The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-31

dresses is of dark sage-green corded silk.
brocaded in stripes of roses and white
hlacs, the high-cut bodice deliberately
trimmed with Spanish lace, edged with
a fall of lace about the hips. An
elegant visiting costume is of sage
green satin mervelleuse, combined
with embossed panels of richly
colored birds, poised among rose vines.
The postillion basque, with square-cut
tails, crossed with broad band Of velvet
ribbon, forming a loose belt. with long
floating ends at the back, high leg-of-
mutton sleeves of velvet of the same shade,
and moderately high round collar with a
jabot of black lace at the throat, completes
a most superb costume.
Mrs. Howard Ganson White, of Utica,
\. Y, daughter OF Senator Sawyer, is dis
tinguished among Washington City
hostesses for the richness and elegance of
her toilets. A woman of fine personal ap-
pearance and devoted to social life, she
each season presides over her fathers
with grace and attraction that
renders il one of the most charm
ing among social centers. Mrs. White
has but recently returned to the city, and
has not as yet uupacked the larger portion
of her wardrobe. Among the list of those
already noticeable IS a handsome carriage
dress of golden brown cloth, ornamented
with white and trimmed with ostrich tips
This has long, close-titting basque of
the same, and hat and feathers TO
match, and the combination makes
a very stylish and simply elegant
costume. 4 very beautiful evening
dress is of peari-white satin brocaded in
bow knots of delicate blue forget-me-nots
with their green leaves. A broad band of
velvet is fastened around the waist with a
big bow at the back the low neck bodice
is triInmed with sprays of forget-me-nots
and lace. A handsome carriage dress,
conspicuous for simple elegance, is of
brown and white trimmed with ostrich
feathers. This has a long basque and
felt hat with feathers to correspond. A
variety of other equally rich toilets will
later be worn by the possessor, whose ar
tistic taste is not only noticeable in her
gowns, but in the beautiful furnishings
and unriyalled decorations of her fathers
home, one of the most beautiful interiors
in our city of handsome residences.
The bride of General Schotield has
many elegant new gowns, most
of them ordered from New York,
that for taste and rich simplicity will out
rival some of the newly imported toilets.
Already Mrs. Schotield has had occasion
TO don a variety of luncheon and dinner
dresses upon the numerous occasions dur
ing the ante-ofiicial entertainments given
In her honor. One of her prettlest gowns
is of white broc8de figured in tiny
pink daisies. The skirt and bodice are in
one, made with short baby waist with
wide fall of French lace around the neck.
and the elbow sleeves are of point d'esprit
with rufle of the lace and capped with the
brocade. A broad belt of seed pearls forms
point at the back aud front,
and a fall of the lace is slashed
across with the brocade, the skirt,
like all of the new gowns. being bell
shape, with narrow quilting around the
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and white striped satin - bordered with a
delicate trimming Of Wild roses with tiny
peari shell centers, deliberately tTlmm ed
with chiffon; belt of seed pearls is fast
ened at the back with a big satin bow, the
skirt being perfectly plain, faced with
pink rufhe of silk
REPRESENTATIVE and Mrs. Cultivate, of
Ohio. are ranked among the most charm
ing entertainers at the capital, and their
home on Dupont circle Is always
omen 10 an extended cOteTle of warm
nersonal friends Mrs. Cultivate is a
woman of fine presence and queenly
bearing softened by q gentle sGavity Of
manner that irres.stlOly attracts Her
toilets are always marked by that refine
ment OF taste that pre-emlnentig dlstln-
guishes the wearer. Mrs. Oulhwaite
possesses on her list OF new gowns an
elegant black satin, brocaded IN tiny
SPRAYS OF pink blossoms combined
with plated side panels OF lavender
.ilk the high-cut Bodice with the V
shaued opening at the neck trimmed with
a com bination of the plain and black lace
A handsome reception dress Is OF the most
delicate Nile green brocade. with front
draperles OF white lace. a dinner gown
OF creamy white bxocade combined with
broad side panels Of serpentne lace, the
bodice trimmed with ducheSse, = one Of
the most simple and elegant gowns, striA-
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