New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-16
DECOLLETE COINS IN THE DAYTIME.
From The Washington Post.

From The Washington Post
81 called upon The wife OF the wee l'iee ueit, a
woman Ol good family and breeding, ENJOYING its -
position ana great wealth Tor the ho'l vi ne i
said vcilkn0"n dnc-oni. VIVA, eiu ,,,t,n.d to
I1ch and simple gown OF dark NeINe', D"tton ~ y,
the throat aud covering her arms l, tic WISE "
toilet suited any lady 10 III III hct own % .,,
room OF am afternoon to receive one lo.'! VI "
caller, Tie sunlight came through her western VIII
dow, and daylight frightened tie rooms uli'l II wa
dark enough 10 Isht me "a. \ soans mO,'i ,ah,c
pretty afternoon or house dira, ss1 al .s a." I'm IN
visitors n their ccth ana NrNet ara lutn, ny
Melted and glovcd 1t was simple natural, en,
social. and home me scene III ,"v '""so ii% 80.
used 10 the and best social ne ana WIN tne
means 10 command ANYTHING IN the way oi sho" anu
elaboration il they wanted H.
II called at another oncial home on another Gay
of the lower windows were 20 tiSHlN ui"Ml, 'n'' J.
feared The carriage might be there Dr funeral o..
that had made mistake IN the mouse OF ua!; ~"
drawing room blaze OF eashsh ana thc Hostess
wore Inc same lieh satin and Embroidered eauHc
Gown that lad met her in at ball le" nisnlS
before PLAINLY. she Had an cVehl5 ucss, ou, iiD
fresh or suitable afternoon dress and she ala not Emo"
any better than to advertise The iaG. NJ slst oi a
and obcdicnt 10 wave OF te Io,e-~ pI l,at'r
fan her troop of assistant, came m IRON inc di =
room il Wa, only lttle past > o'clock m the altci
noon but every girl OF them wa, III iulI evening
Dire. No modification could have been made 81 ihcl
had been COINS to bali seven hours later IN the
"oh. bn all the girls do it here. They look -
much better in iDU neck -Owns, SAID the woman, who
must dincr with you. They do not all do it,
The girls o the best families here. aud the daughter,
Of the women who knew what society was before they
came to Washing tOn, never do IT, pose grl' oil nave
their afternoon Gr~sc, and house dresses suitable to
tie time ana place Ana a. 10 their ioOhlhS ne't"F
in decocic dr,s~. YOU should see me In nv evening
clothes. Because look We'll IN swallp" tai coat
is no reason why / should parade around IN II bN day
light The swallow tail coat and the dcoolice cor
sage 70 eetner The hour FOR one }, The hour ior
Inc otier Fortunately The Na-hin -ton men seem TO
know when f. wear their clDthc, better than the
women. An occasional amateur or rural '"neir-s
man does trail around his dress suit on Ne" ear
Day bat they usually know enough not To- wear them
by daylight OtherWl,r. / might just ~ well wear my
tennis snlt or my bathing -ut to BAH because look
"vcn take it all back the. slrl- do not Look wen
IN their evening dresses. lui then IT., only western
girl, who do IT, The western Consrc~- man j. pc
cuar being, yOu know. ana
man broke ln
80, no, the leading beauty Of this season. and
OF past seasons here, has been the daughter of tF
and at regularly iuttcO t,i company women have a
little more license IN dre~s Than elsewhere ard the
Western beauty wore hiur liza. gown that ,a"'
mp 10 her prrtiy chin and down 10 i"r lc hnuf hl'-
Ihc lOW necD eri 'auno, be mafnri oh hy geographic
lines like fine i-othcrnai lines or = chart. u j.
nol the -po tla' produces her hut DER class, her
previous condition 81 social enlightenment. DID 20
To- one Ne~"tn"i .""-e TO '"li. ana all inr fr'ns
women were DO evening d''-,. and There "t- 'a lI-Ai
and sunlight IN the rooms. sl' tire effect Nt.
awful. Collar bones and shoulder bones. and i"
texture Of the .Alu and th. 'olunr Of powder told
horribly n the searching cold Light ~ winter
draueht~ Of cold AIR ~weepin- over tho.c uncovered
shoulders. and there j. something bceides fish ,aneo
on which sunlight shold never uc allowed O." lai'.
Now. an Of those girl, had come t.om small t"" $
whore society is not organized mp to the formal and
elaborate scale Of great cities where ihc men more
often the ffoc1 coat 30 their ltlr Tea Iaitle.
and card parties. where the girls oni, have "'"if
dav street dresses and best dr'sse- that serve for
church Oh SUNDAYS and sooet, during the week..
When Tie, come To- larger and more formal so'cty.
with ~ bah. and bah dre--'.. The 'ocir dr.
hll, the place Of best Dire, in their minds and is
worn on every festive occasion by day or hy night.
Ten 10 one these -Iil- WHO - Iow ucohcd ay da,
light wore their honuots 10 the frs evening recon
ton tlcy attended. They know better than 20 wear
their bonnci~ now. and after a'yhl, they VIII know