Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-19

Tissue Paper Parties, aud How
They are Gotten Up.


boston Herald
Real society" has nothing to do but amuse
itaelf. What could be more delightful or more
easy? To possess means and leisure and TO
have nothing to do but enjoy ones seif-this is
the ideal Of happy life. with millions OF people
ety." But In fact these people would be great
ly astonished II they knew how very difficult
society Ends 1t to be constantly amused. The
young lady Of fashion suffers ennui which her
waiting maid never knows. The young swell
OF the jeuEesse doree often finds his time hang
heavy upon his hands. ABOVE all, the lady
who aspires 90 lead In fashion, to entertain, TO
give the tone-this queen OF society Is often
were the truth known, entirely at her wits end
to devise some new method or entertaining and
amusing the novelty loving young ladies and
bleS In her elegant parlors.
To the fashionable world, therefore, any
thing new, any entertainment which promises
to be at once novel and amusing is eagerly
welcomed, and Its fortunate inventor is hailed
as benefactor. Some OF the devices for stir
ring the languid interest OF these trltier5 have
no merit beyond their novelty. but the latest
one OF which we have heard Is distinguished as
belng not only new, but graceful and pretty as
Well, and as afording opportunity for the
exercise Of ingenuity, skill and taste without
limit.
Some fashionable lady In Ia neondo or po4
s'onluse not long since planned and Carried out
has, perhaps, not discovered lt; Dat Sns had
found that tissue papers are imported o. late
OF most marvellous variety ana beauty o.
color. With happy stroke OF inventive fan
she determined 10 give party at which It's ue-
paper dresses should be de riyeur. The Id Il
was at once recognized as happy one, anu the
result was success SO complete as TO sur
prise even the originator OF the idea. In
uuth, the dresses jrred up out OF this
gauzy material are extremely beautiful
In the first place, the variety OF cotors
shades and tints is practically inexhaus6ible,
SO that every combination and every kind OF
effect are possible. Then the paper can be
made to initiate almost anything In the way Of
costume and trimming ruffS. plaiGingS,
hounces. frlnges and all the indeScnoaote but
the world but Mr.. Worth can ever hope to
Understandable all given exactly; important
even in the gtlded circles OF which we speak, is
fabrics which it initiates In one respectful is
not costly. Probably only woman Can know
the full delight OF making a dress-looking at
1t with ecstacy-doubting about it. concluding
that 1t is "horrid"-and then being able to
calmly throw 1t away, without a thought OF
the expense, and make another as unlike 1t as
possible. The process CT making the costume Is
very simple, as described to the writer by
young LADY herself arrayed In a most distract
ing Vatican costume, charming In color and
miraculous in cut, who said: You just haste
the skirt On over the skirt, and then you cut
the waist out OF pique"-at least this Is what It
seemed to be. For ourselves, however, We
should say that the making, the trimming, the
basting and cutting might safely be left to the
taste and skillful fingers OF the ladies, while the
important thing would seem TO be to get the
correct thing" In the material Itself, which is
understood to be imported by Boston concern,
up IN whose wares fashion has set her SEAL The
richness, the variety, the wonderful delicacy CT
shade and tint make paper party" like a
glimpse OF fairy land, ana that this really
charming form OF evening entertainment Is
becoming more and more fashionable, and gen.
orally speaks well at once for the taste the
aesthetic perception and the good sense OF