Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-27

recently come over To be sure, the season
is still Young, but taking all things into
consideration, it was certainly surprising
and disappointing. I was sorry that the
women had not made more of an effort to
be bewitching. They seemed lust a trifie
Indifferent 1 noticed it even in the dress
ing room before they came down-there
wasn't the usual crowding about mirrors;
almost all OF them gave only look or two
into the glass and then turned away. Is it
the growing strong -mindeduess, do you sup
nose, that has anything to do with the
change? Surely the element isn't creeping
in to the circles of e1clusiveness and gayetyl
Bengaline was the most popular material,
apparently, and chiffon. There were any
number of bengaline gowns in light colors,
with velvet sleeves White and green were
there, and great deal of them, particularly
in all white gowns, with very bright green
velvet sleeve puffS Next to white and
green in favor came white and pale yellow;
possibly because the exquisite little ball
room was decorated in these two delicate
Colors The women that had gowns of these
two shades, or of pale yellow alone-and
there were ever so many of both-looked
very pretty when the shades that covered
the wall background melted softly into
their own garb. One woman was
simply q cloud of white chiffon puffs,
sleeves. paniers, ct al Her dress was
so pretty that felt sorry that she wasn't
One girl L liked-she was petite, graceful
and weird. Her young face looked younger
with her short, curly black hair reaching
lust to the shoulders, caught with only one
min, and then falling as it would. Her
white bengaline gown fell plain and little
fuIl, straight to her feet, from a short white
woke. A band of magenta velvet covered
magenta loops stood up from the band, on
the woke, in front, almost touching her
clark. gipsy-like throat Her dress was
loosely caught at the waist BY another vel
vet band of the same bright color, and long
streamers fell from the yoke at the back.
A train there was that was simply over
towering A gentleman that stood near me
measured it with q quick eve and pro-
nounced it's length three yards. Dear, what
q lot of room its owner needed She made
several attempts to hold it up, but even
when she took hold of the very middle, a
long end still fell about her, which she was
belpless to control. Her robe was very
beautifully trimmed with deep Venetian
point.
ness of looking and watching that evening
wien the women began to go home for
saw two cloaks that were most magnificent
They we're fresh from Paris, could see at
glance.
Tbe first one was of pure with cloth, and
hung over a rose-colored gown that had
crush velvet Empire belt of pink, deeper
shade. The cloak was double pelerine,
the first cape hanging three-quarter } myth, |
su6 edged with Russian sable, the second |
very much shorter, edged the same From |
the neck fell a very narrow ruffie of the |
cloth, both headed and edged with fur; and |
the tur of the heading went down inside the |
mantle as we'll, for a few inches, so that it |
was warm and close at the throat The /
lining was white taffeta, shot with pale |
rose.
The other was very different. 1t was, Of q
beautiful water-green brocade, with lea at
sprays outlined in gold. The cloak, which
fell TO the feet, seemed to be made of tut |
four straight pieces Two were narrow shd
formed the front, meeting in the center. The |