Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-03

appearance like q hackneyed or worn out idea.
the young girls at "a disadvantage In crowded as
sembes beside the more brilliant young married
! women. who may not only display their more ma
tured charms more freely, but use every means to
| enhance their attractiveness. IL Is the young
mlrriei women IN society this winter who are
/ the bellies, who dress with regal spiendOr who
carry about With them not only dozens OF gorgeous
| boquets. but flowers whose value Is increased by
leaves one Young married lady Is said to have
/ received jewels wortl $500 conveyed in
eas S S sn5Oagh So 0w ss,t for
case, even II true stated. would not be
shs ,nov iang grls na'uay feel
| splenild!y dressed married women who have ir-
red or matr inon.,l pres, not content with that
are constantly followed by a tram OF adorers
They may, 1t Is true revenge themselves by get
ting up mild tl.rtation5 with neglected hus6 anis
ou this recci!s upon their own heads; besides it is
not the role o. a fashionable young husband to ap-
pear neglected. He admlres his wife all the more
the more she IS admired by other men; 1t is CON-
in VIA his superior air OF prophet orShip and take
| hef away from an influence whic.i oec)m3s OBJ
vious or too predonnating. Besides. 1t Is elderly
oachc.ofs WHO are the most devoted sa YES O
! handsome young married women. The chains
tney nave been afraid to wear in youth for love
taey pat on In age from vanity.-and gain nothing
In return but the very doubtful pleasure 'eing
an9the. mans pretty wife wear their costly llor1
AID perm los other ani stil, more valuaols gifts
and DC allowed TO CAL her carriare fetci, her fan
ana pick up her handkerchief.
FEATHERS AND FUR.
NJ greater contrast could possibly be {ffOried
than tbs dress o, girl at ball ana the same girl
the next day n the street or at home. The tenn
peTatur3 II the same or il H. " o.. twenty dp.
greeS collier at might than IL IS the mkt day or the
DAY previous But III night her lair form Is OK posed
;hioot 20 where the vital current Sprlgo from the
heart 10 Ill the arteries and flush with red the lips
and cheek. such covering as she has is light and
VaIlofou9 as down, an receives little additional
warmth from her undertaking. which, at the
most, Is gau2e like AM often with no touch OF
Wool III lis compo,iiion-onIy silk and cambrc
and lace.
In the day she l. clad from heal to foot in cloth
ant lur; c.0th 70 her throat and upon her head;
iur TO her feet ard around the tops of her boots.
Sac cannot get enough OF fur aud considers it a
hardship i. she cannot have a seal skin sacque or
palet0t as well as 4 fur trimmed coat and peierine
cape Her cloth 0ress IS not OILY made OF heavy
broudeloh: it IS trimmed with killings and iO:ds
ana drGr2rieS until the weight OF 1t is TAR more
than any man wodld carry, ana puts a pressure
upon the vital organs when they are not able to
bear. and which is In outrageous opposition to the
insufficient covering and the gOssanere fabrics OF
come.
Matrons dress more uniformly as to weight. but
their clothing IS uniformly too heavy. The styles
or making heavy cloth ana velvet dresses with
their iotdS. nJuHceS, d:aperi"S and other trim
mlihgs, are SO many Insults 10 common sense, and
when too. there are added the TRAINS the interior
mass1ng or ruff s to support the trains and the
long weighty cioaks inlde O. the richest materials
ana lned with plush and fur, one Shudders and
sees With anHze:nent the burdens that will be as
su:ned voluntarily II you only make people pay
inr otaring them Instead OF paying them for doing
the same thing. it is mlny years since this u,leS-
ton OF the weight o: women's Clothing was brought
before tae pubic, and the necessity urged for the
production or fabrics that combine warmth with
light weight TO considerable extent the want
mas oeen met by the manufacturers OF soft, yet
as 10 need no lining. These make hellth;ul coats
ana cioakS, and With a taiio--mlde dres, OF pure
WOOL simple IN e'ign, but perfect in 1T, such as
were ODtaiEablr before tail0rS ,1an to CODY cur
rent IasnlonS, form an excellent winter cos
p pqe But II I sn fo Is s., nothing If not
OBJECT 10 cast nc aside and fashion for the million
means the reproduction Of the fOie5 of the few i'm
more disastrous forms and ways by the many
With fur-lIned and push-lined SILK in fashion Tor
cloak who would Wear cloth? 50 TIN, soft warmth
ana sanitary Influence OF the woven wool Is neg
lected 1Or cheap figured or satin finished silk Incl
with cheap thick-skinned fur or cottonry plush ana
the Pain, sensible, Well made, untrimmed dresses
nave given place to heavy Drali1ng and frogs and
Paners ara triple capei and aprons and Oyerlay-
lngs ana bunchiag OF every description, until the
gooi IS taken out or the best things and evil put In
lIS place. and the latter is preferred to the form r.
