Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-02
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
THE GREAT BALLS AND THEIR
T0ILETTES.
Fashionable Forms of Entcrtain-
ment-Luxurlous Wraps. and How
10 Dress with EcOnOmy-TheD Dress
Association and a sleep. Giving
Pillow.


10 Dress with EcOnOmy-TheD Dres.
Association and a Sleep. p.GIvlns
Pillow.
New YORK, January 31.-Fashionable interes
at this season centres on the work room anC
in those occasions which afford an opportu
nifty for grand display. The shops have little
attractions; for the choicest goods have beer
sold during the holidays, and the efforts ot
particularly, are concentrated upon getting
rid OF the superfuous stock, the 'lefG-overs'
which eat away the profits.
The fascination of really maguilcen
society entertainment must be seen TO be felt
1t is an intoxcation of the senses which few
can resist Light, warmth, color, perfume, al
these blended with ideal grace and human,
senSuousness that allies it to earth and reminds
us that 1t is mortal and. therefore, not lasting
In all New j ork there are not perhaps fiftI
houses with tho resources necessary for thu
proper carrying out or the plan of great en-
tertainmeHt according to modern ideas TC
begin with, there must be large and beauti
full house with an additional saloon capable OF
holding five hundred guests and which may be
used for dancing or for promenRding in the in
tervals of music and the like. The regular
staff OF servants must be large. because they
are needed for regular service, but to prevent
any disturbance of the regular system and ordel
of the family, a whole army of fioristx caterers
messengers, awning hangers. walters and
decorators are brought in, and add the touch
or eDch9ntment to what is usually handsome
but serious TO gravity. The crownipg embeI.
HShment, however, is the guests. and the draw
ing rooms or the world may be challenged to
find better studies of fair women than those
which are to be seen in the best society Of New
Hork-exquisite in form and coloring, endoE-
ed with perfect grace, knowing apparently the
whole art of dress. or at least how it may be
made to enhance their natural attraction, the
modern young Woman-married or unmarried
is an enhancing object better worthy the
devotion of men than when she sat at lattice
in the old time and knew nothing that was
not told her by her lover or the priest, and as
a rule too good for the fortune that consigne
them to the indifference or proprietorship OF
man.
1t is true that illusions are sometimes de-
stroye1 by speech or close contact. and this
should make beautiful women who wear white
satin and lace and are radiait in jewels, care
ful of their personal habits, and that the re-
flnement of speech and accent be equal TO
the charm and delicacy Of dress and appear
ance, for one vulgar, strongly marked indi-
v1dual is blot upon gentle assemblage.
White gold has become almost a sort of
livery at very fashionable and exclusive enter
tainmentS, and white, at it's richest and best is
always the most beautiful dress in the world.
The nearest equivalent is pink or pale blue,
made or equally rich material and softened
with white lace. A great many beautiful dresses
have been in preparation for the past two weeks
for the great balls which take place early in
February. and which, though they have not
the radiant charm OF fine private balls, are
certainly magnificent as spectacles. for they
bring out vast number Of people and an inn
menSe quantity of diamonds that have not the
entree Of exclusive private houses. The only
public ball given In New York that ranks as
hFInpa 10 In .
is the Charity, which, February 3, gives its
annual reunion at the Academy of Music. The
Charity represents the Nursery and Child s
Hospital, an institution founded by q repre-
sentative New YORKER, Mrs. Cornelius
Dubois, and its managers count Up five
hundred of the best known men and women
in New York society. 1t is the Oldest cf the
charities and its tickets, which only admit one
and are $5 each, are taken, as matter of
course, and the incidental bills paid by the
most growly fathers without murmur
Very near the date of the Charity, on the 7th
the children's carnival takes place, brilliant
event for the little ones, and charming to
lockers on, but of less Importance in the
world OF fashion and society. Some very
pretty costumes are preparing, however, for
both events, among them an original one In
ivory satin. combined with brocade in feather
pattern, and trimmed with white feathers on
nat bands and clustered flowers. A v hite
tulle is embroidered with crystal beads over
white satin and trimmed with showers of
crystal fringe.
A magnificent dress is Of cream satin brocad-
ed with large flowers in dead gold, the stalks
and leaves representing different colors Ia gold.
The sleeves were very slightly pulled and di-
v1ded by bands of old gold satin. A satin plas-
tron was accentuated to point in front, and
the drapery was drawn away from q front of
old gold satin. A satin bag forming a pocket
was suspended at tha Side Gold embroidered
lace was used as ruffleS and formed an upright
fan at the back Of the neck.
