January 1st, 1879, is transcribed
COSTUMES.
But it is with the costumes that we
have especially to do. Many of these
are exceedingly elaborate, but in general,
black or dark colored silk with soft
ruching of tulle or lace about the neck
is considered sufficiently dressy. Then
again, we find New Years costumes of
additional Importance from the fact that
changes are often made at that time
which influence the style of dress during
the remainder of therrseason. This year,
however, they are so slight as to amount
rather to notifications of what has been
seen, rather than to deserve the appela-
ton of novelties. We see the same close
corsages, long trains, rounded or square,
while, on the other hand, some new toll
cites shows fullness on the hips, with the
Penira, which, however, is more written
about than actually worn. Polinaises
are not discarded, and in this style the
penier has been introduced, while for
those who prefer basque and trimmed
skirt, the varina train may be combined
with the marjOlaine basque The Mi
nerva Princesse dress is a stylish design
recently presented, but as affording vari-
ETY. the Adrienne PrIncesse costume may
be mentioned. For the benefit of the
ladies who study economy, / may add
that great impetus has of late years
been given to the making of dresses at
home, by the perfection which has been
reached in the designing of patterns, in
consequence of which so many difficult
ties are solved, and the way made plain
for professionals. Apropos of this, the
Singer machine company announce that
they have taken gold medal at the re-
cent Paris Exposition, and on other oc-
caslons have Won the first prize more
than two hundred times. Last year it's
sales were increased by twenty thous-
and, and this year the advance is esti-
mated at sixty thousand. After the Chi
cago.flre, when the relief committee furn-
ished sewing machines to the needy wo-
men Of the city, out of three thousand
applicants nearly twenty-five hundred
chose Singer machines. The strong
points are great simplicity, by which it |
is easily managed, while at the same time
1t is SO strong that it is not readily in
jured. The wear is even throughout.
RECEPTION ToILETTEs.
An elegant reception toilette is of pale
blue satin, trimmed with white crepe
lisse set on inside plaitings, made close
corsage, high neck, elbow sleeves and |
square train. Satin boots to match the
dress, Provost side-buttoned gloves of |
white kid, ear rings of carved gold in
fan shape, with ganteIine wrought in
similar design, gave finish Another
rich toilette was of deep olive green sat |
In, combined with pale pink and green |
brocade. The sleeves, reaching to the |
elbow, were of satin, the basque made |
PompadOur front, was of the brocade, |
while the square train, made full on the |
hips, was of the brocade. Side-buttoned |
gloves of very pale green, halfhigh shoes
of olive green satin, enameled ear rings,
brooch and ganteline gave finish Mrs
Chas. P. DAILY received in costume of
deep green velvet, united with pearl
colored brocade Mrs W. H. Vanderbilt
in seal BROWN satin combined with
PompadcCr s;.k; Mrs s. L. NJ. Barlow
in superb :-;.r :, velvet, combined with
satin of somewhat lighter shade; Mrs
Lorillard in toilette of deep blue velvet
and pearl gray brocade. Mrs. Roosevelt
in bronze velvet with pale yellow en-
broidered silk.
coIFFUREs,
Chatelaine braids dropping low at the