Inc laCt tnat perfect health is unknown among
women-that they are becoming more and more
untitled for the duties OF wife and mOther-which
whether able or 10 the ajOrity are called upon 10
perform, and the wlde-Sprea I'd misery which re-
uIts IRON this failure In the proper utilment OF
one 10 vigorous self-eXaminatiOn or the adoption
OF better and trler methods as the rule or life
lations Of an unwritten law, and the unnatural
compression at the waist, coupled with lump be-
would soon disappear If the foolish women Who
aliow themselves to be represented by 1t could
uCdi Tic COuinentS IL eXclteS even the
DralnleSS men OF their own stamp.
FANCY DRESSING.
TableauX. theatrical entertainments, and the
like, have been much In vogue, fancy dress balls
may be largely anticipated to wind up the Winters
gayeties The facilities for these have been largely
Increased OF late years by the acquisition OF many
large and magnificent dwellings, which not ONLY
contain spacious ball rooms and galleries which
light up brilliantly, and In which fancy dresses
Can be seen to advantage but are specially adapted
nv fhnfp finish
the fashion OF Moorish halls or French Salons
Italian courts, and japanese apartments, for the
national or historic forms and ideas. There are
also houses which correspond so exactly to the
purely Gothic idea that Individuals attired in
k1ngly or queeniy robes and passing under the
antique arcnes and lofty groinej ceilings might
very well take On phantasm agorical aspect aai
appear as the great Of another age and
in England faney dfoss bal asa' am malls
grotesque, the quaint, the original and the hum
bier tyres are preferred in the selection OF charac
ters Here at the private fancy dress balls OF the
highest character 1T IS always the grandrst historic
persOnages, the characters ustriOu, by reason OF
their rank and birth, that are selected for repre-
group some Characters created by an eminent
author. or utilize dress prepared for such a pur-
pose put n tne general fact remains the same, and
admiration and desire for what we have not got.
rather than what we have An exception to this
was seen lately in laughter provoking costume
representing Mrs Lydia Plnkham and worn by a
large, robust man. The much-ruffied can the
beaming face, the broad belted wal st. the Straight
skirt. the muslin kerchief the figured shawl, AMI
the umbrella In the form OF huge bottle with the
Well-Snown LABEL were all irreSiStibly funny
An OWLS dress is very good. 1t Is made OF two
shades OF gray gauze over gray satin. The over
skirts are painted In gray, brown and white, with
Owls and owls heads, and trimmed with double
border OF miniature owls made OF peanuts with
tny white beads for eyes. The head dress is
! trimmed to match and the folds upon the bodice
are outlined upon the same. The s.White Cat' IS
a costume entirely In white fur. 1t ought to be
worn by SMALL plump and very little lady with
blue gray eyes and pale gold hair The dress Is
snort, plain princesse Uncut edged with a short
fringe, laid on, OF gray and black fur. The bodice
Is low square, no sleeves-and boots OF white
satin with white fur tops. Long white kid gloves
reach above the elbows Jnthe production OF his
torc costumes a great help has recently been
found in what is really a triumph OF man
ufacturing art-the broche nonplreil velyetine.
Nearly all royal an court dresses require velvet
plain or figured There is the objection to silk
velvet, besides the cost, that 1t Will not stand
emergencies or hard usage. II flattens and grows
SHINY under heat and pressure. The moisture
from flowers that have been put in water Spoils a
velvet corSage. In fact there Is constant fear of
what may happen. Now that figured fabrics are
| SO much 10 demand, and used so largely In comb-
nation with the plain stufrs, 1t has been difcult
10 put n0npareil velveteen to all the uses for
which nd vto I'm