The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-25

and the gloves, all Of which are considered
particularly Indicative in style and uuality
of the habit of refinement in the wcarcr.
Fine tints, shades and patterns; q texture
that is soft and flexible and shapes that i'm,
prove the forms they cover can only be OBJ
tanned in best qualities and of special manu-.
f~acture; and q lady" habi tuated to the tone
of good society recognizes them ~ far az she
can see them. All this the girl knows by in
stinct 1t is I'm the air"-her air-and she
feels misrepresented by what is common OF
inferior. It is therefore not at all infre-
qus11t for girls to receive gifts of pretty
handkerchiefs and hosiery. and even shoes Of
a fine and dainty Kind from relatives and
and interested friends on the eve of their
introduction to society, and 1t is of great
Importance that such wsll-meanfng presents
should be really of a kind . young girl car
use and will be pleased to- possess. Colored
shoes shoAld not be selected They should be
either ivoft white satin or black tint. Colors
are only permissible when they match u dress.
handkerchief should be fire, dninty, with
narrow borders and delicate embroidery;
lace are not suitable for young girls. Hosiery
may be colored, but it is much better to Sc
lect black, dark red, or ivory White, as these
span or pure, ascending to length Of purse.
spun SIX hose are warm, can be used with
more freedom, and are therefore usually
preferred to tbs thinner and more
costly styles; except for evening
occupied by fine thread hose, OF these
may he worn beneath fine silk ones. Too
much Importance sanuot be laid upon the
necessity for girls keeping their feet warmly
and regularly clothed. There is absolute
danger, as well rs great risk, in changing, as
many girls do, from wsrm cashmere hose to
tine. open-work thread. whenever they go To
d party, perhaps without a carriage or the
protection of fur.lined boots. Certainly, tho
methods adopted with young girls nova
days are bad beyond T%etrieval; or, rather the
want of all method, and the ways into which
they are allowed to drift are at total vari-
ance with any hope of usefulness in the
future. Pale in the morning. with lack
lustre eyes, they come down to n waiting
breakfast Mt 10 or II of the clock, lounge
about llstlessly with II novel till it is time to
dress for Il round OF calls or an afternoon re-
ceptlon, and consider tic dizzy u dull or lost
one thai does not end i'll u bail or theater
party. Don't ask me" cried a girl, in reply
to a request that she would attend a mor1i-
Ing class OF some sort; "Isdolnot rise before
noon, and it is all i can do to drag myself
down stairs" She was b%uttoning herself up
IN a sealskln coat. and her maid stood
ready to put on her boots andGhand her muff
and furred cap. That same evening She was
at a ball, in pale yellow tulle and satin,
where she remained till Sin the morning
And this will be Representatives, a week, ut
least, during the winter
AFTERNOON REcEPTIoNs.
Ladies who do not go out,a great deal are
OFTEN puzzled i'll regard to the proper toilet
TOR an occasion to which they attech impor-
lance because it does not often occur, and
perhaps consult a friend. II it is an after
noon reception, of which there are 80 MANY
during December and january, the friend
says a handsome walking dress will do. and
the lady goes and is distressed to lind her
hostess in full dress and perhaps surrounded
by half a dozen friends, who assist her to re-
celNe In very low cut satin dresses of the
lightest shades, with trains two Yards long.
Looking at her own dark, simple costume.
and remembering the elegant long-trained
lies at home in the recesses of trunk
or closs', and so seldom sees the light,
the lady feels like rcproaching her
friend for misleading her, until
she is, consoled by seeing other
costumes us samples of her own. Afternoon
receptions are still so new that the question
OF dress for them is not very well understood.
BESIDES, ladies' who have afternoon recep-
hons not ~infrequently close up with a din
ner and theater party, or themselves make
one or u party to assemble at some other
This is the xcuse for full dress,
which is quite out of .place-certainly as
much SO us a dress coat for gentleman be
fore o. O'Clock An afternoon reception is
often a large and somewhat promiscuous
affair, and it is certainly one to which the
winter guests are expected to go in day
dress, for there is often but slight uccommo-
dation for removing wraps; and it is very
bad taste indeed for any one to mingle in
such an nssemblage, at an informal hour, in
light satin with long train which lies upon
the ground only to be tralnpled upon, and
with bodice so low it leaves neck and
arms exposed from throat to finger
nails, except the space covered by an
inch OF strap which connects the back and
front together. A dress for n lady .'rcceiy-
n may be as handsome and rich as the
Wearer pleases, but during the day it should
he short and the bodice square or heart
shaped, or high to the throat, not low. An
effective reception dress worn the other day
was OF pink and silver bIocade, with princessa
train and half sleeves of black silk velvet.
The brocade formed che pulled front of the
robe and high putfs to the sleeves, which
We're plain velvet from the puff to below the
elbow, where they We're trimmed fiat with
embroidered lace, which also formed n small
Medlcl collar. An opaline silk, worn on the
same occasion, was beaded in u fine anddeli-
cate network pattern, and ornamented with
birds, g%rcenish gray and two. together, upon
skirt and shoulder. The large detached pat
terms in brecades cannot be made becoming.
They are very ugly, and many will be left. a
loss, upon the hands of the dealers.
Ball dresses are, us stated in nv last. of
tulle over satin, with low, solid bodice; and
this is worn almost without exception at the
fine private n dDelmonico balls. Yellow tulle,
LEU ouiiS. pllCh julie ul1u grey Julie are en-
ploycd, but white tulle more than any other.
Sometimes tae tullc is embroidered. and this
embroidery round the neck of the
bodice. A black tulle embroidered with
small surdtowers, a red tulle dotted with pen
dant chenille, Il yellow tulle spangled over
yellow satin, a white tulle fringed with
frosted glasses over white satin, a grey tulle
garnitured with tulips, We're among the
toilets at n recent great private ball. But one
OF the most elegant women in New York, the
tIifn at ~, ~ .tie 81 r,n,. .l.....--
white. Her handsome dresses come from
Parls-a black one this year, q white one the
When they have lone duty. as long
dresses always plain trimmed skirts, with
square or beart-shaped bodices). they make
over into short misunderstanding Wrappers
or house dresses for summer wear. Always
simply yet perfectly dressed. her clothes cost
her probably not more than one-tifth the
amount expended by many more Iretentious
danes.
OF THE LuxURIEs OF THE MALI, TOILET
The fact has been several times stated In
these letters that American women do not
take kindly to silk underwear. Much was
written and said about it on its first appear
ance some years ago, and one might nave
imagined that every other woman had nos
sessed herself immediately of u complete
stock of pink, blue and ecTll silk. undefgar-
ments, tied with ribbons and trimmed with
Valenciennes lace. As q matter,nf fact. the
sales at the general dry goods stores. fire.
quented by the great majority. were so lin
tied that they ceased to Keep silk underwear
III stock, and ever in some OF the best houses
it is only supplied to order. Ihesreason for
this apparent lack of appreciation. of a lux
ury in which French women. delight is less
the cost-though. of course, this would limit
the sale-than the lack OF II good laundry
service, aud the almost universal prejudice.
in favor OF something that will "~ashs-that
is to say, in favor of something that can be
washed by an unskilled hand. without being
quite ruined. 1t is true that the soft silks OF
which underwear is made can be renovated
as easily as cotton, and look more like new
than amy washed cotton, il well done; but
the water must be of tina proper tempera-
ture, the chemical factors rightly introduced.