, 1881-02-20

foot Of the dress to the throat, were cascades
Of Breton edglng, with bows Of crimson sati1
ribbon between eaeh fall Of lacs ;,. shoI1
was placed transversely across tha back oi
the skirt. 4 hood lined with crimson and
trimmed with lace was attached to the dress
by 9 heavy cord and tassel which tied In from!
under the pointed collar.
Beside the very costly and elegant toilets
Of white worn ut the charity ball noted in
last week fashion column were ms many 1t other
toilets whose rich beauty makes them worthy
OF note One dress, modelled after favorit
toilet OF Bernhardt's, and which received
much notice and admiration, was Radzf.
cut with a princess back, and the long court
train was untrlmmed, sweeping the floor In
heavy, lustrous folds. The dress opened in
front over a tablier formed of duchesse lace
and appllques Of pearls and white cut jets.
The bodice was pointed in front and cut
pompadour, and the open space TILED in with
4ucllesse lace. A noticeable feature of the
dress was its drapery, which was unfdue. A
graduated breadth Of the silk like seml-Wat-
tcau fold was carried from the sweeping train
dress to the leftshouider. Starting from here,
and falling over this drapery was a long
trailing spray Of water lilies and leaves.
This garniture also adorned other portions
9f the dress, and was accompanied with
diamond ornaments and chatclaine Of enamel
elbow sleeves, long kid gloves, and pearl
c0loFed satin slippers. i magnificent toilet
worn by lady from San Francisco was Of
tea.rose satin trimmed with 4 tlounce and
dress was garnished with great clusters Of
tiger lilies: Another elegant costume was
Of rose-co1ored Louis xiv. brocade with a
petticoat of pale gold satin embroidered in
sprays Of golden wheat and scarlet peoples.
The train vas Of the brocade The long
Over this WAS crossed q bertha Of ducheSSe
lace, held by sheaf Of Roman gold
studded with sparkling gems. A very beau-
tlful toilet made by Worth. was COM
and rose~colored brocade Of the superb
quality and large lowered design which
Worth is so partial to this season. The edge
Of the train, which was of the brocade, was
trimmed with fringed-out feathery trim
ins Of silk closely box plated. A wide reyers
Of the plain satin was placed down either
side OF the skirt, separating the train from
the front of the dress. The petticoat was
covered witl, alternate rows Of gathered
Valenciennes lace rutfles and heading of
cluster Of hawthorn blossoms and foliage at
the belt and in the hair. a striking costume
was made of black satin FURNISHED with gold
brocaded net and gold lace. Over the
ntreats sea aesgns h1 Ths se0rfa ont anu and
sides of the skirt were ornamented
with gold lace. Very elegant ornaments
were worn, consisting Of diamond medal
lions, with bracelets and earrings to corre-
spond. 4 superb dress was displayed, formed
Of cameo-tinted satin hand-embroidered with
dahlias of the natural size. Another was
of hyacinth satin, with oyerdress of mauve-
colored tulle. 4 very charming dress was
Of pale-blue satin brocaded with silver clover
blossoms and forget-me-nots, with tablier
Of pearls and cut jet pendants, white lace
sleeves, and ornaments Of silver filigree work
set with pearls. A graceful blonde wore
crean-wfite silk dress combined with lunar
dotted nuns yelling, Spanish lace trimmings,
with guelder roses and pink geranlum bios
with drapcries of Venetian lace and caught
with clusters of jacQue1ninor roses and sprays
OF smilax and had a sQuare-cut corsage with
MediceS collar,