Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-28

LADIES.
great many people are just now trying to
figure what 1t Is going to cost them to attend the
inaugural ball Wednesday night. For q gen.
tleman dress suit, standing collar, q white
satin tie, rair of light gloves, a coupe, boz
quet OF flowers, two tickets, and young lady,
are the requisites besides O supper and other
incidental expenses. The dress suit, If he has
it made, will cost him from sixty-fve to ninety
five dollars. If he buys it ready-made, from
twenty-five up; If he hires it, five dollars. The
standing collar will cost him quarter; the tie
dollar, and the gloves a dollar and a half. The
carriage wilfcoSt from five to ten dollars; the
flowers froIh two dollars to twenty, according
to what he ger the tickets ten dollars. and the
young lady, f. ,uing, if he is discreet in his Sc
lection. If sung man prefers to go alone 1t
wont take SO inpch OF an outlay, but his money
won't be as wei invested.
DRESS suits! exclaimed downtown tailor,
In answer to THE STAR mans inquiries as to
that branch OF the ball. "DreSS suits! Why we
haven made anything else for the last two
months, and I've twenty-five men employed on
them now. There are hundreds of them being
made for the bali. 1t Wouldn't do to go without
one.
ANY change in the style?" asked THE STAR.
mo- that is, the regular dress cut will be worn;
there is some slight change in the roll of the
collar. There are some few made after a style
they have been trying to introduce, just sweep
ing cut from the collar to the tail, like an eX-
aggerated cut-away; but they don't take well.
Some of the new plates show the French style
of delicately colored pants and colors in coats
and the knee breeches style; but it's too early
for these it will be year or two before they come
into vogue The knee breeches will take best
anc - longest. That's the coming STYLE The
conventional dress suit will be the one for
the inaugural.
"Will there be many hired for that occasion?"
II shall have 500 suits there. / have
been collecting and making suits TO hire on this
occasion for two years, and haven't enough to
meet the demand. shall have 500 suits there
at So apiece"
"NhO hireS?"
"The very best people. We have a num-
gress, and several 6y United States Senators
We hire them not only for this occasion, but
right straight along. We have had out great
many this winter, and members and Senators
are among our customers We had twelve suits
at the dinner given to German at Wizards,
and about thirty at each OF the Presidents re-
ceptlons and we hire them out for dinners and
schoCl commandments generally. People who
are stopping at the first-class hotels aud don't
happen to have dress suits with them, come to
me when they are invited TO any place
Where they have to wear a dress suit But
the inaugural ball Is the great occasion have
been preparing for
Where do you &: your suits?''
Il have been advertising in THE STAR for
them for two years People outgrow their
are perfectly good. These buy and make over
into the latest cut. Then, besides that, make
great many myself l have such big bust
ness in my hiring department that shall make
1t permanent branch of my business, having
full stock of elegant suits of our own make
Besides those that are being hired we are
making great many suits. Our prices? Well
the cheapest we make are sos. We put up an
elegant suit for S95.''
MAKING LADIES BALL COSTUMES.
For lady the only expense of the ball will be
her dress.
1.-THE ball dresses" said a fashionable modesto
twill cost sixty, seventy-tive and up to five
hundred dollars. The average price is from $50
to SS5. l am now making very handsome
dress, to be worn at the inaugural which will
cost 500. There are great many being made
for that occasion. All the dressmakers are
busy, and great many fashionable modistes
from New York are in the city with magnificent
costumes. Some of them are perfectly gorgeous
Those for five hundred dollars you ought to see.
Most OF the dresses are being made long. All
who make any pretensions TO keeping up with
the fashions have them cut long, but some short
ones are being made. There viii be some very
handsome dressing at the ball, and most of the
dresses will be long. Delicate satins will be
worn mostly. Some rose colored, some pink,
white. cream, DC. But one very rich style will
be Lack, with lace aud tulle, and gold or silver
cords"