New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25
HOME AND SOCIETY.
CHAT OF TILE SEASON.


and during the he can dine ont every evening
# he desires to do So prompt aiterdnner call and
a little attention AT the opera or ball being all the
return the majority OF hostcsses expect OF care to
receive. A OF the world who IS fond OF
entertaining considers the acceptance OF nvi-
tation as no particular favor on the one side or the
other. being gvcandtake sort of arrangement V1rh
both parties"
Eut are there not many outside expenses con
seoucnt upon living IN an expensive setl" said his
heaTer.
On the contrary" he replied, there are fewer than
fer those who of II. People are only too glad
10 get Us to III up their parties OF various kinds,
md there Is no question Of an obligation; besides
here are so many society men that Obliged
,erforce to live economically that they constitute
set in themselves, and consequently there Is no
standard of high expenditure among them. Con
irary H. the accepted idea, the majority OF men you
meet about live exceedingly frugal and simple
lives ana It would surprise many Lard working
,lerk. who thinks that 'sweIls must necessarily be
rich IL be saw the small economies with which most
pf are fanlnT''
As tie horse show brings ont what is the newest
and smartest in outdoor costumes, and forecasts the
coming fashions In that special direction. so the first
Pariarchs bal shows what will be the prevailing and
most fashionable attire in evening gowns As every
one knows. il has become an unwrtten law that
this somewhat stately rule should be sort OF draw
ING ROOM where the debuaDtes make their cOurtescs
10 the queen, of society and fashion. The display Of
pretty clothes therefore. is both bewdering and strk
ing for 1t is first Official appearance Of society.
30 TO speak after the long nterresnum Of spring sum
mer and autumn, and really inauglrates the season
II WAS quite noticeable this gathering the other
evening that the most novel and "chic" ball dresses
were Gu. low on The shoulders. THIS Is u decided
innovation il Is many year since miadyS Shout
ders have been tnred in straight line from the neck,
lie hChcut sleeves or eleeveless bodice cut round in
the neck having held their own for more than decade.
As vet however those who have adopted this latest
fashion are few and far between, but 1t is evidently
10 be the coming mode. noticeable costume which
has come straight from Paris had the neck cut very
low and gathered quite UP the top OF the bodice
an arrangement OF some diaphsnous material which
was caught hare and there by Gordon Of roses tn
the fitted underdress Of white satin. 1t was eX-
ausite arrangement TO feminine but alas for the
obtuseneSs OF the masculine Intellect! what did
Miss wear'7 said young man On being asked
about the costume Of the beauty. Why, 1t was
lust regular Mother Hubbard thing, cut low in the
neck Very untidy looking l thought it," continued
this vanda describing tbs last creation OF Doucet
and hope the girls not going 10 ne themselves
out like that this winter. For my part 1 like a nice
risoohlng. well1tcd gown. think woman should
have neat we'll groomed appearance and hate these
floating, puffy things they cal Empire gowns"
The dance and the dinner seem TO be more closely
allied than this year. and the latter almost In
varlaby forms the prelude to both the big barS and
the smaller dances at private houses. IL is certainly
capital fashion. there IS nothing dreary than
tine hour Of waiting while the guests arrive, unless
# Is the first half hour after they begin 10 assemble.
large dinner company obviaes al the stiffness and
gives zen train to the entertainment at
Nowadays says II fair Parisian the drawing
room Is longer the feature of ones nome. for
whether the latter be Injurious mansion or only
modest apartment, fashion requires that 1t should
Include a winter garden, ~ II be merely uny
lit OF one For those fortunate enough to possess
large rcntroll this costly whlm Is, Of course, easily
obtained; but the triumph 0; ingenuity IS achieved
by attaining satisfactory result In that direction
az a comparatively trinnc expense. The following
description OF lovely little fowery nook, which the
aforementioned LADY managed TO create In her
apartment. which IS situated on the second floor OF
house on tie Boulevard Haussmann. IN
Paris. may inspire Ncw-YOrk ladies' OF taste and
refinement II they wish to 60 and do likewise
\ moderate sized room with two large windows with
southern exposure fitted with deep zlnc-lincd
boxes fastened the walls three sides In these
boxes, azaleas, camelos, dwarf palms and rhododen-
drons planted, the earth being concealed under
pendant mass Of moss and groundivy. little tin
gutter. cunnnglv hidden beneath dropping ferns, car
Ties away the surplus moisture when the plants
walercd TO the main drain with which 1t Is connected
Ihe walls OF this miniature winter garden painted
a delicate green and covered with treis-work Of
glded wood whercon vines, Ivy and Chinese hibiscus
made - climb. on the nOOr IS fine japanese mat
ting and hanging baskets containing nasturtiums
cepias and other gracefully dropping plants depend
from the ceiling The window enbra5ures filed
out by broad jardineres transformed mo iernerics.
the fine rOnds OF the lady ferns Venus hair ferns
and "LygOiium pamaum" overshadOwing bamboo
sofa placed Immediately beneath them. In front OF
this sofa dainty lite o'clock tea table stands per
MAJ cd h, al nd dles az
cushions; and In corner Is Verns Martin desk at
which the mistress OF the house sta In the morning 10
transact her OrrespOndence This Is, without doubt,
the prettiest and most pOcical bOudOr which young
am pretty woman own and all things considered,
the amount spent for the arrangement Of h, dainty
retreat, inclunng plants and ferns, Is not nearly
large that which would have TO be expended Oh
what IS commonly called 10y uphOlsercrs Il satin and
plush b)udOr set"
The craze for plush draperes and proise knlcknac,:s
died natural death. fashionable drawing rooms
nowadays decorated in far more classical health
irra A Illustration thereof e.