The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-02-19
JHE FASHIONS
EYenIng Dresa.

The month Of January and that Of Febru-
airy up'to tLe beginning OF Lent is the gayest
season of all tho year In New York. IL Is
then that tho most magnificent costumes are
displayed at ball and opera and dinner party
and reception, This winter Is no exception 10
the rule, In spite OF tho most disastrous
financial year that America has known In a
long period, the sheen and glitter of more
splendid costumes never dazaled the eyos of
society than is tho case this winter,
IL IL the carnival Of diamonds tho present
season, Men Of the ~strictest fashion, those
with standing collars three inches broad, stiff
as enamoled sheet iron, rather affect 10 reject
diamonds and "a wear plain gold or white
stene shirt studs for evening dress. But,
therefore, all the more r%esplendently shine
the female sex In the blaze OF the king Of gems.
Ladies wear diamonds, diamonds every
where. Diamond bees clasp the narrow strap
that separates bare arm from bare shoulder
In an evening costume, Blazing crescents,
stars, Insects, and long, narrow lace-pins
gloam snd burn In my lady's hair; bars with
rows OF diamonds almost aA large Us ones
thumb-naIl rise and fall In the lace upon her
bosom, and solitairea ~ large CLEAN In her
ears, pretty or otherwise, az the case may be.
Splendid diamond bracelets circle hor arms,
fair or otherwise. In brief, a lady In full
drers this winter looks somewhat as II she
was lighted up by electricity,
There may DO broken banks and broken
credits and broken hearts In abundance else
where, The dressing of New York society
ladies gives no hint OF II, certainly, Society
does not willingly take cognizance Of disagree
able things, which h praisoworthy in some
respects,
This, too, IL the season OF low-necked and
bare-aTmed dressing. That fashion has
touched its climax. The decolleto style
reigna supreme at dinner parties, at balls and
opera. In the boxes at the opera, perhaps, its
most gorgeous Towering out Is to be OBJ
served, And a pretty woman does look like a
flower herself, with q beautiful neck and
shoulders rising out OF a stem of silk and lace,
The hair for evening h now worn high upon
the head, with tho front locks short and
curlod In loose waves and rings, A bunch Of
pale pink, blue, salmon, oream-color or white
ostrich tips In often placed high on one side Of
the back hair, 80 az 10 fall over the front,
Tho diamond ornament h fastened In this
bunch Of ostrich tips,
Tho evening dress Is cut very low In the
neck In front, and somewhat V-shaped, 10
show tho form of the bust At tho back tho
costumes this winter are not cut down In tho
shoulders 40 much as they were, but arc some
what higher, though still i~nclining toward a
point. A silken band two or three inches
wide goes usually across tho shoulder, az q
sort OF survival Of tho sleeve; yet at timos
over that IL omitted by some OF our best
known society ladies, Shoulder knots Of rib
bon, velvet, flowers or diamond stars, bees,
butterflies, etc., give finish and picturesque
effect.
With such an evening costume, long
gloves reaching half way 10 the shoulder
above the elbow are worn. Those of UNI
dressed kid aro most fashionable, and tho
prevailing oolors are tho light shades OF
bronze, tan, buff and drab, A du0t-colored
| glove " largely worn, and Is handsome
enough with almost any costume except
white. The latest authority now Is, how.
ever, that the shades Of all hues just Dor
doring on white are coming In fashion
again for evening wear, They Nro appear
ing In the shop windows, but have not
yet como into general use, For dcmi'cvoning
toilet black gloves Of undrossol kid have
been much worn tho present season, IL IL
hard 10 say why, for they certainly nro not
pretty. A long black glove makes q l0dy's
6lOnder hand and wrist look Ike tho paw OF
q black cat.