Another elegant dress is Of pale grey brocade
over petticoat Of rose satin which shows
square draped front. broken by bands of pale
grey satin richly embroidered in violet, rose
color, and gold edged with fine fringe The
train Is OF brocade, but is finished with triple
plating OF grey and rose colored satin and
bunch of grey and red roses. The former,
frosted, ornament the side of the skirt and are
repeated In smaller cluster upon the bodice.
One of the prettiest black dresses is Of gauze,
draped over black satin, black satin cuirass
ornamental with gold satin cuffs turned up
from rufiieS of gold, embroidered black lace and
q shoulder knot composed of loops of gold
colored satin RIBBON upon the top of the
left sleeve. Tlis dress is short and is worn
with black silk stockings slightly embroidered
with gold, black satin slippers, and long black
kid gloves.
A rich dress of primrose brocade is almost
covered with rare old point, and has Gordon
OF roses arranged as an order across the bodice
and down the side of the skirt, where it termi-
mates in very natural looking spray, which
is almost concealed by the gathered lace.
blue surah, trimmed with narrow iounces of
white embroidered silk muslin A striking
dress is OF pink satin and red plush combined
but the richest dress Except where much real
lace is uSed) are the elegant embroidered ones
aud the most elegant and refined the rich
white, but these also are embroidered with
pearls, white jet, chenille, silk, or with two
out OF the four materials mentioned, and
these often show the most artistic arrangement
to produce natural effects in the formation of
leaves and flowers.
GORGEOUS WRAPS
Luxury has taken upon itself a new mani
festation In the form Of wonderful wraps
thoroughly Oriental in their splendor of ap-
pearance and gorgeous mixture of colorS but
very modern in their genuine warmth and com
fort. Highly fashionable women like to dis.
tinguish themselves by the most marked ex-
trelne and constant succession Of surprises
play nun like habit and treat the red and gold
brocade, lined with down, satin quilted and
siik-feather- -and-gold ruched, as il it were a
Scotch blanket shawl.
The favorite wraps are red and gold or white
and gold sort of India stuff thick. soft. and
the coloring blended into depth which takes
away ell glare. The lining may be quilted satin
Or gold plush, and the fringes. which form a
thick ruching extending around the neck, are
of all the materials and of all the coors The
effect color Is heightened by the
style. which is long and cut like pelisse with
modifed dolinan sleeve. A red plush pelisse
" 1uAA0C0 anu llAcQ WIFI LIE same
costly fur, all the more costly because so fraiI
we're one of the objects at which opera glasses
we're directed at the Academy Of Music the other
evening. Yet it covered curiously simple
white dress OF India wool, so fine as to be al
most transparent, made with a round waist
'hirred in the form of a deep round collar and
oelted in broadly with cream satin, fastened
vii h a buckle OF dead gold Hardly ANYTHING
worn in public is quite so fine as these rich soft
wraps which are entirely removed from even
,he mid lie class, and are only possible to
6eRlth, for they cost from $50 to $780, unless
sut out of an India shawl, and then the shawl
s sacrificed. and the cost is still large before it
s completed.
FASHIONABLE FORMS OF ENTERTAINMENT
The evening party has entirely disappeared.
It iE also becoming obsolete to set apart a dav
n the week upon which to receive ones friends.
Whichever day was selected was sure to be the
1ne upon which large number of friends re-
ceived. and the most inconyenient one in the
week for ones friends to call. All the pleas
mt things away from home were sure to ham
pen on that day, and with many ladies the day
1T home has been voted a nuisance and has
been given up
The favori6e forms OF entertainm mt after
he grand ball, which is restricted to the very
few and the dinner, to which only a snn all n,ry3-
noon reception or tea" Some announces A
series Of these teas on successive MONDAYS.
Thursdays OF Fridays through an
entire month, making them quite Informal:
)thers give one with much Of the Ceremony At
lending an evening reception. All the trouble.
however, which attaches to the hostess is to see
that her house is in order. A caterer comes
With man who erects an awning to the edge
1f the sidewalk. The table is set tea ia served
0y the obliging head of the commisgarv de-
Dartment. who is not proud because he is more
than he used to be, and viii furnish
1 M dest little rejection of tea, sandwiches
Ind biscuits as cheerfully as an elegant supper
able. The outside service is now so complete
hat a lady receiving from three TO six D. m,
= no dimes say at half-Dast six, will have every
ietail hronght in and arranoad a1tnr q ,,.idaa.r